Chris30559
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Hi Everyone,
I've tried to read through tons of threads looking for a similar situation as mine and came up empty. Sorry if it's been answered already. I also made a quick sketch of what I believe I should do but hope someone can double check. To me it seems ok.
So I have a XW6048 LF inverter powering an off grid panel, this panel is N-G bonded. This panel then feeds a sub panel maybe 20-30ft away, not terribly far, which feeds more off grid loads. This sub panel is right next to my grid connected main panel. My question is, can I connect the ground from my off grid sub panel to my main service panel, which is N-G bonded as well, but furthermore has the ground rod attached. Currently there are no other ground rods in the system. The main point of connecting the grounds to me is to get a ground rod connected to the off grid panels in some way. Its also my understanding all grounds can and should be connected together to a single ground rod.
Further lets assume at this point the grid mains "L1, L2, N" will never be connected to the inverter in any way. So, the 2 different N-G bonds should be OK right? since electrically they really have nothing to do with each other except for the common ground.
Thanks for any insight.
Chris
I've tried to read through tons of threads looking for a similar situation as mine and came up empty. Sorry if it's been answered already. I also made a quick sketch of what I believe I should do but hope someone can double check. To me it seems ok.
So I have a XW6048 LF inverter powering an off grid panel, this panel is N-G bonded. This panel then feeds a sub panel maybe 20-30ft away, not terribly far, which feeds more off grid loads. This sub panel is right next to my grid connected main panel. My question is, can I connect the ground from my off grid sub panel to my main service panel, which is N-G bonded as well, but furthermore has the ground rod attached. Currently there are no other ground rods in the system. The main point of connecting the grounds to me is to get a ground rod connected to the off grid panels in some way. Its also my understanding all grounds can and should be connected together to a single ground rod.
Further lets assume at this point the grid mains "L1, L2, N" will never be connected to the inverter in any way. So, the 2 different N-G bonds should be OK right? since electrically they really have nothing to do with each other except for the common ground.
Thanks for any insight.
Chris