Ok, it's me again... Good thing I don't have much work this week. It gives me time to figure these generators out, just in case someone calls and wants one hooked up
I appreciate Roger's link, but that gives me some more questions.
Say I got a 200 amp. single phase service; feeds out of the back of the meter into a 200 amp. 42 circuit panel. I want to come out of this panel and set a generator transfer switch, with circuits that can be switched on during power outage. The generator to be used is a portable generator that has a bonded neutral, therefore requiring the neutral to be switched. I am wanting to use a 16 circuit Square D panel and use one of the Square D "interlock" devices for the "utility" and "generator" main. I come out of the main panel with 2 --100 amp. phase conductors, 1 neutral, and 1 equipment ground, all sized per code. I separate my neutral from the equipment ground, since it is a "sub-panel". NOW
at this point, do I feed off of the generator main breaker out of my sub panel with the interlock, to a 3 pole disconnect
(1 for each "phase" conductor, and 1 for the "neutral" conductor, carrying with me the equipment ground, bonded to the 3 pole disconnect, but isolated from the neutral)
Then off the "load side" of the disconnect, set a box with a "4 wire" male plug (male because the power will be coming from the generator side)
Then from this point, of course, will be the 4 wire cord to the "bonded neurtral generator". Does this sound like an acceptable way to do this, provided that the amperage ratings of disconnect, plug, etc.... are met?
Still in the "sub-panel" the neutral and equipment ground are still bonded
But at some point they will be bonded anyway, right...? Thanks again... Steve....getting closer