zs1ssm Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Some help please---My Growatt SPF5000ES randomly trips the earth leakage in my db box even with all breakers switched off----Reset everything and then works for about 2 to three days then trips again---Some times if I disconnect the solar input negative and positive then the system would run for weeks before tripping the EL---My installer said that I need to bond the Earth and Neutral at the inverter and my problem will go away---??????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zs1ssm Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 Sorry this only happens when the inverter is supplying the house without Eskom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio de Sa Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, zs1ssm said: Sorry this only happens when the inverter is supplying the house without Eskom Maybe your wiring is not quite right. You should feed the inverter AC via a 50 Amp double circuit breaker directly from your mains circuit breaker, then the AC output of your inverter should then connect to your earth leakage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zs1ssm Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Antonio de Sa said: Maybe your wiring is not quite right. You should feed the inverter AC via a 50 Amp double circuit breaker directly from your mains circuit breaker, then the AC output of your inverter should then connect to your earth leakage. That is exactly how it is connected----Even with the feed from eskom disconnected it sometimes trips the EL---I did reset now and is running fine---Until the next trip ----Do I need to bond the Neutral and earth at the inverter ?? RuanLaubscher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zs1ssm Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 Can not believe no one has a answer for me SO the question is ----To BOND or NOT TO BOND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorp007 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 28 minutes ago, zs1ssm said: Can not believe no one has a answer for me SO the question is ----To BOND or NOT TO BOND May be the sometimes point to an appliance causing the E/L to trip and not the inverter. zsde 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio de Sa Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 34 minutes ago, zs1ssm said: Can not believe no one has a answer for me SO the question is ----To BOND or NOT TO BOND Growatt has internal bonding. zsde 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zsde Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 7 minutes ago, Scorp007 said: an appliance causing the E/L to trip and not the inverter. If the Inverter was the cause then I would also believe it to be a consistent trip when it is running. As @Antonio de Sastated, the Inverter is bonded internally and you can actually check if the bonding is working as it should by measuring the AC voltage on the Inverter output side between earth and neutral. Scorp007 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zs1ssm Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 On 2023/06/05 at 12:13 PM, zsde said: If the Inverter was the cause then I would also believe it to be a consistent trip when it is running. As @Antonio de Sastated, the Inverter is bonded internally and you can actually check if the bonding is working as it should by measuring the AC voltage on the Inverter output side between earth and neutral. All appliances has been isolated at the DB box (switched off) and as soon as the solar is fed into the inverter then the EL at the db trips--Almost as if the phase between live and neutral goes out because there is no earth connected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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