Interference-free cable routing
3.1 Classifying cables into cable categories
Designing interference-free controllers
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The following table shows the minimum clearance you must maintain when installing cables.
Table 3- 2
Combination of cable categories
Category A
Category B
Category C
Category A
•
In common bundles
or cable channels
•
In separate bundles
or cable channels
(no minimum
clearance
necessary)
•
Inside cabinets in separate
bundles or cable channels
•
Outside cabinets, but inside
buildings, on separate cable
racks with at least 10 cm
clearance
Category B
•
In separate bundles
or cable channels
(no minimum
clearance
necessary)
•
In common bundles
or cable channels
Category C
•
Inside cabinets in separate bundles or cable
channels
•
Outside cabinets, but inside buildings, on
separate cable racks with at least 10 cm
clearance
•
In common bundles or cable
channels
If you install different cable categories in the same cable channel, use metallic cable
channels with metallic partition.
The following figure show a schematic view of a cable channel with partition.
①
Metallic cable channel
②
Metallic partition
Figure 3-1
Cable channel with partition
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