Wirewound resistors are used in the automotive, industrial, and power electronics sectors.
Typical applications include pre-charge circuits, braking resistors, and protective circuits.
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The wire resistor is one of the classic resistor designs. It consists of a resistive wire wound around an insulating support. This simple yet robust design makes it reliable and durable. These characteristics are particularly valued in industrial environments.
The advantages of wire-wound resistors are particularly evident during short-term high energy inputs.
Typical applications for wire-wound resistors include:
You can find an overview of the various wire-wound resistor series directly on our wire-wound resistor product page.
Wire resistors are characterized by mechanical robustness, high temperature resistance, and high pulse withstand capability. At the same time, they can be manufactured in various sizes and flexibly adapted to different requirements. This makes them suitable for numerous applications in the automotive, industrial, and power electronics sectors.
This versatility forms the basis for the wire resistor’s wide range of applications.
The greatest advantage of wire-wound resistors is that they are based on proven and robust technology.
When the electrical and mechanical requirements are suitable, they can be a cost-effective solution. They are particularly well-suited for applications that require robustness and the ability to handle short-term energy inputs.
Durch ihre solide Konstruktion sind sie widerstandsfähig gegenüber mechanischer Belastung, Vibrationen und Temperaturschwankungen. Sie gelten als bewährte Allrounder und bieten Zuverlässigkeit in Anwendungen, in denen andere Technologien empfindlicher reagieren würden.
This makes them particularly suitable for pre-charge applications as well as for applications in automotive engineering and industrial power electronics, where high loads occur for short periods of time.
Wire resistors play an important role in automotive engineering, particularly in the context of electromobility:
In pre-charge circuits in particular, the ability to absorb high energy inputs for short periods is crucial. Wire resistors designed accordingly are therefore particularly well-suited for this application.
They are also widely used in industry. Typical applications include:
These are not just standard tasks, but safety-critical functions where reliability is crucial.
