Typical Power Cable Sizes; Power Cable Types; Preferred Power Cable Types; Alternate Power Cable Types - ABB ACS880-04 Hardware Manual

84 Guidelines for planning the electrical installation

Typical power cable sizes

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See the technical data.

Power cable types

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Preferred power cable types

This section presents the preferred cable types. Make sure that the selected cable
type also complies with local/state/country electrical codes.
Cable type
PE
Symmetrical shielded (or ar-
mored) cable with three phase
conductors and concentric PE
conductor as shield (or armor)
Symmetrical shielded (or ar-
mored) cable with three phase
conductors and symmetrically
constructed PE conductor and a
shield (or armor)
Symmetrical shielded (or ar-
mored) cable with three phase
conductors and a shield (or ar-
mor), and separate PE conduct-
1)
or/cable
1) A separate PE conductor is required if the conductivity of the shield (or armor) is not sufficient for the PE use.

Alternate power cable types

Cable type
PVC
Four-conductor cabling in PVC
conduit or jacket (three phase
conductors and PE)
Use as input power cabling
Yes
Yes
PE
Yes
PE
Use as input power cabling
Yes with phase conductor smaller
than 10 mm
Use as motor cabling and as
brake resistor cabling
Yes with phase conductor smaller
2
(8 AWG) Cu. than 10 mm
tors up to 30 kW (40 hp).
Note: Shielded or armored cable,
or cabling in metal conduit is al-
ways recommended to minimize
radio frequency interference.
Use as motor cabling and as
brake resistor cabling
Yes
Yes
Yes
2
(8 AWG) Cu, or mo-