 Energy stored in a nonlinear inductor (source code)

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= Energy stored in a nonlinear inductor

For a reversible device with flux linkage $\Psi$, electrical power is $I\dot\Psi$, so stored energy changes by $dU=I\,d\Psi$. This reduces to $U=LI^2/2$ only for a fixed linear <inductance>. <Hysteresis> makes energy path dependent and introduces loss.

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