https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2016150363
Regular Article
A 2D finite element study on the role of material properties on eddy current losses in soft magnetic composites*
Group of Electrical Engineering – Paris (GeePs), UMR CNRS 8507, CentraleSupélec, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, 3 & 11 rue Joliot-Curie, Plateau de Moulon, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
a e-mail: xiaotao.ren@geeps.centralesupelec.fr
Received:
17
July
2015
Revised:
4
November
2015
Accepted:
12
January
2016
Published online:
22
February
2016
The use of soft magnetic composites (SMCs) in electrical engineering applications is growing. SMCs provide an effective alternative to laminated steels because they exhibit a high permeability with low eddy current losses. Losses are a critical feature in the design of electrical machines, and it is necessary to evaluate the role of microstructure and constitutive properties of SMCs during the predesign stage. In this paper we propose a simplified finite element approach to compute eddy current losses in these materials. The computations allow to quantify the role of exciting source and material properties on eddy current losses. This analysis can later be used in the development of homogenization models for SMC.
© EDP Sciences, 2016
