On the variation with flux and frequency of the core loss coefficients in electrical machines

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 658-667

  Ionel, Dan M ^a   Popescu, Mircea ^b   Dellinger, Stephen J ^a   Miller, T J E ^b   Heideman, Robert J ^a   McGilp, Malcolm I ^b  

^a A O SMITH CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brushless permanent magnet (PM) motor; Core loss; Electric machine; Epstein test; Finite element analysis (FEA); Induction motor; Iron loss; Laminated steel

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYSTERESIS; INDUCTION MOTORS; IRON; PERMANENT MAGNETS;

BRUSHLESS PERMANENT-MAGNET (PM) MOTOR; CORE LOSS; EPSTEIN TEST; IRON LOSS; LAMINATED STEEL;

ELECTRIC MACHINERY;

EID: 33744524924     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2006.872941     Document Type: Article

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