Siemens SIMOTICS A 1FU8 Operating Instructions Manual page 149

● To ensure good discharging of high-frequency currents, provide contacting over a large
surface area:
– as contact established through 360° at the converter
– at the motor, for instance with EMC glands at the cable entries
● If the cable shield is connected as described, then it ensures the specified equipotential
bonding between the motor enclosure and converter. A separate RF equipotential
bonding conductor is then not necessary.
● If the cable shield is not connected due to special secondary conditions, or not
adequately connected, then the specified equipotential bonding is not provided. In this
particular case, use a separate RF equipotential bonding conductor:
– Between the motor enclosure and protective ground rail of the converter.
– Between motor enclosure and driven machine
– Use braided flat copper straps or high-frequency cables with finely-stranded
– Ensure that the contacts are established over a large area.
Overall system design
To specifically reduce bearing currents, you must consider the system as a whole, which
comprises the motor, converter, and driven machine. The following measures support you
when reducing bearing currents and help to avoid damage:
● In the overall system, set up a properly meshed grounding system with low impedance.
● Use the common-mode filter (damping cores) at the converter output. The Siemens sales
representative is responsible for selection and dimensioning.
● Limit the rise in voltage by using output filters. Output filters dampen the harmonic content
in the output voltage.
Note
Converter documentation
The operating instructions for the converter are not part of this documentation. Refer also to
the configuration information for the converter.
1FU8
Operating Instructions, 02/2016, 5 610 70000 02 000
Concentric copper or aluminum shield
conductors for the separate RF equipotential bonding cable. Solid copper cables are
not suitable for high frequency grounding because of the skin effect.
Preparing for use
4.7 Converter operation
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