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Aterramento Paineis
Aterramento Paineis
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Contents
1. GENERAL................................................................................... 2
2. CUBICLE .................................................................................... 3
2.1. Mechanical design ...................................................................... 3
2.2. Grounding system....................................................................... 3
2.2.1. Grounding a single cubicle.......................................................... 3
2.2.2. Grounding system for adjacent cubicles ..................................... 4
2.2.3. Grounding system for equipment................................................ 5
4. SCS CONSOLE.......................................................................... 7
6. WIRING ...................................................................................... 9
6.1. External wiring ............................................................................ 9
6.2. Internal wiring ............................................................................. 9
6.3. Communication cables ............................................................. 10
7. SCREENING ............................................................................ 12
7.1. Cable shields ............................................................................ 12
7.2. Grounding the ends of cable shields ........................................ 12
7.3. Grounding the shields of interface cables................................. 13
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1. GENERAL
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2. CUBICLE
Rack
Device
Cubicle ground rail
close to floor
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Braided copper strip, width ³ 20 mm, cross-section ³ 16 mm
Grounding strip terminal (sleeve) or conducting connection
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The metal parts of the cubicle housing and the ground rail are
interconnected electrically conducting and corrosion proof. The
contact surfaces shall be as large as possible.
For metallic connections please observe the voltage difference
of both materials according to the electrochemical code. The
greater the voltage difference, the greater the danger of electro-
chemical corrosion.
The cubicle ground rail must be effectively connected to the sta-
tion ground rail by a grounding strip (braided copper, see Sec-
tion 5.).
Where the two ground rails are more than 5 m apart, two
grounding strips must be run parallel and as close as possible to
each other.
Cubicle
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Grounding strip
Device
a) Admissible
b) Inadmissible
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Electrically Device
conducting
junction on
both sides Open equip-
ment rack
Interface
module Cover plate
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4. SCS CONSOLE
Console
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Terminal bolt
Contact surface
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6. WIRING
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Device
Terminals
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Screened
signal cables
Cubicle
E.g.consol
Bypass
(braided copper
parallel ground)
Grounded cable
shield
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7. SCREENING
The best screening effect is achieved when the cable would en-
ter the cubicle via a screwed cable gland. If a cable gland of this
type is not provided, the cable must be grounded as shown in
Fig. 9 and Fig. 10 on the inside of the cubicle immediately ad-
jacent to the cable inlet.
To ground the cable, remove a suitable length of the insulation
and push the braiding of the shield back over the end of the in-
sulation. Secure the end of the cable to the grounded surface by
means of a metal cleat (Fig. 9). The cleat and the contact sur-
face must be electrically conducting and non-corroding.
Cleat
Cable insulation
Cores
Braided shield
pushed back over
end of insulation
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minishing. It also reduces the risk of pinching the shield and the
cores.
Choose a cleat that holds the shield firmly but does not pinch the
shield or the cores.
Shields grounded as in
Fig. 9
Screened
cables
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Many signal cables still ground the cable shield via a pin on
the connector (mostly plastic connector housings). The
screening effect achieved in such cases is inadequate in in-
dustrial installations.
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