Floating Neutral Discussion ThreadFloating Neutral Electrical Advice
I am a long time retired electrician, I have worked on many different
systems, I was High Voltage trained among other things.
I understand what floating means, but I don't understand a floating
neutral.
To amuse myself in my retirement, I decided to build a Solar System,
something that I knew nothing about, except that it is like black magic,
electricity from the sky!
I have 2 inverters, 12v X 3Kw and 12v X 4Kw, I have been advised that
I cannot parallel them, I have also found that they have floating neutrals,
the AC output of 230 volts, goes to a conventional UK socket outlet, but
without an earth, this causes the RCBOs on the lighting circuits to trip, I
tried earthing the unit, to the mains earth, but that didn't work either.
So, you know my next question, can I link this "Floating Neutral", to the
earth socket on the output?
Thank you for taking the time to read this, I hope that somebody with
more knowledge than I have, can advise me.
Mike.
Floating Neutral for the original thread on Electricians Forums
I am a long time retired electrician, I have worked on many different
systems, I was High Voltage trained among other things.
I understand what floating means, but I don't understand a floating
neutral.
To amuse myself in my retirement, I decided to build a Solar System,
something that I knew nothing about, except that it is like black magic,
electricity from the sky!
I have 2 inverters, 12v X 3Kw and 12v X 4Kw, I have been advised that
I cannot parallel them, I have also found that they have floating neutrals,
the AC output of 230 volts, goes to a conventional UK socket outlet, but
without an earth, this causes the RCBOs on the lighting circuits to trip, I
tried earthing the unit, to the mains earth, but that didn't work either.
So, you know my next question, can I link this "Floating Neutral", to the
earth socket on the output?
Thank you for taking the time to read this, I hope that somebody with
more knowledge than I have, can advise me.
Mike.
Floating Neutral for the original thread on Electricians Forums
