Not Allowed Power Cable Types; Additional Guidelines - North America - ABB ACS580 Series Hardware Manual

Not allowed power cable types

Cable type
Symmetrical shielded cable
with individual shields for
each phase conductor
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Additional guidelines – North America
ABB recommends the use of metallic conduit for power wiring. ABB also
recommends the use of symmetrical shielded VFD cable between drive and
motor(s).
This table shows examples of methods for wiring the drive. Refer to NFPA 70 (NEC)
along with state and local codes for the appropriate methods for your application.
Wiring method
1) 2)
Conduit - Metallic
Electrical metallic tubing: Type EMT
Rigid metal conduit: Type RMC
Liquid-tight flexible metal electrical conduit:
Type LFMC
Conduit - Non-metallic
Liquid-tight flexible non-metallic conduit:
Type LFNC
2)
Wireways
Metallic
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Use as input power cabling
No
PE
2) 3)
Use as motor cabling and as
brake resistor cabling
No
Notes
Prefer symmetrical shielded VFD cable.
Use separate conduit run for each motor.
Do not run input power wiring and motor
wiring in the same conduit.
Prefer symmetrical shielded VFD cable.
Use separate conduit run for each motor.
Do not run input power wiring and motor
wiring in the same conduit.
Prefer symmetrical shielded VFD cable.
Separate motor wiring from input power
wiring and other low voltage wiring.
Do not run outputs of multiple drives parallel.
Bundle each cable (wiring) together and use
separators where possible.