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Description of the Winding type

Winding Constants

Winding Type

Constant Description Value
Winding.Planar Planar winding type 1
Winding.Toroidal Toroidal winding type 2

Winding Model

Constant Description Value
Winding.Lumped Lumped model 1
Winding.Full Full model 2

Winding Circuit

Constant Description Value
Winding.Star Star connection scheme 1
Winding.Delta Delta connection scheme 2

Winding Layer

Constant Description Value
Winding.SingleLayer Single layer winding 1
Winding.DoubleLayer Double layer winding 2

Winding LayerOrientation

Constant Description Value
Winding.UpperLower Upper/Lower layer orientation 1
Winding.LeftRight Left/Right layer orientation 2

Winding WireSizeMethod

Constant Description Value
Winding.AWG American wire gauge 1
Winding.SWG British wire gauge 2
Winding.FillFactor Winding fill factor 3
Winding.WireDiameter Winding wire diameter 4

Properties of type Winding

Below is a list of the available properties provided by the Winding type. Click on a property name to see its detailed description and examples.

Property Description
type Type of winding.
numberLayers Number of layers in the winding.
layersOrientation Orientation of the layers in the winding.
circuit Winding circuit.
connection Connection type of the winding.
parallelPaths Number of parallel paths in the winding.
windingModel Winding model.
numberTurns Number of turns in the winding.
numberStrands Number of conductors in one turn.
wireSizeMethod Method to calculate wire size.
standardWireSize Standard wire size (AWG or SWG).
wireDiameter Wire diameter.
autoCalcCoilSpan Automatic calculation of coil span length.
autoCalcOverhangEndturns Automatic calculation of end-turn overhang.
overhangOuterEndturn Radial outboard end-turn offset.
overhangInnerEndturn Radial inboard end-turn offset.
heightOuterEndturn Height of the outboard end-turn.
heightInnerEndturn Height of the inboard end-turn.
autoCalcEndInductance Automatic calculation of end-turn inductance.
autoCalcPhaseResistance Automatic calculation of phase resistance of the winding.

Methods of type Winding

Below is a list of the available methods provided by the Winding type. Click on a method name to see its detailed description and examples.

Method Description
isPlanar() Returns true if the winding type is planar.
isToroidal() Returns true if the winding type is toroidal.
isSingleLayer() Returns true if a single layer of winding is specified.
isDoubleLayer() Returns true if a double layer of winding is specified.
isOrientationUpperLower() Returns true if the orientation for a double layer is Upper/Lower.
isOrientationLeftRight() Returns true if the orientation for a double layer is Left/Right.
isWindingModelLumped() Returns true if the winding model is Lumped.
isWireSizeMethodAWG() Returns true if AWG wire size method is used.
isWireSizeMethodSWG() Returns true if SWG wire size method is used.
isWireSizeMethodFillFactor() Returns true if FillFactor wire size method is used.
isWireSizeMethodWireDiameter() Returns true if WireDiameter wire size method is used.
changeProperty() Changes the value of a property.
Last update: 7 August 2025, 16:28