SolarMax MaxWeb XPN, Installation Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Installation instructions MaxWebXPN...

Page 2: ...SolarMax Produktions GmbH Zur Sch nhalde 10 D 89352 Ellzee E Mail info solarmax com SolarMax Produktions GmbH 2018...

Page 3: ...nsport and storage of the data logger 16 4 2 Scope of delivery 16 4 3 Siting 16 4 4 Device installation 16 5 Installation of the MaxComm network 17 5 1 Connection options 17 5 2 Connecting the inverte...

Page 4: ...2 5 Devices 49 7 2 6 Basic settings 58 7 2 7 Help 62 7 2 8 Setup wizard 63 8 Connection of external sensors and alarm systems 64 8 1 Connection options 64 8 2 Irradiance and temperature sensor 64 8 3...

Page 5: ...l is available to those responsible for the power plant at all times If the original manual is lost an up to date version can be downloaded from our website at all times www solarmax com 1 3 Symbols u...

Page 6: ...p to 249 devices can be connected via RS485 interface Communication via Ethernet RS485 CAN bus USB 2 2 Safety instructions DANGER Fatal electric shock hazard Never open the plug in power supply unit C...

Page 7: ...7 en Protective insulation Class II equipment This device is designed for indoor operation dry environment 3 Description 3 1 Function Fig 1 MaxWebXPN...

Page 8: ...with integrated WLAN an internal WLAN antenna is included within the scope of delivery MaxWeb XPN has a Modbus TCP interface for direct connection control for direct sellers MaxWeb XPN has 8 digital...

Page 9: ...ntelligently Optional Modules for MaxWeb XPN The basic components of the MaxWeb XPN can be extended with optional modules by the internal CAN bus The following optional modules can be added MaxModul K...

Page 10: ...on for CAN bus systems see Section 8 5 1 8 analogue inputs Connection for irradiance and temperature sensors see Section 8 5 1 RS485 RJ45 sockets for connecting the MaxComm network cable galvani cally...

Page 11: ...External microSD card for the storage of files Power supply Jack socket for connecting a power supply unit with a supply voltage of 15 24V 1 5A Digital inputs 8 digital inputs see Section 8 5 2 Relay...

Page 12: ...2 LCD display The device features a two line LCD display that shows important information and the status of the plant As soon as the device is supplied with power the MaxWebXPN is switched on automat...

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Page 14: ...play is dimmed and is in inactive state Standby mode Note To use the full scope of functions of the MaxWebXPN the device must be continuously switched on If the device is in standby mode the functions...

Page 15: ...s this key to leave a submenu or to return to the initial display Press this key for longer than 5 seconds to switch on the MaxWebXPN 3 4 External WLAN antenna The MaxWebXPN features a WLAN transmitte...

Page 16: ...protection class IP20 and is therefore only suitable for installation in dry clean places For outdoor installation or operation under adverse conditions the device must be encased in an additional cas...

Page 17: ...toring 5 2 Connecting the inverters via the RS485 interface Use commercially available RJ45 network cables also referred to as RJ45 patch cables for wiring the MaxComm network We recommend using singl...

Page 18: ...s and devices with an Ethernet interface can be operated together with the MaxWebXPN within one LAN network DANGER Fatal electric shock hazard For connection to the network it may be necessary to open...

Page 19: ...to every device Please note that each device address must be used once only You will find instructions for setting the address in the product description of the corresponding device Note The device a...

Page 20: ...nto a 230 VAC power socket As soon as it is connected to the power supply the MaxWebXPN starts and the ON LED is flashing Once the ON LED lights continuously the device is accessible via the web brows...

Page 21: ...of your PC 2 From Windows 7 open the menu Control panel Network and Internet View network status and tasks Change adapter settings to obtain an overview of all LAN connections 3 Now select the LAN con...

Page 22: ...234 The following login screen of the MaxWebXPN appears Fig 8 Menu MaxWebXPN login 3 Log in using the user name admin and the password solarmax com 4 You can now configure the MaxWebXPN using the Max...

Page 23: ...rsion Ident Please have these data available if you contact us by telephone via the listed country spe cific hotline numbers or via email with your service hotline 6 4 Setting the language Fig 10 Menu...

Page 24: ...ou configure your MaxWebXPN You can complete all steps in the wizard only if the MaxWebXPN is connected to the Internet and the devices are connected via RS485 or Ethernet see Section 5 and Section 6...

Page 25: ...et mask is 255 255 255 0 In this field you can change the net mask manually Gateway Here you can enter gateways for the MaxWebXPN You have to enter the correct IP address of the gateway to be able to...

Page 26: ...LAN network you want to connect the device to Password Enter here the password for the selected WLAN network Get the IP address via DHCP Tick this option if you want to obtain the IP address of the Ma...

Page 27: ...portal or via VPN is tested Click on the Start Net work Test button to start the test Whether or not the test was successful is shown in the adjacent field The following status messages may appear Por...

Page 28: ...his field you can enter the email address with which you log into the MaxWeb portal Use Browser Time Click on the Use Browser Time button to adopt the current browser time of your computer Continent S...

Page 29: ...P 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 254 However the IP 192 168 1 234 is assigned to the MaxWebXPN Fig 15 Menu Search settings for a Smart Ethernet connection Select connection Select the menu item Smart Ethernet...

Page 30: ...with the connected devices The same TCP port must also be set on the inverters Timeout Enter a timeout for the device search in ms We recommend you set a longer timeout for networks under high load S...

Page 31: ...start and end address from 1 to 249 for the address range within which devices are to be searched for Every device must have its own address Device search Click on the button Start device search to se...

Page 32: ...ot contain any special characters 3 Then click on the Add device button to add the device to the list of known devices Known devices of the MaxWebXPN This menu shows all devices which have been added...

Page 33: ...click on the Next button to continue the wizard You are now in the Device settings menu see Section 6 5 4 Click on the Back button to return to the previous menu 6 5 4 Device settings Fig 20 Device se...

Page 34: ...gy year Annual yield kWh Energy total Total yield kWh Mains frequency Mains frequency Hz Line period Duration of mains period ms Pdc 1 Pdc 12 Input power tracker string 1 12 kW Relative power Calculat...

Page 35: ...onductors C Chained voltage L2 L3 Voltage between the L2 and L3 outside conductors Temp power unit 1 Temperature of the power unit 1 A Cosphi Power factor W m2 String 1 string 16 String current 1 stri...

Page 36: ...alarms of which are to be sent to the recip ient The following options are available Deactivated No alarms are sent Failure The operating status of an inverter is Failure plant error or at least one i...

Page 37: ...alarm is triggered Note For accurate energy comparison it is important to correctly set the installed capacity for each device The following settings can be made for energy comparison Activ Tick this...

Page 38: ...ddress in the field MaxWeb Portal email 2 Open the MaxWebXPN user interface 3 Click on the General button in the Basic settings menu 4 Enter a valid email address in the field MaxWeb Portal 5 Click on...

Page 39: ...interface see Section 7 2 MaxWeb Portal Using the MaxWeb Portal you can call up your plant data via an Internet browser on both a computer and a mobile device Note When connecting via GPRS LTE extra...

Page 40: ...obtain an overview of all currently monitored devices including device name total output and device status 7 2 2 Plant Logging Overview To obtain an overview of the output and status of your devices...

Page 41: ...ta Log Values In order to get an overview of the log values of your devices within a defined time interval select Plant logging log values in the menu of MaxWeb XPN Note The time interval within which...

Page 42: ...ured Serial number serial number of the device for which the log values have been captured Measured value designation of the measured value which has been captured on the selected date Value log value...

Page 43: ...nd energy values of the devices are to be logged Logging end time Enter the end time of the time interval until which the time and energy values of the devices are to be logged Logging interval Enter...

Page 44: ...ttings for sending logs menu you can specify up to three email addresses to which the log files are to be sent To this end enter the corresponding email addresses in the Recipient email fields Fig 33...

Page 45: ...nge grey arrows and the supplied energy red grey arrows as an overview A graphical depiction of the currently captured energy values will also be displayed Fig 36 Depiction of energy values The follow...

Page 46: ...nergy values of the plant can be displayed Plant power yellow Plant power forecast dotted in yellow Self consumption blue Self consumption forecast dotted in blue Feed rate red Feed rate forecast dott...

Page 47: ...f all energy values can be found in the following table Fig 40 Table of the energy values Control In order to manually control MaxWeb XPN select Energy Control in the menu of MaxWeb XPN Control Overvi...

Page 48: ...elay control menu 7 2 4 Alarms History To obtain an overview of previous alarms select Alarm History in the MaxWebXPN menu MaxWeb XPN Home Plant Logging History Settings Alarm Energy Fig 43 Alarm hist...

Page 49: ...alarms and to activate the energy comparison select Alarms Settings in the MaxWebXPN menu History Settings Alarm Fig 45 Alarm settings For a detailed description of this menu see Section 6 5 5 7 2 5 D...

Page 50: ...t In a table you can select the time values of the device to be shown For a detailed list of all time values see Section 6 5 3 Click on the Show values button to view the selected values Click on the...

Page 51: ...rk providers to temporarily reduce the active power of their PV plant remotely to prevent overload of the electricity network MaxRemote must be activated by the Customer Support Linear irradiance sens...

Page 52: ...r generation of the PV generator can be remote controlled Direct seller interface You can select a direct seller interface in this menu which shall be used for the control of your plant If there shall...

Page 53: ...nfigura tions with the corresponding target capacities are therefore possible Active Mark the corresponding checkbox of the status which shall be active IN1 IN8 If the checkbox is activated the high l...

Page 54: ...f your external device Offset The offset of your external device is calculated automatically as soon as you enter the irradiance and temperature range You will find these values in the manual of your...

Page 55: ...nd designa tion of terminals see Section 8 5 Delay In this menu enter the number of seconds by which the signal must be delayed for an alarm to be triggered If a MaxDisplay is connected mark the Activ...

Page 56: ...tput exceeds the Upper threshold value the relay will be switched on If the feed rate undercuts the Lower threshold value with activated relay the relay will be switched off Controlled MaxRemote outpu...

Page 57: ...e in watts for the lower power limit at which the relay shall be switched off Electricity meters with corresponding interfaces can be connected with the S0 interface of the MaxWeb XPN The definition o...

Page 58: ...ch as network settings or password produce a backup or install an update Note When connecting via GPRS LTE extra costs may be incurred due to increased data consumption For more details please see the...

Page 59: ...he latest firmware update Update Click the Update from microSD button to install a firmware update from a microSD To this end insert the corresponding microSD card into the slot on the rear side of th...

Page 60: ...ta To this end insert an FAT32 formatted empty microSD card into the slot on the back of the MaxWebXPN see Section 3 2 Backup to USB Click on the Backup to USB button to produce a backup of the MaxWeb...

Page 61: ...l In the Network test menu you can start a network or email test Fig 61 Network test Enter in the Email field the email address to which a test email is to be sent Then click on the Send test email bu...

Page 62: ...onger log in to the MaxWebXPN In this case you need to either reset the device or request a new password from the Customer Service 7 2 7 Help Via the Help menu of the MaxWeb XPN you can access an onli...

Page 63: ...elect the Setup wizard menu to start the MaxWebXPN configuration wizard The setup wizard starts automatically when the MaxWebXPN is switched on for the first time For a detailed description of the set...

Page 64: ...alarm sensors Four potential free status signalling contacts e g for reporting malfunctions to a higher level operations control system or a visual display Six inputs for connecting a radio ripple co...

Page 65: ...ring the function of a fan or an AC isolating switch for example An activated switching contact that is closed continuously during the delay time will trigger an alarm The alarm is configured as shown...

Page 66: ...g Inputs up Block 1 down Block 2 S0 Pulse Block 3 CAN Bus Block 4 Fig 65 Terminal assignment on the front of the MaxWeb XPN Front of the MaxWebXPN terminals at the top 1 Analogue measurement inputs S0...

Page 67: ...t T 5 ms Requirements Fig 66 Input connection diagram Schematic diagram of the S0 pulse Front of the MaxWebXPN terminals at the bottom Analoge Messeing nge CAN Bus A1 GND A2 GND V frei V iso GND iso C...

Page 68: ...meter S0_A S0_B Connection of the electricity meter CAN bus VIso Galvanically isolated supply voltage 15 Vdc max 0 5 A GNDIso GNDIso for Viso galvanically isolated from GND CAN LOW CAN signal low dom...

Page 69: ...4 C4 N04 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NC C NO Fig 69 Output connection diagram relay outputs Back of the MaxWebXPN terminals at the bottom Digital inputs Alarm inputs IN1 IN2 IN3 IN4 IN5 IN6 IN7 IN8 V G...

Page 70: ...normally closed Alarm inputs IN_A Alarm input A For each input open 15 V closed 10 mA IN_B Alarm input B Digital inputs V Power supply for the relays of the radio ripple control receiver 15 24Vdc max...

Page 71: ...ergy storage grid feed peak output and operating time in the last 31 days 12 months 10 years Output curves of the last 7 days resource identification consumption classification self learning energy ma...

Page 72: ...MAX Central Inverters Series C S TS TS SV 24 months from purchase date but max 30 months after delivery of device by SOLARMAX Series RX 60 months from purchase date but max 66 months after delivery of...

Page 73: ...lable at a reasonable expense SOLARMAX is authorized to replace the defect device In this case the above mentioned terms of replacement are applicable 3 Duration of Guarantee for Device Repair Device...

Page 74: ...ries Number of Product In case of a replacement this certificate will not be adjusted to the new series number In this way the guarantee extension stays unaffected a Time Limit for entry into Guarante...

Page 75: ...ion shall exclusively be Augsburg Germany as far as this is permitted by law Appendix Country List Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Greece Italy Liechsten stein Luxembour...

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