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

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.