LITZ
& WINDING
WIRES
The
term Litz, derived from the German word Litzendraht describes a conductor consisting of
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insulated strands twisted or braided together. This design equalizes the flux linkages and
the individual
strands
causing
the
current
to spread
uniformly
throughout
the
conductor.
The
resistance ratio
(A.C.
to
D.C.)
then
tends
to
approach
unity,
which
is desirable in
all
high-Q
circuit
applications.
In
1898,
New
England
Wire
became
the
first
company
in
the
United
States
to
manufacture
Litz
wire
on a
commercial
basis.
Since
then
we have designed and manufactured
thousands
of
constructions
for
use
in
high
frequency
inductors
and
transformers,
inverters,
communication
equipment,
ultrasonic
equipment,
sonar
equipment, television
equipment,
radio
equipment
and induction
heating
equipment.
We have
also
provided cabling,
insulating
and
other
services
to
the
superconductor
industry
since
its
inception
in
the
early
1960s.
And
our
products
are
integrated
into
major
accelerator
projects,
ore
separator
magnets,
NMR
magnets,
and superconducting magnetic
energy
storage
magnets.
WINDING
WIRES
New
England
Wire
Technologies
also
manufactures specialty
winding
wires
that
reduce
the
size
of
your
designs
and
save
you
time
and
money.
NEWind®
Specialty
Winding
Wire
solves
the
problem
of
insulating
between
winding
turns
by
coating
the
conductors
with
thin
layers
of
fluoropolymer
insulation.
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