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. 2022 Mar 15;15(6):2151. doi: 10.3390/ma15062151
Symbol Unit Description Testing Method
A3, A5, A7 A/cm Amplitude of 3rd, 5th, and/or 7th harmonics of Ht Tangential magnetic field strength(TMF)
P3, P5, P7 Rad Phase of 3rd, 5th, and/or 7th harmonics of Ht
UHS A/cm Amplitude summation; A3 + A5 + A7 + A9
K % Harmonic distortion
Hco A/cm Coercive Field Strength, derived from TMF
Hro A/cm Upper Harmonics of Ht at zero-crossing
Vmag V Amplitude output voltage
MMAX V Maximum of the M(H) curve within one cycle Barkhausen noise(BN)
MMEAN V Time period average of the M(H) curve within one cycle
MR V Measured value of M(H) at H = 0 A/cm
HCM A/cm Coercive Field Strength, derived from the M(H) curve; H = HCM for M = MMAX
DH25M
DH50M
DM75M
A/cm Expansion of the M(H) curve at M = 0.25 MMAX, 0.50 MMAX, and 0.75 MMAX
UMAX V Maximum of the u(H) curve within one cycle Incremental permeability(IP)
UMEAN V Time period average of the U(H) curve within one cycle
UR V Measured value of U(H) at H = 0 A/cm
HCU A/cm Coercive Field Strength, derived from the U(H) curve; H = HCU for U = UMAX
DH25U
DH50U
DM75U
A/cm Expansion of the U(H) curve at U = 0.25 UMAX, 0.50 UMAX, and 0.75 UMAX
Re1–Re4 V Real part of the EC signal at Frequency No. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Multi-frequency Eddy Current (EC)
Im1–Im4 V Imaginary part of the EC signal at Frequency No. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Mag1–Mag4 V Value of the EC signal at Frequency No. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Ph1–Ph4 Rad Phase of the EC signal at Frequency No. 1, 2, 3, and 4