ABB ACS380 Series, Hardware Manual

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52 Planning the electrical installation
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Motor cable shield
If the motor cable shield is the only protective earth conductor of the motor, make
sure that the conductivity of the shield is sufficient. Refer to
Selecting the power
cables on page 48 or to IEC 61800-5-1.
To effectively suppress radiated and conducted radio-frequency emissions, the cable
shield conductivity must be at least 1/10 of the phase conductor conductivity. To meet
the requirements, use a copper or an aluminum shield. The figure shows the
minimum requirements for the motor cable shield. It has a concentric layer of copper
wires with an open helix of copper tape or copper wire. The better and tighter the
shield, the lower the emissions and bearing currents.
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Additional US requirements
Use type MC continuous corrugated aluminum armor cable with symmetrical grounds
or shielded power cable for the motor cables if metallic conduit is not used. For the
North American market, 600 V AC cable is accepted for up to 500 V AC. A 1,000 V
AC cable is required above 500 V AC (below 600 V AC). The power cables must be
rated for 75
°
C (167
°
F).
Conduit
Couple separate parts of a conduit together: Bridge the joints with a ground conductor
that is bonded to the conduit on each side of the joint. Also bond the conduits to the
drive enclosure and motor frame. Use separate conduits for input power, motor, brake
resistor and control wiring. When a conduit is used, type MC continuous corrugated
aluminum armor cable or shielded cable is not required. A dedicated ground cable is
always required.
Do not run motor wiring from more than one drive in the same conduit.
1 Sheath
2 Copper wire shield
3 Helix of copper tape or copper wire
4 Filling
5 Cable conductors
1
3 4 5
2