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ACS 2000
Power cable specification

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Table of contents
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Power cable requirements .................................................................................. 2

1.1
1.2
1.3

General requirements........................................................................................................ 2
References ........................................................................................................................ 2
Definitions.......................................................................................................................... 2

Line side cables.................................................................................................... 3

2.1
2.2

AFE (DTL) ......................................................................................................................... 3

AFE and DFE with integrated and external transformer.................................................... 3

Transformer secondary cables ........................................................................... 4

3.1
3.2
3.3

AFE ................................................................................................................................... 4
DFE with grounded EMC or Sine Filter ............................................................................. 4
DFE with floating Sine Filter and earth fault operation at motor side ................................ 4

Motor cables ......................................................................................................... 5

4.1
4.2

AFE ................................................................................................................................... 5
DFE ................................................................................................................................... 5

Revision history ................................................................................................... 6

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Power cable requirements

1.1 General requirements

To fulfill EMC requirements, screened cables are mandatory.

If the cross-section of the cable screen is less than 50% of the crosssection of the phase conductor, an additional equipotential bonding
conductor is required. This conductor is laid in parallel to the phase
conductor.

1.2 References
For information about cable entry, cable connection and maximum
number of parallel cables, see:

ACS 2000 AFE 1MVA Users manual (document no. 3BHS297030)

ACS 2000 AFE 2MVA Users manual (document no. 3BHS355653)

ACS 2000 DFE Users manual (document no. 3BHS360367)

For further information about power cables, see:

Power cable engineering guideline (document no. 3BHS542290)

1.3 Definitions
Rating factor

The current carrying capacity of cables is defined for

sinusoidal waveforms.
For operation with non-sinusoidal waveforms, the
current carrying capacity is reduced by the rating
factor.
The rating factor covers only converter operation.
Additional reduction factors due to ambient conditions
and cable routing have to be taken into account
according to the cable datasheet.

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Line side cables

2.1 AFE (DTL)

No special requirement from converter point of view.

2.2 AFE and DFE with integrated and external transformer

No special requirement from converter point of view.

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Transformer secondary cables

3.1 AFE
Topic
Rated fundamental voltage
Insulation U0 / U

Value

Unit

6000 6900

6 / 10
12 / 20

Rating factor

kV

0.95

300
Maximum length

30

Comment

for motors in safe area

for motors in hazardous area
To cover converter operation
for motors in safe area

for motors in hazardous area

3.2 DFE with grounded EMC or Sine Filter

Topic

Value

Unit

1850 1930

Insulation U0 / U

6 / 10

kV

Rating factor

0.85

Rated fundamental voltage

100
Maximum length

30

Comment

To cover converter operation

for motors in safe area

for motors in hazardous area

3.3 DFE with floating Sine Filter and earth fault operation at motor side
Topic

Value

Unit

1850 1930

12 / 20

kV

Rating factor

0.85

Maximum length

100

Rated fundamental voltage

Insulation U0 / U

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Motor cables

4.1

AFE

Topic

Value

Unit

6000 6900

Insulation U0 / U

6 / 10

kV

Rating factor DTC

0.95

To cover converter operation

Maximum length

600

According selected output filter

Value

Unit

6000 6900

Insulation U0 / U

6 / 10

kV

Rating factor DTC

0.95

Maximum length

600

Rated fundamental voltage

4.2

Comment

DFE

Topic
Rated fundamental voltage

5000

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To cover converter operation

Standard Filter
Sine Filter

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Revision history

Index Page (P) Description

Chapt.(C)
all
First issue
A

all

New template
First released version

29.06.2011 / CE

all

DFE included
Ex Application included

16.04.2012 / MD

all

New temple same for all ACS power cable specification

DFE Sine Filter hard grounded included
DFE Sine filter floating grounded under single earth fault
operation at motor side
Typing errors and version corrected

2014-02-04 / MD

No requirements for the line side cable

Update of the footer

2014-05-19/ MD

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Date
Dept./Init.
27.06.2008 / DG

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