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Calculating Temperature rise in CuNi

  •  01-11-2009, 10:51 AM

    Calculating Temperature rise in CuNi

    Hi!

    I am designing a flex circuit to sit between fields of neodymium magnets.  The circuit will be attracted/repelled by the magnets based on changes in voltage applied to the flex circuit.  I have designed the trace layout to take advantage of the flux fields of the magnets.  The circuit requires a minimum trace resistance to match the impedance of the operational amplifier.  I intend to use CuNi as the trace material to achieve the necessary resistance.  At the moment I defined a 2.7 meter trace of 1 mil CuNi 2.7mm wide to achieve the requisite resistance (15 ohms).  The flex circuit is a double-sided circular disk 80mm across, in a circular frame but moving axially in the open air.  How do I determine the temperature rise of the flex circuit based on voltage/current in?  My goal is no more than 45deg temp rise at 150W.

    --Steve

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