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1. CENTROSOLAR d Inverter Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 Manual MTF E F P PS 3 0 Excellent PS 3 6 Excellent PS 4 2 Excellent PS 5 5 Excellent PS 8 3 Excellent PS 10 1 Excellent www centrosolar com LEGAL NOTICE CENTROSOLAR AG Behringstr 16 22 65 Hamburg Deutschland Tel 49 0 40 391 06 50 www centrosolar com Exclusion of liability All names of usage trade names product names or other designations given in this manual may also be legally protected even without special labelling e g as a trademark The Centrosolar company assumes no liability for their free usage The illustrations and texts have been compiled with great care Nevertheless the possibility of errors cannot be ruled out The compilation is made without any guarantee General note on equal treatment The Centrosolar company publishers are aware of the meaning of language with regard to the equality of women and men and always make an effort to reflect this in the documentation The continuous rendition of gender equitable formulations however conflicted with the easy readability of the text For this reason the masculine form has been used as a rule 2009 Centrosolar AG All rights reserved by Centrosolar including those of reproduction by photocopy and storage in electronic media Commercial use or distribution of the texts displayed models diagrams and photographs appearing in this product is not permitted Con2. Remedy Switch in the inverter see the installation and operating instructions The connection is interrupted for example Check that the cables are in working order due to a defective cable or loose plug Communication is prevented by a firewall Communication is prevented by a proxy server An incorrect IP address or URL and or an and that the plugs are properly connected Change the firewall settings The system does not support communica tion via a proxy server Check the settings see section 7 7 on incorrect port number has been entered in page 12 the inverter settings Online data is not available The inverter cannot be contacted by name The NetBIOS name resolution is probably or serial number not working The inverter name and or the serial number cannot be identified Data downloading is slow Table 5 Troubleshooting 15 Glossary EEG The German law which promotes renewable energy sources the Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz EEG governs among other things the minimum reim bursement for photovoltaic electricity supplied to the grid Firewall A firewall is a program which monitors data traffic It is usually used to protect networks and net work users from malevolent software IP address The address assigned to a device in an IP network with which it can be contacted kW kWh The kilowatt KW is the unit of electrical power The kilowatt hour KWh is the unit of e
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4. avoid excessive complexity we recommend a maxi mum of 20 inverters per plant See section 9 starting on page 18 1 Go to the Settings Plant settings Inverter tab et NTROSOLAR s Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 Information Cumert Reporting Oats apot Semings a ta Plant settings Settings 2 Click Add inverter gt An input box appears 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 E et NTROSOLAR Information Cured Reporting Data expot Semngs PV Plarts Part settings Settings 3 Enter the IP address URL name or serial number of the inverter in the IP address URL box Note The IP address and the name are shown on the display of the inverter see the assembly and operating manual A URL may not end in a slash A soon as you enter something more input boxes appear 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 eft Information Cured Repartir Osta expot Semngs PV Plarts Part setings Settings umm keie Flembursemert Senso 4 The input boxes contain default values Enter your own values if the settings of your plant are different from the defaults Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 7 Creating and setting up a plant Inverter settings IP address URL IP address URL or name of the inverter Enter the URL making sure it does not end with a slash PMC2 uses this port to retrieve and transfer the log data The de
5. gt Ihe inverter is deleted gt A window appears Deleting the inverter was successful 4 Click OK 7 Creating and setting up a plant 7 9 Setting the total power of the plant For a clearer evaluation you can enter the total installed power of the plant 1 Go to the Settings Plant settings Inverter tab 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 et NTROSOLAR 2 Enter the total power of the plant in the Installed PV power field 3 Click Apply to save the settings Note The maximum AC power Pac max of each inverter is displayed in the list of inverters under Pac max 7 10 Setting the reimbursement You can set the reimbursement you receive from the grid operator for each kilowatt hour the plant supplies If your grid operator pays you for the electricity accord ing to the minimum rates of the German renewable energy act EEG PMC2 uses the plant parameters installation type output year of commissioning to select the reimbursement rates specified in the EEG amendment of 1 January 2009 If your grid operator has other reimbursement rates or if your plant is not in Germany you can enter your own reimbursement rates and periods Your entries are not checked for validity or plausibility Note that the reimbursement calculated and displayed by PMC2 is for reference only It does not amount to any legal entitlement Reimbursement according to EEG amendment 1 Goto the Settings Plant
6. 18 2009 13 Other functions To zoom right out again and return the diagram to the default size right click on the diagram and select Undo all zoom pan from the context menu 13 2 Saving a diagram You can save the diagrams on the Current and Reporting tabs as images The following file formats are available EMF PNG GIF JPEG TIFF BMP 1 Right click on the diagram gt A context menu appears 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 et NTROSOLAR Information Cumert l eooting Dasta expot Sekings Repoting Yield e kWh O wat Weekly report Yield O Power PVA 1 8 24 2009 8 30 2009 Page Setup 2 Click Save image as in the context menu gt A Save As window appears Select the loca tion file name and file type then click Save Note If you select Copy in the context menu the dia gram is copied to the Windows clipboard 13 3 Changing the background of a diagram On the Reporting tab there is a graphic image in the background of the Yield and CO saving diagrams This is either the euro jpg or ambience jpg file in the Nmg subfolder of the PMC2 installation folder You can replace these files with other ones and thus change background images for the diagrams If you rename or delete the files the same default back ground will be displayed as for the Yield in kWh and Power diagrams Note You need administrator rights to make these changes Operating instructions P
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8. 49 40 3910 65 0 49 40 3910 65 99 Total reimbursement i il hamburg centrosolar com 3322 05 WEB URL www centrosolar com co 2 saving All values shown are subject to 2 technical tolerances and are not 71 0 5 58 kg legally binding 2009 CENTROSOLAR AG v0 9 0 0 1 Name and picture of the active plant 3 Our contact information 2 Overview of the main plant data In offline status and if not all the plant s inverters are contactable no values are displayed offline Changing the plant picture The default picture of the plant is the info jpg file in the img subfolder of the PMC2 installation folder To change the plant picture you can either replace info jog or select another file to be shown instead The file must be in JPEG GIF or PNG format 1 Double click the picture or the rectangular area below the plant name gt A dialogue appears for opening a file 2 Select the file that you want and click Open gt The selected picture is displayed Note The program simply creates a link to the file If you delete the file or move it to a different folder PMC2 will no longer find it In this case the standard image info jog is loaded If info jpg does not exist PMC2 does not show a picture the box remains blank Note To replace info jpg you may need administrator rights 18 Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 10 Displaying the current values The Current tab shows the current powe
9. Click here to start the export of data The button is not enabled unless there is data in the right hand column Click Start export gt The following window appears The Excel export needs Excel 2003 or higher Do you want to continue The file will be generated in the Excel 2003 format The file cannot be opened in older versions of Excel Click Yes to continue If you click No the process is stopped A Save As window appears Select the location and file name then click Save Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 21 12 Exporting log data gt PMC2 exports the data If the export is success ful the following window appears Info Ed Export successful 22 Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 13 Other functions 13 1 Adjusting the diagram size You can enlarge the diagrams on the Current and Reporting tabs by dragging the corners of the pro gram window to make it bigger y alan I AAA You can also zoom in on an area of a diagram 1 Hold down your left mouse button and drag a rec tangle around the area you want to zoom in on u Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 e Weekly report Power PVA 1 10 12 2009 10 18 2009 gt The selected area is enlarged To zoom out again right click on the diagram and select Un zoom from the context menu u Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 Weekly report Power PVA 1 10 12 2009 10
10. E Analog Input 4 L connected Retrieve name from inverter 10 Select the Inverter type from the drop down list 11 If you click Retrieve name from inverter PMC2 attempts to contact the inverter in order to read its name and serial number f it cannot retrieve the name the following mes sage appears Warning Inverter name could not be retrieved gt f it cannot retrieve the serial number the following message appears Warning Serial number could not be retrieved For possible causes see Troubleshooting starting on page 25 Note In most cases It is not essential for the inverter name and serial number to be Identified in order to use PMC2 12 Click OK in the Inverter settings window gt The inverter is now added to your plant gt The wizard appears Wizard Do you want to add another inverter 13 Click Yes to add another inverter See step 6 If you click No the creation of the plant is com pleted gt The following window appears 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 et NTROSOLAR a Information Cumenrt Aepeting Data amot eRngs eu PV Parts Pist stinga Settings Actua glare PVA Plarts Marne PVA 14 Click Connect now gt PMC2 attempts to connect to the plant it downloads the log data saves it checks if the plant is available and goes online Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 Note It can t
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12. the plant overview Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 7 6 First steps 6 Click Add inverter gt An input box appears 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 et NIROSOLAKR Information Cured Reporting Dala expot Semngs PV Plarts Pant settings Settings bete Rermbunenert Sensors k Plart Settings 7 Enter the IP address URL name or serial number of the inverter Note The IP address and the name are shown on the display of the inverter while the serial number is on the type plate see the assembly and operating manual A URL may not end in a slash A soon as you enter something more input boxes appear 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 of NTROSOLAR Information Curent Reporting Data expot Semngs PV Plarts Pant settings Settings keie Plembursemert Sensors Add nveter Piat Settings 8 The input boxes contain default values Enter your own values if the settings of your plant are different from the defaults see table 1 on page 11 9 Click Apply gt The Inverter settings window appears Inverter Settings Inverter name 192 168 1 51 80 Inverter address U 192 168 1 51 Usemame pvserver Password Download Port 180 Online port Identity number DE502E28DC9D75D0 Serial Number Inverter type Color Graph Analog Input 1 C connected Analog Input 2
13. wizard to create a plant If you do not want to use the wizard you can set up your plant manually see section 7 1 on page 9 or load an existing plant that has been saved see section 7 4 on page 10 Starting the program and creating the plant using the wizard Note You do not need administrator rights to use PMC2 1 Select Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 from the start menu or double click the PowerstoccMasterControl2 exe file in the installa 3 Click New tion folder gt The New plant window appears gt PMC2 is started 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 New plant Plant name FWA Directory c Master Control V2 Systems P VAT m et NTROSOLAR information Cumert Reporting Data export Sermngs PY Plarts Plant settings Settings Cancel 4 Enter a name or the plant and select a location for storing the plant data Click OK gt The wizard appears Wizard The system still has no inverter Would you like to add one now gt The wizard appears Wizard PA 5 Click Yes to add an inverter using the wizard lo tem exis yar If you click No the wizard is closed a SSeS A Bae gt PMC2 changes to the Settings Plant settings Inverter tab 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 et NTROSOLAR information Cumert Reporting Data export Secngs 2 Click Yes to create a plant using the wizard If you click No the wizard is closed m gt PMC2 changes to
14. License Agreement You must accep the terns cf the PMC2 must be able to establish a network connection o a eee tees IM between the computer it is installed on and the inverter elered as CENTROSOLAR provides the Powerstocc Master Contro of the photovoltaic plant If there are several inverters in the plant there must be a network connection to all of E a elle ME A oni them You can find all the necessary information in the 1 The software may only be distributed forthe purpose of data connection with assembly and operation manual of the inverter ecc CEN TROSOLAF The user does so ri at hisAer own dek ES accept the agreement O do not accept the agreement gt Installation On some versions of Windows you need administrator rights to install PMC2 1 Install Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 if you have not already done so i Setup Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 m 2 Run the installation program for PMC2 Select Destination Location M 5 Accept the license agreement and click Next Where should Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 be installed Setup Sprache auswahlen x LJ Setup will install Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 into the following folder d To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse ICAProgramme Powerstocc Master Control V2 M 3 Select a language and click OK Note his is only the language for the installation program Y
15. Master Control V2 0 8 2 Status display 8 Connecting PMC2 shows the current connection status in the sta tus field 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 Information Cuert Aeperting Osta expot Semings Plant PVA1 OW Day yield et NTROSOLAR 1 15 kWh Com ROSOLAR AG Total yiedd our 16 22765 Hamburg 7723 46 kWh B 49 40 3910 550 45 40 1910 65 94 Tot al remboursement 3322 05 co saving 71 05 58 kg tegaty n ng Text Offline Connecting Data download Adding data records Checking online availability Online Updating values Table 4 List of all status displays Background Meaning There is no connection to the plant or inverter Grey PMC2 is attempting to connect to the plant PMC2 is downloading the log data stored on the inverter Yellow PMC2 is saving the new log data it has downloaded PMC2 is checking whether online data is available Green PMC2 is online i e there is a connection to the plant Light green PMC2 is loading the current online data from the inverter Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 1 9 Overview of plant information 9 Overview of plant information s Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 Seles of TROSOLAR Current power Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 Version 0 9 0 0 OW Day yield Contact CENTROSOLAR AG 1 1 5 kWh Behringstr 16 22765 Hamburg 1 Total yield 7723 46 kWh gt
16. able you must first make the appropriate settings for the inverter which the sensors are connected to see section 7 6 on page 11 2 Enable the Connected checkbox for the required sensor type 3 Set the Inverter and the Analogue input which the sensor is connected to 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 et NTROSOLAR Information Cumert Fepertno Data export engs A PV Plants Plant settings Settings ree Rembusenet Sensors Modul temperature connected 4 Click Apply to save the settings Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 19 8 Connecting 8 Connecting In certain situations PMC2 automatically connects to the plant When you have activated the plant When you have loaded a plant provided inverters have been created in the plant This is what to do in other situations 1 2 Go to the Settings PV plants tab Click Connect now 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 If the Connect now button is disabled it may be because no inverters have been created in the plant yet First create an inverter see section 7 6 on page 11 Each connection attempt takes place as follows 16 PMC2 attempts to establish a connection to the in verters in the plant status connecting As soon as the connection has been made PMC2 downloads the log data of the inverter that has ac crued since the last time status downloading data and saves it status
17. adding data records Note It can take some time to download the data especially the first time or if the data has not been retrieved for a while You can click Interrupt download to stop the data transfer and resume it later To speed up the transfer of data between Power stocc Master Control V2 0 and the inverter you can install the free Inverter Link software You can find more information in the Downloads section of our website lt www centrosolar com gt PMC2 then checks whether the current plant data can be retrieved status checking online availability If it can PMC2 changes to online status and que ries the current data approximately every 5 seconds status updating values If the current data cannot be retrieved PMC2 switches to offline status Online data are not available Please check your settings and connections and try again f no connection can be made PMC2 stops the connection attempt For information on trouble shooting and remedies see section 14 starting on page 25 Warning Connection failed No inverter responded Please check your settings Note For an overview of the status displays and what they mean see section 8 2 on page 17 8 1 Disconnecting 1 Go to the Settings PV plants tab 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 2 Click Disconnect gt Ihe connection is discontinued and offline appears in the status field Operating instructions Powerstocc
18. ake some time to download the data especially the first time or if the data has not been retrieved for a while You can click Interrupt download to stop the data transfer and resume it later No connection gt f the following message appears the online data is not available For more information see section 8 on page 16 Online data are not available Please check your settings and connections and try again f the following message appears PMC2 cannot establish a connection For information on trouble shooting and remedies see section 14 starting on page 25 Warning Connection failed No inverter responded Please check your settings What next You can for example Make detailed settings reimbursement information sensors total output plant diagram for the plant see section 7 starting on page 9 View the current output of your plant see section 10 starting on page 19 View the log data see section 11 starting on page 20 or export it see section 12 starting on page 21 Create more plants 7 Creating and setting up a plant 7 Creating and setting up a plant 7 1 Creating a new plant 1 Go to the Settings PV plants tab 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 et NTROSOLAR 2 Click New gt The New plant window appears New plant PVA Directory lc Master Control V2 0 Systems PVA1 m Plant name Cancel 3 Enter a name for the new plan
19. e is divided into tabs Each tab can contain additional sub tabs If you are instructed for instance to go to the Settings PV Plants tab first click the Settings tab and then click the PV Plants tab in it s Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 o ment Reporting Data kr PV Plants Pig settings Settings Actual plant PVA1 2 Properuse Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 in short PMC2 is a program for collecting storing and displaying the log data from Powerstocc Excellent inverters Exclusion of liability Any use that differs from or goes beyond the stated intended purpose is considered inappropriate The manufacturer accepts no liability for any damage result ing from this 3 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 3 1 Validity of the manual This manual applies to Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 starting from version number 1 0 2 0 3 2 Functions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 in short PMC2 can graphically display and evaluate the performance and yield data of your photovoltaic plant To do this PMC2 downloads the log data saved in the inverter and evalu ates it PMC2 is not designed for the administration of photo voltaic plants which means that PMC2 cannot alter any operating settings in the inverter Restrictions It is not possible to retrieve log data via the RS485 interface Neither is it possible to retrieve the data via a proxy server These functions will only be available in future versi
20. ears 11 7 Creating and setting up a plant Warning Serial number could not be retrieved For possible causes see Troubleshooting starting on page 25 Note In most cases it is not essential for the inverter name and serial number to be identified in order to use PMC2 9 Define the sensors which are connected to the inverter To do this enable the Connected check box of the analogue input and enter the necessary values see table 2 Note PMC2 can display the readings from up to three sensors during evaluation and data export Analogue input settings Type Sensor type irradiation temperature or self defined Offset Zero point adjustment value for the con nected sensor see the operating manual for the sensor Factor Scaling adjustment value for the connected sensor see the operating manual for the sensor Name Displayed name of the sensor Unit Units for the value which the sensor meas ures for a temperature sensor for example degrees Celsius C Table 2 Analogue input settings 10 Click OK gt The inverter has now been added gt The window is closed and the wizard appears Wizard Do you want to add another inverter gt Click Yes to add another inverter see step 3 If you select No PMC2 changes to the Settings PV plants tab 12 7 7 Changing inverter settings You can change the inverter settings for a plant Note You can only change the settings of active p
21. ele Stet ste End date Reebursenert in Cert per kWh gt A new window appears Define manual reimbursement Start date 01 09 2009 End date 01 09 2009 Y Reimbursem o o 3 Select a start and end date and enter a reimburse ment rate Click OK gt The reimbursement period is added 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 e Information Cumert Feperting Data apot Semings c PV Plots Plant settings Settings kreier Rembursemert Sensor num Femibursemert according to Manual detintion of rembursemernt and metes German EEG Novele You can add more reimbursement periods pro vided they do not overlap You can edit reimbursement periods oy double clicking the entry or delete them by clicking Delete row 4 Click Apply to save the settings 7 11 Setting the CO emission factor On the Reporting tab PMC2 can show how much carbon dioxide CO your plant has saved due to the amount of power It has supplied The exact quantity of CO emissions saved per kilowatt hour of photovoltaic power varies Therefore you can change the default CO emission factor 0 92 kg CO kWh 1 Go to the Settings Plant settings Reimburse ment tab 2 Enter the required value in the CO emission fac tor field 14 Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 Information Cumert Pepertng Data expost Semings q A AU PV P
22. er The application may be launched by selecting uteri Ara Click Finish to exit Setup 8 lf you do not want the setup program to create a gt Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 is now desktop icon unselect the checkbox installed Click Next is Setup Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 ug m Ready to Install E Setup is now ready to begin installing Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 on your E computer x Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings C Programme Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 Start Menu folder Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 Additional tasks Additional icons Create a desktop icon 9 Click Install PMC2 is installed 1 Please install for a faster communication between your Powerstocc Excellent inverter and PMC V2 the program LD Inverter Link which you can download in the download section of Centrosolar Hompage To speed up the transfer of data between Power stocc Master Control V2 0 and the inverter you can install the free Inverter Link software You can find more information in the Downloads section of our website lt www centrosolar com gt 10 Click OK 6 Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 6 First steps 6 First steps s Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 This first chapter tells you how to start PMC2 and use We erinosous Information Cument Repening Data expot Seamos the
23. fault is 80 Download port Online port PMC2 uses this port to retrieve the current performance data The default is 81 User name User name and password for logging into Password the inverter The factory setting for each inverter is the user name pvserver and the password pvwr Table 1 Inverter settings 5 Click Apply gt The Inverter settings window appears You can make other settings here Inverter Settings Inverter name 1 92 168 1 51 80 Inverter address Un 192 168 1 51 Usemame pvserver Password Download Port 80 Online port 0E502E2BDC9D75D0 Identity number Serial Number Inverter type Color Graph Analog Input 1 C connected A Analog Input 3 C connected Analog Input 2 C connected Analog Input 4 C connected Retrieve name from inverter 6 Select the Inverter type from the drop down list This setting is for information only It has no effect on the function 7 Assign the inverter a colour The inverter is shown in this colour in the diagrams on the Current and Evaluation tabs 8 If you click Retrieve name from inverter PMC2 attempts to contact the inverter in order to read its name and serial number f it cannot retrieve the name the following win dow appears Warning Inverter name could not be retrieved f it cannot retrieve the serial number the follow ing window app
24. lant See section 7 5 on page 10 and only when its status is offline 1 Goto the Settings Plant settings Inverter tab 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 e wm Information Cumert Fiepart ng Data expost Ong PV Plots Plant settings Settings reener Rembusenet Sensors rme 2 Double click an entry in the list of inverters gt The Inverter settings window appears Inverter Settings Inverter name 192 168 1 51 80 Inverter address Ur 192 168 1 51 Usemame pvserver Password Download Port 80 Online port Identity number 0E502E2BDC9D75D0 Color Graph Analog Input 1 C connected Analog Input 2 C connected p Analog Input 3 C connected Analog Input 4 L connected 3 Change the settings as required see section 7 6 on page 1 1 4 Click OK to save the settings Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 7 8 Deleting an inverter You can delete an inverter from the plant When you delete an inverter all its log data is deleted PMC2 can not restore deleted data 1 Go to the Settings Plant settings Inverter tab 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 2 Click the inverter you want to delete in the list and select Delete gt A window appears Warning Do you really want delete the inverter WR2 3 Click Yes
25. lectrical work done in an hour NetBIOS Abbreviation for Network Basic Input Out put System Among other things NetBIOS allows an IP address e g 192 168 1 51 to be assigned a name e g myinverter For instructions on assigning a name to an inverter see the installation and operating manual NET Framework NET pronounced dotnet is a software platform developed by Microsoft Proxy server A computer in a network which receives requests from users and forwards them to other users In other words the network users do not communicate with each other directly Communication with one or more inverters Make several attempts to connect to the in the plant is disrupted plant Check the communication chain for faults PC wiring router DSL connection availability provider etc Check whether the inverter can be con tacted using the IP address to exclude other causes Activate NetBIOS Use Inverter Link to speed up data transfer URL The abbreviation for Uniform Resource Loca tor A URL might be an address where your inverter can be contacted on the internet for example http wechselrichter example net Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 25 Index Index C CO emission factor Connection Disconnecting ESLaDISDIRO TO TDe DIANE 4s ug qe desee Ren Curen VAN tii D Diagram Changing the background Enlarging Saving as an image Download port E Exclusion
26. lots Plant settings Settings kreier Rembursemert Sensors Pesrtasserwert 9 Remburvemert according to O Manual definition of remburremert and timetanes G EEG Novele Germ n EE Stet date End date Reebunsenert in Cent per kWh 01 09 2003 01 09 2009 39 3 Click Apply to save the settings 7 12 Setting the start value of the yield counter You can set the yield counter of PMC2 to a different start value You might want to do this for instance to take into account energy yields that accrued before you started using PMC2 1 Go to the Settings Plant settings Reimburse ment tab Enter the required value in the Start value for yield count field 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 et NTROSOLAR Information Cisrere Repeting Data expost Semings PV Plots Plant settings Settings rrene Remburemert Sensors mr d Rembursemert according to O Maus definition of rembursement and teetames German EEG Novele my iatalution of ply Stet te End date Reebursenert in Cent per kWh 01 09 2003 01 09 2009 33 3 Click Apply to save the settings 7 13 Setting sensors PMC2 can take the readings from up to three sensors into account he readings can then be dis played on the Reporting tab as additional parameters in the diagram 1 Go to the Settings Plant settings Sensors tab e NTROSOLAR 7 Creating and setting up a plant If you get the message that no sensors are avail
27. of liability I i SVE OM rs RR Selecting the folder Inverter Adding to a plant Assigning a colour Changing settings Deleting from the plant 0 ee Inverter Link IP address URL araman Calduch E we vcl aA eS L License agreement Log data Displaying Evaluating Exporting N NET Framework Installation System requirements O Online port P Password Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 FUNCIONS ped die dette n ES eiie debates Installation Restrictions Starting System requirements Plant 7 6157700 a eed ere at ans EE Changing the picture A AA Deleting Displaying current data o o o oooooo o Loading NEMA ci oa die eee Ree ieee D Sue 18 A ME 10 Setting the total DOWOF criada DRESS 13 men gds M 4 R Heimbursement BV EEG qas dae a UE Sad S AE 13 Serafined ss cda ad 14 S Sensor o pene a See ee are Be ee 12 cq Mp ts Ben oe Roan a aid da a ee ads 12 Qu wou aaa ea ek ead eee eee ee es 12 SEO DUC A e 19 A nt era HB re 12 Wo ee tate a ee 12 Setting the language eese 24 Setting the timeout o oooooooono oo 24 OC WSs ano tra a tech ba anced 5 Stats ISDA e CI PT 17 System requirements cms aia res a S 4 T WOE es ae bdo ar DAB We eae een A EFOUDICSMOOUNG Su ea een 25 Typographical conventions in this manual 4 U WSEF NAME aic scott d gr e deen ay 11 W Window Inverter settings es 8 11 12 New plant og av x tud x EE Brad ieee es ee ie 7 9 Y Yield counter
28. ons of PMC2 PMC2 uses TCP ports 80 and 81 to communicate with the inverter These ports may not be blocked by a fire wall PMC2 uses NetBIOS to resolve names If NetBIOS is not available the inverter can only be contacted using its IP address but not using its name or serial number 3 3 System requirements Computer with Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista Ethernet standard network port with TCP IP proto col Atleast 2 9 MB of free hard drive space Administrator rights for installation on certain Win dows versions Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 installed You can download this for free from the Microsoft website Microsoft lists the following requirements for installing NET Framework 3 5 Operating system Windows XP Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Processor at least 400 MHz Pentium or equiva lent recommended 1 GHz Pentium or equivalent RAM at least 96 MB recommended 256 MB Hard drive up to 500 MB of free hard drive space Screen 800x600 resolution with 256 colours rec ommended 1024x768 and 32 bit colour 4 Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 4 Connecting the computer to the inverter Administrator rights for installation is Setup Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 E a License Please read the following important infomation before continuing 4 Connecting the computer to the inverter Please readthe folowing
29. ou can change the language of the Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 user interface after you have installed it f Setup Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 f 6 on installation folder for PMC2 and click Next At least 2 9 MB of free disk space is required Welcome to the Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 Setup Wizard f8 Setup Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 O This will install Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 v0 9 0 0 on your Select Start Menu Folder by Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts E computer kt is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing a cont C f U Click Nex to dto ea S Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 Dont create a Start Menu folder 4 Click Next 7 Select the start menu folder for PMC2 If you do not want the setup program to make an entry in the start menu select the corresponding checkbox Click Next Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 5 5 Installation is Setup Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 E is Setup Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 m Select Additional Tasks la ne AS A Completing the Powerstocc cS Master Control V2 0 Setup Wizard A E SE Wes E while S Fossil a Sup ts iii EEE Palace Mala Coni VD Dion Next your comput
30. owerstocc Master Control V2 0 23 13 Other functions 13 4 Setting the timeout s Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 If no connection can be made to the plant or if the con nection is frequently lost the timeout may be set too short In this case increase the timeout The timeout specifies how long PMC2 attempts to con nect to the plant If no connection can be made in this time PMC2 stops the connection attempt The default timeout is 10 seconds We recommend only increasing the timeout in small increments 5 sec onds and then starting a new connection attempt 1 Go to the Settings Basic settings tab 2 Select the Expert settings checkbox and enter a new value in the Timeout field Values between 3 and 60 are allowed 1 Powerstoce Master Control V4 0 a gt The setting is applied immediately and all text labels appear in the selected language 3 Click Apply to save the settings 13 5 Setting the language PMC2 selects the language of the software interface according to the language setting of the operating sys tem You can change PMC2 to another language at any time The selected setting is retained even after the software is restarted 1 Goto the Settings Basic settings tab 2 Select the language you want from the list 24 Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 14 Troubleshooting Problem Cause PMC2 cannot connect to the plant The inverter is out of service 14 Troubleshooting
31. r output of the active plant as a bar chart There is a bar for the entire plant and another one for each installed inverter The displayed values are constantly updated as long as there is a connection to the plant status online If there is no connection status offline the display remains blank Note The Current tab can only be displayed if at least one plant with inverters has been created AND no data transfer is currently taking place s Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 information Current Reporting Data export Settings Click on the bar of an inverter to display details Inverter power 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 Power W Status 1 Diagram with bars for each inverter and the whole plant Click a bar to see detailed values in 2 The coloured section of the bar shows the current value The whole bar including the non coloured section shows the maximum value attained so far 2 The detailed values for the selected bar are displayed here What next You can change the view of the diagram currently shown see section 13 1 on page 23 or save the dia gram as an image see section 13 2 on page 23 Tip To see all the detailed values in 2 at a glance and avoid having to use the scroll bar drag the corner of the program window to enlarge it If your plant contains a large number of inverters more than 20 for instance the diagram may be confusing In this case you could create multiple plant
32. s in PMC2 and distribute the inverters among them 6000 7000 10 Displaying the current values status downloading data Otherwise the following message appears This tab cannot be opened at present Either systems inverters are missing no system is active or data is currently being transferred mat of NTROSOLAR Details WR1 Detail Value A Timestamp 2009 12 10 14 29 59 Identity number ABBE2971EB08B6E Status Supply MPP Income today AC power PV voltage 1 PV current 1 PV power 1 PV voltage 2 PV current 2 PV power 2 PV voltage 3 PV current 3 PV power 3 AC voltage 1 AC current 1 nm lt Display Show total power absolute values normalized values 3 Presentation if you disable the Show total power option the diagram will not display a bar for the entire system You can also select whether the current power is dis played in watts absolute values or as a percentage of the maximum possible total power standardised values section 9 on page 13 describes how to set the total power Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 19 11 Evaluating log data 11 Evaluating log data On the Reporting tab you can view the yield the power and the calculated CO savings of the plant dur ing a particular period in the form of a bar chart Note The Reporting tab can only be displayed if at least one plant with inverters has been created AND no data transfer is curren
33. settings Reimburse ment tab Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 T3 7 Creating and setting up a plant 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 e Information Cumert Fepeting Oats apot Semings n PV Plots Plant settings Settings O Maus definition of reimbursement and timetanes Rat date End date Reebursenert n Cert per kWh 01 09 2009 01 09 2009 33 2 Select Reimbursement according to German EEG Novelle and set the plant parameters Setting reimbursement according to EEG The installation type of the plant roof facade or open field Installation of plant The maximum plant output in kilo watts KW The year in which the plant entered operation Plant size Year of start up The EEG reimbursement rate according to the above plant data This field is for information only and cannot be edited Heimbursement Table 3 Setting reimbursement according to EEG 3 Click Apply to save the settings Defining reimbursement rates and periods yourself 1 Goto the Settings Plant settings Reimburse ment tab 2 Select Manual definition of reimbursement and timeframes and click New row 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 e r 1 E Information Qent Reponng Data apot enge u PV Plots Plant settings Settings es kreie Reimbursemert Sensor Fermi rsemert O Reimbursemert according to Manual definition of remburvemernt and treetanes German EEG Nov
34. splayed as you wanted selected a month or a year as the period 5 Diagram This is automatically updated when you change the reporting parameters If you move your mouse over a bar detailed information is shown in a pop up box 6 Click the Previous and Next buttons to see the previous and following reporting periods Click the Download All button to download all the log data from the inverters the display is updated You should always do this before exporting data so that the export file contains the latest data What next You can change the view of the diagram currently shown see section 13 1 on page 23 or save the dia gram as an image see section 13 2 on page 23 Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 12 Exporting log data On the Data export tab you can export i e save in a file the log data of individual inverters or all of them You might want to do this in order to import the data in another program s Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 Information Current Reporting Data export Settings Data type olumn selection 1 Sums Available data 12 Exporting log data ER of NTROSOLAR Details AC power Identity number Income today Period Measured yield 2 from 14 10 2009 v Module temperature Radiation to 28 10 2009 Timestamp Environment temperature ile format 4 Excel4ile xls v Data type If yo
35. t By default PMC2 creates a folder with the plant name You can also select a different folder 4 Click OK gt The plant is now created gt The wizard appears Wizard The system still has no inverter Would you like to add one now 5 Click Yes to add an inverter using the wizard If you click No the wizard is closed Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 7 Creating and setting up a plant 7 2 Renaming a plant You can change the name of a plant Renaming only changes the name displayed in PMC2 The folder and the files containing the plant data retain their Original names 1 Go to the Settings PV plants tab 2 Click the plant name once and then again do not double click as this would activate the plant see section 7 5 on page 10 gt You can edit the name of the plant 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 3 Enter a new plant name and press the Enter key Note To cancel the process and keep the old name press the Esc key gt The plant is now renamed 7 3 Deleting a plant You can delete an existing plant When you do this the folder containing the plant data and all the log data saved in it is deleted This process cannot be reversed 1 Go to the Settings PV plants tab 2 Highlight the plant to be deleted and click Delete 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA1 gt The plant is deleted along with all its operating data gt f you have deleted the ac
36. tents Contents 1 Notes on this manual uva nce ia Dee a a okie week os 4 PIOBEFUSEN su o e od E 4 Powerstoce Master Control V2 0 2424 iento a 4 Sel VAO TAG Manda sa Re CE OE RC a 4 Su POCION seres otro en ne bl cae are CS Aa O ee eee ee pedo ee 4 3 3 System requirements rio eiii ee oe od do ee dcs 4 4 Connecting the computer to the inverter 00 0 ce es 5 5 INS AN AVION e dicor Rime ua mo Uu IMEEM eU E 5 6 FIRS SIONS veia ox rcd ia edes bids lc bed us du Aide E du d iu 7 7 Creating and setting up a plant iu 22 224222 i eb eee e ee ee eet et 9 fal Cea a CWO sags ct acon FARRO ae he ee hee 9 22 EYED Baht esop iras id Gone Be Gat ea Sie Ae 10 7 3 Jesu GPA dc dette at cle du er alte cares ad d Rate a aeo aea e trat 10 1 4 OAMI DIO gans Sedo o ede ia ica boe BY sa Rod M INE See A 10 7 0 ACMA A DIAN acen AT dev uaa abu D cds ee ele 1d eee eae eee 10 1 0 ACOA A Wane Dou har eatem Ria x E 11 uc Changing inverter settings sunshine 12 7 8 Deleting an i RERETERUTTITOTOIOQUIT ode eae Gd Sek eee BIER BE eee oe 13 7 9 Setting the total power of the plant 2m nn euere nh 13 7 10 Setting the reimbursement rada od BO ES Va dei OR aho ata EN Va eed AAA 13 7 11 Setting the CO2 emission factor s x uc oie ea e Rode e OG adi ue cC HSS 14 7 12 Setting the start value of the yield counter llle TO 1 SO HIMNO o a en re er car odes ae eee a wee ees 15 8 CONNEC A AN 16 Onl DISCO re AS a A EAS a ES 16 op MEE EIS o A Pu
37. tive plant the next plant in the list is automatically activated gt f there are no more plants in the list after you have deleted one the wizard for adding a plant appears see section on page 7 7 4 Loading a plant You can import load the settings and data for a plant You might want to do this if you are using PMC2 on more than one computer or if you want to swap your data with friends 1 Goto the Settings PV plants tab 8 Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 2 Click Load plant gt A file selection window is opened 3 Highlight the plant file that you want and click Open gt The plant settings are loaded PMC2 automati cally attempts to connect to the plant 7 5 Activating a plant You can create and manage multiple plants in PMC2 However only one plant can be active at a time In other words you cannot retrieve and view data from more than one plant at the same time oettings and evaluations can only be made for the plant which is currently active The name of the active plant is shown in the title bar and on the Information and Settings PV plants tabs 1 Goto the Settings PV plants tab 2 Double click on the plant to be activated gt The plant is activated and PMC2 attempts to make a connection 10 Operating instructions Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 7 6 Adding an inverter You can add inverters to the active plant There is no limit to the number of inverters per plant However to
38. tly taking place status down loading data Otherwise the following message This tab cannot be opened at present Either systems inverters are missing no system is active or data is currently being transferred appears s Powerstocc Master Control V2 0 PVA 1 Ex of TROSOLAR Information Current Reporting Data export Settings Reporting Yield in kWh O ii ji Weekly report Yield PVA 1 8 24 2009 8 30 2009 T x 5 Mo CU Total plant BEER WR2 Additional parameters Tu DUS ROSO 6 CATA 1 Reporting Select the value to be evaluated here yield box is disabled no sensors are configured or you have reimbursement power or CO saving Select the inverters whose data you want to see in the diagram here Click an entry to select it or unselect it To see the data from all inverters together select the to tal plant Period Select the period which the diagram will display here Additional parameters Here you can also select a sensor whose readings you want to see in the diagram If this Example You want to know how much energy your plant pro duced on each day of the past week 1 20 For the reporting value 1 select Energy yield in kWh oelect the entry Total plant and click to unselect the inverters Select the period 8 Week and select a day in the past week from the calendar oelect None for the additional parameters gt The diagram is di
39. u select Sums you can only select data in 5 which refers to the entire plant If you select Details you can only select data which re fers to the inverters selected in 9 Period Select the period for the data which you want to export here Inverter list If there are multiple inverters you can select the ones whose data you want to export If Sums is selected as the data type the inverters are greyed out i e you cannot select them File format Select the file format in which you want to ex port the data You can choose between Microsoft Excel Example You want to save the AC power of the entire plant for the past month in an Excel file 1 2 For the data type 7 select Sums For the period 2 select the first and last day of the past month For the file format 4 select Excel file When you click Settings a window appears where you can define additional export settings In the column selection 5 highlight the entry AC power and click Start export 6 XML and Text CSV If you click Settings you can specify more details Column selection The available data is shown on the left while the right column shows the data that has been se lected for exporting To move an item from the left col umn to the right column or back highlight it and click or lt To move all the entries click or Click amp or to change the order of the selected data in the column Start export
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