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SMA Solar Technology AG

4  Operating the Off-Grid Inverter with Sunny Remote Control

Operating Manual

SI80H-BE-BEN120810

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State of Charge of the Battery

Figure 11: State of charge of the battery in standard mode (example)

Status of the External Energy Source

Figure 12: Status of the external energy source in standard mode (example)

Position

Designation

Explanation

A

Battery

Icon for battery

B

State of charge

State of charge of the battery in percent

Position

Designation

Icon

Explanation

A

Active limit of the 
external energy source

Electrical limits for the electricity grid are active.

Electrical limits for the electricity grid are not 
active.
Electrical limits for the generator are active.

Summary of Contents for SUNNY ISLAND 6.0H

Page 1: ...SI80H BE BEN120810 TBEN SI80H Version 1 0 EN Off grid Inverter SUNNY ISLAND 8 0H 6 0H SUNNY REMOTE CONTROL Operating Manual...

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Page 3: ...Control 18 3 5 Service Interface SD Card 19 3 6 Time Controlled Operation 19 4 Operating the Off Grid Inverter with Sunny Remote Control 20 4 1 Display Modes 20 4 2 Standard Mode 21 4 2 1 Display of O...

Page 4: ...y Disconnection of the Off Grid System 39 5 6 Setting Time Controlled Inverter Operation 40 6 Saving Data and Updating Firmware 41 6 1 Inserting the SD Card 41 6 2 Saving and Loading Parameters 41 6 3...

Page 5: ...50 9 8 Replacing the Battery 52 10 Troubleshooting 54 10 1 What to Do if an Error Occurs 54 10 2 Acknowledging a Generator Error 56 10 3 Acknowledging Level 3 and 4 Errors 56 10 4 Changing Slave Addre...

Page 6: ...Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 6 SI80H BE BEN120810 Operating Manual...

Page 7: ...t forth in this document see Section 2 2 Target Group Qualifications page 10 Symbols Symbol Explanation Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury Indi...

Page 8: ...eters include both configurable parameters and parameters for displaying values Abbreviations Typography Usage Example bold Display messages Parameters Connections Slots Elements to be selected Elemen...

Page 9: ...ance with the information provided in the enclosed documentation Any other use may result in personal injury or property damage Life threatening voltages occur in the Sunny Island Never operate the Su...

Page 10: ...Remote Control You can configure and control the off grid system centrally with the Sunny Remote Control display The Sunny Remote Control is only suitable for indoor use 2 2 Target Group Qualification...

Page 11: ...age is present Earth and short circuit the AC conductors Cover or safeguard any adjacent live components Explosion Explosive gases may escape from the battery Do not allow open flames embers or sparks...

Page 12: ...ng operation During operation touch the off grid inverter on the enclosure lid only Short circuit currents in the battery can cause heat build up and electric arcs Observe the following safety instruc...

Page 13: ...ailability of the stand alone grid and reduce the battery capacity the Sunny Island can use and control external energy sources e g a generator as an energy reserve The Sunny Island supplies the loads...

Page 14: ...verter safely and receive better customer support from the SMA Service Line The type label must remain permanently attached to the off grid inverter Symbols on the Type Label Position Designation Expl...

Page 15: ...rent IP54 The off grid inverter is protected against dust deposits in the interior and against splashes of water from all angles Protection class I All enclosure parts are earthed Certified safety The...

Page 16: ...tivation button Pressing the activation button will switch the off grid inverter on After switching the off grid inverter on it will enter the standby mode C Deactivation button Pressing the deactivat...

Page 17: ...alone grid to the external energy source Glowing red Error at the external energy source connection F Battery LED Glowing green The battery charge level is over 50 Glowing orange The battery charge le...

Page 18: ...s operating data e g operating state or display values and events warnings or errors of the off grid inverter The display s backlight is automatically deactivated after a short time of inactivity B Bu...

Page 19: ...ents and faults of the last 100 days Statistical values of the battery SD cards can have storage capacities from 32 MB to 2 GB The SD card must be formatted as FAT 16 3 6 Time Controlled Operation The...

Page 20: ...ates operating states Displays energy flows Displays key parameters User mode Display of and access to key operating parameters Installer mode Display of and access to parameters for configuration and...

Page 21: ...ime controlled mode Boot The off grid inverter is initialising LBM 1 The off grid inverter is in battery protection mode 1 LBM 2 The off grid inverter is in battery protection mode 2 LBM 3 The off gri...

Page 22: ...gure 8 Energy flow diagram in standard mode example Position Designation A Energy flow diagram B Status of the stand alone grid C Status of the off grid inverter D State of charge of the battery E Sta...

Page 23: ...he stand alone grid F Loads in the stand alone grid Icon for loads in the stand alone grid G Multi function relay 1 Multi function relay 1 is open Terminals C and NC are connected Multi function relay...

Page 24: ...e Sunny Remote Control is the master The off grid inverter connected to the Sunny Remote Control is slave 1 The off grid inverter connected to the Sunny Remote Control is slave 2 C SD card The SD card...

Page 25: ...ergy Source Figure 12 Status of the external energy source in standard mode example Position Designation Explanation A Battery Icon for battery B State of charge State of charge of the battery in perc...

Page 26: ...quested based on time Extern Generator has been requested by an extension cluster Load Generator has been requested due to load Start Generator has been started manually via the off grid inverter Time...

Page 27: ...Display pages show the parameters of a category To configure and operate the off grid system switch to a setting page 4 3 2 Display Pages Figure 13 Display page layout in user mode example Position D...

Page 28: ...ers Parameters with the current values Is only displayed if the component is part of the off grid system Position Designation Icon or display Explanation A Setting page icon Set The icon indicates set...

Page 29: ...activate the display illumination of the Sunny Remote Control 2 Turn the button to the right The Sunny Remote Control switches from standard mode to user mode 3 To flip through the display pages cont...

Page 30: ...e setting pages for the display page 3 To select the desired parameter turn the button to the right until the return icon appears to the right of the desired parameter You have selected the parameter...

Page 31: ...ard mode turn the button to the left until home appears Press the button Hint back and home also appear at the end of the list if the button is turned to the right Example Setting the repetition type...

Page 32: ...ny Remote Control is in installer mode 4 4 2 Switching to Expert Mode Expert mode can only be accessed via installer mode 1 Switch to installer mode see Section 4 4 1 2 Select the parameter 700 01 Act...

Page 33: ...osition Designation Explanation A Menu path The two previously selected menu levels If you are in the top menu level the display will show Installer in installer mode and Expert in expert mode B Retur...

Page 34: ...ny Remote Control shows the subordinate menu level The selected menu level is shown in the first line 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the Sunny Remote Control displays the first parameter page 5 Turn the...

Page 35: ...n to change the value You are not allowed to change the parameter in installer mode If you want to change the parameters for the battery select the New Battery menu in the QCG see Section 9 8 Replacin...

Page 36: ...er mode see Section 4 4 5 2 Select the parameter 600 02 Select Number and set the five digit number The parameter is displayed The display shows Item not Found You cannot access the parameter in insta...

Page 37: ...In single cluster systems press the activation button on the master and hold it until you hear a signal In Multicluster systems press the activation button on each master of the individual clusters an...

Page 38: ...utton on the Sunny Remote Control until the progress bar expires or Press the deactivation button briefly The inverter LED is glowing orange on every off grid inverter The off grid inverters are in st...

Page 39: ...ntil you hear a signal None of the inverter LEDs on the off grid inverters are glowing 5 5 Tripping the Emergency Disconnection of the Off Grid System Press the deactivation button on the off grid inv...

Page 40: ...ameter and set it to the required run time Select the Repetition parameter and set it to the required repetition cycle 3 To activate time controlled inverter operation select the Timed Start parameter...

Page 41: ...arameter sets on the SD card The two parameter sets are distinguished by the Sunny Remote Control in Set1 and Set2 Every parameter set saves all settings This makes it possible to test the settings of...

Page 42: ...quired The SD card must be readable and writable with a computer The Sunny Remote Control must be connected to the master 1 To save the current parameters save the parameter set to the SD card Insert...

Page 43: ...on 4 4 1 2 Select the parameter 550 03 CardFunc and set it to ForcedWrite Unsaved data will now be saved to the SD card 3 Remove the SD card 6 7 Displaying the Content of the Files Figure 17 Content o...

Page 44: ...xt numbers see the technical description of the off grid inverter for an explanation of the plain text numbers Requirements A computer with installed spreadsheet software must be available The spreads...

Page 45: ...nny Remote Control Requirements The off grid inverter must be able to control the generator via a control cable The Sunny Remote Control must be in standard mode or user mode 1 Select the Generator di...

Page 46: ...the warm up period the off grid inverter switches the stand alone grid to the generator 7 4 Stopping the Generator without Autostart Function Requirement The generator is not controlled with GenMan 1...

Page 47: ...on loosen all the screws of the enclosure lid and remove the lid 7 Ensure that the DC terminal is disconnected from voltage sources 8 Ensure that the terminals AC1 Loads SunnyBoys and AC2 Gen Grid are...

Page 48: ...emote Control with a soft cloth Do not use solvents abrasives or corrosive liquids 9 3 Performing a Manual Equalisation Charge Perform a manual equalisation charge at least once a year After extended...

Page 49: ...error messages have been registered Switch to installer mode see Section 4 4 1 Select the 420 Error history menu and check whether error messages have been registered If error messages have been regi...

Page 50: ...ter 1 Disconnect the off grid inverter from voltage sources see Section 8 2 Wait for the fans to stop rotating Risk of injury by corrosive and or toxic electrolyte from the battery If handled inapprop...

Page 51: ...on the right edge of the fan guard to the right and remove from the bracket Carefully remove the fan guard Clean the fan guard with a soft brush a paintbrush a cloth or compressed air 4 Check whether...

Page 52: ...a damp cloth Risk of injury by corrosive and or toxic electrolyte from the battery If handled inappropriately electrolyte from the battery can burn the skin or eyes or be toxic Protect the battery en...

Page 53: ...l of the BatFuse 6 Switch on the off grid inverter see Section 5 1 If the Sunny Remote Control shows Init System press and hold the button until the Sunny Remote Control shows the QCG 7 Select the New...

Page 54: ...separate error levels with each resulting in a different behaviour Level Designation Display on the Sunny Remote Control Explanation 1 Warning Warning Warning inverter continues running Information i...

Page 55: ...n autostart When the maximum number of autostarts is reached the off grid inverter waits ten minutes Master Slave Treatment The 250 30 RnMod parameter influences the reactions of a three phase off gri...

Page 56: ...10 4 Changing Slave Addresses in a Cluster If you want to change slave addresses e g after replacing an off grid inverter you can assign the slaves a new address using the QCG Only the address is chan...

Page 57: ...s and the QCG configures slave 2 9 Press the button This closes the QCG The off grid inverter switches into standard mode Changing the Slave Addresses Without a Sunny Remote Control Only use this meth...

Page 58: ...grid inverter The loads connected to the stand alone grid might be too great for the off grid inverter Switch some loads off A permanent short circuit might exist in the stand alone grid If you are a...

Page 59: ...rs page 41 10 5 2 Questions on the Sunny Remote Control Why is the display of the Sunny Remote Control dark and why is nothing displayed The off grid inverter might not be switched on Switch on the of...

Page 60: ...the off grid inverter raising the AC voltage in the stand alone grid to the AC voltage of the generator The off grid inverter cancels synchronisation To charge the battery reduce the power of the load...

Page 61: ...off grid inverter does not connect to the external energy source although the limiting values for voltage and frequency are now complied with The off grid inverter is switched with a hysteresis i e th...

Page 62: ...supplying full power An extension cluster or individual off grid inverters of an extension cluster might have failed In the Multicluster system high powers are passed back and forth between the cluste...

Page 63: ...nerator from terminal AC1 Start the off grid system Connecting the Generator to Terminal AC1 1 Disconnect the off grid inverter from voltage sources see Section 8 2 If a generator is installed permane...

Page 64: ...installation manual of the BatFuse 4 Start the generator 5 Switch the off grid inverter on see Section 5 1 6 If the Sunny Remote Control shows Init System press and hold the button The Sunny Remote Co...

Page 65: ...ge 5 If a mobile generator is used disconnect the generator from terminal AC1 6 Close the off grid inverter see commissioning in the off grid inverter installation manual Starting the Off Grid System...

Page 66: ...igh current properties but lower deep cycle stability Anti islanding Anti islanding is a process which protects against unintentional stand alone grid formation at the connection of the external energ...

Page 67: ...ications Battery power converter See Off grid inverter Battery protection mode Battery protection mode protects the battery If the battery falls below the limiting values for the state of charge the b...

Page 68: ...y The charging current constantly decreases in this phase C rate The nominal capacity specification is always provided with the discharge time on which the capacity is based The nominal capacity is th...

Page 69: ...charge Fast charge is a charging process in the constant voltage phase Fast charging charges the battery as quickly and efficiently as possible to a state of charge of approx 85 90 Firmware Firmware...

Page 70: ...l take over the power supply to the loads in this case Master A configuration setting which assigns the leading role in a cluster to an off grid inverter or backup inverter The master performs central...

Page 71: ...rated power of the off grid inverter as these machines typically require six times the rated current in relation to the nominal current when starting Parallel connection Parallel connection of batter...

Page 72: ...lead acid batteries for high current applications but also for cycle operation with very high cycle resistance Search mode Search mode is an energy saving mode At regular intervals the off grid inver...

Page 73: ...wer of the loads does not require the power of all off grid inverters the master switches off one or two slaves Stand alone grid A stand alone grid is an electricity grid which is independent of the p...

Page 74: ...ype Serial number of the off grid inverter Firmware version of the off grid inverter Error message indicated Type of battery connected Nominal battery capacity Nominal battery voltage Type of communic...

Page 75: ...itions come enclosed with your device These are also available online at www SMA de and can be downloaded or are available on paper from the usual sales channels if required Trademarks All trademarks...

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