Maxwell 3D number of conductors question

[Melon]

Hi guys,
I wonder when I have defined the strand number of litz wire in copper material properities in Maxwell 3D, should I keep number of conductors in coil terminal added in a winding the same as number of of litz strand? For example, 2 for strands litz wire and then 2 for number of conductors? Thanks!

 

[Baluncore]

Litz wire is terminated by soldering all the strands together and using one conductor for the terminal connector.

 

[Melon]

Litz wire is terminated by soldering all the strands together and using one conductor for the terminal connector.

Thanks. So I will set 1 for number of conductors when I use Litz wire type. Thanks for your help.

 

[Tom.G]

I'm not familiar with Maxwell, but here is my take on it based on theory and some limited experience.

Sort'a depends on what frequency is involved and what details Maxwell can account for. Since Litz wire was developed to reduce losses from skin effect at higher frequencies, I expect that Maxwell would give closer to real-world results with the Litz wire fully described.

After all, someone (the designer) considered that Litz wire was needed. Hope it is already in a library somewhere!

My 2-cents worth,
Tom