DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : M.Venkata Rao.
Branch : Electronic and communication.
Designation : Lecturer.
Institute Name : Bptc,bapatla.
Year/semester : III Semester
Subject : Electronics-I.
Subject code : EE-305.
Topic : Passive components.
Duration : 50 min.
Subtopic : losses in inductors & transformer.
Teaching aids : PPT, Animations, screen shots.

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 Objectives

Upon completion of this period the student will be able

to know
•Core Materials
(A) silicon iron alloys
(B) Nickel iron alloys
(C) Cobalt iron alloys
(D) Powdered iron core
(E) Ferrite Cores

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 Core materials
Silicon Iron Alloys :

• This reduces the eddy current losses and hysteresis

losses in Transformers.

• Silicon is added in the range of 0.2 to 4%.

• The main limitation is its thickness is only 0.5 mm.

• The two methods are hot rolled and cold rolled grain
oriented sheets.

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Ferrite Core
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Powdered Iron Core

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 Nickel Iron Alloys

• These alloys gives high permeability

• These alloys have low losses

• Different compositions are

36%Nickel Iron
50%Nickel Iron
76%Nickel Iron

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 Nickel Iron Alloys

• 76% Alloy is called perm alloy

• Supermalloy is formed with 76% Nickel,
5% Molybdenum,15 %Iron and 1% Manganese

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 Cobalt iron alloys

• Formed by addition of Cobalt.

• Increases the saturation but reduces the
resistivity.
• Permendur is formed by adding 50% of Cobalt.
• Supermendor Is formed by adding 50% Cobalt, 2%.
• Vanadium to Iron.

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 Powdered iron core
• Formed by Iron Powder, Organic Insulating Binder.
• Made by subjecting the magnetic material to Carbon
Monoxide gas under pressure.
• Made in different shapes
Rods
Toroids
Pot cores

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Ferrite Cores
• These are compounds of crystalline oxides
(MnO Fe2 O3)
• Suitable for high frequencies
• Different shapes are
Rods
Pots
X -cores

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 Summary
• Silicon Iron alloys reduces the Eddy Current losses and
Hysteresis losses in Transformers.

• Nickel Iron alloys gives high permeability

• Nickel iron alloys have low losses

• Cobalt Iron alloys increases the saturation but reduces the

resistivity

• Powdered Iron Core formed by Iron Powder, Organic

insulating binder

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 Quiz
(1) In Silicon Iron Alloys range of silicon is

(a)0.2 to 4%

(b) 6%

(e) 8%

(g) None

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(2) 76% Nickel Iron Alloys are

(a) Permalloy

(b) Supermalloy

(c) Both

(d) None

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 Frequently asked Questions

(1) Write about different types of core

materials in Transformers ?

(2) What is Nickel Iron alloys ?

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