WIRING LEVELS AND CLASSES REFERENCES

There are four basic levels of wiring which can be identified. These classes or levels are
listed below.

Level 1 - High Susceptibility

Analog signal of less that 50 V and digital signals of less than 15 V.

Level 2 - Medium Susceptibility

Analog signals greater than 50 V and switching circuits greater than 15 V DC bus less than 28
V DC.

Level 3 - Low Susceptibility

Switching signals greater than 50 V. Regulating signals of 50 V with currents less than 20 A.
AC feeders less than 20 A.

Level 4 - Power

AC and DC buses and power cables.

* Use only solid metal troughs with solid metal covers. Levels 1 and 2 cables may be
installed in common cable tray, if grounded steel barrier is used and clearances are
maintained. Keep Level 1 and 2 raceways away from Levels 3 and 4 cable trays. Use
different routing where possible.

** In most of the applications, Level 3 and 4 cables may be run in common cable trays, if
barrier is being used. But the minimum clearances listed below are recommended for
such cases as:

• Power over 1000 V and/or 800 A (Note 6000 V cables 400 V MCC feeders).

• Signals from commutating field and line resistors.

• Signals from line shunts to regulators.

Digital Input Cables

Digital input cables +5 V through +125 V may be routed together with level 1 cables. All
digital input cables are to be routed separately from Level 4 cables, separated from level 3
cables if 28 V or less, and separately from Level 2 cables if 12 V or less.

SUBJECT: CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGNAL CABLES

DESIGN STANDARD
3D-15.05 0
ISSUED FOR P-2569 CMPC
PROJECT NO. SHEET 1 OF 2 Rev.
LAJA MILL MODERNIZATION
DEPT. DATE OF
APPR. H. Jimenez ISSUE FEB. 09

PROJ. GENERIC
APPR. P.Healy APPR. DATE .
Minimum Clearances "C are given in tables below.

Cable Tray/Cable Tray Cable Tray/Conduit

Level 4 3 2 Level 4 3 2

*1 500 [26] 150 [6] 75 [3] *1 450 [18] 100 [4] 25 [1]

*2 500 [26] 150 [6] *2 450 [18] 100 [4]

**3 450 [18] **3 300 [12]

Conduit/Conduit

Level 4 3 2

1 300 [12] 75 [3] 25 [1]

2 300 [12] 75 [3]

**3 225 [9]

Figure 1 – Clearances Between Tray and Conduit

SUBJECT: CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGNAL CABLES

DESIGN STANDARD
3D-15.05 0
ISSUED FOR P-2569 CMPC
PROJECT NO. SHEET 2 OF 2 Rev.
LAJA MILL MODERNIZATION
DEPT. DATE OF
APPR. H. Jimenez ISSUE FEB. 09

PROJ. GENERIC
APPR. P.Healy APPR. DATE .