Planning Auto Transfer Switch Installation
Hello All, I've been trying to read other posts about installs of transfer switches, but getting myself more confused than anything else. We have a 5th, which we have parked seasonally where the...
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Hi,
You would need to have the converter powered before the feed from the generator into the transfer switch. Of course that means the converter won't work on shore power.
You could do this:
On generator
generator : transfer switch : converter : 2nd transfer switch : power distribution center
On shore power
shore power : transfer switch : converter : 2nd transfer switch : power distribution center
On inverter
inverter: 2nd transfer switch : power distribution center
I use a "patch panel" myself but then I prefer manual systems for 120 volt power. My default is to leave the converter disconnected.
The above is only one way to do it. I'm sure there are others.
You would need to have the converter powered before the feed from the generator into the transfer switch. Of course that means the converter won't work on shore power.
You could do this:
On generator
generator : transfer switch : converter : 2nd transfer switch : power distribution center
On shore power
shore power : transfer switch : converter : 2nd transfer switch : power distribution center
On inverter
inverter: 2nd transfer switch : power distribution center
I use a "patch panel" myself but then I prefer manual systems for 120 volt power. My default is to leave the converter disconnected.
The above is only one way to do it. I'm sure there are others.
