Scalar and vector hysteresis simulations using HysterSoft

Abstract

Hysteresis modeling has become an important research area with many applications in science and engineering. In this article we present a unified and robust simulation framework designed to perform scalar and vector hysteresis modeling. The framework is based on HysterSoft© which is a simulation platform that can be interfaced with other libraries and simulation programs to model various aspects of hysteresis. We describe the main features of our simulation framework by focusing on scalar and vector hysteresis modeling, direct and inverse modeling, dynamic hysteresis modeling, first-order reversal-curves analysis, identification of the scalar and vector Preisach distribution function using an experimental first- order reversal-curves, noise passage analysis through hysteretic systems, and thermal relaxation in scalar and vector hysteresis. The simulation modules, the user-defined features, and various parameter identification techniques are also presented.