Although the switched reluctance motor (SRM) raises interest in this type of drive for its numerous advantages, still it is not free from certain shortcomings. One of them is a quick saturation of the circuit caused by one-sided magnetisation, limiting the unit power of the machine. These disadvantage can be eliminated when the electric circuit-free toothed rotor is substituted by a cylindrical rotor with short-connections, constituting a cage made by, e.g. casting method (analogous to the classical induction cage motors) [3]. In this way a new construction, which can be called Switched Induction Motor (SICM) is formed. It maintains the basic advantage of SRM - simplicity of construction and of feed.The aim of the experiments was to check the feasibility of the SICM as the energy generating device. Although, according to the Authors, the results of the experiment were positive, it is still to early to conclude on the new construction and its possible applications. The SICM model is undoubtedly competitive to the SRM. The presence of active circuits in the rotor creates better possibilities to shape its properties both through the design and appropriate control. The rotor construction is both simple and cheap.It seems that the SICM can be applied in drive systems requiring frequent speed changes within vast limits.