Magnetic Fluxgate Sensor Characteristics Modeling Using Extended Preisach Model

This paper presents the implementation of the extended Preisach model for fluxgate sensor characteristics modeling. The developed model enables the optimization of fluxgate sensor parameters for a given core material. Model consists of two parts. The first one describes magnetic characteristics of the core, while the second part calculates output signal according to sensor dimensions and electric circuit parameters. The model is easy to adapt for modeling of other devices with magnetic cores. It can be used instead of costly and time consuming prototype testing.