Defining Different Size Wires for a Three-Phase Induction Motor

Use the Gauge option if you have a conductor that is made up different size wires.

To define different size wires:

In the Wire Size window, select MIXED from the Gauge drop-down menu.
Select either Round or Rectangular as the Wire Type.
Enter the appropriate wire data in the table:

For a round wire:
Enter the Diameter in the table.
Enter a Number in the table to specify how many of the conductor’s wires have this diameter.
For a rectangular wire:
Enter the Width of the wire in the table.
Enter the Thickness of the wire in the table.
Enter the Fillet value in the table.
Enter a Number in the table to specify how many of the conductor’s wires have this data.

Choose Add to add the new wire data.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each size wire you want to add.
When you are finished defining the wires, click OK to close the Wire Size window.

Note: For example, if one conductor is made up of five wires, and three of those wires have a diameter of 0.21 mm, and the other 2 have a diameter of 0.13 mm, then the mixed wire size table will have two lines. The first line will list Diameter = 0.21 and Number = 3. The second line will list Diameter = 0.13 and Number = 2. An equivalent wire diameter is displayed as Wire Size value in the Winding tab in the Properties window.