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1. 4 162 11 Plant Monitoring cet et entr nme err ee meg 163 11 1 Plant Monitoring Options lsleeeee A 163 11 2 System logbook 5 451 RI YER ERR E 163 11 2 1 Calling up and Filtering Messages sees 163 11 2 2 Confirming Messages eee eee eee eee eee eee ee 164 Wed RE POMS ic eco el RS ba eae Ra eS I ae ees 165 11 3 1 Report Overview 0 0 00 cece eee 165 11 3 2 Configuring Reports ossosa eee eee eee eens 165 11 3 3 Creating a Report for a Specific Date 2 6 eee eee 167 11 4 Setting Communication Monitoring 0000 168 11 5 Setting the Inverter Comparison 00 00 cece eee eee 169 12 Plant Settings iiic Rb RR RC ERE tein Geen ees 170 12 1 Entering the String Properties os icnciesesereradireeweneneds 170 12 2 Changing PlantDela i Sat ons on ede ue mars 171 12 3 Changing the Plant INatmie x extr ace ette Pact ees 172 12 4 Setting the Plant Power tetur ox wie oro yi EE I rl 172 12 4 1 Manually Entering the Plant Power 0 20000 172 12 4 2 Calculating the Plant Power 0 0000 e eee eee eee 173 12 5 Changing the Plant Description 0 0 cee eee eee ee 174 12 6 Changing Operator Data cese IRE ER onn es 174 12 7 Changing Deleting the Plant Image isses 175 12 8 Feed In Compensation Self Consumption Tariff and Electricity Tariff 177 12 9 Configuring the Limiting of the Active Power Feed In 178
2. User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 73 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 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 If the 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 In the text field enter the number of degrees by which the module surfaces deviate from the horizontal f 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 Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Selectthe Plant Data tab Select Edit The
3. M The setting menu for parameters opens Select Suggest a Monthly Distribution in the Yield Expectations area The monthly distribution is displayed in the table with the months HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings To allow the average expected yield and the monthly distribution to be displayed 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 allow the average expected yield to be configured on the Annual Comparison and Energy and Power pages activate the The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams checkbox Entering the Monthly Distribution Manually 7 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Parameters tab Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens In the Yield Expectations area enter the values in the In text fields in the table with the months To allow the predicted annual yield and the monthly distribution to be displayed in the diagrams onthe 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 allow the predicted annual yield to be configured on the Annual Comparison and Energy and Power pages activate the The monthly distribution can be con
4. 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 Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 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 42 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 4 Toautomatically deactivate the software update deactivate the Sunny Home Manager checkbox in the Automatically Update Software area 5 Select Save 46 HoMan Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings Activating Deactivating the Automatic Software Update for PV Plant Devices i 5 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device page 42 Select Edit V The menu for setting t
5. Device for PV Plant Monitoring and Load Control SUNNY HOME MANAGER in Sunny Portal User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 11 Version 1 1 C SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Content Table of Content Information on this Document 0 0 e eee eeee 2 Safe S sate state push teint et oes V Do oct es Dale intended Seis ts yeasts chide Sor Oe de alia Sk bM Este Sek nOD 22 Safety Precautions os 25 sgt ates ee eR EE aa es 3 Product Description 45 e t Rhen Ren 3 1 Sunny Home Manager ssseee ee 3 2 SMA Radio Controlled Socket o n e veede ante es 3 3 Sunny Portal oi Sarid eget n dut Sad Metab Aca iN A gt Getting Started said 440 Eee rape AR DU RENE EE 4 1 Registering the Sunny Home Manager in the Sunny Portal 4 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal 00000 e eee ee AS Setting the Language cic eres tracer ecard eredtwee eres E bes 5 User Interface of the Sunny Home Manager Plant Page and Drop down Menu ee eee eeeeees 6 1 Plant Selection and Plant List 65 5564 ceret mS 6 2 My Sunny Home Manager Plant 6 2 Plan Prt 2 cette ce e AH OUR Cd 6 2 2 Current Status and Forecast 000 eel 6 2 3 Energy Balance s 4 e CE ead are belay eo eo e ues 6 2 4 Load Balance and Control 10 eee 6 25 Energy and Power i i cec reete bles eee 6 2 6 Annual Comparison eee 6 27 Plant Monitoring issue LA DAR tales IURE 6 2 8 System l o
6. 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 Mean values of performance ratio of the months of a year 6 4 Report 6 4 1 Daily Plant Report This page displays the following inverter data Table with daily yield monthly yield annual yield Diagram with the development of the meter reading over the hours of a day This page can be sent along with a Daily Info Repor see Section 11 3 2 Configuring Reports page 68 6 4 2 Monthly Plant Report This page displays the following inverter data Table with monthly yield and annual yield Diagram with the development of the meter reading over the days of a month A copy of this page can be sent along with a Monthly Info Report see Section 11 3 2 Configuring Reports page 68 6 5 Devices A page with the respective inverter data for each inverter is displayed under the menu item Devices Diagram with the development of the meter reading in the months of a year Diagram with the mean value of power of one day in hours 6 6 Sensors The following is required to display this menu item OA 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 SensorBox under the menu item Sensors User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 33 6 Page and Drop down Men
7. Requirements o O 6 The plant power is set see Section 12 4 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Parameters tab Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens In the Yield Expectations area enter the specific annual yield in the Specific Annual Yield text field V The predicted annual yield is displayed in the Predicted Annual Yield field To allow the average expected yield and the monthly distribution to be configured on the Annual Comparison page activate the The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams checkbox Select Save 12 13 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 Allowing Sunny Portal to suggest the monthly distribution Entering the monthly distribution manually Allowing Sunny Portal to Suggest the Monthly Distribution Requirements O o 84 The plant location is entered see Section 12 2 Changing Plant Data page 74 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Parameters tab Select Edit
8. 12 10 Setting the Optimization Target eese 179 12 11 Entering the Value of CO Savings eese 180 12 12 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield 0 180 12 13 Setting the Monthly Distribution of the Predicted Annual Yield 181 12 14 Editing your Data Releases o n ununue 182 6 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Content 13 User Management cece ccc cece cece ceeee 183 13 1 Users and User Righis 2 once te etu hte re eee odes cals 183 13 2 Creating a New User 0 eee ee eee 184 13 34Deletnga SEI ancienne teo Ea wi edo en eat ica 184 13 4 Changing User Rights dv cese avo Op bFUREEE POKER PaL Mania 185 13 5 Changing User Information lice 185 14 Password Information ssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 186 14 1 Selecting Secure Passwords uie he dp ep SIR 186 14 2 Required Passwords c vati tuts tee bin ethene e ipee 186 14 2 1 Sunny Portal Password 20 00 186 12 2 2 Plant Password 2 00 Made ats RERUM RUM 186 14 3 Changing Passwords nousua tent pacis ees Site et 187 14 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password 20004 187 14 3 2 Changing the Plant Password 0 000 eee eee 187 14 4 Lost Password fein us Sx eb ERU eh Rede ees 188 14 4 1 Forgotten Sunny Portal password 0000000 000s 188 14 4 2 Forgotten Password 0 eee eee eee 188 15 Troubleshooting ss 4565s sad daa Ea a ERR et 189
9. 12 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Product Description 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 performs the following tasks Reading out energy meter data and data from SMA inverters with Bluetooth devices Sending data to the Sunny Portal e Support in increasing the selfconsumption rate Limiting of the active power feed in Reading out Energy Meter Data and Data from Bluetooth Devices The Sunny Home Manager reads the data of the connected energy meter and Bluetooth devices The Sunny Home Manager establishes the wireless connection to the Bluetooth devices via Bluetooth The Sunny Home Manager is connected to the energy meters via cables Sending Data to the Sunny Portal The Sunny Portal is the 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 Support in Increasing the Self Consumption Rate Self consumption means the consumption of PV power produced at the site where you are generating power In every household there is natural selfconsumption as electrical loads are operated while PV power is produced e g oven and because certain electrical loads continuously consume power e g refriger
10. Corrective measures Make sure that the connection quality for the Bluetooth devices is at least good see the manual of the Bluetooth devices e Ifthe 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 shut down overnight Therefore the Sunny Home Manager cannot establish a connection to these inverters at this time Corrective measures 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 Commission the Bluetooth devices The Energy Balance page is not displayed The Energy Balance page is only displayed if at least one consumption meter or one feed in meter is connected to the Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures Connect at least 1 consumption meter or 1 feed in meter to the Sunny Home Manager and configure them see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 93 15 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem The Current tab on the Energy Balance and Load Balance and Control pages is not displayed Cause and corrective measures The tab is only displayed if the data request interval i
11. HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 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 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 51 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 57 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 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 set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to Switch On see Section 9 3 and switch on the load After the pond pump stops operating the SMA radio controlle
12. 12 Plant Settings 10 To save an image in the gallery upload the image to the gallery Select Select from the gallery Select Upload Select Browse Select the desired image from one of your directories Select Upload selected file Select Ell 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 l Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Selectthe Plant Data tab Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens Select No Plant Image in the Plant Image area 5 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 79 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 12 8 Feed In Compensation Self Consumption Tariff and Electricity Tariff The feed in compensation and electricity tariff affect the following components e Recommended actions for the Forecast and Recommended Action diagram on the Current Status and Forecast page e Load control via SMA radio controlled sockets Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Parameters tab
13. 71 The communication monitoring status is displayed with the following symbols Symbol Status Explanation D Deactivated Communication monitoring is not set y see Section 11 4 Setting Communication Monitoring page 71 OK Communication with Sunny Portal is OK nas The time of last contact is displayed Fault Communication with Sunny Portal is interrupted mt The Details link provides you with detailed y information on the time of last contact The error is displayed until it is cleared If the error is not cleared Sunny Portal sends another e mail reminder up to three days after the first e mail was sent E mail reminder is activated Clicking the bell icon stops the sending of reminder e mails for the current error If a new error occurs the e mail reminder is sent again User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 31 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Inverter Comparison The following is required to display this information Ll 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 via e mail see Section 11 5 Setting the Inverter Comparison page 72 Symbol Status Explanation f D Deactivated The inverter comparison is not activated 3 see Section 11 5 S
14. 9 5 2 Activating Deactivating Miele home Support for the Sunny Home Manager Requirements o O 60 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 The Miele home Gateway has a firmware version from 4 0 x Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device page 42 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens To activate the support activate the Active checkbox in the Miele Home Support area To deactivate the support deactivate the Active checkbox in the Miele Home Support area Select Save M In the Miele Home Support area the exclamation mark is no longer displayed after a few minutes X In the Miele Home Support area is an exclamation mark displayed continuously The setting could not yet be transferred to the Sunny Home Manager Rectify the fault see Section 15 Troubleshooting page 92 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Plant Management 10 Plant Management 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices If a new Bluetooth device is added to your PV plant or if you replace a Bluetooth device with another one device replacement you must detect the new Bluetooth device with the Sunny Home Manager The configuration wizard in the Sunny Portal helps you detect new Bluetooth devices add them to the Sunny Home Manager plant a
15. From the Plant 4 To continue using the Sunny Home Manager in this Sunny Home Manager plant select Use in this Plant 64 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Plant Management 10 5 Deleting a Device from the Sunny Portal Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 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 62 l Select the device properties of the Bluetooth device see Section 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device page 42 2 Select Edit 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 Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 If you delete the Sunny Home Manager plant all plants and their data are deleted permanently l Select Configuration gt Plant Characteristics in the page and drop down menu 2 Select Edit Select Irretrievably Delete Plant in the Plant Data area M A security question opens 4 Select Yes to permanently delete the Sunny Home Manager plant i Assigning the Sunny Home Manager to anothe
16. 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 to 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 wizard 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 Ifthe 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 92 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 15 Troubleshooting Problem The Sunny Home Manager does not detect any or not all new Bluetooth devices Cause and corrective measures The NetID of your PV plant may not be set for the new Bluetooth devices Corrective measures Make sure that the NetID of your PV plant is set for the new Bluetooth devices 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
17. Limiting of the Active Power Feed in The Sunny Home Manager is not splash proof e Only use the Sunny Home Manager indoors The Sunny Home Manager must only be used with supported devices see Sunny Home Manager installation manual It is not permitted to convert the Sunny Home Manager or install components Only use the Sunny Home Manager in accordance with the information provided in the enclosed documentation Any other use may result in personal injury or property damage The enclosed documentation is part of this product e Read and adhere to the documentation Keep the documentation in a convenient place at all times for future reference 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 performs the following tasks e Converting control commands of Sunny Home Manager e Measuring the energy consumption of the connected electrical 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 Itis not permitted to convert the SMA radio controlled socket or install components as the conversion or the installation of components can lead to property damage or injury Only use the SMA radio controlled socket in
18. Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 Enter the feed in tariff per kWh in the Feedin Compensation area in the Feed in Tariff text field Also select the desired currency in the accompanying drop down list 5 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 6 If you receive compensation for selfconsumption enter the selfconsumption tariff in the Selfconsumption Tariff text field 7 f you do not receive compensation for selfconsumption enter O in the Self consumption Tariff text field 8 Enter the time for which the electricity tariff applies in the Electricity Tariff area in the From and To input fields 9 Enter the electricity tariff that applies to the entered time in the Price input field 10 If the electricity tariff only applies to specific weekdays activate the checkboxes with the respective weekdays 11 If the electricity tariff applies to each weekday activate all checkboxes with the weekdays 12 To enter additional electricity tariffs select and enter the data 13 Select Save 80 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 12 9 Configuring the Limiting of the Active Power Feed In NOTICE Respons
19. Up the Properties of a Device page 42 You can perform settings on the devices using the Properties tab Parameters Opens the Parameters tab with the device parameters see Section 8 3 Calling Up the Device Parameters page 43 K Logbook Opens the System Logbook tab with the messages for this device see Section 11 2 1 Calling up and Filtering Messages page 66 Overview of New Devices Using this tab you can add new Bluetooth devices to the plant or replace devices using the configuration wizard see Section 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices page 61 6 7 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 68 6 7 5 User Management The following is required to display this page O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 User Management page 86 This page displays all users who were created for the Sunny Home Manager plant see Section 13 2 Creating a New User page 87 36 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu 6 8 User Info Logout 6 8 1 User Information The following is required to display this page Ll You are an Installer or Plant Administrator or Standard User see Section 13 User Management page 86 This page displays the data of the logged in user The following c
20. a maximum active power in kW select the option Maximum xx kW and enter the maximum permitted active power in kW e Ifthe network operator requires limiting to a percentage of the plant power select the option Maximum xx of 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 network operator you can test whether the limiting of the active power feed in works properly in your plant To do this first enter a lower threshold but at least 10 of the plant power so that the Sunny Home Manager must immediately initiate limiting of the active power feed in User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 81 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 5 Select Save M The data is transferred This can take up to 5 minutes 6 To display the active power limitation select Energy Balance gt Current or Energy Balance gt Day M In the Energy Balance Current and Energy Balance Day 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 self consumption 12 10 Setting the Optimization Target The optimization target defines which target you are pursuing with your Sunny Home Manager plant e Achieve the highest self consumption possible ecological Save the most costs possible ec
21. an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l If there is a gearwheel 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 Ono se C RO Select Save 38 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 Page Settings 7 1 3 Printing Diagram Data 1 Move the mouse pointer onto on the right under the diagram M A drop down menu opens Select Select Print on 4 Select the desired printer and select Print 7 1 4 Enlarging the View e f is on the right below the diagram move the mouse pointer onto and select 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 1 Move the mouse pointer onto on the right under the diagram M A drop down menu opens 2 To hide the legend select To show the legend select amp 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 To sort the list by another value click another blue value in the header
22. an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Configuring Daily Info Reports Monthly Info Reports You can configure 3 Daily Info Reports and 3 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 Requirements L1 The CO savings are entered see Section 12 11 Entering the Value of CO3 Savings page 83 l Select Configuration gt Report Configuration in the page and drop down menu 68 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Plant Monitoring 2 In the Report Configuration drop down list select a Daily Info Report or a Monthly Info Report 3 Select Edit Configure the report Range 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 Content 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 option in which the Sunny Portal is to send the report e Ifthe 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 ar
23. being fed in to the power distribution grid to a certain value or a percentage of the installed plant power If necessary contact your network operator The Sunny Home Manager monitors the active power being fed into the power distribution grid with the aid of a feed in meter If the active power feed in exceeds the defined threshold the Sunny Home Manager limits the PV production of the inverter via Bluetooth The Sunny Home Manager prevents yield losses as a result of unnecessarily strong limiting of the PV production by taking the current self consumption of the household into account The Increased Selfconsumption function of the Sunny Home Manager also helps to utilize residual PV power in the household Example Limiting of the Active Power Feed in to 70 of the Plant Power The plant can currently produce 90 of the plant power thanks to good solar irradiation e 20 of the plant power is currently being consumed by the loads in the household The remaining 70 of the plant power is fed into the power distribution grid Limiting the PV production is not necessary e A load is switched off and only 10 of the plant power is still being used in the household As a result 80 of the plant power is available for feed in to the power distribution grid which is more than permitted M The Sunny Home Manager reduces the PV production from the theoretically possible value of 90 of the plant power to 80 of the plant power 70 of th
24. 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 Average trend of the specific plant yield of the previous years e lf activated on the Plant Properties page average expected yield see Section 12 12 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 83 6 2 7 Plant Monitoring This page can display the following information e Plant configuration e Communication monitoring e Inverter comparison Plant Configuration The following is required to display this information L1 You have detected new Bluetooth 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 61 You access the configuration wizard through the plant configuration Using the configuration wizard you can add new devices to the plant or replace devices 30 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Communication Monitoring 6 Page and Drop down Menu 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 for 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
25. configuration Change device properties Configure SMA radio controlled sockets SISISISISISISISISISIS SISISISISISISISISISIS Set the operating mode of SMA radio controlled sockets using the Sunny Portal S S Replace devices Replace the Sunny Home Manager 86 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 13 User Management Rights Role Guest Standard Installer Plant User Administrator Delete the devices Vv Vv Delete the Sunny Home Manager A A Delete the Sunny Home Manager A A Plant Reassign the A Vv Sunny Home Manager to the plant Set communication monitoring A A Set inverter comparison A Vv View system logbook and confirm A A A entries Import data A Vv Ascertain the software package A A Vv version View user management Vv Create and delete users and assign s roles 13 2 Creating a New User Requirements O You are a Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Select New User aR WN gt Select Save Activate the desired role option in the Roles area M The new user receives an e mail with the access data 13 3 Deleting a User Requirements Enter the new user s e mail address in the E mail Address text field Select Configuration gt User Management in the page and drop down menu O You are a Plant Administrator s
26. connected PV modules Normally a PV plant is made up of multiple strings Each string has specific properties such as the deviation from south azimuth or the tilt angle of the roof Entering the string properties provides the following advantages e The Sunny Portal can determine the generator capacity more precisely e The Sunny Home Manager can produce more exact yield forecasts and control loads more efficiently Entering the Generator Capacity Manually You can find out the connected generator capacity present on each inverter from your installer Using the generator capacity Sunny Portal can calculate the plant power of your PV plant see Section 12 4 2 Calculating the Plant Power page 76 Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 i Plant Power is required for limiting the active power feed in You must enter the generator capacity 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 81 If there are changes to the installed generator capacity you have to adjust this value 1 Call up the inverter properties see Section 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device page 42 2 Select Edit The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 In the Generator Capacity area enter the generator capacity in the kWp text field Sele
27. correctly configured in the Miele home Gateway or for Smart Grid Corrective measures 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 1 1 101 15 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Cause and Corrective Measures Message in the system The interface to the Miele home Gateway is faulty logbook Error in the control of the Miele device lt id gt 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 for the Sunny Home Manager page 60 Corrective measures 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 and configured for Smart Grid Corrective measures 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 resp
28. down Menu 6 2 5 Energy and Power The following is required to display this page L1 No consumption meter and no feed in meter is connected to the Sunny Home Manager This page consists of the following tabs Tab Content Day e Trend of the PV power over the day Month e Total yield on the days of a month e f activated on the Plant Properties page average expected yield see Section 12 12 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 83 Year Total yield in the months of a year e f activated on the Plant Properties page average expected yield see Section 12 12 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 83 Total e Total yield of the previous years e lf activated on the Plant Properties page average expected yield see Section 12 12 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 83 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 29 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG 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 f activated on the Plant Properties page average expected yield see Section 12 12 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 83 Specific Plant Yield The specific plant yield is a key figure for describing a PV plant s quality Plant specific factors such as location tilt angle shading module and inverter types are taken into consideration to
29. format option in which the Sunny Portal is to send the report e In the Limit Messages in One Report area 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 Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 You can create a report for a specific date in the past l Select Configuration gt Report Configuration in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the desired report in the Report Configuration drop down list Enter the date for which you would like to create a report in the Regenerate Report Manually area in the Report Date text field Tip Click the calendar icon and select a date in the calendar 4 Select Generate M A message that the report has been successfully sent is displayed 70 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Plant Monitoring 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 er
30. of the list e To sort the list in descending order click the blue value in the header again 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio Controlled Sockets e 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 e 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 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 39 7 Page Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 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 Energy Balance Load Balance and Control Energy and Power Annual Comparison Requirements o 40 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Select the desired page in the page and drop down menu In the Contents area select Configuration Name of the Page Activate the Also release page on www sunnyportal com checkbox in the Approval area 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 Ell Selec
31. or more of the following filters Text Field or Drop down List Explanation Device Name 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 Devices Searched device class e g Photovoltaic Inverter Sunny Home Manager Data Collection All activated or deactivated devices are searched for e Active only activated devices are searched for Deactivated only deactivated devices are searched for 3 Select Refresh Tip You can sort the devices in the device overview in ascending or descending order by clicking a blue entry in the table head 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 Requirements O You are a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 In the row for the device and the Properties column select 42 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 8 3 Calling Up the Device Parameters The parameters of a dev
32. radio controlled sockets that the diagram is to display see Section 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio Controlled Sockets page 39 Year e Power consumption of the connected loads in the months of a year e Total power consumption of the connected loads in the selected year History of each SMA radio controlled socket If 1 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 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 39 Total e Power consumption of the connected loads in the individual years e Total power consumption of the connected loads History of each SMA radio controlled socket If 1 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 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 39 28 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop
33. setting menu for the plant data opens Change the desired plant data 5 Select Save 74 HoMan Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 12 3 Changing the Plant Name You can change the plant name that you entered when you registered the Sunny Home Manager plant Requirements Ll You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Plant name requirements Ll The plant name may consist of a maximum of 30 characters l Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Selectthe Plant Data tab Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens Enter the desired plant name in the Name text field 5 Select Save 12 4 Setting the Plant Power 12 4 1 Manually Entering the Plant Power The plant power is the sum of the power of all PV modules You can obtain the plant power specifications from your installer The plant power is required in order to display the following data Specific plant yield e Average expected yield Performance ratio i Plant Power is required for limiting of the active power feed in You must enter the 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 81 If there are changes to the installed plant power you have to adjust this value User Manual HoM
34. the Load Types 149 9 2 5 Entering the Load Name 0000 eee 150 9 2 6 Entering the Power Consumption 00 0000 008 150 9 2 7 Enter the Maximum Program Operating Time 150 9 2 8 Entering the Minimum Switch On Time 000 151 9 2 9 Entering the Minimum Switch Off Time 00005 151 9 2 10 Configuring the Time Period liess 152 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio Controlled Socket 154 9 4 Controlling the Loads using SMA Radio controlled Sockets 155 9 4 1 Controlling Program controlled Loads n nananana 155 9 4 2 Controlling Not Program controlled Loads 156 9 5 Load Control via the Miele home System 2005 156 9 5 1 The Miele home System and SGReady 004 156 9 5 2 Activating Deactivating Miele home Support for the Sunny Home Manager 0 0 c eee e eee eee ee 157 Plant Management 2 cece eee cee cece eens 158 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices 158 10 2 Activating Deactivating Devices esee 159 10 3 Replacing the Sunny Home Manager issues 160 10 4 Reassigning the Sunny Home Manager After Resetting the Sunny Home Manager Plant cox ree eR 161 10 5 Deleting a Device from the Sunny Portal iiiiuuuuuu 162 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 5 Table of Content SMA Solar Technology AG 10 6 Deleting the Sunny Home Manager Plant
35. Bluetooth device reset the old plant password see Section 14 3 2 Changing the Plant Password page 90 10 2 Activating Deactivating Devices In the following cases you must deactivate Bluetooth devices in the Sunny Portal You have removed a Bluetooth device from your PV plant or You no longer want to display a Bluetooth device in the Sunny Portal or You would like to replace the Bluetooth device in the Sunny Portal with another one see Section 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices page 61 The data of the deactivated Bluetooth device remains in the Sunny Portal Requirements o 62 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Select the device properties of the Bluetooth device see Section 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device page 42 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens To deactivate the Bluetooth device in the Sunny Portal deactivate the Active checkbox in the Data Collection area To activate the Bluetooth device in the Sunny Portal activate the Active checkbox in the Data Collection area Select Save HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Plant Management 10 3 Replacing the Sunny Home Manager Requirements o LH The PV plant s NetID is set in the Sunny Home Manager see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The new Sunny Home Manager
36. Message in system logbook Active power limitation is deactivated due to a configuration error The function Limiting of the Active Power Feed in was deactivated by Sunny Home Manager because the plant configuration in the Sunny Portal was faulty 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 f the message appears over an extended time period contact the SMA Service Line Message in the system logbook Disturbance Active power limitation is activated without taking the self consumption into account The function Limiting of the Active Power Feed in is faulty because there is no data from the feedHin meter There is a risk of yield losses because the self consumption of the household cannot be taken into account Corrective measures Make sure that the feed in meter is working and correctly connected Message in the system logbook Feed in meter my be faulty Active power limitation deactivated The function Limiting of the Active Power Feed in was deactivated because the SO feed in meter has not supplied any data in 24 hours Corrective measures Make sure that the feed in meter is working and correctly connected User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 97 15 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Message in the system logbook Inverter
37. Portal can inform you via e mail Requirements O O 72 There are at least 2 inverters in the PV plant You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Select Plant Monitoring in the page and drop down menu In the Inverter Comparison area select Settings The Configuration of Inverter Comparison page opens Enter the recipient s e mail address in the Recipient text field If you enter several e mail addresses please separate these by commas i Generator capacity The generator capacity is preset in the Generator Capacity kWp text field The Sunny Portal calculates the generator capacity based on the nominal power of each inverter You can also enter the generator capacity manually or have Sunny Portal calculate it by entering information on the strings see Section 8 10 Entering the Generator Capacity page 48 In the Tolerance text field enter the permissible tolerance for the inverter s specific yield This will also set the point from which the deviation of inverter specific yield is sufficient to trigger e mail notification by Sunny Portal To select an inverter for the inverter comparison activate the Monitoring checkbox in the line of the inverter Select Save HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 12 Plant Settings 12 1 Entering the String Properties A string describes a group of series
38. Section 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets page 51 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 57 Power 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 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 the 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 57 V After the washing machine stops operating the SMA radio controlled socket switches to Switch On mode
39. T6 Contact icio e AERE FS eee sae aS eS eee 201 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 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 03 0 R BI SOCKET 10 from software package 12 12 100 R Sunny Portal 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 Sunny Home Manager Installation manual Performance ratio Quality factor for the PV plant Technical information Symbols Symbol Explanation A DANGER 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 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 mm Hr A problem that could occur HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Information on this Document Typography T
40. accordance with the information provided in the enclosed documentation Any other use may result in personal injury or property damage e Do not connect any medical devices to the SMA radio controlled socket 10 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 2 Safety Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that require continuous current 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 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 correctly installed socket outlets with a grounding contact The enclosed documentation is part of this product e Read and adhere to the documentation Keep the documentation in a convenient place at all times for future reference Sunny Portal The Sunny Portal is an Internet portal with the following functions Visualizing the PV plant data and the data from the SMA radio controlled sockets User interface for configuring the Sunny Home Manager and SMA radio controlled sockets The enclosed documentation is part of this product e Read and adhere to the documentation Keep the documentation in a convenient pl
41. ace at all times for future reference User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 11 2 Safety SMA Solar Technology AG 2 2 Safety Precautions Danger to Life by Connecting Medical Devices Connecting medical devices while unattended can result in life threatening situations e 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 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 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 e Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that require continuous current Damage to the SMA Radio Controlled Socket If the SMA radio controlled socket is not operated correctly it could be damaged e 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 socket that is not compatible with the power of the connected load the wall socket may be damaged e Only operate the SMA radio controlled socket in wall sockets compatible with the power of the connected load
42. an_Portal BA en 1 1 75 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Requirements o You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens In the Power area set the plant power in the Plant Power text field To set the manufacturer of the PV modules select the manufacturer in the Manufacturer drop down list To set the module types select the module types in the Module Type drop down list Select Save 12 4 2 Calculating the Plant Power The 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 plant power is required in order to display the following data Specific plant yield Average expected yield Performance ratio Requirements o O 76 The generator capacity for all inverters is entered see Section 8 10 Entering the Generator Capacity page 48 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit V The setting menu for the plant data opens In the Power area activate the Calculate Plant Power from Device Properties checkbox The cal
43. ant 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 A RHE HM 7 Figure 5 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 e Plant Profile page e If pages for Sunny Portal are released it is also displayed on the list of released plants on the www SunnyPortal 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 Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Plant image requirements Ll Maximum image size 500 kB Ll Possible image formats JPG PNG GIF l Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit V The setting menu for the plant data opens w Select Load Image in the Plant Image area Select the desired image from one of your directories Select Open To change the plant image size move the grey squares with the mouse o NOOSE To move the image section click the image section and move it while holding the left mouse button pressed 9 Select Save 78 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG
44. ation 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 compensation see Section 12 8 Feed In Compensation Self Consumption Tariff and Electricity Tariff page 80 Electricity tariff see Section 12 8 Feed In Compensation Self Consumption Tariff and Electricity Tariff page 80 e Optimization target see Section 12 10 Setting the Optimization Target page 82 e Azimuth and tilt angle see Section 12 1 Entering the String Properties page 73 G Tariff for the electricity purchased from the grid e Red Expensive e Green Good value If you have only entered 1 electricity tariff green is always displayed e Other colours Electricity tariffs between the most expensive and the lowest electricity tariff D Expected PV power Data is not available in all countries 24 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu 6 2 3 Energy Balance The following is required to display this page O Atleast 1 consumption meter or 1 feed in meter is connected to the Sunny Home Manager The data on this page can only be completely displayed if at least the following energy meter types are connected to the Sunny Home Manger e Feedin meter Consumption meter i Delayed Display of Data as a Result of Incompatible Energy Meter When u
45. ators 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 selfconsumed The residual PV power is fed into the power distribution grid A higher self consumption rate can be achieved if electrical 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 to create yield forecasts for the PV plant User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 13 3 Product Description SMA Solar Technology AG Function Creating a load profile Explanation 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 e One feed in meter and one consumption meter or Bidirectional meter for grid feed in and purchased electricity Controlling SMA radio controlled sockets Specific loads connected to SMA radio controlled sockets can be switched on and off by the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager uses the yield forecast and the load profile to determine favourable points in time for increasing th
46. can change the plant password see Section 14 3 2 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 89 14 Password Information SMA Solar Technology AG 14 3 Changing Passwords 14 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password Sunny Portal password requirements Ll 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 86 The following special characters are permitted 1 amp 2 _ lt gt e Space 1 Select User Info Logout gt User Information in the page and drop down menu 2 Select 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 L1 The Bluetooth LED on the inverter or Bluetooth Piggy Back or Bluetooth Piggy Back Offgrid is glowing blue O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Plant Password Requirements Ll The plant password can be a maximum of 12 characters The following special characters are permitted e 2 l 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 10 Entering the Generator Capacity page 48 2 Select Edit V The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Entera new password in the Plant Passw
47. ccess 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 2 other data requesting 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 2 other data requesting 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 requesting 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 2 other data requesting devices access your PV plant at the same time User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 95 15 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem After the device is replaced using the configuration wizard the current parameters are not displayed in the parameter list Cause and corrective mea
48. ce 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 M After a maximum of 1 minute all new Bluetooth devices within range are displayed X None or not all of the Bluetooth devices are displayed An error has occurred Eliminate the error see Section15 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 61 10 Plant Management SMA Solar Technology AG Non To add a Bluetooth device select in the line of the Bluetooth device To replace a Bluetooth device select in the line of the new Bluetooth device The Sunny Home Manager connects to the new Bluetooth device Page 2 of the configuration wizard opens 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 Bluetooth device e Temporarily change the plant password of the existing plant to the password of the new Bluetooth device see Section 14 3 2 Changing the Plant Password page 90 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 Just as you previously changed the plant password of the existing plant to the password of the new
49. connected PV modules Normally a PV plant is made up of multiple strings Each string has specific properties such as deviation to south azimuth or the roof s tilt angle The Sunny Home Manager s yield forecasts 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 Requirements Ll You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 1 Call up the inverter properties see Section 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device page 42 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Select Add string to add a new string To copy an existing string select in the string line and the Copy column 5 Inthe line of the copied string select 2 in the Edit column V The menu to set the string opens 6 Enter the string s properties 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 These 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
50. ct Save 48 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 8 11 Changing the Device Name The serial number of the device is displayed as the default device name Requirements Ll You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Requirements of the device name Ll The device name must be made of no more than 20 characters l Select the device properties of the Bluetooth device see Section 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device page 42 2 Select Edit 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 device description is displayed in Device Properties Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 1 Call up the device properties of the SMA device see Section 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device page 42 2 Select Edit V The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Enter a description in the Description text field Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 49 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 9 1 Safety when Configuring SMA Radio controlled Sockets Danger to life by disc
51. culated plant power is displayed Select Save HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 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 Requirements Ll You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Selectthe Plant Data tab Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens 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 Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Operator tab Select Edit The setting menu for the operator data opens Enter the operator data 5 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 TE 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 12 7 Changing Deleting the Pl
52. d socket switches to Automatic Switch Off mode The pond pump is restarted during the next time period 4 f 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 57 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 on the Miele devices Example Behaviour 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 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 59 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG
53. d the Miele home Gateway are in different networks Corrective measures Connect the Miele home Gateway and the Sunny Home Manager to the same 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 manual of the Miele home Gateway e Ifthe 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 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 99 15 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Message in the system logbook Miele home Gateway could not be retrieved 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 for the Sunny Home Manager page 60 Corrective measures e Update the Miele home Gateway to the supported firmware version see manual of the Miele home Gateway Messag
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55. e Day diagrams unrealistic values are displayed for feed in and purchased electricity Energy meters with an SO interface have to output balanced values to the SO interface via the line conductors Corrective measures Make sure that the energy meter with an SO interface outputs balanced values via the line conductors If necessary ask the manufacturer of the energy meter 94 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 15 Troubleshooting Problem The Sunny Portal does not display a weather forecast in the Forecast and Recommended Action diagram Cause and corrective measures 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 fafter 24 hours there is still no weather forecast displayed contact the SMA Service Line The animated graphic on the Current Status and Forecast page does not display any current data The receipt of current data of the Sunny Home Manager is only possible if the data request interval is set to Automatic Set the data request interval to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 45 There may not be a PV production meter connected to the Sunny Home Manager and too many data requesting devices may a
56. e Overview Overview of New Devices Serial Number Data Collectio Device Name a Serial Number Monitoring Properties Parameters Logbook 172000131 172000131 Sunny Remote Socket oO 172000161 172000161 Sunny Remote Socket es SB 4000TL 20 043 2100000043 Sunny Boy 4000TL 2 SB 4000TL 20 044 2100000044 Sunny Boy 4000TL oO SB 4000TL 20 054 2100000054 Sunny Boy 4000TL oO Sensorbox 698 1698 Sunny Sensorbox oO Sunny HomeManager 111 157000111 Sunny Home Manager EE e l l l l l l l B D B E G H m K Figure 4 Device Overview tab ltem 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 42 B Device List C Device Name Device name D Serial Number Serial number of the device E Product Group Device product group 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 62 G Monitoring Displays whether the communication monitoring or the inverter comparison is activated 9 or deactivated 9 forthe devices see Section 11 Plant Monitoring page 66 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 35 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Item Description Explanation H Properties Opens tab with device properties see Section 8 2 Calling
57. e 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 for the Sunny Home Manager page 60 Corrective measures Update the Miele home Gateway to the supported firmware version see manual of the Miele home Gateway 100 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 15 Troubleshooting Problem Message in the system logbook Miele home data for devices lt id gt incomplete 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 see Section 9 5 2 Activating Deactivating Miele home Support for the Sunny Home Manager page 60 is not on the Miele home Gateway Corrective measures 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
58. e plant power continues to be fed into the power distribution grid User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 15 3 Product Description SMA Solar Technology AG Figure 1 PV plant with Sunny Home Manager example with Sunny Backup Item Description A PV modules B Sunny Portal C PV inverter D Sunny Home Manager E Router F PV production meter G Automatic Switch Box 16 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Product Description Item Description H Feed in meter and consumption meter or bidirectional meter for grid feed in and purchased electricity Electricity grid K Sunny Backup L SMA radio controlled socket M Battery N Electrical load 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 Sunny Home Manager e Measuring the energy consumption of the connected electrical loads e Improving the wireless connection between Bluetooth devices Converting Control Commands of 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 switc
59. e self consumption rate and controls the loads Controlling Miele devices using the Miele home system The Sunny Home Manager can control Smart Grid compatible SG Ready devices from Miele amp Cie KG using a Miele home gateway Smart Grid compatible devices from Miele can be distinguished via the SG Ready symbol The Sunny Home Manager uses the yield forecast and the load profile to determine favourable points in time for increasing the self consumption rate and controls the loads The Sunny Home Manager controls the devices using the Miele home gateway Sending energy meter data to Sunny Backup systems If a Bluetooth PiggyBack Off Grid is installed in the Sunny Backup the Sunny Home Manager can transfer the energy meter data to the Sunny Backup system At a suitable point in time the Sunny Backup activates the charge or electric discharge of the batteries e If residual PV power is available it is stored in the batteries e f no PV power is available the Sunny Backup activates the electric discharge of the batteries and the energy can be used Data is not available in all countries SG Ready is not availab HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 e in all countries User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Product Description Limiting of the Active Power Feed In The network operator may require a continuous limiting of the active power feed in for your PV plant i e limiting of the active power
60. ea e Ifthe 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 3 event reports each with different content The Sunny Portal sends you the event reports at the times you set l Select Configuration gt Report Configuration in the page and drop down menu 2 Inthe Report Configuration drop down list select an Event Report 3 Select Edit 4 Configure the report Range 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 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 69 11 Plant Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG Range Explanation Interval e To receive an e mail along with the event report hourly activate the Hourly option e To receive one daily e mail with the event report activate the option Daily and in the drop down list select the time you would like to receive the e mail Content You can select up to 4 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
61. ead the current parameters in the parameter list X The current parameters are still not displayed in the parameter 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 Call up the parameter list again later User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 43 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 8 5 Ascertaining the Software Package Version Requirements O You are a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 Select Zl in the device line and the Parameters column M You can read the software package version in the parameter list 8 6 Configuring the Energy Meter Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device page 42 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 met
62. ear Annual yield Total annual grid feed in and grid feed in in the months of a year Total annual selfconsumption and selfconsumption in the months of a year Total annual purchased electricity and purchased electricity in the months of a year Annual consumption Self consumption rate of a year Total Total yield Total grid feed in Total selfconsumption Total purchased electricity Total consumption Total selfconsumption rate 26 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 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 this page O SMA radio controlled sockets are configured in the Sunny Home Manager plant see Section 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets page 51 This page consists of the following tabs Tab Content Current The following is required to display this tab Ll The data request interval is set to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 45 This tab shows the following current data e Power consumption of the connected loads Current operating mode of the SMA radio controlled sockets see Section 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio Controlled Socket page 57 e Thick lines in the diagram set time periods see Section 9 2 10 Configuring the Time Period page 55 Tip You can select the SMA radio controlled sockets that the diagram is to dis
63. ective Miele device 102 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 15 Troubleshooting Problem Cause and Corrective Measures Miele devices are not being The interface to the Miele home Gateway is faulty controlled as expected and always switch on at the end of the specified time period 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 for the Sunny Home Manager page 60 Corrective measures 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 and configured for Smart Grid Corrective measures 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 1 1 103 16 Contact SMA Solar Technology AG 16 Contact If you have technical problems concerning our products contact the SMA Service Line We requi
64. ed i Delayed switch on of some 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 switch on can only be ensured for the SMA radio controlled socket but not for the connected loads Enter the minimum switch on time in the Minimum Switch on Time text field Take into consideration 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 Requirements Ll The type of the connected load is Not Program controlled Self configured e Enter the minimum switch off time in the Minimum Switch off Time text field 54 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 9 2 10 Configuring the Time Period The time period defines during which time the Sunny Home Manager can switch on the SMA radio controlled socket You can set several time periods for each SMA radio controlled socket A time period from 8 00 a m to 6 00 p m is set by default 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 electrica
65. ee Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l Select Configuration gt User Management in the page and drop down menu Select amp in the line of the user and the Delete column Confirm the security question with Yes User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 87 13 User Management SMA Solar Technology AG 13 4 Changing User Rights Requirements o l 2 You are a Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Select Configuration gt User Management in the page and drop down menu Select L in the line of the user and the Edit column V The E mail Address and Roles areas open Activate the desired role option in the Roles area Select Save 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 l 2 88 Select User Info Logout gt User Information in the page and drop down menu Select Edit The setting menu for user information opens Enter the user information Select Save HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Password Information 14 Password Information 14 1 Selecting Secure Passwords You can increase the security of your password as follows Select passwords that contain at least eight characters e Use combinations of upper and lowercase letters spec
66. em Logbook in the page and drop down menu 66 HoMan Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Filtering Messages 11 Plant Monitoring You can filter messages in the system logbook to only call up certain messages l 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 Confirmed To display all confirmed messages select Confirmed 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 messages of a specific type activate the desired checkbox Info Warning Disturbance or Error 11 2 2 Confirming Messages Requirements O You are a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 You can confirm messa
67. er with DO interface Select DO Activate the field Bidirectional Meter Supply and Feed in V The Meter Input 2 area is not available Energy meter with SO interface Select SO e lt in the text field SO pulses kWh specify the pulse rate of the energy meter see energy meter manual No energy meter Select No Meter 4 Select Save 44 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 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 modem e g a GSM modem addition costs can occur as a result of frequent data requests depending on the mobile service tariff When using a cellular modem additional costs can be prevented by setting the data request interval to Hourly or Daily e f you are not using a cellular modem
68. et ed ac ER x 137 7 4 1 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal 137 7 4 2 Presenting Sunny Portal Pages on the Internet 138 8 Device Settinds iouis E E acc ee 139 8 1 Filtering the Device Overview Page 00 000 eee 139 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device 0 222 200s 139 8 3 Calling Up the Device Parameters 0 00 eee ee eee ee 140 8 4 Updating Parainalelsc ces cues cusa RE eC tae PE te as 140 8 5 Ascertaining the Software Package Version 05 141 8 6 Configuring the Energy Meter esee 141 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval 0 eee eee 142 8 8 Activating Deactivating Automatic Software Updates 143 4 HoMan Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Content 10 8 9 Entering the Line Conductor Joder oed bee de dade 144 8 10 Entering the Generator Capacity a an aaas cece eee eee 145 8 11 Changing the Device Name 0 eee eee eee 146 8 12 Changing a Device Description llle 146 Load Controls css sorse e RE ER RE RR coed ees ee E 147 9 1 Safety when Configuring SMA Radio controlled Sockets 147 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets 5 148 O21 Requirements 242 20 ere n Bee Ve ete Beet Ete Gi 148 9 22 Procedurezx 2 toto ats deti m ete tae eu a 148 9 2 3 Activating Deactivating Data Collection 0 148 9 2 4 Selecting
69. etting the Inverter Comparison page 72 OK The yields of the monitored inverters are within the configured range The total yield of the last day for all inverters is displayed e Fault 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 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 Info Warning e Disturbance Fault The messages help you to identify plant disturbances 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 mean 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 66 32 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu 6 3 Performance Ratio The following is required to display this page OA Sunny SensorBox is in your Sunny Home Manager plant The performance ratio is a site dependent measure of the quality of a PV plant that is independent of location for information on the performance ratio see technical information Performance Ratio
70. figured in the diagrams checkbox Select Save 12 14 Editing your Data Releases You can set whether you would like to provide the www sonnenertrag eu PV database with your plant data l 2 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Data Releases tab Select Edit V The setting menu for the data releases opens Activate or deactivate the data releases checkbox Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 85 13 User Management 13 User Management 13 1 Users and User Rights SMA Solar Technology AG 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 e Standard User e Installer Plant Administrator Rights Role Guest Login A Standard User Installer Plant Administrator Vv View pages A Change and delete pages Release pages for viewing in Sunny Portal and publish pages SIS INS SISIS Save diagram data View and change user information A S Change Sunny Portal password Change the plant password View device properties S View plant properties Change plant properties View report configuration Change report
71. gboOk rozeni ene 6 3 Performance Rallies ice om mor Ete Ta ERST Meee 6 4 Report even a eo SOR E ed OE es ee iat 6 4 1 Daily Plant Report acana ah aaa I 6 4 2 Monthly Plant Report 0 0 eee esee 6 5 Devices ox aces eto e etr BR b etes Lect exa User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 Table of Content SMA Solar Technology AG 6 6 Sensois 6 3 bos 5 Rach e bie Gye i bine EAE Ga es BSA 130 OF Goligiiralo n oet dbi etree Peden sete Peed ald 13 6 7 1 Plant Properties see ptr eR eet 131 6 7 2 System Presentation Page 0 cece esee 131 6 7 3 Device Overview Page 0 cece eee eee eee 132 6 7 4 Report Gontiguration css oie taiga sha tad ges ions 133 6 7 5 User Management 0 0 0 0 cee eee eee 133 6 8 User Info logout os x cin et outs etre ip eth ease ee pa cs 134 6 8 1 User Information i pope Re RE RR ree 134 6 82 logout i ode e e KIEV Dep 134 7 Pa gesetings iso odeur acu be EXE Re aera usd 135 7 1 Configuring Settings In Diagrams isses 135 7 1 1 Setting the Display Period 0 0 135 7 1 2 Saving Diagram Data ee eee 135 74 3 Printing Diagram Data iere RR eme 136 7 1 4 Enlarging the View liess 136 7 1 5 Showing and Hiding Legends 0 0000005 136 Z4 Sorting the Plant List d ox oi Sees ato Wie cients e used 136 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio Controlled Sockets 136 ZA Publishing Pages iecore
72. ges in order to mark them as read This allows you to differentiate between messages that you have already read and new messages l Select System Logbook in the page and drop down menu 2 To individually confirm messages select 3 in the line of the message and in the Confirmed column 3 To confirm several messages mark the desired messages To mark individual messages activate the relevant checkboxes on the left of the messages To mark all messages select the Select All checkbox 4 Select Execute User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 67 11 Plant Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG 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 Today s maximum power CO savings kg Monthly Info Report Monthly yield kWh Monthly maximum power e Monthly CO savings Event Report e Information Warnings Disturbances Fault 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 Requirements O You are
73. hanges are possible Changing user information see Section 13 5 Changing User Information page 88 e Changing the Sunny Portal password see Section 14 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password page 90 6 8 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 19 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 37 7 Page Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 7 Page Settings 7 1 Configuring Settings In Diagrams 7 1 1 Setting the Display Period Depending on the diagram you can set various display periods The control for setting the display period is below the diagram If there is a scroll bar below the diagram click the 2 blue arrow and keeping the left mouse button pressed set the time period f 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 and set the desired date 4 1 Wy gt 4 January2012 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 balanc date If there are drop down lists between the arrow jan 2012 z O 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 Requirements O You are
74. he device properties opens To activate the automatic software update activate the PV Plant Devices checkbox in the Automatically Update Software area To deactivate the automatic software update deactivate the PV Plant Devices checkbox in the Automatically Update Software area 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 Requirements o You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Select the inverter s device properties see Section 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device page 42 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens In the Phase area activate the option of the line conductor to which the inverter is connected Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 47 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 8 10 Entering the Generator Capacity The generator capacity is the maximum power of the PV modules that are connected to one inverter Procedure e Calculate the string properties using the generator capacity see Section 12 1 Entering the String Properties page 73 or e Enter the generator capacity manually SMA Solar Technology AG recommends calculating the generator capacity using the string properties A string describes a group of series
75. hes the SMA radio controlled socket on or off depend on the configuration of the SMA radio controlled socket Measuring the Energy Consumption of the Connected Electrical Loads The SMA radio controlled socket measures the energy consumption of the connected electrical 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 1 1 1 3 Product Description SMA Solar Technology AG 3 3 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 Ll Internet access Ll JavaScript must be activated in the Internet browser Supported Internet browsers Google Chrome as of version 14 0 Microsoft Internet Explorer as of version 8 e Mozilla Firefox as of version 5 e Opera a
76. ial characters and numbers 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 Bluetooth devices with the same password and the same NetID form a plant Therefore any password that is the same for all Bluetooth devices of a plant is referred to as the plant password You can only access all your PV plant s Bluetooth devices using your communication product e g Sunny Explorer Sunny Home Manager if all Bluetooth 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
77. ibility 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 plant power Set the limiting of the active power feed in required by the network operator If necessary contact your network operator e Provide correct information on the plant power If you extend the plant adjust the value for the plant power Requirements L1 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 L1 The feed in meter must comply with the requirements see Sunny Home Manager installation manual O With 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 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Parameters tab Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 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 Ifthe network operator requires limiting to
78. ice 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 parameters use the Sunny Explorer software see Sunny Explorer help You can obtain Sunny Explorer free of charge at www SMA Solar com Requirements O You are a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 Select Z in the device line and the Parameters column V 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 Update parameters see Section 8 4 3 To display the parameter changes select E 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 Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 Select Update Parameters Select Z in the device line and the Parameters column V You can r
79. is connected to the router see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The new Sunny Home Manager is supplied with power see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager You are a Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Open www SunnyPortal com and select the plant setup wizard or Open www SunnyPortal com Register The plant setup wizard Select Next M The User Registration opens Activate the am already registered in Sunny Portal checkbox Enter the e mail address and the Sunny Portal password in the E mail Address and Password text fields Select Next M The Select Plant page opens Activate the Add or Replace Devices field Select in the line of the Sunny Home Manager plant whose Sunny Home Manager you want to replace Select Next M The Select Devices page opens In the PIC field enter the serial number of the Sunny Home Manager In the RID field enter the registration ID of the Sunny Home Manager i Ascertaining the serial number and registration ID You can see the serial number and the registration ID at the following locations On the type label at the rear of the Sunny Home Manager On the cover of the supplied CD User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 63 10 Plant Management SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Select Identify M The Sunny Portal checks whether the serial number and registration ID match the connected Sun
80. is not responding to active power limitation Cause and corrective measures 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 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 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 98 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 15 Troubleshooting Problem Message in the system logbook Miele home Gateway was not found 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 power plug of the Miele home Gateway is plugged into the socket outlet The Sunny Home Manager an
81. is 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 e Select Logout in the header or Select User Info Logout gt Logout in the page and drop down menu 4 3 Setting the Language l In the user interface header move the mouse pointer onto M A drop down menu opens 2 Select the desired language User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 19 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 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 M The user interface of the Sunny Home Manager plant opens SUNNY PORTAL Enalth Current status Forecast and recommended action O 1000 1500 1200 1300 1900 1500 16 00 17 00 1820 4 07 00 12 00 y Figure 2 User interface of the Sunny H
82. ivate the Active checkbox or To deactivate the data collection deactivate the Active checkbox User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 5 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 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 42 2 Select Edit V The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Selectthe type of load connected from the Type of Load drop down list Type of Load Explanation n Program controlled Selfconfigured 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 radio controlled socket leaves the Automatic operating mode after approximately 2 minutes e To confirm the change reset the operating mode to Automatic once the SMA radio controlled socket has been configured 9 3 i State of
83. l endurance of the SMA radio controlled socket e When setting time periods and device operating times ensure that the SMA radio controlled socket does not have to switch on and off loads too often electrical endurance of 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 Selectthe time period on the time axis The time period turns dark blue 3 Click the start or end of the time period and keeping the left mouse button pressed set the time period Select End Configuration 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 Requirements Ll The type of the connected load is Not Program controlled Self configured 1 Select Configure Time Period 2 Selectthe time period on the time axis The time period turns dark blue 3 Using the scroll bar in the Device Operating Time x Minutes area set how long the load is to operate within the time period Select End Configuration 5 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 55 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 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 b
84. lect Reset Settings 2l Select End Configuration Select Save HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 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 Set the operating mode via the sensor button on the SMA radio controlled socket see the Sunny Home Manager installation manual Setting the Operating Mode using the Sunny Portal Requirements o O o 5 The SMA radio controlled socket is configured for the connected load see Section 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets page 51 The Bluetooth LED of the SMA radio controlled socket 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 45 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Select Load Balance and Control in the page and drop down menu Select the Current tab 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 Select the desired operating mode Operating Mode Explanation Automatic This cannot be set for the Measure Only load type The SMA radio controlled socket i
85. ll countries 22 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu Current Status Area The following is required to display the current status area Ll The data request interval is set to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 45 In the Current Status area the following current PV plant data is displayed e PV power Grid feed in Selfconsumption e Purchased electricity e Consumption Selfconsumption rate The animated graphic visualizes the following current data Grid feed in e Purchased electricity Self consumption Forecast and Recommended Action Area The Forecast and Recommended Action diagram visualizes the following information Tariff for the electricity purchased from the 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 1 1 23 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Today 11 15 24 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 Figure 3 Forecast and Recommended Action diagram example Item Explanation A Weather forecast B Suitable time for manually switching on loads The Sunny Home Manager takes the following inform
86. lowatt hour of current by contacting your network 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 savings on the following pages e Plant Profile page Daily Info Report or Monthly Info Report see Section 11 3 2 Configuring Reports page 68 Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Parameters tab 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 scroll bar and holding the left mouse button pressed set the CO factor 5 Select Save 12 12 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield Sunny Portal can display in a 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 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 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 83 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG
87. nd replace Bluetooth 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 63 Requirements O The NetID of the PV plant is set on the new Bluetooth device Ll The standard password 1111 for the user group Installer or the plant password of the existing plant is set for the new Bluetooth device Ll The new Bluetooth device is in operation Ll 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 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 86 i Device replacement The old Bluetooth device must not be deleted but deactivated If you delete the Bluetooth device that you would like to replace from the Sunny Portal all the data of the Bluetooth device will be permanently deleted e To receive the data of the old Bluetooth device in the Sunny Portal do not delete the old Bluetooth device but deactivate it see Section 10 2 1 Open www SunnyPortal com 2 Log into Sunny Portal see Section 4 2 Select Plant Selection gt My Sunny Home Manager Plant in the page and drop down menu 4 If you would like to replace a Bluetooth device in the Sunny Portal deactivate the old Bluetooth device see Section 10 2 5 Select Devi
88. ny Home Manager X The plant setup wizard does not find the Sunny Home Manager with the serial number and registration ID An error has occurred Rectify the fault see Section 15 Troubleshooting page 92 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 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 wizard see Section 10 3 Replacing the Sunny Home Manager page 63 Reassigning the Sunny Home Manager via the Sunny Portal Access Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 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 3 To delete the Sunny Home Manager and all the Sunny Home Manager data from the Sunny Portal select Delete
89. omatic in the Sunny Portal see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 45 The animated graphic on the Current Status and Forecast page displays the current data You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 9 2 2 Procedure Procedure See Activate deactivate data collection Section 9 2 3 2 Select the load types Section 9 2 4 3 Enter the load name Section 9 2 5 4 Enter the power consumption Section 9 2 6 5 Enter the maximum program operating time Section 9 2 7 or Section 9 2 8 Enter the minimum switch on time and switch off time 6 Configure time period Section 9 2 10 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 the Sunny Portal 1 Call up the SMA radio controlled socket properties see Section 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device page 42 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens To activate the data collection act
90. ome Manager plant in Sunny Portal Item Description Explanation A Header Select the user interface language e Log out of Sunny Portal B Content area Contents of the selected page C Page and drop down menu Access to the various pages and menus of the Sunny Home Manager plant 20 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 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 Ll Your e mail address is assigned to more than 1 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 20 Plant List Page The following data is shown for each plant e Plant power in kWp e Total yield so far e Total yield for the following time periods Current day Previous day Current month Specific plant yield kWh kWp for the following time periods Current month Current year 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 see Section 7 Page Settings page 38 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 21 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG 6 2 My Sunny Home Manager Plant 6 2 1 Plant Profile Sunny Por
91. onnecting medical devices Unintentionally disconnecting medical devices can result in life threatening situations e Do not connect any medical devices to the SMA radio controlled socket Risk of injury and fire due to unintentional and unattended switching 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 Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that require a continuous power supply 50 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio Controlled Sockets 9 2 1 Requirements o You have already registered your SMA radio controlled sockets in the Sunny Portal see Section 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices page 61 The lower horizontal LED of the SMA radio controlled sockets lights up blue The data request interval must be set to Aut
92. onomical 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 Ll The feed in compensation self consumption tariff and electricity tariff are entered see Section 12 8 Ll You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Parameters tab Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 Inthe Optimization Target area click the scroll bar and holding the left mouse button pressed set the optimization target To achieve the highest self consumption possible move the scroll bar towards ecological I To save the most costs possible move the scroll bar towards economica 5 Select Save 82 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 12 11 Entering the Value of CO Savings 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 network operator You can find out the level of the CO factor for one ki
93. ord text field Enterthe new password again in the Repeat text field 5 Select Save M The Sunny Home Manager changes the password for all Bluetooth devices 90 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Password Information 14 4 Lost Password 14 4 1 Forgotten Sunny Portal password 1 AOUN Open www SunnyPortal com Select Forgotten Password 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 90 14 4 2 Forgotten Password You can activate each Bluetooth device with a personal unlocking key PUK see the Sunny Explorer help User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 91 15 Troubleshooting 15 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem The plant setup wizard does not find the Sunny Home Manager with the entered serial number and registration ID Cause and corrective measures You may have entered the serial number or the registration ID incorrectly Corrective measures e Make sure that the entries are correct 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
94. play see Section 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio Controlled Sockets page 39 Day e Power consumption of the connected loads on the selected day ast set operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket e Thick lines in the diagram set time periods see Section 9 2 10 Configuring the Time Period page 55 History of each SMA radio controlled socket If 1 SMA radio controlled socket was already configured for various loads 4 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 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 39 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 27 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Tab Content Month e Power consumption of the connected loads on the days of a month e Total power consumption of the connected loads in the selected month History of each SMA radio controlled socket If 1 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 Tip You can select the SMA
95. r 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 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 65 11 Plant Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG 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 events of your plant Yield power and CO Report Configuration savings 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 detect disturbances of your PV plant for example The following message types are available info Warning e Disturbance Fault Requirements O You are a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Calling Up Messages Select Syst
96. re the following information in order to provide you with the necessary assistance Serial number and software package of the Sunny Home Manager e Serial number and software package of the SMA radio controlled socket Energy meter type e Reading head type SMA Solar Technology AG Sonnenallee 1 34266 Niestetal Germany www SMA de SMA Service Line Inverters 49 561 9522 1499 Communication 49 561 9522 2499 Fax 49 561 9522 4699 E Mail ServiceLine SMA de 104 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Legal Provisions 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 Declaration of Conformity SMA Solar Technology AG hereby declares that this equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC The entire CE Declaration of Conformity can be found 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 tra
97. ror and notifies you by e mail is defined by the following settings Alerts Data Request Interval see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 45 Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l Select Plant Monitoring in the page and drop down menu 2 Inthe Communication Monitoring area select Settings V The Configuration Communication Monitoring page opens 3 Click the scroll bar and holding the left mouse button pressed set how fast the Sunny Portal is to report an error and notify you by e mail Alerts Data Request Interval Time Off Automatic The communication monitoring is Hourly off Daily Generous Automatic 3 15h Hourly 4 00 h Daily 27 00 h Average Automatic 1 15h Hourly 2 00 h Daily 25 00 h Stringent Automatic 00 30 h Hourly 1 15h Daily 24 15h 4 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 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 71 11 Plant Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG 11 5 Setting the Inverter Comparison Sunny Portal can recognize possible yield losses via the inverter comparison If the specific yield of an inverter deviates strongly from the average yield of all inverters Sunny
98. s 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 power 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 power Wait until the selected operating mode is displayed in the Sunny Portal user interface User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 57 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 9 4 Controlling the Loads using SMA Radio controlled Sockets 9 4 1 Controlling Program controlled Loads This section uses an example of a washing machine to describe how you can control Program controlled loads using SMA radio controlled sockets 1 Oo NO Oc 58 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 Connect the washing machine to the SMA radio controlled socket Configure the SMA radio controlled socket for the washing machine see
99. s of version 11 0 Safari as of version 5 0 Recommended screen resolution e Atleast 1 024 x 768 pixels SMA devices Sunny Home Manager e Recommended SMA radio controlled sockets Energy meters SMA Solar Technology AG recommends connecting at least the following energy meters to the Sunny Home Manager e One feed in meter and one consumption meter or e 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 18 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 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 Requirements Ll The Sunny Home Manager is registered in the Sunny Portal see the Sunny Home Manager installation manual Open www SunnyPortal com In the Login area enter the e mail address in the E mail text field Enter the Sunny Portal password in the Password text field Activate the SSL checkbox to transmit the encrypted login data Qv dee seo orc Activate the Remain logged in checkbox to stay logged in for your next Sunny Portal visits Th
100. s set to Automatic Corrective measures Set the data request interval to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 45 The diagrams are empty or incomplete No energy meters or not all energy meters are connected to the Sunny Home Manager or they are not configured Corrective measures 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 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 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 meters are connected to the wrong connection ports of the Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures 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 Balanc
101. s 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 10 Configuring the Time Period page 55 i e your washing machine s washing cycle 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 at 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 Requirements Ll The type of the connected load is Program controlled e Enter the maximum program operating time for the connected load in the Mox Program Operating Time text field see the load manual User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 53 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 9 2 8 Entering the Minimum Switch On Time The minimum 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 Requirements Ll The type of the connected load is Not Program controlled self configur
102. set the data request interval to Automatic Requirements O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 2 Calling Up the Properties of a Device page 42 2 Select Edit The menu for setting the device properties opens 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 electrical 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 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 45 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Checkbox Meaning Daily The 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
103. sing incompatible energy meters there may be a delay in the data being displayed in the Current tab e Use energy meters recommended by SMA see planning guidelines Increased Self consumption Sunny Backup Sunny Home Manager at www SMA Solar com The Energy Balance page consists of the following tabs Tab Content Current The following is required to display this tab Ll The data request interval is set to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 45 This tab shows the following current data Current grid feed in Current self consumption Current generated PV power Current purchased electricity e Current consumption e Maximum active power that may be fed into the power distribution grid Day Daily yield Grid feed in on one day Selfconsumption on one day e Purchased electricity on one day Daily consumption Selfconsumption rate on one day e Maximum active power that may be fed into the power distribution grid User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 25 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Tab Month Content Monthly yield Total monthly grid feed in and grid feed in on the days of a month Total monthly self consumption and self consumption on the days of a month Total monthly purchased electricity and purchased electricity on the days of a month Monthly consumption Monthly selfconsumption rate Y
104. sures The new parameters may have not yet been transferred to the Sunny Portal Corrective measures e Call up the parameter list again later When configuring the SMA radio controlled sockets the time period cannot be set as desired 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 the 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 canno
105. t Save HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 Page Settings 7 4 2 Presenting 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 Requirements o Ci cde nico s Open You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 Select the desired page in the page and drop down menv In the Contents area select Configuration Name of the Page To view a preview of the page select Open page in a new window Copy the URL from the text field URL of the Page to the clipboard Copy the URL from the clipboard to a program for creating websites e g Microsoft Office Frontpage or integrate it into your own website by means of a so called inline frame User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 41 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 8 1 Filtering the Device Overview Page You can find individual devices more easily if you filter the device overview Requirements Ol You are a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 86 l Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 Set one
106. t 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 Installer or Plant Administrator user rights Corrective measures e Ask the plant administrator to assign you Installer or Plant Administrator user rights see Section 13 4 Changing User Rights page 88 96 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 15 Troubleshooting Problem Message in the system logbook Fed in power has repeatedly exceeded the permitted value Cause and corrective measures The function Limiting of the Active Power Feed in is activated but more than the maximum permitted active power has been fed into the power distribution grid Corrective measures Make sure that the feed in meter used complies with requirements see installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager Make sure that the feed in meter is configured correctly see Section 8 6 Configuring the Energy Meter page 44 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
107. tal 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 74 Operator see Section 12 6 Changing Operator Data page 77 Commissioning see Section 12 2 Changing Plant Data page 74 Plant power see Section 12 4 Setting the Plant Power page 75 Annual production see Section 12 12 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 83 CO2 avoided see Section 12 11 Entering the Value of CO Savings page 83 Modules see Section 12 4 Setting the Plant Power page 75 Angle of inclination see Section 8 10 Entering the Generator Capacity page 48 Tracking Inverter The Sunny Portal receives this information from the devices Communication Description see Section 12 5 Changing the Plant Description page 77 Plant image see Section 12 7 Changing Deleting the Plant Image page 78 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 Manger Feedin meter e Consumption meter i Availability of forecast data The forecast data in the Forecast and Recommended Action area are not available in a
108. 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 Program controlled load type switched on 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 52 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 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 e 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 Requirements Ll The type of the connected load is Program controlled or Not Program controlled e Enter the power of the connected load in the Power Consumption text field 9 2 7 Enter 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 define
109. u SMA Solar Technology AG 6 7 Configuration 6 7 1 Plant Properties This 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 73 Operator Displays the plant operator s contact information Parameters Displays the following data e Feedin compensation Limiting of the active power feed in Electricity tariff Optimization target e CO savings e Expected yield 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 14 Editing your Data Releases page 85 6 7 2 System Presentation Page You have the following options with the System Presentation page Senda link to your released pages to third parties see Section 7 4 1 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal page 40 e Incorporate the Plant Profile page in other websites 34 HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu 6 7 3 Device Overview Page This page consists of the following tabs Device Overview e Overview of New Devices Device Overview This tab displays information on all the Bluetooth devices in your plant Devic
110. ut operates at intervals Example Sub dividing a time period A pond pump is to operate every 2 hours for 45 minutes in the time period from 10 00 a m to 6 00 p m Requirements LH 1 2 The type of the connected load is Not Program controlled Self configured Select Configure Time Period Select the time period that is to be subdivided on the time axis MI The time period turns dark blue Select Sub divide and configure the settings Set the duration of the subsection from the Device Operating Time per Slot drop down list Set the the desired period repetitions on the scroll bar Select Sub divide The time period is displayed with the set periods on the time axis Select End Configuration Select Save Adding a Time Period 4 5 Select Configure Time Period Select Add Time Period M A new time period is displayed in dark blue on the time axis Click the start or end of the time period and keeping the left mouse button pressed set the time period Select End Configuration 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 1 2 Os Oo oco 56 Select Configure Time Period To delete an individual time period select the time period The time period turns dark blue Select Delete Time Period To reset the settings for the time period se
111. ypography Usage Example Light e Display messages on the The value can be read off in inverter the Energy field Elements of a user interface e Connections bold Elements to be selected Enter 10 in the Minutes field gt e Several elements to be Select Settings gt Date selected Button Key e Button or key to be selectedor Select Next pressed Nomenclature Full Designation Short Form in this Manual SMA radio controlled socket with Bluetooth Wireless Technology SMA radio controlled socket SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back Plus SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back 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 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA en 1 1 9 2 Safety SMA Solar Technology AG 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 performs the following tasks Reading out energy meter data and data from SMA inverters with Bluetooth devices Sending data to the Sunny Portal Support in increasing the selfconsumption rate e

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