Manual – MOVI-PLC® I/O System
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Electrical installation
Installation
3.2 Electrical installation
EMC-compliant
installation
• When installing the modules, ensure that any inactive metal components are
grounded via a proper large-surface earth.
– Provide a wide area metal-on-metal contact between the unit housing and
ground.
– Establish a central connection between ground and the earthing/PE system.
– If possible, do not use any aluminum components.
• Ensure that wiring is routed properly during installation.
– Route power cables (power current, power supply) and signal cables in separate
cable ducts.
– Route signal cables as close as possible to ground surfaces (e.g. frames, metal
rails, sheet metal, etc.).
• Ensure that the shielding of lines is grounded properly.
– Signal lines must be shielded.
– Signal lines with analog signals must be shielded. If low-amplitude signals are
transferred, it may be advantageous to connect the shield on one side of the cable
only.
– Attach the shields of cables in the control cabinet over a large surface area to the
ground rail/PE rail. Secure the line shields using cable clamps.
– Ensure that the ground rail/PE rail has a low-impedance connection to the control
cabinet.
– Use metallic or metallized plug connector housings for shielded signal lines.
• Use incandescent lamps for illumination inside control cabinets. Do not use fluores-
cent lamps.
• Create a single reference potential and ground all electrical equipment wherever
possible.
– Ensure that earthing measures are implemented effectively.
– Provide a star-shaped connection between system components and control
cabinets of the MOVI-PLC
®
I/O system and the earthing/protection system. In this
way, you avoid ground loops.
– Where potential differences exist, you must install sufficiently large equipotential
bonding conductors between the different parts of the system and control
cabinets.
Shielding of lines Observe the following points when shielding lines:
• Only use lines with braided shield.
The coverage of the shield should exceed 80 %.
• Always ground the line shields at both ends of cables. High frequency interference
can only be suppressed by grounding cables on both ends.
• Always use metallic or metallized connectors for signal lines for serial links. Connect
the shield of the signal line to the connector housing. Do not connect the shield to pin
1 of the plug strip of the I/O module.
• For stationary operation, we recommend that you strip the insulation from the shield-
ed cable interruption-free and attach the shield to the shield/protective ground rail.
• Connect braided shields by means of metallic cable clamps. The cable glands must
have a good electrical and large surface contact with the shield.