Product Description XI/ON - Eaton Automation
Product Description XI/ON - Eaton Automation
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<strong>XI</strong>/<strong>ON</strong>: Gateways for Modbus TCP 8 Guidelines for Electrical Installation<br />
8.5 Potential Compensation<br />
Potential differences can occur between installation components<br />
that are in separate areas and these<br />
are fed by different supplies,<br />
have double-sided conductor shields which are grounded on<br />
different installation components.<br />
A potential-compensation cable must be routed to the potential<br />
compensation.<br />
Warning<br />
Never use the shield as a potential compensation.<br />
A potential compensation cable must have the following characteristics:<br />
Low impedance. In the case of compensation cables that are<br />
routed on both sides, the compensation line impedance must be<br />
considerably smaller than that of the shield connection (max.<br />
10 % of shield connection impedance).<br />
Should the length of the compensation cable be less than 200 m,<br />
then its cross-section must be at least 16 mm 2 / 0.025 inch 2 . If<br />
the cable length is greater than 200 m, then a cross-section of at<br />
least 25 mm 2 / 0.039 inch 2 is required.<br />
The compensation cable must be made of copper or zinc coated<br />
steel.<br />
The compensation cable must be connected to the protective<br />
conductor over a large surface area and must be protected<br />
against corrosion.<br />
Compensation cables and data cables should be routed as close<br />
together as possible, meaning the enclosed area should be kept<br />
as small as possible.<br />
8.5.1 Switching Inductive Loads<br />
In the case of inductive loads, a protective circuit on the load is<br />
recommended.<br />
172 M001973-01, 07/2007
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