Permissible Total Cable Length For S120 Infeed Modules Feeding Multi-Motor Drives - Siemens SINAMICS G130 Engineering Manual

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Permissible total cable length for S120 Infeed Modules feeding multi-motor drives

General
In the case of SINAMICS S120 multi-motor drives where an S120 Infeed Module supplies a DC busbar with more
than one S120 Motor Module, not only the length of the cable between each individual Motor Module and its
associated motor is limited, but also the total cable length (i.e. the sum of the motor cable lengths for all the Motor
Modules that are fed from a common Infeed Module via a common DC busbar).
The total cable length must be restricted to ensure that the resulting total capacitive leakage current Σ I
the capacitive leakage currents I
overall motor cable length, does not overload the Infeed Module. This current is flowing back to the DC busbar via
either the line filter of the Infeed Module or the supply system and via the Infeed Module itself.
Route of the resulting total leakage current Σ I
If the total cable length and, in turn, the total leakage current Σ I
filters according to category C3 of EN 61800-3, the power components of the Infeed Module, and the snubber circuits
for the power components in the Infeed Module may be overloaded due to an excessive current or dv/dt load.
The permissible total cable lengths are device specific and are, therefore, specified in the relevant catalogs or in the
section "Checking the total cable length with multi-motor drives" of the chapter "SINAMICS S120, General Information
about Built-in and Cabinet Units".
For more information about the cause of capacitive leakage currents and their magnitude, see section "Line filters".
EMC information
SINAMICS S120 multi-motor drives with a total cable length of several kilometers generally only meet the criteria of
category C4 according to the EMC product standard EN 61800-3. The standard, however, clearly states that this is
permissible for complex systems of this type with rated currents of more than 400 A used in an industrial
environment, as well as for IT supply systems used in an industrial environment. In such cases, system integrators
and plant operators must define an EMC plan, which means customized, system-specific measures to ensure
compliance with the EMC requirements.
This applies regardless of whether the SINAMICS S120 multi-motor drive is operated on a grounded TN supply
system with line filters integrated in the SINAMICS Infeed Module as standard, or on a non-grounded IT supply
system with a deactivated line filter.
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