Table 5 Effect of the heterogeneous compaction on the magnetic field and iron losses at 1.1 T.

From: Investigation of the compaction process of electrical machines magnetic circuits and its detrimental effect on magnetic performances

Global compaction stress

Magnetic field at 1.1 T

Iron losses at 1.1 T

Experimental

Model (\({\upsigma }_{zz})\)

Experimental

Model (\({\upsigma }_{\mathrm{rr}}\),\({\upsigma }_{{{{\uptheta}}}{{{\uptheta}}}})\)

1 MPa

+ 11%

+ 13%

+ 1.9%

+ 2.3%

4 MPa

+ 50%

+ 55%

+ 6.5%

+ 7.2%

  1. Comparison between the experimental and simulation results—the relative difference (in %) is given compared to the case without compaction.