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Title: Soft magnetic materials for a sustainable and electrified world

Abstract

Soft magnetic materials are key to the efficient operation of the next generation of power electronics and electrical machines (motors and generators). Many new materials have been introduced since Michael Faraday’s discovery of magnetic induction, when iron was the only option. However, as wide bandgap semiconductor devices become more common in both power electronics and motor controllers, there is an urgent need to further improve soft magnetic materials. These improvements will be necessary to realize the full potential in efficiency, size, weight, and power of high-frequency power electronics and high–rotational speed electrical machines. Here we provide an introduction to the field of soft magnetic materials and their implementation in power electronics and electrical machines. Additionally, we review the most promising choices available today and describe emerging approaches to create even better soft magnetic materials.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [3]
  1. Univ. of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  2. Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM), Torino (Italy)
  3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1485850
Report Number(s):
SAND-2018-12792J
Journal ID: ISSN 0036-8075; 669737
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 362; Journal Issue: 6413; Journal ID: ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher:
AAAS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Silveyra, Josefina M., Ferrara, Enzo, Huber, Dale L., and Monson, Todd C. Soft magnetic materials for a sustainable and electrified world. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1126/science.aao0195.
Silveyra, Josefina M., Ferrara, Enzo, Huber, Dale L., & Monson, Todd C. Soft magnetic materials for a sustainable and electrified world. United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao0195
Silveyra, Josefina M., Ferrara, Enzo, Huber, Dale L., and Monson, Todd C. 2018. "Soft magnetic materials for a sustainable and electrified world". United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao0195. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1485850.
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title = {Soft magnetic materials for a sustainable and electrified world},
author = {Silveyra, Josefina M. and Ferrara, Enzo and Huber, Dale L. and Monson, Todd C.},
abstractNote = {Soft magnetic materials are key to the efficient operation of the next generation of power electronics and electrical machines (motors and generators). Many new materials have been introduced since Michael Faraday’s discovery of magnetic induction, when iron was the only option. However, as wide bandgap semiconductor devices become more common in both power electronics and motor controllers, there is an urgent need to further improve soft magnetic materials. These improvements will be necessary to realize the full potential in efficiency, size, weight, and power of high-frequency power electronics and high–rotational speed electrical machines. Here we provide an introduction to the field of soft magnetic materials and their implementation in power electronics and electrical machines. Additionally, we review the most promising choices available today and describe emerging approaches to create even better soft magnetic materials.},
doi = {10.1126/science.aao0195},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1485850}, journal = {Science},
issn = {0036-8075},
number = 6413,
volume = 362,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Fri Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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