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SMA Solar Technology AG
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STPS60-IA-xx-13
Installation Manual
1.6 Designations in the Document
1.7 Abbreviations
1.8 Additional Information
Additional information is available at
www.SMA-Solar.com:
• Quick reference guide for the installation of the inverter
- information necessary for commissioning and for
establishing communication.
• Installation manual for the SMA Inverter Manager -
information necessary for commissioning and for
establishing communication.
• Service manual for replacing the fan – for information
required to replace a fan.
• Service manual for replacing the SPDs – contains
information required to replace surge protection
devices.
You can also request this document from the supplier of the
inverter.
Complete designation
Designation in this
document
Sunny Tripower Storage
60
Inverter, product
Abbreviation Description
cat5e
Category 5 twisted pair cable
(enhanced) for data transmission
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol –
enables automatic assignment of the
network address via the DHCP server
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
EMC (directive) Electromagnetic compatibility directive
ESD
Electrostatic discharge
FRT
Fault Ride Through
GSM
Global System for Mobile
Communications (standard for digital
cellular mobile network)
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
IEC
International Electrotechnical
Commission – international standards
organization
IT
Isolated Terra
LCS
Local commissioning and service tool
(LCS-Tool)
LED
Light-Emitting Diode
LVD (Directive) Low-voltage directive
MCB
Miniature circuit breaker
MPP
Maximum Power Point
P
P is the symbol for active power and is
measured in Watts (W).
PCB
Printed circuit board
PCC
Point of Common Coupling - point of
interconnection
The point on the public electricity network
to which other customers are, or could
be, connected.
Grounding
conductor
Protective grounding
PELV
Protected Extra-Low Voltage
PLA
Power Level Adjustment = Output power
limitation
P
nom
Power [W], Nominal active power
POC
Connection point
The point at which the system is
connected to the public utility grid.
P
STC
Power [W], Standard Test Conditions
PV
Photovoltaic, photovoltaic cells
RCD
Residual-current device
RCMU
Residual Current Monitoring Unit
R
ISO
Insulation resistance
ROCOF
Rate of Change of Frequency
Q
Q is the symbol for reactive power and is
measured in reactive volt-amperes (VAr).
S
S is the symbol for apparent power and
is measured in volt-amperes (VA).
SOC
State of charge of the battery
STC
Standard Test Conditions
SW
Software
THD
Total Harmonic Distortion
TN-S
Terra Neutral - Separate. AC Network
TN-C
Terra Neutral - Combined. AC Network
TN-C-S
Terra Neutral - Combined - Separate. AC
Network
TT
AC grid with separation between
operational ground of the generator and
ground of the load system
DNO
Distribution grid operator
Abbreviation Description
