Samlexpower PST-300-12 Owner's manual - Section 8 |
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seCtIOn 8 |
Installation
beconnectedtotheHotandNeutraloftheSub-Panel.AstheNeutralisnotbonded
toEarthGroundintheSub-Panel,theGfCIintheinverterwillnottrip.
Grounding to earth or to other designated ground
forsafety,groundthemetalchassisoftheinvertertotheEarthGroundortotheother
designatedground(forexample,inamobileRV,themetalframeoftheRVisnormally
designatedasthenegativeDCground).AnequipmentgroundingLug(7)hasbeenpro-
vided for grounding the metal chassis of the inverter to the appropriate ground.
Whenusingtheinverterinabuilding,connecta10mm
2
orAWG#8insulatedstranded
copperwirefromtheaboveequipmentgroundinglugtotheEarthGroundconnec-
tion(aconnectionthatconnectstotheGroundRodortothewaterpipeortoanother
connectionthatissolidlybondedtotheEarthGround).Theconnectionsmustbetight
againstbaremetal.Usestarwasherstopenetratepaintandcorrosion.
WhenusingtheinverterinamobileRV,connecta10mm
2
orAWG#8insulated
stranded copper wire from the above equipment grounding lug to the appropriate
groundbusoftheRV(usuallythevehiclechassisoradedicatedDCgroundbus).The
connectionsmustbetightagainstbaremetal.Usestarwasherstopenetratepaintand
corrosion.
seCtIOn 9 |
Operation
Powering on the Loads
Aftertheinverterisswitchedon,ittakesafinitetimetobecomereadytodeliverfull
power.Hence,alwaysswitchontheload(s)afterafewsecondsofswitchingonthe
inverter.Avoidswitchingontheinverterwiththeloadalreadyswitchedon.Thismay
prematurely trigger the overload protection.
Whenaloadisswitchedon,itmayrequireinitialhigherpowersurgetostart.Hence,if
multipleloadsarebeingpowered,theyshouldbeswitchedononebyonesothatthe
inverter is not overloaded by the higher starting surge if all the loads are switched on at
once.
Switching the inverter on/oFF
Beforeswitchingontheinverter,checkthatalltheACloadshavebeenswitchedoff.The
oN/offswitch(1)onthefrontpaneloftheinverterisusedtoswitchonandswitchoff
theinverter.Thisswitchoperatesalowpowercontrolcircuitry,whichinturncontrolsall
the high power circuitry.