Dynamic Finite Element Hysteresis Model for Iron Loss Calculation in Non-Oriented Grain Iron Laminations Under PWM Excitation

Author

Patsios, Charalampos ; Tsampouris, Evangelos ; Beniakar, Minos ; Rovolis, Panagiotis ; Kladas, Antonios G.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece

Volume

47

Issue

5

fYear

2011

fDate

5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1130

Lastpage

1133

Abstract

This paper introduces a dynamic finite element model for calculating iron loss in ferromagnetic non-oriented grain laminations under pulse-width modulation (PWM) excitation. The proposed methodology accounts for static hysteresis, classical eddy currents and anomalous losses and has been validated by measurements in Epstein device in different cases of PWM voltage waveforms. The model is based on a particular 2-D finite-element technique by using standard static iron lamination characteristics and offers sufficient accuracy in all studied cases.

Keywords

eddy current losses; eddy currents; ferromagnetic materials; finite element analysis; iron; laminates; laminations; magnetic hysteresis; magnetic leakage; pulse width modulation; 2-D finite-element technique; Epstein device; Fe; anomalous losses; dynamic finite element hysteresis model; eddy currents; ferromagnetic nonoriented grain laminations; iron loss calculation; pulse-width modulation excitation voltage waveforms; static hysteresis; Frequency measurement; Iron; Lamination; Loss measurement; Magnetic domains; Magnetic hysteresis; Pulse width modulation; Epstein frame; finite-element methods (FEMs); iron losses; non-oriented grain iron laminations; pulse-width modulation (PWM) techniques;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMAG.2010.2073690

Filename

5754712