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1. Symbols Symbol Explanation Information that is important for a specific topic or goal but is not e 1 safety relevant M Desired result Typography Typography Usage Example light Display messages on the The value can be read off inverter in the Energy field Elements on a software interface Connections bold e Elements to be selected Select Settings e Elements to be entered e Enter 10 in the minutes field gt Several elements that are Select Settings gt Date to be selected Button Key e Button or key to be Select Next selected or pressed o SPortalWB CLCON BA en 25 User Manua SMA Solar Technology AG 1 Information on this Document Nomenclature Full designation Designation in this document Small wind turbine system Plant PV plant Plant SMA Cluster Controller Cluster Controller Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Wireless Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Technology Abbreviations Abbreviation Designation Explanation CSV Comma Separated Values File format IP Internet Protocol PE Protective Earth Protective conductor SSL Secure Sockets Layer Protocol for transmitting coded data via the internet URL Uniform Resource Locator User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 7 2 Sunny Portal SMA Solar Technology AG 2 Sunny Portal 2 1 Intended Use Sunny Portal is an Internet portal for the monitoring of plants as well as th
2. Deactivated Inverter comparison is not activated OK The yields of the monitored inverters are within the configured range The yield of the last day is displayed Error Specific inverter yield is outside of tolerance for at least gs one monitored inverter Use the additional Details link to view information on the actual specific yield of the respective inverter or inverters and the comparison value calculated from the mean values of all monitored inverters The following navigation options are available e Link to the device properties e Link to messages in the system logbook Setpoint monitoring Sunny Portal provides a setpoint monitoring option for all plants with Cluster Controller or Power Reducer Box In the Setpoint monitoring area you can see whether the grid operator has specified any setpoints for the active power limitation of your plant If you wish Sunny Portal can inform you by e mail about incoming setpoints for active power limitation and reactive power setpoint fixed reactive power or phase shift factor cos phi How to configure the e mail notification for setpoint monitoring is described in Section 7 3 4 Setpoint Monitoring Setting the E Mail Alert page 45 In addition to setpoint monitoring you should use the communication monitoring for the Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box see Section 7 3 2 This monitoring option enables Sunny Portal to identify whether or not the se
3. Devices Displayed data of the inverter gt Overview Name Of Meter change of total yield over one year in months Inverter Mean power value over one day in hours 18 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page Design Standard Page Report Daily Plant Report Description Displayed data Meter change of total yield for the current day current month and current year Meter change of total yield for one day in hours Report gt Monthly Plant Report Displayed data Meter change of total yield for current month and current year e Meter change of total yield for one month in days Sensors gt Name of the Sensor This will be created and configured automatically in the following cases A Sunny SensorBox is added to your Sunny Portal plant A communication device with the exception of Cluster Controller sends data from an irradiation and temperature sensor to Sunny Portal p Tip In the case of plants with Cluster Controller the page Sensors is displayed in the Name of your plant menu The sensor will need to be adjusted manually in this case see Section 8 3 4 Changing the Performance Ratio page 55 6 1 2 Creating Standard Pages Sunny Portal creates the standard pages automatically Should you have accidentally deleted or changed a standard page you can create the standard pages as described below 1 Select
4. Select Send e mail Select Save In order to see a preview select Open page in a new window The page is now published Presenting pages on the Internet Each of your Sunny Portal pages has its own URL You can use this URL to configure a link from another website to your page You can call up the URL of the page as follows 1 Select the name of the desired page M The selected page opens Call up configuration Ifyou have chosen a page in the Visualization menu select the Page configuration tab Ifyou have chosen a page in the Name of your plant menu select Configuration gt Name of page In order to see a preview select Open page in new window Copy URL from URL of the Page field and copy it as a link into a program for creating web pages e g Microsoft Office Frontpage or integrate it into your own web page through a so called iFrame 6 7 Deleting Pages You can delete all pages of the Visualization menu 1 36 Select the name of the page in the Visualization menu M The selected page opens Select the Page configuration tab In order to delete the page select Delete page Click Yes to confirm SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page Design 6 8 Changing Page Arrangement in the Visualization Menu 6 8 1 Creating a New Group Once you have created a new group you can assign pages to the group by changing the page positions
5. 14 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Information in the Plant Profile 4 Menu Overview The following table includes the information which may be found in the plant profile and the sources for changing or entering such information Information in the Plant Profile Source Location Section 8 1 1 Changing General Plant Data page 49 from details of city and country Operator Section 8 2 Changing Operator Data page 52 Commissioning Section 8 1 1 Changing General Plant Data page 49 Plant power Section 8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power page 50 Annual production Section 8 3 3 Entering the Predicted Annual Yield Communication CO savings page 54 Modules Section 8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power page 50 Tilt angle Section 10 2 5 Setting the Generator Capacity Tracking page 65 paragraph Configuring the power of an inverter via multiple strings page 65 Inverter Sunny Portal receives this information from the devices Description Section 8 1 5 Changing the Plant Description page 51 Plant image next to the data Section 8 1 6 Changing Deleting the Plant Image page 51 User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 15 5 Page Table and Diagram Functions SMA Solar Technology AG 5 Page Table and Diagram Functions Page Functions At the end of each page with at least two tables or diagrams you can cha
6. The specific annual yield at a PV plant location is approximately 900 kWh kWp The nominal power of the PV plant is 4 8 kWp Predicted annual yield 900 kWh kWp x 4 8 kWp 4 320 kWh User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 73 13 Glossary SMA Solar Technology AG PV module Electrical circuitry of several PV cells that are encapsulated in an enclosure to protect the sensitive cells against mechanical stresses and environmental influences Specific annual yield kWh kWp The specific annual yield is a calculated average value of specific plant yield values of different PV plants for a location You can obtain the specific annual yield for your PV plant location from irradiation maps You can assess the efficiency of your PV plant by comparing the specific plant yield of your PV plant with the specific annual yield for your PV plant location Specific plant yield kWh kWp The specific plant yield is a key figure that describes the efficiency of a PV plant regardless of its size The specific plant yield is dependent on the irradiation at the location the ambient temperature shading tilt and azimuth angle of the PV modules and the module and inverter power You can assess the efficiency of your PV plant by comparing the specific plant yield of your PV plant with the specific annual yield for your PV plant location The specific plant yield is calculated from the actual measured energy yield kWh of a PV plant for a specific peri
7. l 3s 4 M Select Configuration gt Visualization M The Group Configuration page opens Select New group M The Configure group page opens Enter a name for the group in the Group title field Select Save The new group is now visible in the directory tree and in the Visualization menv 6 8 2 Changing the Positions of Pages and Groups Groups are moved as groups together with the pages assigned to them The position of the without group group cannot be changed it always remains at the top of the list Il Select Configuration gt Visualization M The Group Configuration page opens Select Modify position Select the name of the group or page M Arrow keys are now active The name of the page or group is highlighted grey Use the up or down arrow to move the page or group M The page or group moves one step at a time Keep pressing the corresponding arrow until the desired position is reached Select Save 6 8 3 Deleting a Group Group and all sub pages will be deleted permanently e I If you delete a group all the sub pages assigned to the group will also be permanently erased Select Configuration gt Visualization M The Group Configuration page opens Select the name of the group Select New group V The Configure group page opens Select Delete to delete the group permanently User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 37 7 System Monitoring
8. Monitoring and Visualisation of Plant Data Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth and SMA Cluster Controller in Sunny Portal User Manual Wr e NT BEER SUNNY WEBBOX i BLUETOOTH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY amp SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 Version 2 5 Cn SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 1 6 1 1 6 1 2 6 2 6 3 6 3 1 6 3 2 6 3 3 6 3 4 6 3 5 6 3 6 6 3 7 6 3 8 6 3 9 6 3 10 6 4 User Manual Information on this Document o o o ooooo 6 Sunny Portale Ans det eR A LRL as 8 lniended Us Sr ede date Cn icai nie 8 System Requirements v 04 046 swe eset REOR e 8 Getting Started acs ce xS Me ro tastes a ee Means 9 Registering the Plant in Sunny Portal 00000 9 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal 10 Next Steps oss ath that oe moon eee ido 11 Menu Overview is i e E s ie eee ye 12 Page Table and Diagram Fundions 16 Page Design sss cer O eee RR aii 18 Standard Pages ta dO taa td IR 18 Overview of Standard Pages isses 18 Creating Standard Pages 00 19 Creating a New Customized Page 20000 20 Generating Page Content ec ese rr ERR 21 Overview of Page Content isses 21 Creating Tables teak eatin eeu El 25 Addirig Plant Profiles io e cts Hedge it 27 Creating an XY Diagram iiis 27 Creating a Diagram
9. Standard configuration for displaying plant energy Meaning The table includes the total yields of all plants to which you have access The total yields are displayed for the current day month and year Standard configuration for displaying inverter energy The table includes the total yields of all inverters in the active plant The total yields are displayed for the current day month and year Standard configuration for displaying specific inverter yield The table includes the specific yields and the total yields of all inverters in the active plant The specific yields are displayed for the current day month and year The total yields are displayed for the current day User defined Create your own table with values and time periods tailored to your needs Creating a Table with Standard Configuration l Select desired standard configuration 2 Select Next 3 Select Save 4 Select Save M The table has been created and is now displayed Creating a Customized Table l Select User defined 2 Select Next 3 Select Add device plant 4 Inthe Plant devices field select a plant or a device TIP In order to narrow your selection use the Filter selection field to choose a device type or Plants 5 Select Accept 6 Select 4 In order to add further plants or devices select Add device plant and repeat previous steps M The Channel Configuration page op
10. On this page each user can enter his own data Select User Info Logout 2 Select User Information 3 Select Edit 4 Fill in the fields 5 Select Save 70 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 User Management 11 5 Deleting a User m i J Never delete the e mail address used by the communication product Never delete the user whose e mail address is used by the communication product e g Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller to send data to Sunny Portal Otherwise the communication product will no longer be able to send data to Sunny Portal If you want to enter a new e mail address in the communication product proceed as follows Create a user with the new e mail address in Sunny Portal and assign the role of Administrator or Installer see Section 11 2 Creating a New User page 70 In the communication product enter the new e mail address for sending data to Sunny Portal n Sunny Portal delete the user with the old e mail address as described below Select Configuration gt User Management M The User Management page opens In the line of the user select the delete icon MA security prompt opens Click Yes to delete the user 11 6 Changing your Password Each user created except Guest can change his password for Sunny Portal access 1 Select User Info Logout 2 Select User Information 3 Select If you want to change
11. PNG GIF Height and width Sunny Portal adjusts the proportions of the image to match the size of the page layout Plant Profile User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 51 8 Plant Properties SMA Solar Technology AG Changing the plant image Beo char 6 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Plant data tab Select Edit To upload an image from your computer Select Load Image in the Plant Image area The Select file window opens Select desired image Select Open To change the image section use the mouse to adjust the edges of the grey squares To select an image from the gallery Select Select from the gallery in the Plant image area The image gallery opens Select the desired image by double clicking it To change the image section use the mouse to adjust the the grey squares Select Save Deleting the plant image You can delete your own plant images If you have deleted your plant image Sunny Portal will revert to the default plant image ak WD gt Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Plant data tab Select Edit Select No plant image in the Plant image area Select Save 8 2 Changing Operator Data You can enter the data of the plant operator in the plant properties in Sunny Portal as described in this section The name of the operator is displayed on the Plant profile page The operator is a
12. Tolerance field change the permitted preset tolerance for inverter specific yield if necessary If the specific yield is outside the tolerance range Sunny Portal will inform you by e mail Activate the Monitoring field for the desired inverters By doing this the inverters will be selected for the inverter comparison Select Save 7 3 4 Setpoint Monitoring Setting the E Mail Alert Requirements O O The Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box is registered in Sunny Portal see user manual of the Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box The use of Sunny Portal is activated in the Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box see user manual of the Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box Select Plant name gt Plant monitoring In the Setpoint monitoring area select Settings To receive an alert by e mail Activate field Send alert whenever control commands are received from grid operator Enter the recipient s e mail address for notifications in the Recipient field If you enter several e mail addresses please separate these by commas If you do not wish to receive an alert deactivate the field Send alert whenever control commands are received from grid operator Select Save User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 45 7 System Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG 7 4 Report Configuration Reports contain plant data or events for your plant Sunny Portal sends reports by e mail e Receiving e
13. data for each channel is transmitted You can configure three monthly info reports and three daily info reports each containing different data Each daily info report can be sent at a set time the monthly info reports are sent at the end of the month l 2 3 5 6 Select Configuration Report Configuration In the Report configuration field select a daily info report or a monthly info report Select Edit Configure report The following settings are possible Activate report If the report is activated it will be sent to the configured e mail address at the set interval You can also save report settings and activate the report later Recipient In the E mail address es field enter the recipient s e mail address If you enter several e mail addresses please separate these by commas Interval In the Send report at field select the time at which you would like to receive the e mail Content Channel selection Activate the channel fields to be displayed in the report Send report as Text You receive the e mail with the data in text format In the Send data in area activate the fields in which the data should be displayed in the e mail e Subject of the mail The data is displayed in the subject line of the e mail Contents of the mail The data is displayed in the body of the e mail HTML You receive the e mail with the data in HTML Format PDF You recei
14. e g current day current month will always be displayed selectable You can select the date for which the values are to be displayed e g a certain day a certain month Making extended configurations 1 5 6 M In order to add a heading in the Extended configuration area enter heading in the Diagram name field In the Download file type field select the download format In order to show the legend by default for this diagram activate Show legend In order to see the preview open the Preview area To reload the diagram after changes select Update Select Save Select Save The diagram has been created and is now displayed 6 3 6 Creating a Slide Show TIP To ensure high quality display of the slide show select a page template with no more than one display module per page Procedure Select photo album at Picasa or Flickr Integrate slide show into Sunny Portal Selecting a Picasa photo album l 2 Register on picasa google com If you have not yet uploaded any photos to Picasa create a photo album as described at Picasa Select photo album Select Link to this album Select Integrate slideshow M A window opens User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 31 6 Page Design SMA Solar Technology AG 6 re 8 Integrate slideshow text field Select the HTML code and copy this to the clipboard Log out of Picasa and switch to Sunny Portal Selecti
15. lines activate the respective fields of the events to be included in the report Send report as Text You receive the e mail with the data in text format HTML You receive the e mail with the data in HTML format PDF You receive the e mail in text format with the data as a PDF attachment Maximum number of Select the maximum number of messages permitted in one report messages in one report If you require empty reports to be sent as well activate Send empty reports if no new events are available 5 n order to send a test report to set e mail addresses select Send test report 6 Select Save 7 4 3 Manually Regenerating Reports You can regenerate the report of a certain date at a later time Thereafter you can send the report to the e mail addresses configured in the report 1 Select Configuration Report Configuration 2 Selectthe desired report in the Report Configuration field 3 In the Report date field in the Regenerate report manually area select the date of the report to be regenerated 4 Select Generate M Next to the button a message is displayed that the report has been sent 48 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Plant Properties 8 Plant Properties 8 1 Plant Data On the Configuration gt Plant Properties page you can view or edit general information on your PV plant Some of the information is displayed on the Plant
16. private or legal person who for example owns large scale PV plants for business purposes and makes them available for use without necessarily being the user himself OR wn 52 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select Operator tab Select Edit Change operator data Select Save SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Plant Properties 8 3 Parameters This section describes how you can change the display parameters for your plant in Sunny Portal These settings are only relevant for the display of your plant in Sunny Portal and have no effects on the devices The following sections contain a description of the parameters and information on the calculations for which Sunny Portal needs these parameters 8 3 1 Changing the Feed in Tariff You can either sell the electricity generated by the plant or use it for your own consumption The amount of the compensation or the saving as the case may be should be entered here Sunny Portal then calculates the amount of money you are earning or saving The feed in tariff in Germany is regulated by the Renewable Energy Sources Act EEG Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Parameters tab Select Edit Enter amount of compensation Select currency oak WN Select Save Automatic calculation of feed in tariff applies only to Germany 1 Select Calculate the feed in tariff according to the Renewable Energy
17. 10 2 3 Changing the Device Description 1 2 5 Select Configuration gt Device Overview In the device line select the icon for device characteristics V The device characteristics window opens Select Edit Enter your remarks on the device in the Description field Select Save 10 2 4 Setting the Phase You can set the phase into which the inverter feeds 1 2 64 Select Configuration gt Device Overview In the device line select the icon for device characteristics The device characteristics window opens Select Edit Activate the respective field L1 L2 or L3 in the Phase area Select Save SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Device Settings 10 2 5 Setting the Generator Capacity You only need to make the settings in this section if Sunny Portal is to calculate the entire power of your plant or if you are using the Inverter comparison function Sunny Portal calculates the plant power from the aggregate power of the inverters generator capacity Options for setting the generator capacity Enter the power of an inverter manually Configure the power of an inverter via multiple strings Entering the power of an inverter manually 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview 2 In the inverter line select the icon for the device characteristics M The device characteristics window of the inverter opens Select Edit Enter inverter po
18. Configuration gt Visualization M The Group Configuration page opens 2 Select in the Create Standard Page area in the selected page line Create Standard Page Page Name Plant overview Energy and power Specific yield Performance Ratio Overview Monthly report Daily report Daily report Monthly report Plant Device Class Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox Photovoltaic inverter Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox M The selected standard page has now been created in the Visualization menu User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 19 6 Page Design SMA Solar Technology AG 6 2 Creating a New Customized Page l Select Configuration gt Visualization M The Group Configuration page opens 2 Select New Page M Page templates open New page Help Please enter the page names New page Please select the page template Page with one diagram Page with two diagrams Page with three diagrams Page with three diagrams Page with four diagrams Page with the image and logo on the right Page with the image and logo on the left 1 Ea EH EH ES EN 5 E Template for the report Template for the report 3 Enter page name in
19. Page content Plant profile Content You can also use this information on your customised pages Information in the plant profile e Plant name e Location Operator Date commissioned Plant power Annual production CO savings PV modules Azimuth angle Tilt angle Tracking e Inverter Communication Description Example of plant profile Description Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetuer adipiscing eit sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincdunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis autem vel eum irure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velt esse molestie consequat vel ilum dolore eu feugiat nula facilis at vero et accumsan et iusto odo dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facis Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetuer adipiscing eit sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nis ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit n vulputate velt esse molestie consequat vel ilum dolore eu feugiat nula facisis at vero et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzri delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nula facis Nam Iber tempor cum
20. Please enter the page name field Select desired page template Here you can select the page layout You can place different content in the page sections TIP In page templates 8 and 12 the height of the two upper sections is limited These sections are only suitable for small images such as logos M The Page Configuration page opens 5 In the Module type field in one section of the page select the desired page content Select Create to create desired page content see Section 6 3 Generating Page Content page 21 20 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page Design 6 3 Generating Page Content 6 3 1 Overview of Page Content You can choose between the following page contents Page content Content Table You can display the following data in tables Channel values of the devices Which channel values can be selected depends on the device Channel values of the entire plant CO savings Total yield Performance ratio Power Feed in compensation Specific plant yield Example of table Gesamtertrag Gesamtertrag Gesamtertrag Devices Plants Meter Change kWh Meter Change kWh Meter Change kWh 31 03 2010 March 2010 2010 SB4200TL 10 43 395 34 517 11 SBS5000TL 13 95 553 42 721 37 24 38 948 76 1238 48 Total Total Total Year Month Day 31 03 2010 e a User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 21 6 Page Design SMA Solar Technology AG
21. SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Getting Started 3 Getting Started 3 1 Registering the Plant in Sunny Portal You can register your plant via the following SMA products in Sunny Portal Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Wireless Technology Register the Sunny WebBox in Sunny Portal as described in the Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth manuals SMA Cluster Controller Register the Cluster Controller in Sunny Portal according to the instructions in the user manual of the Cluster Controller Sunny Boy Control Plus e If your Sunny Boy Control or Sunny Boy Control Plus is equipped with the optional NET Piggy Back you can send the plant data to Sunny Portal directly via Ethernet or by means of one of the available modems Set the type of data transfer to Sunny Portal in the Sunny Boy Control or Sunny Boy Control Plus according to the instructions in the NET Piggy Back manual e If your Sunny Boy Control or Sunny Boy Control Plus is not equipped with the optional NET Piggy Back you can register your plant via Sunny Data Control Sunny Data Control n Sunny Data Control configure the Sunny Portal e mail as described in the Sunny Data Control help You can obtain the Sunny Data Control software from the download area at www SMA Solar com User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 9 3 Getting Started SMA Solar Technology AG 3 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal Logging into Sunny Portal Requirement O You
22. XY Diagram Procedure Configure Y axis X axis Configure time settings Make extended configurations Configuring Y axis X axis 1 Select a plant or a device in the Plant devices field in the Y axis X axis area Only devices of the active plant can be selected TIP In order to narrow your selection use the Filter selection field to choose a device type or Plants 2 Select a channel in the Channel field i 3 4 Selectable channels For devices all channels which are transmitted to Sunny Portal are available For a plant the calculated channels are available CO avoided energy power compensation performance ratio specific plant yield The unit of the first channel selected determines the additional channels available for selection Select MI The table with the selected device or plant is displayed In order to add further plants or devices repeat the previous steps i The selection of further channels is based on the unit of the first channel If the base unit of the first selected channel is Watts the only channels subsequently selectable are those compatible with Watts The selection options are automatically restricted by Sunny Portal accordingly 5 Select the desired unit in the Unit field User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 27 6 Page Design SMA Solar Technology AG In the Value field select the channel type for the value The following channel types are a
23. eee ea ERA h 29 Creating a Slide Show csse cpi ger PE pet etd 31 Creating an Imagens wie a RE Re Re eere 32 Creating Plant Monitoring lisse I 33 Creating an Overview cisssssssee ne 34 Creating Texcoco 34 Changing Deleting Page Contents 0005 35 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 3 Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 6 8 1 6 8 2 6 8 3 7 7 1 7 2 7 2 1 7 2 2 7 3 7 3 1 7 3 2 7 3 3 7 3 4 7 4 7 4 1 7 4 2 7 4 3 8 1 8 1 1 8 1 2 8 1 3 8 1 4 8 1 5 8 1 6 8 2 Changing the Page Name uis e tabo d dote 35 Publishing Pages c eee Qtr apad aue tede d iei i is 35 Deleting POTES ec CODD eO Opel E dd dS 36 Changing Page Arrangement in the Visualization Menu 37 Creating d New Group eraris ded ea Ree ye xu ee Re er ues 37 Changing the Positions of Pages and Groups llis 37 Deleting a Group aL estet reU dd 37 System Monitoring s sive d erbe ES HORT 38 Overview of Monitoring Functions 0200005 38 System LODO eco ooo pa eR beate p EU peret ets 39 Calling up and Filtering Messages isses enn 39 Acknowledging Messages ssseeee I 39 A ess eoe ret onto er tae de 40 Overview of Plant Monitoring isse 40 Setting Communication Monitoring 00 eee eee eee 44 Setting Inverter Comparison ssseeeeeese eee eee 45 Setpoint Monitoring Setting the E Mail Alert 00000 45 Report Configuratio
24. en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 4 Menu Overview Menu Name of your plant gt Grid Management Meaning This page will only be shown if in the plant a device is registered which provides data on grid management Cluster Controller or Power Reducer Box In the respective device the use of Sunny Portal must be activated and the settings for grid management carried out The page displays the following data Diagrams with plant power and the specifications for active power limitation stipulated by the network operator Table with reports from the plant logbook which are relevant for grid management Tip Change to the plant logbook by selecting System Logbook Diagrams with active power limitation cos phi setpoint and or reactive power setpoint by the network operator Which diagrams are shown depends on the operating mode of the Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box In the case of a Power Reducer Box the different specifications for individual phases can be represented by separate lines L1 L2 L3 Name of your plant gt Energy Balance This page is only displayed in plants with a Meter Connection Box The page displays the following data in a diagram depending on the type of meter connected e Plant power e Purchased electricity SelFconsumption Name of your plant gt Sensors This page is only shown if a Cluster Controller with connected sensors is registered in
25. indicates how long Sunny Portal should wait before sending an e mail after the expected contact has failed acute alert 15 minutes after contact overdue tolerant alert 1 hour after contact overdue liberal alert 3 hours after contact overdue Enter the recipient s e mail address for notifications in the Recipient field If you enter several e mail addresses please separate these by commas For the required devices activate the Monitoring field Select Save SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 System Monitoring 7 3 3 Setting Inverter Comparison Depiction of the inverters in groups or individually The inverters are depicted as a group if they are of the same type have the same set tolerance and have been selected for inverter comparison If at least one feature is different the inverters will be listed individually 7 Select Plant name gt Plant monitoring In the Inverter Comparison area select Settings Enter the recipient s e mail address for notifications in the Recipient field If you enter several e mail addresses please separate these by commas If necessary change the preset generator power in the Generator power kWp field Sunny Portal calculates the generator power based on the nominal power of the inverter You can configure the generator power for each inverter see Section 10 2 5 Setting the Generator Capacity page 65 In the
26. slide show created previously on a photo platform User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 23 6 Page Design SMA Solar Technology AG Page content Image Content You can insert an image of your choice Requirements Maximum image size 500 kB Possible image formats JPG PNG GIF e Height and width Sunny Portal adjusts the proportions of the image to match the size of the page layout Plant monitoring You can display the following data Communication status between the plant and Sunny Portal e Inverter comparison status Ss E Last contact 2 minutes ago Yield yesterday 54 14 kWh Plant monitoring Overview You can display the following data Energy of the PV plant CO saved by the PV plant Feed in compensation for the PV plant Standard image or a random image Overview with standard image 2704 2010 55 938 72 Ih s gt Dane EUR 25 69 Thousand Text You can enter and format text in the editor in just the same way as in other text editing programs If you are familiar with HTML you can switch to the source code view and enter or edit the HTML code directly Java Script is not permitted 24 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 3 2 Creating Tables 6 Page Design You can select a table from the templates or create your own table The following table configurations are available Table configuration
27. the plant Depending on which sensors are connected the page will show the following data in diagrams e Irradiation Outside temperature and or module temperature Tip If you disconnect the sensors from the Cluster Controller the data collected so far will remain visible Name of your plant Performance Ratio This page is only shown if a Cluster Controller with connected irradiation sensor is registered in the plant The page shows the following data in diagrams Daily performance ratio and irradiation values for the current month Monthly performance ratio values for the current year Name of your plant gt Annual Comparison The page shows the total yield and the specific yield of the active plant per month in a yearly overview User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 13 4 Menu Overview SMA Solar Technology AG Menu Name of your plant gt Plant Monitoring Meaning On this page the following functions for monitoring the active plant are available Monitoring of communication between Sunny Portal and your plant Monitoring of the plant by inverter comparison Monitoring of the grid operator specifications for your plant only for plants with a Cluster Controller or Power Reducer Box Plant monitoring see Section 7 3 Plant Monitoring page 40 Name of your plant gt System Logbook This page shows messages from Sunny Portal and the active pl
28. 1 2 Changing the Plant Name The plant identifier is used as the default plant name You can change the plant name and assign your plant a name If you have several plants registered at Sunny Portal you will be able to distinguish better between plants by assigning them meaningful names 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties 2 Selectthe Plant data tab 3 Select Edit 4 Inthe Name field enter the desired name for the plant e g Smith House or WebBox Plant South 5 Select Save 8 1 3 Deleting the Plant You cannot undo the delete process o l If you delete a plant all devices and data related to this plant are permanently deleted 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties l Select the Plant data tab Select Edit Select Irretrievably delete plant Boom To delete plant permanently Select Yes 8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power The plant power is the sum of the power of all PV modules Options for Configuring Plant Power e Enter the plant power manually Calculate plant power from the total power of all the inverters Entering the Plant Power Manually Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Plant data tab Select Edit In the Power area Plant power field enter the plant power In order to configure the PV module manufacturer make a selection in the Manufacturer field oO Ui WN gt In order to configure the module type make a selecti
29. 67 Communication monitoring Indicates whether there is connectivity between Sunny Portal and SMA communication products E mail alerts possible Inverter comparison Displays whether the inverter yields of the selected inverters are within the configured range E mail alerts possible Setpoint monitoring This function is only available if a device is registered in the plant which provides grid management data Cluster Controller or Power Reducer Box In the respective device the use of Sunny Portal must be activated and the settings for grid management carried out Shows whether the plant is feeding into the electricity grid without restrictions by the grid operator This area only indicates setpoints for active power limitation E mail alerts possible upon reception of the following setpoints e Active power limitation Reactive power setpoint fixed reactive power or phase shift factor cos phi Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box 40 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 System Monitoring Communication monitoring Communication monitoring monitors the connection between Sunny Portal and the following devices Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth At certain time intervals Sunny Portal checks whether Sunny WebBox has sent the data to Sunny Portal with the specified frequency You can set the frequency wit
30. 67 10 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 10 3 Calling up the Parameters of a Device The parameters are described in the respective device manual The device parameters are read only and cannot be changed If you want to change the parameters use the Sunny WebBox or the Sunny Explorer software from SMA Solar Technology AG l1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview The device overview of all devices in the active plant now opens 2 In the device line select the parameter icon V The device parameters open 3 In order to view the history of a parameter select the history icon 68 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 User Management 11 User Management 11 1 User Concept with Roles and Privileges You can create additional users in your Sunny Portal so that they will have access to your Sunny Portal You can assign roles to users Roles differ in the privileges the user enjoys in your Sunny Portal for example whether the user is authorized to create a new page The following roles are possible e Guest Standard user e Installer Plant administrator Overview of Roles and Privileges Privileges Role Guest Standard Installer Administrator Login Y Y Y Y View pages Y Y Y Y View and change user Y Y Y Y information Change password Y Y Y View plant properties Y Y Y View device properties Y Y Y View report con
31. 7 System Monitoring 7 1 Overview of Monitoring Functions SMA Solar Technology AG Sunny Portal includes the following monitoring functions for your plant Monitoring Plant events Sunny Portal Function System Logbook The system logbook allows you to view messages pertaining to events which have occurred in your plant Section 7 2 System Logbook page 39 Report Configuration If you are using report configuration you will receive an e mail with the events which have occurred in your plant Yield feed in compensation power CO avoided Report Configuration Here you can configure the function enabling you to receive an e mail with your plant data 7 4 Report Configuration page 46 Inverter yields outside of the tolerance Plant Monitoring Inverter Comparison If you set the inverter comparison option you will receive an e mail as soon as the specific yield of an inverter exceeds the tolerance 7 3 3 Setting Inverter Comparison page 45 Communication between the Sunny Portal and SMA communication products Plant Monitoring Communication Monitoring If you set the communication monitoring option you will receive an e mail whenever the connection between Sunny Portal and SMA communication products is interrupted 7 3 2 Setting Communication Monitoring page 44 Incoming setpoints for your plant from the network operator Setpoint Monitori
32. Mar 08 Apr 08 May 08 Jun 08 Jul 08 Aug 08 Sep 08 Oct 08 Nov 08 Dec 08 Jan 09 Bl Total yield kwh se50007 4 e e y onana a D ltem Meaning A Via the right and left margin of the diagram you can scroll to the next or previous display period providing that data is available B Opens more buttons for editing the diagram Opens calendar In the calendar you can use the arrows to scroll through the months and select the desired display period D Here you can scroll to the next or previous display period within the displayed intervals Buttons for Editing the Diagrams Symbol Meaning Opens a sub menu with the options described below for the diagram Opens a window with a tabular view of diagram values If the window does not open refer to Section 12 Troubleshooting page 72 Opens a window for saving the data in the configured format Shows legend Ja p o Hides legend Shows fullscreen diagram d Opens page configuration for editing the diagram User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 17 6 Page Design SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page Design 6 1 Standard Pages 6 1 1 Overview of Standard Pages Standard pages are pages with the most important data They are created automatically by Sunny Portal when your plant data is initially transmitted The standard pages are saved in the Visualization menu Which standard pa
33. Maximum values The highest value of the channel over the set period Minimum values The lowest value of the channel over the set period Meter channels Meter change Increase over a period yet to be selected Meter reading Current total meter reading of the value Cum change Cumulative summated increase over a period yet to be selected 7 Selectthe type of depiction in the Chart type field The following depiction types are possible ilh itl AUN yw Ala ee E s i OR e ce al at El ltem Meaning A Bars B Shaded area C Line with markers D Line E Markers without line 8 Set automatic scaling or enter own scaling values Automatic scaling activate Automatic scaling min and Automatic scaling max Custom scaling enter scaling values into Min and Max fields 30 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page Design Configuring time settings 1 In the Depicted time period field of the Time settings area select the desired display period for the diagram In the Count of intervals field select how many display intervals are to be shown In the Time unit field select into which time units the periods should be divided In the End date of the display area activate the desired end date of the display The following settings are possible current The values generated on the current date
34. Open released pages of this plant under Configuration gt System Presentation Integrating the plant profile in your own Internet website l Log into Sunny Portal with the user role Installer or Plant administrator 2 Select Configuration gt System Presentation 3 Inthe Plant profile area copy the source code of the page to the clipboard and link it into your own website via a so called inline frame User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 57 10 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Device Settings 10 1 Calling Up and Filtering the Device Overview On the Device overview page you can view details of all devices in your plant and make device specific settings The Overview of New Devices tab will only be visible if Sunny Portal has detected new devices in your plant 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview M The device overview of all devices in the active plant now opens Device Overview Number per Page Device Name a Serial Number Product Group Data collection Monitoring Properties Parameter Plant Logbook sm 1100054237 Sunny Boy 4200TL SensorBox 210 900000010 Sunny Sensor Box D El iB 6 H i a Item Meaning A Settings for filtering the device overview Device Overview Device name name of the device Serial number serial number of the device Product group device group e g Sunny Boy 4200TL TM OLO Data collection indicates wheth
35. Sources Act EEG V The Calculate compensation window opens 2 Select plant type Select year of plant commissioning 4 Select Accept M The window closes The amount of compensation is displayed 5 Select Save 8 3 2 Changing the CO Avoided Factor The CO factor indicates how much CO is produced for every single kilowatt hour of electricity generated in the country Depending on the technology used and the efficiency of the facility the CO2 factor can vary between the electric utility companies in a region You can find out the CO factor of the electricity supplied in your region from your electric utility company The CO factor is used by Sunny Portal to calculate how much CO has been saved by eco friendly power generation in your plant 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties 2 Selectthe Parameters tab 3 Select Edit 4 Enter CO factor in the Factor field or adjust with the slider 5 Select Save User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 53 8 Plant Properties SMA Solar Technology AG 8 3 3 Entering the Predicted Annual Yield The predicted annual yield is the yield to be expected from a PV plant within one year Sunny Portal uses a table to show how the predicted annual yield of your PV plant is distributed throughout the months of the year The predicted annual yield of the PV plant is calculated from the specific annual yield kWh kWp at the location of the PV plant multiplied by t
36. a heading in the Extended configuration area enter heading in the Diagram name field In the Download file type field select the format for saving the diagram The following settings are possible CSV File format describing the layout of a text file to be used for the storage or exchange of simply structured data ODS File format for tables with Open Document format enabling the exchange of Office files between various applications and operating systems XLSX File format in the Excel Workbook format supported by Microsoft as of the Excel 2007 version SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page Design 3 In order to show the legend by default for this diagram activate Show legend 4 In order to see the preview open the Preview area To reload the diagram after changes select Update 5 Select Save 6 Select Save M The XY diagram has been created and is now displayed 6 3 5 Creating a Diagram A diagram consists of at least one X axis time settings Yl Y2 and one Y1 axis the Y2 axis is optional Several channel values with the same unit can be depicted on each Y axis Use the Y2 axis if you want to display values having a different unit to that of the Y1 axis Procedure Configure the Y1 axis Y2 axis is optional Configure time settings Make extended configurations Configuring the Y1 axis Y2 axis is optional l Inthe Y1 axis Y2 axis
37. ant These messages will help you to identify plant failures for example The figure after the colon shows the number of unread warning disturbance and error messages Presentation This menu includes standard pages with visualizations of your plant data that are created automatically by Sunny Portal standard pages see Section 6 8 Changing Page Arrangement in the Visualization Menu page 37 All pages that you create yourself are also stored here by Sunny Portal creating pages see Section 6 2 Creating a New Customized Page page 20 Configuration This menu includes pages by means of which you can set different configurations for your Sunny Portal e g create own pages edit plant properties and create new pages Visualization see Section 6 Page Design page 18 e Plant properties see Section 8 Plant Properties page 49 Plant presentation see Section 9 Publishing Sunny Portal Pages page 57 e Device overview see Section 10 1 Calling Up and Filtering the Device Overview page 58 Report configuration see Section 7 4 Report Configuration page 46 e User management see Section 11 User Management page 69 User Info Logout This menu enables you to call up user information and end your Sunny Portal session On the User Information page you can also change your password e User information see Section 11 4 Changing User Information page 70 logout
38. area of the Plant Devices field select a plant or a device Only devices of the active plant can be selected TIP In order to narrow your selection use the Filter selection field to choose a device type or Plants 2 Select desired channel in the Channel field Selectable channels e 1 For devices all channels which are transmitted to Sunny Portal are available For a plant i the calculated channels are available CO avoided energy power compensation performance ratio specific plant yield The unit of the first channel selected determines the additional channels available for selection 3 Select MI The table with the selected device or plant is displayed 4 ln order to add further plants or devices repeat the previous steps Selecting additional channels o 1 The selection of further channels is based on the unit of the first channel If the base unit of the first selected channel is Watts the only channels subsequently selectable are those compatible with Watts The selection options are automatically restricted by Sunny Portal accordingly 5 Select the desired unit in the Unit field User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 29 6 Page Design SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Inthe Value field select the channel type for the value The following channel types are available depending on the channel Analog values Mean values The average value of the channel over the set period
39. azimuth angle of the string module surfaces here The azimuth angle indicates the number of degrees by which the module surfaces deviate from an exact southern orientation Tracking If your modules track the sun automatically activate this field Tilt angle Set the tilt angle of the string module surfaces The tilt angle indicates the number of degrees by which the module surfaces deviate from the horizontal Optimized If your plant is optimized for latitude activate this field In Germany the optimum orientation is 30 from the horizontal Description Enter comments 6 Select Accept The device characteristics page opens The string is configured 7 Select Save 8 Activate calculation see Section 8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power page 50 paragraph Calculating the plant power from total power of all inverters page 51 66 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Device Settings 10 2 6 Deleting a Device y i J If you delete a device all the data of that device is deleted permanently Check in advance whether it is sufficient to deactivate the device see Section 10 2 1 Activating Deactivating the Device page 63 Replacing a device using the configuration wizard i After you have replaced a device using the configuration wizard see Section 10 2 7 Adding Replacing Devices Configuration Wizard page 67 the replaced device i
40. device Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller or Power Reducer Box Explanation of device properties Inverter comparison only for inverters Designation Meaning Monitoring Here you can activate or deactivate the inverter comparison for this inverter Tolerance Here you can enter the permissible tolerance for the specific yield of this inverter If the specific yield is outside the tolerance range Sunny Portal will inform you by e mail User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 61 10 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Explanation of device properties Device status of the Cluster Controller To display the device status of the Cluster Controller select the Device Characteristics page of the Cluster Controller and go to the Device status tab Designation Device status Meaning Indicates the device status of the Cluster Controller see page 43 Grid management Indicates whether grid management is activated in the Cluster Controller see the Cluster Controller user manual Active power limitation Parameter for active power limitation Cos Phi setpoint Parameter for the cos Phi setpoint Target value Indicates the current target value for active power limitation or the cos Phi setpoint The target value is specified by the network operator Actual set value Indicates the current actual set value for active power limitation or the Co
41. e visualization and presentation of plant data In order to use Sunny Portal you need an SMA product that can record your plant data and send it to Sunny Portal see Section 2 2 System Requirements page 8 Depending on which SMA product sends the data to Sunny Portal various functions are available in Sunny Portal 2 2 System Requirements Ll A computer with Internet access must be available O An Internet browser must be installed on the computer Ll JavaScript must be activated in the Internet browser SMA products required In order to use Sunny Portal you will need an SMA product that can record your plant data and send it to Sunny Portal The following SMA products are capable of sending data to the Sunny Portal Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Wireless Technology SMA Cluster Controller Sunny Boy Control Plus Sunny Data Control Additional devices not dealt with in this manual Sunny Home Manager Inverters with Webconnect function Sunny Multigate for plants with module inverters For information on these devices in Sunny Portal see the user manual of the respective device in Sunny Portal Supported Internet browsers Google Chrome as of version 14 0 Microsoft Internet Explorer as of version 8 Mozilla Firefox as of version 5 Opera as of version 11 0 Safari as of version 5 0 Recommended screen resolution e Atleast 1 024 x 768 pixels 8 SPortalWB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual
42. ens In order to add a heading for this table column or line enter the heading in the Name field 9 Inthe Time unit field choose the period for which you wish to have the values displayed User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 25 6 Page Design 11 SMA Solar Technology AG In the End date of the display area activate the desired end date of the display The following settings are possible current The values generated on the current date e g current day current month will always be displayed selectable You can select the date for which the values are to be displayed e g a certain day a certain month Select the desired channels in the Channel area Selectable channels e I For devices all channels which are transmitted to Sunny Portal are available For a plant 14 15 16 17 18 26 the calculated channels are available CO avoided energy power compensation performance ratio specific plant yield The unit of the first channel selected determines the additional channels available for selection If more than one device or plant was added the desired calculation method can be chosen in the Result field The following settings are possible Sum Total of each channel content within the depicted period Min Minimum value of each channel content within the depicted period Mean values Mean value of each channel content within the depicted pe
43. er the data of this device is to be used on your Sunny Portal pages see Section 10 2 1 Activating Deactivating the Device page 63 G Monitoring indicates whether the device inverter Sunny WebBox is participating in plant monitoring see Section 7 3 Plant Monitoring page 40 H E Properties opens tab with device properties of the device see Section 10 2 Calling Up Device Properties page 59 Parameters opens the Parameters tab of the device see Section 10 3 Calling up the Parameters of a Device page 68 K Ea Logbook opens the System logbook tab with filtered messages for this device see Section 7 2 System Logbook page 39 active deactivated 58 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Device Settings 2 To filter the device overview set the desired filters The following settings are possible Device name Enter the complete name of a device or parts of a device name Serial number Enter the complete serial number of the device or parts of the serial number Devices Select the required device class e g PV inverter or sensor Data collection Select the status of the required devices all both activated and deactivated devices are displayed active only activated devices are displayed e deactivated only deactivated devices are displayed 3 Select Refresh To delete fi
44. figuration Y Y Y View change and delete pages Y Y View and change plant Y Y properties View and change device Y Y properties View and change report Y Y configuration View and change calculated Y Y channels View system logbook and Y Y confirm entries Import data Y Y View user management Y Create and delete users and Y assign roles User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 69 11 User Management SMA Solar Technology AG 11 2 Creating a New User r User is notified by e mail e l If you create a new user he will receive an e mail informing him that he has access to your Sunny Portal under this e mail address If the new user is not yet registered in Sunny Portal he will also receive an automatically generated password Select Configuration gt User Management Select New User In the E mail address field enter the e mail address of the new user In the Roles area activate the desired role The Standard user role is activated by default ak WN gt Select Save The new user has been created and will receive an e mail with the access details 11 3 Changing User Privileges l Select Configuration gt User Management 2 n the user line select the edit icon 3 In the Roles area activate the desired role 4 Select Save 11 4 Changing User Information Every user created except for Guest receives his own User Information page
45. ges are available for selection depends on the registered device types Standard pages can be modified see Section 6 4 Changing Deleting Page Contents page 35 They can be recreated if they are erased or modified see Section 6 1 2 Creating Standard Pages page 19 Standard Page Description Plant overview Displayed data of the entire plant e CO avoided and energy generated on the current day Meter change of total yield per year in months Meter change of total yield and mean power values over two days in hours Power and energy Displayed data of the entire plant Mean power value over one day in hours Meter change of total yield over seven days in days Specific plant yield Displayed data of the entire plant Mean values for specific plant yield over one month in days Mean values for specific plant yield over one year in months Performance ratio This will be created and configured automatically in the following cases A Sunny SensorBox is added to your Sunny Portal plant A communication device with the exception of Cluster Controller sends data from an irradiation and temperature sensor to Sunny Portal 4 Tip In the case of plants with Cluster Controller the page Performance Ratio is displayed in the Name of your plant menu Displayed data of the entire plant Mean values for performance ratio over one month in days Mean values for performance ratio over one year in months
46. h which Sunny WebBox should send data to Sunny Portal in the user interface of Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller Sunny Portal checks whether the Cluster Controller reports to the Sunny Portal with the specified frequency You can set the frequency with which the Cluster Controller should report to Sunny Portal in the user interface of the Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box Sunny Portal checks whether the Power Reducer Box reports regularly in Sunny Portal You can set the frequency with which the Power Reducer Box should report in Sunny Portal in the user interface of the Power Reducer Box If one of these devices does not report in Sunny Portal over a prolonged period of time an alert mail will be sent to the given e mail address After the alert mail a reminder e mail that the error is still active will be sent on up to three subsequent days The error will continue to be displayed in Sunny Portal until the device reports to Sunny Portal again A description of how to configure communication monitoring is given in Section 7 3 2 Setting Communication Monitoring page 44 The following table explains the meaning of the communication monitoring symbols Communication monitoring Symbol Status Meaning O Deactivated Communication monitoring is not configured OK Communication with Sunny Portal is OK The time of last on contact is displayed Error Communication with Sunny Portal is interrupted Use the k Details link
47. have already registered your plant in Sunny Portal see Section 3 1 Registering the Plant Gy dee NS in Sunny Portal page 9 Open www SunnyPortal com Activate SSL for secure transmission of your login details In the E mail field enter the e mail address you provided when you registered Enter the password you received by e mail in the Password field Check the Remain logged in box to stay logged in This way you will not have to sign in again for your next Sunny Portal session You will stay logged in even after closing your browser or switching off your computer The function will stay activated until you log out of Sunny Portal via the lock symbol in the upper right corner Public or Shared Computers If you are using a public computer or your computer is shared with other persons please deactivate the function Remain logged in Otherwise other persons could access your data in Sunny Portal Select Login E Upon initial login the User Information page opens Fill in address details Select Save Delay in visualization e l Sometimes it may take up to three hours before the data of your PV plant is displayed in Sunny Portal Display depends on the transmitted plant data Depending on the volume of the plant data transmitted the display of the available data on the pages may vary Logging Out of Sunny Portal To end your session in Sunny Portal select User Info Logout gt Logou
48. he plant power in kWp The plant power is also called nominal power You can obtain the specific annual yield for your PV plant location from irradiation maps Local conditions such as degrees of shading or the orientation of the plant are not taken into account You can find out the plant power in kWp from your installer Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Parameters tab Select Edit Enter specific annual yield in kWh kWp in the Specific Annual Yield field If the Plant Power Nominal Power field is empty set the plant power see Section 8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power page 50 6 Select Save Gy m Cor oho Changing the monthly distribution of the predicted annual yield The monthly distribution shows how the predicted annual yield is distributed throughout the months of the year Given full details of the plant location Sunny Portal can suggest a distribution You can also enter the distribution manually Select Configuration gt Plant Properties 2 Selectthe Parameters tab 3 Select Edit 4 Ifthe Plant Location field is empty enter details of the plant location under the Plant Data tab see Section 8 1 1 Changing General Plant Data page 49 5 Select Suggest a Monthly Distribution 6 In order to enter the monthly distribution manually enter values in the in fields Select Save 54 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 P
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50. ield enter the upper and lower limits of the tolerance range for the performance ratio default settings 0 0 und 1 0 If the performance ratio is outside the tolerance range a warning will be logged in the plant logbook Select Save SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Publishing Sunny Portal Pages 9 Publishing Sunny Portal Pages There are two options for publishing the Sunny Portal pages of your PV plant Release the pages on www SunnyPortal com Integrate the plant profile in your own Internet website Releasing pages on www SunnyPortal com If you release Sunny Portal pages of your plant on www SunnyPortal com interested people will be able to find your plant on www SunnyPortal com under Publicly Available Plants and view the released pages 1 Log into Sunny Portal with the user role Installer or Plant administrator 2 Selectthe desired page in the page and drop down menv 3 Selectthe Page configuration tab or In the Contents area select Configuration Name of the Page In the Approval area activate the Also release page on www sunnyportal com checkbox To send the page by e mail select Send the website by e mail enter the e mail address of the recipient select Send e mail and select i 6 Select Save M The icon is displayed in the page and drop down menu next to the name of the released page To view the released pages of the plant select the hyperlink
51. ing the current day Communication monitoring only with Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller and Power Reducer Box Shows the settings of this Sunny WebBox this Cluster Controller this Power Reducer Box for communication monitoring see Section Explanation of device properties Communication monitoring only for Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller and Power Reducer Box page 61 Inverter comparison only with inverters Shows the settings of the inverter for this inverter comparison see Section Explanation of device properties Inverter comparison only for inverters page 61 60 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manua SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Device Settings Explanation of device properties Communication monitoring only for Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller and Power Reducer Box Designation Meaning Monitoring Here you can activate or deactivate communication monitoring for this communication device Alert after Indicates the period of time with no contact between Sunny Portal and this communication device which must elapse before you receive an e mail Interval Shows the frequency with which the communication device sends data to the Sunny Portal configuration via user interface of the communication device Time period Indicates in which period the communication device sends data to the Sunny Portal configuration via user interface of the communication
52. lant Properties 8 3 4 Changing the Performance Ratio The performance ratio is a location independent measure of the quality of a PV plant and is therefore often called the quality factor The performance ratio PR is given in percent and describes the relationship between the actual and target yields of the plant It thus shows the proportion of the energy that is actually available for feed in to the grid after deduction of energy loss e g due to thermal losses and conduction losses and of the requisite operating current The closer the PR value determined for a plant is to 100 the more efficiently the respective plant is operating In reality a value of 100 cannot be achieved as unavoidable losses always arise during operation of the plant e g thermal losses due to the warming of the PV modules However high performance plants can reach a performance ratio of up to 80 The parameters for the performance ratio are configured automatically when one of the following devices is added to your Sunny Portal plant Sunny SensorBox Cluster Controller with connected irradiation sensor Cluster Controller temperature sensors e l If a module temperature sensor is connected to the Cluster Controller the module temperature sensor readings are taken into account in the calculation of the performance ratio This renders the value of the performance ratio more exact However a satisfactory PR calculation is also possible withou
53. layed 6 3 10 Creating Text Non permitted HTML tags SCRIPT hence also JavaScript META APPLET FORM lt HTML gt lt HEAD gt FRAME lt IFRAME gt l In order to add a heading enter the heading in the Title field 2 Enter the desired text in the editor 3 Select Save 4 Select Save iral The text has been created and is now displayed Example Adding a current webcam image This example shows how to insert the current image of a webcam using the editor Each time the page is opened the current image of the webcam is displayed Requirement O 34 The program of the webcam always saves the current image under the same name In order to add a heading enter the heading in the Title field Select las The Image properties window opens Enter the URL of the webcam image in the Select image field Select OK SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page Design 6 4 Changing Deleting Page Contents 1 Select the name of the page in the Visualization menu The selected page opens 2 Selectthe Page configuration tab To change the page content Select Edit in the area of the page content to be changed Edit page content 4 In order to delete page content select Delete in the area of the page content to be deleted 6 5 Changing the Page Name l Select the name of the page in the Visualization menu M The selected page ope
54. load selected file To upload further images repeat the procedure The image has been uploaded and is now displayed in the gallery Adding an image from the gallery to the page l 2 3 4 5 M In order to add a caption enter caption in the Title field Select image by a double click M Image is displayed In order to use a different image select Edit and repeat previous steps Select Save Select Save The image has been inserted on the page and is now displayed 6 3 8 Creating Plant Monitoring Requirement O HARON Plant monitoring is configured see Section 7 3 In order to add a heading enter the heading in the Title field Activate Communication monitoring and or Inverter comparison Select Save Select Save Plant monitoring has been created and is now displayed User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 33 6 Page Design SMA Solar Technology AG 6 3 9 Creating an Overview Image requirements 4 5 M Maximum image size 500 kB Possible image formats JPG PNG GIF Height and width Sunny Portal adjusts the proportions of the image to match the size of the page layout Activate field with the desired value Select unit size Add an image In order to use the displayed image activate Automatic In order to use an image of your own activate User defined and select Browse Select Save Select Save The overview has been created and is now disp
55. lter settings select Reset TIP You can sort the devices in the table of the device overview in ascending or descending order by clicking on a blue entry in the table header device serial number device active 10 2 Calling Up Device Properties 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview 2 In the device line select the icon for device characteristics M The device characteristics window opens Explanation of Device Properties Designation Data collection Meaning Indicates whether the device is activated in Sunny Portal see Section 10 2 1 Activating Deactivating the Device page 63 Activated devices are used in Sunny Portal deactivated devices are not used o Device is activated in Sunny Portal o Device is deactivated in Sunny Portal Product group Device group e g Sunny Boy 4200TL Serial number Serial number of the device IP address only with Sunny WebBox and Cluster Controller By selecting the IP address you can access the user interface of the Sunny WebBox or Cluster Controller directly To do this you may need to set up port forwarding in your router see router manual MAC address only with Sunny WebBox MAC address of the Sunny WebBox Manvfacturer Device man ufactu rer User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 59 10 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Designation Device name Meaning Device name The serial n
56. mails as text messages on your cell phone l You can also receive the report emails as a text message through your mobile network provider or have them forwarded as a text message from your mailbox Direct text messages from the Sunny WebBox with optional GSM modem If you have an installed GSM modem the Sunny WebBox can notify you directly of error events by e mail and text message Sunny Portal takes late data into account in the following reports l Ifrelevant data is received after the report has been sent Sunny Portal will incorporate the data into the subsequent report The following three types of report are available and you can configure three in each case Report Selectable channels Daily info report 1 to 3 e Daily yield kWh Feed in compensation today Max power today kW CO avoided today kg Monthly info report 1 to 3 e Monthly yield kWh Monthly feed in compensation Max power for the month kW e CO saved kg this month Event report 1 to 3 For each of the three event reports you can choose four message types from Sunny Portal from the plant and from Service e Information Warnings Disturbances e Errors 46 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 System Monitoring 7 4 1 Configuring the Daily Info Report Monthly Info Report For the daily info report the doily data for each channel and for the monthly info report the monthly
57. n pla Iac titia 46 Configuring the Daily Info Report Monthly Info Report 47 Configuring an Event Report o u isses 48 Manually Regenerating Reports 48 Plant Properties ada sra pe eu RR Ea ENS EE 49 Plani A EE Ahan OeiRs 49 Changing General Plant Data 49 Changing the Plani Names bete per ay sa iaa ore dae tis 50 Deleting thie Plant aia TIER ora koa TEE eae TES 50 Setting the Plant Power isses 50 Changing the Plant Description 5 Changing Deleting the Plant Image 0 0 eee eee eee 5 Changing Operator Data ees sss e ERES RE 52 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents 8 3 8 3 1 8 3 2 8 3 3 8 3 4 9 10 10 1 10 2 10 2 1 10 22 10 2 3 10 2 4 10 2 5 10 2 6 10 2 7 10 3 11 11 1 11 2 11 3 11 4 11 5 11 6 12 13 14 User Manual Parameters uo ve bbb eel do da a a i a a a edid 53 Changing the Feedin Tariff uon oa E 53 Changing the CO Avoided Factor 2 0 0 0 53 Entering the Predicted Annual Yield ooo 54 Changing the Performance Ratio eee e eee eet eee eee 55 Publishing Sunny Portal Pages 57 Device Semings suizo e awe y hh RR as 58 Calling Up and Filtering the Device Overview 58 Calling Up Device Properties oooooooooocooooo 59 Activating Deactivating the Device llle 63 Changing the Device Name issssssses A 64 Changing the Device Desc
58. ng If you activate the setpoint monitoring you will receive an e mail as soon as the network operator transmits setpoints to your Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box e g to limit the active power 7 3 4 Setpoint Monitoring Setting the E Mail Alert page 45 Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box 38 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 System Monitoring 7 2 System Logbook On the page Name of your plant gt System logbook you will receive messages from Sunny Portal and your plant These messages will help you to identify plant failures for example The figure after the colon in the menu name shows the number of unread warning disturbance and error messages system logbook x x number of messages 7 2 1 Calling up and Filtering Messages You can filter messages in the system logbook in order to narrow down the list of messages 1 Select Name of your plant 2 Select System logbook 3 Setthe desired filters The following settings are possible Go to Here you can select the date of the messages to be displayed Status Non acknowledged non acknowledged messages are displayed default setting e Acknowledged acknowledged messages are displayed All both acknowledged and non acknowledged messages are displayed Plant Devices All messages from Sunny Portal the plant Service and the devices are dis
59. ng a Flickr photo album l 2 3 8 Register on www flickr com If you have not yet uploaded any photos to Flickr create a photo album as described at Flickr Select photo album Select Slideshow M Slide show begins Select Publish M A window opens Select Embed HTML Select Copy to clipboard Log out of Flickr and switch to Sunny Portal Integrating a slide show into Sunny Portal l ANSA YVYVN Call up page configuration of slide show In order to add a heading enter the heading in the Title field In the Data source field select the name of the photo platform Copy HTML code into the HTML code field In order to see the preview select Preview Select Save Select Save The slide show has been created and is now displayed 6 3 7 Creating an Image Image requirements Maximum image size 500 kB Possible image formats JPG PNG GIF Height and width Sunny Portal adjusts the proportions of the image to match the size of the page layout Procedure 32 Upload an image from your own computer to the gallery Add an image from the gallery to the page SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page Design Uploading an image from your own computer to the gallery 1 4 5 M Select 1 M A new window opens Select Browse M The Select file window opens Open desired image The path of the image is given in the line Select Up
60. nge the end date for all diagrams and tables on the page If the period presented in the table or the diagram is one year or one month the year or month of the entered end date will be adopted Table Functions Refer to the following sample table for a description of the functions Gesamtertrag Gesamtertrag Gesamtertrag Devices Plants Meter Change kWh Meter Change kWh Meter Change kWh 31 03 2010 March 2010 2010 SB4200TL 10 43 395 34 517 11 SB5000TL 13 95 553 42 721 37 24 38 948 76 1238 48 Total Total otal Year cent lt Day 3103 2010 fay gt ont gt Year gt B a ltem Meaning on snl A The table header lets you sort the displayed data in ascending or descending order Click on a blue value in the header to sort the data in the table in ascending order click again to sort the data in descending order B Opens a window for saving the data in the configured format Opens calendar In the calendar you can use the arrows to scroll through the months and select the desired display period D Here you can scroll to the next or previous display period within the displayed intervals 16 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 5 Page Table and Diagram Functions Diagram Functions Refer to the following sample table for a description of the functions test from 01 02 2008 to 31 01 2009 oe gt Feb 08
61. ns 2 Selectthe Page configuration tab Change the page name in the Name of this page field Select Save 6 6 Publishing Pages You can publish the following pages All pages in the Visualization menu e The following pages of the Name of your plant menu Plant profile Power and energy Annual comparison Options for publishing e Present pages at www SunnyPortal com in the Publicly Available Plants area Present pages on the Internet Presenting Pages on Sunny Portal in the Publicly Available Plants Area l Select the name of the desired page The selected page opens 2 Ifyou have chosen a page in the Visualization menu select the Page configuration tab If you have chosen a page in the Name of your plant menu select Configuration gt Name of page 4 Activate the field Also release page on www sunnyportal com The link Send page by e mail is displayed alongside User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 35 6 Page Design SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Fe M In order to send the page by e mail select Send page by e mail A window for sending the e mail opens Make the following settings Enter the recipient s e mail address in the E mail address of the recipient field In order to change the name of the sender change entry in the Name of the sender field In order to add a message to the recipient enter desired text in the Your message to the recipient optional field
62. od e g a year or a month divided by the peak power kWp of the PV plant Example calculation of the specific plant yield for one year Your PV plant consists of 40 PV modules each with a peak power of 120 Wp watt peak as per manufacturer specification Hence your PV plant has a peak power of 40 x 120 Wp 4 800 Wp 4 8 kWp To calculate the specific plant yield of your PV plant for the year 201 1 for example you will need the actual measured energy yield of your PV plant for 2011 e g 3 200 kWh You can now calculate the specific plant yield of your PV plant for the year 2011 3 200 kWh divided by 4 8 kWp 666 kWh kWp in 2011 Tilt angle The tilt angle indicates by how many degrees the module surface deviates from the horizontal 74 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Contact 14 Contact If you have technical problems concerning our products please contact the SMA Service Line We require the following information in order to provide you with the necessary assistance Plant name plant identifier or e mail address see Section 8 1 Type and serial number of communication product see manual of the communication product Type of data transmission network analog ISDN GSM f there is a dial up option to the communication device phone number SMA Solar Technology AG Sonnenallee 1 34266 Niestetal Germany www SMA de SMA Service Line Inverters 49 561 9522 1499 Comm
63. ollowing data is listed for each plant e Plant power in kWp Total yield so far Total yield for the following periods current day previous day current month Specific plant yield kWh kWp for the following periods current month current year When accessing the page the plant list is always sorted in ascending order according to the specific plant yield Click on a blue value in the header to sort the plant list in ascending order according to this value click again to sort the list in descending order Name of your plant The menu includes pages with the most important information about your plant key data yield monitoring and messages Sunny Portal automatically creates the pages in this menu Name of your plant gt Plant profile This page includes an overview with information for the active plant Sunny Portal compiles the plant profile from information that you have entered on your Sunny Portal pages Information that you have not entered e g Operator will not be shown in the plant profile For information in the plant profile see Table Information in the Plant Profile page 15 Name of your plant gt Energy and Power This page shows the following data of the active plant in 4 diagrams Day power produced over the day e Month total yield per month in days e Year total yield per year in months e Total total yields per year 12 SPortal WB CLCON BA
64. on in the Module type field The possible settings depend on the selected manvfacturer 7 Select Save 50 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Plant Properties Calculating the plant power from total power of all inverters 1 ak WN 6 Set the power of the individual inverters see Section 10 2 5 Setting the Generator Capacity page 65 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Plant data tab Select Edit In the Power area activate Calculate plant power from device properties field M Plant power is calculated and displayed Select Save 8 1 5 Changing the Plant Description You can enter important features of the plant in the description The editor can format text but does not support HTML The text is also displayed on the Plant profile page 2 3 4 5 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Plant data tab Select Edit Enter your description in the Description area Select Save 8 1 6 Changing Deleting the Plant Image The plant image is the image A in the menu Name of your plant You can change this image You can upload an image SUNNY PORTAL from your computer or select an image from your own Sunny Portal image gallery You can store own images in the AH gallery for later use on your pages Image requirements TL Plant selection Maximum image size 500 kB Possible image formats JPG
65. played e Portal messages from Sunny Portal and the communication devices are displayed e Plant messages from all inverters in the active plant are displayed Devices e g SB 4200TL messages for the selected device are displayed Number per page This allows you to select how many messages are to be displayed per page Type This allows you to select which messages are to be displayed info warning disturbance error 7 2 2 Acknowledging Messages You can acknowledge messages in order to mark them as read This allows you to differentiate between read and new messages l Activate the fields in front of messages to be acknowledged 2 In order to select all messages activate Select all 3 Toacknowledge a message immediately select the red tick 4 Select Submit User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 39 7 System Monitoring 7 3 Plant Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG 7 3 1 Overview of Plant Monitoring The page Name of your plant gt Plant monitoring provides information on the monitoring status of your plant You can set and activate various monitoring options If desired the plant monitoring can send you an alert via e mail The Plant Monitoring page is subdivided into a maximum of 4 areas Area Plant configuration Meaning Is only displayed if Sunny Portal has detected a new device in your plant see Section 10 2 7 Adding Replacing Devices Configuration Wizard page
66. profile page You can perform the following settings as explained in the sections below Change general plant data Change the plant name Delete the Plant Set the plant power Change the plant description Create a plant image 8 1 1 Changing General Plant Data Rocco Non 2s 5 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Plant data tab Select Edit Change the plant data The following settings are possible Name Name of the active plant The plant identifier is used as the default plant name Changing plant name see Section 8 1 2 Changing the Plant Name page 50 Plant identifier Plant identifier for the plant currently selected The plant identifier is defined when you register the plant Commissioning Date on which the plant was created in Sunny Portal Street no Street address to which the plant is assigned Postal code city Postal code and city to which the plant is assigned Country Country in which the plant is located Federal state Federal state in which the plant is located Time zone Here you can select the time zone Longitude Longitude and latitude of the plant location In order to have Latitude the geodata for the location automatically entered from the database select Find geodata Height Altitude of plant location Select Save User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 49 8 Plant Properties SMA Solar Technology AG 8
67. quirements 44 If you wish to monitor the communication between Sunny WebBox and Sunny Portal The Sunny WebBox is registered in Sunny Portal see Sunny WebBox manual Use of Sunny Portal is activated on the user interface of the Sunny WebBox see Sunny WebBox manual If you wish to monitor the communication between Cluster Controller and Sunny Portal The Cluster Controller is registered in Sunny Portal see user manual of the Cluster Controller The use of Sunny Portal is activated on the Cluster Controller user interface and communication monitoring is switched on see Cluster Controller user manual If you wish to monitor the communication between the Power Reducer Box and Sunny Portal The Power Reducer Box is registered in Sunny Portal see Power Reducer Box manual To this end all Sunny WebBox devices must be registered in the Power Reducer Box and at least one of these Sunny WebBox devices must be registered in Sunny Portal The use of Sunny portal is activated in the Power Reducer Box and communication monitoring is switched on see Power Reducer Box manual Select Name of plant gt Plant monitoring In the Communication Monitoring area select Settings Set alert The following settings are possible off Communication monitoring is deactivated in Sunny Portal liberal tolerant Here you can select how fast you wish to be notified about the acute interrupted communication The time span
68. riod Max Maximum value of each channel content within the depicted period Select Accept M The Page Configuration page opens In order to add an additional column or line for further channels select Add channel and repeat previous steps In the Orientation area activate the desired orientation of the table In the Download file type field select the format for saving the table data This will enable you to save the data contained in the page view of the table to your computer via Download The following settings are possible CSV File format describing the layout of a text file to be used for the storage or exchange of simply structured data ODS File format for tables with Open Document format enabling the exchange of Office files between various applications and operating systems XLSX File format in the Excel Workbook format supported by Microsoft as of the Excel 2007 version Select Save Select Save The table has been created and is now displayed SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page Design 6 3 3 Adding a Plant Profile 1 Qop op In order to add a heading enter the heading in the Title field If there are several plants in the Plant field select the desired plant Activate the fields for which you wish data to be displayed Select Save Select Save The plant profile has been added and is now displayed 6 3 4 Creating an
69. ription 0 0 cece eee eee eee 64 Setting The Phase tocino dada tcs 64 Setting the Generator Capacity 0 0 0 0 eee eee 65 Del ting a Device aia id 67 Adding Replacing Devices Configuration Wizard 67 Calling up the Parameters of a Device 0005 68 User Management o ooooocococnoncocnomo mo 69 User Concept with Roles and Privileges 69 Creating a New User 00 eee cece eee 70 Changing User Privileges oooooooooocoooo 70 Changing User Information osea cs 70 Deleting aser oido ee dana iae ei at 71 Changing your Password 000s eee e eee e eee ee 71 Troubleshooting elles eeeeeeee 72 Glossary e ker ER AA E ERE REA 73 CONTA 45 sio AR EA eds eiu e N E 75 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 5 1 Information on this Document 1 Information on this Document Validity SMA Solar Technology AG This document is valid for plants in the Internet portal Sunny Portal in which one of the following communication products is installed Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Wireless Technology SMA Cluster Controller Sunny Boy Control Plus Sunny Data Control Target Group This document is intended for end users Additional Information Links to additional information can be found at www SMA Solar com Document title Performance Ratio Document type Technical information
70. s automatically deleted Select Configuration gt Device Overview 2 In the device line select the icon for device characteristics M The device characteristics window opens 3 Select Edit 4 Select Delete MA security prompt opens 5 To delete the device permanently select Delete 10 2 7 Adding Replacing Devices Configuration Wizard You can add new devices to Sunny Portal or replace devices as soon as the communication device starts transmitting data from the new devices to Sunny Portal Sunny Portal recognizes the new devices and opens the configuration wizard automatically when you log into Sunny Portal with your access data From a total of 10 or more devices you can add several devices simultaneously by clicking the button underneath the list After you have replaced a device using the configuration wizard the replaced device is automatically deleted in Sunny Portal l To open the configuration wizard manually select either Name of Your Plant gt Plant Monitoring or Configuration gt Device Overview gt Overview of New Devices The configuration wizard opens 2 Select Set up device now To add a device select in the device line and follow the instructions of the configuration wizard 4 Toreplace a device select in the device line and follow the instructions of the configuration wizard 5 To add or replace another device repeat the above steps User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25
71. s phi setpoint The actual set value is sent to the inverters by the Cluster Controller Source of target value Indicates the type of signal source Last contact Shows the date and time of the last contact between the Cluster Controller and the Sunny Portal The data for active power limitation and cos Phi setpoint are displayed when the respective function is activated 62 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Device Settings Explanation of device properties Device status of Power Reducer Box To display the device status of the Power Reducer Box select the Device Characteristics page of the Cluster Controller and go to the Device status tab Designation Device status Meaning Indicates the device status of the Power Reducer Box see page 43 Operating mode Displays the operating mode for grid management which is configured in the Power Reducer Box e g Active power limitation see user manual of the Power Reducer Box Setpoint target Indicates the current target value for grid management The target value is specified by the network operator Setpoint actual Indicates the current actual value for grid management The actual value is transmitted to the plant by the Power Reducer Box Status of the inputs Indicates the status of the digital inputs from the ripple control receiver e Open no signal e KI K2 e
72. soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod mazim placerat facer possim assum Plant Profile Sunny Trees Location Kassel Germany Commissioning 27 06 2008 Plant power 2424kiip Inverter Ea 6 Sunny Boy 3800 22 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page Design Page content XY diagram Content You can display two channel values as coordinates The x and y axes are each assigned one channel value The time axis is not shown Examples of meaningful value pairs are plant power irradiation only for plants with Sunny SensorBox performance ratio irradiation Example of XY diagram von 01 04 2007 bis 30 04 2007 K Mittelwerte i 1 se Ra AVE y se gt i 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 Wim 2 Mittelwerte amp Leistung kW 1 Hessisch Lichtenau ExiSollrr Wim 2 Hessisch Lichtenau Chart You can display a timeline of the channel values for devices or the entire plant as a bar chart or line chart Example of chart from 01 01 2007 to 31 12 2007 400 309 il 100 o a 2B oll m o LD q u kwh Meter Change un S s m Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 0 Dec 07 Bl Total yield kwh sB4200TL Bl Total yield kwh se5000TL Slide show You can display a
73. t or log out via the lock symbol in the top right hand corner SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Getting Started 3 3 Next Steps Change your password to ensure that your Sunny Portal account is protected from unauthorised access see Section 11 6 Changing your Password page 71 Get acquainted with Sunny Portal see Section 4 Menu Overview page 12 Design your own pages entirely according to your wishes see Section 6 Page Design page 18 Use the report function of Sunny Portal to receive current updates about your PV plant by e mail or text message see Section 7 4 Report Configuration page 46 Enter the properties of your plant see Section 8 Plant Properties page 49 Give friends access to your Sunny Portal as guests standard users installers or administrators see Section 11 User Management page 69 User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 11 4 Menu Overview SMA Solar Technology AG 4 Menu Overview Menu Plant Selection Meaning This menu will only be shown if more than one plant is assigned to your e mail address You can select the desired plant in this menu The name of the currently selected plant will be used for the main menu item under the Plant selection main menu All other pages always refer to the currently selected plant Plant Selection gt Plant List The page includes an overview of the plants assigned to your e mail address The f
74. t a temperature sensor Manual adjustment of the irradiation and temperature sensor In the following cases you will need to adjust the parameters of the irradiation and or temperature sensor manually If there are several Sunny SensorBox devices in the plant If there is a Sunny SensorBox and a Cluster Controller with connected irradiation sensor in the plant e If the list of parameters has been changed e If you have replaced a Sunny SensorBox or a Cluster Controller The reason for this is that the standard page Performance ratio in the Visualization menu is not updated automatically 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Parameters tab Select Edit In the Irradiation sensor field select the sensor based on the serial number of the Cluster Controller Sunny SensorBox gt op User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 55 8 Plant Properties SMA Solar Technology AG 56 Select the type of irradiation sensor The following settings are possible ExtSollrr External irradiation sensor IntSollrr Internal irradiation sensor only with Sunny SensorBox In the Temperature sensor field select the sensor based on the serial number of the Cluster Controller Sunny SensorBox Select type of temperature sensor The following settings are possible TmpAmb Ambient temperature sensor TmpMdul Module temperature sensor In the Tolerance range between f
75. t conditions in the laboratory under which the electrical characteristics of a PV module are measured This enables the comparison of different PV modules The PV modules are subjected to vertical irradiation of 1 000 W m an ambient temperature of 25 C and a wind speed of 1 m s The electrical characteristics are then measured The test conditions are designed to correspond to the ideal ambient conditions for operation of an installed PV module Plant power in kWp The plant power in kWp kilowatt peak is the maximum possible plant power The plant power in kWp is also known as the nominal power of the plant The peak power of a PV plant is the sum of the peak powers of all PV modules installed see peak power of a PV module The peak power of a PV plant is used to compare the plant yield and plant costs with other PV plants for example The peak power of a PV plant is often referred to as plant power kWp An installed plant can rarely achieve peak power because it is not installed in laboratory conditions Predicted annual yield kWh The predicted annual yield of a plant is calculated using the specific annual yield kWh kWp at the plant location and the plant power in kWp also known as nominal power You can obtain the specific annual yield for your PV plant location from irradiation maps Specific annual yield kWh kWp x nominal power kWp predicted annual yield kWh Example Calculation of the predicted annual yield
76. to view detailed information on the time of last contact The following navigation options are available e Link to the device properties e Link to the parameters e Link to device messages in the system logbook K By clicking on this bell icon you can halt the sending of reminder e mails for the current error For new errors the sending of a reminder e mail will start again User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 41 7 System Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG Status of the Device Symbol Status Meaning Error Communication with Sunny Portal is interrupted Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box Inverter Comparison Sunny Portal gives you the option of inverter comparison for plants with at least 2 PV inverters Sunny Central inverters are not supported Based on daily yield Sunny Portal calculates the specific yield for each active inverter and compares this once a day with the mean value of the specific yields of all inverters Should the specific yield of an inverter by comparison with the average specific yield be below a configurable tolerance Sunny Portal will inform you by e mail How to configure the inverter comparison option is described in Section 7 3 3 Setting Inverter Comparison page 45 The following table explains the meaning of the inverter comparison symbols Inverter comparison Symbol Status Meaning
77. tpoint monitoring information may be outdated 42 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 System Monitoring The following table explains the meaning of the setpoint monitoring symbols Status of setpoint monitoring for active power limitation o Symbol Status Meaning v No setpoint There is no setpoint for active power limitation Setpoint There is a setpoint for active power limitation Problem with a Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box There is a problem with a Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box Status of the P ower Reducer Box Status Ok Meaning The Power Reducer Box is working properly Disturbance The Power Reducer Box has received a signal from the radio ripple control receiver that is not configured in the Power Reducer Box Error There is no connection between the Power Reducer Box and at least one Sunny WebBox or There is no Sunny WebBox registered in the Power Reducer Box Status of the C luster Controller Symbol Status Meaning Ok The Cluster Controller is working properly Warning The Cluster Controller hat received a signal from the t signal source that is not configured in the Cluster Controller t Error There is an error in the Cluster Controller User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 43 7 System Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG 7 3 2 Setting Communication Monitoring Re
78. umber of the device is displayed as the default device name to change the name see Section 10 2 2 Changing the Device Name page 64 Description Space for comments on the device see Section 10 2 3 Changing the Device Description page 64 Irradiation sensor connected only with Cluster Controller Indicates whether an irradiation sensor is connected to the Cluster Controller O Irradiation sensor connected No irradiation sensor connected Module temperature sensor connected only with Cluster Controller Indicates whether a module temperature sensor is connected to the Cluster Controller O Module temperature sensor connected No module temperature sensor connected Outside temperature sensor connected only with Cluster Controller Indicates whether an outside temperature sensor is connected to the Cluster Controller Outside temperature sensor connected No outside temperature sensor connected Phase L1 L2 L3 only with inverters Phases to which the device is connected see Section 10 2 4 Setting the Phase page 64 ee The device is connected to this phase The device is not connected to the phase or the phase is not yet configured Generator capacity only with inverters Total power of all PV modules connected to a PV inverter Meter reading total yield only with inverters Meter reading of inverter total yield dur
79. unication 49 561 9522 2499 Fax 49 561 9522 4699 E Mail ServiceLine SMA de User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 75 Legal Restrictions SMA Solar Technology AG The information contained in this document is the property of SMA Solar Technology AG Publishing its content either partially or in full requires the written permission of SMA Solar Technology AG Any internal company copying of the document for the purposes of evaluating the product or its correct implementation is allowed and does not require permission SMA Factory Warranty The current warranty conditions come enclosed with your device These are also available online at www SMA Solar com and can be downloaded and are available on paper from the usual sales channels if required Trademarks All trademarks are recognised even if these are not marked separately Missing designations do not mean that a product or brand is not a registered trademark The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by SMA Solar Technology AG is under licence QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED SMA Solar Technology AG Sonnenallee 1 34266 Niestetal Germany Tel 49 561 9522 0 Fax 49 561 9522 100 www SMA de E Mail info SMA de 2004 to 2012 SMA Solar Technology AG All rights reserved 76 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology www SMA Solar com SMA Solar Tec
80. vailable depending on the channel Analog values Mean values The average value of the channel over the set period Maximum values The highest value of the channel over the set period Minimum values The lowest value of the channel over the set period Meter channels Meter change Increase over a period yet to be selected Meter reading Current total meter reading of the value Cum change Cumulative summated increase over a period yet to be selected 7 Setautomatic scaling or enter own scaling values Automatic scaling activate Automatic scaling min and Automatic scaling max Custom scaling enter scaling values into Min and Max fields Configuring time settings 1 In the Depicted time period field of the Time settings area select the desired display period for the diagram In the Count of intervals field select how many display intervals are to be shown In the Time unit field select the time unit by which the intervals should be subdivided In the End date of the display area activate the desired end date of the display The following settings are possible current The values generated on the current date e g current day current month will always be displayed selectable You can select the date for which the values are to be displayed e g a certain day a certain month Make extended configurations if 28 In order to add
81. ve the e mail in text format with the data as a PDF attachment In the Portal page to be sent field select which Sunny Portal page you wish to be sent with the e mail If you want to generate a standard report page save your report settings and create the report manually afterwards In order to send a test report to a set e mail address select Send test report Select Save User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 47 7 System Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG 7 4 2 Configuring an Event Report You can set up three event reports each containing different events and to be sent at different times You can select four events from Sunny Portal and the plant information warnings disturbances errors 1 Select Configuration Report Configuration 2 Select an event report in the Report Configuration field 3 Select Edit 4 Configure report The following settings are possible Activate report If the report is activated it will be sent to the set recipients at the set interval You can also save report settings and activate the report later Recipient In the E mail address es field enter the recipient s e mail address If you enter several e mail addresses please separate these by commas Interval In order to receive the report hourly activate the Hourly field In order to receive the report daily activate the Daily field and select the time Content In the Portal and Plant
82. wer in the kWp field under Generator power Select Save OSO Activate calculation see Section 8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power page 50 paragraph Calculating the plant power from total power of all inverters page 51 Configuring the power of an inverter via multiple strings 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview 2 In the inverter line select the icon for the device characteristics M The device characteristics window opens 3 Select Edit 4 Call up page for string settings To add a new string select Add string To copy an existing string select Copy in the string line and then edit it To edit an existing string select Edit in the string line The menu for configuring the string opens User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 65 10 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 5 Configure the string The following settings are possible Designation Enter name for the string Manvfacturer Select the module manvfacturer Module type Select the type of module You must set the manufacturer first The menu content will vary depending on the selected manufacturer Module power Module surface Efficiency This data is entered automatically when you select the module type You can enter adjustments in the fields using the arrows or the arrow keys on the keyboard Number of modules Enter the number of modules on the string Azimuth angle You can enter the
83. xample relay 1 and relay 2 are closed Communication monitoring deactivated activated Indicates whether the communication monitoring for the Power Reducer Box is switched on or off 10 2 1 Activating Deactivating the Device l Ifyou want to remove a device from your plant or if you do not want to have a device displayed on Sunny Portal you can deactivate the device on Sunny Portal The data of the deactivated device is then no longer available for calculating diagrams and tables However in contrast to the deletion of a device see Section 10 2 6 Deleting a Device page 67 the data of a deactivated device is retained on Sunny Portal Select Configuration gt Device Overview 2 In the device line select the icon for device characteristics The device characteristics window opens Select Edit Sa amp Select Save User Manual In order to activate a device activate the Data collection field In order to deactivate a device deactivate the Data collection field SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 63 10 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 10 2 2 Changing the Device Name The serial number of the device is displayed as the default device name 1 2 5 Select Configuration gt Device Overview In the device line select the icon for device characteristics The device characteristics window opens Select Edit Enter new name in the Name field Select Save
84. your password please click here under the table M The Change password tab opens 4 Enterthe previous password in the Old password field 5 Enter new password in the New password field 6 Enter new password again in the New password re enter field 7 Select Save User Manual SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 71 12 Troubleshooting 12 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem The pop up window does not open Cause Pop up windows are blocked by the web browser or additional programs e g Google Toolbar Remedy Enable pop ups in the web browser and any additional programs 72 SPortal WB CLCON BA en 25 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 13 Glossary 13 Glossary Azimuth angle The azimuth angle indicates by how many degrees the module surface deviates from the compass point due south In the southern hemisphere it indicates the deviation from due north If the module surfaces are facing due south the azimuth angle is O Generator capacity The generator capacity is the maximum power of the PV modules that are connected to one inverter kWp See peak power Nominal power kWp See peak power Peak power kWp The peak power is the maximum power output calculated for a PV module under STC Standard Test Conditions The peak power is measured in watt peak Wp kilowatt peak kWp or megawatt peak MWp Peak power is also called nominal power STC standard tes

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