Designing the Installation
Designing the Installation
All installations of the Prosine inverter/charger system share many common components, described briefly in this section. AC & DC cabling, circuit breakers, fuses, and distribution panels are more fully described in following sections. The figure below diagrams a typical residential installation showing these components and their relationship to each other in a typical installation.
AC Shorepower A source of
AC Disconnect and Overload Device Every system requires a method of disconnecting the AC power source, and an overload protection device (circuit breaker or fuse). These two components are often integrated into an AC circuit breaker, which provides a disconnect and protects against overload at the same time. These devices are usually installed within a protective box. Some provide a method of selecting between multiple AC sources as well as circuit protection and disconnect. You can use up to a
AC Distribution Center The AC distribution center is often called a ‘main panel,’ or a ‘sub panel.’ A main panel includes a main circuit breaker, which serves as a disconnect for the AC power supply line. Additional circuit breakers serve individual circuits, one of which may serve the inverter/charger. Some systems route all AC service through the inverter/charger, in which the main AC distribution panel is fed by the inverter/charger AC output. In all systems, both the inverter/charger and the AC loads on the inverter/charger must be protected with circuit breakers.
AC Cabling AC cabling includes all of the wires and connectors between the AC source and the inverter/charger; and between the inverter/charger and the AC distribution panels, circuit breakers, and loads. The type and size of the wiring varies with the installation and the load. For marine and some RV applications, flexible
DC Fuse or
Circuit Breaker
Prosi ne SinewaveI nverter / Charger 2. 5
AC
120Vac from
Utility Grid
DC Cabling DC cabling includes all of the wires and connectors between the batteries, the DC disconnect and
installations require
cables as well as disconnect and
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