David: The Insulated Conductors Committee of the IEEE has a fiber optic cables working group that has come up with a document called "P1428 - IEEE Guide for Installation Methods for Fiber Optic Cables in Electric Power Generating Stations and in Industrial Facilities". You can also check the fiber optic section of the IEEE ICC web site: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/pes/icc/ for more information as to whether this guide has been published.
In power cable engineering, the term high voltage is used for cables rated above 69 kV and above. Those cables employ a semiconductive jacket over the insulation for installations that are in proximity to communications cables. Not sure what the practice is for low voltage (115-230V ac)but the ICC working group on fiber optic cables should be able to give you some guidelines. Hope it helps. Evangeline Cometa CSA International Tel. 416-727-2671 > -----Original Message----- > From: Cereceres, David [mailto:dcerece...@pelco.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 4:11 PM > To: emc-p...@ieee.org > Cc: Toste, David > Subject: Fiber and AC mains wire runs > > > > Hello Group, > Does anyone know of any European or North American > restrictions against > running > fiber and high voltage (115-230v ac) through the same conduit > entry of a > product? > I am aware of certain standards that allow running high and > low voltage > wiring together, > provided the wiring has sufficient insulation. I am also > aware that fiber > jacketing is > electrically non-conductive. So would it follow that there are no > restrictions running high > voltage wiring and fiber optics together through the same > conduit entry? > > I have reviewed the NEC but have been unable to come to a definitive > conclusion. > Is there a European equivalent of the NEC that I could > possibly reference? > > Once again, your expert advice is greatly appreciated, > David R. Cereceres > Safety Engineer > Pelco > 800-289-9100x3493 > 559-292-1981x3493 > dcerece...@pelco.com <mailto:dcerece...@pelco.com> > www.Pelco.com <http://www.pelco.com/> > > --------------------------IMPORTANT NOTICE------------------------------ This message is intended only for the use of the person or organization to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by email or telephone and delete the original message immediately. Thank you. This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
