15.

MEASUREMENT OF AMPLITUDE PERMEABILITY

15.1. Tasks of the measurement

15.1.1. Using the circuit according to Fig. 15.2 display at the oscilloscope dynamic hysteresis
loop of the ring specimen of the magnetically soft material in the regime of voltage
magnetization (sinusoidal waveform of B). The loop is specified by the maximum
value of the magnetic flux density (magnetic inductance) Bm. Observe the influence
of the time constant RC of the passive integration circuit on the shape of the
hysteresis loop and decide which of the tree resistors R1, R2, R3 offered in the
integration circuit is the suitable one for use in the measurement.
15.1.2. Find the maximum value of the magnetic field strength Hm from the measured
maximum value of the magnetizing current I1m and the given parameters of the
specimen. Using the hysteresis loop displayed on the oscilloscope screen (see
Fig. 15.5) find the values of remanence Bm and coercitivity Hc of the magnetic
material of the specimen.
15.1.3. Measure the dependence of the amplitude permeability µa on the magnetic field
strength for prescribed values of the magnetic flux density Bm and plot the graph of
this dependence in your notebook.

Notes to the measurement:

Before starting measurement according to point 15.1.3 calculate for the prescribed values of
Bm the corresponding values of voltage U2 on the measuring (secondary) winding N2. During
the measurement set the values of magnetizing current I1 so that the calculated values of U2
are reached.
Maximum values of the magnetizing current I1m are found from the maximum of the voltage
waveform across the measuring resistor R4 measured by digital oscilloscope. (Use
synchronization mode „Line“ - synchronization by power-line frequency, use mode
„averaging“ for finding values of Umax.)

Specimen parameters:
S
Numbers of turns: N1 = , N2 = ;
D1 D2
v dimensions: D1 = mm, D2 = mm,
v= mm;

RC circuit: C = 470 nF, R1 = 40 kΩ,

R2 = 120 kΩ, R3 = 350 kΩ
Fig. 15.1 Ring specimen
15.2. Schematic diagram

Tr1 Tr2 i1 N1 N2 R1

R2

220 V U1 U 2 = ui V R3
~
OSC
R4 = 1 Ω C Uv Y

OSC
X
Fig. 15.2 Schematic diagram for measurement of the amplitude permeability and
for displaying dynamic hysteresis loop

15.3. List of the used equipment

Tr1 - controlling transformer 0 ÷220 V;
Tr2 - transformer 220 V / 6 V;
R4 - resistance standard 1 Ω;
OSC - digital oscilloscope;
V - AC digital voltmeter, type …, accuracy …;
Ring specimen of the magnetically soft material;
Passive integration circuit with three different resistors (three integration constants).

Theoretical background

See the textbook:

M. Sedláček, J. Holub, D. Hejtmanová: Laboratory Excercises in Electrical Measurements,

CTU Publishing House, Prague, 2005