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24 VOLT INVERTER | 16 comments (16 topical, editorial)

Re: 24 VOLT INVERTER (3.00 / 0) (#11)
by 2windy on Thu Dec 7th, 2006 at 05:48:25 PM MST
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Ed, I don't understand what you mean by floating ground or voltage to the ground. Can you explain a bit further before I hook it up. I didn't plan on hardwiring it in to my home panel.

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Re: 24 VOLT INVERTER (3.00 / 0) (#12)
by elt on Fri Dec 8th, 2006 at 08:53:25 AM MST
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I'd just be parroting (probably badly) what people who knew what they were talking about wrote... just type "floating ground" into the Google search the board and you'll find the posts.

Hope that helps,
- Ed.

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Re: 24 VOLT INVERTER (3.00 / 0) (#16)
by Nando (nando37-at-tx-dot-rr-dot-com Correct theanti-spam) on Sat Dec 9th, 2006 at 01:53:03 PM MST
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The GRID has 3 wires ( 120 Volts) one is HOT ( Normally black = death), the second is Neutral ( normally White = life) and the third is Green or ground.

The GRID applies the AC to the Black and the Neutral is connected to the Ground at the transformer common = ground.

The ground and the Green are used to detect current flowing from the Hot = black to the ground to disconnect the GRID power from the Hot.
So the Neutral does not have any voltage, just the carrying current.

The MSW Inverters use the Neutral to send the Negative level of the MSW wave form.

so the Neutral can not be left grounded any where, so it has to be FLOATING for the MSW to operate properly.

Better MSW do have the Neutral grounded.

Nando

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24 VOLT INVERTER | 16 comments (16 topical, 0 editorial)

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