Winding outputs

2. Definition – illustration



Slot composition
1	Wire also called strand.
2	Conductor. That also corresponds to a turn section (one conductor = one turn). A conductor is composed with one or several wires in parallel.
2*	The hatched area corresponds to the conductor’s useful area. Area which includes: the wires + insulation + free space. This is not the conductive area.
3	Coil which is an assembly of several conductors (i.e. several turns per coil).

3. Inputs


Label	Symbol	Tooltip, note, formula
Winding connection	Connect	Winding connection (Y – Wye or Δ - Delta)
Definition mode	*	Winding definition mode: Automatic, Easy, Advanced or Expert.
No. parallel paths	P _paths	Number of parallel paths (all modes).
Phase sequence	*	Phase sequence (all modes).

4. Settings – Coil – Conductor


Label	Symbol	Tooltip, note, formula
No. turns per coil	Turns	Number of turns per coil.
No. wires in hand	No.Wires	Number of wires in parallel in a conductor (per turn) i.e. number of wires in parallel in each conductor.
Wire topology	*	Wire topology – Circular or Rectangular.
Wire diameter	∅ _wire	Wire diameter (without insulation).
Wire width	*	For rectangular shape type wire.
Wire height	*	For rectangular shape type wire.
Conductor topology	*	Cable topology – Circular or RectangularCoil conductors are grouped inside a circular shape or a rectangular shape. It is linked to the wire topology.Rectangular wires impose a rectangular cable. Circular wires impose a circular cable.
Conductor diameter	*	Cable diameter (without cable insulation) i.e. Diameter of the circle which are grouped inside all the coil conductors.
Conductor width	*	Cable width (without conductor insulation) i.e. Width of the rectangle which are grouped inside all the coil conductors - Case of rectangular shape type wire.
Conductor height	*	Cable height (without conductor insulation) i.e. Height of the rectangle which are grouped inside all the coil conductors - Case of rectangular shape type wire.

5. Setting – Coil Insulation thickness

For more details see section “Choice of winding MATERIALS”. All the thicknesses are defined as user input parameters in winding – Settings – Coil tab.


Label	Symbol	Tooltip, note, formula
Wire	*	Insulation thickness of the wire
Conductor	*	Insulation thickness of the conductor
Coil	*	Insulation thickness of the coil
Liner	*	Insulation thickness of the liner
Phase separator	*	Insulation thickness of the phase separator
Impregnation	*	Insulation spread inside the slot
Impregnation goodness	*	Quality of impregnation (percentage of winding impregnation)

6. Settings – Coil – End winding

This part characterizes the end-winding and the resulting conductor dimensions.

For additional information refer to the chapter dedicated to the coil and conductor settings - End-winding topology and dimensions.


Label	Symbol	Tooltip, note, formula
End-winding topology	*	End-winding topology: U-shape, C-shape or Y-shape.
C.S. total extension	*	Connection side total extension.
C.S. straight extension	*	Connection side straight extension
Axial overall length	*	Axial overall length. Length between the two extremities of the winding i.e. between connection side and opposite connection side.
O.C.S. total extension	*	Opposite connection side total extension.
O.C.S. straight extension	*	Opposite connection side straight extension.
Total conductor length	*	Total conductor length.
Mean turn length	*	Mean turn length.
Coil connection length	*	Additional length corresponding to the connections between coils.

7. Settings – Calibration factors


Label	Symbol	Tooltip, note, formula
Resistance factor	*	Setting of the “Resistance factor”. It allows adjusting computation result of resistance with resistance measurement. Thus, the resulting phase resistance value is considered wherever it is.
Inductance factor	*	Setting of the “Inductance factor”. It allows modifying the computation result of end-winding inductance. Thus, the resulting end-winding inductance value is considered wherever it is.
Ref. temperature	*	The reference temperature. First, resistance values are always computed by considering a temperature equal to 20°C. However the user can also define his own reference temperature to compute the corresponding phaseresistance and Line-Line resistance values. Caution : This reference temperature is used only in the winding design environment. The test temperatures are defined in the test settings (refer to TEST chapter).

8. Materials

This part characterizes the end-winding and the resulting conductor dimensions.

For additional information refer to the chapter dedicated to the coil and conductor settings - End-winding topology and dimensions.