ABB VSN730, Product Manual

Page 1: ...ABB solar monitoring Product manual VSN730 System Monitor ...

Page 2: ...uipment and must be available at all times to everyone who interacts with the equipment Symbols and signs In the manual the danger or hazard zones are indicated with signs labels symbols or icons Generic hazard Important safety information This points out operations or situations in which staff must be very careful Hazardous voltage This points out operations or situations in which staff must be v...

Page 3: ...conditions performing maintenance incorrectly or not at all tampering or unsafe repairs use or installation by unqualified persons ABB will NOT be held responsible for the disposal of displays cables batteries accumulators etc The Customer shall therefore arrange for the disposal of substances potentially harmful to the environment in accordance with the legislation in force in the country of inst...

Page 4: ...figure for inverters 14 Set a static IP address 15 Verify Internet connectivity to Aurora Vision servers 16 Asset registration 16 End to end data check 16 Plant Viewer access for end users 16 Adding an ABB weather station 18 Configuration for a weather station device 19 Troubleshooting 21 Troubleshooting guide 21 Troubleshooting Resetting a data logger 22 How to contact ABB technical support 23 Sy...

Page 5: ...the end user for access to Aurora Vision Plant Viewer for viewing system performance The Installer can also monitor all of their sites through a web browser using Aurora Vision Plant Portfolio Manager Aurora Vision is a multi plant management portal that lets you inspect and analyze all of your power plants The System Monitor in conjunction with the Aurora Vision solution brings the following bene...

Page 6: ...itor up to 10 ABB or Power One legacy string inverters and one ABB VSN800 Weather Station or Power One legacy weather station Inverters can be single phase or three phase string inverters The VSN730 05 has no software limitations on the number of devices it can monitor but it is recommended that no more than 20 devices be connected to each port Components The picture below shows the interior of th...

Page 7: ...ore performing installation These servicing instructions are for use by qualified personnel only To reduce the risk of electric shock do not perform any servicing other than that specified in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so Do not change the factory pre wiring Modification to the factory pre wiring without authorization from ABB may cause lethal shock and or fire hazar...

Page 8: ...onally you will need Administrator privileges to access the Administration tool See the Commissioning section for details Enclosure installation Determine the location of the System Monitor enclosure It must be located within 100 meters 330 feet of an Internet connection and within 1200 meters 4000 feet of your inverter s Mount the enclosure out of direct sunlight in a location where it will not b...

Page 9: ...beled TDK LAMBDA The AC Line voltage conductor is connected to terminal L on the power supply and the Neutral conductor or Line 2 connected to the terminal N Connect Protective Earth Ground conductor to the green yellow terminal block just to the left of the power supply Make sure the service panel primary circuit and the monitoring enclosure are de energized before proceeding with the installatio...

Page 10: ...tive D RS 485 connectors are the two connection points for the communication signal Polarity must be maintained in the RS 485 daisy chain Devices will not communicate if you connect the D of one device to the D of another device All wires come into the connectors straight up and are secured using the small screw facing outward The twisted pair for D and D should only be untwisted as much as necess...

Page 11: ...er right terminal Inverter address configuration For systems with multiple inverters each inverter must be manually assigned a different RS 485 address Refer to the inverter manual s for instructions on how to set inverter addresses and exact inverter connection points Write down the serial number and RS 485 address for each inverter so you can determine which inverter is which on the monitoring s...

Page 12: ...he Eth0 LED can be used for detecting network link and network traffic Eth0 LED GREEN Link Eth0 LED GREEN BLINK Traffic Eth0 LED OFF No network link If no activity is seen on the LEDs double check all connections ABB recommends a wired Internet connection because it is more reliable and requires less setup If it is necessary to connect to a wireless network a wireless network bridge with an Ethern...

Page 13: ...window on the computer Type the following URL in the address bar http 172 17 17 1 4 The following Home page or similar4 will appear Select the tabs across the top to perform configuration operations and select one of the ports in the Devices list to set up devices Verify all the icons for the data logger in the status area to the right are green It may take some time for all the icons to turn gree...

Page 14: ... Aurora Protocol to SunSpec Adapter 6 The protocol used on an interface is configured by clicking on the pencil icon in the upper right just below the Logger ID Select the protocol for each interface based on the protocol used by your inverters through the drop down menu s as shown below On the far right of each interface click the wrench icon to configure the protocol settings and device sampling...

Page 15: ... There is no need to wait for it to finish Set a static IP address Setting a Static IP is only necessary if required by your network In almost all cases you can skip this section 1 Obtain Static IP address information for the site 2 Select the Network tab Set the Type Network Connection Type field to Static The page allows you to type in the following information IP address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS...

Page 16: ...the Administration tool before the data logger can be assigned and registered Note that access to Administration tool requires an Aurora Vision User ID and password with Administrator privileges From the data logger s user interface click on Register in the Logger ID drop down menu and you will be re directed to the Register Logger page If you are not using the data logger s user interface go to h...

Page 17: ...a to the left 3 Once the correct asset is displayed select Plant Viewer from the Actions menu 4 A page displays to configure the customer s Plant Viewer options Scroll down to the Published View section The URL to provide to the customer is in the Share URL field For detailed information about plant sharing options see the Plant Portfolio Manager User Guide found at https docs auroravision net ...

Page 18: ...DC 1 Connect shielded twisted pair wire to the RS 485 terminals on the VSN800 Weather Station Use RS 485 data wire with one twisted pair of conductors one signal ground conductor and a shield with drain wire Belden 3106A or equivalent DO NOT USE CAT5 6 CABLE FOR THE RS 485 DATA WIRE 2 Connect the other end of the shielded twisted pair wire to the Citel surge protection device Use the table and fig...

Page 19: ...he data logger must remain set to Modbus RTU default value if connecting a weather station Configure the Primary RS 485 port using the following procedure Bring up the data logger s user interface in the same manner as for configuring inverters connect data logger directly to a laptop through Eth1 and go to http 172 17 17 1 The weather station can be discovered using the Find button as previously ...

Page 20: ... is 60 5 Enter a Description to help you identify the device if you need to change configurations later 6 Click the Add button 7 The device will be added to the Devices page listed under the Primary RS 485 port 8 Press the Save icon at the top to commit changes 9 After making changes you are returned to the Devices page with the status indicators as shown below It may take some time for the weathe...

Page 21: ...w terminals and is the correct polarity 4 Check to see if the DC fuse is blown and replace if necessary If you replace a blown fuse and it immediately blows again check that all the conductors are properly secured in the correct terminals 5 If you have a weather station check to see if there is a problem with the wiring to the weather station i e secure attachments and the correct polarity If the ...

Page 22: ...hooting Resetting a data logger Consult this section if you suspect there is a problem with the data logger Some problems can be fixed by rebooting the logger or by restoring the logger to its factory defaults On the end of the top side data logger housing surface opposite the side with the Ethernet ports are two small recessed buttons and two LEDs The two buttons can be used to reset the system C...

Page 23: ...ronized System Initialization Green and Orange LEDs blink alternately Running normally Green LED2 lit solid How to contact ABB technical support For technical support please go to www abb com solar When requesting technical support please provide the following information Model Unit serial number Site project name Problem description Be prepared to describe the problem you are experiencing includi...

Page 24: ...specifications Ethernet Network Connection Primary Physical network connection on 10BaseT Ethernet or 100BaseTX Fast Ethernet networks using RJ45 twisted pair cable Port name Eth0 Secondary Physical network connection on 10BaseT Ethernet or 100BaseTX Fast Ethernet but limited in speed to 12Mbit s since it is connected through an internal USB port Port name Eth1 Serial Connection Two RS 232 serial ...

Page 25: ... any firewall and forwarded to the data logger preferred Out DNS 53 UDP TCP The data logger must be able to resolve domain names to ensure scalability and dynamic changes on the Internet DNS required Out HTTPS 443 TCP As an HTTP client the data logger connects to the Aurora Vision Plant Management Platform using SSL TLS for secure communications The logger uses this port for all services including...

Page 26: ...work to an external network DNS Server The IP address es of the computer s which resolve domain names Power supply electrical specifications Specification Value Model TDK Lambda DSP30 24 277A VAC Input Range 90 304 VAC 47 63Hz 1 5A at 90VAC Input Max DC Current Output 1 25 A Nominal DC Voltage Output 24V Safety Standards UL60950 1 EN60950 1 Evaluated to NEC NFPA70 Class 2 output per UL1310 CE EMC ...

Page 27: ...ze for stranded copper wire SM48XX weather stations AWG size for stranded copper wire 0 to 100 22 22 100 to 150 22 20 150 to 250 22 18 250 to 400 22 16 400 to 650 22 14 650 to 1000 22 12 1000 to 1800 22 Use separate supply 1800 to 2800 20 2800 to 4000 18 Terminal wire size and torque specifications Terminal name Acceptable Wire Size in AWG USE COPPER CONDUCTORS ONLY 60 C and 300V Insulation rating...

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