Vector hysteresis measurements of not oriented grain SiFe steels by a biaxial hall sensors array

This work discusses the vector measurement of the effective magnetic field inside a not oriented grain SiFe steel sample, taking into account the effect of the demagnetizing held. We propose an array of biaxial Hall sensors, placed up to the sample surface. The calibration of the system and a suitable extrapolation data strongly reduce the uncertainties or the direct measurement and provide an accurate evaluation of the magnetic field inside the material sample. Although the approach proposed can be also used for industrial frequencies, 50-60 Hz or more, the analysis is limited here to the static case, because we are mainly interested in static magnetic measurements. These measurements are especially useful for the vector characterization of soft magnetic materials and, in particular, for the identification and the experimental validation of vector hysteresis models. The experimental analysis presented in the paper deals with commercial not oriented grain SiFe steels. Experimental data about hysteresis loops and static power losses are given. (c) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved