A. Kedouslebouc et al., MAGNETIC LOSS AND B(H) BEHAVIOR OF NONORIENTED ELECTRICAL SHEETS UNDER A TRAPEZOIDAL EXCITING FIELD, Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 133(1-3), 1994, pp. 180-182
The excess loss and hysteresis response of electrical steel are measur
ed and discussed in the case of trapezoidal field excitation similar t
o the current provided by a current commutation supply of a self-synch
ronous rotating machine. Three industrial non-oriented SiFe samples of
different magnetic grades and thicknesses are tested using an automat
ic Epstein frame equipment. The losses and the unusual observed B(H) l
oops are analysed in terms of the rate of change of the field, the dif
fusion of the induction inside the sheet and by the calculation of the
theoretical hysteresis cycles due to the eddy currents.