Why EGC Separate?

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MD Automation

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I hadn’t thought of it, but that green cord could be just that, green.
Control feedback cable?
Yes, my vote would a controls cable of some type (Profibus / Interbus / CAN / etc). Or maybe a (simpler) temperature and or brake wiring?

Like Kwired asked - I wonder what it is exactly that we are looking at?
 

mbrooke

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Yes, my vote would a controls cable of some type (Profibus / Interbus / CAN / etc). Or maybe a (simpler) temperature and or brake wiring?

Like Kwired asked - I wonder what it is exactly that we are looking at?

I'm guessing pumps- I'm not 100% sure to be honest. I saw the all the green wires and decided to post it here wondering if it had anything to do with bonding and grounding.
 

augie47

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I have seen this done in a few industrial situations where grounding is critical and a "supplemental" ground is run to equipment in addition to the equip ground in the wiring method.
 
I have seen this done in a few industrial situations where grounding is critical and a "supplemental" ground is run to equipment in addition to the equip ground in the wiring method.
Yeah I've done some large PV systems where the designer was a green wire cult member. everything already had a wire EGC, but then there was this other green wire that went around and bonded equipment, cable tray etc again.
 

Dsg319

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I have seen this done in a few industrial situations where grounding is critical and a "supplemental" ground is run to equipment in addition to the equip ground in the wiring method..
Seen quite a few on natural gas facilities for such reason. I’ve asked questions as to why it’s there, when it already has a EGC in the cable and conduit is attached with a bonding jumper to the cable tray, which in return is connected to the station grounding grid.

I guess to know, that you know, that you know it is properly connected to an EGC lol.
 

tom baker

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That is not an EGG, its a green data cable, device net, ethernet or similar. Those are valve actuators like Rorork, or Limitorque, maybe for a rising stem type valve, with a lead screw. Since there are so many valves, they are networked using the green cable. Discrete wiring to each valve would be a lot of wires!
What type facility is this? My guess is a treatment plant.
 
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