**5. Conclusions**

The paper covers the following issues related to current distribution in multistrand cables:


The proposed criterion might be useful for the designers of multistrand cable systems in order to reject some less optimal layouts quickly. It should be remarked that a final in-depth analysis of the performance of the multistrand cable systems should rely on FEM computations taking into account coupled electromagnetic-thermal phenomena. This issue shall be the subject of forthcoming research.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, A.C. and K.C.; methodology, K.C.; software, D.K.; validation, A.C., K.C., and D.K.; formal analysis, P.J.; investigation, A.C.; resources, A.C.; data curation, K.C.; writing—original draft preparation, K.C.; writing—review and editing, A.C. and P.J.; visualization, A.C., K.C., and D.K; supervision, P.J.; project administration, K.C.; funding acquisition, K.C. and P.J. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research received no external funding.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
