HU361 as Combiner/Disconnect [RE-wrenches]

[Jerry Caldwell]

Jeff, why don't you just use service taps to combine
in the disco?

 - Jerry

--- Jeff Clearwater <clrwater at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi Matt,
> 
> 
> Yes I see your points.  I was trying to get away
> with only one line 
> to the SB by combining a the HU361  but if each lug
> is rated for only 
> one cu landing that won't work and it defeats what I
> was after.
> 
> But it strikes me as very odd that a PSSB breaker
> can be rated to two 
> conductors/lug but not the nice big lugs on a HU361.
>  Any chance of 
> that rating changing?  John B?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jeff C.
> 
> 
> >
> >1.  The Line (Array) is required to be landed on
> the top lugs of the
> >Disco. (Behind the arc-shield)
> 
> My drawing was electrical not orientation - but yes
> thanks for the 
> reminder of using the shieded side correctly.
> 
> >
> >2.  The lugs are rated for single-conductor landing
> only.
> >
> >My recommendation, at least relating to the Disco
> at the Inverter, is to
> >run the two "switched hots" (from the bottom lugs)
> to the SB.  The SB
> >has 3 DC Input terminals for a reason.  This is it.
> >
> >Regarding the use of an HU361 at dual locations, I
> think you will find
> >you can easily run the extra pair between
> disconnects in the same
> >conduit you are already installing.
> >
> >Try it this way:
> >
> >ARRAY
> >
> >+ from String 1
> >            + from String 2
> >l         l
> >0   0   0
> >
> >      ROOF Disco
> >
> >0  0  0
> >l       l
> >l       l
> >l       l
> >+      + to 2nd Disco; Line 3
> >to 2nd Disco; Line 1
> >l       l
> >l       l ________ IN CONDUIT
> >l       l
> >
> >
> >+ from Roof Disco; Load 1
> >            + from Roof Disco; Load 3
> >l         l
> >0   0   0
> >
> >      INVERTER DISCO
> >
> >0  0  0
> >l       l
> >l       l
> >l       l
> >+      + to SB DC Input
> >to SB DC Input
> >
> >
> >Hope this helps...
> >
> >Pray for Sun and No Tanlines!
> >
> >Matt Lafferty
> >Universal Energies Institute
> >mlafferty at universalenergies.com
> >(916) 422-9772
> >(916) 628-7694 Cell
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> >www.universalenergies.com
> >
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