Mean Length Turn, sometimes Mean Length per Turn is the mean length of winding turn in a coil, usually referred to by the initials MLT. The dimensions of a coil former or bobbin define the MLT of a full wound coil. In some cases the coil is not made of a single wire with multiple turns, and a coil former is not always necessary, but may be constructed in a stack of printed circuit layers. The MLT is an important measure in the design of inductors, transformers and other wound components.
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References
- McLyman, William T. (2002). High Reliability Magnetic Devices: Design and Fabrication. Marcel Dekker. pp. from 4–31 to 4–32. ISBN 978-0-8247-0818-4.
- McLyman, William T. (2004). Transformer and Inductor Design Handbook. Marcel Dekker. pp. from 20–12 to 20–14. ISBN 978-0-8247-5393-1.