User manual CONTAX MARINER

[. . . ] 2ZQHU V 0DQXDO Part Number 3506 October 27, 1998 3DFNDJLQJ 0DWHULDOV Thank you for choosing Trace Engineering products to meet your alternative-energy power needs. We make every effort to ensure that your inverter/charger packaging includes the following materials: Owner's Manual; Red\Black\Green battery terminal covers (with hardware); AC terminal cover (with hardware); AC Warning Decal; Trace bumper sticker; If any of the above listed materials are missing from your package, or if it is unsatisfactory in any manner, please call Customer Service at (360) 435-8826 or fax this page with your comments to (360) 435-2229. 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Table of Contents INTRODUCING THE MARINER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Some GFCI's will nuisance trip when used with a modified square wave inverter. On the above listed types, continued nuisance tripping is usually a result of a wiring problem in the inverter AC output system. Leakage currents present somewhere in the AC system are causing the GFCI to trip. Make a careful review of the AC wiring layout in your system and look for possible unwanted ground paths. An error in wiring of the neutral-ground switching system is a good place to start troubleshooting. A multimeter may be handy in this troubleshooting procedure. Neutral-to-Ground Switching All of the Mariner Series units employ neutral-to-ground switching as required by the NEC (National Electric Code). The purpose for this requirement is to ensure that the neutral conductor in a threewire system is "bonded" or connected to ground at only one point. This prevents a voltage difference from developing between the shorepower neutral and the vessel' neutral, which may cause an electric shock. When the unit is operating as an inverter, the AC output neutral is connected to the chassis ground by an internal relay, creating the bond within the inverter. When operating from an external AC power source the internal relay in the inverter opens and removes the ground from the neutral conductor and allows the "bond" to be provided by the external AC source. The diagram on the below graphically describes the ground switching system in the inverter for a unit operating as an inverter and feeding the AC sub-panel. Relay RY-A connects the inverter out to the AC HOT output. Relay RY-B connects the NEUTRAL (OUT) to chassis or vehicle ground when AC power is not present at the inverter input. This assures all equipment in the vehicle is referenced to the same ground. AC Sub-panel (Inverter loads) RY-A Inverter AC out RY-B N E U GND HOT OUT Neutral-to-Ground "BOND" is provided by the internal relay for entire AC system NEUTRAL OUT The neutral conductor shall be insulated from the equipment grounding conductors or enclosures Figure 9, Neutral-to-Ground Switching without external AC source 8vtuUhpr@tvrrvt8Dp $( % ($WKTrrI@ Uryrur"%#"$''!% Ah"%#"$!!!( hprrtvrrvtp QhIir"$% Ppir!& ((' Qhtr 6yvtX6('!!"VT6 , 167$//$7, 21 For this system to work, the AC output neutral of the inverter must be isolated from the ground of the system (usually the green wire). When in the inverter mode, the neutral ground switching relay will automatically connect (bond) the output neutral to ground, and when in charger/pass-through mode, the ground and neutrals will be bonded to one another at the AC source (generator or shore power). The diagram below graphically describes the ground switching system in the inverter for a unit connected to an external AC source (generator, grid etc. ) and passing the AC power through the inverter to the AC sub-panel. Relay RY-A connects the AC input and AC output HOT sides together to allow power to pass through the inverter when AC is present at the inverter inputs. Relay RY-B connects the NEUTRAL (IN) from the external AC source and NEUTRAL (OUT) of the loads together when AC is applied to the inverter. AC Sub-panel (Inverter loads) RY-A Inverter AC out RY-B N E U GND GROUND HOT IN NEUTRAL IN HOT OUT NEUTRAL OUT HOT NEUTRAL GROUND Neutral-to-Ground "BOND" is provided by the external AC source for entire AC system The neutral conductor shall be insulated from the equipment grounding conductors or enclosures Figure 10, Neutral-to-Ground Switching with External AC 8vtuUhpr@tvrrvt8Dp $( % ($WKTrrI@ Uryrur"%#"$''!% Ah"%#"$!!!( hprrtvrrvtp QhIir"$% Ppir!& ((' 6yvtX6('!!"VT6 Qhtr , 167$//$7, 21 If no neutral to ground switching were employed in an inverter there would be one neutral tied to the AC sub-panel and the other neutral to the vessel's ground. The two different ground points would now form a current carrying conductor with the vessel's grounding conductor ('green wire') acting as the "wire" between the two different ground points. This means any ground point in the vessel becomes a potential current carrying conductor, which could result in electrical shock. This ground loop could also be a cause for nuisance tripping of any GFCI's (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter). Disabling Neutral Ground Switching Mariner inverters employ neutral-to-ground switching. Check local code if you are not sure whether you must disable the neutral ground switching feature. Note: Connect the chassis ground to the vehicle chassis even if ground switching has been disabled. Disabling the ground switching is very simple if precautions are taken and these steps followed: 1. If the inverter is already installed, disconnect any AC sources (If any are present) 2. 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