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I've been reading @FilterGuy's excellent series in Resources titled Grounding Basics, and I was particularly interested in Part 4: Mobile Systems.
However, I'm interested in using a battery/inverter/AC outlet on a standalone basis, for example in a park or while camping with a tent, rather than in conjunction with a motor vehicle or a boat. I'm unclear whether grounding is an issue for me, and, if so, what I should do to "get grounded". What I have in mind is akin to using something like a Jackery quite independently of a vehicle.
To get down to specifics, I want to use a 12V 40Ah Valence battery connected to a Morningstar SureSine inverter. It is a 12V 300W inverter, which will handle brief peaks to 600W. The Morningstar is a bit unusual in that it doesn't have an integrated AC outlet. I have to connect it to one, which will be a GFCI outlet. I'll mount the Morningstar and the outlet on a plastic or plywood board, whichever is the preferred material. The battery, inverter and AC outlet will be wired together, but not to anything else. Any device that I plug into the AC outlet will itself be free-standing. I do not plan to use this gear during a thunderstorm
So the question is What, if anything, do I have to do about grounding?
The two screen captures below are from the Morningstar Installation and Operation Manual. The first shows the DC wiring, and the second shows the AC wiring. This is the full 15 page Installation & Operation Manual.
Much obliged for assistance.
However, I'm interested in using a battery/inverter/AC outlet on a standalone basis, for example in a park or while camping with a tent, rather than in conjunction with a motor vehicle or a boat. I'm unclear whether grounding is an issue for me, and, if so, what I should do to "get grounded". What I have in mind is akin to using something like a Jackery quite independently of a vehicle.
To get down to specifics, I want to use a 12V 40Ah Valence battery connected to a Morningstar SureSine inverter. It is a 12V 300W inverter, which will handle brief peaks to 600W. The Morningstar is a bit unusual in that it doesn't have an integrated AC outlet. I have to connect it to one, which will be a GFCI outlet. I'll mount the Morningstar and the outlet on a plastic or plywood board, whichever is the preferred material. The battery, inverter and AC outlet will be wired together, but not to anything else. Any device that I plug into the AC outlet will itself be free-standing. I do not plan to use this gear during a thunderstorm
So the question is What, if anything, do I have to do about grounding?
The two screen captures below are from the Morningstar Installation and Operation Manual. The first shows the DC wiring, and the second shows the AC wiring. This is the full 15 page Installation & Operation Manual.
Much obliged for assistance.
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