In this paper, core loss characteristics of stator permanent-magnet (PM) machines are analyzed and calculated, in which the unique dc-biased magnetic induction is taken into account. The flux density variation patterns in some key points in a doubly salient PM (DSPM) machine are analyzed by the two-dimensional time-stepping finite-element method. To calculate the core loss of stator and other minor hysteresis loops under dc magnetic bias, core loss characteristics of silicon steel sheet under dc-biased induction condition are first tested by a simple test system based on traditional Epstein frame and a functional relationship between the change of dc-biased induction and hysteresis loss is proposed. Two core loss calculation methods considering rotational magnetization based on flux density waveform are improved to take the influence of dc-biased magnetic induction into consideration. The calculation results are verified by experiments on a prototype DSPM machine. The conclusions are also applicable to other kinds of stator PM machines.@en