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Sunny Home Manager User Manual V3.0

1. Rights Role Guest Standard Installer Plant user administrator Login Vv s s s View pages s s s s Change and delete pages Vv Vv Release pages for viewing in Vv s Sunny Portal and publish pages Save diagram data Vv Vv s View and change user information s Vv Vv Vv Change the Sunny Portal s Vv s Password Change the plant password Vv s View device properties v A s View plant properties Vv Vv Vv Change plant properties Vv s View report configuration A s s Change report configuration s s Change device properties s s Configure SMA radio controlled s Vv Vv sockets Set the operating mode of s s s SMA radio controlled sockets using the Sunny Portal Replace devices s s User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 91 13 User Management SMA Solar Technology AG Rights Role Guest Standard Installer Plant user administrator Replace the s Sunny Home Manager Delete devices Vv s Delete Sunny Home Manager Vv Vv Delete the Sunny Home Manager v Vv Plant Reassign the Vv s Sunny Home Manager to the plant Set communication monitoring Vv Vv Set inverter comparison Vv s View plant logbook and approve Vv Vv Vv entries Import data Vv Vv Ascertain the software package Vv s s version View user management s Create and delete users and s assign roles 13 2 Creating a New User Requirement O You are a Plant administrator see Section 13
2. 22 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop Down Menu 6 Page and Drop Down Menu 6 1 Plant Selection and Plant List The following is required to display the menu item and page O Your e mail address is assigned to more than one plant in Sunny Portal Plant Selection Menu Item Under the Plant selection menu item you can select the desired plant see Section 5 User Interface of the Sunny Home Manager Plant page 22 Plant List Page The following data is shown for each plant Nominal plant power in kWp Total yield so far Total yield for the following time periods Current day Previous day Current month e Specific plant yield kWh kWp for the following time periods Current month Current year By default the plant list is sorted in ascending order according to the specific plant yield You can also sort the plant list by other values and in descending order see Section 7 Page Settings page 41 6 2 My Sunny Home Manager Plant 6 2 1 Plant Profile Sunny Portal compiles the plant profile from information that you can enter in different Sunny Portal pages The following information can be displayed in the plant profile Information Configuration Location see Section 12 2 Changing Plant Data page 79 Operators see Section 12 6 Changing Operator Data page 82 Commissioning see Section 12 2 Changing Plant Data page 79 Nominal plant power see S
3. Corrective measures Restart the Miele home Gateway see manual of the Miele home Gateway The supported firmware version is not installed on the Miele home Gateway see Section 9 5 2 Activating Deactivating Miele home Support page 65 Corrective measures e Update the Miele home Gateway to the supported firmware version see manual of the Miele home Gateway Miele devices are outside the range of the PLC to the Miele home Gateway Corrective measures Connect the Miele devices in the range of the PLC see manual of the respective Miele device One or more Miele devices are not correctly configured in the Miele home Gateway or for Smart Grid Corrective measures e Configure Miele devices in the Miele home Gateway see manual of the Miele home Gateway Configure Miele devices for Smart Grid see manual of the respective Miele device User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 109 15 Troubleshooting Problem Miele devices are not being controlled as expected and always switch on at the end of the specified time period SMA Solar Technology AG Cause and corrective measures The interface to the Miele home Gateway is faulty Corrective measures Restart the Miele home Gateway see manual of the Miele home Gateway The supported firmware version is not installed on the Miele home Gateway see Section 9 5 2 Activating Deactivating Miele home Support page 65 Correctiv
4. Symbol Status Explanation f Deactivate The inverter comparison is not activated see Section 11 5 Setting the i d Inverter Comparison page 77 OK The yields of the monitored inverters are within the configured range The total yield of the last day for all inverters is displayed gs Errors The specific yield is outside the tolerance for at least one monitored inverter You can read the following using the Details link The level of the specific yield of the affected inverters e The level of the average value of all monitored inverters 6 2 8 System Logbook This page shows messages on the PV plant status The following message types are available e Info e Warning e Disturbance e Errors The messages help you to identify disturbances in your PV plant for example The number of unconfirmed messages comes after the colon of the page name in the menu Example Display of unconfirmed messages System Logbook 5 means that there are 5 unconfirmed messages of type fault disturbance or warning You can filter and confirm messages that you have read see Section 11 2 System Logbook page 71 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 33 6 Page and Drop Down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG 6 3 Analysis On the Analysis page you can compare the power and yield values of individual inverters with one another or with the entire plant v Device Selection E SB 5000TL 20 250 TW V Complete plant F Sel
5. 11 4 Setting Communication Monitoring You can set the time after which the Sunny Portal is to report an error and notify you by e mail if the Sunny Home Manager does not communicate with the Sunny Portal The time after which the Sunny Portal displays the error and notifies you by e mail is defined by the following settings e Alarm e Data request interval see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 48 Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Plant monitoring in the page and drop down menu 2 In the Communication monitoring area select Settings M The Configuration communication monitoring page opens 3 Click the slider and holding the left mouse button pressed set how fast the Sunny Portal is to report an error and notify you by e mail Alarm Data request interval Time off Automatic The communication monitoring is off Hourly Daily Generous Automatic 3 15h Hourly 4 00 h Daily 27 00 h Tolerant Automatic 1 15h Hourly 2 00 h Daily 25 00 h Stringent Automatic 00 30 h Hourly 1 15h Daily 24 15h A Enter the recipient s recipients e mail address es in the Recipient text field If you enter several e mail addresses please separate these by commas 5 Select Save 76 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Plant Monitoring 11 5 Setting the Inver
6. a User Manual SUNNY HOME MANAGER in SUNNY PORTAL HoMan_Portal BA en 13 Version 1 3 ENGLISH Legal Provisions SMA Solar Technology AG Legal Provisions 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 You can download the current warranty conditions from the Internet at www SMA Solar com Software Licenses The licenses for the software modules used can be found on the CD provided Trademarks All trademarks are recognized 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 license 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 2013 SMA Solar Technology AG All rights reserved 2 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 2 Inform
7. page 97 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 65 10 Plant Management SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Plant Management 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices If a new device is added to your PV plant or if you replace a device with another one device replacement you must detect the new device with the Sunny Home Manager The configuration wizard in the Sunny Portal helps you detect new devices add them to the Sunny Home Manager plant and replace devices If you would like to replace the Sunny Home Manager you must use the plant setup wizard see Section 10 3 Replacing the Sunny Home Manager page 68 Requirements O For new Bluetooth devices The NetID of the PV plant is set on the new Bluetooth device The Bluetooth LED on the new inverter or Bluetooth Piggy Back or Bluetooth Piggy Back Offgrid in the new inverter lights up blue O The standard password 1111 for the user group Installer or the plant password of the existing plant is set for the new device see Section 14 3 2 Changing the Plant Password page 95 L The new device is in operation O The data request interval is set to Automatic see Section 8 7 O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 i Device replacement The old device must NOT be deleted but deactivated If you delete the device that you wish to replace from Sunny Portal all the device data is irretrievably deleted To receive
8. Feed In Tariff Self Consumption Tariff and Electricity Tariff page 84 e Electricity tariff see Section 12 8 Feed In Tariff SelfConsumption Tariff and Electricity Tariff page 84 e Optimization target see Section 12 11 Setting the Optimization Target page 87 e Azimuth and tilt angle see Section 12 1 Entering the String Properties page 78 C Tariff for the current purchased from the utility grid e Red expensive e Green good value If you have only entered one electricity tariff green is always displayed e Other colors electricity tariffs between the most expensive and the lowest electricity tariff D Expected PV power Data is not available in all countries 26 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop Down Menu 6 2 3 Energy Balance The following is required to display the page O At least one purchased electricity meter or one feed in meter is connected to the Sunny Home Manager The data on the page can only be completely displayed if at least the following energy meter types are connected to the Sunny Home Manager e Feedin meter e Purchased electricity meter The Sunny Home Manager receives the PV generation data via the connected SMA inverters or via an optionally connected PV production meter i Display with Sunny Island or Sunny Backup If a Sunny Island or a Sunny Backup is available in the plant the following data will also be displayed e
9. enter the values in the in text fields in the table with the months To display the predicted annual yield and the monthly distribution in the diagrams on the Annual comparison and Energy and power pages activate the Display the monthly distribution in the yearly comparison as well as energy and power checkbox To make it possible to configure the predicted annual yield on the Annual comparison and Energy and power pages activate the checkbox The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams Select Save 12 15 Editing the Data Releases You can set whether you would like to provide the www sonnenertrag eu PV database with your plant data Procedure 1 2 3 90 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Data releases tab Select Edit MI The setting menu for the data releases opens Activate or deactivate the data releases checkbox Select Save HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 13 User Management 13 User Management 13 1 Users and User Rights If you have Plant administrator rights you can create additional users in the Sunny Portal so they can access your Sunny Portal plant You can assign various roles to users Roles differ in the rights the users have in your Sunny Portal plant The following roles are possible e Guest Standard user e Installer Plant administrator
10. meter data to Sunny Sunny Island the Sunny Home Manager can send the energy meter data Island systems to the Sunny Island system At a suitable time the Sunny Island activates the charge or electric discharge of the battery e If excess PV power is available it is stored in the battery e If little or no PV power is available the Sunny Island activates the electric discharge of the battery and the energy can be used Sending of energy If a Bluetooth Piggy Back Off Grid is installed in the Sunny Backup the meter data to Sunny Sunny Home Manager can transfer the energy meter data to the Backup systems Sunny Backup system At a suitable time the Sunny Backup activates the charge or electric discharge of the battery e If excess PV power is available it is stored in the battery e If little or no PV power is available the Sunny Backup activates the electric discharge of the battery and the energy can be used The data is not available in all countries SGReady is not available in all countries Limiting of the active power feed in The grid operator may demand the permanent limitation of the active power feed in for your PV plant this means limiting the active power fed into the utility grid to a fixed value or a percentage of the installed nominal plant power If necessary ask your grid operator whether a permanent limitation of the active power feed in is required or whether you are permitted to use the Sunny Hom
11. 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant data tab 3 Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens 4 In the Power area activate the Calculate nominal plant power from device properties checkbox M The calculated nominal plant power is displayed 5 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 81 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 12 5 Changing the Plant Description You can enter important features of the plant in the description The text is displayed on the Plant profile page The editor only supports text and does not support typography with HTML tags Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant data tab 3 Select Edit M The setting menu for the plant data opens 4 Enter a description in the Description area 5 Select Save 12 6 Changing Operator Data The operator is a private individual or legal entity who owns PV plants for business purposes for example The operator can farm out use of the PV plant without necessarily being the user himself The name of the operator is displayed on the Plant profile page Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Ri
12. 50 of the energy demand of the washing machine can be covered by PV energy e The slider is set to 50 If enough PV energy is available the washing machine is switched on Maximum permitted energy costs You can adjust how high the energy costs in Euro per kWh for operating the load may be The price range of the slider is based on the highest and the lowest possible energy costs e g the highest energy costs for operation exclusively with an expensive line current and the lowest energy costs for operation exclusively with PV energy the cost of which is calculated based on the feed in tariff less the self consumption tariff Additionally if the Limiting of the active power feed in function is activated surplus PV energy can also be generated that is free as it would otherwise be throttled User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 59 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG Example Operating the load exclusively with free energy A pond pump should only be switched on if there is more PV energy available than what is permitted to be fed into the utility grid e The slider is set to O Euro kWh If enough surplus PV energy is available the pond pump is switched on Procedure 1 Select Configure time period 2 Select the time period on the time axis MI The time window is highlighted in dark blue and the Selection window is displayed 3 Select time period type Load can be switched on M The Load will be switched on depending on w
13. Battery state of charge e Battery discharging i Delayed display of data as a result of incompatible energy meters When using incompatible energy meters there may be a delay in the data being displayed in the Current tab Use energy meters recommended by SMA see planning guidelines SMA SMART HOME The System Solution for more Independence at www SMA Solar com Tab Content Current The following is required to display the tab LThe data request interval must be set to Automatic in the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 48 The tab shows the following current data e Current grid feed in e Current self consumption e Current generated PV power e Current purchased electricity e Current consumption e Maximum active power that may be fed into the utility grid User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 27 6 Page and Drop Down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Tab Content Day e Daily yield e Grid feedin on one day e Self consumption on one day e Purchased electricity on one day e Daily consumption e Self consumption rate on one day e Maximum active power that may be fed into the utility grid Month e Monthly yield Total monthly grid feed in and grid feed in on the days of a month e Total monthly self consumption and selfconsumption on the days of a month e Total monthly purchased electricity and purchased electricity on the days of a month e Monthly consumpti
14. Having Sunny Portal suggest the monthly distribution e Manually entering the monthly distribution Having Sunny Portal Suggest the Monthly Distribution Requirements L The plant location is entered see Section 12 2 Changing Plant Data page 79 O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 89 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Procedure 1 2 3 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu Select the tab Parameters Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens In the Yield expectations area select Suggest a monthly distribution M The monthly distribution is displayed in the table with the months To display the average expected yield and the monthly distribution in the diagrams on the Annual comparison and Energy and power pages activate the checkbox Display the monthly distribution in the yearly comparison as well as energy and power To make it possible to configure the average expected yield on the Annual comparison and Energy and power pages activate the checkbox The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams Manually Entering the Monthly Distribution l 2 3 7 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu Select the tab Parameters Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens In the Yield Expectations area
15. Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 77 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 12 1 Entering the String Properties A string describes a group of series connected PV modules Normally a PV plant is made up of multiple strings Each string has specific properties such as a deviation from the south azimuth or the tilt angle of the roof The Sunny Home Manager yield forecasts The yield forecasts of the Sunny Home Manager play an important role in controlling loads If you enter the string properties of your PV plant the Sunny Home Manager produces extremely precise yield forecasts Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Call up the inverter properties see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Select Add string to add a new string 4 To copy an existing string select L in the string line and the Copy column 5 In the line of the copied string select in the Edit column M The menu to set the string opens 6 Enter the properties of the string Input field or Explanation drop down list Description Name of the string e g String 1 Manufacturer PV module manufacturer Module Type Depending on the selected manufacturer various module types are displayed in the drop down list Module power T
16. Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Plant password requirements O The plant password can be a maximum of twelve characters The following special characters are permitted e 2 Procedure 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 10 Entering the PV Array Power page 51 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Enter a new password in the Plant password text field 4 Enter the new password again in the Repeat text field 5 Select Save M The Sunny Home Manager changes the password for all devices User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 95 14 Password Information SMA Solar Technology AG 14 4 Lost Password 14 4 1 Forgotten Sunny Portal Password Fan oS Go to www SunnyPortal com Select the Forgotten password hyperlink in the Login area Enter your e mail address in the E mail text field Select Generate new password M You will receive an e mail with a new password Change the assigned password see Section 14 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password page 95 14 4 2 Forgotten Plant Password You can activate each device with a personal unlocking key PUK see the Sunny Explorer help 96 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 15 Troubleshooting 15 Troubleshooting Problem Cause and corrective measures The plant setup assistant does You may have entered the serial number or th
17. Section 12 1 Entering the String Properties page 78 or Enter the PV array power manually SMA Solar Technology AG recommends calculating the PV array power using the string properties A string describes a group of series connected PV modules Normally a PV plant is made up of multiple strings Each string has specific properties such as a deviation from the south azimuth or the tilt angle of the roof Entering the string properties provides the following advantages e The Sunny Portal can determine the PV array power more precisely e The Sunny Home Manager can output more exact yield forecasts and control loads more efficiently Entering the PV Array Power Manually You can find out the connected PV array power present on each inverter from your installer Using the PV array power Sunny Portal can calculate the nominal plant power of your PV plant see Section 12 4 2 Having the Nominal Plant Power Calculated page 81 Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 i Nominal plant power is required for limiting the active power feed in You must enter the PV array power correctly to ensure limiting of the active power feed in to the correct value see Section 12 9 Configuring the Limiting of the Active Power Feed In page 85 If there are changes to the installed PV array power you have to adjust this value Procedure 1 Call up the inverter pr
18. Section 9 2 11 Configuring the Time Period page 58 For this the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket must be set to Automatic Line at the bottom of the diagram Flow of the consumed power of each load on the selected day History of the SMA radio controlled socket Priority The priority determines which load should be switched on preferentially in the event of conflicts see Section 9 2 10 Entering the Priority of the Load page 57 Operating mode Last set operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket see Section 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio Controlled Socket page 61 Daily consumption Energy consumption of the load on the selected day Month e In the diagram Energy consumption of each load in the selected month in days e History of the SMA radio controlled socket e Monthly consumption Energy consumption of the load in the selected month Year e Inthe diagram Energy consumption of each load in the selected year in months e History of the SMA radio controlled socket e Annual consumption Energy consumption of the load in the selected year Total e In the diagram Energy consumption of each load in the individual years History of the SMA radio controlled socket Total consumption Total previous energy consumption of the load The priority is only displayed for loads for which you have set the time period type to Load can be switched on History of ea
19. Technology AG Cause and corrective measures The NetID of your PV plant may not be set for the new Bluetooth devices Corrective measures e Make sure that the NetID of your PV plant is set for the new Bluetooth devices e Make sure that NetID 1 is not set for the new Bluetooth devices and on the Sunny Home Manager The wireless connection of certain Bluetooth devices may be disturbed by ambient conditions Corrective measures e Make sure that the connection quality for the Bluetooth devices is at least good see the manual of the Bluetooth devices e If the connection quality is not at least good use a Bluetooth Repeater or SMA radio controlled socket This allows you to extend the wireless range of your Bluetooth network Inverters with Bluetooth Piggy Back switch off during the night Therefore the Sunny Home Manager cannot establish a connection to these inverters at this time Corrective measures e Register within the operating time of the inverter The Bluetooth devices of your PV plant may not be operating Therefore the Sunny Home Manager cannot establish a connection to these devices Corrective measures e Commission the Bluetooth devices 98 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Problem The Sunny Home Manager detects none or not all of the the new SMA devices that are connected via Speedwire 15 Troubleshooting Cause and corrective measures It
20. controlled sockets in the Sunny Portal see Section 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices page 66 The lower horizontal LED of the SMA radio controlled sockets lights up blue The data request interval must be set to Automatic in the Sunny Portal see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 48 The animated graphic on the Current status and forecast page displays the current data You are a Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 9 2 2 Procedure Procedure See 1 Activating Deactivating Data Collection Section 9 2 3 2 Selecting the Load Types Section 9 2 4 3 Entering the Load Name Section 9 2 5 4 Entering the Power Consumption Section 9 2 6 5 Entering the Maximum Program Operating Time Section 9 2 7 or Section 9 2 8 Entering the Minimum Switch on Time and Switch off Time 6 Configuring the Time Period Section 9 2 11 9 2 3 Activating Deactivating Data Collection You can set whether or not the Sunny Portal is to accept data from the SMA radio controlled socket If you would like to control loads using the SMA radio controlled socket you must activate the data collection If you deactivate the data collection no SMA radio controlled socket data is displayed in the Sunny Portal and you cannot control any loads using the SMA radio controlled socket All SMA radio controlled socket data recorded up to this time remains in
21. deleted permanently Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select Edit 3 In the Plant data area select Irretrievably delete plant M A security question opens 4 Select Yes to permanently delete the Sunny Home Manager plant i Assigning the Sunny Home Manager to another plant To assign the Sunny Home Manager to another plant you must completely reset the Sunny Home Manager see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager 70 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Plant Monitoring 11 Plant Monitoring 11 1 Plant Monitoring Options Monitoring Option in Sunny Portal See Events of the plant System logbook Section 11 2 You can view messages regarding events of your PV plant Report configuration Section 11 3 You receive e mails with the plant events Yield power and CO3 Report configuration avoided You receive e mails with the data of your PV plant Inverter yields Inverter comparison Section 11 5 You will be notified by e mail if the specific yield of an inverter is outside the set tolerance range Communication between Communication monitoring Section 11 4 the Sunny Home Manager You are notified by e mail if the and the Sunny Portal Sunny Home Manager does not communicate with the Sunny Portal within the set time 11 2 System Logbook 11 2 1 Calling up and Filtering Messages Messages help you det
22. firmware version see manual of the Miele home Gateway User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 107 15 Troubleshooting Problem Message in the system logbook Miele home data for devices lt id gt SMA Solar Technology AG Cause and corrective measures The interface to the Miele home Gateway is faulty Corrective measures incomplete Restart the Miele home Gateway see manual of the Miele home Gateway The supported firmware version see Section 9 5 2 Activating Deactivating Miele home Support page 65 is not on the Miele home Gateway Corrective measures e Update the Miele home Gateway to the supported firmware version see manual of the Miele home Gateway Miele devices are outside the range of the PLC to the Miele home Gateway Corrective measures e Connect Miele devices in range of the PLC see manual of the respective Miele device One or more Miele devices are not correctly configured in the Miele home Gateway or for Smart Grid Corrective measures e Configure Miele devices in the Miele home Gateway see manual of the Miele home Gateway e Configure Miele devices for SmartGrid see manual of the respective Miele device 108 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Message in the system logbook Error in the control of the Miele device lt id gt 15 Troubleshooting Cause and corrective measures The interface to the Miele home Gateway is faulty
23. manual of the Miele home Gateway e If the router does not support DHCP manually assign IP addresses in the same subnet for the the Sunny Home Manager and the Miele home Gateway The Miele home Gateway could not be found by the Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures Restart the Miele home Gateway see manual of the Miele home Gateway 106 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Message in the system logbook Miele home Gateway could not be retrieved 15 Troubleshooting Cause and corrective measures The interface to the Miele home Gateway is faulty Corrective measures e Restart the Miele home Gateway see manual of the Miele home Gateway The supported firmware version is not installed on the Miele home Gateway see Section 9 5 2 Activating Deactivating Miele home Support page 65 Corrective measures e Update the Miele home Gateway to the supported firmware version see manual of the Miele home Gateway Message in the system logbook Error in the processing of Miele home data The interface to the Miele home Gateway is faulty Corrective measures Restart the Miele home Gateway see manual of the Miele home Gateway The supported firmware version is not installed on the Miele home Gateway see Section 9 5 2 Activating Deactivating Miele home Support page 65 Corrective measures e Update the Miele home Gateway to the supported
24. messages of a specific type activate the desired checkbox Info Warning Failure or Error 11 2 2 Confirming Messages Requirement O You are a Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 You can confirm messages in order to mark them as read This will help you to differentiate between read messages and new messages Procedure 1 Select System logbook in the page and drop down menu 2 To confirm messages individually select in the message row and in the Confirmed column 3 To confirm several messages mark the desired messages e To mark individual messages activate the relevant checkboxes on the left of the messages e To mark all messages select the Select All checkbox 4 Select Submit Ta HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Plant Monitoring 11 3 Reports 11 3 1 Report Overview Reports are documents containing plant data or PV plant events You can have the reports sent as e mail by the Sunny Portal You can have the e mails sent by your mobile service provider as a text message or have them forwarded as a text message from your e mail account Report Possible content Daily info report e Daily yield kWh e Today s maximum power e CO avoided kg e Diagram of the Energy balance page for the day Monthly info report e Monthly yield kWh e Monthly maximum power e Monthly CO avoided e Diagram of the Energy balance p
25. mouse button pressed set the time period 4 Select End configuration 5 Select Save Deleting Resetting the Time Period You can only delete time periods that you have added yourself You cannot delete the standard time period Procedure 1 Select Configure time period 2 To delete an individual time period select the time period M The time window is highlighted in dark blue and the Selection window is displayed Select Delete time period To reset the settings for the time period select Reset settings a Select End configuration oar amp Select Save 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio Controlled Socket You have the following options for setting the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket Setting the Operating Mode using the Sunny Portal or Setting the operating mode via the touch key on the SMA radio controlled socket see the Sunny Home Manager installation manual Setting the Operating Mode Using the Sunny Portal Requirements O The SMA radio controlled socket is configured for the connected load see Section 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets page 54 O The Bluetooth LED of the SMA radio controlled socket lights up blue L The data request interval must be set to Automatic in the Sunny Portal see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 48 O You are a Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Ri
26. on the Miele devices Example Behavior of the Sunny Home Manager when switching devices On the Miele devices e g a washing machine you set the time the wash cycle must be completed by The Sunny Home Manager then determines the most economical time period to operate the washing machine and starts the machine automatically This ensures that the washing machine is started on time so that the laundry is washed by the desired time 64 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 9 5 2 Activating Deactivating Miele home Support Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 O The Miele home Gateway has a firmware version from 4 0 x Procedure 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 To activate the support activate the Active checkbox in the Miele home Support area 4 To deactivate the support deactivate the Active checkbox in the Miele home Support area 5 Select Save M In the Miele home support area the exclamation mark is no longer displayed after a few minutes In the Miele home support area is an exclamation mark displayed continuously The setting could not yet be transferred to the Sunny Home Manager e Rectify the error see Section 15 Troubleshooting
27. plant power correctly to ensure limiting of the active power feed in to the correct value see Section 12 9 Configuring the Limiting of the Active Power Feed In page 85 If there are changes to the installed nominal plant power you have to adjust this value Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 80 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant data tab 3 Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens 4 In the Power area set the plant power in the Nominal plant power text field 5 To set the manufacturer of the PV modules select the manufacturer in the Manufacturer drop down list 6 To set the module types select the module types in the Module type drop down list 7 Select Save 12 4 2 Having the Nominal Plant Power Calculated The nominal plant power is the sum of the power of all PV modules It can be calculated directly from the data in the device properties The nominal plant power is required in order to display the following data e Specific plant yield e Average expected yield e Performance ratio Requirements O The PV array power for all inverters is entered see Section 8 10 Entering the PV Array Power page 51 O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13
28. read this section carefully and follow all safety precautions at all times Danger to life by connecting medical devices Connecting medical devices while unattended can result in life threatening situations Do not connect any medical devices to the SMA radio controlled socket Risk of injury and fire due to unintentional and unattended switching on of loads e Loads that are unintentionally activated via an SMA radio controlled socket can cause injuries and fires e g iron Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that can cause damage if switched on unintentionally and while unattended e g iron NOTICE Damage to loads Frequently switching a load on and off can damage it e Ask the load manufacturer whether the load is suitable for control via an SMA radio controlled socket Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that require a continuous current supply Damage to the SMA radio controlled socket If the SMA radio controlled socket is not operated properly it could be damaged Do not operate the SMA radio controlled sockets when they are plugged into each other Damage to the wall socket If the SMA radio controlled socket is operated in a wall socketoutlet that is not suitable for the power of the connected load damage to the wall socket outlet could result Only operate the SMA radio controlled socket in wall socketoutlets that are suitable for power of the
29. reduces PV generation from the theoretically possible 90 of nominal plant power to 80 of nominal plant power 70 of the nominal plant power continues to be fed into the utility grid Implementation of grid management via Ethernet based communication As part of the grid management it may be necessary that grid operator requirements for active power limitation and for reactive power supply be implemented e g the active power feed in of your PV plant will be reduced in the event of grid overloads The Sunny Home Manager can implement specifications for grid management services which the grid operator sends via Ethernet based communication to the Sunny Home Manager If necessary ask your grid operator whether your PV plant has to implement grid management services User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 17 3 Product Description SMA Solar Technology AG f iy f Yee ORUL Figure 1 PV plant with Sunny Home Manager example with Sunny Island and SMA Energy Meter 18 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Product Description Position Description A Sunny Portal B Utility grid C Feed in meter and purchased electricity meter or bidirectional meter for grid feed in and purchased electricity D SMA Energy Meter E Sunny Island F Battery G Sunny Remote Control H Non controllable loads Controllable loads K SMA radio controlled socket L PV pr
30. require a continuous current supply e g refrigerator freezer Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that can cause injuries or fires if switched on unintentionally and while unattended e g iron e Only connect loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that are suitable for the voltage and power range of the wall socket and the SMA radio controlled socket see the Sunny Home Manager installation manual e Only connect the SMA radio controlled socket to properly installed socket outlets with a protective contact The enclosed documentation is an integral part of this product e Read and observe the documentation e Keep the documentation in a convenient place for future reference Sunny Portal The Sunny Portal is an Internet portal with the following functions e Visualizing the PV plant data and the data from the SMA radio controlled sockets e User interface for configuring the Sunny Home Manager and SMA radio controlled sockets The enclosed documentation is an integral part of this product e Read and observe the documentation e Keep the documentation in a convenient place for future reference 12 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 2 Safety 2 2 Safety Precautions This section contains safety precautions that must be observed at all times when working on or with the product To prevent personal injury or property damage and to ensure long term operation of the product
31. the data of the old device in the Sunny Portal do not delete the old device but deactivate it see Section 10 2 Procedure 1 Go to www SunnyPortal com 2 Log into Sunny Portal see Section 4 2 3 Select Plant selection gt My Sunny Home Manager plant in the page and drop down menu 4 If you would like to replace a device in the Sunny Portal deactivate the old device see Section 10 2 5 Select Device overview gt Overview of new devices in the page and drop down menu 6 Select Refresh devices The Sunny Home Manager then searches for new Bluetooth devices within range and for new Speedwire devices in the local network M After a maximum of one minute all new devices are displayed X Are none or not all of the new devices displayed 66 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Plant Management An error has occurred e Eliminate the error see section 15 7 To add a device select in the line of the device To replace a device select in the line of the new device M The Sunny Home Manager connects to the new device Page 2 of the configuration wizard opens X Page 2 of the configuration wizard does not open but the error message Connection failed is displayed A password other than 1111 or other than the plant password of the existing plant is set for the new device e Temporarily change the plant password of the existing plant to the password of the new device see
32. the electricity tariff applies to each weekday activate all checkboxes with the weekdays To enter additional electricity tariffs select and enter the data Select Save 12 9 Configuring the Limiting of the Active Power Feed In NOTICE Responsibility of the plant operator for limiting of the active power feed in The plant operator is responsible for the correctness of information on the limiting of the active power feed in and nominal plant power e Ask your grid operator beforehand whether you are permitted to use the Sunny Home Manager to limit active power feed in Manufacturer s Declaration Feed In Management in Accordance with the Renewable Energy Sources Act EEG 2012 with Sunny Home Manager SHM from SMA available at www SMA Solar com Set the limiting of the active power feed in required by the grid operator If this is the case contact your grid operator Obtain correct information on the nominal plant power If you extend the plant adjust the value for the nominal plant power accordingly Requirements O The Bluetooth link between all devices of the plant must be good You can check the connection quality with Sunny Explorer see Sunny Explorer user manual To improve the wireless connection between the Bluetooth devices use the SMA radio controlled socket as a repeater if necessary O The feed in meter must comply with the requirements see Sunny Home Manager installation manual O W
33. the feed in meter There is a risk of power limitation is activated yield losses because the self consumption of the household without taking the cannot be taken into account self consumption into Corrective measures account e Make sure that the feed in meter is working and correctly connected 104 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Message in plant logbook 0 W feed in measured continuously If meter is faulty no active power limitation possible 15 Troubleshooting Cause and corrective measures The SO feed in meter has not provided any feed in data for 24 hours meaning that O W of feed in was measured This may indicate a fault in the SO feed in meter If the SO feed in meter is faulty the function Limiting of the active power feed in cannot be active Corrective measures e Make sure that the SO feed in meter is working and correctly connected e Ifyou are aware that no feed in has taken place e g if there is snow on the PV modules then you can ignore this message Message in the system logbook Inverter is not responding to active power limitation At least one inverter is not responding to the prompt to limit the active power feed in In this case the Sunny Home Manager initiates stronger active power limitation in the remaining inverters The maximum permitted active power feed in was therefore complied with An error has occurred if the message Fed in
34. time period starts at 1 00 p m and you have set the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic after 1 00 p m If the load does not have the set device operation time available within the time period the Sunny Home Manager only switches the SMA radio controlled socket on within the next time period To set the connected load to start immediately adjust the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to Switch on see Section 9 3 and switch on the load M After the pond pump stops operating the SMA radio controlled socket switches to Automatic switch off mode The pond pump is restarted during the next time period 4 If the pond pump is not to start during the next time period set the SMA radio controlled socket to Switch off mode see Section 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio Controlled Socket page 61 9 5 Load Control via the Miele home System 9 5 1 The Miele home System and SG Ready Miele home is a system for the automatic control of SmartGrid compatible SG Ready Miele devices The Sunny Home Manager can directly control SmartGrid compatible Miele devices by communicating with a Miele home Gateway and thereby optimize self consumption SmartGrid compatible Miele devices can be distinguished by the SG Ready symbol SG Ready is not available in all countries To switch the devices via the Sunny Home Manager you have to activate the Miele home support see Section 9 5 2 All other settings are configured
35. 0200000 42 7 2 Sorting the Plant List o o naoa 42 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio Controlled Sockets A2 7 4 Publishing PAGES tet Sarl Soi NS ot Pa ee SE IS hohe poh Se A 43 7 4 1 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal 43 7 4 2 Presenting Sunny Portal Pages on the Internet AA 8 Device Settings cein jcdees insiders tated e thin E s 45 8 1 Filtering the Device Overview Page 0 eee eee 45 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device 2 0 anana 45 8 3 Calling up Device Parameters 0 cece eee eee eee 46 8 4 Updating Parameters esa a twist ends tee wee Medea 46 8 5 Ascertaining the Software Package Version 0005 47 8 6 Configuring the Energy Meter 000s eee 47 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval 00 0 cece eee 48 8 8 Activating Deactivating Automatic Software Updates 49 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents 10 8 9 Entering the Line Conductor 2 disintttadadiws Senta deen 50 8 10 Entering the PV Array Powers c iwece puny ate wee knit Rete 5 8 11 Changing the Device Name 2 2 0 eee eee 52 8 12 Changing a Device Description 0 0 eee eee eee 52 Load Control o csse esaeran eas dois weine saint eas 53 9 1 Safety when Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets 53 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets aaau 54 O21 Requir
36. 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt User management in the page and drop down menu Select New User Enter the new user s e mail address in the E mail address text field 2 3 4 Activate the desired role option in the Roles area 5 Select Save M The new user receives an e mail with the access data 92 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 13 User Management 13 3 Deleting a User Requirement O You are a Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt User management in the page and drop down menu 2 In the row for the user and the Delete column select l 3 Confirm the security question with Yes 13 4 Changing User Rights Requirement O You are a Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt User management in the page and drop down menu 2 In the row for the user and the Edit column select L M The E mail address and Roles areas open 3 Activate the desired role option in the Roles area 4 Select Save M The user rights are changed for the Sunny Home Manager plant 13 5 Changing User Information Each user can enter user information User information includes the name and the address for example Procedure 1 Select User info logout gt User information in the page an
37. 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio Controlled Sockets To show the SMA radio controlled socket data in the diagram on the Load balance and control page activate the checkbox below the diagram next to the name of the SMA radio controlled socket To hide the SMA radio controlled socket data in the diagram on the Load balance and control page deactivate the checkbox below the diagram next to the name of the SMA radio controlled socket 42 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 Page Settings 7 4 Publishing Pages 7 4 1 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal If you release pages for viewing in Sunny Portal other Sunny Portal users can view the pages You can release the following pages for viewing in Sunny Portal Plant Profile e Energy Balance e Load Balance and Control e Energy and Power e Annual Comparison Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select the desired page in the page and drop down menu 2 In the Contents area select Configuration Name of the page 3 In the Approval area activate the checkbox Also release page on www sunnyportal com 4 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 HM 5 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 43 7 Page Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 7 4 2 Pre
38. 8 For this the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket must be set to Automatic Thick transparent line Set time period in which the Sunny Home Manager can switch on the load if certain conditions are met see Section 9 2 11 Configuring the Time Period page 58 For this the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket must be set to Automatic e Line at the bottom of the diagram Live data on the flow of the consumed power of each load in the selected display period e Priority The priority determines which load should be switched on preferentially in the event of conflicts see Section 9 2 10 Entering the Priority of the Load page 57 e Operating mode Actual operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket see Section 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio Controlled Socket page 61 e Current consumption Currently consumed power of the load User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 29 6 Page and Drop Down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Tab Content Day s Straight horizontal lines at the top of the diagram Thick filled in line Set time period in which the Sunny Home Manager must switch on the load see Section 9 2 11 Configuring the Time Period page 58 For this the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket must be set to Automatic Thick transparent line Set time period in which the Sunny Home Manager can switch on the load if certain conditions are met see
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40. SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back Plus SMA Bluetooth Wireless Technology Bluetooth Abbreviations Abbreviation Designation Explanation AC Alternating Current DC Direct Current PV Photovoltaics SSL Secure Sockets Layer Protocol for transmitting coded data via the internet URL Uniform Resource Locator HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 2 Safety 2 Safety 2 1 Intended Use Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager is a device for monitoring PV plants and for controlling loads in households with PV plants For this purpose the Sunny Home Manager carries out the following tasks e Read out of energy meter data and data from SMA devices with Bluetooth or Speedwire communication interface Sending data to the Sunny Portal e Support in increasing the self consumption rate e Limiting of the active power feed in e Implementation of grid management via Ethernet based communication The product is not splash proof e The product is designed for indoor use only The Sunny Home Manager must only be used with supported devices see installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager For safety reasons it is not permitted to modify the product or install components that are not explicitly recommended or distributed by SMA Solar Technology AG for this product The type label must be permanently attached to the product Only use the Sunny Home Manag
41. SMA Solar Technology AG Cause and corrective measures The router network switch used in the network deactivates the LAN ports when they appear to be inactive in order to save energy It is therefore not possible to establish any connection to the SMA device Corrective measures e Configure the router network switch such that the LAN ports are not deactivated The network switch used in the network uses IGMP snooping The connection to the SMA device is therefore disconnected if it appears to be inactive and cannot be subsequently restored Corrective measures Deactivate the IGMP snooping function in the network switch The Energy balance page is not displayed The Energy balance page is only displayed if at least one purchased electricity meter or one feed in meter is connected to the Sunny Home Manager and configured Corrective measures e Connect at least one purchased electricity meter or one feed in meter to the Sunny Home Manager and configure them see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The Current tab on the Energy balance and Load balance and control pages is not displayed The tab is only displayed if the data request interval is set to Automatic Corrective measures e Set the data request interval to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 48 The diagrams are empty or incomplete No energy meters or not all energy meters are connecte
42. Section 14 3 2 Changing the Plant Password page 95 9 Follow the configuration wizard instructions i Replacing an inverter It can take up to 20 minutes to replace an inverter using the configuration wizard M The new device is displayed under Configuration gt Device overview 10 If you previously changed the plant password of the existing plant to the password of the new device reset the old plant password see Section 14 3 2 Changing the Plant Password page 95 10 2 Activating Deactivating Devices In the following cases you must deactivate devices in Sunny Portal You have removed a device from your PV plant or You no longer wish to display a device in Sunny Portal or e You would like to replace the device in the Sunny Portal with another one see Section 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices page 66 The data of the deactivated device is retained in Sunny Portal Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select the device properties of the device see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 67 10 Plant Management SMA Solar Technology AG 5 To deactivate the device in Sunny Portal deactivate the Active checkbox in the Data collection area To activate the device in
43. Sunny Portal The Sunny Portal is an Internet portal with the following functions e Visualizing the PV plant data and the data from the SMA radio controlled sockets e User interface for configuring the Sunny Home Manager and SMA radio controlled sockets The Sunny Portal receives the PV plant data and the data from the SMA radio controlled sockets The Sunny Portal transmits settings made on the Sunny Home Manager and SMA radio controlled sockets via the Sunny Portal to the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager transmits the settings to the SMA radio controlled sockets System requirements L Internet access O JavaScript must be activated in the Internet browser Supported Internet browsers You can find a list of supported Internet browsers in the technical data on the Sunny Portal product page www sma de sunny portal Recommended display resolution e Atleast 1 024 x 768 pixels SMA devices Sunny Home Manager e Recommended SMA radio controlled sockets Energy meter SMA Solar Technology AG recommends connecting at least the following energy meters to the Sunny Home Manager e One feed in meter and one purchased electricity meter or e One bidirectional meter for grid feed in and purchased electricity For the Limiting of the active power feed in function at least one feed in meter is needed for the requirements of the feed in meter see the Sunny Home Manager installation manual The Sunny Home Manager receives the PV
44. Sunny Portal activate the Active checkbox in the Data collection area Select Save 10 3 Replacing the Sunny Home Manager Requirements O The PV plant NetID the NetID of the PV plant is set in the Sunny Home Manager see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager O The new Sunny Home Manager is connected to the router see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager O The new Sunny Home Manager is supplied with power see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager O You are a Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Open www SunnyPortal com and select the Plant setup assistant or Go to www SunnyPortal com Register The plant setup assistant opens 2 Select Next M The User Registration page opens 3 Activate the I am already registered in Sunny Portal checkbox A Enter the e mail address and the Sunny Portal password in the E mail Address and Password text fields 5 Select Next M The Select plant page opens 6 Activate the Add or replace devices field 7 Select Zlin the line of the Sunny Home Manager plant whose Sunny Home Manager you want to replace 8 Select Next M The Select devices page opens 9 Enter the serial number of the Sunny Home Manager in the PIC field Enter the registration ID of the Sunny Home Manager in the RID field 68 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Plant Management i Readin
45. Sunny Portal Password 00 cece eee eee eee 94 14 2 2 Plant Password cogir Bons Bed Seta tute hearer 94 14 3 Changing Passwords 2saek stile Wel Sane atl eae 95 14 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password 20000 95 14 3 2 Changing the Plant Password 00 cee eee eee 95 14 4 Lest Password sirere en de eee te el nse att ea 96 14 4 1 Forgotten Sunny Portal Password 00000 eee 96 14 4 2 Forgotten Plant Password 00000 c eee eee eee ee 96 15 Troubleshooting ss 4scaas ia had soneuawy eb esas 97 16 Contact y onie pated eine w inating else ash aw Rees yee 111 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 7 1 Information on this Document SMA Solar Technology AG 1 Information on this Document Validity This document is valid for the following products e HM BT 10 GR2 from software package 1 06 0 R e BT SOCKET 10 from software package 12 12 100 R Sunny Portal You can find the current version of this document suitable for the current software version of the products at www SMA Solar com 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 Document type Performance ratio Quality factor for the PV plant Technical information SMA SMART HOME The System Solution for more Independence Planning guidelines Power Reducer Box Compatibility List Technical descri
46. age User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 21 5 User Interface of the Sunny Home Manager Plant SMA Solar Technology AG 5 User Interface of the Sunny Home Manager Plant Accessing the User Interface of the Sunny Home Manager Plant If you have only created one plant in Sunny Portal you automatically access the user interface of the Sunny Home Manager plant after you log into Sunny Portal If you have several plants in the Sunny Portal you must access the user interface of the Sunny Home Manager plant after you log into Sunny Portal Procedure 1 Log into Sunny Portal see Section 4 2 2 Select Plant selection gt My Sunny Home Manager plant in the page and drop down menu MI The user interface of the Sunny Home Manager plant opens SUNNY PORTAL Engish Current seus 0D Pv power generation Grid feedin Sali consumation Purchased dedtrioty Forecast and Recommended atio o HD 5 4 amp t e ieee ee a E T OSO 1600 100 1200 1300 1400 1500 16 00 1700 1800 1 00 2000 CCE Figure 2 User interface of the Sunny Home Manager plant in Sunny Portal Position Description Explanation A Header Select the user interface language e Log out of Sunny Portal B Contents area Contents of the selected page ie Page and drop down menu Access to the various pages and menus of the Sunny Home Manager plant D Help e Explanation of the content of the selected page e Link to Sunny Portal help
47. age e Load control via SMA radio controlled sockets Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the tab Parameters 3 Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens A Enter the Feed in tariff per kWh in the Feed in tariff area in the Feed in tariff text field Also select the desired currency in the accompanying drop down list 84 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 11 12 13 In the Plant with self consumption text field select whether you consume self generated PV energy in your household self consumption If you select Yes default setting the self consumption of the household is taken into consideration in the load control and recommended actions If you receive compensation for self consumption enter the self consumption tariff in the Self consumption tariff text field If you do not receive compensation for self consumption enter O in the Self consumption tariff text field Enter the time for which the electricity tariff applies in the Electricity tariff area in the From and To input fields Enter the electricity tariff that applies to the entered time in the Price input field If the electricity tariff only applies to specific weekdays activate the checkboxes with the respective weekdays If
48. age for the month Event report e Information e Warnings e Disturbances e Errors If configured in the report that it is sent as a PDF 11 3 2 Configuring Reports The following report types are available e Info reports Contain plant data and are sent to you regularly e Event reports Inform you if certain plant events occur Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Configuring Info Reports You can configure three Daily info reports and three Monthly info reports each with different content The Sunny Portal sends you the Daily info reports when it has processed all the data from the pervious day and the Monthly info report at the end of the month User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 73 11 Plant Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG Requirement O The CO avoided is entered see Section 12 12 Entering the Value of CO Avoided page 88 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Report configuration in the page and drop down menu 2 In the Report configuration drop down list select a Daily info report or a Monthly info report 3 Select Edit 4 Configure the report Area Explanation Activate report e Activate the Active checkbox Recipient e Enter the recipient s recipients e mail address es in the E mail address es text field If you enter several e mail addresses please separate these by commas Conten
49. ame Complete name of the device or part of the device name Serial number Complete serial number of the device or parts of the serial number Product Group Searched device class e g Photovoltaic inverter Sunny Home Manager Data collection All activated and deactivated devices are searched e Active only activated devices are searched e Deactivated only deactivated devices are searched 3 Select Refresh Tip You can sort the devices in the device overview in ascending or descending order by clicking the blue entry in the table header Device Name Serial Number Product Group Data Collection 4 To clear the filter select Reset 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device The tab with the device properties displays information on each device Depending on the device and the device settings various device properties can be displayed on this tab Requirement O You are a Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Device overview in the page and drop down menu 2 In the row for the device and the Properties column select 2 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 45 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 8 3 Calling up Device Parameters The parameters of a device are described in the respective device manual You can only read the device parameters on this page you cannot change them If you want to change the par
50. ameters use the Sunny Explorer software see Sunny Explorer help You can obtain Sunny Explorer free of charge at www SMA Solar com Requirement O You are a Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Device overview in the page and drop down menu 2 In the row for the device and the Parameters column select 2 M You can find the parameters in the parameter list X The displayed parameters are not current Device parameters may have been changed using the Sunny Explorer software but due to connection problems the changes are not displayed in the Sunny Portal e Update parameters see Section 8 4 3 To display changes to the parameters select in the History column 8 4 Updating Parameters It makes sense to update the parameters in the following case e Device parameters were changed using the Sunny Explorer software but the changes are not displayed in the Sunny Portal Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Device overview in the page and drop down menu 2 Select Update parameters Cy 3 In the row for the device and the Parameters column select M You can read the current parameters in the parameter list X The current parameters are still not displayed in the pa
51. ation on this Document eee cece eee 8 Safety rene etic eae eels cid ee Gt Ca wine ate wets 11 2t SSR USERS ous aeons ians i wy shee ams gripe A E ae wee hen 11 22 lt Safely Precaunions is uscivevawe eve wav A EEEE ates 13 Product Description aie sae seeis neon 4 Wate wwe Wa wes eee a 14 3 1 Sunny Home Manager 0 eee eee 14 3 2 SMA Radio Controlled Socket 24 0 i cchsciiaea pie hededea thn 19 3 3 OUR Portalh sesir thea yah aoc a bate Dea aciatina Mio a e 20 Getting Started seisi seas da sae ae Bea da atte 21 4 1 Registering the Sunny Home Manager in the Sunny Portal 21 4 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal 0000 e eee eee 21 4 3 Setting the Language s s s usus ur ote cede rererere 21 User Interface of the Sunny Home Manager Plant 22 Page and Drop Down Menu ee eee eeee cece 23 6 1 Plant Selection and Plant List 0 0 0 e cece eee eee ee 23 6 2 My Sunny Home Manager Plant 0 00 c cee eee eee eee 23 6 21 Plant Profilen adele Paw aA aa E tie ae acaea 23 6 2 2 Current Status and Forecast 000 0 e eee eee eee 24 6 2 3 Energy Balance reparei teow 2 Beta dat san a 27 6 2 4 Load Balance and Control 00 00020 c eee eee eee 29 6 2 9 Energy and Poweria teodenn aS ti ols k beam ee Sey E oY 31 6 2 6 Annual Comparisons sess ga na koe 2 Oe ewlen oe 31 6 27 Plant MomitOrings 2 i sonic eee ere iN GN ale i orl tra 32 6 2 8 System logboo
52. be switched on during the time period or only if certain conditions have been met When you select the Load can be switched on option you must subsequently configure the conditions for switching on the load Procedure 1 Select Configure time period 2 Select the desired time period on the time axis The time window is highlighted in dark blue and the Selection window is displayed 3 If the load is to be switched on in any case within the time period select Load must be switched on default setting A If the load is only to be switched on in certain conditions within the time period select Load can be switched on M The Load will be switched on depending on window opens You can configure the condition for switching on the load Configuring the Time Period Type Load Can be Switched On The Sunny Home Manager can switch on the load depending on the Proportion of PV energy or depending on the Maximum permissible energy costs Proportion of PV energy You can set that the load be only switched on if a certain minimum proportion of PV energy is available to operate the load If the Limiting of the active power feed in function is activated see Section 12 9 Configuring the Limiting of the Active Power Feed In page 85 you can also set how high the proportion of surplus PV energy must be that would otherwise be throttled Example Operating loads with at least 50 PV energy A washing machine should only be switched on if
53. bing the quality of a PV plant Plant specific factors such as location tilt angle shading module and inverter types are taken into consideration to calculate the specific plant yield The specific plant yield enables you to compare various PV plants at various locations Trend of the specific plant yield of each previous year e Average trend of the specific plant yield of the previous years e Average expected yield Only displayed if activated on the Plant properties page see Section 12 13 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 89 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 31 6 Page and Drop Down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG 6 2 7 Plant Monitoring The page can display the following information e Plant configuration e Communication monitoring e Inverter comparison Plant Configuration The following is required to display the information O You have detected new devices with the configuration wizard that have not yet been added to the Sunny Home Manager plant see Section 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices page 66 You access the Configuration Assistant through the plant configuration Using the configuration wizard you can add new devices to the plant or replace devices Communication Monitoring Communication monitoring displays the current communication status between the Sunny Home Manager and the Sunny Portal If the Sunny Home Manager does not communicate with the Sunny Portal fo
54. ch SMA radio controlled socket If one SMA radio controlled socket is already configured for various loads is displayed under the diagram on the left of the SMA radio controlled socket icon By clicking the icon the history of all loads is displayed for those that were configured for the SMA radio controlled socket 30 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop Down Menu 6 2 5 Energy and Power The following is required to display the page O No purchased electricity meter and no feed in meter may be connected to the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager receives the PV generation data via the connected SMA inverters or via an optionally connected PV production meter The page consists of the following tabs Tab Content Day Trend of the PV power over the course of the day over the course of one day Month Total yield on the days of a month e Average expected yield Year Total yield in the months of a year e Average expected yield Total Total yield of the previous years e Average expected yield Only displayed if activated on the Plant properties page see Section 12 13 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 89 6 2 6 Annual Comparison Tab Content Total yield e Yield trend of the previous years e Average yield trend of the previous years e Average expected yield Specific plant yield The specific plant yield is a key figure for descri
55. connected load User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 13 3 Product Description SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Product Description 3 1 Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager is a device for monitoring PV plants and for controlling loads in households with PV plants For this purpose the Sunny Home Manager carries out the following tasks e Read out of energy meter data and data from SMA devices with Bluetooth or Speedwire communication interface Sending data to the Sunny Portal e Support in increasing the self consumption rate e Limiting of the active power feed in e Implementation of grid management via Ethernet based communication Read out of energy meter data and data from SMA devices with Bluetooth or Speedwire communication interface The Sunny Home Manager reads the data of the connected energy meter and SMA devices The Sunny Home Manager is connected to the energy meters via cables The connection to the Bluetooth devices e g SMA radio controlled sockets establishes the wireless connection to the Sunny Home Manager via Bluetooth The communication between the Sunny Home Manager and an SMA inverter is possible either via Bluetooth or via Speedwire It is not necessary for all inverters in a PV plant to use the same interface The Sunny Home Manager can manage and regulate inverters with Bluetooth and inverters with Speedwire as one PV plant The Sunny Home Manager establishes the connection to Speedwire devices via a rou
56. ctivated logbook Fed in power has but more than the maximum permitted active power has been fed repeatedly exceeded the into the utility grid permitted value k Corrective measures e Make sure that the feed in meter used complies with requirements see installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager e Make sure that the feed in meter is configured correctly see Section 8 6 Configuring the Energy Meter page 47 e Make sure that the Bluetooth connection between all the devices in the plant is good You can check the connection quality with Sunny Explorer see Sunny Explorer user manual If necessary use the SMA radio controlled socket as a repeater Make sure that the parameter Operating mode active power is set to the value Active power limitation P via plant control for all inverters Message in plant logbook The function Limiting of the active power feed in was Active power limitation deactivated by Sunny Home Manager because the plant deactivated due to incorrect configuration in the Sunny Portal was faulty configuration Corrective measures e The message can appear while making changes to the Sunny Home Manager plant e g upon device replacement In this case no action is needed e Ifthe message appears over an extended time period contact the SMA Service Line Message in the system The function Limiting of the active power feed in is faulty logbook Disturbance Active because there is no data from
57. d drop down menu 2 Select Edit The setting menu for user information opens 3 Enter the user information 4 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 93 14 Password Information SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Password Information 14 1 Selecting Secure Passwords You increase the security of your password with the following measures Select passwords that contain at least eight characters e Use combinations of upper and lowercase letters special characters and numbers e Do not use names or common words e g dog cat house e Avoid using words that have any personal relevance to you such as the names of persons or pets personnel numbers identification numbers dates of birth or car license plates Do not repeat names or words e g househouse or catcat e Do not combine numbers or letters in the same order as they appear on your keyboard e g 12345 qwerty 14 2 Required Passwords 14 2 1 Sunny Portal Password You can log into Sunny Portal with the Sunny Portal password If you register a PV plant in Sunny Portal you must specify a Sunny Portal password during registration If you have created a new user in Sunny Portal see Section 13 2 you receive an e mail with a Sunny Portal password You can change the Sunny Portal password see Section 14 3 1 14 2 2 Plant Password All devices connected via Bluetooth or Speedwire with the same password form a plant For this reason a password used
58. d to the Sunny Home Manager or they are not configured Corrective measures e Connect the energy meters to the Sunny Home Manager and configure them see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Portal cannot receive any data from the Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures e Make sure that the connection between the Sunny Home Manager and the Sunny Portal is established see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager 100 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Data on the following pages are not up to date e Current status and forecast Energy balance on the Current tab e Load balance and control on the Current tab 15 Troubleshooting Cause and corrective measures Settings in the router prevent the Sunny Portal from requesting current data from the Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures e In the router disconnect the following ports for incoming and outgoing connections see router manual Port 3478 Port 9523 An exclamation mark will be displayed continuously once the parameters have been changed The Sunny Portal could not transfer the parameters to the Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures e Make sure that the connection between the Sunny Home Manager and the Sunny Portal is established see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Portal displays unrealistic data The energy me
59. e Manager for this purpose Manufacturer s Declaration Feed In Management in Accordance with the Renewable Energy Sources Act EEG 2012 with Sunny Home Manager SHM from SMA available at www SMA Solar com The Sunny Home Manager monitors the active power being fed into the utility grid via a feed in meter If the active power feed in exceeds the prescribed limit the Sunny Home Manager limits inverter PV generation via Bluetooth or Speedwire The Sunny Home Manager prevents yield losses due to unnecessarily strong limitation of PV generation by taking the current self consumption of the household into consideration The Increase in self consumption rate function of the Sunny Home Manager also helps to use excess PV power in the household 16 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Product Description Example Limiting of the active power feed in to 70 of the nominal plant power Due to high levels of solar irradiation the plant can currently produce 90 of the nominal plant power e At this time 20 of the nominal plant power is being consumed by loads in the household The remaining 70 of the nominal plant power is being fed into the utility grid M No limitation of PV generation is required e A load is switched off and only 10 of the nominal plant power is being consumed As a result 80 of the nominal plant power is available for feed in to the utility grid more than is allowed M The Sunny Home Manager
60. e Sunny Home Manager only switches the SMA radio controlled socket on within the next time period Corrective measures e To set the connected load to start immediately set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to Switch on see Section 9 3 You cannot configure the SMA radio controlled sockets in the Sunny Portal and cannot set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled sockets using the Sunny Portal You do not have Standard user Installer or Plant administrator user rights Corrective measures e Ask the plant administrator to assign you Standard user Installer or Plant administrator user rights see Section 13 4 Changing User Rights page 93 Message in plant logbook Invalid configuration Communication simultaneously via Bluetooth and Speedwire If an inverter communicates with the Sunny Home Manager via Bluetooth and Speedwire simultaneously this will cause errors in data recording Corrective measures e If the inverter is to communicate via Speedwire set the NetID O for the inverter see the inverter manual This deactivates Bluetooth e If the inverter is to communicate via Bluetooth disconnect the network connection between the inverter and the router network switch User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 15 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Cause and corrective measures Message in the system The function Limiting of the active power feed in is a
61. e Sunny Home Manager sends data to the Sunny Portal every 24 hours and requests data from the Sunny Portal Settings made on the Sunny Portal are sent to the Sunny Home Manager in less than 24 hours 4 Select Save 8 8 Activating Deactivating Automatic Software Updates If the automatic software update is activated the Sunny Portal regularly checks whether there are update files for the Sunny Home Manager or for the PV plant devices If there are update files these are automatically downloaded and the devices are updated You can activate deactivate the automatic software update for Sunny Home Manager e PV plant devices Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Activating Deactivating the Automatic Software Update for the Sunny Home Manager 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 To activate the automatic software update activate the Sunny Home Manager checkbox in the Automatically update software area User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 49 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 4 To automatically deactivate the software update deactivate the Sunny Home Manager checkbox in the Automatically update software area 5 Select Save Activating Deactivating the Automatic Softwar
62. e Update for PV Plant Devices 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 To activate the automatic software update activate the PV plant devices checkbox in the Automatically update software area 4 To deactivate the automatic software update deactivate the PV plant devices checkbox in the Automatically update software area 5 Select Save 8 9 Entering the Line Conductor Sunny Portal can display the line conductor to which each inverter is connected in the device properties To display the line conductor you must enter the line conductor Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select the inverter device properties the device properties of the inverter see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 In the Line conductor area activate the line conductor to which the inverter is connected 4 Select Save 50 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 8 10 Entering the PV Array Power The PV array power is the maximum power of the PV modules that are connected to one inverter Procedure e Calculate the string properties using the PV array power see
63. e measures e Update the Miele home Gateway to the supported firmware version see manual of the Miele home Gateway Miele devices are outside the range of the PLC to the Miele home Gateway Corrective measures Connect the Miele devices in the range of the PLC see manual of the respective Miele device One or more Miele devices are not correctly configured in the Miele home Gateway or for Smart Grid Corrective measures e Configure Miele devices in the Miele home Gateway see manual of the Miele home Gateway Configure Miele devices for Smart Grid see manual of the respective Miele device 110 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 16 Contact If you have technical problems concerning our products contact the SMA Service Line We require the following information in order to provide you with the necessary assistance 16 Contact Serial number and software package of the Sunny Home Manager Serial number and software package of the SMA radio controlled socket Energy meter type Reading head type Australia SMA Australia Pty Ltd Toll free for 1800 SMA AUS Sydney Australia 1800 762 287 International 61 2 9491 4200 Belgien SMA Benelux BVBA SPRL 32 15 286 730 Belgique Mechelen Belgi Brasil Vide Espa a Espanha esko SMA Central amp Eastern Europe 420 235 010 417 s r o Praha Chile Ver Espa a Danmark Se Deutschland Tyskland Deutsc
64. e registration ID not find the incorrectly Sunny Home Manager with the entered serial number and registration ID e Make sure that the entries are correct Corrective measures It is possible that the Sunny Home Manager is not correctly connected to the router Corrective measures e Make sure that the Sunny Home Manager is connected to the router correctly see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager may not be able to establish a connection to the Sunny Portal because DHCP is not activated on your router or The Sunny Home Manager may not be able to establish a connection fo the Sunny Portal because there is a proxy server in your network Corrective measures e Establish the connection to the Sunny Portal using the Sunny Home Manager Assistant see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager is assigned to a different plant in the Sunny Portal e g if you have purchased a used Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures e Completely reset the Sunny Home Manager see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager e If the problem continues contact the previous owner and ask him to delete the Sunny Home Manager in the Sunny Portal or e Contact the SMA Service Line User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 97 15 Troubleshooting Problem The Sunny Home Manager does not detect any or not all new Bluetooth devices SMA Solar
65. e washing cycle cannot be completed within the time period due to the maximum program operating time the Sunny Home Manager only switches the SMA radio controlled socket on within the next time period To set the connected load to start immediately set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to Switch on see Section 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio Controlled Socket page 61 M After the washing machine stops operating the SMA radio controlled socket switches to Switch on mode User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 63 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 9 4 2 Controlling Not Program Controlled Loads This Section illustrates an example of a pond pump to describe how you can control a not program controlled load using SMA radio controlled sockets Procedure 1 Connect the pond pump to the SMA radio controlled socket 2 Configure the SMA radio controlled socket for the pond pump see Section 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets page 54 3 Set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic see Section 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio Controlled Socket page 61 M The Sunny Home Manager switches the SMA radio controlled socket on within the set time period x The Sunny Home Manager does not switch the SMA radio controlled socket on You may have set the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic after the beginning of the time period e g the
66. ea opens and the individual inverters are displayed e Activate the checkboxes for the desired inverters Tip If you activate the Select all devices checkbox the checkboxes for all inverters are activated Selecting the display type e In the Device selection area for the Display type select the desired option Absolute Shows the plant yield kWh or the power kW Specific Shows the specific plant yield kWh kWp or the specific nominal plant power Tabs Tab Content Day e Diagram preview Preview of diagrams with the trend of the PV plant yields for individual days Tip If you move the cursor over a day in the diagram the total yield of the PV plant for this day is shown e Large diagram Trend of power values as 15 minute mean values of the selected devices for the selected day Bottom right in the diagram Total yield of the PV plant for the selected day HoMan_Portal BA en 13 35 User Manual 6 Page and Drop Down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Tab Content Week e Diagram preview Preview of diagrams with the trend of PV plant yields for individual weeks Tip If you move the cursor over a week in the diagram the total yield of the PV plant for this week is shown e Large diagram Trend of power values as 15 minute mean values of selected devices for the selected week Bottom right in the diagram Total yield of the PV plant for the selected week Month e Diagram preview Preview of diagrams with the
67. earwheel icon on the right below the diagram move the mouse pointer onto the gearwheel icon and select in the drop down menu If there are two icons on the right below the diagram select Select Save Select the destination directory ark woN Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 41 7 Page Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 7 1 3 Printing Diagram Data 1 Move the mouse pointer onto on the right below the diagram M A drop down menu opens 2 Select O 3 Select Print 4 Select the desired printer and select Print 7 1 4 Enlarging the View e If is on the right below the diagram move the mouse pointer onto and select amp e If there are two icons on the right below the diagram select 7 1 5 Showing and Hiding Legends You can show and hide the diagram legends on the inverter pages below the menu item Devices Procedure 1 Move the mouse pointer onto on the right below the diagram M A drop down menu opens 2 To hide the legend select 3 To show the legend select l 7 2 Sorting the Plant List By default the plant list is always sorted in ascending order according to the specific plant yield You can also sort the plant list by other values and in descending order Procedure To sort the list by another value click on another blue value in the header of the list e To sort the list in descending order click on the blue value in the header again
68. ect all devices Display type Absolute Specific B oy Week Month Year Total wuvuveuveuvuy iil 06 08 2013 BE Power kw Twies HoMan PY aktiv a gt Details E gt Logbook Figure 5 Analysis page example Position Explanation A Device selection area B Tabs Cc Diagram preview The diagram preview is divided into areas by lines If you select an area in the diagram preview the content is shown in the large diagram D Large diagram Tip If you move the mouse on to the diagram the value from the Details area is shown next to the cursor E Details area F Logbook area 34 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual 6 Page and Drop Down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Position Explanation G Total yield or Spec total yield The total yield or specific total yield is displayed here depending on the type of display you selected in the Device selection area Not shown on the Total tab Device Selection Area In this area you can select whether the entire plant and or individual inverters should be displayed in the large diagram and in the Details area Moreover you can select whether absolute or specific values should be displayed Selecting devices 1 To display the values of the entire plant activate the Entire plant checkbox in the Device selection area 2 To display the values of individual inverters e Select the Device selection area The ar
69. ect disturbances of your PV plant for example The following message types are available e Info e Warning e Disturbance e Errors Requirement O You are a Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Calling Up Messages Select System logbook in the page and drop down menu Filtering Messages You can filter messages in the system logbook to only call up certain messages User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 71 11 Plant Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG Procedure 1 Select System logbook in the page and drop down menu 2 To filter messages set one or more of the following filters Input field or drop down list Explanation Go to Enter the date for the messages you would like to display Tip Click the calendar icon and select a date in the calendar Status To display all unconfirmed messages select Not approved To display all confirmed messages select Approved To display all messages select All Plant Devices To display the messages of the Sunny Portal the Sunny Home Manager plant and the devices select All To display Sunny Portal messages select Portal To display messages of the Sunny Home Manager plant select Plant To display messages of specific devices select the respective device e g SB 4200TL Number per page Select the number of messages that you would like to display Type To display
70. ection 12 4 Setting the Nominal Plant Power page 80 Annual production see Section 12 13 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 89 CO avoided see Section 12 12 Entering the Value of CO Avoided page 88 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 23 6 Page and Drop Down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Information Configuration Modules see Section 12 4 Setting the Nominal Plant Power page 80 Tilt angle see Section 8 10 Entering the PV Array Power page 51 Tracking Inverters The Sunny Portal receives this information from the devices Communication Description see Section 12 5 Changing the Plant Description page 82 Plant image see Section 12 7 Changing Deleting the Plant Image page 83 6 2 2 Current Status and Forecast The data displayed depends on the connected energy meter types The data can only be completely displayed if at least the following energy meter types are connected to the Sunny Home Manager e Feedin meter e Purchased electricity meter The Sunny Home Manager receives the PV generation data via the connected SMA inverters or via an optionally connected PV production meter i Availability of forecast data The forecast data in the Forecast and recommended action area are not available in all countries Current Status Area The following is required to display the current status area L The data request interval is set to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting
71. ed load in the Power consumption text field 9 2 7 Entering the Maximum Program Operating Time The maximum program operating time is the time that a program controlled load requires for its longest program The maximum program operating time defines the latest time a load must be switched on so that its longest program can be completed within the specified time limits Example Maximum program operating time for a washing machine You have defined a time slot from 10 00 a m to 6 00 p m for your washing machine see Section 9 2 11 Configuring the Time Period page 58 i e the cycle of your washing machine is to be completed by 6 00 p m The longest washing cycle of your washing machine lasts 3 hours You therefore enter at least 3 hours as the maximum program operating time when configuring the SMA radio controlled socket In this case the washing machine starts at the latest 3 p m so that the longest washing cycle can be completed For a shorter duration of the washing cycle that is actually selected the Sunny Home Manager still focuses on the maximum program operating time Requirement O The type of the connected load is program controlled Procedure e Enter the maximum program operating time for the connected load in the Max program operating time text field see the load manual 56 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 9 2 8 Entering the Minimum Switch On Time The minimu
72. eee 68 10 4 Reassigning the Sunny Home Manager after Resetting the Sunny Home Manager Plant 0 00 0c cece eee eee ees 69 10 5 Deleting a Device from the Sunny Portal 0 0000 e ee 70 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 5 Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 10 6 Deleting the Sunny Home Manager Plant 00 70 11 Plant Monitoring lt sas lt 20d eek agen deca cand we ees 71 11 1 Plant Monitoring Options cc0s ecacks ou eee ceded reene 71 1 1 2 System logbook 24 c vexiswacawitavdad E A EE 71 11 2 1 Calling up and Filtering Messages 00 00000 71 11 2 2 C nfirming Messages esau snaorer evi sinne pede riais 72 lid Reports garena ae teh Wada eee Mada eee eae 73 11 3 1 Report Overview 0 0 eee eee eee 73 113 2 Configuring Reports s2 2 eta 4a ta4 sour bead ahaa iaai 73 11 3 3 Creating a Report for a Specific Date 2 0 eee eee 75 11 4 Setting Communication Monitoring 0 00 00 008 76 11 5 Setting the Inverter Comparison 000 c cece eee eee 77 12 Plant Settings 2 ysis Petvinndas tinea siwineedaa wins 78 12 1 Entering the String Properties c 0eiieslede pevetweeeteee seed 78 12 2 Changing Plant Data sneeu aeaaeae eere 79 12 3 Changing the Plant Name n n auasuasua nanea re rrea 80 12 4 Setting the Nominal Plant Power 000s cee eee eee eee 80 12 4 1 Manually Entering the Nominal Plant Power 80 12 4 2 Having the N
73. elect Load image Select the desired image from one of your directories Select Open To change the plant image size move the gray squares with the mouse o NOOSE To move the image section click on the image section and move it while holding the left mouse button pressed 9 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 83 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 10 To save an image in the gallery upload the image to the gallery Select Select from the gallery Select Upload Select Browse e Select the desired image from one of your directories Select Upload selected file Select HM MI The image is saved in the gallery 11 To upload an image from the gallery as the plant image select Select from the gallery 12 Double click the desired image 13 Select Save Deleting the User Defined Plant Image If you delete the user defined plant image Sunny Portal displays the default plant image Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant data tab 3 Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens 4 Select No plant image in the Plant image area 5 Select Save 12 8 Feed In Tariff Self Consumption Tariff and Electricity Tariff The reimbursement and electricity tariff affect the following components e Recommended actions for the Forecast and recommended action diagram on the Current status and forecast p
74. em e g a GSM modem additional costs can occur as a result of frequent data requests depending on the mobile service tariff e When using a cellular modem additional costs can be prevented by setting the data request interval to Hourly or Daily e If you are not using a cellular modem set the data request interval to Automatic Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 48 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 3 In the Data request interval area select the desired option Automatic Hourly or Daily Checkbox Meaning Automatic The Sunny Home Manager updates data on the Current status and forecast pages and on the Current tab within a few seconds The Sunny Home Manager sends data that is displayed on other pages to the Sunny Portal between a few minutes and up to a maximum of 15 minutes If loads are controlled by SMA radio controlled sockets you must activate the Automatic option Hourly The Sunny Home Manager sends data to the Sunny Portal hourly and requests data from the Sunny Portal Settings made on the Sunny Portal are sent to the Sunny Home Manager in less than 60 minutes Daily Th
75. ements anino pean tts dete ainda Ee eg bx 54 922 Procedure ienai a Race RI as A wed A atk ae so naan Raa ts 54 9 2 3 Activating Deactivating Data Collection 04 54 9 2 4 Selecting the Load Types 0 00 cece eee ee eee 55 9 2 5 Entering the Load Name 0 00 c eee eee eee 56 9 2 6 Entering the Power Consumption 00000 ee eee 56 9 2 7 Entering the Maximum Program Operating Time 56 9 2 8 Entering the Minimum Switch On Time 20005 57 9 2 9 Entering the Minimum Switch Off Time 000 00 57 9 2 10 Entering the Priority of the Load 2 0 e eee eee eee eee 57 9 2 11 Configuring the Time Period 20 0 00 e eee eee eee 58 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio Controlled Socket 61 9 4 Controlling the Loads using SMA Radio Controlled Sockets 63 9 4 1 Controlling Program Controlled Loads 005 63 9 4 2 Controlling Not Program Controlled Loads 64 9 5 Load Control via the Miele home System 22005 64 9 5 1 The Miele home System and SGReady 0005 64 9 5 2 Activating Deactivating Miele home Support 65 Plant Management cc cece cece ees cccececeens 66 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices 66 10 2 Activating Deactivating Devices 0 e eee eee 67 10 3 Replacing the Sunny Home Manager 00 00 eee
76. er in accordance with the information provided in the enclosed documentation Any other use can result in personal injury or property damage The enclosed documentation is an integral part of this product e Read and observe the documentation e Keep the documentation in a convenient place for future reference User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 11 2 Safety SMA Solar Technology AG SMA Radio Controlled Socket The SMA radio controlled socket supports load control in households with the Sunny Home Manager For this purpose the SMA radio controlled socket carries out the following tasks e Converting control commands of Sunny Home Manager e Measuring the energy consumption of the connected loads e Improving the wireless connection between Bluetooth devices The SMA radio controlled socket is not splash proof e The SMA radio controlled socket is only to be used indoors The SMA radio controlled socket is approved for use in all EU member states For safety reasons it is not permitted to modify the product or install components that are not explicitly recommended or distributed by SMA Solar Technology AG for this product Only use the SMA radio controlled socket in accordance with the information provided in the enclosed documentation Any other use can result in personal injury or property damage Do not connect any medical devices to the SMA radio controlled socket Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that
77. eriods and device operating times ensure that the SMA radio controlled socket does not have to switch loads on and off unnecessarily often for the electrical endurance of the SMA radio controlled socket see Section Technical Data in the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager Changing the Time Period 1 Select Configure time period 2 Select the time period on the time axis MI The time window is highlighted in dark blue and the Selection window is displayed 3 Click the start or end of the time period and keeping the left mouse button pressed set the time period A Select End configuration 5 Select Save Setting the Device Operating Time The device operating time defines how long a load that is not program controlled is to operate during a time period Requirement O The type of the connected load is not program controlled self configured Procedure 1 Select Configure time period 2 Select the time period on the time axis M The time window is highlighted in dark blue and the Selection window is displayed 3 Using the slider in the Device operating time x minutes set how long the load is to operate within the time period 4 Select End configuration 5 Select Save 58 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control Selecting the Time Period Type Load Can be Switched On or Load Must be Switched On This setting determines whether the load will definitely
78. f a PV plant that is independent of location for information on the performance ratio see technical information Performance Ratio Quality Factor for the PV Plant at www SMA Solar com This page displays the following PV plant data e Mean values of performance ratio of the day of a month e Mean values of performance ratio of the months of a year 6 5 Report 6 5 1 Daily Plant Report This page displays the following inverter data e Table with daily yield monthly yield annual yield e Diagram with the development of the meter reading over the hours of a day This page can be sent along with a Daily info report see Section 11 3 2 Configuring Reports page 73 6 5 2 Monthly Plant Report This page displays the following inverter data e Table with monthly yield and annual yield e Diagram with the development of the meter reading over the days of a month The page can be sent along with a Monthly info report see Section 11 3 2 Configuring Reports page 73 6 6 Devices A page with the respective inverter data for each inverter is displayed under the menu item Devices e Diagram with the development of the meter reading in the months of a year e Diagram with the mean value of power of one day in hours 6 7 Sensors The following is required to display the menu item O A Sunny SensorBox is in your Sunny Home Manager plant A page with the measured values of the respective Sunny SensorBox is displayed for each Sunny SensorBo
79. for all devices in a plant is called a plant password You can only access all your PV plant devices using your communication product e g Sunny Explorer Sunny Home Manager if all devices have the same password You must define the plant password when you register the Sunny Home Manager plant The plant password that you defined when you registered the Sunny Home Manager is the Installer user group password You can change the plant password see Section 14 3 2 94 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Password Information 14 3 Changing Passwords 14 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password Sunny Portal password requirements O The Sunny Portal password may consist of a maximum of eight characters O You are a Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 The following special characters are permitted e 1 amp 2 _ lt gt e Space Procedure 1 Select User info logout gt User information in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the hyperlink If you want to change your password please click here on the User Information tab 3 Enter the old and the new Sunny Portal passwords in the designated text fields 4 Select Save 14 3 2 Changing the Plant Password Requirements L For Bluetooth devices the Bluetooth LED on the inverter or Bluetooth Piggy Back or Bluetooth Piggy Back Off Grid is glowing blue O You are an Installer or
80. g out the serial number and registration ID You can read out the serial number and the registration ID at the following locations e On the type label at the rear of the Sunny Home Manager e On the cover of the supplied CD 10 Select Identify M The Sunny Portal checks whether the serial number and registration ID match the connected Sunny Home Manager X Can the plant setup assistant not find any Sunny Home Manager with the serial number and registration ID An error has occurred e Rectify the error see Section 15 Troubleshooting page 97 11 Select Next 12 Select Finish 10 4 Reassigning the Sunny Home Manager after Resetting the Sunny Home Manager Plant Once you have completely reset the Sunny Home Manager see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager you must reassign the Sunny Home Manager to your Sunny Home Manager plant in the Sunny Portal Otherwise the Sunny Portal will not accept any data from the Sunny Home Manager You have the following options for reassigning the Sunny Home Manager to your Sunny Home Manager plant e Reassigning the Sunny Home Manager via the Sunny Portal Access or e Reassigning the Sunny Home Manager like a replacement device via the plant setup assistant see Section 10 3 Replacing the Sunny Home Manager page 68 Reassigning the Sunny Home Manager via the Sunny Portal Access Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Ri
81. generation data via the connected SMA inverters or via an optionally connected PV production meter 20 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 4 Getting Started 4 Getting Started 4 1 Registering the Sunny Home Manager in the Sunny Portal You must register the Sunny Home Manager in the Sunny Portal using the plant setup wizard see the Sunny Home Manager installation manual 4 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal Logging into Sunny Portal Requirement O The Sunny Home Manager is registered in the Sunny Portal see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager Procedure 1 Go to www SunnyPortal com 2 In the Login area enter the e mail address in the E mail text field 3 Enter the Sunny Portal password in the Password text field 4 Activate the SSL checkbox to transmit the encrypted login data 5 Activate the Remain logged in checkbox to stay logged in for your next Sunny Portal visits This way you remain logged into Sunny Portal until you log out using the user interface 6 Select Login Logging Out of Sunny Portal When you log out of the Sunny Portal user interface you protect your PV plant against unauthorized access Procedure Select Logout in the header or Select User info logout gt Logout in the page and drop down menu 4 3 Setting the Language 1 In the user interface header move the mouse pointer onto M A drop down menu opens 2 Select the desired langu
82. ghts page 91 Procedure 1 Log into Sunny Portal see Section 4 2 2 Select Plant selection gt My Sunny Home Manager plant in the page and drop down menu The following window opens Sunny Home Manager has been reset HoMan_Portal BA en 13 69 User Manual 10 Plant Management SMA Solar Technology AG 3 To delete the Sunny Home Manager and all the Sunny Home Manager data from the Sunny Portal select Delete from the plant 4 To continue using the Sunny Home Manager in this Sunny Home Manager plant select Use in this plant 10 5 Deleting a Device from the Sunny Portal Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 i Device data is irretrievably deleted If you delete a device all the data of that device is irretrievably deleted e Check whether it is sufficient to deactivate the device see Section 10 2 Activating Deactivating Devices page 67 Procedure 1 Select the device properties of the device see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit 3 Select Delete M A window containing a security question opens A To irretrievably delete the device select Delete 10 6 Deleting the Sunny Home Manager Plant Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 If you delete the Sunny Home Manager plant all plants and their data are
83. ghts page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Operator tab 3 Select Edit The setting menu for the operator data opens A Enter the operator data 5 Select Save 82 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 12 7 Changing Deleting the Plant Image The plant image is the image in the page and drop down menu next to the Name of your Sunny Home Manager plant menu item SUNNY PORTAL B RHE HM 7 Figure 7 Plant image You can replace the standard plant image with a user defined plant image The user defined plant image is also displayed on the following pages Plant profile page e If pages for Sunny Portal are released it is also displayed on the list of released plants on the www sSunnyPortal com homepage You can save several images in a gallery in Sunny Portal This allows you to easily change the plant image and access your images from different computers Changing the Plant Image Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Plant image requirements L Maximum image size 500 kB O Possible image formats JPG PNG GIF Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant data tab 3 Select Edit MI The setting menu for the plant data opens In the Plant image area s
84. ghts page 91 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 61 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG Procedure 62 1 Select Load balance and control in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Current tab 3 Move the mouse pointer on the operating mode in the Operating mode column in the line of the desired SMA radio controlled socket M A drop down menu opens A Select the desired operating mode Operating mode Explanation Automatic This cannot be set for the Measure only load type The SMA radio controlled socket is controlled by the Sunny Home Manager Depending on the current control command of the Sunny Home Manager the SMA radio controlled socket is either switched on or switched off in this mode switch on The SMA radio controlled socket is not controlled by the Sunny Home Manager The SMA radio controlled socket is switched on and switches to the operating mode Manual switch on The connected load can draw current Switch off The SMA radio controlled socket is not controlled by the Sunny Home Manager The SMA radio controlled socket is switched off and switches to the operating mode Manual switch off The connected load cannot draw any current 5 Wait until the selected operating mode is displayed on the Sunny Portal user interface HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 9 4 Controlling the Loads Using SMA Radio Controlled Sockets 9 4 1 Controlling Progra
85. he time you would like to receive the e mail Content You can select up to four Sunny Portal and Sunny Home Manager plant event types Information Warnings Failures Faults e Activate the content that is to be displayed in the e mail e Inthe Send report as area select the format in which Sunny Portal is to send the report e Inthe area Limit messages in one report use the drop down list to select the maximum number of messages to be displayed in the e mail e If you wish to send reports even if there are no new events activate Send empty reports if no new events are available 5 To send a test report to the stated e mail address select Send test report 6 Select Save 11 3 3 Creating a Report for a Specific Date You can create a report for a specific date in the past Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 2 3 Select Configuration gt Report configuration in the page and drop down menu Select the desired report in the Report configuration drop down list In the Report date field in the Regenerate report manually area enter the date for which you wish to create a report Tip Click the calendar icon and select a date in the calendar Select Generate M A message that the report has been successfully sent is displayed User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 75 11 Plant Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG
86. hese values are entered automatically after you select the module Module surface type You can change the values using or the keyboard s arrow keys Efficiency Number of modules Number of modules that a string contains 78 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings Input field or Explanation drop down list Azimuth The azimuth angle indicates in degrees the amount by which the module surfaces deviate from a southern orientation e In the text field enter the number of degrees by which the module surfaces deviate from a southern orientation Enter a negative value e g 20 for a deviation to the east and a positive value e g 20 for a deviation to the west e Ifthe module surfaces track the sun automatically activate the Tracking checkbox Tilt angle The tilt angle indicates in degrees the amount by which the module surfaces deviate from the horizontal For some plants the module surfaces are ideally aligned according to the latitude In Germany the optimum orientation is 30 degrees from the horizontal e In the text field enter the number of degrees by which the module surfaces deviate from the horizontal e If the module surfaces are ideally aligned according to the latitude activate the Optimized checkbox Description e Enter any comments 7 Select Submit 8 Select Save 12 2 Changing Plant Data Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant admini
87. hland SMA Solar Technology AG Medium Power Solutions Niestetal Wechselrichter 49 561 9522 1499 49 561 9522 2499 49 176 888 222 44 Kommunikation SMS mit R ckruf Hybrid Energy Solutions Sunny Island 49 561 9522 399 Power Plant Solutions Sunny Central 49 561 9522 299 Espa a SMA Ib rica Tecnolog a Solar S L U Barcelona Llamada gratuitaen 900 14 22 22 Espa a 34 902 14 24 24 Internacional User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 111 16 Contact SMA Solar Technology AG France SMA France S A S Medium Power Solutions Lyon Onduleurs 33 472 09 04 40 Communication 33 472 09 04 41 Hybrid Energy Solutions Sunny Island 33 472 09 04 42 Power Plant Solutions Sunny Central 33 472 09 04 43 India SMA Solar India Pvt Ltd 91 22 61713888 Mumbai Italia SMA ltalia S r l 39 02 8934 7299 Milano K rpog B re EAAGSa K br s Bkz E ada Yunanistan Luxemburg Siehe Belgien Luxembourg Voir Belgique Magyarorsz g l sd esko Csehorsz g Nederland zie Belgien Belgi sterreich Siehe Deutschland Per Ver Espa a Polska Patrz esko Czechy Portugal SMA Solar Technology Portugal Isento de taxasem 800 20 89 87 Unipessoal Lda Portugal Lisboa Internacional 351 2 12 37 78 60 Rom nia Vezi esko Cehia Schweiz Siehe Deutschland Slovensko pozri esko esk republika South Africa SM
88. ications of the grid operator select Yes and if necessary enter another port in the Port field Tip The default setting for Port 502 can normally remain set You may have to change the port if there are several Modbus devices in the network 5 Select Save 12 11 Setting the Optimization Target The optimization target defines which target you are pursuing with your Sunny Home Manager plant e Achieve the highest selfconsumption possible ecological e Achieve the highest cost savings possible economical The optimization target affects the following components e Load control via SMA radio controlled sockets e Recommended actions for the Forecast and recommended action diagram on the Current status and forecast page i Availability of forecast data The calculation of the recommended actions for the highest possible self consumption ecological is not possible in all countries Requirements O The feed in tariff selfconsumption tariff and electricity tariff are entered see Section 12 8 O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 87 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the tab Parameters 3 Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 In the Optimization Target area click the slider and holding the left mouse bu
89. in Select Save M The data is transferred This can take up to five minutes To display the active power limitation select Energy balance gt Current or Energy balance gt Day in the page and menu selection M In the Energy balance Current and Energy balance Day diagrams the specified limiting of the active power feed in is displayed as a red line If the PV production exceeds the specified threshold a blue surface is shown above the red line as a maximum and this corresponds to the current selfconsumption HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 12 10 Activating Deactivating Grid Management The Sunny Home Manager can receive the specifications for grid management services via Ethernetbased communication The grid operator can set up this link You also have to activate the grid management services for Sunny Home Manager Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the tab Parameters 3 Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 Select the appropriate option in the Grid management services via Ethernet based communication area Ifthe Sunny Home Manager does not have to implement specifications of the grid operator select No default setting Ifthe Sunny Home Manager has to implement specif
90. indow opens 4 Select the Maximum permissible energy costs option or the Proportion of PV energy option and set the slider to the desired value Sub Dividing the Time Period You can sub divide individual time periods into shorter time periods This way you can control a load so that it does not continuously operate within a time period but operates at intervals Example Sub dividing a time period A pond pump is to operate every two hours for 45 minutes in the time period from 10 00 a m to 6 00 p m Requirement O The type of the connected load is not program controlled self configured Procedure 1 Select Configure time period 2 Select the time period that is to be subdivided on the time axis The time window is highlighted in dark blue and the Selection window is displayed 3 Select Sub divide and carry out the settings e Inthe drop down list Device operation time per section set the desired device operation time e Set the the desired section repetitions on the slider e Select Sub divide The time period is displayed with the set periods on the time axis 4 Select End configuration 5 Select Save 60 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control Adding a Time Period 1 Select Configure time period 2 Select Add time period M Anew time period is displayed in dark blue on the time axis 3 Click the start or end of the time period and keeping the left
91. is possible that the SMA device is not correctly connected to the router or is not supplied with voltage Corrective measures Ensure that the SMA device is correctly connected to the router and supplied with voltage see the manual of the SMA device The SMA device is already registered in the Sunny Portal via Webconnect Corrective measures e Delete the SMA device from the Webconnect plant or deactivate the data reception of the device in the Webconnect plant The SMA device is no longer in the same local network as the Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures e Connect the SMA device to the same router network switch as the Sunny Home Manager The network cable that connects the SMA device to the router network switch is not suitable for 100 MBit s Corrective measures e Use a network cable suitable for Speedwire for the network cable requirements see the manual of the Speedwire device DHCP is not activated in your router Corrective measures e Activate DHCP in the router e If your router does not support DHCP make static network settings on the Speedwire device using SMA Connection Assist You can obtain the SMA Connection Assist software free of charge from the download area at www SMA Solar com User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 99 15 Troubleshooting Problem The Sunny Home Manager detects none or not all of the the new SMA devices that are connected via Speedwire
92. ith all inverters the parameter Operating mode active power must be set to the value Active power limitation P via plant control see Sunny Explorer user manual O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 85 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Procedure 1 2 3 86 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu Select the tab Parameters Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens In the Limiting of the active power feed in select the applicable option If limiting of the active power feed in is not required for your plant select No limiting of the active power feed in default setting e If the grid operator requires limiting to a maximum active power in kW select the option Max xx kW and enter the maximum permitted active power in kW e Ifthe grid operator requires limiting to a percentage of the nominal plant power select the option Max xx of nominal plant power and enter the required percentage i Testing the limiting of the active power feed in Before you enter the value given by the grid operator you can test whether the limiting of the active power feed in works properly in your plant Todo this first enter a lower threshold but at least 10 of the nominal plant power so that the Sunny Home Manager must immediately initiate limiting of the active power feed
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94. lant at the same time After the device is replaced using the configuration wizard the current parameters are not displayed in the parameter list The new parameters may have not yet been transferred to the Sunny Portal Corrective measures e Call up the parameter list again later 102 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Problem When configuring the SMA radio controlled sockets the time period cannot be set as desired 15 Troubleshooting Cause and corrective measures The time period must be at least as long as a the maximum program operating time or b the sum of the minimum switch on time and the minimum switch off time and the sum of the device operating time and the minimum switch off time set for the time period Corrective measures e When setting the time period take into consideration the maximum program operating time or the minimum switch on and switch off time and the set device operating time The Sunny Home Manager does not switch the SMA radio controlled socket on You may have set the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic at the beginning of a time period e g the time period starts at 1 00 p m and you have set the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic after 1 00 p m If due to the maximum program operating time the load cannot complete operation or if the load does not have the set device operation time available within the time period th
95. licts In the case of the time period type Load must be switched on the priority of the load does not have any effect as the load is switched on in any event Example Conflict between two loads Two loads should only ever be switched on if surplus PV energy is available As the amount of surplus PV energy is currently only sufficient for one load however the load with the higher priority is switched on If both loads have the same priority the load with the higher level of consumption is switched on first Requirement O The type of the connected load is program controlled or not program controlled Procedure Set the slider to the desired level User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 57 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 9 2 11 Configuring the Time Period The time period defines during which time the Sunny Home Manager can or must switch on the SMA radio controlled socket You can set several time periods for each SMA radio controlled socket A time period is set from 8 a m to 6 p m as standard so that the load is switched on within the time period Load must be switched on The time period is displayed as a blue column on the time scale i Shorter electrical endurance of the SMA radio controlled socket through the frequent switching of loads The more often the SMA radio controlled socket switches loads on and off the shorter the electrical endurance of the SMA radio controlled socket e When setting time p
96. m Controlled Loads This Section illustrates an example of a washing machine to describe how you can control program controlled loads using SMA radio controlled sockets Procedure 1 Make sure that the load can be controlled using the SMA radio controlled socket e Ask the load manufacturer whether the load is suitable for control via an SMA radio controlled socket or a timer 2 Connect the washing machine to the SMA radio controlled socket 3 Configure the SMA radio controlled socket for the washing machine see Section 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets page 54 A Set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to Switch on see Section 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio Controlled Socket page 61 Voltage supply to the washing machine is now enabled Load the washing machine with laundry Set the desired program on the washing machine Start the washing machine o NOM Set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic see Section 9 3 M The SMA radio controlled socket switches to Switch off mode and is switched on by the Sunny Home Manager within the set time period x The Sunny Home Manager does not switch the SMA radio controlled socket on You may have set the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic at the beginning of the time period e g the time period starts at 1 00 p m and you have set the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic after 1 00 p m If th
97. m switch on time is the minimum time that the connected load must remain switched on for example to complete its starting sequence or complete a work sequence Requirement O The type of the connected load is not program controlled self configured i Delayed activation for several loads possible Some loads may not operate immediately after switching on the SMA radio controlled socket e g heat pumps for water storage tanks Immediate activation can only be ensured for the SMA radio controlled socket but not for the connected loads Procedure e Enter the minimum switch on time in the Minimum switch on time text field Take into consideration the possible delays with the connected load when it starts 9 2 9 Entering the Minimum Switch Off Time The minimum switch off time is the minimum time the connected load must remain switched off for example to prevent overheating or enable restarting Requirement O The type of the connected load is not program controlled self configured Procedure e Enter the minimum switch off time in the Minimum switch off time text field 9 2 10 Entering the Priority of the Load The priority can only be set for loads for which you have set the time period type to Load can be switched on see Section Selecting the Time Period Type Load Can be Switched On or Load Must be Switched On page 59 The priority determines which load should be switched on preferentially in the event of conf
98. nd feed in field M The Meter input 2 area is not available Energy meter with SO interface Select SO e In the text field SO pulses kWh specify the pulse rate of the energy meter see energy meter manual User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 47 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Connected energy meter type Drop down list SMA Energy Meter e Select SMA Energy Meter xxx Here xxx is the placeholder for the serial number of the SMA Energy Meter If there are two SMA Energy Meters in the PV plant select the desired SMA Energy Meter Activate the Bidirectional meter supply and feed in checkbox No energy meter Select No meter Only displayed if there is an SMA Energy Meter in the PV plant 4 Select Save 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval The data request interval defines how often the Sunny Home Manager sends data to the Sunny Portal and how often it requests data from the Sunny Portal The Sunny Portal can only display current Sunny Home Manager data and switch SMA radio controlled sockets if the data request interval is set to Automatic SMA Solar Technology AG only recommends setting the data request interval to Hourly or Daily if you can establish the Internet connection using a GSM modem Depending on your GSM tariff you will therefore avoid additional costs NOTICE Additional costs when using a cellular modem If you set up the Internet connection using a cellular mod
99. o create a yield forecast for the PV plant Creating a load profile The Sunny Home Manager detects how much energy is typically consumed at certain times in a household and uses this to create a load profile of the household To create the load profile the following energy meters must be connected to the Sunny Home Manager Feed in meter and purchased electricity meter or e Bidirectional meter for grid feed in and purchased electricity Controlling Specific loads connected to SMA radio controlled sockets can be SMA radio controlled switched on and off by the Sunny Home Manager The sockets Sunny Home Manager uses the yield forecast and the load profile to determine favorable times for increasing the selfconsumption rate and thus controls the loads Control of Miele The Sunny Home Manager can control Smart Grid ready SG Ready devices via the devices from Miele amp Cie KG via a Miele home Gateway Miele home system Smart Grid ready devices from Miele are marked with the SG Ready emblem The Sunny Home Manager uses the yield forecast and the load profile to determine favorable times for increasing the selfconsumption rate and thus controls the loads The Sunny Home Manager controls the devices via the Miele home Gateway User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 15 3 Product Description SMA Solar Technology AG Function Explanation Sending of energy If an SMA Speedwire Sunny Island data module is installed in the
100. oduction meter M PV inverter with Bluetooth interface Alternative PV inverter with Speedwire interface not shown N PV modules O Router P Sunny Home Manager 3 2 SMA Radio Controlled Socket The SMA radio controlled socket supports load control in households with the Sunny Home Manager For this purpose the SMA radio controlled socket carries out the following tasks Converting control commands of the Sunny Home Manager e Measuring the energy consumption of the connected loads e Improving the wireless connection between Bluetooth devices Converting control commands of the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager can switch the SMA radio controlled socket on and off As a result specific electrical devices can be switched on if there is a lot of PV power available for example The points in time at which the Sunny Home Manager switches the radio controlled socket on or off depend on the configuration of the SMA radio controlled socket Measuring the energy consumption of the connected loads The SMA radio controlled socket measures the energy consumption of the connected loads Improving the wireless connection between Bluetooth devices If the distance between Bluetooth devices is too great or obstructions interfere with the Bluetooth connection the SMA radio controlled socket can be used as a repeater This closes the dead zone User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 19 3 Product Description SMA Solar Technology AG 3 3
101. ominal Plant Power Calculated 81 12 5 Changing the Plant Description 0 000008 orader eee eree ws 82 12 6 Changing Operator Data souo est elas a etn 82 12 7 Changing Deleting the Plant Image 0 20 2000s 83 12 8 Feed In Tariff Sel Consumption Tariff and Electricity Tariff 84 12 9 Configuring the Limiting of the Active Power Feed In 85 12 10 Activating Deactivating Grid Management 87 12 11 Setting the Optimization Target 0 0 cece eee eee eee 87 12 12 Entering the Value of CO Avoided 0 000 eee eee 88 12 13 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield 000 89 12 14 Setting the Monthly Distribution of the Predicted Annual Yield 89 12 15 Editing the Data Releases nona vise wine taeda es 90 6 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents 13 User Management cece cece cece cece eee eees 91 13 1 Users and User RightSyexe ccs pe ocheeeeneradurneeesee edie 91 13 2 Creating a New User 0 0 0 eee 92 13 3 Deleting d User ooi spui eee T eee N bee ea 93 13 4 Changing User Rights seit patie sedew pene errre 93 13 5 Changing User Information scsi ooo ct battle wel oh AE Mein ets 93 14 Password Information seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 94 14 1 Selecting Secure Passwords 0 e cece eee eee 94 14 2 Required Passwords cic shou curcdead aayawetedeieen reine 94 14 2 1
102. on e Monthly self consumption rate Year e Annual yield Total annual grid feed in and grid feed in in the months of a year e Total annual self consumption and selfconsumption in the months of a year Total annual purchased electricity and purchased electricity in the months of a year e Annual consumption e Self consumption rate of a year Total e Total yield e Total grid feed in e Total self consumption e Total purchased electricity e Total consumption e Total self consumption rate 28 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop Down Menu 6 2 4 Load Balance and Control The following is required to display the page O SMA radio controlled sockets are configured in the Sunny Home Manager plant see Section 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets page 54 Tip You can select the SMA radio controlled sockets that the diagram is to display see Section 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio Controlled Sockets page 42 The page consists of the following tabs Tab Content Current The following is required to display the tab L The data request interval is set to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 48 The tab shows the following current data Straight horizontal lines at the top of the diagram Thick filled in line Set time period in which the Sunny Home Manager must switch on the load see Section 9 2 11 Configuring the Time Period page 5
103. operties see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 In the PV array power area enter the PV array power in the kWp text field 4 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 51 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 8 11 Changing the Device Name The serial number of the device is displayed as the default device name Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Device name requirements O The maximum length of the device name is 20 characters Procedure 1 Select the device properties of the device see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Enter a device name in the Device name or Name of load text field 4 Select Save 8 12 Changing a Device Description With the exception of the SMA radio controlled sockets you can enter any description for each device The description of the device is displayed in the Device properties Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Call up the device properties of the SMA device see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Enter a desc
104. ossible if the data request interval is set to Automatic Corrective measures e Set the data request interval to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 48 There may not be a PV production meter connected to the Sunny Home Manager and too many data capture devices may access the devices of your PV plant at the same time e g Sunny Beam and several computers with Sunny Explorer Corrective measures e Make sure that in addition to the Sunny Home Manager only a maximum of two other data capture devices access your PV plant at the same time No data is displayed on the Current tab located on the Load balance and control page Too many data capture devices may have access to the devices of your PV plant at the same time e g Sunny Beam and several computers with Sunny Explorer Corrective measures e Make sure that in addition to the Sunny Home Manager only a maximum of two other data capture devices access your PV plant at the same time No data is displayed on the Current tab located on the Energy balance page There may not be a PV production meter connected to the Sunny Home Manager and too many data capture devices may access the devices of your PV plant at the same time e g Sunny Beam and several computers with Sunny Explorer Corrective measures e Make sure that in addition to the Sunny Home Manager only a maximum of two other data capture devices access your PV p
105. power has repeatedly exceeded the permitted value appears on the same day Corrective measures Make sure that the parameter Operating mode active power is set to the value Active power limitation P via plant control for all inverters e Make sure that the Bluetooth connection between all the devices in the plant is good You can check the connection quality with Sunny Explorer see Sunny Explorer user manual If necessary use the SMA radio controlled socket as a repeater User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 105 15 Troubleshooting Problem Message in the system logbook Miele home Gateway was not found SMA Solar Technology AG Cause and corrective measures The Miele home Gateway is not connected with the network Corrective measures e Check whether all network cable plugs are inserted and locked The voltage supply of the Miele home Gateway is faulty Corrective measures e Check whether the plug in power supply of the Miele home Gateway is plugged into the socket The Sunny Home Manager and the Miele home Gateway are in different networks Corrective measures Connect the Miele home Gateway and the Sunny Home Manager to the same network switch router The Sunny Home Manager and the Miele home Gateway are configured for different IP subnets Corrective measures e Ifthe router supports DHCP configure the Sunny Home Manager default setting and the Miele home Gateway to DHCP see
106. ption 8 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 1 Information on this Document YAN Tei Explanation Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury NOTICE Indicates a situation which if not avoided can result in property damage Indicates information that is important for a specific topic or objective but is not safety relevant Indicates a requirement for meeting a specific goal Desired result n A ati i g A problem that might occur Typographies Typography Usage Example bold e Display texts The value can be found in the e Elements on a user Energy field interface e Select Settings e Connections e Enter the value 10 in the Minutes e Elements to be selected or field entered gt e Connects several e Select Settings gt Date elements to be selected Button Key Button or key to be Select Next selected or pressed User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 9 1 Information on this Document SMA Solar Technology AG Nomenclature Complete designation Short form in this manual SMA radio controlled socket with Bluetooth SMA radio controlled socket Wireless Technology SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back
107. r Opens the Parameters tab with the device parameters see Section 8 3 Calling up Device Parameters page 46 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 39 6 Page and Drop Down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Position Description Explanation K Logbook Opens the System logbook tab with the messages for this device see Section 11 2 1 Calling up and Filtering Messages page 71 New Devices Overview Using this tab you can add new devices to the plant or replace devices using the configuration wizard see Section 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices page 66 6 8 4 Report Configuration This page displays whether and which types of reports you have e mailed by Sunny Portal see Section 11 3 Reports page 73 6 8 5 User Management The following is required to display the page O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 User Management page 91 This page displays all users who were created for the Sunny Home Manager plant see Section 13 2 Creating a New User page 92 6 9 User Info Logout 6 9 1 User Information The following is required to display the page O You are an Installer or Plant administrator or Standard user see Section 13 User Management page 91 The page displays the data of the logged in user The following changes are possible e Changing user information see Section 13 5 Changing User Information page 93 e Changing the Sunny Portal password see Sec
108. r longer than the time set the Sunny Portal displays an error and notifies you by e mail see Section 11 4 Setting Communication Monitoring page 76 The communication monitoring status is displayed with the following symbols Symbol Status Explanation D Deactivated Communication monitoring is not set see Section 11 4 Setting Communication Monitoring page 76 OK Communication with Sunny Portal is OK The time of last ae contact is displayed Y Errors Communication with Sunny Portal is interrupted The go Details link provides you with detailed information on the time of last contact The error is displayed until it is corrected If the error is not corrected Sunny Portal sends another e mail reminder up to three days after the first e mail was sent E mail reminder is Clicking the bell icon stops the sending of reminder I activated e mails for the current error If a new error occurs the e mail reminder is sent again 32 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop Down Menu Inverter Comparison The following is required to display the information O There are at least two inverters in the PV plant Sunny Portal can recognize possible yield losses via the inverter comparison If the specific yield of an inverter differs significantly from the mean yield of all the inverters Sunny Portal can inform you by e mail see Section 11 5 Setting the Inverter Comparison page 77
109. radio controlled socket leaves the Automatic operating mode after approximately two minutes To confirm the change reset the operating mode to Automatic once the SMA radio controlled socket has been configured 9 3 i State of the SMA radio controlled socket after load operation and interrupted connection Depending on the load type the SMA radio controlled socket can either be switched on or switched off after load operation e Program controlled load type switched on e Not program controlled load type switched off The SMA radio controlled socket also switches into the respective state if the connection between the Sunny Home Manager and the SMA radio controlled socket is interrupted for more than 15 minutes In this case you must then reset the SMA radio controlled socket to the Automatic operating mode see Section 9 3 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 55 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 9 2 5 Entering the Load Name You can identify the SMA radio controlled socket and the connected loads in the Sunny Home Manager plant using the load names Procedure Enter a load name in the Name of load text field e g Washing machine basement 9 2 6 Entering the Power Consumption The power consumption is the power typically required by a load for operation see load manual Requirement O The type of the connected load is program controlled or not program controlled Procedure Enter the power of the connect
110. rameter list The time after which the current parameters are displayed depends on the set data request interval see Section 8 7 The Sunny Home Manger may not yet have transferred the updated parameters to the Sunny Portal e Call up the parameter list again later 46 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 8 5 Ascertaining the Software Package Version Requirement O You are a Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Device overview in the page and drop down menu 2 In the row for the device and the Parameters column select e M You can read the software package version in the parameter list 8 6 Configuring the Energy Meter Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 In the drop down lists located in the Meter configuration area select the energy meter type that is connected to the respective meter input Connected energy meter type Drop down list Energy meter with DO interface Select DO Bidirectional meter with DO interface Select DO Activate the Bidirectional meter supply a
111. ription in the Description text field 4 Select Save 52 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 9 Load Control 9 1 Safety when Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets Danger to life by disconnecting medical devices Unintentionally disconnecting medical devices can result in life threatening situations Do not connect any medical devices to the SMA radio controlled socket Risk of injury and fire due to unintentional and unattended switching on of loads Loads that are activated unintentionally and while unattended via an SMA radio controlled socket can cause injuries and fires e g iron Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that can cause damage if switched on unintentionally NOTICE Damage to loads Frequently switching a load on and off can damage certain loads Ask the load manufacturer whether the load is suitable for control via an SMA radio controlled socket or a timer Configure the SMA radio controlled sockets so that the loads connected to them are not switched on or off more frequently than the load manufacturer specifies e Donotconnect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that require a continuous current supply User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 53 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets 9 2 1 Requirements o You have already registered your SMA radio
112. senting Sunny Portal Pages on the Internet Each of your Sunny Portal pages has its own URL Using these URLs you can set a link to your Sunny Portal page on other websites You can link other websites to the following pages Plant Profile Energy Balance Load Balance and Control Energy and Power Annual Comparison Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 44 Select the desired page in the page and drop down menu 2 In the Contents area select Configuration Name of the page 3 To view a preview of the page select Open page in a new window 4 5 Copy the URL from the clipboard to a program for creating websites e g Microsoft Office Copy the URL from the text field URL of the page to the clipboard Frontpage or integrate it into your own website by means of a so called inline frame HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 8 Device Settings 8 1 Filtering the Device Overview Page You can find individual devices more easily if you filter the device overview Requirement O You are a Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Device overview in the page and drop down menu 2 Set one or more of the following filters Text field or drop down list Explanation Device n
113. strator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant data tab 3 Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens Change the desired plant data 5 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 79 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 12 3 Changing the Plant Name You can change the plant name that you entered when you registered the Sunny Home Manager plant Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Plant name requirements O The plant name may consist of a maximum of 30 characters Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant data tab 3 Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens 4 Enter the desired plant name in the Name text field 5 Select Save 12 4 Setting the Nominal Plant Power 12 4 1 Manually Entering the Nominal Plant Power The nominal plant power is the sum of the power of all PV modules You can obtain the nominal plant power specifications from your installer The nominal plant power is required in order to display the following data Specific plant yield e Average expected yield e Performance ratio i Nominal plant power is required for limiting the active power feed in You must enter the nominal
114. t e Inthe Select channel s area activate the content that is to be displayed in the e mail e Inthe Send report as area select the format in which Sunny Portal is to send the report e If the Sunny Portal is to send a Sunny Portal page along with the report select a page in the drop down list in the Portal page to be sent area e If the Sunny Portal is not to send a Sunny Portal page along with the report select Send no page 5 To send a test report to the stated e mail address select Send test report 6 Select Save Configuring Event Reports You can configure three event reports each with different content The Sunny Portal sends you the event reports at the times you set Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Report configuration in the page and drop down menu 2 In the Report configuration drop down list select an Event report 3 Select Edit 74 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Plant Monitoring 4 Configure the report Area Explanation Activate report e Activate the Active checkbox Recipient e Enter the recipient s recipients e mail address es in the E mail address es text field If you enter several e mail addresses please separate these by commas Interval To receive an e mail along with the event report hourly activate the Hourly option To receive one daily e mail with the event report activate the option Daily and in the drop down list select t
115. table how the predicted annual yield of your PV plant is likely to be distributed throughout the months of a year The predicted annual yield of the PV plant is calculated from the specific annual yield kWh kWp at the PV plant location multiplied by the nominal plant power You can obtain the specific annual yield for your PV plant location from irradiation maps Local conditions such as shading of your PV plant or the plant orientation are not taken into account by Sunny Portal Requirements L The nominal plant power is set see Section 12 4 O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the tab Parameters 3 Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 In the Yield expectations area enter the specific annual yield in the Specific annual yield text field M The predicted annual yield is displayed in the Predicted annual yield field 5 To make it possible to configure the average expected yield and the monthly distribution on the Annual comparison page activate the The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams checkbox 6 Select Save 12 14 Setting 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 You have the following options e
116. ter Comparison Sunny Portal can recognize possible yield losses via the inverter comparison If the specific yield of an inverter differs significantly from the mean yield of all the inverters Sunny Portal can inform you by email Requirements O There are at least two inverters in the PV plant O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Plant monitoring in the page and drop down menu 2 In the Inverter comparison area select Settings M The Configuration of inverter comparison page opens 3 Enter the recipient s e mail address in the Recipient text field If you enter several e mail addresses please separate these by commas 4 i PV array power The PV array power is preset in the PV array power kWp text field Sunny Portal calculates the PV array power based on the nominal power of each inverter You can also enter the PV array power manually or have Sunny Portal calculate it by entering information on the strings see Section 8 10 Entering the PV Array Power page 51 5 In the Tolerance text field enter the permissible tolerance for the specific yield of the inverter This will also set the point from which the deviation of inverter specific yield is sufficient to trigger e mail notification by Sunny Portal 6 To select an inverter for the inverter comparison activate the Monitoring checkbox in the line of the inverter 7 Select Save User
117. ter network switch in the local network SMA inverters are available ex works fitted with either Speedwire or Bluetooth or they can be retrofitted accordingly see product page of the respective inverter at www SMA Solar com Sending data to the Sunny Portal The Sunny Portal acts as a user interface of the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager sends the data read out to the Sunny Portal The Sunny Home Manager establishes the connection to the Sunny Portal via a router 14 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Product Description Support in increasing the self consumption rate Self consumption means that the PV power is consumed at the site where it is generated In every household there is natural selfconsumption as loads are operated while PV power is produced e g oven and because certain loads continuously consume current e g refrigerators devices in standby mode If the PV plant produces a lot of PV power it is possible that only a part of the PV power will be self consumed The residual PV power is fed into the utility grid A higher selfconsumption rate can be achieved if loads are specifically switched on when residual PV power is available The following functions of the Sunny Home Manager make it possible to increase the self consumption rate Function Explanation Creating a yield The Sunny Home Manager receives location based weather forecasts via forecast the Internet and uses them t
118. ters are connected to the wrong connection ports of the Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures e Make sure that each energy meter is connected to the connection port that is assigned to the energy meter see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager In the Energy balance Current and Energy balance Day diagrams unrealistic values are displayed for feed in and purchased electricity Energy meters with an SO interface must output balanced values at the SO interface via the line conductors Corrective measures e Make sure that the energy meter with an SO interface outputs balanced values via the line conductors If necessary contact the manufacturer of the energy meter The Sunny Portal does not display a weather forecast in the Forecast and recommended action diagram It can take up to 24 hours after the Sunny Home Manager has been initially registered in the Sunny Portal until the weather forecast is displayed Corrective measures e After 24 hours check again to see whether the weather forecast is displayed e If after 24 hours there is still no weather forecast displayed contact the SMA Service Line User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 101 15 Troubleshooting Problem The animated graphic on the Current status and forecast page does not display any current data SMA Solar Technology AG Cause and corrective measures The receipt of current data of the Sunny Home Manager is only p
119. the Data Request Interval page 48 PV power generation 4358W RE Grid feed in 4246W ale Er M 7s A Self consumption 112w Purchased electricity ow d Total consumption 112W 112 W ow AN Self consumption rate 3 Figure 3 Visualization in the Current status area examples 24 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop Down Menu The visualization includes the following current data Description Explanation PV power generation Current generating power of your PV plant Total consumption Power that your household is currently drawing from your PV plant the utility grid and if applicable your battery Total consumption consists of self consumption and purchased electricity Direct consumption Power that your household is currently drawing from your PV plant without intermediate storage in the battery Self consumption Power that your household is currently drawing from your PV plant Purchased electricity Power that your household is currently drawing from the utility grid Grid feed in Power that your PV plant is currently feeding in to the utility grid If your PV plant is producing more power than your household needs at the moment the surplus power is fed into the utility grid Battery state of charge Power that is being currently drawn from your PV plant into the battery Battery discharging Power that your household is currently dra
120. the Sunny Portal Procedure 1 54 Call up the SMA radio controlled socket properties see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens To activate the data collection activate the Active checkbox or To deactivate the data collection deactivate the Active checkbox HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 9 2 4 Selecting the Load Types 1 Call up the SMA radio controlled socket properties see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Select the type of load connected from the Type of load drop down list Type of load Explanation program controlled self configured The connected loads run through the fixed defined programs and may not be interrupted while the program is running program controlled dish washer The connected load is a dish washer program controlled washing machine The connected load is a washing machine not program controlled selfconfigured The connected load does not run through any fixed defined programs and may be interrupted during operation e g pond pump measure only Only the power consumption of the connected device is to be measured 4 i Changing the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket If you have changed the type of load the SMA
121. tion 14 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password page 95 6 9 2 Logout Using the Logout menu item you can log out of the Sunny Portal user interface see Section 4 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal page 21 40 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 Page Settings 7 Page Settings 7 1 Configuring Settings for Diagrams 7 1 1 Setting the Display Period Depending on the diagram you can set various display periods The control element for setting the display period can be found below each diagram Procedure e If there is a slider below the diagram click the blue bs arrow and keeping the left mouse button pressed set the period e If there is a date and arrow icon below the diagram set the date using the arrow icons or a calendar To set the date using the arrow icons browse backward using and browse forward using 4 1 1 7042 gt and set the desired date sl 4 January 2012 gt To set the date using a calendar click the date Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa between the arrow icons and select the desired Energy balancg date If there are drop down lists between the arrow jan _ 4 2012 JC icons select the desired time period in the drop down lists 7 1 2 Saving Diagram Data You can save diagram data as csv files Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 If there is a g
122. tton pressed set the optimization target e To achieve the highest selfconsumption possible move the slider towards ecological To save the most costs possible move the slider towards economical 5 Select Save 12 12 Entering the Value of CO Avoided The CO factor indicates how much CO is produced during the power generation of one kilowatt hour The CO factor can vary depending on the grid operator You can find out the level of the CO factor for one kilowatt hour of electric current by contacting your grid operator Sunny Portal can use the CO factor value to calculate how much CO was saved due to the power generation of your PV plant You can view the value of CO avoided on the following pages Plant profile page Daily info report or Monthly info report see Section 11 3 2 Configuring Reports page 73 Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 91 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the tab Parameters 3 Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 In the Factor area enter the CO factor in the text field or click the slider and holding the left mouse button pressed set the CO factor 5 Select Save 88 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 12 13 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield Sunny Portal can display in a
123. w Device Overview This tab displays information on all the devices in your PV plant Device Overview Overvi jew Devices Serial Number Monitoring Properties Parameters Logbook 172000131 172000131 Sunny Remote Socket a 172000161 172000161 Sunny Remote Socket jes SB 4000TL 20 043 2100000043 Sunny Boy 4000TL a SB 4000TL 20 044 2100000044 Sunny Boy 4000TL a SB 4000TL 20 054 2100000054 Sunny Boy 400071 J 9 ao Sensorbox 698 1698 Sunny Sensorbox Sunny HomeManager 111 157000111 Sunny Home Manager a B D E B e H K Figure 6 Device overview tab Position Description Explanation A Filter Text fields and drop down lists for the device overview filters see Section 8 1 Filtering the Device Overview Page page 45 B Device list G Device name Name of the device D Serial number Device serial number E Product group Product group of the device e g Sunny Home Manager Sunny Boy 3000 F Data collection Displays whether the device data is to be used on your Sunny Portal pages see Section 10 2 Activating Deactivating Devices page 67 G Monitoring Displays whether the communication monitoring or the inverter comparison is activated or deactivated for the devices see Section 11 Plant Monitoring page 71 H Properties Opens tab with device properties see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 45 You can perform settings on the devices using the Properties tab Paramete
124. wing from your battery Battery state of charge Current state of charge of the battery in percent in relation to the battery capacity Rate of self consumption Current ratio of self consumption to PV power Selfsufficiency quota Current ratio of self consumption to total consumption Only displayed for PV plants with a battery or battery inverter Self consumption is made up of the direct consumption and the battery state of charge Only displayed for PV plants with a battery or battery inverter Forecast and Recommended Action Area The Forecast and recommended action diagram visualizes the following information Tariff for the current purchased from the utility grid e Expected PV power e Weather forecast for the current date Data is not available in all countries Tip Click the diagram and while holding the left mouse button pressed move the mouse left or right This allows you to select another time period User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 25 6 Page and Drop Down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Figure 4 Forecast and recommended action diagram example Position Explanation A Weather forecast B Suitable time for manually switching on loads The Sunny Home Manager takes the following information into consideration for the recommended action e Expected PV power e Expected energy consumption of the household and loads connected to the SMA radio controlled sockets Feed in tariff see Section 12 8
125. x under the menu item Sensors User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 13 37 6 Page and Drop Down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG 6 8 Configuration 6 8 1 Plant Properties The page consists of the following tabs Tab Content Plant data Displays the general data on the PV plant You can configure plant settings using this tab see Section 12 Plant Settings page 78 Operators Displays the operator s contact information Parameter Displays the following data e Feed in tariff e Limiting of the active power feed in e Grid management services via Ethernettbased communication Electricity tariff e Optimization target e COs avoided e Expected yield e If there is a Sunny SensorBox in your Sunny Home Manager plant performance ratio Data releases Displays to which extent SMA Solar Technology AG or third parties may use your data You can edit the data releases using this tab see Section 12 15 Editing the Data Releases page 90 6 8 2 System Presentation Page You have the following options with the System presentation page Send a link to your released pages to third parties see Section 7 4 1 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal page 43 Incorporate the Plant profile page into other websites 38 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop Down Menu 6 8 3 Device Overview Page The page consists of the following tabs e Device overview e New devices overvie
126. yield values of the PV plant for each month in days Tip If you move the cursor over a month in the diagram the total yield of the PV plant for this month is shown e Large diagram Yield values of selected devices for the selected month in days Bottom right in the diagram Total yield of the PV plant for the selected month Year e Diagram preview Preview of diagrams with the yield values of the PV plant for each year in months Tip If you move the cursor over a year in the diagram the total yield of the PV plant for this year is shown e Large diagram Yield values of selected devices for the selected year in months Bottom right in the diagram Total yield of the PV plant for the selected year Total e Large diagram Yield values of selected devices for individual years Bottom right in the diagram Total yield of the PV plant for all years together Only displayed if the Entire plant checkbox is activated in Device selection Details Area This area contains the power values of the displayed diagram as 15 minute mean values Logbook Area This area contains messages from selected devices and associated superior plant messages 36 HoMan_Portal BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop Down Menu 6 4 Performance Ratio The following is required to display the page O A Sunny SensorBox is in your Sunny Home Manager plant The performance ratio is a measure of the quality o

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