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EMC and electronic grounding

07/18/2007 9:41 AM

The electronic control systems in one power plant are digital base and separated "one point" grounding system is considered for it.

In that power plant, the separated hole of electronic grounding is located far from control room, therefore the used cables for suitable interconnection between equipments and earth pit shall be long enough.

The electronic system is safe against effects of corrosion and vibration

also grounding system loop currents that usually observed in "multiple point"

grounding systems and may cause inadvertent noises.

However that control system has some EMC problems.

Investigations show a 700 KHZ noise interference existence in system

that has created this EMC problem in power plant control system.

How can you explain the reason of existence of inadvertent noises?

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Re: EMC and electronic grounding

07/18/2007 10:47 AM

Just because a system is properly grounded doesn't mean it won't be noisy. Things need to be properly designed and shielded to avoid EMI.

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Re: EMC and electronic grounding

07/19/2007 11:29 AM

The problem with noise in control systems is long standing. Shielding is partly science and often a lot of art.

The push to fibre optic data transmission significantly reduces those problems.

Anything that has high frequency components often get reflected into the controls, such as Variable Frequency Drives, electronic ballast for lights, welding machines, sparking electric motors, radio transmitters etc.

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