Should OCPD in Caravan park installations hookup be Bi directional

Should all RCBOs in a Caravan park installations hookup be Bi directional and Dual Pole?

In the same way that BS7671 Amendment 3 recommends them for domestic dwelling for PV, EV and BESS(Battery Energy Storage System)?




As always please be polite and respectful in this purely academic debate.




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  • and anything using a EHU shouldn't be exporting power anyway ... given they're connected via plugs that have the pins exposed when disconnected (automatic shutdown on grid loss isn't quite quick/reliable enough to prevent shocks).

    Given that most caravans use the mains to re-charge the leisure battery (often the best part of 100Ah) I might be tempted to wonder if a B-type might be sensible to guard against faults between the a.c. and d.c. systems...

      - Andy.

  • Could it be feasible that in the future that caravans static or mobile would have PV on the roof?  What about motor homes?

  • It's normal to have solar to recharge the 12V battery.  But how many motorhomes would have a grid-tied inverter onboard?

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  • hopefully none with a plug and socket hook up.... (!) the ability to generate and have live pins end of the lead is not a good idea.

    Static caravans with permanent wiring might well however.

    I suspect the better  holiday tourer may have an inverter, but not driving the same sockets as the shore power directly

    Mike.