[RE-wrenches] AC V DC RE: electrolysis

[Jerry Shafer]

William and wrenches,
If these 24's are in there own conduit with no AC then it does not matter
as much but if the 24,s are in a blended conduitwith AC then your choice is
only AC and even then you may need a termination resistor to kill and
transient voltage at the contactor. Wires running distances in close
proximity to AC wires will develop goast voltage triggering replays.
Fun times

On Wed, Jun 19, 2024, 11:35 PM William Miller via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Friends:
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> I have an installation of 12 Enphase IQ inverters that is downstream from
> a generator transfer switch.  During power outages the generator will run
> poorly when the Enphase is on and the sun is shining.  The problems go away
> when the Enphase is shut off.  No surprises about this.
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> The Enphase is installed on a barn about 150 conduit feet from the
> generator transfer switch.  My plan is to create a low voltage signal when
> the generator is running and send it to a coil on a contactor in the barn.
> Said contactor will disconnect the 12 micro-inverters.
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> There is existing one 26 AWG pairs of a Cat 6 cable running between the
> buildings.  I have found a two pole, 30A contactor that draws 7 watts on
> the coil.  The voltage drop calcs on 150 feet of 26 AWG wire shows a 24
> volt signal will not cause excessive voltage drop (~4%).
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> Here is where I am uncertain:  Should I run 24 volts AC or DC?  My concern
> about DC is if there are any damp connections, electrolysis will occur that
> might erode the 26 AWG conductors.  We’ve all seen powder where copper used
> to be.  Is AC less susceptible to electrolysis?  My research has turned up
> no pertinent conclusions.
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> Thanks in advance.
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> William Miller
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> Miller Solar
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> 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422
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