Appendix A. EMC Standard Installation GuideVFD-ED
A-3-2 Ground Loops
A ground loop occurs when the pieces of equipment are connected to more than one grounding path.
In this case, the ground current may return to the grounding electrode via more than one path. There
are three methods to prevent ground loops:
1. Use a common power circuit
2. Single point grounding
3. Isolate signals, e.g. by photocouplers
Equipment
Cable
Equipment
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Earth plane
Equipment
Cable
Equipment
A B
Earth plane
Cable
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Accompanying cable
In order to avoid “Common Mode Noise”, use parallel wires or twisted pair wiring. Follow this rule and
also avoid long wires, it is suggested to place the two wires as close to each other as possible.