also: てつそん
noun
iron loss; core loss
Technical term in electrical engineering for energy lost as heat in the iron core of a transformer or motor due to hysteresis and eddy currents.
変圧器の鉄損を減らすために、新しい磁性材料が研究されている。
New magnetic materials are being researched to reduce iron loss in transformers.
このモーターは鉄損が少なく、高
This motor has low core loss and is highly efficient.
Copper loss, the energy lost as heat in the windings due to resistance, as opposed to iron loss in the core.
Compound of 鉄 (iron) and 損 (loss), a direct translation of the English term 'iron loss'.