Performances of SOMALOY 700 (5P) and SOMALOY 500 Materials under 1-D Alternating Magnetic Flux Density

Abstract

In high magnetization frequency of the high speed electrical machine, core loss dissipation is a main contributor of the power loss that gives high percentage of loss compared to the other losses. Previously, the engineers has considered SOMALOY 500 as a core of electrical machine but they still aim for the lower loss magnetic material that can offer higher efficiency during the operation of the electrical machines.. There is no standardization for rotational core loss of magnetic material that needs more effort in order to predict the core loss accurately. In this paper, core loss of SOMALOY 700 (5P) is calculated and analyzed to identify the magnetic properties of that material. The magnetic properties of SOMALOY 700 (5P) material are properly measured under alternating magnetic fluxes at 50 Hz, 100 Hz, 500 Hz and 1000 Hz by using 3-D tester. The material characteristics under alternating fluxes are important to estimate the total rotational core loss in the future. LabVIEW and Mathcad software are used for the data acquisition and analysis, respectively. The performances of SOMALOY 700 (5P) are compared to SOMALOY 500 by plotting the core loss curves and hysteresis loops. The finding shows the core loss of both samples is proportional to the squared of magnetic flux density. This study also revealed that the core loss of SOMALOY 700 (5P) and SOMALOY 500 are 6 kg/Watt and 12 kg/Watt when the magnetic field is at 1.5 T. It concludes that the SOMALOY 700 (5P) offers lower core loss compared to the SOMALOY 500 and more suitable to be used in producing high performance of electrical machines. The details of core losses for both SOMALOY materials are important in order to provide the significance information to the real engineers in designing the electrical or electromagnetic machines in the future.