Instructors Background Homework No. 1 (8 points) 1.

What is the primary reason behind why the pole core and the armature core are

made up of laminated steel sheets that are adhered together instead of it being
made from a single piece of steel? ( answer in 1 or 2 sentences only) 2. What is meant by magnetic saturation? (answer in 1 to 2 sentences only) 3. Explain the nature of the eddy current loss. (answer in less than 5 sentences only) 4. Explain the nature of the hysteresis loss. (answer in less than 5 sentences only) Instruction: Observe limits in the number of sentences. Deductions will be incurred if answers are beyond the limit. Place your assignment in just 1 piece of short bond paper. You may use both sides of the paper in answering this assignment.