The details are where the devils hang out.What a great drawing. I will have to get to details later.
Page 2 (Battery Pack): 6 AWG on house battery wiring? Typo?Updated to use galvanically isolated alternator charging.
Wires built into the Dali BMS. These are going to only be a few inches long. The wires from the battery pack to the system will be about 8' long, round trip.Page 2 (Battery Pack): 6 AWG on house battery wiring? Typo?
(I expected 1/0 like the other side of the Anderson SB175 on page 1).
This is a van. Not sure if the campground host would be very impressed by me driving a ground rod into the parking pad.I checked the manual on the Multiplus and I see that it has a ground relay, such that when connected to an external AC source the neutral is connected to chassis ground, and when connected to external power neutral is disconnected from chassis ground, thus I believe, achieving correct bonding.
You don't show any type of lightning surge protection for your solar panels. Is this the case? If you do have protection, where does the ground connection for that go to? I would think this would require a "true" grounding rod.
Mine is a custom built travel trailer. I still want to protect my power investment. So no grounding on the panels? I have the MidNite Solar surge protectors and they specify a good ground is required (<25 ohms). In a campground you could always hook to a metal pipe or fence post.This is a van. Not sure if the campground host would be very impressed by me driving a ground rod into the parking pad.
I think the likelihood of a lightning strike is lowered since there is no direct connection between the vehicle and ground. And I'm still wondering whether making a connection increases the chance of a strike.Is lightning surge suppression required or even practical in a mobile application?
I hadn't considered this. More to research.
I guess I need to buy the UL standard and start reading it.
I will most likely be plugged into shore power at a campground. Boondocking it is not going to happen.Mine is a custom built travel trailer. I still want to protect my power investment. So no grounding on the panels? I have the MidNite Solar surge protectors and they specify a good ground is required (<25 ohms). In a campground you could always hook to a metal pipe or fence post.
I could definitely see the value of this for residential where there could be extended lenth wiring between the panels and the rest of the system. My system, the panels will be within a few feet of the SCC and the wiring will be inside the van body (shielded). I need to look at the surge specs of the Victron Smart Solar.MidNite has one for the panels. It connects in at the combiner box. Basically, it will route surges on the positive or negative solar line to ground.