How do you connect a generator to your house?
WITH OUR PANEL YOU CAN CONNECT A PORTABLE OR STATIONARY GENERATOR
Following our tutorial, a qualified electrician must install the "CONECT ATS" panel. Then you can use a portable or stationary generator to supply your house in case of a prolonged power outage.
ATS CONECT PANEL INSTALLATION MANUAL
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CONECT ATS panel
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349€
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UNIVERSAL ATS PANEL SUITABLE FOR
PORTABLE GENERATORS
The design of this product is focused on the simplicity of the connections. We always recommend that you commit the installation to a qualified electrician. Together with our support, you will obtain exceptional results.
Firstly, the CONECT panel features a rich set of adjustable parameters for total protection of the generator and appliances. The internal electronic battery charger is overload protected and all electronic circuits are unaffected by over-voltages. Secondly, the CONECT panel features a 3-way manual changeover that selects BYPASS-OFF-ATS modes of operation.
If you need more power, consider the
BE242-12KW
single-phase AMF panel
899€
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DELIVERY TIME 10 DAYS AFTER PAYMENT CONFIRMATION
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Home Generator Installation Guide
HOW TO INSTALL A GENERATOR IN YOUR HOUSE WEB TUTORIAL
Bernini Design has been an ATS panel manufacturer since 1984. For over 40 years we have dealt with the design of panels and controllers. Over 800.000 control boards are running day and night. We still manufacture or supply compatible parts of the original manufactured in the 80s. Home generator panel remains our main business. This page presents the key points for installing an ATS panel in your house.
Can you plug a generator directly into your house?
This is not possible. It is not legal and dangerous. An exception is when your house is isolated from the mains (or the utility power). If your home is not in contact with the Mains, there is no risk of transferring current to the grid. In other words, you connect a single load to your generator. As you for example connect a drilling machine. When you power the house, pay attention to the generator's rating. Another important issue is considering that only a few generators are designed for continuous service. If this is the case, choose other options with inverter and storage batteries.
What is the correct way to connect a generator to a house?
The most common correct way is to connect the generator via a suitable electric panel designed for this use. In this case an Automatic Transfer Switch panel or an Automatic Mains Failure Panel.
How does the ATS panel work?
The safest way to connect a stationary backup generator or portable generator to your house is by using the CONECT ATS panel. A professional licensed electrician must do the installation. Firstly, he will install the ATS panel in your home and connect it to the main breaker box. This keeps you safe and ensures your system remains up to code. Most importantly, this will help keep you from accidentally electrocuting someone else or even yourself.
In Figure [A], your house is connected to utility power via the main circuit breaker [1]. In Figure [B] the CONECT ATS panel is in between the main circuit breaker[1] and generator [4]. With the "CONECT ATS" panel, you can use any generator up to 6kVA. By using a stationary generator you can benefit from automatic start and stop. When using a portable generator, the CONECT ATS panel will automatically switch the power, but you have to start and stop the generator manually.
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The BYPASS mode directly connects your house to utility power. The internal automatic changeover is disconnected. Thirdly, you can use any kind of engine like gas-fuelled types. Despite the complexity of the panel, it is one of the most user-friendly ATS PANELs on the market today.
WHAT ABOUT A PORTABLE GENERATOR?
The big picture is the same. The only difference is that you must start and stop the engine following our recommendations.
What is
BACKFEEDING?
The generator will never be connected to the grid in the standby application. You cannot legally bring an AC generator onto the grid unless some technical and legal conditions are met.
A backup generator is a small, sometime gasoline portable, generator that you put in position outside the house, for example, and then plug into the control panel. Or it can be connected to electrical loads via heavy-duty extension cords. Back-feeding is a dangerous situation in which, electricity from your generator flows back through your electrical panel into the utility company's electrical system. Back-feeding can occur when a generator is connected to your home wiring system without disconnecting from the utility power.
This happens if you directly connect a generator to a circuit in your home. Feeding energy back into the utility system during an outage will energize the transformer serving your house. In other words, you create the favourable conditions for an electrocution hazard. Even worse, back-feed could electrocute any technicians who are working on the lines - causing injury or even death. Finally, when the utility company's power is restored, your generator may be severely damaged or there may be an electrical fire in your home. To connect a generator to your electrical distribution panel we recommend that you use the CONCET PANEL; there is no way to make a connection GRID-GENERATOR.
The contactors inside the panel feature a mechanical and electrical interlock. The internal circuit breakers will never close simultaneously. The CONET ATS PANEL manages, in a fully automatic way, the connection assignment of the LOAD to UTILITY POWER or GENERATOR.
Why the CONECT ATS panel is the best choice for your house?
Especially, when you rent a generator for the duration of the power outage, you will be sure to return the generator in perfect condition. To be sure that your family stays safe and, in any situation, your insurance company cannot dispute your claim because of “faulty wiring”, we recommend that you get your system very well inspected.
Even though the CONECT panel can automatically start & stop a standby generator, you can use a portable generator. You must start and stop the generator by following the indications on the CONECT panel. When the CONECT panel detects the presence of electric power coming from your portable generator, it will connect your house. The converse also applies when the utility power returns within its limits: the CONECT panel will ask you to stop the engine.
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If you want to bypass all issues about purchasing parts for making a standby generator, we can offer a turn-key solution.
The CONECT ATS panel features digital enough inputs and relay outputs capable of interfacing with any engine. You can remotely control the ATS panel by activating the REMOTE OFF or REMOTE START inputs.
If you connect a stationary generator, the CONECT panel features a fully electronically protected battery charger. This will keep your generator ready to start. Bernini Design supplies cables of suitable length for HYUNDAI, PRAMAC, SMDO and many other generators. You will save money and time in setting up the standby generator.
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3m CONECT CABLE ADAPTER
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