Technical B-H saturation magnetization curve models for SPICE, FEM and MoM simulations

Abstract

Recent development of SPICE, FEM and MoM software often requires the fast and reliable description of BH saturation magnetization curve. In spite of the fact that physical models of BH saturation curve are very sophisticated, for technical purposes, such curve may be modelled by simplified equations. Paper presents the quantitative assessment of the quality of four technical models of BH saturation magnetization curve performed for four modern magnetic materials: constructional corrosion resistant steel, Mn-Zn ferrite, amorphous alloy with perpendicular anisotropy as well as Finemet-type nanocrystalline magnetic material. Presented results confirm reliability of the model as well as indicate that high-speed calculation may be done using arctangent function.