Equipotential Bonding - Siemens SIMATIC RF600 System Manual

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4.6 Guidelines for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
4.6.6

Equipotential bonding

Potential differences between different parts of a plant can arise due to the different design
of the plant components and different voltage levels. If the plant components are connected
across signal cables, transient currents flow across the signal cables. These transient
currents can corrupt the signals.
Proper equipotential bonding is thus essential.
• The equipotential bonding conductor must have a sufficiently large cross section (at least
• The distance between the signal cable and the associated equipotential bonding
• A fine-strand conductor must be used (better high-frequency conductivity).
• When connecting the equipotential bonding conductors to the centralized equipotential
Figure 4-8
The better the equipotential bonding in a plant, the smaller the chance of interference due to
fluctuations in potential.
Equipotential bonding should not be confused with protective earthing of a plant. Protective
earthing prevents the occurrence of excessive contact voltages in the event of device faults.
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conductor must be as small as possible (antenna effect).
bonding strip, the power components and non-power components must be combined.
Equipotential bonding
System Manual, 09/2005 Edition, J31069 D0171-U001-A0-7618,
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