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AnimalHungry
Explorer
Jul 12, 2017

Inverter sub-panel - what to do with ground wires

Hi all - I'm new here and have a question about wiring a new sub-panel for my inverter. I have an automatic transfer switch into which I've fed the inverter output and the shore power from the main pa...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jul 12, 2017
The Sub Panel should have two bus bars. One for Neutral, one for Ground

You connect the ground wires in the sub panel just like you do in the Main

If there is only one bus then you bond all the ground wires with a split bolt

That INCLUDES the one from the inverter.

On the inverter you should have the option to bond neutral to ground... or not

If the inverter has power pass through.. it will bond ground out to ground in when passing through.. The option only applies when inverting.

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