AC Power Distribution

AC power can be sourced from the dock (shore power), an on board generator or an inverter (inverter-charger). The AC distribution board handles the input switching of the appropriate AC power source and distribution of AC power to and from the AC House Panel. An important function of the AC board is to test the incoming polarity of the shore power connection and only make a connection if it is correct.

The AC House Panel has metering to monitor the characteristics of AC power, incorporates a source select switch to select the source of AC power and has a set of circuit breakers to control power for each of the AC power circuits. These switched circuits return to the AC distribution board for subsequent wiring of active, neutral and earth to the powered AC devices. The AC Distribution Board and the AC House Panel go hen in hand on any design.