Cables & Flexes
Cables & Flexes
Watteredge manufactures several product lines dedicated to flexible high current power conduction or specialty thermal transfer conduction applications. These products provide a flexible power conductor for:
- Dynamic Applications
- Thermal Expansion Joints
- Vibration Isolation
- Misalignment Compensation
- Flexible Field Routing of Conductors
The products range from a simple air cooled braid to as complex as a Coax-water cooled cable assembly. The table below provides a general comparison guide for these products and a typical application guide.
| Flex Type | DOF | Flexibility | Volume Efficiency | Ampacity (cont. duty) | Max typ. Length | Types | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laminate | 2 | 5 | 95 | 50 to 10000 | 4ft | Press Welded, Welded, Riveted | Switches, Resistance Welding, Thermal Expansion Joints, Transformer Bushings, Battery Jumpers, Iso-Phase |
| Braid | 2+ | 4 | 80 | 50 to 3200 | 8ft | Presswelded, Compression | Iso-Phase, Thermal Expansion Joints, Transformer Bushings, Vibration Isolation, Utilities |
| Insulated Cable | 3 | 3 | 70 | 50 to 1600 | 100ft | Various insulations, Litz wire | Battery Cables, Utilities, Furnaces |
| Air Cooled Cable | 3 | 4 | 75 | 50 to 4500 | 100ft | Single conductor, Dual conductor, Alternate polarity | Furnaces, Resistance Welding |
| Water Cooled Cable | 3 | 2 | 500 | 1000 to 80000 | 50ft | Single conductor, Dual conductor, Alternate polarity, Coax, HF Litz wire | Furnaces, Resistance Welding, Induction Furnace, Switches, Research |
DOF: How many degrees of freedom in motion does the flex have? 2 = Part will flex in x and y plane, 2+ = Part will flex in x and plane with limited flex in z, 3 = Part will flex in all 3 planes.
Flexibility: Relative comparison of flexibility between each flex type in their range of motion. 5 is most flexible, 1 is least flexible.
Volume Efficiency: Relative measure of the volumetric space the flex occupies versus its current capacity. Solid copper bar would be 100%.
Ampacity Range: Typical continuous duty ampacity range of a single conductor flex type. Larger ampacities are possible with paralleling conductors.
Max Length: Max recommended flex length. Larger lengths are possible but not typical.
Types: Available construction/material types.
Applications: Typical application type.