Connecting The Equipment Ground; Grounding Locations - Xantrex Freedom Xi 807-1000 Installation Manual

Basic Installation Procedures

Connecting the Equipment Ground

WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
Never operate the Freedom Xi without properly connecting the
equipment ground. A fire hazard could result from improper grounding.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious injury.
The Freedom Xi has a ground stud on the side of the unit as shown
in Figure 4. Follow the guidelines in "Grounding Locations" to
connect the inverter's chassis to the ground.
Figure 4 DC Panel Connections
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Grounding Locations

You must connect the equipment ground stud to a grounding
point—usually the vehicle's chassis or DC negative bus ground—
using recommended copper wire (if insulated then green insulation
with or without one or more yellow stripes) or larger.
For recommended equipment ground cable size, see below.
Table 3 Recommended Equipment Ground Cable size
Application
Recreational Vehicle
b
Marine
Equipment
NOTE: There are no restrictions on length for the equipment ground cable.
ground stud
a. Based on US National Electrical Code NFPA70, Article 551, par. 551-20c.
b. Based on ABYC E-11 11.18.
In general, the equipment ground cable size must not be smaller
than one AWG size than the supply cable.
Minimum equipment ground cable size
(Stranded cable is recommended)
a
No. 8 AWG (All models)
No. 3 AWG (Freedom Xi 1000)
No. 1/0 AWG (Freedom Xi 2000)
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