A method for the determination of the parameters of the hysteresis model of magnetic materials

Many methods have been proposed for the determination of the hysteresis loops of magnetic materials, and many mathematical approaches have been proposed to find a good model for the hysteresis phenomenon. However, very few attempts have been made to determine the parameters of the hysteresis model experimentally. This paper shows how, starting from a digital method for the experimental determination of the hysteresis loop under different maximum induction values, the parameters of a hysteresis model can be automatically estimated with good accuracy. Due to its good behavior in terms of accuracy and to the comparative ease in determining its parameters, the Preisach model for rate-independent hysteresis phenomena was chosen. Experimental determination of the model and consequent hysteresis loop computation were carried out. An accuracy below 1% was attained over the peak induction range from 0.49 T to 1.68 T and the frequency range from 50 Hz to 100 Hz