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RE: [femm] Coil with multiple turns
Hi,
Just a practical note:
If you intend to actually build this model then you should take account of
the packing factor you think you can achieve when winding the coils. This
will not actually change the results of the Femm model, but will determine
the maximum current density you could realistically use in the single block
of current in the model. For example, if you want to use wire that has a
maximum current rating of say 2 amps, then you need to convert that maximum
rating into a maximum current density for the coil block. Divide the coil
block area by the product of the wire section area * packing factor to get
the number of turns you can expect to wind in the coil.
I know that I cannot design a coil to have a packing factor of more than
about 0.78 and expect to actually build it reliably, and this is true only
if I leave a small clearance on the outside surface of the coil to allow for
messy overlaps. This number actually is very close to a theoretical
winding that has a square lay pattern (i.e. one turn directly on top of
another = (pi/4)). In reality a coil tends to form in a hexagonal
close-packed lay which has a theoretical packing factor of about 0.9,
however the lead-in turn messes things up and the coil generally begins to
get messy towards the outer turn, hence the 0.78 figure. This 0.78 figure
is pretty handy though since you can easily guess how many turns you can
expect to get in a rectangular enclosed space (e.g. a coil using 0.5mm
diameter wire will have 10 x 20 turns in a space of 5mm x 10mm).
All the above applies to round section wire and coils with more than about
50-100 turns. With just a few turns you can do better, and with square
section wire you can do a little better (but no where near the theoretical
1.0).
Anyway I just thaught you should be aware of this before you try and build
something impossible.
Regards,
Finlay Evans
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian [mailto:adrianw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 08 April 2002 16:58
To: femm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [femm] Coil with multiple turns
Hi,
Multiply the current per turn by the number of turns and this will give you
the total current.
Divide by the area to give Amps per square meter.
Create a block to encompass the area of the coil and give it the current
density calculated above.
Adrian
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oups.yahoo.com]On Behalf Of milanhampl
Sent: 08 April 2002 14:43
To: femm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [femm] Coil with multiple turns
Hi,
I'm working on my diploma theses and using FEMM for some computations.
I model a field of gap in toroidal magnetic soft ferrit. The only
thing I need, is how to model coil with multiple turns. I've tried to
make the coil like a block with a circuit property, but I read about
this and it should model only one turn. We know the curent in coil
and a number of turns, but don't how to make a model. I'm sending an
example, if you would like to make more accurate idea about this
problem.
Thanks
Milan Hampl
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