1 Introduction
2 State of technology
2.1 Winding technique for flat coils
2.2 FEA of stranded structures
Parameter and Unit | Value |
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0. Single wire | |
Single wire material | CU-ETP-1 |
Single wire diameter (mm) | 0.12 |
Single wire insulation | |
Material | Polyurethane (PU) |
Thickness (mm) | 0.02 |
HF Litz Wire Setup | |
Structure | Semi-concentric |
1. Bundle | |
Number of single wires | 29 |
Pitch length (mm) | 32 |
Pitch direction | S (left) |
2. Strand | |
Number of single wires | 5 × 29 = 145 |
Pitch length (mm) | 41 |
Pitch direction | S (left) |
3. Litz | |
Number of core strands | 4 |
Number of outer strands | 8 |
Number of single wires | (4 + 8) × 5 × 29 = 1740 |
Core pitch length (mm) | 74.6 |
Outer pitch length (mm) | 74.6 |
Pitch direction | S (left) |
Coating | |
Kind of coating | Bandage |
Material | 1 × PET-Foil |
Thickness (mm) | 0.023 |
Degree of overlap (%) | 50 |
Profile | Round |
Total diameter (mm) | 5.79 |
Total diameter (incl. Coating) (mm) | 5.9 |
2.3 Need for action
3 FEA of the mechanical behavior of high-frequency litz wire
3.1 Modelling strategy
Evaluated structure and material model | ||||
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Structure | Tensile stress | Bending stress | ||
0. Single Wire | T0 | MAT-0 | B0 | MAT-0 |
1. Bundle | T1 | MAT-0 | B1 | MAT-1 |
2. Strand | T2 | MAT-0 | B2 | MAT-1 |
3. Litz | T3 | MAT-0 | B3 | MAT-1 |
3. Litz – GAM | T3 | MAT-2 |
3.2 Tensile stress
Parameter | Name of parameter | Value | Unit |
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MID | Identity Number of Material Card | 1 | – |
RO | Mass Density | 8.9E-9 | t/mm3 |
E | Young’s Modulus | 80,000 | N/mm2 |
PR | Poisson’s Ratio | 0.34 | – |
LCSS | Load Curve ID | 1 | – |
3.3 Bending stress
Parameter | Name of parameter | Value | Unit |
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MID | Identity Number | 1 | – |
RO | Mass Density | 8.9E-9 | t/mm3 |
E | Young’s Modulus | 80,000 | N/mm2 |
PR | Poisson’s Ratio | 0.34 | – |
AOPT | Axial Load Curve Option | 0 | – |
M1-M8 | Applied End Moment | 9.4E-1 | Nmm |
LC1-LC8 | Load Curve ID (Axial Force) | 100 | – |
LPS1/2 | Load Curve ID (Moment vs. Rotation S-Axis) | 101 | – |
LPT1/2 | Load Curve ID (Moment vs. Rotation T-Axis) | 101 | – |
4 Validation of simulation results with experiment
4.1 Tensile stress
4.2 Bending stress
5 Parametric analysis and optimization of HF litz wire under bending stress
5.1 Bending stiffness evaluation for bonding and bandage
5.2 Bending stiffness evaluation for different pitch lengths
5.3 Spring back evaluation for various punch diameters
6 Dynamic analysis and optimization of the winding process of flat coils
Parameter | Name of Parameter | Value | Unit |
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MID | Identity Number of Material Card | 1 | – |
RO | Mass Density | – | t/mm3 |
E | Young’s Modulus | 5500 | N/mm2 |
PR | Poisson’s Ratio | 0.34 | – |
LCSS | Load Curve ID | 1 | – |