The influence of winding-induced mechanical stresses on the magnetic anisotropy and core loss in toroidal cores made of Fe73Cu1Nb3Si16B7 ribbon is studied. The ribbon for the cores was rapidly pre-heated under tensile stress up to 120 MPa. It was found that magnetic characteristics of the material (magnetic anisotropy energy and the core loss) can be controlled by varying the tensile stress during the preliminary rapid heating of the ribbon. It was shown that with reducing core diameter, the magnetic anisotropy energy and core loss significantly increase. However, relatively high winding-induced core loss in small cores can be significantly reduced by increasing tensile stresses applied to the ribbon during pre-heating.
Keywords: Induced magnetic anisotropy; Nanocrystalline magnetic core; Tensile stress; Winding-induced mechanical stresses.