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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction
..................................................................................1
1.1
How the MSH3012RV Inverter/Charger Works .................................................... 2
1.2
Advantages of using a Pure Sine Wave Inverter .................................................. 2
1.3
Features and Bene
fi
ts ...................................................................................... 3
2.0 Installation
...................................................................................6
2.1 Pre-Installation
............................................................................................... 6
2.1.1
Unpacking and Inspection ............................................................................. 6
2.1.2
Required Tools and Materials .......................................................................... 6
2.1.3
Locating the Inverter .................................................................................... 8
2.2
Mounting the Inverter ..................................................................................... 9
2.3
Wiring the Inverter – General Requirements ......................................................11
2.3.1
Protecting Wire – Conduit Box .......................................................................11
2.3.2 Wiring
Requirements
...................................................................................11
2.3.3 Wire
Routing
..............................................................................................11
2.3.4 Torque
Requirements
...................................................................................11
2.4 DC
Wiring
.....................................................................................................12
2.4.1
DC Wire Sizing ............................................................................................14
2.4.2
DC Overcurrent Protection ............................................................................14
2.4.3
DC Cable Connections ..................................................................................15
2.4.4
Wiring the DC Overcurrent Protection Device ..................................................16
2.4.5
Wiring the Battery Bank ...............................................................................16
2.4.6
Battery Temperature Sensor Installation and Wiring .........................................17
2.4.7
Wiring the Inverter to the Battery Bank ..........................................................18
2.5 AC
Wiring
.....................................................................................................19
2.5.1
Pre-AC Wiring Requirements .........................................................................19
2.5.2
AC Wire Size and Overcurrent Protection ........................................................19
2.5.3
Recommended GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interruption) Outlets.........................20
2.5.4
AC Terminal Block Connections ......................................................................20
2.5.5
AC Conductor Wiring ...................................................................................21
2.5.6
AC Wiring Con
fi
gurations ..............................................................................22
2.6 Grounding
Inverters
.......................................................................................26
2.6.1
Equipment Grounding Conductors ..................................................................27
2.6.2
Grounding Electrode Conductors ...................................................................27
2.6.3
System Bonding Jumpers .............................................................................27
2.6.4
Neutral to Safety Ground Bonding .................................................................28
2.7
Inverter Warning Label ...................................................................................29
2.8
RV-C Communication Connection Port ..............................................................29
2.9 Final
Inspection
.............................................................................................30
2.10 Functional
Test
..............................................................................................31
3.0 Operation
....................................................................................32
3.1 Inverter
Mode
...............................................................................................32
3.2 Standby
Mode
...............................................................................................33
3.2.1 Battery
Charging
.........................................................................................34
3.2.2 Transfer
....................................................................................................35
3.2.3 Load
Support
..............................................................................................36
3.3 Current
Flow
.................................................................................................37
