PE connection

As an example, the following figure shows the PE connection with three supply units connected in parallel.

[A]

Protective earth (equipotential bonding cable) 10 mm2

[B]

Protective earth 6 mm2

[C]

Protective earth 16 mm2 (or 2 x 6 mm2)

[1]

Control cabinet

[2]

Terminal strip AC 400 V

[3]

Equipotential bonding rail

[4]

Supply line

[5]

Connection position for ground connection

[6]

Load cable

[7]

TLS line cable

Observe the following when connecting the protective earth:

  1. Route the equipotential bonding cable [A] parallel to the supply cable [4].
  2. Route the protective earths [B], [C] connected to the TVS and TCS parallel to the load cables [6].