by Kenady Beaudoin | Jan 2, 2020 | Engineering
What is grounding? In an AC electrical system, the wire that carries away fault currents is called the ground wire. The equipment ground allows the GFCI (Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter) to disconnect the circuit and prevents fault current from electrifying a...
by Eric Herman | Sep 23, 2018 | Engineering
Written by Eric Herman, Director if Engineering September 23rd, 2018 Every ASEA shore power converter contains an Isolation transformer. Why? The oldest and best reason in the book: Safety. By isolating your ship’s power system from the shore power, fault current...
by Kenady Beaudoin | Jun 1, 2018 | Engineering
It’s a common scenario: An evening on the boat enjoying the game is interrupted when yet another yacht arrives at the marina and connects to shore power. Suddenly, it’s like a brownout at home. Lights dim, the TV resets, A/C goes out, clocks start blinking...
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