Xantrex Technology 700i, 1400i, 2000i manual Cabling Guidelines, For example

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Installation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cabling Guidelines

Table 1 : Voltage Drop Per Foot of DC Cable

 

Follow these guidelines and refer to Table 1 : Voltage Drop Per

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inverter

 

 

 

 

Foot of DC Cable on page 10 to determine battery cable lengths.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output (W)

500

1000

1500

2000

•

Use 4 AWG copper (90 ºC insulation rating) as the smallest

 

Current (A)

50

100

150

300

 

battery cable size. This will minimize the voltage drop between

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wire

Resistance

 

 

 

 

 

the battery and the inverter. If the cables cause an excessive

Size

(ohms/ft)

 

Voltage Drop per Foot

 

 

voltage drop, the inverter may shut down when drawing higher

(AWG)

@ 25 °C

 

 

 

currents because the voltage at the inverter input drops below

4

0.000253

0.0127

0.0253

0.0380

0.0759

 

3

0.000201

0.0101

0.0201

0.0302

0.0603

 

10.5 volts.

 

2

0.000159

0.0080

0.0159

0.0239

0.0477

•

Keep all cables as short as possible, and ensure that each cable

1

0.000126

0.0063

0.0126

0.0189

0.0378

 

between the inverter and the battery is no longer than 6 feet

 

0

0.000100

0.0050

0.0100

0.0150

0.0300

 

(1.8 m).

 

2/0

0.000079

0.0040

0.0079

0.0119

0.0237

•

Have all wires and cables terminated with correct and

3/0

0.000063

0.0032

0.0063

0.0095

0.0189

 

appropriately-sized connectors and have the connectors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/0

0.000050

0.0025

0.0050

0.0075

0.0150

 

crimped at the place of purchase.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Xantrex recommends a size 0 cable with a maximum cable

•

Do not use aluminum. It has about 1/3 more resistance than

length of 6 feet (1.8 m).

 

 

 

 

copper cable of the same size, and it is difficult to make good,

 

 

 

 

For example:

 

 

 

 

 

low-resistance connections to aluminum wire.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Voltage Drop per foot = Current value × Resistance value

So for a 1000 W inverter output with a DC cable of size 0, multiply the maximum current of 100 A with 0.000100. The result is 0.0100 voltage drop per feet. If the cable is 6 feet long, the total voltage drop is 0.0100 × 6 = 0.0600.

So for a battery operating at 12.6 V at battery terminal the voltage at the inverter terminal drops to 12.54 V.

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2000i, 700i, 1400i specifications

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