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Cable
Shield, Cable Gland, Fastener Torque Value, Sizing of Cable, Grounding System
Cable Shield as per ARAMCO
& International Standard:
Prevent Electromagnetic Electrostatic Interference from being endued into the inner
wire conductor.
- Design and installation of power and wiring system for
instrumentation shall be in accordance with NFPA 70 and NEC.
- Fireproofing of cable in fire hazardous area shall be in
accordance with SAES-B-006 (Aramco Standard).
- Shielded cables shall be used as required to reduce
electrostatic noise. The shield shall be grounded at one point only.
- Field Bus Cable shall Comply with IEC 61158-2 (Type A)
- Cable Insulation thickness 0.38 mm PLTC/ITC
- TC Cable thickness 0.64 mm
- Light blue color coding shall be used to identify
intrinsically safe wiring the preferred practice is to specify intrinsically
safe interconnecting cable with blue outer jacket. Alternative blue sleeweves
slipped over the jacket.
- At all the points of termination may used to identify I.S.
wiring.
- If used for connections of equipment to ground rods or
ground grid to be minimum 25 mm2 (# 4 AWG).
- Intrinsically safe system shall be used in zone 0
hazardous area.
- Thermal send have to use in trench before started send
bedding.
Guide Lines to identify T/C
and T/C Extension wires:
For Extension wires having insulation color as per ANSI
MC96.1 (American National Standard Institute). The negative wire is always RED
colored as per ANSI.
Cable Gland as per ARAMCO
& International Standard:
-For Hazardous & Non Hazardous locations shall be in
accordance with BS 6121 or BS 50262.
-Cable Gland: Cable glands are used to protect Mechanical
damage. To give earth continuity and for
entering it a junction box & MCC etc. For PILC (Paper
Insulation Copper Conductor) cables lead covered are used because in refinery,
hydrocarbon gases will damage the PVC insulation, for this purpose lead cover
is used, for these purpose plumbing type glands are used.
- In Explosion proof areas double compression glands are
used to avoid these gasses entering in the electric at apparatus.
Fastener Torque Value:
M8
14 ~ 16 NM
M10
26~ 33 NM
M12
45~ 58 NM
Sizing of Cable as per
ARAMCO & International Standard:
0.75 mm2
18AWG
1.0 mm2
17AWG
1.5 mm2
16AWG
2.5 mm2
14AWG
4.0 mm2
12AWG
6.0 mm2
10AWG
10 mm2
08AWG
16 mm2 05
AWG
25 mm2
04AWG
35 mm2 02
AWG
50 mm2 1/0AWG
70 mm2
2/0AWG
120 mm2
4/0AWG
Grounding System as per
ARAMCO & International Standard:
- Ground rods 2.4 meter minimum length.
- Cathode protection material is used galvanized steel.
- Individual Ground rod maximum resistance should be 2.5
Ohm.
- For copper or copper jacketed steel rods is a minimum of
16 mm2 in diameter or 19 mm2 in diameters.
- Earth Tester is used for measuring of earthling system.
- Underground wire for grounding to wire connections shall
be cadweld or thermoweld. Compression connector shall not be used.
- Shields wires shall be grounded only at the one point for
the signal cables.
- Shields and armor of power cables shall be grounded at
both ends.
- If used for connections of equipment to ground rods or
ground grid be minimum 25 mm2 (# 4 AWG).
- Metallic cable trays shall be bonded at both end points and
a minimum of every 25 Meter to the local ground grid.
- If buried / used for grids or interconnections of ground
rods to be minimum 70 mm2 (2/0AWG).
- Be copper or copper jacketed steel or galvanized steel or
copper jacketed steel shall meet the requirements of UL 476 (Underwriters
Laboratories).
- Power Applications:
Metal cable trays must be grounded and eclectically continuous systems
as per NEC article 318.
- Non-Power Applications: Cable tray systems containing
conductors outside the scope of NEC Article 250 (such as communications, data,
signal cables, etc.)