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1. a 30 5 1 1 Setting the Display Period 00 0 a 30 5 1 2 Saving Diagram Data hiers ANAK a NANG BR AA NGA 30 SLS Punning Diagram Dala iis nka hahaa palad pa PAKANAN NA 31 5 1 4 Enlarging the View a 3 5 2 Sorting the Plant List a 31 5 3 Setting Options on the Inverter Page 32 User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 7 Table of Contents SMA America LLC 5 4 Publishing Sunny Portal Pagasa RES EE Soe ah naka Phas 33 5 4 1 Pages to Be Published ud si SEER RD BE RED ER EER EDE DE 33 5 4 2 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal 33 5 4 3 Presenting Pages on the Internet 00 00 cece ee ee 33 6 Plant Monitoring ms ere NG AGA ened GA GG GA 34 6 1 Plant Monitoring Options a 34 62 iPlanilog Books TANA EE BED ER BANA AA NAG naan 35 6 2 1 Calling up and Filtering Messages 35 6 2 2 Confirming Messages ea SEE BE EER DEE bese ood es 37 Go RELO ss act cs NANANA AKA MO CANAAN KA a 37 63 1 Repor OVEWIOW perian ea EDE SE EER RE RAK Err AAR 37 6 3 2 Creating Info Reports onnan ananunua aaura AS Sab eg d1 38 6 3 3 Creating Event ReDors eek vir ing ns doo mg KR DAGA 39 6 3 4 Retroactively Generating a Report 0 0 cc cece eee AO 6 4 Overview of the Plant Monitoring Page 40 6 5 Setting Communication Monitoring ESE eee eee eee A 6 6 Setting Inverter Comparison
2. a A2 Z Plant Selling oi oad eles teen nae GAAN ee eeu 43 7 1 Configuring Module Groups 0 a 43 1 2 MAYOULASSISIGN a5 EE o oo ald ba BN NAG a BE ROER IE eee ee 43 Foal TG CA AA 44 7 2 2 Creating a Plant Layout ii bahar ite UA Ak mana dks 45 7 3 Changing Plant Dale sers EA ANA Ee GR N 4 ape eno 48 7 4 Changing the Plant Nama 4 4 5 PER RR Sak Ida EG nee 48 7 5 Changing the Plant Description ELS BR RS SR RE 49 7 6 Changing Operator Data x maa Ka ANAN wad DR KAWA AG 49 7 7 Changing Deleting the Plant Image 50 7 8 Entering the Feed In Tariff EE ES SS Se ee ee 51 7 9 Entering the Value of CO Avoided 000 cece eee 52 7 10 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield 52 7 11 Setting the Monthly Distribution of the Predicted Annual Yield 53 8 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC Table of Contents 7 12 Editing the Data Releases 559 skated mo RA ANAK haaa That 54 o Device Seftings aNG ees ite hi eas ea DR NAA 55 8 1 Filtering the Device Overview Page 00 00 a 55 8 2 Calling up the Device Properties 00 00 55 8 3 Calling up the Device Parameters 00 0 0 ce eee eee ene 56 8 4 Entering Line Conductors a 56 8 5 Changing the Device Name ii ahaha ka Ash INA ma 57 8 6 Changing a Device Description nuanua aunoa aa 57 9 Plant Management ss esse ses ses ses ss ses ses se 58 9 1 Addin
3. Monitoring and Visualization of Plant Data Micro Inverters in SUNNY PORTAL User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 Version 1 0 CONH 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 Technology Canada Inc reserve the right to make c
4. 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 To adjust how the devices are arranged in the device overview do the following e To view the device overview in hierarchical structure select e To view the device overview in tree structure select default setting 3 Set one or more of the following filters Field or drop down list Explanation Complete name of the device or part of the device name Serial Number Complete device serial number or parts of the serial number Devices Device class searched e g Photovoltaic inverter Sunny Multigate Data Collection e All activated and deactivated devices are searched e Active only activated devices are searched e Deactivated only deactivated devices are searched 4 Select Refresh Tip you can sort the devices in the device overview in ascending or descending order by clicking the blue entry in the table header Device Name Serial Number Product Group Data Collection 5 To clear the filter select Reset 8 2 Calling up the Device Properties The tab with the device properties displays information on each device Depending on the device and the device settings various device properties can be displayed on this tab Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 In the row for the devi
5. Login Logging Out of Sunny Portal When you log out of the Sunny Portal user interface you protect your plant against unauthorized access e Select Logout in the header Or e Select User Info Logout gt Logout in the page and drop down menu 3 3 Setting the Language 1 In the user interface header move the mouse pointer onto FW A drop down menu opens 2 Select the desired language User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 17 4 User Interface SMA America LLC 4 User Interface 4 1 Overview of the User Interface SUNNY PORTAL US English Fi Plant Selection Plant Overview Nieste Parkdeck6311 1 Nieste_Parkdeck63II 1 Plant overview v Plant Data Plant Profile Current power Current plant status Inverter comparison status Energy and Power aa Si 3687 Q Plant Monitoring Energy and Power System Logbook Plant Monitoring System Logbook 90 Energy CO2 avoided Plant information ko lm O a Inverter 2 18 2013 Plant profile Weather for Niestetal Location Iy TR Mander eB La 15 Wolfhag n a Witzenhau oc a S A Cloudy ets rel 10 gt NOIEUNGSDS0 ngungen Ra d Kartenditen s Nutzu Tomorrow Enlarge map v System Overview Complete plant Figure 1 User interface of Sunny Portal example ltem Designation _ Explanation A Header Contains the language selection and logout option of Sunny Portal CAIN AR Contents of he selected page Page and drop dow
6. Page Plant Data area Guest Standard Plant user administrator View the status of the inverter a Fi View energy energy tr MiewCOpavoided YT w low View plant information ow ow Miewweather MT w low Vevleesten o lo w ow ow Is only displayed if the feed in tariff has been set up see Section 7 8 User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 65 10 User Management SMA America LLC System Overview area Guest Standard Plant user administrator Show the current power of each J V inverter View inverter problems highlighted in J V color in the display View status of the inverter in the J V display 10 2 Creating a New User Requirement O You must have the user role Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt User Management in the page and drop down menu 2 Select New User 3 Enter the e mail address of the new user in the E mail Address field 4 Activate the desired user role in the Roles area 5 Select Save IVI The new user receives an e mail with the access data 10 3 Deleting a User Requirement O You must have the user role Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt User Management in the page and drop down menu 2 Inthe row for the user and the Delete column select t amp l 3 Confirm the security question with Yes 66 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 10 User Man
7. and the monthly distribution in the diagrams on the Annual Comparison and Energy and Power pages activate the checkbox Display the monthly distribution in the yearly comparison as well as energy and power 6 To make it possible to configure the predicted annual yield on the Annual Comparison and Energy and Power pages activate the checkbox The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams 7 Select Save 7 12 Editing the Data Releases You can set whether you would like to provide the sonnenertrag eu PV database with your plant data By providing this data you can contribute to improving this PV database The more users participate the better sonnenertrag eu can indicate the yields to be expected for the different locations Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Data releases tab Select Edit VI The setting menu for the data releases opens Activate or deactivate the data releases checkbox 5 Select Save 54 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 8 Device Settings 8 Device Settings 8 1 Filtering the Device Overview Page You can find individual devices more easily if you filter the device overview Requirement O You must have the user role Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure
8. created manually for the device to be integrated for example Inline Frame An inline frame is an HTML element for structuring websites It is used to display another website s content on a website An inline frame is being inserted in the website s source code that contains the website s address that is supposed to be embedded kWp See peak power Log File A log file is an automatically run log of events on a computer system A log file contains errors that occurred during operation of the computer system for example Module Group A module group in Sunny Portal consists of micro inverters with PV modules that fulfill the following criteria e Same manufacturer e Same module type e Same azimuth and tilt angle 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 a vertical irradiation of 1 000 W m an ambient temperature of 77 F 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 am
9. group Installer you can unlock the Sunny Multigate with a Personal Unlocking Key PUK For each Sunny Multigate there is one PUK per user group User and Installer Sunny Portal uses the plant password of the Installer user group Requirement LI A computer with Sunny Explorer from software version 1 06 on must be connected to the plant see Sunny Explorer help Procedure 1 Request PUK for the Sunny Multigate see Sunny Explorer help 2 Unlock the Sunny Multigate using the PUK you received via the Sunny Explorer see Sunny Explorer help 3 Enter the new plant password in Sunny Portal see Section 11 3 2 70 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 12 Glossary 12 Glossary Azimuth Angle Orientation In the Northern hemisphere 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 direction North The azimuth angle is counted from south 0 via west 902 with positive values and from south 0 via east 90 with negative values DHCP DHCP is short for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and is a server service with which devices are automatically integrated into a network If no DHCP is activated in the network e g on the router devices must be integrated into the network manually In order to do this an IP address and subnet mask that are suitable for the network must be
10. menu Plant Monitoring The icon will be shown as long as the error persists Plant Log Book This page shows messages regarding the plant status e g disturbances of your plant The number after the colon shows the number of unread messages Inverters On this page you can view power and yield values for individual inverters see Section 5 The Details area contains a table with values of the inverters for the time frame selected in the diagram 20 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 4 User Interface Configuration Menu This menu contains pages on which you can carry out configurations The menu is only displayed if you have the user role Installer or Plant administrator Plant Properties On this page you can configure your Sunny Portal plant System Presentation On this page you have the following options e Send third parties a hyperlink to one of your released pages see Section 5 4 2 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal page 33 e Incorporate the Plant Profile page into other websites Layout Assistant On this page you can draw your micro inverter plant see Section 7 2 2 Creating a Plant Layout page 45 If you expanded your plant by other inverters the icon D will be displayed in the page and menu selection next to the menu Configuration gt Layout Assistant The icon is shown until you have aligned the PV modules of the new inverters in the plant layout and have assigned the inverter
11. overview Month example item Explanation Diagram derived from yield values of the display period If you select a bar in the diagram the system overview is displayed for this display period Bo Displays the total yield of the display period Buttons for selecting the month and year to be displayed The buttons are not displayed in the system overview Total 28 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 4 User Interface 4 4 Information in the Plant Profile Sunny Portal compiles the plant profile from information that you can enter in different Sunny Portal pages The following table includes the possible information in the plant profile and the sources for changing or entering the information ik e T No configuration necessary this information is automatically detected Plant image User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 29 5 Page Settings SMA America LLC 5 Page Settings 5 1 Configuring Settings for Diagrams 5 1 1 Setting the Display Period Depending on the diagram you can set various display periods The control element for setting the display period can be found below each diagram e If there is a date and arrow icon below the diagram set the date using the arrow icons or a calendar To set the date using the arrow icons browse backward using and browse forward using O yy IG gt and set the desired date si 4 January 2012 b To set the date using a calendar cl
12. the Sunny Multigate 12 In order to display the serial numbers of the micro inverters found click onto the number of the micro inverters found 58 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 9 Plant Management 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Select Next VI The Configure Module Groups page opens Select Edit in the module group row in order to add new inverters to an existing module group Select Add in order to add the new inverters to a new module group In the Select Inverter area select all inverters to which PV modules with the same properties are connected Select lt lt VI The selected inverters are being moved to the area Assigned Inverters The selected inverters form a module group and are no longer available in the area Available Inverters In order to move inverters from the area Assigned Inverters back to the Available Inverters area select the desired inverters and then gt gt Select Submit Once you have assigned all inverters select Next VI The Plant Setup Assistant shows a summary of your entered data Select Finish Sunny Portal will confirm in a window that your plant registration was successful 9 2 Adding an Inverter Requirements LI The new inverter must be a micro inverter C The new inverter must be commissioned in your plant L The new inverter must be connected to the Sunny Multigate see inverter installation manual O The
13. 10 1 iJ Device replacement Do not delete old device If you delete the device that you wish to replace from Sunny Portal all the device data is irretrievably deleted e To retain the data of the old device in Sunny Portal do not delete the device Procedure 1 Go to www SunnyPortal com 2 Select Plant Setup Assistant VI The Plant Setup Assistant opens 3 Select Next VI The User Registration page opens 4 Enter the e mail address and the Sunny Portal password in the E mail address and Password fields 5 Select Next VI The Select Plant page opens 6 Select the option Add or replace devices 7 Select and then Next in the plant row in which you wish to replace the Sunny Multigate VI The Select devices page opens 8 Enter the PIC and RID of the Sunny Multigate in the PIC and RID fields 9 Select Identify 10 To add other Sunny Multigate enter the PIC and RID of another Sunny Multigate and select Identify 11 Select Next VI The Replace Devices page opens 12 In the row for the old Sunny Multigate select the new Sunny Multigate in the Replace with drop down list 13 Select Next M A summary is displayed 14 Select Finish 60 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 9 Plant Management 9 4 Replacing an Inverter Requirements O Li The new inverter must be a micro inverter The new inverter must be commissioned in your plant The new inverter must be con
14. 10 1 LI The properties of the PV modules must be entered see Section 7 1 O You must know the position of the inverters in the plant Procedure e Draw the plant layout e Align the PV modules in the plant layout and assign the serial numbers of the associated inverters to them User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 45 7 Plant Settings SMA America LLC Drawing the Plant Layout 1 Select Configuration gt Plant layout in the page and drop down menu M The Layout Assistant opens 2 Select the drawing tool for the desired element in the Layout Assistant Tip you can also drag the drawing tool into the drawing area by holding the left mouse button pressed and releasing it at the desired point in the drawing area Drawing tool Explanation Draws a flat roof With this drawing tool you can draw a flat or pitched roof for example Draws a roof with an apex With this drawing tool you can draw a classic saddle roof Tip the roof apex can be moved by holding down the left mouse button Draws a forbidden area You can use the forbidden areas to mark the position of chimneys or skylights for example The forbidden area can only be positioned on the roof area If the roof area is moved the forbidden area is also moved A Draws a fa ade The fa ade element can be adjusted VI The selected element is placed in the drawing area 3 In order to change the size of the element proceed as follows e Select element V
15. 23 45 qwerty 11 2 Required Passwords 11 2 1 Sunny Portal Password The Sunny Portal password protects your Sunny Portal access against unauthorized access You can log into Sunny Portal with the Sunny Portal password If you register a plant in Sunny Portal you must specify a Sunny Portal password during registration You can change the Sunny Portal password see Section 11 3 1 11 2 2 Plant Password Plant Password Basics The safety concept for plants from Solar Technology AG generally distinguishes between two user groups User and Installer The user groups have different rights The following plant passwords are configured in the devices by default User 0000 Installer 1111 You can only access all devices of your plant with your communication product e g Sunny Explorer if the same plant password has been set for all devices You can find more information on the plant passwords and on the user group and safety concept in the Sunny Explorer help Plant Password in Sunny Portal For the registration of your plant Sunny Portal requires the plant password for the Installer user group You entered the plant password when registering your plant in Sunny Portal You can use Sunny Portal to change the plant password for the Installer user group for all devices that are registered in your Sunny Portal plant see Section 11 3 2 The plant password for the User user group cannot be changed in Sunny Portal You can change the plant pa
16. Configuration in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the desired report in the Report Configuration drop down list In the Report Date field in the Regenerate Report Manually area enter the date for which you wish to create a report Tip click the calendar icon and select a date in the calendar 4 Select Generate MM A message that the report has been successfully sent is displayed 6 4 Overview of the Plant Monitoring Page The page My micro inverter plant gt Plant Monitoring consists of the Communication Monitoring and Inverter Comparison areas Communication Monitoring Area Communication monitoring shows the current communication status between all Sunny Multigates and Sunny Portal If a Sunny Multigate cannot be reached Sunny Portal informs you by e mail see Section 6 5 Setting Communication Monitoring page 41 The communication monitoring status is displayed in Sunny Portal with the following icons icon Status Explanation Deactivated Communication monitoring is not set see Section 6 5 Setting Communication Monitoring page 41 OK The communication with all Sunny Multigates is faultless The time of last contact is displayed The communication with all Sunny Multigates is interrupted Use the Details hyperlink to access detailed information on the time of last contact The error is displayed until it is corrected If the error is not corrected Sunny Portal sends another e mail reminder up to t
17. I The outer lines of the element become a dotted line e Move the mouse pointer onto a corner of the element VI The mouse pointer turns into two arrows e Hold the left mouse button pressed and drag to make the element larger or smaller 4 To move the element proceed as follows e Select element VI The outer lines of the element become a dotted line e Move the mouse pointer onto the element VI The mouse pointer turns into a cross with arrows on the ends e Hold the left mouse button pressed and move the element Tip you can also move the element with the arrow buttons on the keyboard 46 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 7 Plant Settings 5 To rotate an element proceed as follows e Select element FI The outer lines of the element become a dotted line and will be displayed over one corner e To rotate the element using the mouse move the mouse over 4 hold the left mouse button down and rotate the element 6 To delete the element select the element and select Aligning the PV Modules in the Plant Layout and Assigning the Serial Numbers of the Associated Inverters to them You must align the PV modules in the plant layout and assign the serial numbers of the associated inverters to them This allows you to see which PV modules are connected to which inverters If PV modules or PV modules and forbidden areas overlap this is indicated via a warning color 1 Select a serial number in t
18. V plant regardless of its size The specific plant yield is dependent on the irradiation at the location the ambient temperature shading tilt and azimuth angle of the PV modules and the power of the PV modules and inverters 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 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 according to the manufacturer specification Thus your PV plant has a peak power of 40 x 120 Wp 4 800 Wp 4 8 kWp To calculate the specific plant yield of your PV plant for the year 201 1 for example you will need the actual measured energy yield of your PV plant for 2011 e g 3 200 kWh You can now calculate the specific plant yield of your PV plant for the year 2011 3 200 kWh divided by 4 8 kWp 666 kWh kWp in 2011 Tilt Angle The tilt angle indicates by how many degrees the tilt of the the module surface deviates from the horizontal User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 73 13 Contact SMA America LLC 13 Contact If you have technical problems concerning our products contact the SMA Service Line We requir
19. VI The User Registration page opens Registering as a New User in Sunny Portal Activate the am not yet registered option and select Next Enter the necessary data for registration 3 Select Next M You will receive an e mail containing a hyperlink and your access data to Sunny Portal after a few minutes X You did not receive an e mail from Sunny Portal Possibly the e mail was automatically redirected to your spam mail folder e Check whether the e mail was redirected to the spam mail folder You may have stated a different e mail address e Check whether the e mail was sent to another e mail address e If the other e mail address is an unknown address restart the Plant Setup Assistant and register as a new user again 14 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 3 Getting Started Follow the hyperlink in the confirmation e mail within 24 hours VI Sunny Portal opens a separate window and confirms successful registration Select Next M The Select Plant page opens Registering as an Existing User in Sunny Portal An additional plant is added to your plant in Sunny Portal your micro inverter plant Requirement QO You must already be registered in Sunny Portal Procedure 1 Activate the am already registered in the Sunny Portal option 2 Enter the e mail address and the Sunny Portal password in the E mail address and Password fields Select Next M The Select Plant page opens Identif
20. agement 10 4 Changing User Rights Requirement O You must have the user role Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure Select Configuration gt User Management in the page and drop down menu 2 In the row for the user and the Edit column select dim M The E mail Address and Roles areas open 3 Activate the desired user role in the Roles area Select Save 10 5 Changing User Information Each user can enter individual user information User information includes the name and the address for example 1 Select User Info Logout gt User Information in the page and drop down menu 2 Select Edit VI The setting menu for user information opens 3 Enter the user information 4 Select Save User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 67 11 Passwords SMA America LLC 11 Passwords 11 1 Selecting Secure Passwords You increase the security of your password with the following measures e Select passwords that contain at least eight characters e Use combinations of upper and lowercase letters special characters and numbers e Do not use names or common words e g dog cat house e Avoid using words that have any personal relevance to you such as the names of persons or pets personnel numbers identification numbers or car license plates e Do not repeat names or words e g househouse or catcat e Do not combine numbers or letters in the same order as they appear on your keyboard e g 1
21. aximum of 30 characters Procedure Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit VI The setting menu for the plant data opens 4 Inthe Name field enter the desired plant name 5 Select Save 48 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 7 Plant Settings 7 5 Changing the Plant Description You can enter important features of the plant in the description The text is displayed on the Plant Profile page The editor only supports text and does not support typography with HTML tags Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit VI The setting menu for the plant data opens Enter a description in the Description area 5 Select Save 7 6 Changing Operator Data The operator is a private individual or legal entity that owns plants for business purposes for example The operator can prompt the use of the plant without necessarily being the user him itself The name of the operator is displayed on the Plant Profile page Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Operator tab Select Edit VI The s
22. bient conditions for operation of an installed PV module User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 71 12 Glossary SMA America LLC PIC See abbreviations in Section 1 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 Plant Setup Assistant The Plant Setup Assistant is an application in Sunny Portal that helps you register your plant in Sunny Portal Predicted Annual Yield kWh The predicted annual yield of a plant is calculated using the specific annual yield kWh kWp at the plant location and the plant power in kWp also known as nominal power You can obtain the specific annual yield for your PV plant location from irradiation maps Specific annual yield kWh kWp x nominal power kWp predicted annual yield kWh Example calculation of the predicted annual yield 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
23. blish the following pages of the menu My micro inverter plant e Plant overview e Plant description e Energy and power e Annual comparison 5 4 2 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal If you release pages for viewing in Sunny Portal other Sunny Portal users can view the pages Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Select the desired page in the page and drop down menu In the Contents area select Configuration Name of the page 3 In the Approval area activate the checkbox Also release page on www sunnyportal com 4 To send the page by e mail select Send the website by e mail enter the e mail address of the recipient select Send e mail and select Hd 5 Select Save M The icon W7 is displayed in the page and drop down menu next to the name of the released page 5 4 3 Presenting Pages on the Internet Each of your Sunny Portal pages has its own URL Using these URLs you can place a hyperlink to your Sunny Portal page on other websites Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Select the desired page in the page and drop down menu 2 In the Contents area select Configuration Name of the page 3 To view a preview of the page select Open page in a new window 4 Copy the URL from the URL of the Page field onto the clipboard 5 Copy the URL from the clip
24. board to a program for creating websites e g Microsoft Office Frontpage or integrate it into your own website by means of a so called inline frame User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 33 6 Plant Monitoring SMA America LLC 6 Plant Monitoring 6 1 Plant Monitoring Options Monitoring Option in Sunny Portal See Plant events Plant Log Book Section 6 2 You can view messages regarding plant events Report Configuration Section 6 3 You receive e mails with the plant events Yield power and CO Report Configuration avoided You receive e mails with your plant data Inverter yields Inverter Comparison Section 6 6 You are informed by e mail if the specific yield of an inverter is outside the average specific yield of all the inverters Requirement for displaying the inverter comparison Q Your Sunny Portal plant must contain at least two inverters Communication Communication monitoring Section 6 5 between Sunny Portal and Sunny Multigate You are informed by e mail if a Sunny Multigate cannot be reached for 24 hours 34 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 6 Plant Monitoring 6 2 Plant Log Book 6 2 1 Calling up and Filtering Messages Messages help you detect disturbances of your plant for example Depending on your user role you can only view the messages that are relevant for your user group In the plant log book messages are entered for e Plant e Inverters e Communicatio
25. ce and the Properties column select User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 55 8 Device Settings SMA America LLC 8 3 Calling up the Device Parameters The parameters of a device are described in the respective device manual You can only read the device parameters on this page you cannot change them If you want to change the parameters use the Sunny Explorer software see Sunny Explorer help You can obtain Sunny Explorer free of charge from the download area at www SMA Solar com Sunny Explorer is compatible with micro inverter plants from Sunny Explorer software version 1 06 Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure Select Configuration Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 Inthe row for the device and the Parameters column select a VI You can find the parameters in the parameter list 3 To display changes to the parameters select Eb in the History column 8 4 Entering Line Conductors Sunny Portal can display the line conductors to which each inverter is connected in the device properties In order to display the line conductors you must enter them first Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Call up the inverter properties see Section 8 2 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Inthe Line conductor area activate the c
26. ction 10 1 Procedure Select My micro inverter plant gt Plant Monitoring in the page and drop down menu 2 In the Communication Monitoring area select Settings MM The Configuration communication monitoring page opens 3 To activate the communication monitoring activate the Active checkbox and enter the e mail address of the recipient s in the Recipient field Separate multiple e mail addresses by commas 4 To deactivate the communication monitoring deactivate the Active checkbox 5 Select Save User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 Al 6 Plant Monitoring SMA America LLC 6 6 Setting Inverter Comparison Sunny Portal can recognize possible yield losses via the inverter comparison If the specific yield of an inverter differs significantly from the average of all the inverters Sunny Portal can inform you by e mail The inverter comparison is only displayed if there are at least two inverters in your Sunny Portal plant Sunny Portal always carries out the inverter comparison at the beginning of the day for the previous day Requirements O The plant must contain at least two inverters O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Select My micro inverter plant gt Plant Monitoring in the page and drop down menu 2 Inthe Inverter comparison area select Settings M The Configuration of inverter comparison page opens 3 Enter the recipient s e mail address
27. e the following information in order to provide you with the necessary assistance e Type and serial number of the inverter e Quantity and type of all inverters e Connection type between the computer and Sunny Multigate cable or wireless connection e Firmware and hardware version of the Sunny Multigate for firmware version see Section 8 2 for hardware version see type label of the Sunny Multigate e Fault description United States SMA America LLC 877 MY SMATech 1 877 697 6283 Estados Rocklin CA 1916 625 0870 Unidos Canada SMA Canada Inc 877 MY SMATech 1 877 697 6283 Canada Toronto toll free for USA Canada and Puerto Rico Exento de tasas en EE UU Canada y Puerto Rico kk international Internacional toll free for Canada gratuit pour le Canada 74 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA Solar Technology www SMA Solar com SMA America LLC www SMA America com
28. e Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Call up device properties see Section 8 2 2 Select Edit VI The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 To deactivate the device in Sunny Portal deactivate the Active checkbox in the Data Collection area 4 To activate the device in Sunny Portal activate the Active checkbox in the Data Collection area 5 Select Save 9 6 Deleting a Device Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 fi Device data and measured values are irretrievably deleted If you delete a device all the data of that device is irretrievably deleted e Check whether it is sufficient to deactivate the device see Section 9 5 Procedure Call up device properties see Section 8 2 2 Select Delete MM A window containing a security question opens 3 To irretrievably delete the device select Delete 62 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 9 Plant Management 9 7 Deleting a Sunny Portal Plant If you delete your plant the plant and its data are irretrievably deleted in Sunny Portal Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant Data tab 3 Select Edit 4 Inthe Plant Data area select Irretrievably delete plant VI A security question opens 5 To ir
29. e Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights page 64 Explanation of the System Overview Current Example v System Overview Complete plant 5 76 kw KI Y 11 52 kw MuGs_680 12 AZ 35 00 INC 30 00 MuGs_674 12 AZ 35 00 INC 30 00 Status 1 System Logbook JN Module _ Plant section MuGa_680 Module Type S 18 240W 04 11 Orientation AZ B52 Tilt INC 30 MuGa 664 12 AZ 35 00 INC 30 00 Inverter Serial Number 1920003918 Power 53W Communication Device Sunny Multigate US 680 Figure 2 System overview Current example litem tcon Explanation o A Buttons for selecting the display period Checkbox for the inverter power fading in and out If the display view has been selected too small no values are displayed and an info icon will be shown next to the checkbox In order to view values enlarge the display see item E Drop down list for selecting the module group or entire plant to be displayed User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 25 4 User Interface SMA America LLC litem leon Explanation o Buttons for moving the display The button in the middle centers the display Tip you can also move the display by holding down the left or right mouse button E Buttons and scroll bar for enlarging und reducing the display Tip you can also change the display by turning the mouse wheel Color legend that assigns the power percentage to the colo
30. ead and follow all instructions cautions and warnings in this manual Warnings in this document A warning describes a hazard to equipment or personnel It calls attention to a procedure or practice which if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in damage to or destruction of part or all of the SMA equipment and or other equipment connected to the SMA equipment or personal injury Description A DANGER DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury NOTICE NOTICE is used to address practices not related to personal injury WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury 4 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC General Warnings General Warnings All electrical installations must be made in accordance with the local and National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 or the Canadian Electrical Code CSA C22 1 This document does not and is not intended to replace any local state provincial federal or national laws regulations or codes applicable to the installation and use of the product including without limitation applicable electrical safety codes All installations must conform with the laws regulations codes and standards applicable in the jurisdiction of installation SMA assumes no r
31. ection 7 3 LI Have the predicted annual yield calculated see Section 7 10 O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the tab Parameters Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 Inthe Yield Expectations area select Suggest a Monthly Distribution VI The monthly distribution is displayed in the table with the months 5 To display the average expected yield and the monthly distribution in the diagrams on the Annual Comparison and Energy and Power pages activate the checkbox Display the monthly distribution in the yearly comparison as well as energy and power 6 To make it possible to configure the average expected yield on the Annual Comparison and Energy and Power pages activate the checkbox The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 53 7 Plant Settings SMA America LLC Manually Entering the Monthly Distribution Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the tab Parameters Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 Inthe Yield expectations area enter values in the in fields of the table with the months 5 To display the predicted annual yield
32. esponsibility for the compliance or noncompliance with such laws or codes in connection with the installation of the product User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 5 SMA America LLC SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC Table of Contents Table of Contents Information on this Document sesse se se 11 2 SUNNY PONG naaa EE arsenide ADA ORAS Ge AKA 13 2 mended Uie a arareo Ara AG Napa PA RAANG AN ALA ls PAP BES OL INO MICOS ia eee eras Sad eee oe oe aren 13 2 3 3ysiemRequIkeMenls nG vison Ee EE NP Aa a KA aY Ma 13 3 Getting Started AA AA N EG ED Rg 14 3 1 Registering Sunny WebBox in Sunny Portal ie see 14 3 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal eee 17 3 3 Setting the Language HELD EERS MEERDER hiwa LAN pan SE es 17 A Userinternace ceo esd NAA NANANG ANAY NANANA 18 4 1 Overview of the User Interface AA 18 4 2 Overview of Menus and Pages 0 cece cen eee 19 4 3 Page My Micro Inverter Plant gt Plant Overview 22 A Sly Plant Data Aren is 0c 25 0 kakanan oh 35 BEE EER SR SEG Cooke dae 22 Aisle OVER EER ce eee ee ae ER GES EE DE 22 AS l2 PIGA GIS se ee DRR EE RW ae EE ua ie a 23 4 3 1 3 Inverter Comparison Status 0 0000 24 4 3 2 System OVEIVIEW DS ag a hors Goel Me re see hee ee hak 25 4 4 Information in the Plant Profile a 29 5 Page SeHINGS 4 605 026 ANNA ANA NANANG 30 5 1 Configuring Settings for Diagrams
33. etting menu for the operator data opens Enter the operator data 5 Select Save User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 49 7 Plant Settings SMA America LLC 7 7 Changing Deleting the Plant Image The plant image is the image in the page and drop down menu next to the menu item My micro inverter plant SUNNY PORTAL 4 RHE HM 7 Figure 8 Plant image You can replace the standard plant image with a user defined plant image The user defined plant image is also displayed on the following pages e Plant Profile page e f pages for Sunny Portal are released it is also displayed on the list of released plants on the www sunnyPortal com homepage You can save several images in a gallery in Sunny Portal This allows you to easily change the plant image and access your images from different computers Changing the Plant Image Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Plant image requirements LI Maximum image size 500 kB LI Possible image formats JPG PNG GIF Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit VI The setting menu for the plant data opens ad Select Load image in the Plant Image area Select the desired image From one of your directories Select Open To change the plant image size move the gray squares with the mouse 5 NG oF To
34. g a Sunny Multigate SES SS een 58 9 2 o le LK NG cerises ire Ra Ee Ried wie ie RE tea 59 9 3 Replacing the Sunny Multigate SE SS SS eee 60 9 4 Replacing an Inverter ss coinesasneisenuad lt Jana Unahan 6 9 5 Deactivating Activating a Device 6 eee 62 9 6 Deleting a Device sa su BE RE AE BERE ER dt Cas EE BE EE 62 9 7 Deleting a Sunny Portal Plant EE EE cece eee eee 63 10 User Management sees sesse ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ses 64 10 1 User Roles and User Rights SS cece SS een eee 64 10 2 Eraaliniaa New Users acinus BARE NABA ER GEES EE A GE 66 16 3 Deleting a User EER BEER ORDER ED AO EE EE 66 10 4 Changing User Rights SS cc cece eee nee 67 10 5 Changing User Information EES SE SS SS Se ee ee 67 Ll Passwords KEER SERE EE ties Ge Dl GANA 68 11 1 Selecting Secure Passwords se EERS BERE hd GEE DR RE 68 11 2 Reguired PASYON naaa ma EE diese gatenedias 68 11 2 1 Sunny Portal Password o oo ES LAWA wae bore eee deel 68 Vil 222 Plant Password siele tian rn bo ee Ad 68 11 3 Changing Passwords si Za nd a GA KALAN BAGA ae ANYAYA 69 11 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password EE Ee ee 69 11 3 2 Changing the Plant Password eo ES SR ER RA Re dass 69 User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 9 Table of Contents SMA America LLC 11 4 Forgotten Sunny Portal Password aa 70 11 5 Forgotten Plant Password sie sis ued DES eee deere ante seek 70 12 Glossal EE oe ck wakes EE 71 13 C
35. hanges without notice and shall not be responsible for any damages including indirect incidental or consequential damages caused by reliance on the material presented including but not limited to omissions typographical errors arithmetical errors or listing errors in the content material All trademarks are recognized even if these are not marked separately Missing designations do not mean that a product or brand is not a registered trademark The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by SMA America LLC and SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc is under license SMA America LLC 3801 N Havana Street Denver CO 80239 U S A SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc 2425 Matheson Blvd E 7th Floor Mississauga ON L4W 5K4 Canada User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 3 Important Safety Instructions SMA America LLC Important Safety Instructions SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This manual contains important instructions for the following products e SUNNY PORTAL This manual must be followed during installation and maintenance The product is designed and tested in accordance with international safety requirements but as with all electrical and electronic equipment certain precautions must be observed when installing and or operating the product To reduce the risk of personal injury and to ensure the safe installation and operation of the product you must carefully r
36. he Unassigned serial numbers area and drag it to a PV module in the drawing area You cannot undo this procedure 2 To move a PV module proceed as follows e Select the desired PV module M The PV module will be highlighted e Move the mouse pointer onto the PV module The mouse pointer turns into a cross with arrows on the ends e Hold down the left mouse button and move the PV module as desired 3 To rotate a PV module proceed as follows e Select the desired PV module M The PV module will be highlighted e Move the mouse pointer onto the PV module Select 9 MM The PV module is rotated by 90 degrees To adopt the changes select Save and select Close 5 To discard the changes select Close and select No User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 A7 7 Plant Settings SMA America LLC 7 3 Changing Plant Data Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit VI The setting menu for the plant data opens Make the desired changes to the plant data 5 Select Save 7 4 Changing the Plant Name You can change the plant name that you entered during registration of the plant Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Plant name requirement O The plant name may consist of a m
37. heckbox of the line conductor to which the inverter is connected 4 Select Save 56 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 8 Device Settings 8 5 Changing the Device Name The serial number of the device is displayed as the default device name Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Device name requirement LI The device name may consist of a maximum of 20 characters Procedure 1 Call up device properties see Section 8 2 2 Select Edit VI The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Enter a device name in the Device Name field Select Save 8 6 Changing a Device Description You can enter an arbitrary description for each device The description of the device is displayed in the Device Properties Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Call up device properties see Section 8 2 2 Select Edit MM The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Enter a description in the Description field Select Save User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 57 9 Plant Management SMA America LLC 9 Plant Management 9 1 Adding a Sunny Multigate A micro inverter plant in Sunny Portal can consist of up to four Sunny Multigates If your micro inverter plant in Sunny Portal already consists of four Sunny Multigates you must create a new plant in Sunny Portal
38. hree days after the first e mail was sent E mail reminder is Clicking the bell icon stops the sending of reminder e mails for activated the current error If a new error occurs the e mail reminder is sent again AO SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 6 Plant Monitoring Inverter Comparison Area Requirement for display of the area O The plant must contain at least two inverters Sunny Portal can recognize possible yield losses via the inverter comparison If the specific yield of an inverter differs significantly from the average of all the inverters Sunny Portal can inform you by e mail see Section 6 6 Setting Inverter Comparison page 42 Hoon See Explanation Deactivated The inverter comparison is not activated see Section 6 6 Setting Inverter Comparison page 42 The yields of the monitored inverters are within the configured range The total yield of the last day for all inverters is displayed The specific yield is outside of tolerance for at least one monitored inverter Use the Details hyperlink to access the following information e The level of the specific yield of the affected inverters e The average value of all monitored inverters 6 5 Setting Communication Monitoring By means of communication monitoring you can be informed by e mail if a Sunny Multigate cannot be reached for 24 hours Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Se
39. ick the date Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa between the arrow icons and select the desired Energy balanc date e If there are drop down lists between the arrow Olan Ton IG icons select the desired time period in the drop down lists 5 1 2 Saving Diagram Data You can save diagram data as csv files Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 If there is a gearwheel icon 7 on the right below the diagram move the mouse pointer onto the gearwheel icon and select 2 in the drop down menu If there are two icons on the right below the diagram select amp Select Save Select the target directory ae O NO Select Save 30 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 5 Page Settings 5 1 3 Printing Diagram Data 1 Move the mouse pointer onto 7 on the right below the diagram V A drop down menu opens 2 Select and then select Print Select the desired printer and select Print 5 1 4 Enlarging the View e Click on the diagram or If lt is on the right below the diagram move the mouse pointer onto and select or If there are two icons on the right below the diagram select 11 5 2 Sorting the Plant List By default the plant list is always sorted in ascending order according to the specific plant yield You can also sort the plant list by other values and in descending order 1 Select Plant Selection gt Plant Li
40. iguring Module Groups If different module types are installed in your plant or the PV modules are from different manufacturers or have different azimuth or tilt angles you must combine PV modules with the same properties into groups The groups are referred to as module groups in Sunny Portal If all the PV modules of your plant have the same properties you can combine the PV modules into one group Your plant then consists of one module group Requirement LI The serial number of the inverters must be available as well as the following data of the connected PV module manufacturer type tilt and azimuth angle Procedure Enter a name in the Name field for the module group e g garage or south roof 2 Select the manufacturer of your PV module in the drop down list Manufacturer and select the module type in the drop down list PV module If the manufacturer of your PV module is not listed select Unknown PV module and enter the PV module power in the Module Power field 3 Enter the tilt angle of the PV modules in the Tilt field Enter the alignment azimuth angle of the PV modules in the Alignment field 5 Inthe Select Inverter area select all inverters to which PV modules with the same properties are connected 6 Select lt lt VI The selected inverters are being moved to the area Assigned Inverters The selected inverters form a module group and are no longer available in the area Available Inverters 7 I
41. in the Recipient field Separate multiple e mail addresses by commas i PV array power The PV array power has been preset in the PV array power kWp field Sunny Portal calculates the generator power based on the nominal power of each inverter 4 Enter the permissible tolerance in the Tolerance field for the specific yield of the inverter This will also set the point from which the deviation of inverter specific yield is sufficient to trigger e mail notification by Sunny Portal 5 To select an inverter for the inverter comparison activate the Monitoring checkbox in the line of the inverter 6 Select Save 42 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 7 Plant Settings 7 Plant Settings 7 1 Configuring Module Groups Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Module group configuration in the page and drop down menu 2 Change settings regarding module group configuration as desired see Section 3 1 paragraph Configuring module groups 7 2 Layout Assistant With the Layout Assistant you can create a plant layout showing the position of your PV modules and the associated micro inverters on the building graphically Sunny Portal uses the plant layout for the system overview on the My micro inverter plant 5 Plant Overview page In the system overview the yields the power and any possible errors for each indi
42. ion 26 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 4 User Interface Characteristics of the System Overviews Day Week Example v System Overview Complete plant Week Month Year Total TEN Current Total yield 66 31 kWh die 6 00 AM 12 00 PM 3 00 PM 6 00 PM 9 00 PM v MuGa 580 12 AZ 35 00 INC 30 00 MuGa 674 12 AZ 35 00 INC 30 00 MuGa 685 12 AZ 35 00 INC 30 007 MuGa 664 12 AZ 35 00 INC 30 007 HEHE estes mis sagana lt mi aand 0 ans THE ses 7 RY Wed 5 1 2013 12 00 AM Power 2736W Re a EE Figure 3 System overview Day example litem Explanation o Graph derived from power values for the display period Bo Displays the total yield of the display period C Buttons for selecting the day to be displayed Buttons for forwarding rewinding and starting the animated yield progress Slide control for selecting the displayed point in time ID Shows the displayed point in time and the power value User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 27 4 User Interface SMA America LLC Characteristics of the System Overviews Day Week Example v System Overview Complete plant Current ms Year Total Show values HH MuGa 580 12 AZ 35 00 INC 30 00 MuGa 674 12 AZ 35 00 INC 30 007 MuGa 665 12 AZ 35 00 INC 30 00 MuGa 664 12 AZ 35 00 INC 30 007 0 a Figure 4 System
43. irements Q A computer with Internet access must be available An Internet browser must be installed on the computer LI JavaScript must be activated in the Internet browser Required SMA products In order to use Sunny Portal for plants with micro inverters you need the following SMA products e Inverter of the type Sunny Boy SB SB 240 US 10 e Multigate US 10 Supported Internet browsers You can find a list of supported Internet browsers in the technical data on the Sunny Portal product page www sma america com sunny portal Recommended screen resolution e Minimum 1 024 pixels x 768 pixels User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 13 3 Getting Started SMA America LLC 3 Getting Started 3 1 Registering Sunny WebBox in Sunny Portal Requirements LI The PV plant must be commissioned LI The PIC and RID of the Sunny Multigate must be available see type label or label supplied with the Sunny Multigate Procedure e Starting the Plant Setup Assistant in Sunny Portal e Registering as a new user in Sunny Portal or Registering as an existing user in Sunny Portal e Identifying devices in Sunny Portal e Configuring module groups Starting the Plant Setup Assistant in Sunny Portal The Plant Setup Assistant guides you step by step through user registration and the registration of your plant in Sunny Portal Go to www SunnyPortal com 2 Select Plant Setup Assistant VI The Plant Setup Assistant opens 3 Select Next
44. move the image section click on the image section and move it while holding the left mouse button pressed 9 Select Save 50 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 7 Plant Settings 10 11 12 13 To save an image in the gallery upload the image to the gallery e Select Select from the gallery e Select Upload e Select Browse e Select the desired image from one of your directories e Select Upload selected file e Select NG VI The image is saved in the gallery To upload an image from the gallery as the plant image select Select from the gallery Double click the desired image Select Save Deleting the User Defined Plant Image If you delete the user defined plant image Sunny Portal displays the default plant image l 5 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit VI The setting menu for the plant data opens Select No plant image in the Plant Image area Select Save 7 8 Entering the Feed In Tariff Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure l 2 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the tab Parameters Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens In the Reimbursement area enter the feed in tariff per kWh in the Feed in compensation field Also selec
45. multiple e mail addresses by commas The number of characters for the input field is limited Therefore you can enter only a certain number of e mail addresses 6 Configure the settings in the Interval area e To receive an hourly e mail with the event report activate the option Hourly e To receive one daily e mail with the event report activate the option Daily and in the drop down list select the time you would like to receive the e mail 7 Configure the settings in the Contents area e Activate the checkboxes for the desired messages In each case you can select up to three event types from Sunny Portal and the plant Information Warnings Errors e In the Send Report as area select the format in which Sunny Portal is to send the report e Inthe area Limit messages in one report use the drop down list to select the maximum number of messages to be displayed in the e mail e If you wish to send reports even if there are no new events activate the checkbox Send empty reports if no new events are available 8 To send a test report to the stated e mail address select Send Test Report 9 Select Save User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 39 6 Plant Monitoring SMA America LLC 6 3 4 Retroactively Generating a Report You can create a report for a specific date in the past Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure Select Configuration gt Report
46. n Access to the pages and menu items mea Released pages of the My micro inverter plant menu are marked with the icon i see Section 5 4 2 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal page 33 18 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 4 User Interface 4 2 Overview of Menus and Pages Plant Selection Menu Requirement for displaying the menu L Your e mail address must be assigned to at least two plants in Sunny Portal In this menu you can select the requested plant by selecting the menu item with the name of the requested plant in Menu Selection The name of the currently selected plant is used as the name of the second menu All pages always refer to the currently selected plant Plant List The page includes an overview of plants that are assigned to your e mail address By default the plant list is always sorted in ascending order according to the specific plant yield You can also sort the plant list by other values and in descending order see Section 5 Page Settings page 30 The My Micro Inverter Plant Menu This menu contains all pages with information plant data and visualizations for your plant Plant Overview This page provides you with an overview of the most important information about your plant The display and range of functions of the page depend on your user role see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights page 64 Plant Data area This area provides you with an ove
47. n device e Sunny Portal The following types of messages are available in ascending order according to the importance of the event Message type Explanation Displays events that serve as information Warning Displays events as warnings if an unusual operating condition is present Disturbance Displays events as disturbance if operation is temporarily not possible As soon as the failure is remedied operation is restarted automatically Displays events as errors if operation is permanently not possible Operation cannot be started automatically Requirement O You must have the user role Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Calling up Messages e Select My micro inverter plant 5 Plant log book in the page and drop down menu User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 35 6 Plant Monitoring SMA America LLC Filtering Messages 1 Select My micro inverter plant gt Plant log book in the page and drop down menu 2 To filter messages set one or more of the following filters Input field or drop down list Go to e To display messages up to a certain date enter the date Tip click the calendar icon and select a date in the calendar Status The status of a message indicates whether you have already confirmed the message see Section 6 2 2 e To display all unconfirmed messages select Not approved To display all confirmed messages select Approved To have all confirmed and unconfi
48. n order to move inverters from the area Assigned Inverters back to the Available Inverters area select the desired inverters and then gt gt 8 Select Submit MM The module group is created with the selected inverters 9 To change a created module group select Edit and change the desired settings 10 To delete a created module group select Delete 11 Select Add in order to set up other module groups and repeat steps 1 to 8 until all inverters have been assigned 12 Select Next MM The Extended Plant Properties page opens 13 Enter the plant properties and select Next MM Sunny Portal displays a summary of the data you entered 14 Select Finish Sunny Portal sets up your plant and then confirms that your plant registration was successful 15 To call up your plant select Go to plant 16 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 3 Getting Started 3 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal Logging into Sunny Portal Requirement Q You must already be registered in Sunny Portal Procedure 1 Go to www SunnyPortal com 2 Enter your e mail address in the E mail field in the Login area 3 Enter the Sunny Portal password in the Password field 4 Activate the SSL checkbox to transmit the encrypted login data 5 Activate the Remain logged in checkbox to stay logged in for your next Sunny Portal visits This means you remain logged into Sunny Portal until you actively log out 6 Select
49. n the reports and have them sent to you via e mail from Sunny Portal The following report types are available e Info reports contain plant data and are being sent to you regularly e Event reports inform you if certain plant events occur Possible content Daily info report Daily yield kWh Feed in tariff today CO avoided today kg Monthly info report Monthly yield kWh Monthly feed in tariff Monthly CO avoided kg Event report Information Warnings Error User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 37 6 Plant Monitoring SMA America LLC 6 3 2 Creating Info Reports You can create three daily info reports and three monthly info reports with different content Sunny Portal sends you the daily info reports when it has processed all the data of the previous day You receive the monthly info reports as soon as Sunny Portal has processed all data of the month s last day Requirements O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 LI The CO avoided must be entered see Section 7 9 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Report Configuration in the page and drop down menu 2 Inthe Report Configuration drop down list select a daily info report or a monthly info report 3 Select Edit 4 Inthe Activate Report area activate the Active checkbox 5 In the E mail Address es field in the Recipient area enter the e mail addresses of the recipient s Separate multiple e mail add
50. nected to the Sunny Multigate see installation manual for the Sunny Multigate You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Device replacement Do not delete old device If you delete the device that you wish to replace from Sunny Portal all the device data is irretrievably deleted e To retain the data of the old device in Sunny Portal do not delete the device Procedure Select Plant Selection My micro inverter plant in the page and drop down menu if you have several Sunny Portal plants Select Configuration Device Overview in the page and drop down menu Select the Overview of New Devices tab Select Refresh devices Your plant is then searched for new devices VI After around one minute the new inverter is displayed In the row for the inverter to be replaced select Sunny Portal establishes a connection to the new inverter via the Sunny Multigate Page 2 of the Configuration Assistant opens Follow the Configuration Assistant instructions User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 61 9 Plant Management SMA America LLC 9 5 Deactivating Activating a Device In the following cases you must deactivate devices in Sunny Portal e You have removed a device from your plant or e You no longer wish to display a device in Sunny Portal The data of the deactivated device is retained in Sunny Portal Reduirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator se
51. new Sunny Multigate must be connected to the router network switch and connected to the Internet see installation manual of the Sunny Multigate O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure 1 Select Plant Selection gt My micro inverter plant in the page and drop down menu if you have several Sunny Portal plants Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 3 Select the Overview of New Devices tab Select Refresh devices Your plant is then searched for new devices MM After around one minute the new inverter is displayed 5 In the row for the new inverter select TF Sunny Portal establishes a connection to the new inverter via the Sunny Multigate Page 2 of the Configuration Assistant opens 6 Follow the Configuration Assistant instructions The new inverter is displayed on the page Configuration gt Device Overview User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 59 9 Plant Management SMA America LLC 9 3 Replacing the Sunny Multigate Requirements O The new Sunny Multigate must be commissioned in your plant O The new Sunny Multigate must be connected to the router network switch and connected to the Internet see installation manual of the Sunny Multigate LI The PIC and RID of the new Sunny Multigate must be available see type label or label supplied with the Sunny Multigate O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section
52. not know the old plant password and would like to change the plant password to the currently used plant password for the Sunny Multigate enter the current password in the Old plant password field 5 Enter a new plant password in the New plant password field in the Plant Data area 6 Enter the new password again in the Repeat password field in the Plant Data area User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 69 11 Passwords SMA America LLC Select Save N N A message that the plant password has been successfully changed is displayed X Isa message displayed stating that the plant password has not successfully been changed It is possible that a device can currently not be reached e Try to change the plant password again later e Ifthe problem persists change the plant password of the devices with Sunny Explorer see Sunny Explorer help and then enter the new password in Sunny Portal Otherwise Sunny Portal cannot display any new data from the devices 11 4 Forgotten Sunny Portal Password 1 Go to www SunnyPortal com 2 Select the Forgotten Password hyperlink in the Login area 3 Enter your e mail address in the E mail field that you used for registering in Sunny Portal A Select Generate New Password M You will receive an e mail with a new password 5 Change the assigned password see Section 11 3 1 11 5 Forgotten Plant Password If you have forgotten the plant password that is set in Sunny Multigate for the user
53. ontact occasions sie gh ABA BAKA espa os a ela orate onan as 74 10 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 1 Information on this Document 1 Information on this Document Validity This document applies to plants in Sunny Portal that consist of micro inverters and the Sunny Multigate 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 CO factor Technical Information Icons con Explanation A DANGER Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided can result in death or serious injury Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided can result in minor or moderate injury NOTICE Indicates a situation which if not avoided could result in property damage Information that is important for a specific topic or goal but is not TOE mm relevant O Indicates a requirement for meeting a Indicates a requirement for meeting a specific goal si goal EN A problem that could occur User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 11 1 Information on this Document SMA America LLC Typographies Typography Usage Example Display texts e The value can be found in the Energy field Elements on a user interface Connedions e Select Settings e Enter value 10 in the Minute
54. resses by commas The number of characters for the input field is limited Therefore you can enter only a certain number of e mail addresses o In the Send Report at field in the Interval area set the time from which the report is to be sent Configure the settings in the Contents area e In the Select Channel s area activate the content that is to be displayed in the e mail e In the Send Report as area select the format in which Sunny Portal is to send the report e If you wish to receive a page with the report select the page in the drop down list in the Portal Page to Be Sent area e If you do not wish to receive a page with the report select Send no page in the drop down list in the Portal Page to Be Sent area 8 To send a test report to the stated e mail address select Send Test Report 9 Select Save 38 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 6 Plant Monitoring 6 3 3 Creating Event Reports You can create three event reports with different content Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure Select Configuration gt Report Configuration in the page and drop down menu In the Report Configuration drop down list select an event report Select Edit In the Activate Report area activate the Active checkbox Sh IS In the E mail Address es field in the Recipient area enter the e mail addresses of the recipient s Separate
55. retrievably delete the plant select Yes User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 63 10 User Management SMA America LLC 10 User Management 10 1 User Roles and User Rights If you have the user role Plant administrator you can create other users in Sunny Portal so that they have access to your Sunny Portal plant You must assign every user a user role The user roles have different rights in your Sunny Portal plant The following user roles are possible e Guest e Standard user e Installer e Plant administrator General Rights Gn user administrator CE KA A A Change and delete pages O and delete pages Ce fall ee oe Sea e Sunny Portal and publish pages Save Save diagram data O data N a GA ME Change Sunny Portal password low ow ow Change plant password ot ii Hr EE EE gi Hd MAAN View device properies ow View change plant properties dv l vy Set pon layout Configure PYmodules o ow ow View change report configuration yv Change device properies ow Add replace delete devices sss NASAN NN gt Delete pani S S 64 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 10 User Management Guest Standard Plant user administrator View plant log book and approve ao lImportdata data Ascertain the software package Kamara View user View user management O Create delete users and assign user roles Rights for the Plant Overview
56. retrieved by Sunny Portal will be displayed The icon shows how high the current power is compared to the installed plant power peak power The cursor moves between the yellow area low current power and the red area high current power You can activate the page Energy and Power using the hyperlink Energy and Power Current plant status The icon displays the current plant status for explanation refer to section 4 3 1 2 You can activate the page Plant Log Book using the hyperlink Plant Log Book Inverter comparison status The icon will only be displayed if there are at least two inverters in your Sunny Portal plant The icon displays the status of the inverter comparison for explanation see section 4 3 1 3 You can activate the page Plant Monitoring by using the hyperlink Plant Monitoring Today the value states the energy produced so far by the plant for the current day Total the value states the total energy produced so far based on the combined meter readings of the inverters Revenue The icon is only displayed if the feed in tariff has been set up see Section 7 8 Today the value states the feed in tariff calculated so far for the current day Total the value states the total feed in tariff calculated so far 22 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 4 User Interface Information icon_ Explanation CO avoided Today the value states the CO emission avoided by the plan
57. rmed messages displayed select all Plant Devices To display Sunny Portal plant and device messages select All To display Sunny Portal messages select Portal To display plant messages select Plant To display device specific messages select the desired device Number per page e Select the number of messages that you would like to display Type e To display messages of a specific type activate the desired checkbox Info Warning Failure or Error 36 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 6 Plant Monitoring 6 2 2 Confirming Messages You can confirm messages in order to mark them as read Requirement O You must have the user role Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 You can confirm messages in order to mark them as read This allows you to differentiate between messages that you have already read and new messages Procedure Select My micro inverter plant gt Plant log book in the page and drop down menu 2 To confirm messages individually select 34 in the message row and in the Confirmed column To confirm several messages mark the desired messages e To mark individual messages activate the relevant checkboxes on the left of the messages e To mark all messages select the Select all checkbox A Select Submit 6 3 Reports 6 3 1 Report Overview Reports are documents containing plant data or plant events You can set the contents to be included i
58. ror has occurred The text below the icon shows the number of devices that are affected by the error Plant log book The status of all devices is unknown Further information can be accessed by using the hyperlink Plant Log Book below the icon User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 23 4 User Interface SMA America LLC 4 3 1 3 Inverter Comparison Status The inverter comparison icon is only displayed if there are at least two inverters in your Sunny Portal plant The text Plant Monitoring below the icon is a hyperlink that can be used to access the page Plant Monitoring On the Plant Monitoring page you can call up more information using the hyperlink Details if there is a fault For further information on the inverter comparison read Section 6 6 leon Explanation The specific yields of the monitored inverters are within the configured range Next to the icon is shown when the last inverter comparison took place Warning the specific yield is outside the tolerance for at least one monitored inverter Information the inverter comparison is activated but no comparison has occurred yet Inverter comparison is not activated 24 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 4 User Interface 4 3 2 System Overview The system overview is displayed on the page My micro inverter plant 5 Plant Overview in the System Overview area The functions and view of the system overview depend on your user role se
59. rs of the PV modules The power percentage is based on the maximum achievable power of the inverter rele to the page My micro inverter plant gt aa vee and Power nj Button for activating full screen mode If you move the mouse pointer onto a PV module a window opens containing information about the PV module and the corresponding inverter J Display range for the PV modules values and information Possible PV module colors The color of a PV module visualizes the inverter power in percentage see item F Black the inverter is not accessible Gray the data acceptance of the inverter is deactivated in Sunny Portal see Section 9 5 Possible icons on a PV module D there is a warning for the inverter A there is an error for the inverter The icons are only visible for the user roles Installer and Plant administrator Display range with current values The values are based on the selected module group or entire plant that is indicated in the title Button for activating the organized view The PV modules of a module group are displayed in one row The rows are shown row by row arranged in descending order according to the number of PV modules Button for activating the view according to the specified plant layout see Section 7 2 2 Creating a Plant Layout page 45 The orientation of the display is adopted according to the plant layout Each module groups is labeled with its respective designat
60. rview of the most important information about your plant System Overview area This area contains a graphical representation of the PV modules The power and possible errors of each individual inverter are displayed see Section 4 3 2 System Overview page 25 Plant Description Sunny Portal compiles the plant profile from information that you can enter in different Sunny Portal pages see Section 4 4 Information in the Plant Profile page 29 Energy and Power This page provides you with an overview of the energy and power curve of your plant User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 19 4 User Interface SMA America LLC Annual Comparison This page provides you with an overview of the total yield and the specific plant yield per month in a yearly overview The average expected yield is also displayed if the checkbox Display the monthly distribution in the yearly comparison as well as energy and power is activated see Section 7 11 Setting the Monthly Distribution of the Predicted Annual Yield page 53 Plant Monitorin On this paae the followina plant monitoring functions are g pag gp g available Communication monitoring monitoring of the communication between Sunny Portal and Sunny Multigate e Inverter comparison plant monitoring via comparison of the inverter yields If the communication monitoring or the inverter comparison show an error or warning the page and menu selection displays the icon D next to the
61. s field Elements to be selected Elements to be entered Connects several elements to Select Settings gt Date be selected Button Key The button or key to be Select Next selected or pressed Nomenclature The designation My micro inverter plant is used as a placeholder for the name that you have given your micro inverter plant in Sunny Portal Abbreviations Abbreviation Explanation DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for the dynamic assignment KTA of IP a iP internet Internet Protocol PV Photovoltais O Registration Identifier Registration key EP registration in Sunny Portal Product ldentification Code EE key for registration in ro Portal 12 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 2 Sunny Portal 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 plant data In order to use Sunny Portal you will need an SMA product that can record your plant data and send it to Sunny Portal see Section 2 3 System Requirements page 13 Depending on the product that sends the data various functions are available in Sunny Portal 2 2 Sunny Multigate The Sunny Multigate is a communication box and the electrical termination point of a plant with up to twelve micro inverters to the utility grid Sunny Portal requests the inverter data via the Sunny Multigate 2 3 System Requ
62. see Section 3 1 Registering Sunny WebBox in Sunny Portal page 14 Requirements O The new Sunny Multigate must be commissioned in your plant O The new Sunny Multigate must be connected to the router network switch and connected to the Internet see installation manual of the Sunny Multigate C The PIC and RID of the Sunny Multigate must be available see type label or label supplied with the Sunny Multigate L The serial number of the inverters must be available as well as the following data of the connected PV module manufacturer type tilt and azimuth angle O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure Go to www SunnyPortal com 2 Select Plant Setup Assistant VI The Plant Setup Assistant opens 3 Select Next VI The User Registration page opens 4 Enter the e mail address and the Sunny Portal password in the E mail address and Password fields 5 Select Next M The Select Plant page opens 6 Select the option Add or replace devices 7 In the row for the plant and the Option column select VI The Select devices page opens 8 Enter the PIC and RID of a new Sunny Multigate in the PIC and RID fields 9 Select Identify 10 To add other Sunny Multigate enter the PIC and RID of another Sunny Multigate and select Identify 11 Select Next VI The page Micro Inverter Detection opens and the number of the inverters found will be displayed below
63. serial numbers to the PV modules see Section 7 2 2 Module Group Configuration On this page you can adjust the module group configuration see Section 7 1 Configuring Module Groups page 43 Device Overview Device Overview tab All the devices of your plant are listed on this tab You can call up device properties parameters and messages Overview of New Devices tab Using this tab you can look for new devices in your plant and add them to your Sunny Portal plant or replace devices Report Configuration On this page you can select a setting so that Sunny Portal informs you of events and other information such as yield by e mail see Section 6 3 Reports page 37 User Management This page displays a list of all users to whom you have given access to the plant see Section 10 2 Creating a New User page 66 User Info Logout Menu Via this menu you can call up a list of all users to whom you have given access to the plant User Information This page shows your user information Ends your session in Sunny Portal User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 21 4 User Interface SMA America LLC 4 3 Page My Micro Inverter Plant 5 Plant Overview 4 3 1 Plant Data Area 4 3 1 1 Overview Information leon Explanation Current power IN The value states the current power of the plant If the f value cannot be updated due to a temporary connection problem with your plant the time at which this value was
64. ssword for the User user group with Sunny Explorer for example see Sunny Explorer help 68 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 11 Passwords 11 3 Changing Passwords 11 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password Sunny Portal password requirements O The Sunny Portal password may consist of a maximum of 8 characters O You must have the user role Standard user Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 The following special characters are permitted o 1 amp 2 _ lt gt e Space Procedure Select User Info Logout User Information in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the hyperlink If you want to change your password please click here on the User Information tab 3 Enter the old and the new Sunny Portal password in the fields provided Select Save 11 3 2 Changing the Plant Password If you change the plant password in Sunny Portal the plant password of all Sunny Multigates registered in your Sunny Portal plant is also being changed Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Plant password requirement LI The plant password can be a maximum of twelve characters The following special characters are permitted e 2 l Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties 2 Select the Plant Data tab 3 Select Edit 4 Enter the old password in the Old plant password field in the Plant Data area Tip if you do
65. st in the page and menu selection 2 Select the desired sorting e To sort the list by another value click on another blue value in the header of the list e To sort the list in descending order click on the blue value in the header again User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 31 5 Page Settings SMA America LLC 5 3 Setting Options on the Inverter Page On the page My micro inverter plant 5 Inverter you have the following setting options v Device Selection MuGa Azimuth angle 15 Angle of indination 30 MV SB 240 US 10 236 MF Sunny Boy 240 US 894 V Select all the devices of the module group Display type Absolute Specific E Figure 5 Structure of the settings area on the Inverter page Area for selecting the inverters to be shown Button for scrolling between the module groups Button for selecting the module group The number of buttons corresponds to the number of module groups e g two buttons will be displayed for two module groups Checkbox for selecting or deselecting all inverters in the area A C Fields for selecting the display type of the energy values of the selected inverters e absolute displays the energy in kWh e specific displays the energy in kWh kWp The fields are only displayed if the tab Month Year or Total has been selected 32 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 5 Page Settings 5 4 Publishing Sunny Portal Pages 5 4 1 Pages to Be Published You can pu
66. t so far for the current day Total the value states the CO emission avoided so far since commissioning the plant Plant information EH The value states the installed plant power peak power a of the plant The date is the commissioning day of the plant You can activate the page Plant Profile by using the hyperlink Plant Profile Weather The current weather for the plant location is displayed You can scroll to the weather forecast for the next day at noon using the hyperlink Tomorrow Location Displays the plant location on a map extract A larger view of the map can be called up by using the hyperlink Enlarge map This icon is an example The icon adjusts to the current information The data is not suitable for billing purposes The data may deviate from the data provided by the electricity meter 4 3 1 2 Plant Status The text below the icon is a hyperlink that can be used to call up the plant log book Icon Text below the icon Plant log book Device s with warnings Device s cannot be reached All existing status information for the devices is OK however this information is not available for all devices The text below the icon shows the number of devices that cannot be reached Thus the status of these devices could not be captured Device s with warnings A warning has occurred The text below the icon shows the number of devices that are affected by the warning Device s with errors An er
67. t the desired currency in the accompanying drop down list Select Save User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 51 7 Plant Settings SMA America LLC 7 9 Entering the Value of CO Avoided The CO factor indicates how much CO is produced during the power generation of one kilowatt hour The CO factor can vary depending on the grid operator You can find out the level of the CO factor for one kilowatt hour of electric current by contacting your grid operator Sunny Portal can use the CO factor value to calculate how much CO was saved due to the power generation of your plant You can view the value of CO avoided on the following pages e Plant Overview page e Plant Profile page e Daily info report or monthly info report see Section 6 3 Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the tab Parameters Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 Inthe Factor area enter the CO factor in the field or click the slide control and set the CO factor holding the left mouse button pressed 5 Select Save 7 10 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield Sunny Portal can display in a table how the predicted annual yield of your plant is likely to be distributed throughout the months of a year The predicted annual yield of the plant is calculated from the specific ann
68. ual yield kWh kWp at the plant location multiplied by the plant power You can obtain the specific annual yield for your plant location from irradiation maps Local conditions such as shading of your plant or the plant orientation are not taken into account by Sunny Portal Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section 10 1 Procedure Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the tab Parameters Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 52 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 7 Plant Settings 4 Inthe Yield Expectations area enter the specific annual yield in the Specific Annual Yield field M The predicted annual yield is displayed in the Predicted Annual Yield field 5 To make it possible to configure the average expected yield on the Energy and Power and Annual Comparison pages activate the checkbox The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams 6 Select Save 7 11 Setting the Monthly Distribution of the Predicted Annual Yield The monthly distribution shows how the predicted annual yield is distributed throughout the months of the year You have the following options e Having Sunny Portal suggest the monthly distribution e Manually entering the monthly distribution Having Sunny Portal Suggest the Monthly Distribution Requirements L1 The plant location must be entered see S
69. vidual inverter are shown on the plant layout The position of the PV module and the associated inverter in the plant are immediately recognizable via the plant layout User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 43 7 Plant Settings SMA America LLC 7 2 1 User Interface G BE LAYOUT ASSISTANT AE TEA MuGa 664 0 MuGa 66 ss 0 MuGa 674 0 gt UUUTUUIUN heed 3 INC 3 MuGa 680 0 y luutuuujum AZ 35 lururung INC 30 Figure 6 User interface of the Layout Assistant example e Button for canceling the last action Elle Button for restoring the last action lo Button for calling up help Buttons for moving the display The button in the middle centers the display Tip you can also move the display by holding down the left or right mouse button Buttons and scroll bar for enlarging und reducing the display Tip you can also change the display by turning the mouse wheel EN EE EN Work area for creation of the plant layout AA SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 7 Plant Settings Example of a finished plant layout UN GEED EP gt c MAD Naal NINA J fi EN S dor v ente ean ON ee erat ene ent emiren DiDa 0 aidsa 20 quguy 45 aam 55 gure MO saasal8 0 10 00 lt 45 00 Figure 7 Completed plant layout example 7 2 2 Creating a Plant Layout Reguirements O You must have the user role Installer or Plant administrator see Section
70. yield 900 kWh kWp x 4 8 kWp 4 320 kWh PV Array Technical device for the conversion of solar energy into electrical energy All electrically connected PV modules installed in series or in parallel within a plant are referred to as a PV array For plants with micro inverters a PV array consists of one PV module as only one PV module can be connected to a micro inverter PV Array Power The PV array power is the maximum power of the PV modules that are connected to one inverter PV Module Electrical connection of several PV cells encapsulated in an enclosure to protect the sensitive cells from mechanical stress and environmental influences RID See abbreviations in Section 1 SMA Connection Assist SMA Connection Assist helps you configure the devices for your network if they do not automatically integrate into your network and connect to Sunny Portal 72 SPortalMGate US BA en 10 User Manual SMA America LLC 12 Glossary Specific Annual Yield kWh kWp The specific annual yield is a calculated average value of specific plant yield values of different PV plants for a location You can obtain the specific annual yield for your PV plant location from irradiation maps You can assess the efficiency of your PV plant by comparing the specific plant yield of your PV plant with the specific annual yield for your PV plant location Specific Plant Yield kWh kWp The specific plant yield is a key figure that describes the efficiency of a P
71. ying Devices in Sunny Portal ie 10 Select the option Create new plant and enter a plant name e g My micro inverter plant in the Plant Name field Enter the plant password for the user role Installer of your plant in the Plant Password field If you have not yet changed the plant password for the user role Installer the standard plant password 1111 is set In such cases you must now assign a new plant password Enter the plant password again in the Repeat password field Select Next VI The Select devices page opens Enter the PIC and RID of the Sunny Multigate in the PIC and RID fields Select Identify VI The Plant Setup Assistant adopts the data entered and compiles it into a list To select up to three additional Sunny Multigates enter the PIC and RID of another Sunny Multigate and select Identify A maximum of four Sunny Multigates form a micro inverter plant If you would like to register more Sunny Multigates you have to create another micro inverter plant after having completed the registration Select Next MM The page Micro Inverter Detection opens and the number of the micro inverters found will be displayed below the Sunny Multigate In order to display the serial numbers of the micro inverters found click onto the number of the micro inverters found Select Next VI The Configure Module Groups page opens User Manual SPortalMGate US BA en 10 15 3 Getting Started SMA America LLC Conf

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