In this paper, a stator flux oriented current vector control of a sensorless three-phase 6/4 switched reluctance motor without position sensors is presented. Space current vector control technology based on torque angle estimation was used to reduce the acoustic noise and vibration of the motor drive system. The power converter for the 6/4 switched reluctance motor is three-phase full bridge inverter. The experimental results show that the maximum level of acoustic noises and vibration are 73 dB and 8 dB; m/s/s, respectively, and the steady speed error of the drive system is less than 0.1% operated at the rated load when the drive system was operated below 1500 rpm. In addition, the transient speed performance is also satisfactory. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.