Hello,
One of the (many) things I've never done in electronics is windings. I wanted to do a couple to gain experience. The problem is that although I can calculate the resistance of the copper wire and the amount of power that will be dissipated I'm uncertain how much of the heat the wire can dissipate.
This is totally a learning experiment. I intend to try a few different designs and will have to rewind a few times I'm sure. I'm in the concept stage so I don't have any specifics nailed down outside of:
1: One is going to be a generator and the other a motor.
2: They will be about 3in in diameter by 4in deep.
3: They're going to be low voltage DC. Depending on what the trade-offs are 3v - 24v.
I tried looking online at some listings for enameled wire, but the sellers don't list the values and it will of course vary depending on if I have a fan built into the motor which I'm not planning on, but I might end up doing. I'm also aware that if you pack the wire closer together then it will have to conduct the heat to the outer layers.
If there's a book (not in the $100s please), you'd recommend, I'm listening.
What is the heat dissipation for enameled wire? How do I calculate the correct wire size for a motor/generator?
Thanks
One of the (many) things I've never done in electronics is windings. I wanted to do a couple to gain experience. The problem is that although I can calculate the resistance of the copper wire and the amount of power that will be dissipated I'm uncertain how much of the heat the wire can dissipate.
This is totally a learning experiment. I intend to try a few different designs and will have to rewind a few times I'm sure. I'm in the concept stage so I don't have any specifics nailed down outside of:
1: One is going to be a generator and the other a motor.
2: They will be about 3in in diameter by 4in deep.
3: They're going to be low voltage DC. Depending on what the trade-offs are 3v - 24v.
I tried looking online at some listings for enameled wire, but the sellers don't list the values and it will of course vary depending on if I have a fan built into the motor which I'm not planning on, but I might end up doing. I'm also aware that if you pack the wire closer together then it will have to conduct the heat to the outer layers.
If there's a book (not in the $100s please), you'd recommend, I'm listening.
What is the heat dissipation for enameled wire? How do I calculate the correct wire size for a motor/generator?
Thanks