NVF5 Series User Manual   Chapter 3 Installation and Wiring 
grounding to realize 360-degree circular connection. It is prohibited to twist the shielding 
layer before connecting it to the inverter in case that the shielding effect is lowered greatly 
or even lost. 
A shielding cable or an independent cable tray shall be adopted between the inverter 
and the motor. One end of the shielding layer of the motor cable or the metal shell of the 
cable tray is connected nearby the inverter, and the other end is connected with motor 
shell. 
The grounding cable shall be as short and thick as possible so as to lower grounding 
impedance, grounding cables shall be far away from the input side and the output side of 
noise-sensitive devices. 
3.7.3 Leakage Current Suppression 
Leakage currents include line leakage currents and grounding leakage currents. The 
magnitude of a leakage current depends on distributed capacitance of the system in the 
wiring process and the carrier frequency of the inverter. The leakage current can be 
effectively lowered by reducing the carrier frequency and using motor cables as short as 
possible. When the motor cable is long (50m or above), an AC output reactor or a sine 
wave filter shall be installed at the output side of the inverter; when the motor cable is 
longer, it is supposed to install one reactor at a certain distance. 
Two classification and expression modes of leakage currents are: 
Grounding leakage current: means the leakage current flowing through a common 
grounding cable. It may flow into the inverter as well as other devices through the 
grounding cable. The leakage current may cause malfunction to a residual-current circuit 
breaker, a relay or other devices. 
Lines leakage current: means  the leakage current flowing through distributed 
capacitors among the cables at the input side and the output side of the inverter. The 
magnitude of the leakage current is relevant to the carrier frequency of the inverter, the 
length of the motor cable and  the sectional area of the cable. The higher the carrier 
frequency of the inverter, the longer the motor cable and the larger the sectional area of 
the cable, the larger the leakage current is. 
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