Inverter Bonding Neutral to Ground
Here's a picture of how a Kisae 2000W inverter's GFCI outlet is wired. The neutral side is not bonded to socket ground other than through a capacitor, as is the hot side. I guess the caps have som...
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DrewE wrote:
I am having a difficult time understanding your logic here.
There is good logic in letting the inverter or generator's output float. Unfortunately, there's also good logic to bond it to ground. If there's no failure in the electrical system, either way is perfectly and equally safe. When there's a failure, one method or the other will give an advantage in either protecting against shock or making the failure known. For example, when unbonded, if the metal case of an appliance became connected to either of the power conductors, there would be no significant shock potential if a person were to touch the appliance and RV chassis at the same time. In the bonded situation, there would be full shock potential. On the flip side, in a bonded situation if the ungrounded (i.e hot) conductor shorts to ground, a breaker will be thrown, while the same situation unbonded will give no indication that a failure has occurred. IMO there's no clear best solution, which is why the debate hasn't ended and may never end.
