Loss analysis of non-oriented soft-magnetic materials associating results from hexagonal single sheet testers and Epstein frame testers

Abstract The main subject of this work was to analyze magnetic losses of non-oriented soft magnetic materials, which are used in rotating machines like motors or generators, under the conditions of alternating and rotating magnetic flux. For this purpose a hexagonal rotational single sheet tester (HRSST) and a standardized 25 cm Epstein frame tester (EFT) were used, respectively. Since each HRSST sample represents only one random sample, whereas a stack of EFT samples represents a basic population of a production lot, a simple procedure is introduced to derive characteristic rotational loss data from EFT measurements and previously acquired loss factors.