LG ESS Home 8 Installation Manual page 21

Required Materials and Components
y SE Box mounting hardware and a Home 8 wall bracket
y Conduit or raceway (depending on local electrical requirements)
y Conduit adapters.
- necessary for cable entry into Home 8 wiring compartment and the SE Box.
- For conduit adapters, use only UL Listed 3R type raintight or wet location hubs for entry into the
enclosure.
y Communication Cable (SE Box-Home 8)
- Minimum 300V rated 6-conductor Shielded Twisted Pair copper (Cu) cable (or Double-insulated
Shielded Twisted Pair copper (Cu) cable)
- CAT5 STP or CAT6 STP 24-16 AWG would be used (UL–approved Required)
- Two 6-position terminal blocks for this communication cable are included in the Home 8 package.
y Communication Cable (RS485, STOP, AUX in the SE Box)
- Minimum 300V rated unshielded twisted pair cable.
- CAT5 UTP or better
y Ethernet Cable (SE Box)
- Minimum 300V rated CAT5 UTP or better (If needed, RJ45 connectors should be prepared)
y Power and Grounding Cable for Home 8 connection
- Minimum 600 V rated copper (Cu) cable rated at 90 °C (194 °F)
- 6-4 AWG (BLACK/WHITE/RED)
- 8-6 AWG (GREEN)
- Follow NEC and local codes
y Power and Grounding Cable for SE Box connection
- Minimum 600 V rated copper (Cu) or aluminum (Al) cable rated at 90 °C (194 °F) or better.
- 6 AWG - 250 kcmil (BLACK / WHITE / RED)
- 14 AWG - 2/0 AWG (BLACK / WHITE / RED / GREEN or Bare)
- Follow all NEC and local codes
y Breakers, Lugs, and Accessories
- Follow all NEC and the local codes for breaker sizing. Please refer to "Compatible Eaton Parts" .
- Main Breaker : CSR2100, CSR2125N, CSR2150N, CSR2175N, CSR2200N, BW2100, BW2125,
BW215N, BW2175 or BW2200 from Eaton
- Branch Breaker for Home 8 and PV inverter connection : Eaton BR series should be used for the
internal panelboard.
- Hold Down Kit for fixing BR series circuit breaker : BRHDK125
- Sub feed lug for the internal panelboard : Eaton BRS225 / BRPSF225
y (If required) External CT and its connecter
- If you would like to know in which situations an external CT is required, please refer to "Usage
of External CTs". These CTs are available from LGEUS and the additional cables are required to
connect external CTs to a SE Box. The installer should prepare CTs and related components before
the installation and make them on site.
- CT : CTD-1X.200.1A.XXX
- Cable : 600V UL 1015 AWG 18 recommended
- Ring terminal lugs : stud size - 1/4 inch, wire range - 18AWG min.
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