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Loss ferromagnetic materials and methods of improvement
Assignee: ABB Inc USA
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Filing: 1982-10-20
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Granted: 1987-02-24
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Expires: 2002-10-20
Abstract
Abstract It has been found that ferromagnetic sheet material can be scribed in order to reduce watt losses by a thermal method involving rapid heating of small areas or narrow bands of the material in a manner that produces sudden thermal expansion to a degree sufficient to produce plastic deformation within the thermally treated zone. This method has been found to be particularly applicable to electrically insulative coated ferromagnetic sheet wherein it has been found that a laser operating in a continuous wave or extended pulse mode can produce the desired deformation in the ferromagnetic material without damage to the coating properties.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert F. Krause
- 👤 Gary C. Rauch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 11:32
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F1/00; H01F1/01; H01F1/03; H01F1/12; H01F1/14; H01F1/147; H01F1/14766; H01F1/14775; H01F1/14783; C; C21; C21D; C21D1/00; C21D1/06; C21D1/09; C21D8/00; C21D8/12; C21D8/1294
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A process for improving the watt losses and reducing the permeability in a ferromagnetic sheet material, wherein said process comprises the steps of: repeatedly traversing a laser beam across the width of said ferromagnetic sheet at spaced intervals along the length of said ferromagnetic sheet; said laser beam rapidly heating narrow bands of said ferromagnetic sheet to a temperature below the solidus temperature of said material; immediately thereafter rapidly self-quenching said narrow bands of material so heated; and wherein plastic deformation is produced in said narrow bands, causing the AC watt losses and AC permeability of said ferromagnetic sheet to be reduced, and wherein said AC permeability is reduced by between about 20 and about 52% at an induction of about 13 to about 17 kG.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A process for improving the watt losses and reducing the permeability in a ferromagnetic sheet material, wherein said process comprises the steps of: repeatedly traversing a laser beam across the width of said ferromagnetic sheet at spaced intervals along the length of said ferromagnetic sheet; said laser beam rapidly heating narrow bands of said ferromagnetic sheet to a temperature below the solidus temperature of said material; immediately thereafter rapidly self-quenching said narrow bands of material so heated; and wherein plastic deformation is produced in said narrow bands, causing the AC watt losses and AC permeability of said ferromagnetic sheet to be reduced, and wherein said AC permeability is reduced by between about 20 and about 52% at an induction of about 13 to about 17 kG.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein said controlling of said laser beam and said traversing of said laser beam produces a reduction in said AC permeability of between about 29 and about 52 percent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process according to claim 2 wherein said laser beam is a CO 2 laser beam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process according to claim 3 wherein said laser beam is operating in a continuous wave mode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to claim 1 further comprising the step of selecting a grain oriented sheet steel as said ferromagnetic sheet material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process according to claim 5 wherein said grain oriented steel is a high permeability type grain oriented steel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process according to claim 4 wherein said laser beam produces an elongated irradiation spot on said sheet with the major dimension of said elongated irradiation spot being parallel to its direction of travel across said sheet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein said laser beam has an incident power density of less than that required to produce shock deformation in said sheet and an incident energy density of greater than 10 and less than 200 joules/cm 2 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process according to claim 8 wherein said laser beam is a Neodymium YAG laser operating in a CW mode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process according to claim 8 wherein said laser beam is a CO 2 operating in an extended pulse mode.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to claim 8 wherein said laser beam is a 1.06 micron wavelength laser operating in an extended pulse mode.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process according to claim 8 wherein said laser is operating in an extended pulse mode.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
69 words
The process according to claim 3 wherein said ferromagnetic sheet material is a high permeability grain oriented silicon steel and said film is a stress coating; and wherein said laser beam has an incident power density of between about 1×10 3 and 1×10 5 watts/cm 2 , a dwell time of about 0.1 to 5 milliseconds, and an incident energy density of about 11 to 50 joules/cm 2 .
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process according to claim 3 wherein said laser beam is operating in an extended pulse mode.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process according to claim 8 wherein said laser beam is a Neodymium Glass laser operating in a CW mode.
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