Re: BH data

["David Meeker" <dcm3c@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a good question. Traditionally, people have used the initial
magnetization curve as the BH curve in magnetostatic simulations. If
you have this info, it is OK to use it as your BH curve for
magnetostatic simulations.

However, it sounds like you are actually interested in AC simulations.
Even though the program accepts a nonlinear BH curve, the nonlinear
BH curve is ignored for AC simulations and the linear values of
permeability are used instead. (strictly speaking, harmonic analyses
are well-defined only in the case of linear materials) In this case, a
good approach would be to pick a characteristic RMS value of H that
your material would see and then pick the corresponding point on the
BH curve corresponding to this value, calling it Brms. The
permeability that you'd use would for your simulation would be Brms/Hrms.

Dave.

--- In femm@xxxx, "HUTCHINGS Michael" <mhutchings@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi David (Meeker) and others,
> 
> I am trying to include Radiometal in the materials library. I have the
> manufacturers data for d.c. induction but it is in the form of an
> initial magnetisation curve. This is unlike the mumetal and supermalloy
> materials in the femm library, which show a high initial slope /
> permeability, declining steadily as saturation is approached. These
> plots ignore hysteresis.
> 
> I am tempted to input data from the radiometal d.c. hysteresis loops
> which I also have, shifted to pass through the origin. At least then the
> plot shape is correct. Is this likely to give acceptable results for
> modelling of low frequency fields and inductances?
> 
> Perhaps the included BH curves are similarly derived. I feel it will be
> better to do this than use a description with an initially increasing
> permeability with H.
> 
> BTW thank you for an excellent free tool, and all the inputs to an
> interesting discussion group.
> 
> Michael J Hutchings
> Engineer
> Solartron Metrology
>