Source: Ali Bazzi, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. The objective of this experiment is to achieve hands-on experience with different magnetic components from design and material perspectives. This experiment covers B-H curves of magnetic material and inductor design through identifying unknown design factors. The B-H curve of a magnetic element, such as an inductor or transformer, is a characteristic of the magnetic material forming the core around which windings are wrapped. This characteristic provides information about the magnetic flux density that the core can handle with respect to the current flowing in the windings. It also provides information about limits before the core is magnetically saturated, i.e. when pushing more current through the coil leads to no further magnetic flux flow.