
69Selecting the power cables ......................................................................
69General guidelines ............................................................................
70Typical power cable sizes ....................................................................
71Power cable types .............................................................................
71Preferred power cable types .............................................................
71Alternate power cable types ..............................................................
72Not allowed power cable types ..........................................................
72Additional guidelines, North America .......................................................
73Metal conduit ...............................................................................
73Power cable shield ............................................................................
73Selecting the control cables .....................................................................
73Shielding ........................................................................................
74Signals in separate cables ...................................................................
74Signals that can be run in the same cable .................................................
74Relay cable type ...............................................................................
74Control panel to drive connection ...........................................................
75Routing the cables ................................................................................
75General guidelines – IEC .....................................................................
76General guidelines – North America ........................................................
77
Continuous motor cable shield/conduit or enclosure for equipment on the motor
cable .............................................................................................
77Separate control cable ducts ................................................................
77Implementing thermal overload and short-circuit protection ................................
77Protecting the input cabling and the drive upon a short-circuit .........................
77Protecting the motor and motor cable in short-circuits ...................................
77Protecting the drive and the power cables against thermal overload ..................
78Protecting the motor against thermal overload ...........................................
78Protecting the drive against ground faults .................................................
78Residual current device compatibility ...................................................
78Implementing the emergency stop function ...............................................
78Implementing the Safe Torque Off function ................................................
78Implementing the Power loss ride-through function ......................................
79Using power factor compensation capacitors with the drive ............................
79Implementing a safety switch between the drive and the motor ........................
79Using a contactor between the drive and the motor ......................................
80Implementing a bypass connection .........................................................
80Implementing the ATEX-certified Safe motor disconnection function (option +Q971) .
80Protecting the contacts of relay outputs ....................................................
81Connecting motor temperature sensor to the drive via an option module ............
82Protecting the drive against ground faults .....................................................
82Residual current device compatibility ......................................................
82Implementing the emergency stop function ...................................................
82Implementing ATEX-certified thermistor protection ..........................................
82Implementing the Safe torque off function ....................................................
82Implementing the ATEX-certified Safe motor disconnection function (option +Q971) ...
83Implementing the Power-loss ride-through function .........................................
83Units with line contactor (option +F250) ...................................................
83Supplying power for the auxiliary circuits ......................................................
83Using power factor compensation capacitors with the drive ................................
83Implementing a safety switch between the drive and the motor ...........................
84Using a contactor between the drive and the motor .........................................
84Implementing a bypass connection ............................................................
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