Magnum MS2000 - Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction ...........................................................................................1
1.1 How an Inverter/Charger Works ....................................................................... 2
1.1.1 Inverter Applications for Permanent Installations .............................................. 2
1.1.2 Inverter Applications for Mobile Installations .................................................... 2
1.2 Advantages of a Pure Sine Wave vs a Modifi ed Sine Wave Inverter ........................ 2
1.3 Features and Benefi ts ...................................................................................... 3
2.0 Installation .............................................................................................7
2.1 Pre-Installation ............................................................................................... 7
2.1.1 Unpacking and Inspection ............................................................................. 7
2.1.2 Required Tools and Materials .......................................................................... 7
2.1.3 Locating the Inverter ...................................................................................10
2.2 Mounting the Inverter ....................................................................................11
2.3 Wiring the Inverter – General Requirements ......................................................14
2.3.1 Protecting Wire – Conduit Box .......................................................................14
2.3.2 Wiring Requirements ...................................................................................14
2.3.3 Wire Routing ..............................................................................................14
2.3.4 Torque Requirements ...................................................................................14
2.4 DC Wiring .....................................................................................................15
2.4.1 DC Wire Sizing ............................................................................................17
2.4.2 DC Overcurrent Protection ............................................................................17
2.4.3 DC Cable Connections ..................................................................................18
2.4.4 Wiring the Battery Bank ...............................................................................19
2.4.5 Battery Temperature Sensor Installation and Wiring .........................................20
2.4.6 Wiring the Inverter to the Battery Bank ..........................................................21
2.5 AC Wiring .....................................................................................................22
2.5.1 Pre-AC Wiring Requirements .........................................................................22
2.5.2 AC Wire Size and Overcurrent Protection ........................................................22
2.5.3 Recommended GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interruption) Outlets.........................23
2.5.4 AC Terminal Connections (MS2012, MS2812, MS2024, MS4024, & MS4048) ........23
2.5.5 AC Conductor Wiring (MS2012, MS2812, MS2024, MS4024, & MS4048) .............24
2.5.6 AC Wiring Confi gurations (MS2012, MS2812, MS2024, MS4024, & MS4048) .......25
2.5.7 AC Conductor Wiring (MS2000 models) ..........................................................31
2.5.8 AC Wiring Confi guration (MS2000 models) ......................................................32
2.6 Grounding Inverters .......................................................................................35
2.6.1 Sizing the Grounding Electrode Conductors .....................................................36
2.6.2 System Bonding Jumper ...............................................................................38
2.6.3 Equipment Grounding Conductor ...................................................................38
2.6.4 Grounding on Boats .....................................................................................39
2.6.5 Neutral to Safety Ground Bonding .................................................................40
2.6.6 Disabling the Neutral-to-Ground Connection ...................................................41
2.6.7 Connecting a Large DC Ground Wire ..............................................................41
2.7 Inverter Notifi cation Requirements ...................................................................42
2.7.1 Facilities with Standalone Systems .................................................................42
2.7.2 Facilities with Utility Services and PV Systems .................................................42
2.7.3 Inverter Warning Label ................................................................................42
2.8 Final Inspection .............................................................................................42
2.9 Functional Test ..............................................................................................43