jbkrntrprz
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Just had an electrician out for advice on getting everything grounded. I have my solar panels mounted on the Brightmount racks sitting on a wooden frame. Two EG4 6500 Inverters (240V) (Split Phase) and six Lifepower4 Batteries. I have the Main Breaker panel that was never grounded, feeding into the Inverters. Did not connect ground wire from main breaker into inverter input due to neutral ground bond. Output from Inverters I did bring the ground over to critical loads panel.
My plan- Ground the Main Panel and separate neutral ground bond, then run the ground wire into Inverter inputs. Ground the critical loads panel. Ground the PV rack by running ground wire 150 ft to grounding rod. This will be the only grounding rod used. Everything grounded to this one point. Does this sound ok?
My questions- How do I set up the neutral/ground bond in the inverters? Is there a need to protect the batteries from lightning since I will have an arresting device on main breaker panel and each PV string. Batteries are tied into inverters which will be protected from main panel. Sounds good to me? Electrician didn't have a clue how to ground the PV system. Also didn't think I needed to run ground wire from PV rack to main grounding rod. Just ground it with 2nd rod at Solar rack. I read you ground everything to one point, no matter the distance. Sorry to show my ignorance here but any expert advice much appreciated. Thanks
My plan- Ground the Main Panel and separate neutral ground bond, then run the ground wire into Inverter inputs. Ground the critical loads panel. Ground the PV rack by running ground wire 150 ft to grounding rod. This will be the only grounding rod used. Everything grounded to this one point. Does this sound ok?
My questions- How do I set up the neutral/ground bond in the inverters? Is there a need to protect the batteries from lightning since I will have an arresting device on main breaker panel and each PV string. Batteries are tied into inverters which will be protected from main panel. Sounds good to me? Electrician didn't have a clue how to ground the PV system. Also didn't think I needed to run ground wire from PV rack to main grounding rod. Just ground it with 2nd rod at Solar rack. I read you ground everything to one point, no matter the distance. Sorry to show my ignorance here but any expert advice much appreciated. Thanks