Hi Jason, You should be able to land your PV EGC in the inverter ground bar. You could do a quick resistance check to verify the +, - PV
Is there a bond somewhere (upstream service panel or in the Sol-Ark itself) between ground and neutral? If not, this can cause this fault. On Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 7:03 AM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote: > Can anybody clarify the following instruction from the manual? > > "GND the panel MOUNTS/FRAMES to any GND outside the circuit via 12AWG wire" > > Does this mean do not connect the array equipment grounding conductor to > the grounding terminal in the inverter? Where would be the suggested place > to connect the equipment grounding conductor, and why does it make a > difference? It would still be electrically bonded to the grounding terminal > in the inverter. > > I'm asking because I do, in fact, have an equipment grounding conductor > from the array connected to the ground terminal in the inverter at a home. > I am getting an F08 GFDI fault. The manual doesn't say anything about the > DC side with respect to this error. It suggests it is an AC current leakage > to ground. But Sol-Ark tech support suggested that I disconnect the PV to > rule it out as a source of the fault. > > > > Jason Szumlanski > Florida Solar Design Group > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > -- Mac Lewis *"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates*
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