SUNNY BEAM with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
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1. 16 Noles aoe E IE LII I 16 Sunny Beam 17 Determining free 18 Commissioning the Sunny 19 Operation ea S a 32 E 32 Switching on the Display Calling up the Main Menu 33 ep DEP yee 34 Chor View vs paquete a iaa ES Ste A E RR 35 Calling up the Chart Complete PV 36 Calling up the Chart No 1 38 Power and Energy 40 Symbols in the Chart 41 Symbol for the Connection 42 Battery Symbol Charging the Batteries 43 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Table of Contents 7 5 3 7 6 7 7 7 1 7 8 7 8 1 7 8 2 7 8 3 7 9 7 9 1 7 9 2 7 10 7 10 1 7 10 2 7 10 3 7 10 4 7 11 7 11 1 7 11 2 7 11 3 User Manual Info Error and Warning 44 Calling up Events 45 Sunny Beam 47 Enable Disable Alarm for 47 D2. 63 County Settings ue ko v eer Du et Re du d ete ed 65 Changing Lariquages 3 0 oce ere Pee 65 Changing th Curr ricy ee dec ERR ee las 66 Changing the Unit of CO 66 Changing the Decimal 66 TUG Selling bb b t aaa 67 Changing the Date LR ERR pL dion TA TTA S 67 Changing the Time zanai ere teil Tih eet PS 67 Changing the Date Format 68 Changing the Timestamp Format 0 0c eese 68 Activating Deactivating Daylight Saving Time 68 Changing the Time Zone 68 PV System Datsun P DE 69 System Requirements 70 Copying PV System Data to the 70 CSV Lo Coo eet e bp eee PAUL LAST 71 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents 10 10 1 10 1 1 10 2 11 11 1 11 2 11 3 12 13 14 14 1 14 2 15 User Manual Menu 72 Maintenance and 73 Maintenance illoa b SORS UNDA NORD pd aids tat 73 Replacing ac cere aaa 73 75 76 Decommissioning the Sunny 76 Disposing of the
3. The list of inverters that the Sunny Beam manages is Change device name displayed 1777039812 2 Selectthe serial number or a previously assigned device 1926007910 name 2077048192 283617063 554326782 The input page appears abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw XyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP 3 Selectthe button with the arrow and press the button QRSTUVWXYZ 012345678 again to delete the set device name 9 12 Arrow deletes the character which was entered last ow deletes the character which was entered la 7 Cross cancels the input action Checkmark the entered device name is saved 1777039812 4 order to enter the new device name turn the button until the desired character is highlighted Then press the button in order to select the character User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 61 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG i Umlauts in device names are not displayed correctly in the CSV files 5 To save the device name select the checkmark M The device name has been changed 7 11 5 Adjusting the Energy Meter when Switching Devices The energy meter shows the value for the total generated energy E otal for every inverter If you need to exchange in inverter in your PV system you can set the value for the total energy of the previous inverter on the new inverter 1 Note down the E otal value of the previous inverter see section 7 4 Power and Energy Display page 40 Sel
4. 1 Select Settings gt Data query gt Data query Data query 2 Set frequency 1 Overnight Shutdown M frequency for data queries has been changed Power consumption 1 The higher the data query frequency is the more energy the Sunny Beam will consume One query per hour is sufficient The data is cached in the inverter Overnight shutdown of the Sunny Beam By default the Sunny Beam will not query any data from the inverter overnight Once the sun has set solar inverters no longer feed in power therefore they no longer produce data either If you are using a wind inverter by SMA Solar Technology you need to deactivate the Sunny Beam overnight shutdown to be able to query the complete data of the wind inverter overnight deactivation see section 7 9 2 50 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 7 9 2 Deactivating Overnight Shutdown By default the Sunny Beam will not query any data from the inverter overnight Once the sun has set solar inverters no longer feed in power therefore they no longer produce data either If you are using a wind inverter by SMA Solar Technology AG you need to deactivate the Sunny Beam overnight shutdown to be able to query the complete data of the wind inverter In order to deactivate overnight shutdown proceed as follows 1 Select Settings gt Data query gt Overnight Shutdown 2 Remove the checkmark from the active b
5. Moving the selection frame The selection frame see fig on the right indicates which menu item is currently selected By turning the push button you can move the selection frame to the next menu item or the previous menu item Selecting a menu item setting values When the selection frame is placed over a menu item you may open the menu item by pressing the push button When you have opened a menu item with a colon you can set the values by turning the button Selecting a button When the selection frame is placed over a button see example in the fig on the right the button will be shaded The selection frame is not displayed Navigating backwards in the menu You can use the arrow icon to go back in the menv By selecting the house icon you will go straight to the main menu C E dc User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 Commissioning SMA Solar Technology AG 6 3 Determining free NetlD PV systems with SMA Bluetooth operating in close proximity to one another are distinguished by their individual NetID All devices in a PV system must have the same NetID The NetID can be a number from 1 to 9 or a letter from A to F NetID 1 is not possible for Sunny Beam A free NetID is a NetID that is used by no other PV system with SMA Bluetooth in your vicinity Commission the Sunny Beam as described in section 6 4 During the commissioning process you will receive instructions on how to detect a free NetlD
6. very good 4 more than 68 dBm 4 y good 82 to 68 dBm unreliable 90 to 82 dBm 100 to 90 dBm none ap less than 100 dBm User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 53 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 7 10 2 Accessing Device Information 1 Select Service gt Diagnosis gt Device information 2 Select Sunny Beam or one of the inverters M The information about the selected device is displayed The device information contains the following details Sunny Beam Sunny Beam Serial number Serial number 14139243 Fi Firmware version zu Firmware version Hardware Wi Hardware Bluetooth version V1 208 2 e Bluetooth version Battery voltage 1 2 857 NetID LE Battery voltage NetID Inverter EM 1777039812 E Type SB5000TL 20 Serial number 1777039812 Serial number Software package V0 5 0 e software package of the inverter with integrated Bluetooth or of the SMA Bluetooth piggy back with a retrofitted Bluetooth 54 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Operation 7 10 3 Performing an Update When the Sunny Beam is updated all the settings and data will be saved To perform an update you will need computer with an Internet connection in order to download the update file from the Internet An operating system that supports connecting the Sunny Beam see section 8 1 System Requirements pag
7. 15 Contact If you have technical problems concerning our products contact the SMA Service line We require the following information in order to provide you with the necessary assistance Hardware version of the Sunny Beam see section 7 10 2 Sunny Beam firmware version with Bluetooth see section 7 10 2 e Firmware version of the SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back in the inverter and serial number of the inverter In case you need to send in the Sunny Beam remove the batteries first SMA Solar Technology AG Sonnenallee 1 34266 Niestetal Germany www SMA de SMA Serviceline Inverters 49 561 9522 1499 Communication 49 561 9522 2499 Fax 49 561 9522 4699 E Mail serviceline SMA de User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 87 Legal Restrictions SMA Solar Technology AG The information contained in this document is the property of SMA Solar Technology AG Publishing its content either partially or in full requires the written permission of SMA Solar Technology AG Any internal company copying of the document for the purposes of evaluating the product or its correct implementation is allowed and does not require permission Exclusion of liability The general terms and conditions of delivery of SMA Solar Technology AG shall apply The content of these documents is continually checked and amended where necessary However discrepancies cannot be excluded No guarantee is made for the completeness of these documents The latest
8. C 40 C Protection rating IP20 General data Dimensions W H D in mm 127 75 195 Weight approx 350 g with batteries Mounting location indoors Status display LCD 84 Beam User Manua SMA Solar Technology AG Technical Data Software language German English Spanish French Italian Greek Dutch Portuguese Czech Features Display LCD Operation Rotary push button Information displayed General information Time date PV system data Current power power today and power yesterday total energy daily energy energy yesterday energy for the last 31 days and the last 12 months and specific annual yield revenue today and total revenue avoided today and total warnings errors Accessories USB plug in power supply Replacement batteries User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 85 SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Accessories 14 1 USB Plug in Power Supply The USB plug in power supply can be used to connect the Sunny Beam to a socket to charge the batteries via the mains instead of using the solar cell Order number BEAM BT SUPPLY Position Number Name A 1 USB plug in power supply B 4 Adapter 14 2 Replacement Batteries Order number BEAM BT BATTERY Position Number Name A 2 Eneloop rechargeable batteries 86 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manua SMA Solar Technology Contact
9. Solar Data Technology SUNNY BEAM with Bluetooth Wireless Technology User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 98 0012811 Version 1 1 SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 4 4 1 4 2 5 User Manual Notes on this 8 pO rasis io D MD D sc ar Qoa ter ti 8 Additional Information 8 Symbols Used 2e st clita Er ida dae 9 Terminology ch hee etta ind 9 Sunny Beam with 10 Field 10 Funcions cce cote eso ethernet 10 SNE Ss cisco xe los qiu expen vade Sorteo inf da dus 12 Appropriate 12 Supported Products ee EU ea er Rd RON 12 Safety Instructions odere pm eng peace ee mate I ERR 13 Spee Sa ted 14 Packing LISE fic ew chs Saal CC 14 Identifying the Sunny Beam 14 Installation 15 94911 3 Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 5 1 5 2 6 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 7 7 1 7 1 1 7 2 7 3 7 3 1 7 3 2 7 4 7 5 7 5 1 7 5 2 Installation Location Requirements 15 Installing the Sunny 15
10. Ez Events 8 93 gt 1411 06 08 2836170 05 01 08 554326782 Position Meaning A Symbol of the event information warning error B Date of the event C Name or serial number of the inverter where the event occurred 1 Select Events 2 Selectthe event for which you wish to see detailed information M The details of the selected event are displayed User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 45 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG Details of an event A B C n Fault lal 11 06 2008 1777039812 from 09 36 to 09 46 Elapsed time 00 10 00 Serial Nr 1777039812 t H High dischrg curr Position A Meaning Symbol of the event information warning error Oot Date of event Name of the event information warning error Name or serial number of the inverter where the event occurred m 0 Start time since if the event has not yet ended or the end time is not known Start time to end time from to if the event has ended End time to if the event has ended and the start time is unknown Duration of the event in hours minutes seconds format if the event has not yet ended or the duration could not be calculated because the start time is unknown Symbol for errors Contact your installer and inform him about the event message and the serial number of the inverter I
11. Overview of the NetlDs and their functions NetlD O and NetlD 1 have special functions Sunny Beam cannot detect any devices with the NetlD set to 1 NetlD Function 0 Bluetooth is switched off 1 Bluetooth is switched on Status upon delivery The inverter or the SMA Bluetooth Repeater can only connect to a maximum of 2 computers with Sunny Explorer from SMA Solar Technology AG A connection to the Sunny Beam is not possible 210 9 and A to F Bluetooth is switched on The inverter or the SMA Bluetooth Repeater can interlink with all SMA Bluetooth products with the same NetID 18 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Commissioning 6 4 Commissioning the Sunny Beam The first steps are described in detail so that you can familiarize yourself with the controls of Sunny Beam Sunny Beam will guide you through the commissioning procedure If a fault occurs during commissioning you can restart commissioning by pressing the push button for about 10 seconds until the SMA logo is displayed 1 Insert the included batteries into the battery compartment of the Sunny Beam according to the indication 2 Press the button The start screen appears 3 Press the button User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 19 Commissioning SMA Solar Technology AG The page for setting the language appears This page appears automatically after 10 seconds Sprene Lengte Lingua Idio
12. There is an error in an inverter Rectification Open the details for this event as described in section 7 6 Calling up Events page 45 Contact your installer and inform him about the event message and the serial number ofthe inverter for which the event occurred The computer is to be restarted After connecting the Sunny Beam to the computer the computer will signal that it needs to be restarted The Sunny Beam was connected to this computer for the first time An update has been performed for the Sunny Beam No action is required It does not affect the computer or the Sunny Beam if you do not restart the computer n User Manual Further information about SMA Bluetooth Wireless technology can be found in the download section at www SMA de en BeamBT BENO9491 1 83 13 Technical Data SMA Solar Technology AG Communication Inverter communication Bluetooth Computer communication USB 2 0 Interfaces USB Max number of devices Bluetooth 12 Max communication range Bluetooth in the open air up to 100m Power supply Power supply integrated solar cell USB connection cable USB plug in power supply Number of batteries 2 Type of battery Rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries NiMH type Mignon AA 1 2 V DC with low self discharge e g Eneloop Environmental conditions for operation Ambient temperature 0
13. are integrated into the Bluetooth network Rectification e Repeat the system search Inverters with upgraded SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back switch off over night Therefore the Sunny Beam cannot establish a connection to these inverters As soon as the inverters switch on in the morning the Sunny Beam is able to establish a connection to them again The NetlD of your Bluetooth PV system has not been set on the missing inverters Check whether the NetID of your Bluetooth PV system has been set on the inverters and SMA Bluetooth Repeaters as described in the respective manual The Sunny Beam was not able to establish a radio connection to the missing inverters Check the connection quality of the inverters and SMA Bluetooth Repeaters as described in the respective manual The connection quality of each device must be at least good 78 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Troubleshooting Problem Unknown devices detected The Sunny Beam lists your inverters as well as other inverters Cause There is another Bluetooth PV system within the radio range of the Sunny Beam which uses the same NetID as your Bluetooth PV system Rectification By determining a free NetlD this should not occur Determine a free NetID again as described in the section Determining free NetlD page 24 Commissioning of connected devices Some inverters are m
14. 7 1 Display The Sunny Beam display is divided into two sections The top section contains the menu and chart view the lower section contains the power and energy display P Main menu Complete PV system of inverters dx A Events ME Settings 2 5 eur Service o ode 3 117823 Position Explanation A Menu and chart view B Power and energy display When the Sunny Beam attempts to establish a connection to the inverters in order to retrieve the current data the hourglass appears in the middle of the display 32 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 7 1 1 Switching on the Display Calling up the Main Menu You can switch on the display by pressing or turning the button The Sunny Beam opens the first chart Power today in the chart view for the complete system The chart view is described in section 7 3 Chart View page 35 You can switch from the chart view to the main menu by pressing the button After 3 minutes the Sunny Beam will always switch from the menu to the chart Power today for the complete system automatically unless the display switches off automatically first Automatic switching off the display To save energy the Sunny Beam will automatically switch off its display after being idle for 1 minute You can change this duration as described in section 7 8 2 Changing the Display Switch Off page
15. ES 39 48 kg 27 208 22 kg Sp ily 29 865 25 Jul Sep Now Jan Mar May Va ue 3 6 Td User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 39 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 7 4 Power and Energy Display In the power and energy display you can view the energy and power values of your PV system The power and energy display in shown in the chart view The power value is blanked out after 60 seconds since the data is no longer valid The power and energy display is not shown when the menu is open P 2250 4 Position Meaning A Power and energy display Chart view of the complete PV Chart view for individual system inverters B EToday PV system energy today Inverter energy today E Yday PV system energy yesterday Inverter energy yesterday C E total Total energy yield of the PV Total energy yield of the inverter system D Power Current AC power of the PV Current AC power of the system inverter 40 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 7 5 Symbols in the Chart View Sunny Beam shows the date time and symbols in the chart view The symbols are explained in this section A B CD E 1 l 03 03 2009 13 47 Power today 1 1 5 Position Meaning Section A Date Section 7 13 B Time C Symbol for recent or unread warnings Section 7 5 3 Symbol for r
16. Installing the Sunny Beam As long as the requirements for the location are observed see section 5 1 the Sunny Beam can be installed at any indoor location Whether the installation location is suitable for a good connection quality can be found out after during commissioning of the Sunny Beam User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 15 Commissioning SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Commissioning 6 1 Notes i Bluetooth PV system must only be commissioned with 1 master e g Sunny Beam with Bluetooth Sunny Explorer Always commission a Bluetooth PV system with 1 master only As soon as the Bluetooth network is up and running you can introduce further masters into the Bluetooth network Before commissioning the PV system a free NetlD needs to be detected Before you can start operating your Bluetooth PV system you need to detect a free NetlD using the Sunny Beam For more information see section 6 3 Determining free NetID page 18 Alternatively you can also determine a free NetlD using a computer with Bluetooth and the Sunny Explorer software by SMA Solar Technology AG For more information on how to do this please refer to the Sunny Explorer Help You can obtain the Sunny Explorer for free in the download section of www SMA de en BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Commissioning 6 2 Sunny Beam Controls The Sunny Beam is operated using the push button that can be turned and pressed
17. SMA Solar Technology AG Position Number Name A 1 Sunny Beam with Bluetooth Wireless Technology B 1 USB connection cable for connection to the computer C 2 Nickel metal hydride batteries NiMH type Mignon AA with low self discharge D User Manual 4 2 Identifying the Sunny Beam Type Plate You can identify the Sunny Beam by the type plate The type plate is located on the lower side of the Sunny Beam Firmware Version You can check the firmware version of the Sunny Beam in the Menu Service gt Diagnostics gt Device information gt Sunny Beam BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Installation Location 5 Installation Location 5 1 Installation Location Requirements Sunny Beam is only suitable for indoor use e ambient temperature must be between C and 40 C indoor location must have access to sunlight in order for the integrated solar cells of the Sunny Beam to be able to recharge themselves e Protect the Sunny Beam from dust wet conditions and caustic substances maximum total length of the USB connection cable is 3 m e Certain ambient conditions can reduce the connection quality and data transmission speed between Bluetooth devices Install the Bluetooth device at a distance of at least 1 m from the following devices WLAN devices Microwave ovens Other devices that use the 2 4 GHz frequency band 5 2
18. System search Would you like to search for a system Start detection 24 Place the Sunny Beam near a device of your Bluetooth PV system 25 Ifthe Search now button has not become dark turn the operating button The button becomes dark 24 BeamBT BENO94911 System search Would you like to search for a system Start detection User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Commissioning 26 27 28 29 Press the button V The system search will begin SCENES The Sunny Beam detects all Bluetooth PV systems within range and lists the NetlDs of the detected Bluetooth PV systems In the list the NetlDs are sorted according to connection quality The NetID with the best connection quality is placed at the top The listed NetlDs are already in use on Bluetooth PV systems in the vicinity You may not use these NetIDs Detecting all systems within range Ifthe Sunny Beam does not list any NetlDs there are no Bluetooth PV systems within the radio range of the Sunny Beam All NetlDs are free Note down the NetlDs already in use or cross them out in the following illustration Repeat the system search with the Sunny Beam for each device in the PV system and at the desired installation site of the Sunny Beam itself Note down the NetlDs already in use or cross them out in the following illustration Sunny Beam cannot detect
19. display after being idle for 1 minute You can adjust the duration or set the display to always remain switched on Setting 1 Select Settings gt Display options gt Display off after 2 Set the interval The switch off has been set up Power consumption 1 The longer the display remains switched on the higher the power consumption of the Sunny Beam 48 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 7 8 3 Setting the Coefficients of Balance The coefficients of balance are used to calculate revenue and avoided Revenue kWh The coefficient used for calculating revenue is the feed in rate per kWh kWh The coefficient factor used for calculating CO avoided depends on the energy mix of the location where the PV system is installed You can find out how high the CO factor of the location is by asking your power supplier You will find further information on the coefficient in the download area of 1 www SMA de en Select Settings gt Display options gt Coefficients of balance Select Revenue kWh or CO2 kWh Set the coefficient The coefficients of balance are now set User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 49 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 7 9 Data Query 7 9 1 Changing the Data Query Frequency You can change the frequency at which the Sunny Beam is to query data from the inverters The default setting is 1 hour
20. have been replaced Make sure that the time and date settings of the Sunny Beam are correct If the settings are incorrect change time and date section 7 13 Time Settings page 67 74 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Maintenance and Care 10 2 Care NOTICE 9 N Damage to the Sunny Beam due to ingress of liquids The Sunny Beam is not waterproof Only use a soft damp cloth Do not use aggressive or corrosive cleaning agents User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 75 Decommissioning SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Decommissioning 11 1 Decommissioning the Sunny Beam Remove the batteries from the Sunny Beam as illustrated below 11 2 Disposing of the Sunny Beam Dispose of the Sunny Beam at the end of its service life in accordance with the disposal regulations for electronic waste which apply at the installation site at that time Alternatively send it back to SMA Solar Technology AG with shipping paid by sender and labeled ZUR ENTSORGUNG for disposal the address can be found on Seite 87 11 3 Disposing of the Batteries Dispose of the batteries at the end of their service life in accordance with the disposal regulations for batteries which apply at the installation site at that time You can order new batteries for the Sunny Beam from SMA Solar Technology AG see section 14 Accessories page 86 76 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Troubl
21. the time settings date daylight saving time time time zone of the Sunny Beam is only possible if the sun has set and the inverters are no longer feeding in The time difference therefore has no effect on the charts on the display of the Sunny Beam Inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back 1 If you use inverters with SMA Bluetooth piggy backs you must set the correct values date daylight saving time time and time zone in the Sunny Beam If you change these values after commissioning thereby resetting the time the data for this time difference will be deleted from the inverter Please note that the time may also be reset if you change the settings for time zone or daylight saving time 7 13 1 Changing the Date 1 Select Settings gt Date amp time 2 Select Date and change it M The date has been changed 7 13 2 Changing the Time 1 Select Settings gt Date amp time 2 Select Time and change it V The time has been changed User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 67 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 7 13 3 Changing the Date Format Abbreviations D day month Y year 1 Select Settings gt Country settings gt Formats 2 Select Date format and change the setting The date format has been changed 7 13 4 Changing the Timestamp Format Possible settings 12h or 24h e g 6 00 pm or 18 00 1 Select Settings gt Country settings gt Formats 2 Select Timestamp
22. used to create charts File name The name of the file is always the date that the data was generated by the inverter The sequence is always year month and day The separator is always a hyphen Daily file YY MM DD csv Example 09 07 15 csv Monthly file YYYY MM csv Example 2009 1 1 csv Data format in the file Individual data is separated by a semicolon in the file The decimal separator and the timestamp format in the files are determined by the country settings For information on how to change the decimal separator and the timestamp format please refer to section 7 12 4 Changing the Decimal Separator page 66 and 7 13 4 Changing the Timestamp Format page 68 e Umlauts in device names are not displayed correctly in the CSV files 1 User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 71 9 Menu Overview SMA Solar Technology AG Complete PV system Inverter Events Settings Display options Contrast Upper contrast Lower contrast Display off after Upper display Lower display Balance coefficients Revenue kWh CO5 kWh Alarm Signal every Date amp time Date Daylight saving time ime ime zone Data Query Data query every Overnight shutdown active Country settings Country Currency CO avoided Formats Decimal separator Date format Timestamp format PV system Connected devices New system search Change device na
23. version 2 06 SB 2000 SB 2500HF SB 3000HF STP 10000T1 10 STP 12000TL 10 STP 15000TL 10 STP 17000TL 10 e SMA inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back upgrade A list of supported inverters can be found in the SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back installation manual e SMA Bluetooth Repeater 12 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Safety 3 2 Safety Instructions Please follow all operating and safety instructions in this manual Failure to follow these instructions may result in damage to the device and risk of personal injuries NOTICE 9 Damage to Sunny Beam caused by leaking batteries Batteries of the wrong type may leak into the Sunny Beam and damage the device Do not use non rechargeable batteries under any circumstances e You must only use rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries NiMH type Mignon AA with low self discharge e g Eneloop batteries see section 14 Accessories page 86 Safety of your PV system 1 It is absolutely necessary that you change the preset system passwords for both user groups installer and user Otherwise your PV system will not be protected from unauthorized access You can only change the passwords by using a computer with Bluetooth and the Sunny Explorer software You can obtain the Sunny Explorer for free in the download section of www SMA de en User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 13 Unpacking 4 Unpacking 4 1 Packing List
24. 12 Troubleshooting page 77 26 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Commissioning Setting the NetlD for your own Bluetooth PV system During commissioning the Sunny Beam will display the NetlDs of all PV systems with SMA Bluetooth which are within its radio range You then need to select the NetlD of your Bluetooth PV system as described in the following 34 Move the selection frame to the NetID of your own Systems found Bluetooth PV system by turning the button gt NetID NetID 2 35 Press the button The Sunny Beam will establish a connection to your Bluetooth PV system The Sunny Beam then lists the serial numbers of the Devices found detected inverters 7283617063 If not all inverters of your Bluetooth PV system are 554326782 listed or if inverters from other systems are listed please refer to section 12 Troubleshooting page 77 Selecting the required inverters only applies when more than 12 inverters are available The Sunny Beam can only manage a maximum of 12 inverters If your Bluetooth PV system comprises more than 12 inverters you must select the 12 inverters that you want the Sunny Beam to manage 36 Press the button to select the inverters that are to be managed by the Sunny Beam selected not selected User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 27 SMA Solar Technology AG Commissioning E
25. 48 User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 33 Operation 7 2 Menu Using the menu you can change settings on the Sunny Beam and the call up information of your complete PV system and about the individual inverters SMA Solar Technology AG i Main menu a Settings es Complete PV system Display options No of inverters Alerts A Events B Date amp time Data query Service Country settings PV plant ri ri ee5 u eeSu e663 ties 11923 E Today kWh E Total kWh E Today kWh E Total kWh B Position Explanation A Main menu B Submenu example page C Arrow icon go backwards in the menv E D House icon go straight to the main menu An overview of the whole menu is depicted in section Menu Overview page 72 34 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Operation 7 3 Chart View The Sunny Beam can visualize the data for the complete system and for each individual inverter in charts The following charts exist e Power today When the chart Power today is open the Sunny Beam will query the current power and total energy yield E Total one time e Power yesterday e Yield values of last 31 days e Yield values of last 12 months Specific annual yield only as chart view for complete PV system Revenue for current day Revenue for entire runtime of the PV system avoided for current day avoided for en
26. Sunny 76 Disposing of the 76 77 Technical Data 84 PSCOSSOMES OUR CR RR RR 86 USB Plug in Power Supply 86 Replacement 86 Contato aoro aae E a wea D TUER ERES RCM a ee 87 BeamBT BENO94911 7 Notes on this Manual 1 Notes on this Manual 1 1 Validity This manual is valid for Sunny Beams with firmware version 1 0 and later 1 2 Additional Information You can find further information on the following subjects in the download section of www SMA de en e SMA Bluetooth Wireless Technology CO factor What the factor is and why it is different for every region 8 BeamBT BENO94911 SMA Solar Technology AG User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Notes on this Manual 1 3 Symbols Used The following types of safety instructions and general information appear in this document as described below CAUTION CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury N NOTICE NOTICE indicates a situation that can result in property damage if not avoided F Information 1 Information provides tips that are valuable for the optimal installation and operation of your product 1 4 Terminolo
27. any devices with the NetlD set to 1 Therefore NetlD 1 has already been crossed out in this illustration Once the system search has been carried out for all the devices choose a NetlD for your PV systems which was not displayed by the Sunny Beam The free NetID is determined User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 25 Commissioning SMA Solar Technology AG 30 Setthe NetID on all inverters and available SMA Bluetooth Repeaters as described in the respective manual 31 Commission all devices of your Bluetooth PV system as described in the respective manual Search for your own Bluetooth PV system Do not start the Sunny Beam again until you have set free NetID on the inverters and available SMA Bluetooth Repeaters and have commissioned these devices 32 Set up the Sunny Beam at its intended installation site 33 To search for your Bluetooth PV systems choose Repeat search You can also start the system search via the menu Settings gt PV plant gt New plant search The system search will begin System search Detecting all systems within range The Sunny Beam detects all Bluetooth PV systems Systems found within range and lists the NetlDs of the detected 6 Bluetooth PV systems NetID 2 If the Sunny Beam does not list the NetID of your Bluetooth system please refer to section If the Sunny Beam does not list the NetlD of your Bluetooth PV system please refer to section
28. arked with a lock symbol iri others have a checkmark gt Different system passwords for users are set in the inverters Set the same system password for all users in Sunny Explorer for all inverters as described in the Sunny Explorer help section Cross after commissioning Inverters are sometimes marked with a cross x For inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back the cross symbol is displayed when the inverters switch off at night Since the Sunny Beam cannot establish a connection fo this inverter it interprets this as an incorrectly entered password As soon as the inverters are switched on in the morning the cross symbol will disappear The Sunny Beam cannot establish a connection to these inverters As soon as the Sunny Beam has established a connection to these inverters again the cross will disappear User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 79 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Radio connection The radio connection to the Sunny Beam is unreliable Cause The Sunny Beam is too far away from your Bluetooth PV system or the radio connection between the Sunny Beam and your Bluetooth PV system is subject to interference Reasons for the interference could be for example walls or ceilings which weaken the radio waves Rectification Place the Sunny Beam closer to a device of your Bluetooth PV system If this is not possible use the SMA Bluetoo
29. ces connected The list of connected inverters appears Inverters that are marked with a checkmark have the same system password as the Sunny Beam If the inverters have a Devices connected 283617063 v 554326782 v System password different system password than the Sunny Beam they are marked with a lock Inverters to which the Sunny Beam temporarily cannot establish a connection are marked with a cross see section 12 Troubleshooting page 77 58 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 7 11 2 Entering the System Password If you have changed your system password with Sunny Explorer you can enter the changed system password into the Sunny Beam 1 Select Settings gt PV plant gt Devices connected The list of devices that are connected to Sunny Beam is Davices connected displayed 283617063 2 Perform the steps from section Enter the new system 554326782 ii password in the Sunny Beam page 31 System password User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 59 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 7 11 3 Repeating the System Search You need to repeat the system search e g if one or more inverters have been added to the PV system When performing the system search all CSV files and settings in the Sunny Beam will be saved Resetting the Sunny Beam before performing the system search is necessary in the following cases You want to regist
30. e 70 The enclosed USB connection cable Download the update file in the download section of www SMA de en and save it to your computer The file is named SBeam2 UPD Do not rename the update file or the Sunny Beam will not recognize the file Select Service gt Update in the Sunny Beam main menu Connect the Sunny Beam to the computer with the supplied USB connection cable The computer will recognize the Sunny Beam as a removable storage device The drive SBEAM 2 UPD is added to the computer Open the folder UDPATE on the drive SBEAM 2 UPD i The Sunny Beam must remain connected to the computer Do not unplug the USB connection cable from the Sunny Beam and do not switch the computer off until chart Power today is shown Otherwise the Sunny Beam will not be able to perform the update User Manual BeamBT BEN09491 1 55 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 56 Copy the file SBeam2 UPD to the folder UPDATE You can overwrite the existing file Select OK on the Sunny Beam The menu Update is displayed Remove the Sunny Beam using the icon Safely Remove Hardware in the task bar of the computer Otherwise the Sunny Beam will not be able to 22 08 13 perform the update correctly The icon Safely Remove Hardware as displayed in the operating system Windows XP is depicted on the right The Sunny Beam must remain connected to the computer via the USB connection cable To start the update confirm th
31. e request by pressing Yes The update starts As soon as the update is completed a message is displayed Select gt gt The first chart for the complete PV system Power today is displayed Unplug the USB connection cable from the computer and the Sunny Beam The update is complete BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 7 10 4 Resetting the Sunny Beam Resetting the Sunny Beam will restore the factory settings on the Sunny Beam 5 All system data for the PV system CSV files and settings in the Sunny Beam erased when it is reset If required save the CSV files on your computer as described in section 8 2 Copying PV System Data to the Computer page 70 After resetting you need to commission the Sunny Beam as described in section 6 4 Commissioning the Sunny Beam page 19 1 Select Service gt Reset 2 perform the reset confirm the request with Yes V The Sunny Beam performs the reset This may take a few minutes When the reset is complete the Sunny Beam is switched off The reset is complete User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 57 Operation 7 11 System Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 7 11 1 Calling up the List of Connected Inverters You can call up a list of all inverters which are connected to the Sunny Beam The Sunny Beam does not display SMA Bluetooth Repeaters to which there is a connection 1 Select Settings gt PV plant gt Devi
32. each inverter on the integrated display Performance today Performance yesterday Energy for the last 31 days Energy for the last 12 months Specific annual yield Revenue for current day Revenue for entire runtime of the PV system CO avoided for current day CO avoided for entire runtime of the system Display of the following values for the entire system and for individual inverters Present AC power Daily yield E Today Energy yield yesterday E Yday when calling up the chart Power yesterday Total energy yield E Total User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 11 Safety SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Safety 3 1 Appropriate Usage Sunny Beam is only suitable for indoor use The ambient temperature must be between and 40 The Sunny Beam data cannot be used for billing purposes Data collected by Sunny Beam regarding the power generated by your PV system may deviate from the electricity meter 3 1 1 Supported Products Sunny Beam is only suitable for use with original accessories from SMA Solar Technology AG or accessories recommended by SMA Solar Technology AG The power supply for Sunny Beam may only be provided by rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries NiMH type Mignon with low self discharge e g Eneloop batteries The Sunny Beam supports the following products by SMA Solar Technology AG e SMA inverters with integrated Bluetooth SB 3000TL 20 SB 4000TL 20 SB 5000TL 20 from software
33. ecent or unread errors If there are no unread warnings or errors no symbol will be displayed D Symbol for the connection quality Section 7 5 1 E Battery symbol which indicates the battery state of charge Section 7 5 2 User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 41 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 7 5 1 Symbol for the Connection Quality The symbol for connection quality indicates whether the Sunny Beam is connected to a device in your PV system and the quality of this connection 03 03 2009 13 47 Power today The Sunny Beam only shows the symbol together with the Power today chart Symbol Connection quality T m very good T m good T unreliable critical none When the Sunny Beam is establishing a connection this is indicated by the following symbol A larger view of the connection quality and serial number of the device inverter or SMA Bluetooth repeater through which the Sunny Beam is connected to the entire PV system can be found in the menu Service gt Diagnosis gt Connection quality section 7 10 1 Checking the Connection Quality page 52 42 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 7 5 2 Battery Symbol Charging the Batteries The battery symbol indicates the state of charge of the Sunny Beam batteries If the state of charge of the batteries is too low a short acoustic signal will sound as soon as you use the Sunn
34. ect Settings gt PV plant gt Offset energy meter Select the new inverter Select Display Enter the value of the previous inverter Hor WN The energy meter has been adjusted 62 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Operation 7 11 6 Setting the Maximum System Power in kWp The system power in kWp kilowatt peak is the maximum possible power of the PV system You can find out the value in kWp from your installer The Sunny Beam requires the system power in kWp to calculate the specific annual yield kWh kWp The specific annual yield makes it possible to directly compare PV systems of different sizes The calculated specific annual yield indicates the energy yield for a system size with 1 kWp of power installed The specific annual yield is one of the charts of the Sunny Beam a see figure on the right The Sunny Beam can display the system annual yield performance for the last 20 years The more years are included the more narrow the columns will be 1 Select Settings gt PV plant gt Plant power kWp 2 Set the system power in kWp Requires data from January to December The system power in kWp has been set The specific annual yield for one year is only representative if the Sunny Beam can use data for an entire year If your PV system with the Sunny Beam was commissioned in July for instance data from the previous months are lac
35. er an external PV system with the Sunny Beam Aninverter has been exchanged in the PV system reset is necessary in order for the data from the previously registered PV system or the exchanged inverter to be deleted from the Sunny Beam a No search for Bluetooth PV systems with NetlD 1 1 The Sunny Beam cannot search for Bluetooth PV systems with the NetlD 1 Only NetlDs from 2 to 9 and from A to F are possible 3 Select Settings gt Plant gt New plant search 4 Select Start detection to start the system search The system search will begin If Then A free NetID is already set on the devices of Perform the steps from section Search for your your Bluetooth PV system own Bluetooth PV system page 26 No free NetID has been set on the devices in Perform the steps from section Determining your Bluetooth PV system free NetID page 24 60 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Operation 7 11 4 Changing the Device Name The device names of the detected inverters are displayed as serial numbers in the Sunny Beam You can change the serial numbers to a descriptive device name in order to better distinguish between the inverters in the Sunny Beam The names you give the devices are only shown on the Sunny Beam and will not be transferred to the inverters or displayed on any other communication device e g Sunny Explorer 1 Select Settings gt PV plant gt Change device name
36. eshooting Troubleshooting Problem System search The Sunny Beam does not list the NetID of your Bluetooth PV system Cause Your Bluetooth PV system has no device within the radio range of your Sunny Beam Rectification Place the Sunny Beam closer to a device of your Bluetooth PV system If this is not possible use the SMA Bluetooth Repeater to bridge the radio gap The devices of your Bluetooth PV system are not in operation Determine a free NetID again as described in section Determining free NetID page 24 Afterwards commission the devices as described in the respective manual The NetID Bluetooth off or NetID 1 may have been assigned to the devices The Sunny Beam cannot detect devices with NetID 1 Set the free NetlDs of your Bluetooth PV system on the inverters and any available SMA Bluetooth Repeaters as described in the respective manual If no NetID has been determined for the Bluetooth PV system determine a free NetID as described in section Determining free NetID page 24 User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 77 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Devices not found The Sunny Beam does not list all inverters in your Bluetooth PV System Cause For PV systems with many devices it could take a while for all of the devices to become integrated in the Bluetooth network The Sunny Beam will end the system search before all devices
37. for which the event occurred Event message 46 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manua SMA Solar Technology Operation Position Meaning Serial number of the inverter where the event occurred 7 7 Sunny Beam Alarms The Sunny Beam has a buzzer which emits an alarm when an Error event occurs or when the battery state is too low For more information see section 12 Troubleshooting page 77 7 7 1 Enable Disable Alarm for Errors When the Error event occurs an alarm will be sounded and t TEE s the error symbol will be shown in the chart view The alarm is sce ignal ever repeated after a certain interval set by the user until you press the button however not for more than 24 hours 1 Select Settings gt Alerts 2 Select Signal every 3 Setinterval after which to repeat the alarm The default setting is 30 minutes Select if you do not want an alarm to be sounded for errors The alarm for errors has been set User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 47 SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 7 8 Display Settings 7 8 1 Changing the Contrast 1 Select Settings gt Display options gt Contrast c EU s 2 Select Upper contras or Lower contrast Upper contrast 3 13 3 Set the contrast Lower contrast men M The contrast is changed lower 7 8 2 Changing the Display Switch Off To save energy the Sunny Beam will automatically switch off its
38. fore the Sunny Beam can save the CSV files The storage volume depends on the number of registered inverters Once the memory is full the Sunny Beam will begin to overwrite old data How to copy the PV system data from the Sunny Beam to your computer is described in section 8 2 Copying PV System Data to the Computer page 70 User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 69 PV System Data SMA Solar Technology AG 8 1 System Requirements Supported operating systems for connecting the Sunny Beam to the computer e Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 e Linux SUSE RedHat Ubuntu Debian with support for USB and mass storage devices Mac OS X 10 3 and later e Mac OS classic 8 6 and later with support for USB 8 2 Copying PV System Data to the Computer The Sunny Beam signs on to the computer as an inverter This means that you can copy your PV system data to the computer as with a USB memory stick To copy the system data to the computer proceed as follows 1 Connectthe Sunny Beam to the computer with the supplied USB connection cable The computer will recognize the Sunny Beam as a removable storage device A drive is added to the computer The drive contains the folder SBEAM 2 Open SBEAM folder and copy CSV data to the computer The data has now been saved to the computer 70 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG PV System Data 8 2 1 CSV File The CSV files can be opened in Microsoft Excel and
39. format and change the setting M The timestamp format has been changed 7 13 5 Activating Deactivating Daylight Saving Time 1 Select Settings gt Date amp time 2 Set or remove a checkmark in the box for Daylight saving time When there is a checkmark in the box daylight saving time is activated The time settings on the Sunny Beam and on the inverters will switch to daylight saving time M Daylight saving time is activated deactivated 7 13 6 Changing the Time Zone 1 Select Settings gt Date amp time 2 Select Time zone and change the setting The time zone is changed 68 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 PV System Data PV System Data The Sunny Beam will save the following CSV files for at least 90 days File Daily file A file for every day with doily values Content Values for the generated power of the individual inverters for this day A value is saved every 10 minutes Value for the generated total power of the individual inverters for this day Value for the total power generated so far by the individual inverters Monthly file e Values for the generated total power of the A file for every month with final values for individual inverters for every day of this month each day Event file Errors and warnings of all inverters For inverters with integrated SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back it can take as long as until noon the next day be
40. gy This document uses the terminology indicated in the following table Type Example of terminology Main menu item Select Settings Submenu item Select Settings gt Date User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 9 Sunny Beam with Bluetooth 2 Sunny Beam with Bluetooth 2 1 Field of Application Sunny Beam is a communication device which requests displays and saves data from up to 12 inverters in a Bluetooth PV system from SMA Solar Technology AG Communication with the inverters takes place via Bluetooth 2 2 Functions The most important Sunny Beam functions are e Processing data from up to 12 inverters Connection to the inverters via Bluetooth Class 1 SMA Solar Technology AG Range of upto 100 m in the open with direct visual contact In closed rooms the range depends on various factors Display of errors and warnings on the integrated display e Acoustic alarms to indicate errors in the PV system and low battery states Connection to the computer via the USB connection cable max 3 m cable length Saving system data in CSB files for at least 90 days see chapter 8 PV System Data page 69 The storage volume depends on the number of inverters Once the memory is full the Sunny Beam will begin to overwrite old data 10 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Sunny Beam with Bluetooth Graphical display of the following data for the whole system and for
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42. is 0000 Inverters that are marked with a checkmark w have the same system password as the Sunny Beam Sunny Beam can only manage data for inverters which have the same system password If the inverters have a different system password than the Sunny Beam they are marked with a lock 39 Depending on whether the inverters are marked with a checkmark or a lock the according steps are to be taken if All inverters are marked with a checkmark Then The inverters all still have the factory default password Changing the system password as described in section Changing the system password of the inverters with Sunny Explorer page 30 User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 29 Commissioning SMA Solar Technology AG If All inverters are marked with a lock Then The factory default password for the inverters has already been changed using Sunny Explorer Enter the system password of the PV system into the Sunny Beam as described in section Enter the new system password in the Sunny Beam page 31 Some inverters are marked with a lock others have a checkmark See section 12 Troubleshooting page 77 Changing the system password of the inverters with Sunny Explorer The Sunny Beam can only manage data for inverters whose system password matches that of the Sunny Beam You can only change the password by using a computer with Bluetooth and the Sunny Explorer softwa
43. isplay SENG Siac ed bene o a eas 48 Changing the Contrast oean e eee ee 48 Changing the Display Switch Off 48 Setting the Coefficients of Balance 49 Data QUESTY sous terere arose tuts s so DU Pus 50 Changing the Data Query Frequency 50 Deactivating Overnight Shutdown 5 51 Service FUTT IOS civ 52 Checking the Connection 52 Accessing Device 54 Performing di Update tp hese ried antes aed recibe 55 Resetting the Sunny 57 System BHO S teks voe eeu OE va bate 58 Calling up the List of Connected 58 Entering the System Password 0000 e cece eee eee eens 59 Repeating the System 5 60 BeamBT BENO94911 5 Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 7 11 4 7 11 5 7 11 6 7 12 7 12 1 7 12 2 7 12 3 7 12 4 7 13 7 13 1 7 13 2 7 13 3 7 13 4 7 13 5 7 13 6 8 1 8 2 8 2 1 Changing the Device 61 Adjusting the Energy Meter when Switching 5 62 Setting the Maximum System Power in KWp
44. king The present data from July to 1 December will then be projected to the entire year by the Sunny Beam Expanding your Bluetooth PV system 1 If your Bluetooth PV system is to be expanded with more PV modules you need to set the new system power in kWp on the Sunny Beam The new inverters can be added to the Sunny Beam by performing a new system search see section 7 11 3 Repeating the System Search page 60 User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 63 Operation 64 SMA Solar Technology AG Automatic calculation of the specific annual yield with the Sunny Beam The Sunny Beam calculates the specific annual yield as follows e kWh kilowatt hour divided kWp kilowatt peak specific annual yield You can find out the value in kWp from your installer The value for kWh is calculated as follows The total of all daily energy values E day which the Sunny Beam has been provided with for this year divided by the number of daily energy values multiplied by 365 days Eday 1 Eday 2 E day 3 E day n divided by the number of daily energy values multiplied by 365 days the value for kWh Example E day 1 E day 2 Eday 250 divided by 250 days multiplied by 365 days x kWh x kWh divided by kWp specific annual yield BeamBT BENO949 1 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 7 12 Country Settings In the menu Settings gt Country settings you can make country n C
45. ma Country Land Pays Paese Pa s gt English Great Britain C Setting the language and the country 4 If you want to change the selected language and country press the button The background of the selected language and country becomes dark Turn the button until the required language and country are displayed Press the button No items remain dark The language and country have ben set 7 Move the selection frame to the button gt gt next by turning the button The button becomes dark Language Sprache Langue Lingua Idioma Country Land Pays Paese Pa s English Great Britain 20 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Commissioning 8 Press the button The page for setting the time zone appears Setting the time zone i Time zone gt 1 Berlin Rom Paris Madrid Inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back If you use inverters with SMA Bluetooth piggy backs you must set the correct values for date daylight saving time time and time zone in the Sunny Beam If you change these values after commissioning thereby resetting the time the data for this time difference will be deleted from the inverter Please note that the time may also be reset if you change the settings for time zone or daylight saving time Confirming the time settings Due to the extensive time management in your PV system the firs
46. me Offset energy meter System power in kWp Service Diagnose Connection quality Device information Update Reset 72 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Maintenance and Care 10 Maintenance and Care 10 1 Maintenance 10 1 1 Replacing the Batteries The batteries must be replaced when they no longer charge properly and this adversely affects the operation of the Sunny Beam NOTICE o N Risk of damage to the Sunny Beam due to unsuitable batteries or batteries with different states of charge Do not use non rechargeable batteries under any circumstances Batteries of the wrong type may leak into the Sunny Beam You must only use rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries NiMH type Mignon AA with low self discharge e g Eneloop batteries see section 14 Accessories page 86 Batteries with different states of charge damage the Sunny Beam Always use and replace the batteries in pairs User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 73 Maintenance and Care SMA Solar Technology AG 1 Replace the batteries as illustrated below 2 Press the button to switch the Sunny Beam on The Sunny Beam checks whether an update file has been saved on the Sunny Beam If Then An update file has been saved on the Sunny The Sunny Beam will perform the update Beam No update file has been saved on the Sunny The Sunny Beam will start up Beam M The chart view for the complete system is displayed The batteries
47. nology Activating daylight saving time 17 Toactivate daylight saving time move the selection frame to Daylight saving time by turning the button then press the button to tick the box Daylight saving time is activated Setting the time 18 Move the selection frame to Time by turning the button 19 Press the button The first adjustable digits of the time become dark 20 Turn the button until the required value is displayed 21 Press the button and repeat the steps until no digits are dark Commissioning Date amp time Date 03 03 2009 gt Daylight saving time Time 07 32 C Date amp time Date 03 03 2009 Daylight saving time gt Time AOZ SZ C The time will start counting again as soon as no digits in the menu item Time are dark The time has been set User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 23 Commissioning SMA Solar Technology AG 22 Move the selection frame to the button gt gt by turning the button The button becomes dark 23 Press the button The page for searching for systems appears Determining free NetlD In order to check which NetID is still available you need to perform a search for systems with the Sunny Beam at the installation location of every single device of your Bluetooth PV system as described in the following Date amp time Date 03 03 2009 Daylight saving time Time
48. ny Beam was set forward or backwards This behavior only affects the chart data on the Sunny Beam display and not the calculated data total energy energy today energy yesterday etc Rectification Do not change the time settings date daylight saving time time time zone in the Sunny Beam more than necessary Only change the time settings of the Sunny Beam if the sun has set The time difference therefore has no effect on the charts on the display of the Sunny Beam Alarm sound for the Sunny Beam An alarm sound can be heard An error has occurred in an inverter Open the details for this event as described in section 7 6 Calling up Events page 45 Contact your installer and inform him about the event message and the serial number ofthe inverter for which the event occurred The state of charge of the battery is low Charge the batteries as described in section 7 5 2 Display The display does not switch on anymore The state of charge of the batteries is so low that reliable operation is impossible Charge the batteries as described in section 7 5 2 Warning symbol 8 The Sunny Beam displays a warning symbol An error may occur in the foreseeable future No action is required 82 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manua SMA Solar Technology Troubleshooting Problem Error symbol The Sunny Beam displays an error symbol Cause
49. ountry settings s specific settings If you change the country the settings in the menu items below the line will automatically be adjusted to the Country English Great Britain Language English selected country In addition you can change the settings Currency 2 manually CO avoided kg e Country Formats language Currency avoided Formats Decimal separator Date format Timestamp format 7 12 1 Changing Languages 1 Select Settings gt Country settings gt Country 2 Set the language M The language has been changed User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 65 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 7 12 2 Changing the Currency 1 Select Settings gt Country settings gt Currency 2 Set the currency M The currency has been changed 7 12 3 Changing the Unit of Avoided 1 Select Settings gt Country settings gt CO avoided 2 Setthe unit The unit of avoided has been changed 7 12 4 Changing the Decimal Separator 1 Select Settings gt Country settings gt Formats 2 Select Decimal separator and change the setting M The decimal separator has been changed The decimal separator in the power and energy display section 7 4 on the Sunny Beam cannot be changed and will always be a point 66 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Operation 7 13 Time Settings Change time settings when the sun has set 1 Changing
50. ox M Overnight shutdown is now deactivated In order to prevent the batteries from discharging when overnight shutdown is deactivated connect the Sunny Beam to a power source as described in section 7 5 2 Battery Symbol Charging the Batteries page 43 part Charging the batteries when there is insufficient daylight page 43 User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 51 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 7 10 Service Functions 7 10 1 Checking the Connection Quality In the menu Service gt Diagnosis gt Connection quality you can check the connection quality of the connection from the Sunny Beam to the device via which the Sunny Beam is connected to the complete PV system Connection quality connection good 419699064 7 dBm L E Position Meaning A The connection quality as a symbol B The connection quality in decibel relating to 1 mW Serial number of the device inverter or SMA Bluetooth Repeater with SMA Bluetooth to which the Sunny Beam is connected Very high power consumption 1 When the menu Connection quality is displayed the Sunny Beam is continuously retrieving new data from the inverters and will not switch off automatically The power consumption of the Sunny Beam is therefore very high 52 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Levels of connection quality Operation Symbol Connection quality Decibel in relation to 1 mW
51. re You can obtain the Sunny Explorer for free in the download section of www SMA de en 40 Change the system password for inverters using Sunny Explorer as described in the Sunny Explorer Help Notify the system owner of the new system password for users 30 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Commissioning Enter the new system password in the Sunny Beam 41 Move the selection frame to System password by turning the button The field System password becomes dark 42 Press the button The input page appears abcdefghijkImnopqrstuvw XyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP 43 Choose the button with the arrow and press the button QRSTUVWXYZ0123456789 again to delete the set system password Arrow deletes the character which was entered last F Cross cancels the input action Checkmark saves the system password for the Sunny Beam 44 In order to enter the new system password turn the button until the desired character is highlighted Then press the button in order to select the character Enter the new system password for users 45 Select the check mark to save the entered system password The list of connected inverters is displayed 46 Select OK V first chart for the complete PV system Power today is displayed The Sunny Beam is now in operation User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 31 SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 7 Operation
52. stablish connection to the devices 37 Move the selection frame to OK by turning the button M The field OK becomes dark 38 Press the button The Sunny Beam establishes the connection to the selected inverters and retrieves the data Establishing connection Establishing connection to the devices A 08 06 2009 Position Meaning A The start date and end date of the time period from which the Sunny Beam will retrieve data B The date for which the Sunny Beam is currently retrieving data from the inverters When you establish a connection with your PV system through the Sunny Beam for the first time the Sunny Beam will retrieve all data for the last two days and the data for the current day If you are re detecting your PV system the Sunny Beam will retrieve data from the days that have been saved in the inverter since the last retrieval 28 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology The Sunny Beam then lists the serial numbers of the connected inverters System password The system password protects your Bluetooth PV system from unauthorized access to your device All devices in a Bluetooth PV system must have the same system password Commissioning Devices connected 283617063 v 554326782 v System password The Sunny Beam uses the same system password for the User user group The factory setting for the default Sunny Beam password
53. t attempt to change the time settings may not be successful if for example time has already been set using Sunny Explorer This can occur for example if the time has already been changed with the Sunny Explorer Check the time settings again after commissioning and correct them if required The time you set in the Sunny Beam is also applied by the inverters 9 To change the time zone press the button The time zone will become dark Turn the button until the required time zone is displayed User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 21 Commissioning 11 Press the button No items remain dark The time zone has been set 12 Move the selection frame to the button gt gt by turning the button The button becomes dark 13 Press the button The page for setting the date and time appears Setting the date 14 Press the button The first adjustable digits of the date become dark SMA Solar Technology AG Date amp time Date 03 03 2009 Daylight saving time Time 07 32 C Date amp time Date 003 2009 Daylight saving time Time 10732 C 15 Turn the button until the required value is displayed 16 Press the button and repeat the steps until no digits are dark To change incorrect values press the push button until the value that you need to change becomes dark The date has been set 22 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Tech
54. th Repeater to bridge the radio gap Time The time settings were not saved Due to the extensive time management in your PV system the first attempt to change the time settings may not be successful if for example the time has already been set using Sunny Explorer The time you set in the Sunny Beam is also applied by the inverters Check the time settings after commissioning and correct them if required 80 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Troubleshooting Problem Connection to the computer The computer displays a message that the USB device could perform better Cause The message does not influence the functionality or speed of the Sunny Beam transmission Rectification e You can switch the message off but then other USB error messages will not be displayed Proceed as follows These steps are for Windows XP and may be different in other operating systems Right click on My Computer and select Device Manager Open the USB Controller in the Device Manager Right click on the item Host Controller Select Properties Select Advanced Tick the box that says Do not display USB errors User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 81 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Chart view Gaps or extreme characteristics in the chart data Cause After commissioning the Sunny Beam the time in the Sun
55. the Events menu see chapter 7 6 Calling up Events page 45 As soon as you call up the Events menu the Sunny Beam will no longer display the symbol The Sunny Beam additionally indicates errors through a warning sound 7 7 1 Enable Disable Alarm for Errors page 47 If 03 03 2009 13 47 Ga there are unread warnings or errors symbol is displayed m Symbol Meaning Info error or warning is finished Warning error may occur in the foreseeable future The warning symbol is km displayed if for example there is a frequent grid overvoltage Error There is an error in an inverter The error symbol is displayed if an inverter requires external help from an installer in order to function properly Open the details for this event as described in section 7 6 Calling up Events page 45 Contact your installer and inform him about the event message and the serial number of the inverter for which the event occurred 44 BeamBT BENO9491 1 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Operation 7 6 Calling up Events The Sunny Beam shows the events for the inverters in the Events menu Events can be information errors or warnings Finished errors or warnings are changed to information by the Sunny Beam The Sunny Beam shows unread events as symbols in the chart view see chapter 7 5 3 Info Error and Warning Symbol page 44 Events menu A B C
56. tire runtime of the PV system SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back 1 If you are using the SMA Bluetooth piggy back the inverter may not have switched on in the morning which is why the chart Power today may still display the data from yesterday User Manual BeamBT BENO94911 35 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 7 3 1 Calling up the Chart Complete PV System 1 Select Complete PV system in the main menu The first chart Power today is displayed 2 Turn the button to see the next chart for the complete system V The chart view for the complete system is displayed To return to the main menu press the button 36 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Complete PV system Operation When you call up the chart Power yesterday the power and energy display will switch from E Today PV system energy today to E Yday PV system energy yesterday 03 03 2009 13 47 Ta 03 03 2009 13 48 Tl Ee 03 03 2009 13 51 EF Power today Power yesterday Yield values of last 31 days kWh 1 D N 1 0 6 amp 4 uo dm at PE 50 0 1 1 03 03 2009 13 53 E e4B853 1 182 8 238 tai Yield values of last 12 months L E Today kWh E Total kWh i E Yday E Total kwh Jul Sep Mow Jan Mar May 03 03 2009 13 55 03 03 2009 13 55 03 03 2009 13 54 en CO avoided Revenue Specific ann
57. ual yield Today Total Today Total 80 97 kg 58 416 40 kg 66 39 47 901 45 as TE User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 37 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 7 3 2 Calling up the Chart No of Inverters The Sunny Beam can visualize the data of each individual inverter graphically How to call up the chart view for an inverter 1 Select No of inverters in the main menu The list of inverters appears 2 Select an inverter V The first chart Power today is displayed 3 Turn the button to view the next inverter chart M The chart view of an inverter is displayed To return to the menu press the button 38 BeamBT BENO94911 User Manual SMA Solar Technology Operation Individual inverter When you access the Power yesterday chart the power and energy display will switch from E Today energy of the inverter today to E Yday energy of the inverter yesterday 283617063 MEI 283617063 Power today Power yesterday kW Je Uus tle m Oe e e gm Dag Oak 1e 18 16 ze ri 283617063 P ag g 5 Yield values of last 31 days kWh 2893 i4085 45089 E Totai E Yday kwh E Total kWh m gt 25 16 z 283617063 Tn E Yield values of last 12 months kWh 283617063 283617063 120 CO avoided se Today Total Today Total
58. version is available online at www SMA de or from the usual sales channels Guarantee or liability claims for damages of any kind are excluded if they are caused by one or more of the following Damages during transportation Improper or inappropriate use of the product Operating the product in an unintended environment Operating the product whilst ignoring relevant statutory safety regulations in the deployment location Ignoring safety warnings and instructions contained in all documents relevant to the product Operating the product under incorrect safety or protection conditions Altering the product or supplied software without authority The product malfunctions due to operating attached or neighboring devices beyond statutory limit values In case of unforeseen calamity or force majeure The use of supplied software produced by SMA Solar Technology AG is subject to the following conditions SMA Solar Technology AG rejects any liability for direct or indirect damages arising from the use of software developed by SMA Solar Technology AG This also applies to the provision or non provision of support activities Supplied software not developed by SMA Solar Technology AG is subject to the respective licensing and liability agreements of the manufacturer SMA Factory Warranty The current guarantee conditions come enclosed with your device These are also available online at www SMA de and can be downloaded or are ava
59. y 03 03 2009 13 47 Power today Beam The Sunny Beam also displays an additional message Symbol Meaning f The battery is fully charged e a Ea Ge The battery is no longer fully charged 8 The battery is empty If you are charging the batteries via the Sunny Beam USB connection the Sunny Beam will visualize the charging process by displaying the battery symbols one after the other Charging the batteries when there is sufficient daylight Putthe Sunny Beam in a place with as much light as possible ideally in direct sunlight so that sufficient light hits the solar cell Charging the batteries when there is insufficient daylight Connect the Sunny Beam to a USB port on the computer with the USB connection cable which is delivered with the Sunny Beam The computer needs to remain switched on If no computer is available use the USB plug in power supply The USB plug in power supply is not included in the scope of delivery see section 14 Accessories page 86 USB hubs When using a USB hub to connect to the computer only use self powered USB hubs User Manual BeamBT BENO9491 1 43 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 7 5 3 Info Error and Warning Symbol The Sunny Beam indicates information errors or warnings for the inverter through an according symbol in the chart view You can find details about existing information errors or Power today warnings in
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