Induced Voltage on Multi-Conductor Cable
A system to minimise induction between conductors.
Best design: Two cables seperated by several inches, one for power/control valve, another for feedback or whatever.
Otherwise,
if you are locked into a single cable: ALWAYS use twisted-pairs for
this sort of application, the more twists/m the better. The best
suppression comes from having a floating load and grounding one of the
wires at the source if possible. The suppression is typically 10-20dB
better when the pair is also shielded, shield connected at each end, to
the conductor which is grounded. If the load is not floating then
suppression is much poorer.
The induced voltage is mostly due
to the magnetic field surrounding the power conductor coupling
transformer-wise into adjacent conductors. Twisted pairs greatly reduce
the coupling.
Next: In all cases, suppress any inductive
switching transients directly at the load. This reduces the high
frequency component along the line and hence the induced voltage.
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