Summary for: time_domain_Steinmetz

time_domain_Steinmetz Iron losses from time-domain Steinmetz model.

[Pmean, data] = time_domain_Steinmetz(solution, key, val) with the following optional key-value pairs:

  • ‘plotting_on’ : plot loss densities? Default false.

  • ‘remove_DC’ : Remove DC-component of flux density before computing losses? Options: false - no removal / ‘rotor’ - only remove from rotor elements (motor.rotel) / ‘all’ remove from all elements.

Return values: total losses (time-average) and a loss data struct with the following fields:

  • P_total : average total losses

  • P_total_time : total losses versus time (solution.ts)

  • P_hysteresis : total hysteresis losses

  • P_eddy : total eddy-current iron losses

  • P_excess : total excess losses.

  • P_rotor : total losses in rotor (in elements motor.rotel)

  • P_hysteresis_rotor : total hysteresis losses in rotor

  • P_eddy_rotor

  • p_hysteresis_elementwise : vector of elementwise hysteresis loss density (W/kg)

  • p_eddy_elementwise

  • p_excess_elementwise

See Material.iron_loss_density_time_domain_Steinmetz for details on the calculation approach.