EFFECTIVE GROUNDING FOR PV PLANTS
I. INTRODUCTIONII. DISTRIBUTION LINE FAULTS AND GROUNDINGC BIV. CONSIDERATIONS FOR PV INVERTER EFFECTIVE GROUNDINGEffective Grounding using the inverter''s internal transformerEffective Grounding using a grounding bankMany grid tied PV inverters have an internal transformer. If the transformer is wye-delta configured with the wye on the grid side, the neutral terminal can be used for effective grounding as shown in Figure 3 a). In most of the cases, the grid voltages are well balanced and the distribution loads contain limited harmonic current. In that case, th...See more on solectria Xcel Energy[PDF]
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