Steinmetz’s law of hysteresis

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Steinmetz’s law of hysteresis is an empirical formula that relates the energy loss in magnetic materials to the maximum magnetic flux density, widely used in electrical engineering to estimate core losses in transformers and other AC magnetic devices.

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instanceOf empirical law ⓘ
physical law ⓘ
appliesTo ferromagnetic cores ⓘ
magnetic materials ⓘ
assumes empirical power-law dependence on flux density ⓘ
empirical power-law dependence on frequency ⓘ
category magnetic loss model ⓘ
transformer design rule of thumb ⓘ
characteristicExponentRange n typically between 1.5 and 2.5 ⓘ
coefficientDependsOn magnetic material type ⓘ
material processing ⓘ
operating temperature ⓘ
commonlyAppliedTo ferrite cores ⓘ
silicon steel laminations ⓘ
defines power loss density as proportional to f B_max^n ⓘ
expresses loss per unit volume ⓘ
field electrical engineering ⓘ
magnetics ⓘ
generalizedBy generalized Steinmetz equation ⓘ
improved generalized Steinmetz equation ⓘ
hasFormula P = k f B_max^n ⓘ
hasParameter B_max (maximum flux density) ⓘ
f (frequency) ⓘ
k (Steinmetz coefficient) ⓘ
n (Steinmetz exponent) ⓘ
influencedBy magnetic domain behavior ⓘ
isApproximationOf area of the hysteresis loop ⓘ
limitation reduced accuracy at high frequencies ⓘ
reduced accuracy for non-sinusoidal waveforms ⓘ
lossType hysteresis loss in magnetic cores ⓘ
namedAfter Charles Proteus Steinmetz ⓘ
neglects separation of hysteresis and eddy current losses ⓘ
relates frequency of magnetization ⓘ
hysteresis loss per cycle ⓘ
maximum magnetic flux density ⓘ
usedFor design of AC inductors ⓘ
design of AC magnetic devices ⓘ
design of transformers ⓘ
estimation of core losses ⓘ
estimation of hysteresis losses ⓘ
usedIn induction motor core loss calculations ⓘ
magnetic component design handbooks ⓘ
transformer core loss calculations ⓘ
validityCondition approximately sinusoidal excitation ⓘ
narrow range of flux density ⓘ
narrow range of frequency ⓘ
yearProposed 1892 ⓘ

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