Backup system did not activate during the grid outage

@Daza

I attached schematics of my system.

DISCLAIMER:

I am not an electrician and located in Germany. Please check with you electrician local rules.

My grid connection is protected by NH00 63A (not shown) followed by SLS 35A (shown).

The grid goes two ways parallel:

Left: directly to left side of 1-0-2 manual transfer

Right: via MP2 to right side of 1-0-2 switch

The MP2 is protected by MCB on ACin and ACout

The loads are connected after the transfer switch and protected by RCD and MCB.

Cases

Switch pos 1, A & B open: maintenance

loads are grid connected, MP2 can be maintained

Switch pos 1, A closed: grid parallel ESS

MP2 and loads are parallel, loads are served by grid and supported by MP2. if grid failed, loads are not supplied

Switch pos 0: loads are disconnected

Switch pos 2, A+B closed: ESS with critical loads

Loads are on ACout supplied even if grid fails. ESS is working.

Switch pos 2, A open, B closed: off grid

Loads are served by MP2 but disconnected from the grid

In my system the N is never connected to ACin and ACout same time.

A 4p 1-0-2 switch works like:

Switch pos 1: 3p+N connected on 1

Switching from 1 to 0: 3p disconnects first, N later

Switch POs 0: nothing connected

Switching from 0 to 2: N connects first on2, 3p later in 2

Switch pos 2: 3p+N are connected to 2

The switch is a 1-0-2 not 0-1-2.

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@BjoernK that’s good to know and thanks for the diagram that actually shows a lot, but for me it was that link bar of the neutral for some reason it didn’t sit right with me as I was thinking it was back feeding, but I’m sure @Erik2 has done a simulation test by switching off the RCD on the input after replacing the RCD? making it a a really easy fix

Hi Eric,

I have the same installation and setup, only I have 4P automaten in stead of 3 x 2P on both sides.

I test every day to disable grid and see if the backup is working. All my equipment keeps running when I disconnect the grid.
I don’t know what happens when you only disconnect 1 phase (so in case of lightning could do that) and would still send power back to the grid over the other phases.
My suggestion would be, us a 4P automaat and 4P aardlek.

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