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Code for Instrument & Control System Grounding in Linde Gas

Purpose 1
Scope 1
General Principles of Design 2
Design Specification of Factory Grounding 3
Terms 3
Grounding Category 4
Overview of Grounding in Linde Factory 6
Grounding System and Grounding Principle 6
Grounding Connection Method 14
Other Equipment Grounding Method 23
Grounding System Connection Requirement 27
Definitions and Abbreviations 28
Records 28
References, Forms and Attachments 28
Document Information 29
About this Document 29
Change History 29
Change History - Attachments 29
Learning and Assessment Guide 29

Purpose
Purpose
This document presents the translated version of Code for Instrument & Control System Grounding in Linde Gas
version 1.02 that issued and shared by REA. The original document was edited by Linde Gas China and Siemens
China, stating requirement on control system grounding to prevent noise & spurious signal, as reference for
design and construction purpose.

Scope
Scope
Linde Gas within ASEAN Countries applications.

Audience
This document applies to:
• Linde Gas IPC Engineers and relevant maintenance personnel
• Linde Gas Operation Engineers
• Linde Gas Project Engineers
• Linde Gas relevant contractors

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General Principles of Design
General Principles of Design
The purpose of this code is to unify Linde Gas technical regulation of control system wiring and grounding, and to
establish the standardization of instrument control system design, installation, wiring and grounding, and then
decreasing system fault and improving plant reliability.
This code is applied to main control system of Linde Gas. Other control system can also refer to this code.
Besides meeting the requirements of this code, the instrument control system design, installation, wiring and
grounding should also comply with the design regulation of project design institution, and conform to current
national standards.
LGSR: All earthing measures for DCS equipment has to be executed according to vendor design and installation
guidelines.

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Design Specification of Factory Grounding

Terms
Electrical Protection Earthing (PE): Electrical earthing is a safety requirement preventing electrical shocks
to personnel.
Protection earthing bar electrically connected to enclosure.

Instrument Earthing (IE/PA): Instrument earthing drains electrostatic charges as well as


interference radiation and can be used as reference potential for
signals.
Instrument earthing bars electrically isolated from enclosure.

Shield Grounding (SG): Shielding grounding avoids the interference from electromagnetic
field to instrument and signal

Intrinsically Safe Grounding Intrinsically safe grounding ensures safe work of intrinsically safe
instrument.

Equipotential Bonding Equipotential bonding ensures equal potential between each electric
conductor respectively and ground.

Connecting Resistance Connecting Resistance means the total resistance of wire and
connection point from grounding terminal to grounding electrode of
instrument and equipment. (Grounding connecting resistance of
instrumental system should not more than 1 ohm)

Grounding Resistance Grounding resistance means the sum of grounding electrode


resistance to ground and connecting resistance.
(Grounding resistance of instrument system should not more than 4
ohm)

Grounding System Grounding system is the general term that includes grounding wire,
grounding busbar, grounding trunk line, grounding collective plate
and grounding body.

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Grounding Category
Electrical Protection Earthing (PE)
• Due to many reasons (such as dielectric breakdown) the metal enclosure of electro-instrument and dead
metal part of automatic control equipment may be with dangerous voltage.
• The following electro-instrument and automatic control equipment should use PE.
• Instrument panel, instrument operation bench, instrument cabinet, instrument stand, instrument box;
• Instrument control system cabinet and operation station;
• Computer system cabinet and operation bench;
• Power supply panel, power supply cabinet; instrument enclosure, cable bridge, protective tube,
junction box, armour layer of armour cable.
• When the metal enclosure of small low-voltage devices (such as button, signal lamp and relay installed on
non-explosion-proof metal panel) have good electrical contact with metal panel frame that already used PE,
it is permissible to not only use PE.
• When there are no special requirements for field instrument, transmitter and field switch (the power supply
is lower than 36 volts), it is permissible to work without PE.
• Instrument PE system should connect to PE net of low-voltage electrical equipment. The connection should
be fastness and reliable without grounding in series.
• The cable bridge and cable guide that are installed on construction should be iterative grounding.

Instrument Earthing (IE/PA)


Instrument and control system should use PA. PA should include signal circuit grounding and special required
intrinsically safe circuit grounding. Usually PA regards the negative pole (Port M) of DC power (DC24V) as
reference point and the same to signal distribution. The connection type and grounding resistance of grounding
system should conform to the regulation of design document. For example: Siemens has shorted the Port M of CPU
(PA) and PE. (Details refer to Grounding Connection Method)

Shield Grounding (SG)


Using SG should meet following requirements:
• Components of instrument system used to reduce electromagnetic interference should use SG such as
shielding layer of cable, drain wire and shielding grounding terminal of instrument.
• The spared core of common multi-core cable installed overhead and outside without shielding layer should
use SG.
• When the shielding layer of shielding cable has already grounded, both ends of spared core should be
connected to the spared port.
• Both ends of the spared core of multi-core shielding cable that went through protective tube should also be
connected to the spared port.
• The external layer of total shielding cable and the internal layer of separated shielding layer should be
equipotential grounding in one side of control cabinet but not on-site part in order to prevent electrostatic
induction and low-frequency interference. Bridge and protective tube should be connected well and both
ports should be grounded well. If the electrostatic interference is too strong, both ends of external layer of
shielding cable should be grounded.

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Intrinsically Safe Grounding
Components of intrinsically safe instrument that need grounding to ensure safe function should apply intrinsically
safe grounding according to the requirement of manufacturer.
• Components of intrinsically safe related equipment in intrinsically safe instrument system that need
grounding are the negative pole of shunt diode and grounding port of safe fence.
The busbar of Zener safe fence should be connected to the common port of DC power supply and apply
intrinsically safe grounding.
• In order to ensure the safe function of Zener safe fence for dangerous area when DC power supply is
breaking down, the busbar of safe fence must be connected to the common port of DC power supply.
Other details refer to respective national standards.

Anti-Static Grounding
• The control room, cabinet room and process control computer room that are installed automatic control
system should apply anti-static grounding. The static conductive floor, anti-static raised floor and workbench
inside above mentioned room should also apply anti-static grounding. Anti-static grounding should use the
same system as PE. The automatic control equipment that have been applied PE can be regard as applying
anti-static grounding.
• The metal cable bridge should apply anti-static grounding. The static bus of non-metal cable bridge should
apply anti-static grounding.

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Overview of Grounding in Linde Factory

Grounding System and Grounding Principle


Grounding System Is Including Grounding Connection And Grounding Device
《Refer( HG/T 20513-2014)and(S7_300_cpu_operating_instructions_4.9.6)》
Grounding connection includes: Grounding wire, grounding busbar, grounding bus, grounding collective plate,
grounding trunk line.
Grounding device includes: the whole ground plate, grounding main line, grounding electrode. (See Figure 3.1.1)
1) The grounding connection of instrument and control system shall apply separate gathering and then
connecting to collective ground plate.
2) All grounding of instrument system should be gathered to collective ground plate and achieve equipotential
bonding. Using the same grounding device as electrical device and connecting to equipotential net. (See
Figure 3.1.1)

The above part is based on using factory equipotential grounding net, if not, remote SG (PA) should be
gathered to collective grounding plate

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Linde(LGSR 2015)Linde Requirements for Control System Grounding
Instrument earthing system (IE/PA) shall be separate from the electrical system (protection) earthing (PE).
Instructions of the instrument manufacturer are to be considered. (Select from _ICT_J-SP_01-20-LG- Linde Gas
Standard Requirements for Instrumentation and Control_3.4 Instrument earthing).
The PLANT earthing system consists of two separate earthing systems which are connected together at a central
grounding point. (Select from _ICT_J-SP_13-01-LGLinde Gas Standard Requirements for Control Systems_8.
PLANT Earthing System)
• Electrical protection earthing (PE):
• Electrical earthing is a safety requirement preventing electrical shocks to personnel.
• Instrument earthing (IE/PA):
• Instrument earthing drains electrostatic charges as well as interference radiation and can be used as
reference potential for signals.
The earthing design of enclosures shall be according to the following requirements.
• Separate earthing bars for the respective earthing system per enclosure
• Protection earthing bar electrically connected to enclosure
• Instrument earthing bars electrically isolated from enclosure
Note: All earthing measures for DCS equipment has to be executed according to vendor design and installation
guidelines.

Example for earthing and screening concept:The schematic diagram for earthing and screening concept:As shown
in below figure:
• Cabinets include two kinds of busbar inside: PA instrument grounding (SG), PE protective earthing;
• PE busbar inside cabinet includes the connection of power source enclosure, backplane and main cabinet
body, then connecting to PE collective busbar.
• PA(SG)inside cabinet includes IO cable shielding layer, Profibus shielding layer, isolating from main body
of cabinet and then connecting to PA (SG) collective busbar. (PS: In Siemens control system Profibus
shielding layer does not connect to PA (SG) but PE. (See details 3.2.6-3)
• PA (SG) inside cabinet includes IO cable shielding layer, Profibus shielding layer, isolating from main body of
cabinet and then connecting to PA (SG) collective busbar. (PS: In Siemens control system Profibus shielding
layer does not connect to PA (SG) but PE. (See details 3.2.6-3)

The Reference Diagram for Instrument and Control System Grounding in Linde Factory
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The Reference Diagram for Instrument and Control System Grounding in Linde Factory
1 The general drawing of instrument and control system grounding (Project design documents should include the
general drawing of grounding system)

As shown in above figure:


• PA (SG) and PE grounding bus inside cabinet are connecting to their respective busbar.
• Field PA (SG) and PE grounding bus bar are connecting to their respective collective busbar, and then
connecting to grounding net independently.
• Ground connection should comply with the principle of choosing the nearest one.

2 Redundancy Controller S7_CPU417_5H

《(SIAS-3-J-ZM9382-1001.001_4/38) LGY DCS layout design by SIAS》


As shown in above figure:
1) The PE port of system should connect to PE.
2) The section area of PLC bottom plate grounding cable should not less than 10 mm2 (Refer to Siemens template
manual)

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3 Redundancy Power Supply–QUINT_PS/1AC/24DC/10

《(SIAS-3-J-ZM9382-1001.001_6/38) LGY DCS layout design by SIAS》

As shown in above figure:


• The Port M of DC power source in 24 volts should connect to PE. (non-isolation mode)
• The enclosure should connect to PE.

4 IM153_DP05_6ES7 153_2BA02_0XB0

《(SIAS-3-J-ZM9382-1001.001_18/38) LGY DCS layout design by SIAS》


As shown in above figure:
• The port M should connect to PE by short-circuit sheet when setting in factory. (non-isolation mode)
• If removing short-circuit sheet, it is floating ground. (isolation mode) (Port M means power source and
module, the port M of module is the same as that of power source, so it is not necessary to mention that the
M of module is not grounding)
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5 Y-Link_6ES7 153_2BA02_0XB0

《(SIAS-3-J-ZM9382-1001.001_37/38) LGY DCS layout design by SIAS

As shown in above figure:


• The port M should connect to PE by short-circuit sheet when setting in factory. (Non-isolation Mode)
• If removing short-circuit sheet, it is floating ground. (Isolation Mode)

6 DI Module_DP06+DI11_6ES7 321_7BH01

《(SIAS-3-J-ZM9382-1001.001_35/38) LGY DCS layout design by SIAS》


As shown in above figure:
• Refer to module connection diagram (as shown in above figure)
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7 DO Module_DP05+DO10_6ES7 326_2BF10

《(SIAS-3-J-ZM9382-1001.001_25/38) LGY DCS layout design by SIAS》


As shown in above figure:
• Refer to module connection diagram (as shown in above figure)
• Suggest adding anti-interference circuit in inductive load. (as shown in below figure)

See Detail <S7_300 module_3.5: How to protect digital modules from inductive overvoltage>

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8 AI Module_DP05+AI06_6ES7 336_4GE00

《(SIAS-3-J-ZM9382-1001.001_21/38) LGY DCS layout design by SIAS》


As shown in above figure:
• The shielding layer of signal cable should connect to SG inside of control cabinet.
• If there are isolation requirements, grounding method refers to (“Grounding Connection Method”)
• If there are special requirements of field instrument, enclosure can apply PE. (See details “Protection
Earthing”)
9 AO Module_DP06+AO06_6ES7 332_5HF00

《(SIAS-3-J-ZM9382-1001.001_30/38) LGY DCS layout design by SIAS》

As shown in above figure:


• The shielding layer of signal cable should connect to SG in the side of control cabinet.
• If there are isolation requirements, grounding method refers to (“Grounding Connection Method”)
• If there are special requirements of field instrument, enclosure can apply PE. (See details “Protection
Earthing”)

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Not allow to connect switch and fuse in each grounding connection (See below figure)

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Grounding Connection Method

Using TN-S bus power supply system in control system


1 N-S bus power supply: PE should be separated with neutral conductor N.

Refer to GB-T 50065-2011

As shown in below diagram:


• The enclosure of cabinet should be connected to PE.
• The whole TN-S system should be applied separated PE, and the PE of equipment can add another grounding
2 The requirement of UPS grounding (the relationship with system grounding)
Because power system has grounding connection with electrical grounding, it is possible to supply power by
floating grounding.
AC 220 V is alternating current and does not need PA, but need PE.
i. Power System With UPS
• The AC input and AC output grounding wire of UPS are connecting together, and also connecting to
enclosure, so when distributing wires should notice following:
• The grounding wire (grounding port) of UPS input should be connected with electrical grounding of
power supply system independently, and does not connect to DCS system.
• Only the phase line and null line of UPS AC output be connected to control station or the switch power
source of operation station.
• The enclosure of UPS cannot connect or touch the enclosure of control station or operation station.
ii. Power System Without UPS
• Only the phase line and null line be connected to control station or the switch power source of
operation station.

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Connection diagram for whole Siemens CPU S7-300/S7-400 installation
1) In Siemens control system, PE is connected with cabinet and SG is isolated from cabinet.
2) PA is connected with PE inside cabinet such as common port of signal circuit, port M of DC 24V power source
and the back plate of CPU and module.
3) The factory setting of IM 153 port M shorts circuit with PE.

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The grounding schematic diagram of S7-300/400 module signal circuit
1 The processing for the connection between analog signal and non-isolated analog input signal module (S7-300)

As shown in above figure:


1) Port M- and MANA are suggested to be connected to each other in strong EMC interference condition.
2) Port M- and MANA must be connected to each other when common-mode voltage of analog module is smaller
than 2.5 volts. (Vcm≤2.5V).
3) Port M- and MANA are not allowed to connect to each other when using two-wire mode sensor and
resistance-type sensor.
4) Non-isolated two-wire mode sensor and resistance-type sensor are not allowed to connect to non-isolated
analog input module.
5) The main difference in above figure is the difference of field instrument, some need equipotential. For first
figure the port M- of transmitter is suggested to be grounded, it means that if signal is not accurate, it is
suggested to be grounded, but not must.

2 The isolated analog signal module is allowed to be not grounded, and port MANA should be isolated from port M of
CPU. Each input (output) signal should be isolated from other input (output) signal and also be isolated from
ground. Power source is independent and isolate from each other. (S7-300)

As shown in above figure:


1) If there are any potential difference risk (VISO) between reference point (Port MANA and/or port M-)of
circuit measure and port M of CPU/IM153, it is necessary to use electro-isolated analog input module.
2) It is possible to avoid potential difference (VISO) by equipotential connecting between port M of CPU/IM153
and port MANA.
3) Port M- and MANA are suggested to be connected to each other in strong EMC interference condition.
4) Port M- and MANA must be connected to each other when common-mode voltage of analog module is smaller
than 2.5 volts. (Vcm≤2.5V).

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Field instrument grounding connection method
1 It is necessary to apply PE for cable trough and protective tube of field instrument, instrument enclosure (>36V)
and field junction box and should be connected to nearest grounded metal part by grounding wire in every 30m,
in order to ensure reliability of grounding and consistency of electricity. No allow to grounding by metal
equipment, pipe and related metal part used for storage and transportation of flammable medium.

2 Each instrument circuit should only have one grounding point for signal circuit. The shielding layer of instrument
cable should be grounded in side of instrument panel cabinet in control room, the shielding layer of the same
circuit should ensure reliable electrical consistency and cannot apply floating grounding or iterative grounding.

3 The SG of field instrument should be grounded in side of control room. (See Figure Left)

4 The grounding point of signal circuit should be in side of display instrument that installed in control cabinet; when
using grounding-type thermocouple and instrument that detecting element has been grounded, grounding should
be applied in side of field but not display instrument. (See Figure Right) (Refer to GB50093-2013)

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5 Field instrument are required or need to be grounded on site, and control room is also to be grounded. These two
grounding should be applied electrical isolation. (See below Figure Left)

6 Cable shielding layer of both ends of field instrument junction box should be bridged inside box. The spared core
of multi-core cable should be terminal connection inside box. The spared core of multi-core cable and shielding
layer can be grounded in same side. The shielding layer of spared core can also be grounded

7 Both ends of armor cable should be connected to PE bus on armor GLAND directly to ensure PE. If both ends of
armor cable does not grounding, it can only provide mechanical protection, but cannot avoid electromagnetic
interference.

8 Shielding cable can be chosen for signal circuit in DCS/PLC instrument control system. When there are special
requirements for signal transmission cable, it should be chosen according to manufacturer's requirements for
signal transmission cable for shaft vibration and shaft displacement should have individual shielding and total
shielding. (Refer to HG/T 20512-2000).

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Instrument grounding connection method in control room and on-site cabinet room
1 All automatic control equipment (cabinet, bench, panel, frame and box) that installed in control room and on-site
cabinet room should be installed PE busbar, SG busbar and intrinsically safe grounding bus bar. These should
accord with following requirements: (See below figure)
• The PE terminal and shielding grounding terminal of each instrumental equipment should be connected to PE
busbar and SG busbar by their respective grounding connection.
• All busbar should be connected to respective collective plate by respective bus.
• Each busbar of Zener safe fence (installation track) can be connected to intrinsically safe grounding
collective plate by two grounding buses respectively or by one grounding bus connecting both ends in
series.

Internal connection diagram of automatic control equipment installed instrument in control room
(centralized)
2 Besides above requirements the grounding of cabinet should also accord with the design requirement of control
system cabinet in Linde LGSR_2015
1) Control System Cabinet Design Specification
Earthing /Grounding
• Separate PE, IE (PA) and ISE
• Cabinets shall be fitted with ground lugs such that all metallic enclosures can be connected to PE ground for
personnel protection
• Sufficient connection points for all field cable screens to IE-bar including 20% spare shall be provided
(Select from &ICT-J-SP 18-03-LG_6_Control System Cabinet Design Specification)
“Linde Gas Standard Requirements for Instrument Equipment Cabinets”
2) Visual Inspection
• 1.1.9 Electrical connection between the doors and the cabinet available:
• 1.1.10 Separate PE/IE(PA) terminating bars are available:
(Select from ICT-J-SP 18-04-LG_1_Visual Inspection)
Linde Gas Standard Requirements for Instrument Equipment Cabinet test protocol

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Field bus cable shielding grounding connecting method
1 Field bus system signal is transmitted by digital connection, and the grounding of cable shielding layer is different
from analog signal cable, both ends of bus cable shielding layer are need grounding connection. (Figure 3.2.6-1)

Figure 3.2.6-1 multiple grounding of bus shielding layer in control room and on site

2 When PROFIBUS cable is connecting inside plug, the protection layer must be stripped, and the shield layer should
be pressed on the metal part of plug for good connection. (Figure 3.2.6-2)

Figure 3.2.6-2 Profibus connector's shielding method

3 The shielding layer of communication cable should be grounded when entering or leaving electrical cabinet,
ensuring large contact area with PE busbar; this can prevent electrical cabinet from external interference signal,
and also prevent external equipment from the interference producing from inside cabinet. (Figure 3.2.6-3)

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4 The wrong way that should be avoided is to strip the shielding layer and twist them together, then connecting to
terminal, as Figure 3.2.6-4 shown, this way is named ‘pig tail’ in EMC field.

5 If communication cable is connecting by terminal inside cabinet, the best way is to connect shielding layer on both
sides of terminal row, see Figure 3.2.6-5

Figure 3.2.6-5 the process of shielding layer when communication cable is connecting by terminal connection

6 The devices connecting by communication cable should be equipotential bonding, and the ‘ground’ of two devices
can be connected by equipotential wire, the specification is Unrestricted copper in 6mm², aluminium in 16mm²
and steel in 50mm².

Figure 3.2.6-6 Ensure equipotential bonding at both stations.

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7 All metal enclosures of field bus instrument should be connected with equipotential grounding system (PE).

8 The low-voltage signal wire and communication cable cannot be arranged in same slot with AC supply line and
high capacity, high switching frequency DC circuit, using twisted pair wire, also using neutral wire or common line
to match power line or signal wire.
9 Both of Profibus communication cable and common signal shielded cable can refer to shielding layer remained
until terminal, and always keep shield. (Refer to below Figure)

11 AC220V, DI and DO should be kept away from each other when designing wire layout; the position of power
source should be kept lower; the layout of cable inside slot should refer to EMC requirements. (This part need to
be improved)

Grounding requirements of SIMOCODE


The length of SIMOCODE branch cable should be as short as possible, the cable length requirements for different
baud rate.

Table 3.2.7-1 Table of communication baud rate and branch cable


The grounding terminal PE/S of SIMOCODE should be connected to PE.

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Other Equipment Grounding Method

1.BENTLY NEVADA 3500 CABINET INSTRUMENT GROUNDING BEST PRACTICES


1 BEST PRACTICE FOR WIRING STANDARD (NON-I.S.) SIGNALS

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As above figure shown
1) Instrument common bus is isolated from frame and plant safety earth bus is connected to frame;
2) Signal cable are kept shield, shielding layer of cable in both sides of TBX are connected to INST.COMMON
(BUSBAR ISOLATED FROM FRAME)respectively. (As above figure shown)
3) Both sides of INST.COMMON are connected to instrument common bus by two respective 12AWG/3MM²
grounding wire.
4) Shielding layer of signal wire should not be connected to 3500 rack, all shielding on sides of 3500 racks are
connected to plant safety earth bus internally.
5) All COM ports of 3500 card should be connected to instrument common bus by 16AWG/1MM² grounding wire.
6) In order to ensure safety metal strip of power source module must not be dismantled.
7) GND of power source module can be connected to plant safety earth bus by 12AWG/3MM² grounding wire.
8) Devices inside cabinet (such as rack power source, light, panel, fan and plugs) which are required grounding
are connected to plant safety earth bus by 12AWG/3MM² grounding wire.
9) Grounding cable should not smaller than 12AWG/3MM² without using safe fence; Grounding cable should not
smaller than 12AWG/3MM² with safe fence
10) Signal shielding cable should include total shielding cable and separated shielding cable.
11) Protective earthing (PE) and COM port of instrument grounding are separated by jumper of power source back
plate (as below figure shown), when the switch is moved to OPENED position, PE and COM is separated
otherwise there are connected

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2 BEST PRACTICE FOR I.S SIGNALS THROUGH GALVANIC ISOLATORS

3 BEST PRACTICE FOR I.S SIGNALS THROUGH EXTERNAL BARRIERS

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4 BEST PRACTICE FOR I.S SIGNALS THROUGH INTERNAL BARRIERS

5 BEST PRACTICE FOR SIGNALS THROUGH SURGE SUPPRESSION BARRIERS

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2.BENTLY 990 Vibration Transmitter loop wiring connections

As shown in above figure:


1) To test adapter122115-01;
2) Receiver
3) Cable shield
4) Transmitter
5) Extension cable
6) Recommended wiring is shielded, twisted-pair,18 AWG/1.0mm²Maximum length is 13km (8 miles) (part
number02173006).
7) Power supply, Vps=17 to 35 Vdc
8) Common (ground)
9) Probe

Grounding System Connection Requirement


Grounding Resistance
• The grounding connection resistance of instrument system shall not more than 1 ohm.
• The grounding resistance of instrument system shall not more than 4 ohm.
The used grounding resistance is power frequency resistance, it means the resistance calculated by the power
frequency current that flow into ground by grounding devices. Details refer to (HG/T 20513-2014)

Grounding Connection Specification


The grounding system wire should use multiple twisting copper-cored insulated wire or cable.
The section area of grounding system connecting wire is chosen according to grounding connection type:
• Grounding wire: 1 mm²~~2.5 mm²;
• Grounding bus: 4 mm²~~16 mm²;
• Grounding truck line:10 mm²~~25 mm²;
• Grounding main line: 16 mm²
Grounding connection cable not only should meet above requirements, also the length of cable should be
considered, and grounding resistance and grounding connection resistance should be recalculated.

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Specification of Grounding Bus Bar and Grounding Collective Plate
• Grounding bus bar can be made of 25mm×6mm copper bar or be assembled by connection terminals.
• Grounding collective plate and general earth plate can be made of copper sheet. The thickness of copper
sheet should not less than 6mm, length and width are based on requirements.
• When the grounding bus of control room and cabinet room are made of flat steel and should be insulated
until the grounding device connection point. (Refer to GB50093-2013)

Structural Requirements of Grounding Connection


• All grounding connection wires should be insulated well before connecting to grounding bus bar; all
grounding buses should be insulated well before connecting to grounding collective plate; all grounding
trunk line should be insulated well before connecting to total grounding plate
• Grounding bus bar, grounding collective plate and total grounding plate should be supported by insulating
support.
• All connection of grounding system should be ensured conductivity. The connection between grounding
wire, grounding bus, grounding trunk line, grounding main line and grounding bus bar, grounding collective
plate should be copper lug and galvanized steel bolt, it also need anti-loose and anti-slip pieces to ensure
connection fastness and reliable. Welding is another choice. The connection of grounding main line and
grounding electrode can use welding and hot-dip galvanization or hot dip tinning respectively.
• Grounding system should be set identification of durability. The color of identification should accord with the
regulations as following table.

Definitions and Abbreviations


Term Definition

Records
Records

References, Forms and Attachments


References

Forms

Attachments

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About this Document
Version Date Author Quality Reviewer Approver
1.0 June 2020 Pua Wee Ming Lai Kien Wai Chow Kok Ming

Change History
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Prerequisites
For reference only.

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