3 Installation
3.5 EMC installat ion
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Figure 34: Cable routing
Figure 35: Separate routing
a Power cable: mains voltage, motor connection
b Control and signal lines, fieldbus connections
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Route mains and motor cables in the control cabinet as close to 
the ground potential as possible. This is because free moving 
cables act as antennas.
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If routed in parallel, cables carrying high frequencies (e.g., 
screened motor cables) and clean cables (e.g., mains supply 
cable, control and signal cables) should be installed at a distance 
of at least 100 mm from each other in order to avoid 
electromagnetic interference. You should also use separate 
cable entries if there is a great difference in voltage potentials. 
If control cables and power cables need to cross, they should 
always do so at a right angle (90°).
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Do not route the control and signal cables  in the same 
conduit as the power cables .
Analog signal cables (measured values, setpoints, and 
correction values) must be routed inside screened conduit.