Installing network components in cabinets
3.3 Guidelines for setting up networked automation systems in buildings
Passive network components
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Cabinet lighting
Use bulbs for the cabinet lighting, for example LINESTRA lamps. Avoid the use of
fluorescent lamps since they cause interference. If you need to use fluorescent lamps, take
the measures shown in the figure below.
Figure 3-8
Measures for interference suppression of fluorescent lamps in a cabinet
3.3.7
Arrangement of devices and cables
Adequate clearance to reduce the effects of interference
One simple but nevertheless effective method of reducing the effects of interference is to
keep the "culprit" and "victim" devices and cables as far apart from each other as possible.
Inductive and capacitive interference injection declines in proportion to the square of the
distance of the elements involved. This means that doubling the clearance reduces the
effects of interference by a factor of four. Taking certain aspects into account during the
planning phase of a building generally incurs little extra cost and can save considerable
effort later.
Standards recommending the spatial arrangement of devices and cables
EN 501742 /13/ includes recommendations on the spatial arrangement of devices and
cables with the aim of achieving the lowest possible mutual interference.