ABB ACS550 Series, User Manual

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Technical data
Recommendation for conductor layout
The following figure compares conductor layout features in motor cables.
Effective motor cable screens
The general rule for cable screen effectiveness is: the better and tighter the cable’s
screen, the lower the radiated emission level. The following figure shows an
example of an effective construction (for example Ölflex-Servo-FD 780 CP,
Lappkabel or MCCMK, NK Cables).
EN 61800-3 compliant motor cables
The most efficient EMC filtering can be achieved by following these rules:
• Motor cables must have an effective screen as described in section Effective
motor cable screens on page 275 .
• Motor cable screen wires must be twisted together into a bundle (the bundle
length must be less than five times its width) and connected it to the terminal
marked
(at the bottom right-hand corner of the drive).
• At the motor end, the motor cable screen must be earthed 360 degrees with an
EMC cable gland, or the screen wires must be twisted together into a bundle not
longer than five times its width and connected to the PE terminal of the motor.
• See section Motor cable length for 400 V drives , columns “ EMC limits “ on page
272 to check the maximum motor cable lengths and the need for filters for 400 V
drives for IEC/EN 61800-3 compliance.
Symmetrical shielded cable: three phase
conductors and a concentric or otherwise
symmetrically constructed PE conductor, and a
shield
Recommended (CE & C-Tick)
PE
conductor
and shield
A separate PE conductor is required if the
conductivity of the cable shield is < 50% of the
conductivity of the phase conductor.
Not allowed for motor cables (CE & C-Tick)
Shield
PE
PE
Allowed for motor cables with phase
conductor cross section up to 10 mm
2
.
A four-conductor system: three phase
conductors and a protective conductor, without a
shield.
Allowed (CE & C-Tick)
Shield
Shield
Insulation jacket
Braided metallic screen
Inner insulator
L1
L2
L3