Models of magnetic hysteresis based on play and stop hysterons

This paper deals with mathematical models of magnetic hysteresis implemented by assembling hysterons of play and stop type. A procedure for the identification of these models is described, and their behaviors are compared to experimental results. A comparison to the Preisach and Prandtl-Ishlinskii models is performed. It is shown that the Play-Type Model is a possible alternative to Preisach's algorithm, whereas the Stop-Type Model is apt to represent the inverse of Preisach's operator. Simulations adopting both models are reported and compared to experimental data. Moreover, an application to the analysis of a ferroresonant circuit is studied, both numerically and experimentally.