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1. Example Calculation of the specific plant yield for a year Your PV plant consists of 40 PV modules each with a peak power of 120 Wp watt peak as per manufacturer specification Hence your PV plant has a peak power of 40 x 120 Wp 4 800 Wp 4 8 kWp To calculate the specific plant yield of your PV plant for the year 2011 for example you will need the actual measured energy yield of your PV plant for 2011 e g 3 200 kWh You can now calculate the specific plant yield of your PV plant for the year 2011 3 200 kWh divided by 4 8 kWp 666 kWh kWp in 2011 Tilt Angle The tilt angle indicates by how many degrees the module surface deviates from the horizontal 78 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 14 Contact If you have technical problems concerning our products contact the SMA Service Line We require the following information in order to provide you with the necessary assistance 14 Contact Plant name plant identifier or e mail address see Section 8 1 page 55 Type and serial number of communication product see manual of the communication product Type of data transmission network analog ISDN GSM If there is a dial up option to the communication device phone number United States SMA America LLC 1 877 MY SMATech 1 877 697 6283 Estados Rocklin CA 1 916 625 0870 Unidos Canada SMA Canada Inc 1 877 MY SMATech 1 877 697 6283 Canad Tor
2. User Manual Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth and SMA Cluster Controller in SUNNY PORTAL sighed e mm Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 Version 2 5 AMERICAN ENGLISH SMA America LLC Legal Provisions Legal Provisions Copyright 2013 SMA America LLC All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means be it electronic mechanical photographic magnetic or otherwise without the prior written permission of SMA America LLC Neither SMA America LLC nor SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc makes representations express or implied with respect to this documentation or any of the equipment and or software it may describe including with no limitation any implied warranties of utility merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose All such warranties are expressly disclaimed Neither SMA America LLC nor its distributors or dealers nor SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc nor its distributors or dealers shall be liable for any indirect incidental or consequential damages under any circumstances The exclusion of implied warranties may not apply in all cases under some statutes and thus the above exclusion may not apply Specifications are subject to change without notice Every attempt has been made to make this document complete accurate and up to date Readers are cautioned however that SMA America LLC and SMA Solar Techn
3. o The device is connected to this line conductor The device is not connected to the line conductor or the line conductor is not configured PV array power only with inverters Total power of all PV modules connected to a PV inverter Meter reading total yield only with inverters Meter reading of inverter total yield on the current day Communication monitoring only with Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller and Power Reducer Box Shows the settings of the Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box for communication monitoring see Section Explanation of device properties Communication monitoring only for Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller and Power Reducer Box page 67 66 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 10 Device Settings Designation Meaning Inverter Comparison Shows the settings of the inverter for this inverter comparison see Section Explanation of device properties Inverter comparison only for inverters page 67 only with inverters Explanation of device properties Communication monitoring only for Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller and Power Reducer Box Designation Meaning Monitoring Here you can activate or deactivate communication monitoring for this communication device Alert after Indicates how long there is no contact allowed between Sunny Portal and this communication device until you receive an e mail Inter
4. Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Parameters tab Select Edit Enter CO factor in the Facto field or adjust with slider Qv Br h d Select Save User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 59 8 Plant Properties SMA America LLC 8 3 3 Entering the Predicted Annual Yield The predicted annual yield is the yield to be expected from a PV plant within one year Sunny Portal uses a table to show how the predicted annual yield of your PV plant is distributed throughout the months of the year The predicted annual yield of the PV plant is calculated from the specific annual yield kWh kWp at the location of the PV plant multiplied by the plant power in kWp The plant power is also called nominal power You can obtain the specific annual yield for the location of your PV plant from irradiation maps Local conditions such as shadings or the plant orientation are not taken into account You can obtain the plant power in kWp from your installer Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Parameters tab Select Edit Enter specific annual yield in kWh kWp in the Specific annual yield field Qv du scar Ror If the Plant power nominal power field is empty set the plant power see Section8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power page 56 6 Select Save Changing the Monthly Distribution of the Predicted Annual Yield The monthly distribution shows how the predicted annual yield is
5. 10 3 Calling up Device Parameters The parameters are described in the respective manual of the device You can only read the parameters of the device you cannot change them If you want to change the parameters use the Sunny WebBox or the Sunny Explorer software from SMA Solar Technology AG 1 Select Configuration gt Device overview M The device overview of all devices of the active plant opens 2 Select symbol for parameters in the device row V The device parameters open 3 In order to view a parameter s history select history symbol Ta Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 11 User Management 11 User Management 11 1 User Concept with Roles and Privileges You can create additional users in your Sunny Portal so they will be able to access your Sunny Portal You can assign roles to users Roles differ in the privileges the user enjoys in your Sunny Portal for example whether the user is authorized to create a new page The following roles are possible Guest Standard user e Installer Plant administrator Overview of Roles and Privileges Rights Role Guest Standard Installer Administrator Login A A s s View pages A A A Vv View and change user Vv Vv Vv s information Change password A A Vv View plant properties A A A View device properties A A s View report configuration A A A View change and delete pages A A View
6. 12 If more than one device or more than one plant has been added the desired calculation method 15 16 can be chosen in the Result field The following settings are possible Total Total of all channel contents within the period indicated Min Minimum value of channel contents within the period indicated Mean values Mean value of channel contents within the period indicated Max Maximum value of channel contents within the period indicated Select Submit The Page Configuration page opens In order to add an additional column or rows for channels select Add channel and repeat previous steps In the Orientation area activate the desired orientation of the table In the Download file type field select the format for saving table data This will let you save the data in the page view of the table to your computer via Download The following settings are possible CSV File format that describes the layout of a text file used for the storage or exchange of simply structured data ODS File format for tables with an Open Document Format that enables the exchange of Office files between various applications and operating systems XLSX File format of the Excel Workbook format supported by Microsoft since the Excel 2007 version User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 29 6 Page Design SMA America LLC 17 Select Save 18 Select Sa
7. 69 10 2 4 Setting the Line Conductor sees 69 10 2 5 Setting the PV Array Power lllssses eee eee 70 10 2 6 Deleting a Device inet ERR i Mist See PO 71 10 2 7 Adding Replacing Devices Configuration Wizard 72 10 3 Calling up Device Parameters lsssssseeeeeeee 72 11 User Management cc cece cece c cece nnne 73 11 1 User Concept with Roles and Privileges 2200 73 11 2 Creating a New User 0 eee 74 11 3 Changing User Privileges ees cresce he tte eret s 74 11 4 Changing User Information 74 11 5 Deleting a User iiis ocu RUE SE ERR EET 75 11 6 Changing thePasSWord ecucocu ttem eee Mice adc ed a Seta 75 12 Troubleshooting ecu ez ERDEXERRRE UR en NRI as 76 13 Glossary oo ts ag ti ELE x UENIRE do See x MEE 77 TA Contact ser era ax e a RE Se aue a eR EAE Rue e 79 User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 7 1 Information on this Document SMA America LLC 1 Information on this Document Validity This document is valid for plants in the Internet portal Sunny Portal in which one of the following communication products is installed Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Wireless Technology e SMA Cluster Controller Sunny Boy Control Plus Sunny Data Control Target Group This document is intended for end users Additional Information Links to additional information can be found at www SMA Solar com Document title Document type Perfor
8. 7 Plant Monitoring SMA America LLC Status of the device Symbol Status Meaning Error Communication with Sunny Portal is interrupted trz Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box Inverter comparison Sunny Portal provides inverter comparison for plants with at least two PV inverters Sunny Central inverters are not supported By means of the daily yield Sunny Portal calculates the specific yield for each active inverter and compares this once a day with the mean value of the specific yields of all inverters Should the specific yield of an inverter by comparison with the average specific yield be below a configurable tolerance Sunny Portal will inform you by e mail How to configure the inverter comparison option is described in Section 7 3 3 The following table explains the meaning of the inverter comparison symbols Inverter comparison Symbol Status Meaning Deactivated Inverter comparison is not activated gt OK The yields of the monitored inverters are within the ex configured range The yield of the last day is displayed Error Specific inverter yield is outside of tolerance for at least gs one monitored inverter The additional Details link gives information on the actual specific yield of the respective inverter or inverters and on the comparison value calculated from the mean values of all monitored inverters The following navigation options are available
9. Device overview MI The device overview of all devices of the active plant opens Dewice Overview Item Meaning A Settings for filtering the device overview B Device overview C Device name Name of the device D Serial number Serial number of the device E Product group Device group e g Sunny Boy 4200TL F Data collection displays whether the data of this device is to be used on your Sunny Portal pages see Section 10 2 1 Activating Deactivating the Device page 69 G Monitoring shows whether the device inverter Sunny WebBox is participating in plant monitoring see Section7 3 Plant Monitoring page 44 H Properties opens tab with properties of the device see Section 10 2 Calling Up Device Properties page 65 Parameters opens the Parameters tab of the device see Section 10 3 Calling up Device Parameters page 72 K fee Plant logbook opens System Logbook tab with filtered messages for this device see Section7 2 System Logbook page 43 D active deactivated 64 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 10 Device Settings 2 Set the desired filters in order to filter the device overview The following settings are possible Device name Enter the complete name of a device or parts of a device name Serial number Enter the complete serial number of the device or parts of the serial number Devices Se
10. Link to the device properties e Link to messages in the system logbook 46 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC Setpoint monitoring 7 Plant Monitoring Sunny Portal provides a setpoint monitoring option for all plants with Cluster Controller or Power Reducer Box In the Setpoint monitoring area you can see whether the grid operator has specified any setpoints for the active power limitation of your plant If you wish Sunny Portal can inform you by e mail about incoming setpoints for active power limitation and reactive power setpoint fixed reactive power or phase shift factor cos phi How to configure the e mail notification for setpoint monitoring is described in Section 7 3 4 In addition to setpoint monitoring you should use the communication monitoring for the Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box see Section 7 3 2 page 48 This monitoring option enables Sunny Portal to detect whether or not the setpoint monitoring information is outdated The following table explains the meaning of the setpoint monitoring symbols Status of setpoint monitoring for active power limitation Status o No setpoint Symbol Meaning There is no active setpoint for active power limitation Setpoint oO P There is an active setpoint for active power limitation D Problem with a Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box There is a problem with a Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box Status of the
11. M The device properties page opens 3 Select Edit 4 Enter new name in the Name field 5 Select Save 10 2 3 Changing the Description of the Device 1 Select Configuration gt Device overview 2 In the device line select the icon for the device properties M The device properties page opens 3 Select Edit 4 Enter your remarks on the device in the Description field 5 Select Save 10 2 4 Setting the Line Conductor You can set the line conductor to which the inverter feeds in 1 Select Configuration gt Device overview 2 In the device line select the icon for the device properties M The device properties page opens 3 Select Edit 4 Activate respective fields L1 L2 or L3 in the Phase area 5 Select Save User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 69 10 Device Settings SMA America LLC 10 2 5 Setting the PV Array Power You will need to make the settings in this section if Sunny Portal is to calculate the entire power of your plant or if you are using the Inverter comparison function Sunny Portal calculates the plant power from the inverter power PV array power Options for setting the PV array power Enter the power of an inverter manually e Configure the power of an inverter via multiple strings Entering the Power of an Inverter Manually 1 Select Configuration gt Device overview 2 In the inverter line select the icon for the device properties V The device properties of
12. activate the desired end date of the display The following settings are possible Current The values from the current date e g current day current month will always be displayed Selectable You can select the date for which values are to be displayed e g a certain day a certain month Making Advanced Configurations 1 In order to add a heading enter heading in the Extended configuration area in the Module name field 2 In the Download file type field select the format for saving diagram data The following settings are possible CSV File format that describes the layout of a text file used for the storage or exchange of simply structured data ODS File format for tables with an Open Document Format that enables the exchange of Office files between various applications and operating systems XLSX File format of the Excel Workbook format supported by Microsoft since the Excel 2007 version User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 31 6 Page Design SMA America LLC 3 In order to show the legend by default for this diagram activate Show legend 4 In order to see the preview open the Preview area Select Update to reload diagram after changes have been made 5 Select Save 6 Select Save M The XY diagram has been created and is displayed 6 3 5 Creating a Diagram A diagram consists of at least one x axis time settings Yl Y2 and one y1 axis the y2 axis
13. enter desired text in the Your message to the recipient optional field Select Send e mail 6 Select Save N In order to see a preview select Open page in new window M Page is published User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 39 6 Page Design SMA America LLC Presenting Pages on the Internet Each of your Sunny Portal pages has its own URL You can use this URL to set a link from another website to your page You can call up the URL of the page as follows 1 Select the name of the desired page The selected page opens 2 Call up configuration Ifyou have chosen a page in the Visualization menu select the Page Configuration tab If you have chosen a page in the Name of your plant menu select Configuration gt Name of page 3 In order to see a preview select Open page in new window 4 Copy URL from Page URL field and copy it as a link into a program for creating web pages e g Microsoft Office Frontpage or integrate it into your own web page through a so called iFrame 6 7 Deleting Pages You can delete all pages of the Visualization menu 1 Select the name of the page in the Visualization menu M The selected page opens 2 Select the Page Configuration tab 3 In order to delete the page select Delete page 4 Click Yes to accept 6 8 Changing Page Arrangement in the Visualization Menu 6 8 1 Creating a New Group Once you have created a new group you can assig
14. gt System Logbook The page shows messages from Sunny Portal and the current plant These messages help you to detect e g disturbances in your plant The number of unread warning disturbance and fault messages is indicated after the colon Visualization The menu includes standard pages with visualizations of your plant data that is created automatically by Sunny Portal standard pages see Section6 8 Changing Page Arrangement in the Visualization Menu page 40 All pages that you create yourself are also stored here by Sunny Portal creating pages see Section 2 Creating a New Customized Page page 23 Configuration The menu includes pages via which you can set different configurations for your Sunny Portal e g create own pages edit plant properties and create new pages Visualization see Section Page Design page 20 Plant properties see Section8 Plant Properties page 55 System presentation see Section9 Publishing Sunny Portal Pages page 63 e Device overview see Section 10 1 Calling Up and Filtering the Device Overview page 64 e Report configuration see Section7 4 Report Configuration page 51 User management see Section 1 User Management page 73 User Info Logout This menu enables you to call up user information and end your Sunny Portal session The User Information page also lets you change your password e User information see Section 1 1 4 Chang
15. you can select four events from Sunny Portal and the plant information warnings disturbances errors 2 3 4 5 6 Select Configuration Report Configuration Select an event report in the Report configuration field Select Edit Set report The following settings are possible Activate report If the report is activated it will be sent to the set recipients at the set interval You can also save the report settings and activate the report later Recipient In the E mail address es field enter the recipient s e mail address If you enter several e mail addresses please separate these by commas Interval In order to receive the report hourly activate the Hourly field In order to receive the report daily activate the Daily field and select the time Content Activate the respective fields of the events to be included in the report in the Portal and Plant rows Send report as Text You will receive the e mail with the data in text format HTML You will receive the e mail with the data in HTML Format PDF You will receive the e mail in text format with the data in PDF format as an attachment Maximum number of messages in one report Select the maximum number of messages permitted in one report If you also wish to receive empty reports activate Send empty reports if no new events are available In order to send the test report to s
16. Cluster Controller e Power Reducer Box Sunny Portal checks whether the Power Reducer Box is reporting regularly to Sunny Portal The frequency with which the Power Reducer Box should report in Sunny Portal can be set in the user interface of the Power Reducer Box If one of these devices does not report to Sunny Portal over a prolonged period of time an alert mail will be sent to the given e mail address After the alert mail a reminder e mail is sent on up to three subsequent days if the error still exists The error will be displayed in Sunny Portal until the device reports to Sunny Portal again How to configure communication monitoring is described in Section 7 3 2 The following table explains the meaning of the communication monitoring symbols Communication monitoring Symbol Status Meaning Deactivated Communication monitoring is not set ak OK Communication with Sunny Portal is OK The time of last contact is displayed aa Error Communication with Sunny Portal is interrupted eH The Details link provides you with detailed information on the time of last contact The following navigation options are available e Link to the device properties e Link to the parameters Link to the device reports in the system logbook for the current error For new errors the reminder e mail ig Click this bell icon to stop the sending of reminder e moils will start again User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 45
17. Contents 6 3 1 Overview of Page Contents You can choose between the following page contents Page Contents Content Table You can display the following data in tables Channel values of the devices Selectable channel values depend on the device Channel values of the entire plant CO savings Total yield Performance ratio Power Feedin tariff Specific plant yield Example of table aee rare me erts Demons Perte Peter Cnr awh Peter Chenge VAA Harter harge DA i 31 81 3819 nenn 7018 EI a 24 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC Page Contents Plant Profile Content 6 Page Design You can also use this information on your customized pages Information in the plant profile Plant name Location Operator Date of commissioning Plant power Annual production CO savings PV modules Azimuth Tilt angle Tracking Inverters Communication Description Example of plant profile Part Profile Susy Trees ete a ee cn ot te User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 25 6 Page Design Page Contents XY Diagram SMA America LLC Content You can display two channel values as coordinates to one another The x and y axes are assigned one channel value each The time axis is not depicted Examples of meaningful value pairs are plant power and irradiation only for plants with Sunny SensorBox performance rati
18. Controller Sunny SensorBox User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 61 8 Plant Properties SMA America LLC 5 Select the type of irradiation sensor The following settings are possible ExtSollrr External irradiation sensor IntSollrr Internal irradiation sensor only with Sunny SensorBox 6 In the Temperature sensor field select the sensor according to the serial number of the Cluster Controller Sunny SensorBox 7 Select type of temperature sensor The following settings are possible TmpAmb Ambient temperature sensor TmpMdul Module temperature sensor 8 In the Tolerance range between field enter the upper and lower limits of the tolerance range for the performance ratio default settings 0 0 und 1 0 If the performance ratio is outside the tolerance range a warning will be logged in the plant logbook 9 Select Save 62 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 9 Publishing Sunny Portal Pages 9 Publishing Sunny Portal Pages There are two options for publishing the Sunny Portal pages of your PV plant Release pages on www SunnyPortal com Integrate the plant profile in your own website Releasing pages on www SunnyPortal com If you release Sunny Portal pages of your plant on www SunnyPortal com interested people will be able to find your plant on www SunnyPortal com under Publicly Available Plants and view the released pages 1 Log into Sunny Portal with the user role In
19. Internet Explorer from version 8 Mozilla Firefox from version 5 Opera from version 11 0 Safari from version 5 0 Recommended screen resolution Atleast 1 024 x 768 pixels User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 2 Sunny Portal 11 3 Getting Started SMA America LLC 3 Getting Started 3 1 Registering a Plant in Sunny Portal You can register your plant via the following SMA products in Sunny Portal Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Wireless Technology e Register the Sunny WebBox in Sunny Portal as described in the Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth manuals SMA Cluster Controller Register the Cluster Controller in Sunny Portal according to the instructions in the user manual of the Cluster Controller Sunny Boy Control Plus e If your Sunny Boy Control or Sunny Boy Control Plus is equipped with the optional NET Piggy Back you can send the plant data to Sunny Portal directly via Ethernet or by means of one of the available modems Set the type of data transfer to Sunny Portal in the Sunny Boy Control or Sunny Boy Control Plus according to the instructions in the NET Piggy Back manual e If your Sunny Boy Control or Sunny Boy Control Plus is not equipped with the optional NET Piggy Back you can register your plant via Sunny Data Control Sunny Data Control n Sunny Data Control configure Sunny Portal e mail as described in the Sunny Data Control help You can obtain the Sunny Data Control softwa
20. Page Table and Diagram Functions Page functions At the end of each page containing at least two tables or diagrams you can change the end date for all diagrams and tables on the page If the depiction period of the table or diagram is one year or one month the year or month of the end date entered will be adopted Table functions The functions are described by means of the following example table Gesamtertrag Meter Change kWh 31 03 2010 Wam 10 42 J9 34 517 11 850007 13 95 53 42 721 37 1238 48 Tota ltem Meaning A The table header lets you sort the displayed data in ascending or descending order Click on a blue value in the header to sort the data in the table in ascending order click again to sort the data in descending order B Opens a window for saving the data in the set format C Opens calendar In the calendar use the arrows to scroll through the months and select the desired display period D Here you can scroll to the next or previous display period at the displayed intervals 18 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 5 Page Table and Diagram Functions Diagram functions The functions are described by means of the following example diagram on test from 01 31 01 2008 300 E 3 00 i 30 TT In 2 19 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 232 3 J eee fate RIS Bl reaped owe sacon Opar m Item Meaning A Via the right and left side of the diagram you
21. Sunny WebBox P Energy and power Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox B Specific yield Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox B Performance Ratio Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox 3 Overview Photovoltaic inverter B Monthly report Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox B Daily report Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox B Daily report Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox d Monthly report Photovoltaic plant with Sunny WebBox d Sensor Sensor P M The selected standard page has now been created in the Visualization menu 22 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 6 Page Design 6 2 Creating a New Customized Page 1 Select Configuration gt Visualization M The Group Configuration page opens 2 Select New page M Page templates open 3 Enter page name in Please enter the page name field 4 Select desired page template Here you can select how the page should be divided The divided sections can be filled with different contents TIP In page templates 8 and 12 the height of the two upper sections is limited These sections are only suitable for small images like logos M The Page Configuration page opens 5 Select the desired page content in a section of the page in the Module type field 6 Select Create and create desired page content see Section6 3 Generating Page Contents page 24 User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 23 6 Page Design SMA America LLC 6 3 Generating Page
22. User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 77 13 Glossary SMA America LLC PV Array Capacity The PV array capacity is the maximum power of the PV modules that are connected to one inverter PV Module Electrical circuitry of several PV cells that are encapsulated in an enclosure to protect the sensitive cells against mechanical stresses and environmental influences Specific Annual Yield kWh kWp The specific annual yield is the calculated average of the specific plant yield values for different PV plants at one location You can obtain the specific annual yield for the location of your PV plant from irradiation maps You can assess the efficiency of your PV plant by comparing the specific plant yield of your PV plant with the specific annual yield for your PV plant location Specific Plant Yield kWh kWp The specific plant yield is a key figure that describes the efficiency of a PV plant regardless of its size The specific plant yield is dependent on the irradiation in the location the ambient temperature shading tilt and azimuth angle of the PV modules and the module and inverter power You can assess the efficiency of your PV plant by comparing the specific plant yield of your PV plant with the specific annual yield for your PV plant location The specific plant yield is calculated from the actual measured energy yield kWh of a PV plant for a specific period e g a year or a month divided by the peak power kWp of the PV plant
23. and change plant A A properties View and change device A Vv properties View and change report A A configuration View and change calculated A A channels View plant log book and A s approve entries Import data A Vv View user management Vv Create and delete users and Vv assign roles User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 73 11 User Management SMA America LLC 11 2 Creating a New User i User is notified by e mail If you create a new user they will receive an e mail informing them that they have access to your Sunny Portal under this e mail address If the new user is not yet registered in Sunny Portal they will also receive an automatically generated password Select Configuration gt User Management Select New User In the E mail address field enter new user s e mail address In the Roles area activate the desired role The Standard user role is activated by default Select Save Ronron The new user has been created and they will receive an e mail with the access details 11 3 Changing User Privileges Select Configuration gt User Management In the user line select the edit icon In the Roles area activate the desired role R wWN gt Select Save 11 4 Changing User Information Every created user except for Guest is sent an individual User information page On this page each user can enter their own data 1 Select User info Logo
24. can scroll to the next or previous display period if the data is available B Opens more buttons for editing the diagram C Opens calendar In the calendar use the arrows to scroll through the months and select the desired display period D Here you can scroll to the next or previous display period at the displayed intervals Buttons for editing the diagrams Symbol Ps Meaning Opens a sub menu with the diagram options described below Opens a window with table view of diagram values If the window does not open see Section 2 Opens a window for saving the data in the set format Shows legend JA Hides legend Shows full screen diagram sj Opens page configuration for editing the diagram User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 19 6 Page Design SMA America LLC 6 Page Design 6 1 Standard Pages 6 1 1 Overview of Standard Pages Standard pages are pages with the most important data which Sunny Portal creates automatically for the initial transmission of your plant data The standard pages are saved in the Visualization menu The available standard pages depend on the device types registered Standard pages can be edited see Section6 4 Changing Deleting Page Contents page 38 They can be recreated if they have been deleted or changed see Section6 1 2 Creating Standard Pages page 22 Standard Page Description Plant Overview Displayed data of entire plant CO savings and en
25. delete a plant all devices and data related to this plant are permanently deleted 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties 1 Select Plant Data tab 2 Select Edit 3 Select Irretrievably delete plant 4 Select Yes in order to delete plant permanently 8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power The plant power is the sum of the power of all PV modules Options for configuring plant power Enter plant power manually Calculate plant power from the total power of all inverters Entering the Plant Power Manually 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select Plant Data tab Select Edit In the Power area set the plant power in the Plant power field To set the manufacturer of the PV modules select a setting in the Manufacturer field ook WN To set the module type select a setting in the Module type field Selection options depend on the selected manufacturer 7 Select Save 56 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 8 Plant Properties Calculating the Plant Power from the Total Power of All Inverters 1 Set power of the individual inverters see Section10 2 5 Setting the PV Array Power page 70 cO ROM 6 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select Plant Data tab Select Edit In the Power area activate Calculate plant performance from device properties field M Plant power is calculated and displayed Select Save 8 1 5 Changi
26. from the gallery The image gallery opens Selectthe desired image by double clicking it To change the image section use the mouse to move the gray squares Select Save Deleting the Plant Image You can delete your own plant images If you have not created your own plant image Sunny Portal will revert to the default plant image OY dm ONS Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select Plant Data tab Select Edit Select No plant image in the Plant image area Select Save 8 2 Changing Operator Data You can enter the data of the plant operator in the plant properties in Sunny Portal as described in this section The name of the operator is displayed on the Plant profile page The operator is a private or legal person who for example owns large scale PV power plants as a business enterprise and who induces their utilization without necessarily being a user himself 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties oO oO M 58 Select Operator tab Select Edit Change operator data Select Save Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 8 Plant Properties 8 3 Parameters The section describes how to change parameters for displaying your plant in Sunny Portal The settings only affect the display of your plant in Sunny Portal and have no effect on your devices The following sections contain a description of the parameters and the calculations for which Sunny
27. the PV modules heating up However high performance plants can reach a performance ratio of up to 8076 The parameters for the performance ratio are configured automatically when one of the following devices is added to your Sunny Portal plant e Sunny SensorBox Cluster Controller with connected irradiation sensor i Cluster Controller temperature sensors If a module temperature sensor is connected to the Cluster Controller the module temperature sensor readings are taken into account in the calculation of the performance ratio This renders the value of the performance ratio more exact However a satisfactory PR calculation is also possible without a temperature sensor Adjusting the Irradiation and Temperature Sensor Manually In the following cases you will need to adjust the parameters of the irradiation and or temperature sensor manually If there are several Sunny SensorBox devices in the plant e If there is a Sunny SensorBox and a Cluster Controller with connected irradiation sensor in the plant e Ifthe list of parameters has been changed e If you have replaced a Sunny SensorBox or a Cluster Controller The reason is that the standard Performance ratio page in the Visualization menu is not updated automatically Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Parameters tab Select Edit In the Irradiation sensor field select the sensor according to the serial number of the E a Cluster
28. the desired unit in the Unit field 32 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 6 Page Design 6 Select the channel type of the value in the values type field The following channel types are available depending on the channel Analog values Mean values Average value of the channel over the set period Maximum values The highest value of the channel over the set period Minimum values The lowest value of the channel over the set period Meter channels Meter change Increase within the period to be selected Meter reading Current total meter reading of the value Cum change Cumulated total increase within the period to be selected 7 Select display type in the Chart type field The following display types are possible thd wad sv Au v e 2 a o e n t 2 E ltem Meaning A Bar B Area C Line with markers D Line E Markers without line User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 33 6 Page Design SMA America LLC 8 Set automatic scaling or enter own scaling values Automatic scaling activate Automatic scaling min and Automatic scaling max Custom scaling enter scaling values into Min and Max fields g g Configuring Time Settings 1 In the Time settings area select the desired display period of the diagram in the Depicted time period field 2 In the Number of intervals field select how many d
29. the inverter opens Select Edit Enter inverter power in the kW field under Generator power Select Save oar amp Activate calculation see Section8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power page 56 paragraph see Section Calculating the Plant Power from the Total Power of All Inverters page 57 Configuring the Power of an Inverter via Multiple Strings 1 Select Configuration gt Device overview 2 In the inverter line select the icon for the device properties V The device properties page opens 3 Select Edit 4 Call up page for configuring the string Select Add string in order to add a new string Tocopy an existing string select Copy in the string row and then edit the string To edit an existing string select Edit in the string row M String configuration menu opens 5 Setthe string The following settings are possible Designation Enter name for the string Manvfacturer Select the display module manufacturer Module Type Select the type of module You must set the manufacturer first The menu contents vary depending on the manufacturer you select 70 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 10 Device Settings Module power These data are entered automatically when you select the module Module surfate type You can enter adjustments in the fields using the arrows or the arrow keys on the keyboard Efficiency Number of modules En
30. Portal needs these parameters 8 3 1 Changing the Feed In Tariff You can either sell the electric current from the plant or use it for sel consumption Here you should enter the amount of the feed in tariff or the savings as the case may be Sunny Portal will calculate the amount of money you earn or save The feed in tariff in Germany is regulated by the Renewable Energy Sources Act EEG 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select the Parameters tab Select Edit Enter amount of feed in tariff Select currency Ov JL Ee iur USD Select Save Automatically Calculating Feed In Tariff for Germany Only 1 Select Calculate compensation according to EEG M The Calculate compensation window opens 2 Select plant type 3 Select year of plant s initial commissioning 4 Select Submit V The window closes Feed in tariff is displayed 5 Select Save 8 3 2 Changing CO Savings Factor The CO factor indicates how much CO is produced for every single kilowatt hour of electric current generated in the country Depending on the technology used and the efficiency the CO factor can vary between the different electric utility companies in the region You can find out the value of the CO factor of the electric current supplied in your region from your electric utility company The CO factor is used by Sunny Portal to calculate how much CO has been saved by the eco friendly power generation of your plant
31. Power Reducer Box Status 9 OK Symbol Meaning The Power Reducer Box is working correctly Disturbance re The Power Reducer Box has received a signal from the radio ripple control receiver that is not configured in the Power Reducer Box Error rs The Power Reducer Box connection to at least one Sunny WebBox has failed or There is no Sunny WebBox registered in the Power Reducer Box User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 47 7 Plant Monitoring Status of the Cluster Controller SMA America LLC Symbol Status Meaning me OK The Cluster Controller is working properly Warning The Cluster Controller has received a signal from the signal source that is not configured in the Cluster Controller t Error There is an error in the Cluster Controller 7 3 2 Setting Communication Monitoring Requirements e f you want to monitor the communication between Sunny WebBox and Sunny Portal The Sunny WebBox is registered in Sunny Portal see Sunny WebBox manual Onthe user interface of the Sunny WebBox the use of Sunny Portal is activated see Sunny WebBox manual e If you wish to monitor the communication between Cluster Controller and Sunny Portal The Cluster Controller is registered in Sunny Portal see Cluster Controller user manual The use of Sunny Portal is activated on the Cluster Controller user interface and communication monitoring is switched on see Cluster Contr
32. Select photo album Select Link to this album Select Integrate slideshow M A window opens Integrate slideshow text field Select the HTML code and copy this to the clipboard Leave Picasa and switch to Sunny Portal Selecting a Flickr Photo Album 1 Register on www flickr com WN If you have no Flickr photo album create a photo album as described at Flickr Select photo album Select Slideshow M Slide show begins Select Publish M A window opens Select Embed HTML 7 Select Copy to clipboard 8 Leave Flickr and switch to Sunny Portal Integrating Slide Show into Sunny Portal Ruooco0ROM Call up page configuration of slide show In order to add a heading enter the heading in the Title field In the Data source field select the name of the photo platform Copy HTML code into the HTML code field In order to see the preview select Preview Select Save Select Save Slide show has been created and is displayed User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 35 6 Page Design SMA America LLC 6 3 7 Creating an Image Image requirements Maximum image size 500 kB e Possible image formats JPG PNG GIF Height and width Sunny Portal adjusts the proportions of the image according to the size of the page layout Procedure Upload an image from your own computer to gallery Add an image from the gallery to the page Uploading an Image from Your Own Computer to Ga
33. al yield per year in months Total Total yields per year 14 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC Menu Name of your plant gt Grid Management 4 Menu Overview Meaning This page will only be shown if there is a device registered in the plant which provides data on grid management Cluster Controller or Power Reducer Box In the respective device the use of Sunny Portal must be activated and the settings for grid management carried out The page displays the following data Diagram with plant power and the specifications for active power limitation stipulated by the grid operator Table with reports from the plant logbook which are relevant for grid management Tip Change to the plant logbook by selecting System Logbook Diagrams with Active power limitation Cos Phi setpoint and or Reactive power limitation stipulated by the grid operator Which diagrams are shown depends on the operating mode of the Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box If a Power Reducer Box is used different specifications for the individual line conductors can be represented by separate lines L1 L2 L3 Name of your plant gt Energy Balance This page is only displayed in plants with Meter Connection Box The page displays the following data in a diagram depending on the type of meter connected Plant power e Purchased electricity SelFconsumption Name of your plant gt Se
34. ansmitted to the plant by the Power Reducer Box Status of inputs Indicates the status of the digital inputs of the ripple control receiver e Open no signal e K1 K2 example relay 1 and relay 2 are closed Communication monitoring deactivated activated Indicates whether the communication monitoring for the Power Reducer Box is switched on or off 68 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 10 Device Settings 10 2 1 Activating Deactivating the Device 1l If you want to remove a device from your plant or if you do not want to have a device displayed on Sunny Portal you can deactivate the device on Sunny Portal The data of the deactivated device is then no longer available for calculating diagrams and tables In contrast to the deletion of a device see Section10 2 6 Deleting a Device page 71 the data of a deactivated device is retained on Sunny Portal Select Configuration gt Device overview 2 In the device line select the icon for the device properties M The device properties page opens Select Edit In order to activate a device activate Data collection field In order to deactivate a device deactivate Data collection field aon Ro Select Save 10 2 2 Changing the Device Name The serial number of the device is displayed as the default device name 1 Select Configuration gt Device overview 2 In the device line select the icon for the device properties
35. ct Configuration gt Device overview 2 In the device line select the icon for the device properties V The device properties page opens 3 Select Edit User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 71 10 Device Settings SMA America LLC 4 Select Delete V A confirmation prompt opens 5 Select Delete to delete the device permanently 10 2 7 Adding Replacing Devices Configuration Wizard You can add new devices to the Sunny Portal or replace devices as soon as the communication device is sending data from the new devices to Sunny Portal Sunny Portal recognizes the new devices and opens the configuration wizard automatically when you log into Sunny Portal with your access data From a total of ten or more devices you can add several devices simultaneously by selecting the button below the list After you have replaced a device using the configuration wizard the replaced device is automatically deleted in Sunny Portal 1 To open the configuration wizard manually select Name of your plant gt Plant Monitoring or Configuration gt Device overview gt Overview of New Devices The configuration wizard opens 2 Select Set up device now 3 To add a device select 4 in the device line and follow the instructions of the configuration wizard 4 To replace a device select in the device line and follow the instructions of the configuration wizard 5 To add or replace another device repeat steps
36. distributed throughout the months of the year Given complete information about the plant location Sunny Portal can suggest a distribution You can also enter the distribution manually l1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties 2 Select the Parameters tab 3 Select Edit 4 If Plant location field is empty enter information on the plant location in the Plant Data tab see Section8 1 1 Changing General Plant Data page 55 5 Select Suggest monthly distribution 6 To enter the monthly distribution manually enter values in the in fields 7 Select Save 60 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 8 Plant Properties 8 3 4 Changing the Performance Ratio The performance ratio is a measure of the quality of a PV plant that is independent of the location and is therefore often described as a a quality factor The performance ratio PR is given in percent and describes the relationship between the actual and target yields of the plant Hence it indicates the proportion of generated energy that is actually available for feed in after deduction of energy losses e g due to thermal and conduction losses and of the requisite operating current The closer the PR value determined for a plant is to 100 the more efficiently the respective plant is operating In real life a value of 100 cannot be achieved as unavoidable losses always arise during operation of the plant e g thermal losses due to
37. e Change password tab opens Enter the old password in the Old password field Enter the new password in the New password field Enter the new password again in the Repeat new password field Select Save User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 75 12 Troubleshooting 12 Troubleshooting Problem Cause The pop up window does not Pop up windows are blocked open by the web browser or additional programs e g Google Toolbar SMA America LLC Remedy Enable pop ups in the web browser and any additional programs 76 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 13 Glossary 13 Glossary Azimuth Angle The azimuth angle indicates by how many degrees the module surface deviates from the compass point South In the southern hemisphere it indicates the deviation from the compass point North If the module surfaces are facing due south the azimuth angle is 0 kWp See peak power Nominal Power kWp See peak power Peak Power kWp The peak power is the maximum power output calculated for a PV module under STC Standard Test Conditions The peak power is measured in watt peak Wp kilowatt peak kWp or megawatt peak MWp Peak power is also called nominal power STC standard test conditions in the laboratory under which the electrical characteristics of a PV module are measured This allows different PV modules to be compared with one another The PV modules are exposed to vertical irrad
38. e power Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box 42 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 7 Plant Monitoring 7 2 System Logbook On the page Name of your plant gt System Logbook you will receive messages from Sunny Portal and your plant These messages help you to detect e g disturbances in your plant The figure after the colon in the menu name shows the number of unread warning disturbance and error messages System Logbook x x number of messages 7 2 1 Calling Up and Filtering Messages You can filter messages in the system logbook to restrict the messages received 1 Select Name of your plant 2 Select System Logbook 3 Set the desired filter The following settings are possible Go to Here you can select the date whose messages should be displayed Status Non confirmed non confirmed messages are displayed default setting Confirmed confirmed messages are displayed All confirmed and non confirmed messages are displayed Plant Devices All messages from Sunny Portal from the plant from service and from the devices are displayed Portal messages from Sunny Portal and the communication devices are displayed Plant messages from all inverters in the active plant are displayed e Devices e g SB4200TL messages for the selected device are displayed Number per page Here you can select how many message
39. eport settings and activate the report later Channel selection Recipient In the E mail address es field enter the recipient s e mail address If you enter several e mail addresses separate them by commas Interval In the Send report at field select the time at which you would like to receive the e mail Content Activate the channel fields to be displayed in the report Send report as Text You will receive the e mail with the data in text format In the Send data in area activate the fields in which the data should be displayed in the e mail Subject of the mail The data is displayed in the subject line of the e mail Contents of the mail The data is displayed in the e mail HTML You receive the e mail with the data in HTML Format PDF You receive the e mail in text format with the data in PDF format as an attachment In the Portal Page to Be Sent field select which Sunny Portal page should be sent with the e mail If you want to generate a default report page save your report settings and create the report manually at a later time In order to send the test report to a set e mail address select Send Test Report Select Save Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 7 Plant Monitoring 7 4 2 Setting an Event Report You can set up to three event reports each containing different events and have them sent at different times In each case
40. eration of the product you must carefully read and follow all instructions cautions and warnings in this manual 4 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 2 Information on this Document cece eee eee 8 S nny Portal edere eid e e ERROR xi EAE NE TES 10 2 Intended Use oc sings asec ooo ux UM Sie tenets Exe Bed 10 2 2 System Requirements eese 10 Getting Started eer eng uh eR m alc n 12 3 1 Registering a Plant in Sunny Portal 0 0 eee eee 12 3 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal 11 es 12 3 9 Next Steps edena s uec eure e Ue rada uds 13 Menu OVerVIBW s o es Gans wos aise ANS CR OR HR ERROR 14 Page Table and Diagram Functions 18 Page D slglis iiia Rep ach da ha Rr RC Ran a ca Rr 20 6 Standard Pages iuo tbe ede ee Re ELT 20 6 1 1 Overview of Standard Pages 0 cece eee ee 20 6 1 2 Creating Standard Pages 0 e eee 22 6 2 Creating a New Customized Page 0 0 0 e eee eee eee 23 6 3 Generating Page Contents 0 eee 24 6 3 1 Overview of Page Contents esses 24 6 3 2 Creating Tables farrera tes ches aie ISO DRE M RAE AREE 28 6 3 3 Adding a Plant Profile kr IbebmeyDSOI6PI DR tede 30 6 3 4 Creating an XY Diagram eserci a eee 30 6 3 5 Creating a Diagram lt lt scs 0 eee eee 32 6 3 6 Creating a Slide Show 0 0 cece eee eee ee 34 6 3 7 Creating an Ima
41. ergy of current day e Meter change of total yield per year in months e Meter reading of total yield and mean power values over a period of two days in hours Energy and Power Displayed data of entire plant Mean power value over a period of one day in hours e Meter change of total yield over a period ofseven days in days Specific plant yield Displayed data of entire plant Mean values of specific plant yield over a period of one month in days Mean values of specific plant yield over a period of one year in months Performance Ratio Is created and configured automatically in the following cases Sunny SensorBox is added to your Sunny Portal plant Acommunication device with the exception of Cluster Controller sends data from an irradiation and temperature sensor to Sunny Portal Tip In the case of plants with Cluster Controller the page Performance Ratio is displayed in the Name of your plant menu Displayed data of entire plant Mean values of performance ratio over a period of one month in days Mean values of performance ratio over a period of one year in months 20 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC Standard Page Devices gt Overview Name Of Inverter 6 Page Design Description Displayed data of inverter Meter change of total yield over a period of one year in months Mean power value over a period of one day in hours Report Daily Plan
42. et e mail addresses select Send Test Report Select Save User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 53 7 Plant Monitoring SMA America LLC 7 4 3 Generating Reports Manually You can generate reports from certain dates at a later point in time These reports can then be sent to the e mail addresses set in the report 1 Select Configuration Report Configuration 2 Select desired report in the Report configuration field 3 In the Report date field in the Generate report manually area select the date for which the report is to be created 4 Select Generate M Next to the button you will see a message that the report has been sent 54 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 8 Plant Properties 8 Plant Properties 8 1 Plant Data On the Configuration gt Plant Properties page you can view or edit general information on your PV plant Some of the information is displayed on the Plant profile page You can make the following settings which are explained in the following sections e Change general plant data Change plant name Delete plant Set plant power e Change plant description Create image of the plant 8 1 1 Changing General Plant Data 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties 2 Select Plant Data tab 3 Select Edit 4 Change plant data The following settings are possible Name Name of the active plant The plant identifier is used as the default plant name t
43. fo Report Monthly Info Report 52 7 4 2 Setting an Event Report 53 7 4 3 Generating Reports Manually 0000 54 8 Plant Properties 24 cues xe e RC ERI NK EE RES SORERS 55 8 Plant Date sess ec trece D eek RN eee ANKE ae pales 55 8 1 1 Changing General Plant Data sss esses 55 8 1 2 Changing the Plant Name 00 0000 eese 56 81 3 Deleting Plant kr tered 2804 Uh d USER 56 8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power 56 8 1 5 Changing the Plant Description 0 00 e ee 57 8 1 6 Changing Deleting the Plant Image 00000 57 8 2 Changing Operator Data 1 Ey ene ote RR 58 8 3 Parameters ducis t HER RI e e PR ea ad eds 59 8 3 1 Changing the Feed In Tariff 20 eee eee 59 8 3 2 Changing CO Savings Factor 59 8 3 3 Entering the Predicted Annual Yield 0000 60 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC Table of Contents 8 3 4 Changing the Performance Ratio o 2 0 0 cece eee ee eee 61 9 Publishing Sunny Portal Pages e eee e eens 63 IO Device Settings 2 22 055 025 0 S526 ERERRES READER EO seed 64 10 1 Calling Up and Filtering the Device Overview 64 10 2 Calling Up Device Properties o o uoun de to reg 65 10 2 1 Activating Deactivating the Device 69 10 2 2 Changing the Device Name 0 000 eee eee 69 10 2 3 Changing the Description of the Device 00000
44. ge cc ee eee ee ea eee hh 36 6 3 8 Creating Plant Monitoring 0 0 00 e eee eee eee 37 6 3 9 Creating an Overview 0 cee es 37 6 31 Or Creating Texts ses does eos Dien ver EYE EQ PORTS 37 6 4 Changing Deleting Page Contents esee 38 6 5 Changing the Page Name 2224 206 c hee re ana 38 6 6 Publishing Pages desc eo Gentes eee hd ates dba dex 39 User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 5 Table of Contents SMA America LLC 6 7 Deleting Pages e044 et ie ode dees 40 6 8 Changing Page Arrangement in the Visualization Menu 40 6 8 1 Creating a New Group 2 eee ees 40 6 8 2 Changing the Positions of Pages and Groups 05 41 6 8 3 Deleting a Groupie vid hee hs VH TET aa E EE S 41 7 Plant Monitoring cuius iue ease cee RO RO 42 7 1 Overview of Monitoring Functions sies 42 7 2 System logbook brat lecneds Vp irda vees Mente owe eee eer A3 7 2 1 Calling Up and Filtering Messages 000 2020 000 43 7 2 2 Confirming Messages n usuusu cece ee 44 Z3 Plant MonllpHhdq s s ad eovetet ose aes oto EEES 44 7 3 1 Overview of Plant Monitoring 000 0 eee e eee eee ee 44 7 3 2 Setting Communication Monitoring clie 48 7 3 3 Setting Inverter Comparison eese eee eee 49 7 3 4 Setpoint Monitoring Setting the E Mail Alert issus 50 7 4 Report Configuration 2 utendi tele enden Patio et e a Cop RUD Eee 5 7 4 1 Setting the Daily In
45. he Page Name 1 Select the name of the page in the Visualization menu The selected page opens 2 Selectthe Page Configuration tab 3 Change the page name in the Name of this page field 4 Select Save 38 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 6 Page Design 6 6 Publishing Pages You can publish the following pages All pages of the Visualization menu The following pages of the Name of your plant menu Plant Profile Energy and Power Annual comparison Options for publishing Presenting pages at www SunnyPortal com in the Publicly Available Plants area Presenting pages on the Internet Presenting Pages at Sunny Portal in the Publicly Available Plants Area 1 Select the name of the desired page The selected page opens 2 If you have chosen a page in the Visualization menu select the Page Configuration tab 3 If you have chosen a page in the Name of your plant menu select Configuration gt Name of page 4 Activate the field Also release page on www sunnyportal com The link Send page by e mail is shown next to it 5 In order to send the page by e mail select Send page by e mail A Window to send the e mail opens Make the following settings Enter the recipient s e mail address in the Recipient e mail address field In order to change the name of the sender change entry in Name of sender field In order to add a message to the recipient
46. he subsequent report The following three reports are available and you can set three in each case Report Selectable channels Daily info report 1 to 3 Daily yield kWh Feedin tariff today Max power today kW CO savings today kg Monthly info report 1 to 3 Monthly yield kWh Monthly feed in tariff Max power for the month kW Monthly CO savings kg Event report 1 to 3 For each of the three event reports you can choose four message types from Sunny Portal from the plant and from service e Information Warnings Disturbances Errors User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 51 7 Plant Monitoring 7 4 1 SMA America LLC Setting the Daily Info Report Monthly Info Report In the daily info report the channel data for the respective day is sent for the monthly info report the channel data for the respective month You can set three monthly info reports and three daily info reports each containing different data Each daily info report can be sent at a set time the monthly info reports are sent at the end of the month l 2 3 5 6 52 Select Configuration Report Configuration In the Report configuration field select a daily info report or a monthly info report Select Edit Set report The following settings are possible Activate report If the report is activated it will be sent to the set e mail address at the set interval You can also save the r
47. iation of 1 000 W m an ambient temperature of 25 C and a wind speed of 1 m s The electrical characteristics are then measured The test conditions are designed to correspond to the ideal ambient conditions for operation of an installed PV module Plant Power in kWp The plant power in kWp kilowatt peak is the maximum possible plant power The plant power in kWp is also known as the nominal power of the plant The peak power of a PV plant is the sum of the peak powers of all PV modules installed see peak power of a PV module The peak power of a PV plant is used to compare the plant yield and plant costs with other PV plants for example The peak power of a PV plant is often referred to as plant power kWp An installed plant can rarely achieve peak power because it is not installed in laboratory conditions Predicted Annual Yield kWh The predicted annual yield of a plant is calculated using the specific annual yield kWh kWp at the plant location and the plant power in kWp also known as nominal power You can obtain the specific annual yield for the location of your PV plant from irradiation maps Specific annual yield kWh kWp x nominal power kWp predicted annual yield kWh Example calculation for the predicted annual yield The specific annual yield at a PV plant location is approximately 900 kWh kWp The nominal power of the PV plant is 4 8 kWp Predicted annual yield 900 kWh kWp x 4 8 kWp 4320 kWh
48. includes an overview of plants that are assigned to your e mail address The following data is listed for each plant Plant power in kWp Total yield so far Total yield for the following periods Current day Previous day Current month e Specific plant yield kWh kWp for the following periods Current month Current year When accessing the page the plant list is always sorted in ascending order according to the specific plant yield Click on a blue value in the header to sort the list of plants in ascending order according to this value click again to sort the list of plants in descending order Name of your plant The menu includes pages with the most important information about your plant key data yield monitoring and messages Sunny Portal automatically creates the pages in this menu Name of your plant gt Plant Profile This page includes an overview with information for the current plant Sunny Portal compiles the plant profile from information that you have entered on your Sunny Portal pages Information that you have not entered e g Operator is not shown in the plant profile Information in the plant profile see Section Information in the plant profile page 17 Name of your plant gt Energy and Power The page shows the following data for the current plant in four diagrams Day Power produced over a period of one day e Month Total yield per month in days Year Tot
49. ing User Information page 74 Logout 16 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC Information in the plant profile 4 Menu Overview The following table includes the possible information in the plant profile and the sources for changing or entering the information Information in the plant profile Source Location Section see Section8 1 1 Changing General Plant Data page 55 from the country and city data Operator Section see Section8 2 Changing Operator Data page 58 Commissioning Section see Section8 1 1 Changing General Plant Data page 55 Plant power Section see Section8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power page 56 Annual Production Section see Section8 3 3 Entering the Predicted Annual Yield page 60 CO savings Modules Section see Section8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power page 56 Tilt angle Section see Section10 2 5 Setting the PV Array Power Tracking page 70 paragraph see Section Configuring the Power of an Inverter via Multiple Strings page 70 Inverters Sunny Portal receives the information from the devices Communication Description Section see Section8 1 5 Changing the Plant Description page 57 Plant Image next to The data Section see Section8 1 6 Changing Deleting the Plant Image page 57 User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 17 5 Page Table and Diagram Functions SMA America LLC 5
50. ing in your router see router manual MAC address only with Sunny WebBox MAC address of Sunny WebBox Manvfacturer Device manufacturer User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 65 10 Device Settings Designation Device name SMA America LLC Meaning Device name The serial number of the device is displayed as the default device name to change the name see Section10 2 2 Changing the Device Name page 69 Description Space for comments on the device see Section 10 2 3 Changing the Description of the Device page 69 Irradiation sensor connected only with Cluster Controller Indicates whether an irradiation sensor is connected to the Cluster Controller O Irradiation sensor connected No irradiation sensor connected Module temperature sensor connected only with Cluster Controller Indicates whether a module temperature sensor is connected to the Cluster Controller Module temperature sensor connected No module temperature sensor connected Outside temperature sensor connected only with Cluster Controller Indicates whether an outside temperature sensor is connected to the Cluster Controller O Outside temperature sensor connected No outside temperature sensor connected Line conductor L1 L2 L3 only with inverters Line conductors to which the device is connected see Section10 2 4 Setting the Line Conductor page 69
51. int Parameter for the Cos Phi setpoint Target value Indicates the current target value for active power limitation or the Cos Phi setpoint The target value is specified by the grid operator Actual set value Indicates the current actual set value for active power limitation or the Cos phi setpoint The actual set value is sent to the inverters by the Cluster Controller Source of target value Indicates the type of signal source Last contact Shows the date and time of the last contact between the Cluster Controller and the Sunny Portal The data for active power limitation and Cos Phi setpoint are displayed when the respective function is activated Explanation of device properties Device status of Power Reducer Box To display the device status of the Power Reducer Box select the Device Characteristics page of the Cluster Controller and go to the Device status tab Designation Device status Meaning Indicates the device status of the Power Reducer Box see page 47 Operating mode Displays the operating mode for grid management which is configured in the Power Reducer Box e g Active power limitation see user manual of the Power Reducer Box Setpoint target Indicates the setpoint value for grid management The target value is specified by the grid operator Setpoint current Indicates the current actual value for grid management The actual value is tr
52. is optional Several channel values with the same unit can be displayed on each y axis Use the y2 axis if you want to display values with another unit than on the y1 axis Procedure e Configure the Y1 axis Y2 axis is optional Configure time settings Make advanced configurations Configuring the Y1 Axis Y2 Axis Is Optional 1 Select a plant or a device in the Y1 axis Y2 axis area in the Plant devices field Only devices of the current plant can be selected HINT In order to narrow your selection choose a device type or Plants in the Narrow selection field 2 Select desired channel in the Channel field i Selectable channels For devices all channels which are transferred to Sunny Portal are available For a plant the calculated channels are available CO savings energy power feed in tariff performance ratio specific plant yield The unit of the first channel selected determines the additional channels available for selection 3 Select M Table with the selected device or plant is displayed 4 In order to add further plants or devices repeat the previous steps i Selecting additional channels The selection of further channels is based on the unit of the first channel If the base unit of the first selected channel is Watts the only channels subsequently selectable are those compatible with Watts The selection options are automatically restricted by Sunny Portal accordingly 5 Select
53. isplay periods are to be shown In the Time unit field select the time units for period subdivision 4 In the End date of display area activate the desired end date of the display The following settings are possible Current The values from the current date e g current day current month will always be displayed Selectable You can select the date for which values are to be displayed e g a certain day a certain month Making Advanced Configurations 1 In order to add a heading enter heading in the Extended configuration area in the Module name field 2 In the Download type field select the download format 3 In order to show the legend by default for this diagram activate Show legend 4 In order to view the preview open the Preview area Select Update to reload diagram after changes have been made 5 Select Save 6 Select Save M Diagram has been created and is displayed 6 3 6 Creating a Slide Show TIP To enable a the high quality slide show display select a page template for the slide show with only one display module per page Procedure Select Picasa or Flickr photo album Integrate slide show into Sunny Portal 34 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 6 Page Design Selecting a Picasa Photo Album 1 Register on picasa google com cC Ro N N amp If you have no Picasa photo album create a photo album as described at Picasa
54. l is Watts the only channels subsequently selectable are those compatible with Watts The selection options are automatically restricted by Sunny Portal accordingly 5 Select the desired unit in the Unit field 6 Select the channel type of the value in the values type field The following channel types are available depending on the channel 30 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 6 Page Design Analog values Mean values Average value of the channel over the set period Maximum values The highest value of the channel over the set period Minimum values The lowest value of the channel over the set period Meter channels Meter change Increase within the period to be selected Meter reading Current total meter reading of the value Cum change Cumulated total increase within the period to be selected 7 Set automatic scaling or enter your own scaling values Automatic scaling activate Automatic scaling min and Automatic scaling max Custom scaling enter scaling values into Min and Max fields Configuring Time Settings 1 In the Time settings area select the period to be displayed in the diagram in the Display period field In the Number of intervals field select how many display periods are to be shown 3 In the Time unit field select the time units into which the display periods are to be subdivided In the End date of display area
55. lant data In order to use Sunny Portal you need an SMA product that can record your plant data and send it to Sunny Portal see Section2 2 System Requirements page 10 Depending on the product that sends the data various functions are available in Sunny Portal 2 2 System Requirements L1 A computer with Internet access must be available L1 An Internet browser must be installed on the computer Ll JavaScript must be activated in the Internet browser Required SMA products In order to use Sunny Portal you will need an SMA product that can record your plant data and send it to Sunny Portal The following SMA products are capable of sending data to the Sunny Portal Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Wireless Technology e SMA Cluster Controller Sunny Boy Control Plus Sunny Data Control Additional devices not addressed in this manual Sunny Home Manager Inverters with Webconnect function Sunny Multigate for plants with module inverters For information on these devices in Sunny Portal see the user manual of the respective device in Sunny Portal i Availability of products in your country Go to the website of your country s subsidiary at www SMA Solar com for information regarding which products are available in your country or contact your distributor 10 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC Supported Internet browsers Google Chrome from version 14 0 Microsoft
56. layed available data on the pages will vary according to the amount of transferred plant data Logging Out of Sunny Portal To end your session in Sunny Portal select User Info Logout gt Logout or log out via the lock symbol in the top righthand corner 3 3 Next Steps Change your password in order to protect your Sunny Portal account against unauthorized access see Section 1 6 Changing the Password page 75 Get acquainted with Sunny Portal see Section4 Menu Overview page 14 Design your own pages according to your wishes see Section Page Design page 20 Use the report function of Sunny Portal and receive current updates about your PV plant by e mail or text message see Section7 4 Report Configuration page 51 Enter the properties of your plant see Section8 Plant Properties page 55 Give friends access to your Sunny Portal as guests standard users installers or administrators see Section11 User Management page 73 User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 13 4 Menu Overview SMA America LLC 4 Menu Overview Menu Plant Selection Meaning The menu is only shown if your e mail address is assigned to more than one plant You can select the desired plant in this menu The name of the currently chosen plant will be used for the main menu item under the Plant selection main menu All other pages always refer to the currently selected plant Plant Selection gt Plant List The page
57. lect the required device class e g photovoltaic inverter or sensor Data collection Select the status of the required devices e All both activated and deactivated devices are shown e Active only activated devices are shown Deactivated only deactivated devices are shown 3 Select Refresh A Select Reset in order to delete filter settings TIP You can sort the devices in the table of the device overview in ascending or descending order by clicking on a blue entry in the table header device serial number device active 10 2 Calling Up Device Properties 1 Select Configuration gt Device overview 2 In the device line select the icon for the device properties V The device properties page opens Explanation of device properties Designation Data collection Meaning Displays whether the device is activated in Sunny Portal see Section 10 2 1 Activating Deactivating the Device page 69 Activated devices are used in Sunny Portal deactivated devices are not used O Device is activated in Sunny Portal Device is deactivated in Sunny Portal Product group Device group e g Sunny Boy 4200TL Serial number Device serial number IP address only with Sunny WebBox and Cluster Controller By selecting the IP address you can access the user interface of the Sunny WebBox or Cluster Controller directly To do this you may need to set up port forward
58. llery 1 Select gt M A new section opens 2 Select Browse M The Select file window opens 3 Open desired image The path of the image is displayed in the line 4 Select Upload selected file 5 To upload other images repeat the procedure M Image has been uploaded and is displayed in the gallery Adding an Image from the Gallery to the Page 1 In order to add a caption enter caption in the Title field 2 Select image by double clicking it M Image is displayed In order to use a different image select Edit and repeat previous steps Select Save Select Save S orco Image is inserted on page and displayed 36 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 6 Page Design 6 3 8 Creating Plant Monitoring Requirement o EO NY A Plant monitoring is set see Section 7 3 page 44 In order to add a heading enter the heading in the Title field Activate Communication monitoring and or Inverter comparison Select Save Select Save Plant monitoring has been set and is displayed 6 3 9 Creating an Overview Image requirements Maximum image size 500 kB Possible image formats JPG PNG GIF Height and width Sunny Portal adjusts the proportions of the image according to the size of the page layout Activate field of desired value Select size of unit 3 Adding an image 4 5 M In order to use the displayed image activate Automatically In
59. mance Ratio Technical information Symbol Symbol Explanation Information that is important for a specific topic or goal but is not safety relevant e Mi Desired result 8 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 1 Information on this Document Typography Typography Usage Example light Display messages on the The value can be read in inverter the Energy field Elements on a software interface Terminals gt Several elements that are Select Settings gt Date to be selected Button Key The button or key to be Select Next selected or pressed Nomenclature Complete designation Designation in this document Small wind turbine system Plant PV plant Plant SMA America Production LLC SMA SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc SMA SMA Cluster Controller Cluster Controller Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Wireless Technology Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Abbreviations Abbreviations CSV Designation Comma Separated Values Explanation File format IP Internet Protocol PV Photovoltaics SSL Secure Sockets Layer Protocol for transmitting coded data via the internet URL Uniform Resource Locator User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 9 2 Sunny Portal SMA America LLC 2 Sunny Portal 2 1 Intended Use Sunny Portal is an Internet portal for the monitoring of plants as well as the visualization and presentation of p
60. n pages to the group by changing the page positions 1 Select Configuration gt Visualization M The Group Configuration page opens 2 Select New group M The Configure group page opens 3 Enter a name for the group in the Group title field B Select Save M New group can be seen in the directory tree and in the Visualization menu 40 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 6 Page Design 6 8 2 Changing the Positions of Pages and Groups Groups are moved as groups together with the pages assigned to them The position of the without group cannot be changed it always remains in first place 1 Select Configuration gt Visualization M The Group Configuration page opens 2 Select Activate positioning 3 Select the name of the group or page M Arrow keys are now active The name of the page or group is highlighted in gray A Use the up or down arrow to move the page or group M Page or group moves one step 5 Keep selecting the corresponding arrow until the desired position is reached 6 Select Save 6 8 3 Deleting a Group i Group and all subpages will be deleted permanently If you delete a group all the subpages assigned to the group will also be deleted permanently 1 Select Configuration gt Visualization M The Group Configuration page opens 2 Select the name of the group 3 Select New group M The Configure group page opens 4 Select Delete to dele
61. ng the Plant Description You can enter important features of the plant in the description The editor can format text but does not support HTML The text is also displayed on the Plant profile page Uk wn gt Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select Plant Data tab Select Edit Enter desired description in the Description area Select Save 8 1 6 Changing Deleting the Plant Image The plant image is the image A in the menu Name of your plant You can change this image You can upload an image SUNNY PORTAL from your computer or select an image from your own Sunny Portal image gallery You can store own images in the gallery for later use on your pages Image requirements Maximum image size 500 kB Possible image formats JPG PNG GIF Height and width Sunny Portal adjusts the proportions of the image according to the size of the page layout User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 57 8 Plant Properties SMA America LLC Changing the Plant Image 1 AOUN 6 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties Select Plant Data tab Select Edit To upload an image from your own computer In the Plant image area select Load image The Select file window opens Select desired image Select Open To change the image section use the mouse to move the gray squares To select an image from the gallery Inthe Plant image area select Select
62. nitoring This function is only available if a device is registered in the plant which provides grid management data Cluster Controller or Power Reducer Box In the respective device the use of Sunny Portal must be activated and the settings for grid management carried out Displays whether the plant is feeding into the utility grid without restrictions by the grid operator This area only indicates setpoints for active power limitation Alerts per e mail possible when the following setpoints are received e Active power limitation Reactive power setpoint fixed reactive power or phase shift factor cos phi Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box 44 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 7 Plant Monitoring Communication monitoring Communication monitoring monitors the link between Sunny Portal and the following devices Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth At certain time intervals Sunny Portal checks whether the Sunny WebBox is sending the data to Sunny Portal at the specified interval You can set the interval at which the Sunny WebBox should send data to Sunny Portal in the user interface of the Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller Sunny Portal checks whether the Cluster Controller is reporting to Sunny Portal at the specified interval You can set the interval at which the Cluster Controller should report to Sunny Portal in the user interface of the
63. nsors This page is only shown if a Cluster Controller with connected sensors is registered in the plant Depending on which sensors are connected the page will show the following data in diagrams e Irradiation Outside temperature and or cell temperature Tip If you disconnect the sensors from the Cluster Controller the data collected so far will remain visible Name of your plant gt Performance Ratio This page is only shown if a Cluster Controller with connected irradiation sensor is registered in the plant The page shows the following data in diagrams Daily performance ratio and irradiation values for the current month Monthly performance ratio values for the current year User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 15 4 Menu Overview Menu Name of your plant gt Annual Comparison SMA America LLC Meaning The page shows the total yield and the specific yield of the current plant per month in a yearly overview Name of your plant gt Plant Monitoring On this page the following functions for monitoring the current plant are available Monitoring of communication between Sunny Portal and your plant Monitoring of the plant by comparing inverters Monitoring of the grid operator setpoints specified for your plant only for plants with Cluster Controller or Power Reducer Box Plant monitoring see Section7 3 Plant Monitoring page 44 Name of your plant
64. o and irradiation Example of XY diagram 1 54 207 ony M Se DEI amp Diagram You can represent a timeline of the channel values of the devices and the entire plant as a bar chart or a line chart Example of diagram from 01 01 2007 to 31 12 2007 amp 55 2 rn wb ae den c ocooooocoo o o65o605o0o06050 kwh Meter Change ino k 5555 1271 Total yield kWh SB4200TL Nov 07 E owo k May 07 2 a Bl total yield eun 5550007 Slide Show You can display a slide show which you have already created in a photo platform 26 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC Page Contents Image 6 Page Design Content You can insert an image of your choice Requirements Maximum image size 500 kB Possible image formats JPG PNG GIF Height and width Sunny Portal adjusts the proportions of the image according to the size of the page layout Plant Monitoring You can display the following data Communication status between the plant and Sunny Portal Status of the inverter comparison g Last contact mules ago Yield yesterday 54 14 kh Plant Monitoring Overview You can display the following data Energy of the PV plant e CO saved by PV plant Feed in tariff for PV plant Standard image or a random image Overview with standard image a Text You can enter and format text in the editor in the
65. o change plant name see Section8 1 2 Changing the Plant Name page 56 Plant identifier Plant identifier for the plant currently selected The plant identifier is defined when you register the plant Commissioning Date on which the plant was created in Sunny Portal Street no Street address where the plant is located Zip code City Zip code and city where the plant is located Country Country in which the plant is located Federal state Federal state in which the plant is located Time zone You can select the time zone here Longitude Longitude and latitude of the plant location In order to have Latitude geodata for location automatically entered from the database select Find geo data Altitude Altitude of plant location 5 Select Save User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 55 8 Plant Properties SMA America LLC 8 1 2 Changing the Plant Name The plant identifier is used as the default plant name You can change the plant name and assign a name to your plant If you have several plants registered in Sunny Portal it will be easier to distinguish between plants with meaningful names 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties 2 Select Plant Data tab 3 Select Edit 4 Inthe Name field enter your name for the plant e g Smith House or WebBox plant South 5 Select Save 8 1 3 Deleting a Plant i You cannot undo the delete process If you
66. oller user manual e f you want to monitor the communication between the Power Reducer Box and Sunny Portal The Power Reducer Box is registered in Sunny Portal see Power Reducer Box manual To this end all Sunny WebBoxes must be registered in the Power Reducer Box and at least one of these Sunny WebBoxes must be registered in Sunny Portal The use of Sunny portal is activated in the Power Reducer Box and communication monitoring is switched on see Power Reducer Box manual Select Name of plant gt Plant Monitoring 2 In the Communication Monitoring area select Settings 48 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 7 Plant Monitoring 3 Set alerts The following settings are possible off Communication monitoring is deactivated in Sunny Portal Bounteous Tolerant Here you can select how fast you wish to be notified that Sharp communication is interrupted The time span indicates how long Sunny Portal should wait before sending an e mail after the expected contact has failed Sharp alert 15 minutes after contact overdue Tolerant alert 1 hour after contact overdue Bounteous alert 3 hours after contact overdue 4 Enter the recipient s e mail address for notifications in the Recipient field If you enter several e mail addresses separate these by commas For the required devices activate the Monitoring field Select Save 7 3 3 Setting Inverter Comparison Di
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69. order to use own image activate User defined and select Browse Select Save Select Save Overview has been created and is displayed 6 3 10 Creating Text Impermissible HTML Tags SCRIPT and thus JavaScript META APPLET FORM lt HTML gt lt HEAD gt FRAME lt IFRAME gt 1 In order to add a heading enter the heading in the Title field 2 Enter desired text in editor 3 Select Save 4 Select Save M Text has been created and is displayed User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 37 6 Page Design SMA America LLC Example Adding a Current Webcam Image This example shows how you insert the current image of a webcam using the editor Each time the page is called up the current image of the webcam is displayed Requirement L1 The program of the webcam saves the current image under the same name 1 In order to add a heading enter the heading in the Title field 2 Select as The Image properties window opens 3 Enter the URL of the webcam image in the Select image field 4 Select OK 6 4 Changing Deleting Page Contents 1 Select name of the page in the Visualization menu The selected page opens 2 Select the Page Configuration tab 3 To change page contents Select Edit in the area of the page content to be changed Edit page contents 4 In order to delete page content select Delete in the area of the page content to be deleted 6 5 Changing t
70. r Box The use of Sunny Portal is activated in the Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box see user manual of the Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box Select Name of plant gt Plant Monitoring In the Setpoint monitoring area select Settings 3 To receive an alert via e mail Activate field Send alert whenever control commands are received from grid operator Enter the recipient s e mail address for notifications in the Recipient field If you enter several e mail addresses separate these by commas If you do not wish to receive an alert deactivate the field Send alert whenever control commands are received from grid operator Select Save Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 7 Plant Monitoring 7 4 Report Configuration Reports contain plant data or events for your plant Sunny Portal sends the reports via e mail i Receiving e mails as text messages on your cell phone You can also receive the report e mails as a text message through your mobile network provider or have them forwarded as a text message from your mailbox Direct text messages from the Sunny WebBox with optional GSM modem If you have an installed GSM modem the Sunny WebBox can notify you directly via e mail and text message about error events i Sunny Portal takes delayed data into account in the following reports If relevant data is received after the report has been sent Sunny Portal will incorporate the data into t
71. re from the download area at www SMA Solar com 3 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal Logging In to Sunny Portal Requirement O You have already registered your plant in Sunny Portal see Section3 1 Registering a Plant in Sunny Portal page 12 Go to www SunnyPortal com Activate SSL for secure transmission of your login details Enter the e mail address you provided when registering in the E mail field Enter the password you received by e mail in the Password field Ov dm Co cms Check the Remain logged in box to stay logged in This way you will not have to sign in again for your next Sunny Portal session You will stay logged in even after closing your browser or switching off your computer The function will stay activated until you log out of Sunny Portal through the lock symbol in the upper right corner 12 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 3 Getting Started ij Public or shared computers If you are using a public computer or are sharing yours with other people deactivate the Remain logged in function Other people could call up your data in Sunny Portal Select Login M The User information page opens when first logging in Fill in your address details 8 Select Save Delays in visualization Under certain circumstances it can take up to three hours until the data of your PV plant is displayed in Sunny Portal Display according to plant data transferred The disp
72. s are to be displayed per page Type Here you can select which messages are to be displayed info warning disturbance errors User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 43 7 Plant Monitoring SMA America LLC 7 2 2 Confirming Messages Confirm messages to mark them as read This will help you to differentiate between read messages and new messages 1 To confirm messages activate the boxes before the messages 2 In order to select all messages activate Select all 3 Select the red checkmark to confirm a message immediately 4 Select Submit 7 3 Plant Monitoring 7 3 1 Overview of Plant Monitoring The Name of your plant gt Plant Monitoring page provides information on the monitoring status of your plant Various monitoring options are available which you can set and activate If desired the plant monitoring will send you an alert via e mail The Plant Monitoring page is subdivided into a maximum of four areas Area Meaning Plant Configuration Is only displayed if Sunny Portal has detected a new device in your plant see Section10 2 7 Adding Replacing Devices Configuration Wizard page 72 Communication Monitoring Indicates whether there is connectivity between Sunny Portal and SMA communication products Alerts per e mail possible Inverter Comparison Displays whether the inverter yields of the selected inverters are in the configured range Alerts per e mail possible Setpoint Mo
73. same way you would do in other text editing programs If you are familiar with HTML you can switch to the source code view and enter or edit the HTML code directly Java Script is not permitted User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 27 6 Page Design 6 3 2 Creating Tables SMA America LLC You can select a table from the templates or create your own table The following table configurations are available Table configurations Standard Configuration for Displaying Plant Energy Meaning The table includes the total yields of all plants to which you have access The total yields are displayed for the current day month and year Standard Configuration for Displaying the Energy of Inverters The table includes the total yields of all inverters of the current plant The total yields are displayed for the current day month and year Standard Configuration for Displaying Specific Inverter Yield The table includes the specific yields and the total yields of all inverters of the current plant The specific yields are displayed for the current day month and year The total yields are displayed for the current day User defined Create your own table with values and time periods tailored to your needs Creating a Table with Default Configuration 1 Select desired standard configuration 2 Select Next 3 Select Save 4 Select Save M Table has been created and is displayed Creating a C
74. splaying the inverters in groups or individually Inverters are displayed in groups if they are of the same type have the same set tolerance and have been selected for inverter comparison If at least one feature is different the inverters are listed individually 1 Select Name of plant gt Plant Monitoring 2 In the Inverter comparison area select Settings Enter the recipient s e mail address for notifications in the Recipient field If you enter several e mail addresses separate these by commas 4 Change the preset PV array power in the Generator power kWp field if required Sunny Portal calculates the PV array power based on the nominal power of the inverter You can configure the PV array power for each inverter see Section10 2 5 Setting the PV Array Power page 70 5 In the Tolerance field change the preset tolerance for the specific yield of the inverter if required If the specific yield is outside the tolerance range Sunny Portal will inform you by e mail 6 Activate the Monitoring field for required inverters Activate the Monitoring field to select inverters for inverter comparison 7 Select Save User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 49 7 Plant Monitoring SMA America LLC 7 3 4 Setpoint Monitoring Setting the E Mail Alert Requirements 50 o O The Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box is registered in Sunny Portal see user manual of the Cluster Controller Power Reduce
75. staller or Plant administrator 2 Select the desired page in the page and drop down menu 3 Selectthe Page Configuration tab or In the Contents area select Configuration Name of the Page 4 In the Approval area activate the Also release page on www sunnyportal com checkbox 5 To send the page by e mail select Send the website by e mail enter the e mail address of the recipient click Send E mail and select B 6 Select Save M The icon is displayed in the page and drop down menu next to the name of the released page To view the released pages of the plant select the hyperlink Open publicly available area of this plant under Configuration gt System Presentation Integrating the Plant Profile in Your Own Website 1 Log into Sunny Portal with the user role Installer or Plant administrator 2 Select Configuration gt System Presentation 3 Inthe Plant profile area copy the source code of the page to the clipboard and link it into your own website via a so called inline frame User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 63 10 Device Settings SMA America LLC 10 Device Settings 10 1 Calling Up and Filtering the Device Overview On the Device overview page you will receive information about all devices of your plant and can make device specific settings The Overview new devices tab is only visible if Sunny Portal has detected new devices in your plant 1 Select Configuration gt
76. t Report Data displayed Meter change of total yield for the current day current month and current year Meter change of total yield over a period of one day in hours Report gt Monthly Plant Report Data displayed Meter change of total yield for current month and current year Meter change of total yield over a period of one month in days Sensors gt Name of the Sensor Is created and configured automatically in the following cases Sunny SensorBox is added to your Sunny Portal plant Acommunication device with the exception of Cluster Controller sends data from an irradiation and temperature sensor to Sunny Portal ee Tip In the case of plants with Cluster Controller the page Sensors is displayed in the Name of your plant menu The sensor must be manually adjusted in this case see Section8 3 4 Changing the Performance Ratio page 61 User Manual Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 21 6 Page Design SMA America LLC 6 1 2 Creating Standard Pages Sunny Portal creates the standard pages automatically Should you have accidentally deleted or changed a standard page you can create the standard pages as described below 1 Select Configuration gt Visualization M The Group Configuration page opens 2 Select j in the Create standard page area in the row of the selected page Create Standard Page Page Name Plant Device Class Plant overview Photovoltaic plant with
77. te the group permanently User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 41 7 Plant Monitoring SMA America LLC 7 Plant Monitoring 7 1 Overview of Monitoring Functions Sunny Portal offers the following monitoring functions for your plant Monitoring Sunny Portal Function Section Plant events System Logbook 7 2 In the system logbook you can see messages on events in your plant Report Configuration 74 If you are using the report configuration you will receive an e mail with the events of your plant Yield tariff power Report Configuration CO savings You can configure the report so that you g P Y will receive an e mail with data of your plant Inverter yields outside Plant Monitoring Inverter 7 3 3 of the tolerance Comparison If you setthe inverter comparison option you will receive an e mail as soon as the specific yield of an inverter has exceeded the tolerance Communication Plant Monitoring Communication 7 3 2 between Sunny Portal Monitoring and SMA If you set the communication monitoring communisaton option you will receive an e mail products whenever the connection between Sunny Portal and SMA communication products is interrupted Incoming setpoints of Setpoint Monitoring 7 3 4 the grid operator for your plant If you activate the setpoint monitoring you will receive an e mail as soon as the grid operator transmits setpoints to your Cluster Controller Power Reducer Box e g to limit the activ
78. ter the number of modules on the string Azimuth You can enter the azimuth angle of the string module surfaces here The azimuth angle indicates in degrees the amount by which the module surfaces deviate from an exact southern orientation Tracking If your module surfaces track the sun automatically activate this field Tilt angle Set the tilt angle of the string module surfaces The tilt angle indicates in degrees the amount by which the module surfaces deviate from the horizontal Optimized If your plant is optimized based on the latitude activate this field In Germany the ideal orientation is 30 from the horizontal Description Enter comments 6 Select Submit The device properties page opens The string is configured 7 Select Save 8 Activate calculation see Section8 1 4 Setting the Plant Power page 56 paragraph see Section Calculating the Plant Power from the Total Power of All Inverters page 57 10 2 6 Deleting a Device i If you delete a device all the data of that device is deleted permanently Check in advance whether it is sufficient to deactivate the device see Section10 2 1 Activating Deactivating the Device page 69 i Replacing a device using the configuration wizard After you have replaced a device using the configuration wizard see Section 10 2 7 Adding Replacing Devices Configuration Wizard page 72 the replaced device is automatically deleted 1 Sele
79. ustomized Table 1 Select User defined 2 Select Next 3 Select Add device plani 4 In the Plant devices field select a plant or a device TIP In order to narrow yovr selection choose a device type or Plants in the Narrow selection field 5 Select Submit 6 In order to add further plants or devices select Add device plani and repeat previous steps 7 Select d i V The Channel configuration page opens 8 In order to add a heading for this table column or row enter the heading in the Name field 9 In the Time unit field choose the period for which you would like to see the values 28 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 6 Page Design 10 In the End date of display area activate the desired end date of the display The following settings are possible Current The values from the current date e g current day current month will always be displayed Selectable You can select the date for which the values are to be displayed e g a certain day a certain month Select desired channels in the Channel area Selectable channels For devices all channels which are transferred to Sunny Portal are ovailable For a plant the calculated channels are available CO savings energy power feed in tariff performance ratio specific plant yield The unit of the first channel selected determines the additional channels available for selection
80. ut Select User Information Select Edit Fill out the fields Select Save ak wN 74 Portal WB CC BA US_en 25 User Manual SMA America LLC 11 User Management 11 5 Deleting a User ij 3 Never delete the e mail address used by the communication product Never delete the user whose e mail address is used by the communication product e g Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller to send data to Sunny Portal Otherwise the communication product will no longer be able to send data to Sunny Portal If you want to enter a new e mail address in the communication product proceed as follows Create user with the new e mail address in Sunny Portal and assign the role of Administrator or Installer see Section 11 2 Creating a New User page 74 In the communication product enter the new e mail address for the sending of data to Sunny Portal n Sunny Portal delete the user with the old e mail address in the manner described below Select Configuration gt User Management M The User Management page opens In the line of the user select the delete icon M A confirmation prompt opens Click Yes to delete the user 11 6 Changing the Password Each user created except Guest can change the password for their Sunny Portal access l 2 NONNA Select User info Logout Select User Information Select the phrase underneath the table If you want to change your password please click here M Th
81. val Shows the frequency with which the communication device sends data to the Sunny Portal configuration via user interface of the communication device Time period Indicates in which period the communication device sends data to the Sunny Portal configuration via user interface of the communication device Sunny WebBox Cluster Controller or Power Reducer Box Explanation of device properties Inverter comparison only for inverters Designation Meaning Monitoring Here you can activate or deactivate the inverter comparison for this inverter Tolerance The permissible tolerance for the specific yield of this inverter can be entered here for this inverter If the specific yield is outside the tolerance range Sunny Portal will inform you by e mail Explanation of device properties Device status of the Cluster Controller To display the device status of the Cluster Controller select the Device Characteristics page of the Cluster Controller and go to the Device status tab Designation Meaning Device status Indicates the device status of the Cluster Controller see page 48 Grid Management Indicates whether grid management is activated in the Cluster Controller see the Cluster Controller user manual User Manual Portal WB CC BA US en 25 67 10 Device Settings Designation Active power limitation SMA America LLC Meaning Parameter for active power limitation Cos Phi setpo
82. ve M Table has been created and is displayed 6 3 3 Adding a Plant Profile In order to add a heading enter the heading in the Title field If several plants can be selected in the Plani field select the desired plant Activate the fields for which the data should be displayed Select Save Un dme ed dos 3 Select Save M The plant profile has been added and is now displayed 6 3 4 Creating an XY Diagram Procedure Configure Y axis X axis Configure time settings Make advanced configurations Configuring Y Axis X Axis 1 Selecta plant or a device in the Y axis X axis area in the Plant devices field Only devices ofthe current plant can be selected TIP In order to narrow your selection choose a device type or Plants in the Narrow selection field 2 Select a channel in the Channel field i Selectable channels For devices all channels which are transferred to Sunny Portal are available For a plant the calculated channels are available CO savings energy power feed in tariff performance ratio specific plant yield The unit of the first channel selected determines the additional channels available for selection 3 Select MI Table with the selected device or plant is displayed A In order to add further plants or devices repeat the previous steps i The selection of further channels is based on the unit of the first channel If the base unit of the first selected channe

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