SUNNY BEAM with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
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1. 49 Changing ore id iaa 49 Changing Times tica dad gatos heehee 49 Changinghe Time Ia 49 Switching Daylight Saving Time 50 Changing the 50 Changing the 51 Repeating the Plant Search Requesting Data 51 Changing the Plant 54 Changing the Data Query Frequency 56 Checking the Connection 57 Accessing Device 59 Performing 60 1 1 BA BEN 112713 5 Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 6 16 7 7 1 7 1 1 7 1 2 7 1 3 7 2 7 2 1 7 2 2 7 2 3 8 8 1 8 1 1 8 1 2 8 2 9 1 9 2 Restoring Factory Setting 61 Device Replacement Plant Extension Installer 62 Device 62 Replacing Inverters in the 62 Replacing the SMA Bluetooth Repeater in the 63 Adjusting the Energy Meter of an Inverter 64 Plant Extension 65 Adding Inverters to the 65 Adding the SMA Bluetooth Repe2. 1 12713 65 Device Replacement Plant Extension Installer SMA Solar Technology AG 7 2 2 Adding the SMA Bluetooth Repeater to the Plant 1 Procedure Commission the SMA Bluetooth Repeater For this purpose set the NetID of the plant for the SMA Bluetooth Repeater See SMA Bluetooth Repeater Installation Manual 2 Commission the plant Inverter Installation Manual 3 Repeat the plant search in the Sunny Beam Section 6 10 7 2 3 Setting the Revenue Per kWh The revenue per kWh is the amount that you receive for each kWh fed into the power distribution grid The revenve is legally regulated The Sunny Beam requires the amount in order to calculate the revenue If you retrofit inverters a different revenue may apply for these inverters You can therefore set different revenues for inverters in the Sunny Beam The default setting is the value 0 45 1 AOUN 66 Select Settings gt Display options gt Balance factors gt Revenue kWh To change the factor for all inverters select Complete plant To change the factor for specific inverters select the desired inverter Set the factor 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Maintenance and Care 8 Maintenance and Care 8 1 Maintenance 8 1 1 Charging the Accumulators You must charge the accumulators of the Sunny Beam in the following cases e Message on the display that the state of c
3. Figure 9 Events menu example Position Symbol Meaning A Event is still present B ey Read event Unread event User Manual 1 1 BA BEN 112713 35 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG Position Symbol Meaning i Information event This event is displayed for example if a warning is terminated aq Warning event This event is displayed for example if an error may occur in the inverter in the foreseeable future e g in the event of frequent grid overvoltage Error event This event is displayed if the inverter requires external help in order to function correctly Access the details about this event D Date of the event E Name or serial number of the inverter to which the event applies 36 1 1 BA BEN112713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation Details About the Events Fault el 11 06 2008 1777039812 from 09 36 to 09 46 Elapsed time 00 10 00 K Serial Nr 1777039812 36 t4 High dischrg curr D E F G Figure 10 Details of a selected event example Error event Position Meaning A Symbol of the respective event B Date of the event E Name of the respective event D Name or serial number of the inverter where the event occurred E Time of the event since Start time of the event The event has not yet ended or the end time is not
4. 1 12713 25 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 5 Operation 5 1 Operating the Sunny Beam e You operate the Sunny Beam using the control button that can be turned and pressed Moving the Selection Frame The selection frame indicates which menu item is currently selected turning the push button you can move the selection frame to the next menu item or the previous menu item If you move the selection frame on a button the display of the button is dark The selection frame can no longer be seen Selecting a Menu ltem 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 26 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 5 2 Display Layout Inverter views A Events Settings Service P e 4853 1118 03 amp E Today kWh E Total kWh 3 Figure 4 Display Layout Position Explanation A Area for menu and charts B Power and energy display User Manual 1 1 BA BEN 112713 27 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 5 3 Explanation of the Menu Using the menu you can configure settings and access plant data Main menu n Settings ss Plant view Display options Inverter views Alerts Events B Date amp time D
5. Your plant was retrofitted with an inverter in which the plant password set for the user group User is different to that in the Sunny Beam For the new inverter use the Sunny Explorer to set the plant password configured in your plant for the user group User Tip To access the plant password set in the Sunny Beam see section 6 11 74 BeamBT11 BA BEN 112713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Troubleshooting Problem In the Connected devices list inverters are sometimes marked with a cross St Cause Inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back Inverters shut down at night As the Sunny Beam cannot establish a connection to these inverters the Sunny Beam displays a cross As soon as the inverters are switched on in the morning the cross symbol will disappear Rectification In the meantime 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 Error message For the display of a specific annual yield enter the performance of the plant under Settings gt PV plant When commissioning the Sunny Beam no plant power was entered in kWp Without this value the Sunny Beam cannot calculate the Specific annual yield chart Enter the value for the plant power of your plant in kWp see section 6 2 4 The Sunny Beam displays the warning
6. known language is configured Select Settings gt Country settings gt Language Set the desired language 6 10 Repeating the Plant Search Requesting Data When performing a new plant search all existing data CSV files and settings in the Sunny Beam are stored 1 Set up the Sunny Beam at its intended installation location 2 Select Settings gt PV plant gt New plant search Select Search now The plant search will start Plants found appears The NetID of your plant is shown X Is the NetID of your plant not shown See section 10 User Manual 1 1 1 12713 51 Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 4 Select your NetID M Establish connection appears Sunny Beam establishes a connection to the inverters and device with repeater function Devices found appears The serial numbers of all your inverters are listed X Are not all of your inverters listed or are other inverters listed See section 10 5 If the plant consists of more than 12 inverters select 12 inverters that are to be managed by the Sunny Beam For this purpose deactivate the selection fields of the inverters that are not to be managed by the Sunny Beam 6 Select OK M Data administration appears 7 Choose whether the Sunny Beam is to request all data from the inverters again or not To request all data from the inverters again activate the selection field Tip Only use this function if there are da
7. 6 6 2 Changing the Timestamp Format Possible settings 12h format e g 6 00pm 24h format e g 18 00 1 Select Settings gt Country settings gt Formats gt Time format 2 Set the desired time format 6 6 3 Changing the Format of the Decimal Separator You can change the format of the decimal separator that is used in the chart views and CSV files The decimal separator in the power and energy display is always a point and cannot be changed 1 Select Settings gt Country settings gt Formats gt Decimal separator 2 Set the desired decimal separator 6 6 4 Changing the Currency 1 Select Settings gt Country settings gt Currency 2 Set the desired currency 48 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Settings 6 6 5 Changing the Weight Unit of the CO Avoidance 1 Select Settings gt Country settings gt CO avoidance 2 Set the desired unit 6 7 Time Settings 6 7 1 Changing the Time Settings After Sunset If you use the PV inverter change the time settings date daylight saving time time time zone of the Sunny Beam only after the sun has set if possible The PV inverters no longer feed in after the sunset The time difference therefore has no affect on the charts on the display of the Sunny Beam 6 7 2 Changing the Date 1 Select Settings gt Date amp Time 2 Select Date and set the desired date 6 7 3 Changing the Time 1 Select Settings gt Dat
8. 1 Select Settings gt PV plant gt Connected devices M Connected devices appears 2 Select Plant password The input page appears Devices connected 283617063 554326782 lt lt Plant password abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw xyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP QRSTUVWXYZ0123456789 1 2 Y 0000 3 Select the arrow until the previous plant password at the bottom of the screen User Manual BeamBT1 1 BA BEN 112713 55 Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Turn the control button until the desired character has been highlighted Push the button The selected character is shown at the bottom of the display Repeat the last two steps until the desired plant password has been entered To cancel the entry select the cross X Select the checkmark 4 In this way you save the entered plant password Connected devices appears 6 12 Changing the Data Query Frequency You can change the frequency at which the Sunny Beam is to query data from the inverters For frequent data queries the Sunny Beam reports the inverter error more quickly The default setting is one hour 1 2 56 Select Settings gt Data query gt Data query every Set the frequency Tip The less frequent the data query the smaller the amount of energy consumed by the Sunny Beam One query per hour is sufficient The data is cached in the inverter 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA So
9. symbol fii A warning has occurred in an inverter If the warning in the Events menu is not shown as terminated or if the warning occurs frequently contact your installer User Manual BeamBT1 1 1 12713 75 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem The Sunny Beam displays the error symbol Cause An error has occurred in an inverter Rectification e Access details about this event see section 5 6 Contact your installer and inform him her about the event message and the serial number of the inverter in which the event occurred In the evening the Sunny Beam displays a warning symbol 8 then an error symbol and the event Communication disturbed Inverters with retrofitted SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back shut down overnight If you use the Sunny Beam several times during this period and initiate multiple data queries the event Communication disturbed is shown as connection to these inverters is not possible at night As soon as the inverters switch on in the morning the Sunny Beam is able to establish a connection to them When the Power today chart is open the Sunny Beam queries the current power Power and the total energy E Total Sunny Beam hides the value Power after 60 seconds as the value is no longer up to date 76 1 1 BA BEN1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG
10. The Information and Warning events count as read as soon as the Events menu is accessed Sunny Beam no longer shows the symbol in the display The Error event only counts as read as soon as the Events menu is accessed User Manual BeamBT1 1 1 12713 33 SMA Solar Technology AG Operation Position Symbol Meaning D T Very good connection Good connection Ta Unreliable connection Critical connection No connection Establish connection E Accumulator is fully charged zz zm Accumulator is no longer fully charged Accumulator is fully discharged Sunny Beam only shows the symbol in the chart view Ifyou charge the accumulators in the Sunny Beam using the computer or the USB plug in power supply the accumulator symbo is animated 34 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 5 6 Accessing and Reading Events The Sunny Beam reports the following events Device Event Inverter Information warning error Sunny Beam Information if the Sunny Beam is not connected to a device The Sunny Beam shows unread events as symbols in the chart view see section 5 5 4 The Sunny Beam additionally reports errors through a signal tone Terminated errors or warnings are changed to the event Information ABC D E Events Dip 11 06 08 283617063 rad 05 01 08 554326782 3 1 05 01 08 419699064
11. y GA Device for plant monitoring SUNNY BEAM with Bluetooth Wireless Technology User Manual BeamBT11 BA BEN112713 98 0012813 Version 1 3 CEN SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 5 5 1 5 2 5 3 User Manual Information on this Manual Sunny Beam with Bluetooth Use and n nanoa aaan Supported Device Overview Scope of ERROR e OE Commissioning Installer Commissioning the Sunny Notifying the Plant Owner of the new NetlD and Plant Password pat Ducere Ee IA d dede d fid Installing the Sunny Operation nta dd a AAA Operating the Sunny Beam Display Layout a ds al IA Explanation of the Menu 1 1 BA BEN 112713 Table of Contents Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 5 4 5 9 5 5 1 5 5 2 5 5 3 5 5 4 5 6 5 7 6 6 1 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 6 2 3 6 2 4 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 Power and Energy 29 Chart 30 Charts Display Sd coi A Re 30 Accessing the Plant View asseris el ERRARE a f
12. 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Sunny Beam with Bluetooth 2 4 Scope of Delivery Figure 3 Scope of Delivery Position Quantity Description A 1 Sunny Beam with Bluetooth Wireless Technology B 1 USB connecting cable C 2 Nickel metal hydride accumulators NiMH type Mignon AA with low self discharge D 1 User manual User Manual BeamBT1 1 BA BEN 112713 17 Security SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Security Intended Use The Sunny Beam is only suitable for indoor use The Sunny Beam must only be used with original accessories from SMA Solar Technology AG or accessories recommended by SMA Solar Technology AG The Sunny Beam must only be used with accumulators with the following characteristics Rechargeable nickel metal hydride accumulators NiMH type Mignon AA with low self discharge e g Eneloop The Sunny Beam data are not suitable for billing purposes Data collected by Sunny Beam regarding the power generated by your PV plant may deviate from the electricity meter data i Additional Information for France In France outdoor use of the Sunny Beam is forbidden due to legal restrictions regarding Bluetooth transmitting power 18 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Commissioning Installer 4 Commissioning Installer 4 1 Commissioning the Sunny Beam i For PV plants with one inverter NetID 1 is possible You may keep the defaul
13. Installer The tasks described in these sections may only be performed by electrically qualified persons Additional Information Additional information is available at www SMA de en Document Title Document Type CO factor Technical Information SMA Bluetooth Wireless Technology Technical Description SMA Bluetooth Wireless Technology in Practice Technical Information User Manual 1 1 1 12713 9 Information on this Manual Symbols SMA Solar Technology AG Symbol A DANGER Explanation Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury A WARNING Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury A CAUTION Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury NOTICE Indicates a situation that can result in property damage if not avoided Indicates information that is important for a specific topic or objective but is not safety relevant Indicates a requirement for meeting a specific goal Desired result Undesired result Followed by a solution on how to achieve the desired result o 1 1 BA BEN112713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Information on this Manual Typography Typography Explanation Example light Designates elements on softwa
14. SMA Solar Technology AG Service Diagnostics Connection quality Device information Sunny Beam Inverter Update Default settings 6 2 Initial Settings 6 2 1 Change device name You can change the names of the detected inverters displayed in Sunny Beam The Sunny Beam displays the serial number or a previously assigned device name as the device name for the inverter Device names for example can already be changed using the Sunny Explorer or the Sunny WebBox with Bluetooth The Sunny Beam does not display a previously assigned device name if the device name contains characters that are unknown to the Sunny Beam An overview of the characters that the Sunny Beam can display can be read in the Sunny Beam on the input page for the device name You can assign individual device names in the Sunny Beam These device names only apply for the Sunny Beam and are not transferred to other devices You can change the serial number to a representative device name As a result you can better distinguish between the inverters in the Sunny Beam 42 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Settings 1 Select Settings gt PV plant gt Change device name M Change device name appears 2 Select the serial number or a previously assigned device name The input page appears abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw r xyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP 3 Select the arrow 4 until t
15. in the Sunny Beam Only change the time settings in the Sunny Beam when the inverter is no longer feeding in The time difference therefore has no effect on the charts on the display of the Sunny Beam Power today chart displays old data For inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back Inverter has not yet switched on User Manual BeamBT1 1 BA BEN112713 79 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Gray areas in the diagrams Cause There are data missing from this period although the plant was in operation at this time Rectification Sunny Beam rectifies the problem itself by regularly attempting to request the missing data As soon as the Sunny Beam can request the missing data the problem is rectified If the problem persists for a longer period of time Repeat the plant search see section 6 10 For this purpose activate the selection field on the Data administration page that appears As a result the Sunny Beam again requests all data from the inverters Gray areas in the diagrams There are no complete data for the time period as the plant was only commissioned during this time period There are no complete data for the time period yet as the time period has not yet elapsed 80 1 1 BA BEN 112713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Technical Data Mechanical data Technical Data Width x Height
16. 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Sunny Beam with Bluetooth 2 2 Supported Products The Sunny Beam can establish a connection to the following products from SMA Solar Technology AG All SMA inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back installed or SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back Plus installed from firmware version 02 00 03 R SMA PV inverter with integrated Bluetooth From software package 3 20 SB 3000TL 20 SB 4000T1 20 SB 5000TL 20 SB Sunny Boy SB 2000HF 30 5B 2500HF 30 SB 3000HF 30 STP 8000TL 10 STP 10000TL 10 STP 12000TL 10 STP 15000TL 10 STP 17000TL 10 STP Sunny Tripower SMA wind inverter with integrated Bluetooth WB 2000HF WB 2500HF WB 3000HF WB Windy Boy From software package 3 20 WB 3600TL 20 WB 5000TL 20 Devices with repeater function SMA Bluetooth Repeater SMA Bluetooth Repeater Outdoor SMA Power Injector with Bluetooth A list of supported inverters can be found in the SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back installation manual A list of supported inverters can be found in the SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back Plus installation manual User Manual 1 1 1 12713 15 Sunny Beam with Bluetooth SMA Solar Technology AG 2 3 Device Overview Figure 2 Device Overview Position Description PV cell Control button Display Accumulator compartment USB port gt Type label 16 1 1
17. 32 Accessing the Inverter View isse 32 Symbols in the Chart View 33 Accessing and Reading 35 Storing Plant Data on the 39 SOMINGS rr a doe Dr ce a ax a 41 Menu Overview ian dos tame soit i ated idi drei 41 Initial 42 Change device name iesi arasia dns SUERTE 42 Setting the CO Factor for Calculating the Savings Factor 44 Deactivating Overnight Shutdown for Wind Inverters 44 Setting Plant Power kWp 0 0 0 eee cee eee 44 Adjusting the Display 46 Adjusting the Display 47 Adjusting the Repetition of the Signal Tone for 47 Formats and 48 BeamBT11 BA BEN 112713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents 6 6 1 6 6 2 6 6 3 6 6 4 6 6 5 6 7 6 7 1 6 7 2 6 7 3 6 7 4 6 7 5 6 8 6 9 6 10 6 11 6 12 6 13 6 14 6 15 User Manual Changing the Date Format 48 Changing the Timestamp Format 48 Changing the Format of the Decimal 5 48 Changing the Currency i aves REA a 48 Changing the Weight Unit of the 49 M eds 49 Changing the Time Settings After
18. Beam the plant data CSV files and personal settings stored in the Sunny Beam will be deleted Restoring the factory setting can take several minutes 1 2 Select Service gt Factory setting Select Yes The factory setting begins to be restored The display switches off The factory setting is restored User Manual 1 1 BA BEN 112713 61 Device Replacement Plant Extension Installer SMA Solar Technology AG 7 Device Replacement Plant Extension Installer 7 1 Device Replacement 7 1 1 Replacing Inverters in the Plant 1 Procedure Note the total energy value of the previous inverter e For inverters with a display read the total energy value ETotal of the inverter on its display e For inverters without a display detect plants with Sunny Explorer and read the total energy value of the inverter in the Sunny Explorer See Inverter Installation Manual or Sunny Explorer help 2 Decommission the previous inverters Inverter Installation Manual 3 For a new inverter set the NetID of the plant Inverter Installation e For inverters with integrated Bluetooth set the NetID in the Manual or 5 inverter Bluetooth Piggy Back e Forinverters with retrofitted SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back set the NetlD at the fitted SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back 4 Commission the new inverters Inverter Installation Manual 5 For new inverters use Sunny Explorer to set the plant p
19. compartment 9 2 Disposing of the Accumulators You must dispose of the accumulators when they no longer charge properly and this affects the Sunny Beam You can order new accumulators for the Sunny Beam from SMA Solar Technology AG see section 12 e Dispose of accumulators according to the disposal regulations which apply at the installation location 9 3 Disposing of the Sunny Beam To dispose of the Sunny beam at the installation location observe the disposal regulations which apply at the installation location have SMA dispose of the Sunny Beam send the Sunny Beam back to SMA Solar Technology AG at your own cost labeled ZUR ENTSORGUNG FOR DISPOSAL 70 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Sunny Beam does not list the NetID of your plant Cause In your plant no device is within the radio range of the Sunny Beam Rectification Place the Sunny Beam nearer to a device of the plant If this is not possible use the SMA Bluetooth Repeater to bridge the radio gap Devices of your plant are not in operation Commission the devices The NetlD O Bluetooth off is set for the devices Set the NetID of your plant for the devices User Manual 1 1 1 12713 71 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Sunny Beam does not list all inverters
20. known from until Start time to end time of the event The event has ended until End time of the event The event has ended and the start time is unknown BeamBT1 1 BA BEN 112713 37 User Manual Operation SMA Solar Technology AG Position Meaning F Duration of the event Stated in the format Hours Minutes Seconds e Event has not yet ended or the duration cannot be calculated as the start time or the end time are not known G Symbols of the Error event Contact installer installer is to contact SMA Service Line H Contact installer H Event number In the Installation Manual of the inverter in which the event has occurred you can find a detailed rectifying measure via the event number The error message of the inverter and rectifying measure are displayed one after another K Serial number of the inverter where the event occurred For an inverter with integrated SMA Bluetooth the event number is also shown on its display 1 Select Events 2 order to access details of the event select the desired event If the Error event is displayed contact the installer and notify him her of the event number and serial number 38 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 5 7 Storing Plant Data on the Computer The plant data stored in the Sunny Beam can be stored on your computer as CSV files Th
21. of your plant Cause Sunny Beam has completed plant search before all devices were connected to one another For plants with many devices it may take several minutes until all devices are connected to one another Rectification e Repeat plant search Not all devices are connected to one another The wireless connection of several devices may be disturbed by ambient conditions Check the connection quality of the devices see the respective manual The connection quality of each device must be at least good If required SMA Bluetooth Repeater or SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back Plus may be used Not all devices are connected to one another In certain devices the NetlD of your plant may not be set Check whether the NetID of your plant is set in the devices Inverters with retrofitted SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back shut down overnight Therefore the Sunny Beam cannot establish a connection to these inverters at night As soon as the inverters switch on in the morning the Sunny Beam is able to establish a connection to them 72 1 1 BA BEN 112713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Troubleshooting Problem The Sunny Beam lists your inverters as well as other inverters from other plants Cause A different Bluetooth plant within the radio range of the Sunny Beam uses the same NetID as your Bluetooth plant Rectification Detect a free NetlD for
22. your plant using Sunny Explorer see Sunny Explorer help Set the NetID of your plant for all devices of the plant except for Sunny Beam and Sunny Explorer Connection quality of the Sunny Beam is not at least good Sunny Beam is too far away from the plant or the wireless connection is disturbed The cause of the interference could be walls or ceilings that excessively weaken the waves used for wireless transmission Place the Sunny Beam closer to a device of your plant If this is not possible use the SMA Bluetooth Repeater or the SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back Plus to bridge the radio gap User Manual 1 1 1 12713 73 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Some inverters are marked with a lock symbol fgg others have a checkmark Cause Different plant passwords are set in the inverters for the user group User Rectification Set the same plant password for User in all inverters using the Sunny Explorer see Sunny Explorer help e Enter the plant password in the Sunny Beam see section 6 11 A different plant with SMA Bluetooth is located within the radio range of the Sunny Beam and uses the same NetlD as your plant Detect a free NetID for your plant using Sunny Explorer see Sunny Explorer help Setthe NetID of your plant for all devices of the plant except for Sunny Beam and Sunny Explorer
23. Configure the basic settings Search for your plant Set the plant time and plant power Configure the basic settings 1 Open the underside of the accumulator compartment 2 Insert accumulators into the accumulator compartment For this purpose observe the marking in the accumulator compartment Tip You do not have to load the accumulators in advance Sunny Beam loads the accumulators using a PV cell 3 Close the accumulator compartment V The start screen appears 20 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Commissioning Installer 4 Press the control button The page for setting the language and the Language Sprache Langue country appears Lingua Idioma Country Land Pays Paese Pa s Deutsch Deutschland 02 5 change language and the country select Deutsch Deutschland and set the desired language and the desired country 6 Select gt gt New plant search appears New plant search Would you like to search for a system Start detection User Manual BeamBT1 1 1 12713 21 Commissioning Installer Searching for Your Plant SMA Solar Technology AG Set up the Sunny Beam at the intended installation location see section 4 3 Select Search now The plant search will start Plants found appears The NetID of your plant is shown X Is the NetlD of your plant
24. Time and set the current time Select gt gt Plant power appears Select Plant power in kWp and set the plant power of the plant in kWp Select gt gt Power today appears Sunny Beam is ready for operation Sunny Beam loads the plant data in the background This process can take several minutes During this time you can change the chart views 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Commissioning Installer 4 2 Notifying the Plant Owner of the new NetID and Plant Password Notify the plant owner of the following data NetID of the plant e Plant password for User 4 3 Installing the Sunny Beam Installation location requirements Ll The installation location is indoors Tip Select a location that is exposed to sunlight if possible As a result the Sunny Beam can optimally charge the accumulators using its integrated PV cell Ambient temperature is always between 0 C and 40 C Li The installation location is protected against dust moisture and corrosive substances O The distance to devices that use the 2 4 GHz frequency band e g WLAN devices microwaves must be at least 1 m As a result you avoid reductions in the connection quality and the data transmission speed Ll Connection quality is at least good 1 Setup the Sunny Beam at its intended installation location 2 Check the connection quality see section 6 13 User Manual 1 1
25. Troubleshooting Problem Signal tone can be heard Cause An error has occurred in an inverter Rectification Access details about this event see section 5 6 Contact your installer and inform him her about the event message and the serial number of the inverter in which the event occurred Tip If you no longer wish to be informed of errors via a signal tone you can switch off the signal tone see section 6 5 The state of charge of the accumulators is low Charge the accumulators in the Sunny Beam see section 8 1 1 The display no longer switches on The state of charge of the accumulators is low Charge the accumulators in the Sunny Beam see section 8 1 1 Accumulators are not inserted correctly Insert the accumulators according to the marking in the accumulator compartment User Manual BeamBT1 1 BA BEN112713 77 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Computer reports that the USB device can generate greater power Cause Computer does not have a USB 2 0 port or the Sunny Beam is connected to a USB port that is not supported by USB 2 0 Computer displays the message as the Sunny Beam supports USB 2 0 Rectification Message does not influence the operation of the Sunny Beam Tip You can switch offthe message However this will mean that other USB errors will also no longer be reported For this purpose p
26. am can deactivate its display at night Display deactivation takes place after 1 minute by default You can adjust the interval until display deactivation or set the display to always remain switched on setting IF the interval until deactivation is greater than three minutes the Power today chart appears after three minutes of inactivity The Sunny Beam displays the Power today chart until the display is deactivated after the remaining specified interval has expired 1 Select Settings gt Display options gt Display off after 2 Set the interval Tip The shorter the interval the smaller the amount of energy consumed by the Sunny Beam 3 have the display always switched on select 6 5 Adjusting the Repetition of the Signal Tone for Errors The Sunny Beam uses a signal tone to inform you of errors The signal tone is repeated until you press the control button however not for more than 24 hours Repetition takes place after 30 minutes by default 1 Select Settings gt Alerts 2 Select Signal tone every M Signal tone can be heard 3 Setthe desired interval after which the signal tone is to be repeated 4 To disable the signal tone for errors select User Manual 1 1 1 12713 47 Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 6 6 Formats and Units 6 6 1 Changing the Date Format 1 Select Settings gt Country settings gt Formats gt Date format 2 Set the desired date format
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28. ant password All devices that have the same user password and NetID are part of one specific plant Therefore any password that is the same for all the devices of a plant is referred to as the plant password by SMA Solar Technology AG SMA Bluetooth Repeater The SMA Bluetooth Repeater is used in adverse installation conditions for bridging wireless gaps between devices from SMA Solar Technology AG with Bluetooth Wireless Technology or improving poor wireless connections 84 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Glossary Sunny Explorer With the Sunny Explorer software you can visualize and manage the data of your Bluetooth plant You can also configure individual devices or entire device classes of your Bluetooth plant The connection to the devices 15 established via Bluetooth The computer must be equipped with Bluetooth i e via an integrated Bluetooth module or via a Bluetooth USB stick User Manual BeamBT1 1 BA BEN 112713 85 Contact SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Contact If you have technical problems concerning our products contact the SMA Service Line We need the following information in order to provide you with the necessary assistance e Hardware version of the Sunny Beam e Firmware version of the Sunny Beam Firmware version of the SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back if available in the inverter Type firmware version and serial number of the inverter In case you need to send in the Sun
29. asswords of Sunny Explorer help the plant 62 BeamBT1 1 BA BEN 112713 User Manua SMA Solar Technology AG Device Replacement Plant Extension Installer Procedure See 6 For new inverters use Sunny Explorer to set the total energy value Sunny Explorer help E Total of the previous inverter 7 Repeat the plant search in the Sunny Beam Section 6 10 8 In the Sunny Beam set the revenue per kWh for new inverters Section 7 2 3 Plant passwords of the user groups User and Installer 7 1 2 Replacing the SMA Bluetooth Repeater in the Plant 1 Procedure Decommission the previous SMA Bluetooth Repeater See SMA Bluetooth Repeater Installation Manual 2 Commission the new SMA Bluetooth Repeater For this purpose set SMA Bluetooth the NetlD of the plant for the new SMA Bluetooth Repeater Repeater Installation Manual 3 Repeat the plant search in the Sunny Beam Section 6 10 User Manual BeamBT1 1 BA BEN112713 63 Device Replacement Plant Extension Installer SMA Solar Technology AG 7 1 3 Adjusting the Energy Meter of an Inverter The energy meter total energy value of an inverter must be adjusted in the inverter in the event ofan inverter replacement by the installer Otherwise an incorrect total energy value E Total will be displayed e g for the Sunny WebBox on large displays in the Sunny Portal IF the energy meter in t
30. ata query Service Country settings PV plant Figure 5 Settings main menu and sub menu example Position Symbol Explanation Main menu B Sub menu example Settings Navigate backward in the menu D Accessing the Main Menu 28 1 1 BA BEN112713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 5 4 Power and Energy Display The power and energy display shows value for the complete plant or for an individual inverter If the Plant view is opened the values apply to the complete plant If the Inverter view is opened the values apply to the selected inverter see section 5 5 P 50 kW 20089 17823 B Figure 6 Power and energy display Position Description Meaning A Power and energy display B EToday Energy today EYday Energy yesterday C ETotal Overall energy D Power Current AC power If the Power yesterday chart is opened If the Energy today chart is opened the Sunny Beam queries the current power Power and total energy E Total Sunny Beam hides the value Power after 60 seconds as the value is no longer up to date User Manual 1 1 1 12713 29 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 5 5 Chart Views 5 5 1 Charts Displayed The Sunny Beam graphically displays the data of the complete plant and each inverter Chart Data Displayed P
31. ater to the 66 Setting the Revenue Per kWh 66 Maintenance and 67 Maitena me O EAS 67 Charging the Accumulators 67 Replacing the Accumulators e eee eee 68 Cleaning the Sunny 69 DECOMMISSIONING 2 2 Saas Kishi eo ee 70 Decommissioning the Sunny 70 Disposing of the 5 70 BeamBT11 BA BEN 112713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents 9 3 10 11 12 13 14 User Manual Disposing of the Sunny 70 71 Technical Data 81 ACCESO OS tii Aa 83 Glossary cons p Ra CRAS 84 CON A DAA 86 BeamBT11 BABEN112713 7 SMA Solar Technology AG 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Information on this Manual 1 Information on this Manual Validity This manual applies for the Sunny Beam with Bluetooth type BEAM BT 11 GR1 You can read the type designation on the type label on the underside of the Sunny Beam with Bluetooth Target Group This manual is intended for the operator and the installer Certain section headings are marked with the additional specification
32. ccessing Device Information The device information contains the following information about the following devices Device Sunny Beam Information Serial number firmware version hardware Bluetooth version accumulator status in V and mA NetID Inverter Type serial number software package of the inverter with integrated Bluetooth or the SMA Bluetooth Piggy SMA Bluetooth Repeater SMA Bluetooth Repeater Outdoor SMA Power Injector with Bluetooth Type serial number software package 1 Select Service gt Diagnostics gt Device information 2 To access data about the Sunny Beam select Sunny Beam 3 access information about an inverter select the name of the inverter User Manual 1 1 1 12713 59 Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 6 15 Performing an Update When the Sunny Beam is updated all the settings and data will be saved Requirement O Operating system of the computer is supported by the Sunny Beam see section 1 1 Required Material Computer with internal connection the required Sunny Beam update file is available online USB connecting cable 1 Download the update file BEAMxx upd from the download area at www SMA de en and store on your computer 2 In Sunny Beam select Service gt Update Connect the Sunny Beam to the computer using the USB connection cable E Sunny Beam updates the files The computer detects th
33. ces connected devices with repeater function 22 are listed 283617063 All devices are marked with a lock 554326782 X not all devices marked with a lock See section 10 8 Setthe plant password configured for the plant for the user group User Select Plant password The input page appears abcdefghijkImnopqrstuvw j ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP Select the arrow until the plant password ORS TUVWXYZ0123456789 0000 at the bottom of the display has been deleted Select the desired characters one after another To cancel the entry select the cross 0000 SMA Bluetooth Repeater SMA Bluetooth Repeater Outdoor SMA Power Injector with Bluetooth User Manual BeamBT1 1 1 12713 23 Commissioning Installer SMA Solar Technology AG Select the checkmark In this way you save the entered plant password M Connected devices appears All devices are marked with a checkmark 283617063 gt X Are not all devices marked with a checkmark 554326782 v See section 10 Troubleshooting page 71 Select OK Plant password WT M Time zone appears Set the plant time and plant power O RO N 24 Select 1 Berlin Rome Paris Madrid and set the desired time zone Select gt gt Time and date appears Select Date and set the current date To switch to daylight saving time select Daylight saving time Select
34. e amp Time 2 Select Time and set the desired time 6 7 4 Changing the Time Zone 1 Select Settings gt Date amp Time 2 Selectthe previously configured time zone 3 Setthe desired time zone User Manual 1 1 1 12713 49 Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 6 7 5 Switching Daylight Saving Time On Off Using the Sunny Beam you can switch daylight saving time on or off for the devices of your plant 1 Select Settings gt Date amp Time 2 To switch on daylight saving time activate the selection field Daylight saving time 3 switch off daylight saving time deactivate the selection field Daylight saving time 6 8 Changing the Country If you change the country the settings in the menu are automatically adjusted to the selected country If desired you can manually change the settings in the menu E Country settings Country English Great Britain Language English Currency LE CO avoided kg Formats Figure 12 Country settings menu example 1 Select Settings gt Country settings gt Country 2 Setthe desired country 50 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Settings 6 9 Changing the Language 1 If an unknown language is configured Press and hold the control button for approximately 10 seconds until the SMA logo appears on the display Set the desired language Select gt gt Select Main menu 2
35. e CSV files can be opened in e g Microsoft Excel and the data can be used to create diagrams The Sunny Beam stores the plant data for at least 90 days The storage volume depends on the number of inverters Once the memory is full the Sunny Beam overwrites the old plant data from its memory The Sunny Beam stores the following plant data in CSV files File name Explanation Values Contained YY MM DD CSV Day file e Power of individual inverters for this day Example A file for every day A value in kW is stored every 10 minutes 10 07 15 CSV Total energy of individual inverters for this day in kWh Previously generated total energy of the individual inverters in kWh YYYY MM CSV Monthly file Total energy of individual inverters for Example A file for every month every day of the month in kWh 2010 11 CSV ERROROBJ CSV Event file e Errors and warnings of all inverters YY last 2 digits of the year YYYY year MM month TT day User Manual 1 1 1 12713 39 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG i Inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back For inverters with integrated SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back it can take as long as until noon the next day before the Sunny Beam can save the CSV files The decimal separator and the timestamp format in the CSV files are determined by the settings in the Sunny Beam Requirement O The operating system of the computer is supported b
36. e Sunny Beam like a removable media device For this purpose the SBEAM and UPDATE drives are added to the computer On the computer a window appears containing the UPDATE folder appears X Does a window containing the UPDATE folder not appear on your computer If the operating system of the computer is Windows XP Windows 2000 open Computer and open the UPDATE drive Ifthe operating system of the computer is Windows Vista select Start gt My Computer and open the UPDATE 4 Open the UPDATE drive x xx stands for the version of the update file 60 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Settings 11 If there is already file in the UPDATE folder delete this file Copy the BEAM x xx upd file into the UPDATE folder In the Sunny Beam select OK The message opens if the Sunny Beam is to be updated now In the Sunny Beam select Yes Update starts Power today appears Access device information see section 6 14 Accessing Device Information page 59 and compare the firmware version of the Sunny Beam with the firmware version stated in the download area Remove the Sunny Beam using the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task bar of the computer Unplug the USB connection cable from the computer and the Sunny Beam Update is completed 6 16 Restoring Factory Setting If you wish to restore the factory setting of the Sunny
37. e 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 n 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 manvfacturer 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 available on paper from the usual sales channels if required 90 1 1 BA BEN112713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Legal Restrictions Trademarks All trademarks are recognized even if these are not marked separately Missing designations do not mean that a product or brand is not a registered trademark The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc
38. equires data from January to December The specific annual yield for one year is only representative if the Sunny Beam can use data for an entire year If your plant was commissioned in July for instance there is no data from the previous months The present data from July to December will then be projected to the entire year by the Sunny Beam If the data for at least 330 days 11 months of a year are not present the Sunny Beam displays the columns in gray User Manual BeamBT1 1 1 12713 45 Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Automatic Calculation of the Specific Annual Yield in the Sunny Beam The Sunny Beam calculates the specific annual yield as follows kWh kilowatt hour kWp kilowatt peak specific annual yield The value for kWh is calculated as follows total daily energy values x 365 days value for kWh number daily energy values Example Formula if the daily energy values for 250 days of a year are present e day 1 e day 2 e day e day 250 250 days x 365 days value for kWh 1 Select Settings gt PV Plant gt Plant Power in kWp 2 Set plant power in kWp 6 3 Adjusting the Display Contrast 1 Select Settings gt Display options gt Contrast 2 Select Upper contrast or Lower contrast 3 Set the contrast 46 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Settings 6 4 Adjusting the Display Deactivation To save energy the Sunny Be
39. ge the Sunny Beam Use and replace the accumulators in pairs 68 Open the underside of the accumulator compartment Remove the accumulators Insert new accumulators into the accumulator compartment For this purpose observe the marking in the accumulator compartment Close the accumulator compartment The Sunny Beam requests the time settings of the plant IV Time and date appears 1 1 BA BEN112713 User Manual Maintenance and Care SMA Solar Technology AG 5 To change the time settings date daylight saving time time time zone of the plant adjust the settings as desired i Inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back The Sunny Beam transmits the time settings to the inverter If you change the values of the time settings and therefore reset the time the data for this time difference are deleted for inverters with a fitted SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back Please note that the time may also be reset if you change the settings for the time zone or daylight saving time 8 2 Cleaning the Sunny Beam If the Sunny Beam is soiled only clean the Sunny Beam with a slightly damp cloth For this purpose only use cleaning agents that do not scour or corrode User Manual BeamBT1 1 1 12713 69 Decommissioning SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Decommissioning 9 1 Decommissioning the Sunny Beam 1 Open the underside of the accumulator compartment 2 Remove the accumulators 3 Close the accumulator
40. harge of the accumulator is too low e display does not switch on although the accumulators are correctly inserted You have three options for charging the accumulators e Place the Sunny Beam in a location with a lot of daylight As a result the Sunny Beam charges the accumulators using its integrated PV cell e Using the USB connection cable connect the Sunny Beam to a computer that is switched on or a USB hub with its own power supply To disconnect the Sunny Boy from the computer again Remove the Sunny Beam using the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task bar of the computer Unplug the USB connection cable from the computer and the Sunny Beam e Using a USB plug in power supply connect the Sunny Beam to a socket outlet During the charging process the Sunny Beam displays the animated accumulator symbol until the accumulators are fully charged User Manual 1 1 1 12713 67 Maintenance and Care SMA Solar Technology AG 8 1 2 Replacing the Accumulators The accumulators must be replaced if they are no longer charging properly and this adversely affects the operation of the Sunny Beam NOTICE Damage to the Sunny Beam due to unsuitable accumulators or accumulators with different states of charge Do not use any batteries Accumulators of the wrong type may leak into the Sunny Beam Only use accumulators see section 11 Accumulators with different states of charge may dama
41. he inverter is not adjusted you can adjust the value shown in the Sunny Beam This adjustment only affects the data of the Sunny Beam not the inverter Set the total energy value ETotal of the previous inverter in the Sunny Beam for the new inverters You can determine the total energy value of the previous inverter from the CSV files see section 5 7 Select Settings gt PV plant gt Offset energy meter Select the new inverter Select Display AA Set the total energy value of the previous inverter 64 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 2 Plant Extension 7 2 1 Adding Inverters to the Plant Device Replacement Plant Extension Installer 1 Procedure For a new inverter set NetID of the plant e For inverters with integrated Bluetooth set the NetID in the inverter e Forinverters with retrofitted SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back set the NetlD at the fitted SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back See Inverter Installation Manual or SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back 2 Commission the new inverters Inverter Installation Manual 3 For new inverters use Sunny Explorer to set the plant passwords of Sunny Explorer help the plant 4 Repeat the plant search in the Sunny Beam Section 6 10 5 In the Sunny Beam set the revenue per kWh for new inverters Section 7 2 3 Plant passwords of the user groups User and Installer User Manual 1 1
42. he previous device name has ORSTUVWXYZ 012345678 been deleted from the bottom of the display 02 4 cancel the entry select the cross x MERA 1777039812 5 Enter the desired device names Turn the control button until the desired character has been highlighted For this purpose avoid using umlauts as these characters cannot be displayed correctly in the CSV files Push the button The selected character is shown at the bottom of the display Repeat the steps until the desired device name has been entered 6 Select the checkmark In this way you save the entered device name User Manual BeamBT1 1 1 12713 43 Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 6 2 2 Setting the Factor for Calculating the Savings Factor The CO factor for calculating the saved depends on the fuel mix of the location of the plant You can find out how high the CO factor of the location is by asking your electric utility company 1 Select Settings gt Display options gt Factors of balance gt CO2 kWh 2 Setthe CO factor 6 2 3 Deactivating Overnight Shutdown for Wind Inverters If you use wind inverters you must deactivate the overnight shutdown of the Sunny Beam As a result the Sunny Beam also queries data from the wind inverters at night The overnight shutdown is activated by default 1 Select Settings gt Data query gt Overnight shutdown 2 To deactivate overn
43. ight shutdown deactivate the selection field active Tip To prevent electric discharge of the accumulator with deactivated overnight shutdown connect the Sunny Beam to the power supply at night section 8 1 1 6 2 4 Setting Plant Power in kWp If no value for plant power in kWp was set when the Sunny Beam was commissioned you can subsequently set the value The default setting is 0 00 kWp For further information on the CO factor see section 1 44 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Settings Importance of Plant Power in kWp and Specific Annual Yield The plant power in kWp kilowatt peak is the maximum possible power of the plant 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 plants of different sizes The calculated specific annual yield indicates the energy yield for the plant size per 1 kWp of power installed The Sunny Beam displays the specific annual yield in the Plant view The Sunny Beam can display the specific annual yield for the last 31 years For a new detection of a plant the specific annual yield of the last 20 years is displayed The more years are included the narrower the columns in the chart will be 03 03 2009 13 54 Tol em Specific annual yield 209 2002 Figure 11 Specific annual yield chart in the plant view example i R
44. inverters from SMA Solar Technology AG Communication with the inverters takes place via Bluetooth The Sunny Beam always establishes a direct connection to only one device Using this device the Sunny Beam has a connection to the other devices of the plant m O c Figure 1 Communication principle between the Sunny Beam and three inverters example Position Description A Sunny Beam B Inverter C Inverter to which the Sunny Beam connects directly User Manual BeamBT1 1 1 12713 13 Sunny Beam with Bluetooth SMA Solar Technology AG Function Overview Display of faults and warnings Acoustic alarm in the event of faults in the plant and critical state of charge of the accumulator Filing of plant data in CSV files for at least 90 days for storing on the computer Graphical display of the following data for the whole system and for each inverter Performance today performance yesterday Energy for the last 31 days energy for the last 12 months Specific annual yield for the complete plant Revenue for the current day feed in tariff for the total runtime of the plant CO avoided for the current day CO avoided for the total runtime of the plant Display of the following data for the entire system and for individual inverters Current AC power Power Daily yield for today E Today Daily yield for yesterday E Yday Total energy yield E Total
45. lar Technology AG Settings 6 13 Checking the Connection Quality You can view the connection quality of the Sunny Beam for the device with which the Sunny Beam is directly connected to the plant Using this device the Sunny Beam initiates the establishment of the Bluetooth network in the plant i Very high energy consumption As long as the Connection quality menu is open the Sunny Beam checks the connection without interruption The energy consumption of the Sunny Beam is very high during this time 3 Connection quality D NetID 2 Connection C good 80 There is a direct connection to the following device 419699064 B Figure 14 Connection quality menu example User Manual BeamBT1 1 1 12713 57 Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Position Symbol Meaning A Connection quality is very good 1 Connection quality is good Connection quality is unreliable 4 Connection quality is critical 0 No connection 0 B Serial number or name of the connected device Connection quality stated in words and as a percentage D NetlD of the plant 1 Select Service gt Diagnostics gt Connection quality 2 Read connection quality under Connection M Connection quality is at least good X Connection quality is not at least good See section 10 58 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Settings 6 14 A
46. ng to the computer Supported operating systems Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Linux SUSE RedHat Ubuntu Debian etc with support for USB and mass storage devices Mac OS X from 10 3 Mac OS Classic from 8 6 with support for USB devices 82 BeamBT1 1 1 12713 User SMA Solar Technology AG Accessories 12 Accessories USB plug in power supply With the USB plug in power supply you can connect the Sunny Beam to a socket outlet in order to charge the accumulators via the power distribution grid rather than the PV cell Order number BEAM BT SUPPLY Replacement accumulators 2 replacement accumulators for the Sunny Beam Order number BEAM BT BATTERY User Manual 1 1 BA BEN 112713 83 Glossary SMA Solar Technology AG 13 Glossary Bluetooth Class 1 Bluetooth is available in three classes which differ in transmitting powers and therefore their radio ranges Bluetooth Class1 is the class with the greatest radio range Class Transmitting power Radio range outdoors 1 100 mW 20 dBm 100 2 2 5 mW 4 dBm 10m 3 1 mW O dBm Im NetID PV plants and small wind turbine systems with SMA Bluetooth operating in close proximity to one another are distinguished by their individual NetID SMA Solar Technology Bluetooth devices recognize your Bluetooth plant via an assigned NetID All devices in a PV plant must therefore have the same Pl
47. not shown See section 10 Select the NetlD of your plant M Establish connection appears Sunny Beam establishes a connection to the inverters and to the devices with repeater function M Devices found appears The serial numbers of all your inverters are listed X Are not all of your inverters listed or are other inverters listed See section 10 Systems found ml NetID 6 NetID 2 Repeat query Devices found 283617063 554326782 Repeat query If the plant consists of more than 12 inverters select 12 inverters that are to be managed by the Sunny Beam For this purpose deactivate the selection fields of the inverters that are not to be managed by the Sunny Beam SMA Bluetooth Repeater SMA Bluetooth Repeater Outdoor SMA Power Injector with Bluetooth 22 1 1 BA BEN1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Commissioning Installer 5 Select OK M Data administration appears 6 Onthe Data administration page you do not need to configure any settings if the Sunny Beam is being commissioned for the first time If a plant has already been detected by the Sunny Beam and data has already been requested see section 6 10 7 Select gt gt M Establish connection appears Sunny Beam establishes a connection to the inverters and devices with repeater function and requests data Connected devices appears Inverters and Devi
48. ny Beam remove the accumulators first Send the accumulators separately SMA Solar Technology AG Sonnenallee 1 34266 Niestetal Germany www SMA de SMA Service Line Inverters 49 561 9522 1499 Communication 49 561 9522 2499 Fax 49 561 9522 4699 E Mail Serviceline SMA de 86 1 1 1 12713 User Manual 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 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 th
49. ower today e Area chart with the course of the power for the current day Power yesterday e Area chart with the course of the power for the previous day Yield of the last 31 days Bar chart with the energy yields of the last 31 days Yields of the last 12 months Bar chart with the energy yields of the last 12 months CO avoided CO avoided for the current day CO avoided for the total runtime of the plant Revenue Revenue for current day Revenue for the runtime of the plant Specific annual yield e Bar chart with the specific annual yield of the complete plant for the total runtime of the plant Data quantity depends on when the plant was detected for the first time using the Sunny Beam 30 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation Display of Measured and Calculated Values in Diagrams The Sunny Beam displays complete data in the diagrams in black The Sunny Beam calculates incomplete data and displays these in gray Data may be incomplete for the following reasons There are no complete data for the time period as the plant was only commissioned during this time period e In the meantime the Sunny Beam is not connected to the plant in the time period As a result the Sunny Beam could not query any data from the inverters In this case the Sunny Beam regularly attempts to request the missing data from the inverters e There are not yet an
50. re value can be read in the user interface or on a display or field Energy mentions device connections bold Designates elements that can be Select Settings selected or entered in software user e Enter 10 in the Minutes field interface or on a display gt Designates multiple elements that Select Settings gt Date should be selected on the software user interface or on a display Button key Designates buttons or keys that Select Next should be selected or pressed User Manual 1 1 1 12713 11 SMA Solar Technology AG Information on this Manual Nomenclature In this manual the Sunny Beam with Bluetooth Wireless Technology is designed as Sunny Beam In this manual the SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back and the SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back Plus are referred to collectively as the SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back In this manual the SMA Bluetooth Repeater and the SMA Bluetooth Repeater Outdoor are referred to collectively as the SMA Bluetooth Repeater In this manual PV plants and small wind turbines are referred to collectively as plants Abbreviations Abbreviation Description Explanation PV Photovoltaics 12 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Sunny Beam with Bluetooth 2 Sunny Beam with Bluetooth 2 1 Use and Function The Sunny Beam is a communication device which queries displays and stores data from up to 12
51. roceed as follows These steps are for Windows XP and may be different in other operating systems e Right click on My Computer and select Device Manager Open the USB Controller entry in the Device Manager e Right click on Host Controller Select Properties Select Advanced Activate Do not display USB errors enter checkmark 78 BeamBT1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Troubleshooting Problem Computer reports that the USB device can generate greater power Cause USB driver of the computer does not support USB 2 0 Rectification There are two options Update the USB driver as described in the computer manual e Install the current Windows service pack for the Windows operating system of the computer The computer reports that it is to be restarted Sunny Beam was connected to this computer for the first time An update has been performed for the Sunny Beam No action required It does not affect the computer or the Sunny Beam if you do not restart the computer Gaps or peaks in the chart view After commissioning the Sunny Beam the time in the Sunny 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 Tip Do not unnecessarily change the time settings date daylight saving time time zone
52. rs with SMA Bluetooth Piggy be reset if you change the settings for the time zone or sr daylight saving time Select gt gt Plant power appears Select Plant power in kWp and set the plant power of the plant in kWp Select gt gt Power today appears Sunny Beam is put into operation User Manual BeamBT1 1 1 12713 53 Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 6 11 Changing the Plant Password If you have changed the plant password for User after commissioning the Sunny Beam you must adjust the plant password in the Sunny Beam to the modified plant password As a result the Sunny Beam can request the data of the inverter again Requirement O All inverters feed in Explanation of the Symbols in the Connected Devices Menu Devices connected 283617063 554326782 v 5 Plant password Figure 13 Connected devices menu example Symbol Explanation v Inverter has the same plant password as the Sunny Beam i Inverter has a different password to the Sunny Beam 54 1 1 1 12713 User Manual Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Symbol Explanation Sunny Beam has connection to this device SMA Bluetooth Repeater SMA Bluetooth Repeater Outdoor SMA Power Injector with Bluetooth Sunny Beam checks the connection status and the plant password of this device x Sunny Beam is not connected to this device
53. t NetID set to 1 in your inverter upon delivery if your Bluetooth PV plant consists of the following products maximum of one inverter maximum of one computer with Bluetooth and Sunny Explorer software maximum of one Sunny Beam of the type BEAM BT 11 GR1 or maximum of one inverter A maximum of two Sunny Beams of the type BEAM BT 11 GR1 In all other cases you must detect a free NetID see Sunny Explorer help Requirements Ll You have detected a free NetID using Sunny Explorer also at the planned installation location of the Sunny Beam see Sunny Explorer help O You have configured the same free NetID for all devices Li You have started all the devices in the plant O Using the Sunny Explorer you have changed the plant passwords configured upon delivery see Sunny Explorer help All inverters have the same plant password for User All inverters have the same plant password for Installer The plant passwords for User and Installer are different O For plants with inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back All inverters feed in User Manual 1 1 BA BEN 112713 19 Commissioning Installer SMA Solar Technology AG Prior to commissioning familiarize yourself with the operating principle of the Sunny Beam see section 5 1 Sunny Beam will guide you through the commissioning procedure After commissioning configure the first settings in the Sunny Beam see section 6 2 Procedure
54. ta missing in the Sunny Beam or the data are incorrect For redetection only the data from the last 20 years are detected order not to request all the data again select gt gt M Establish connection appears Sunny Beam establishes a connection to the inverters and devices with repeater function and requests data If you request all the data again this process can take several minutes depending on the amount of data Connected devices appears Inverters and devices with repeater function 42 are listed All devices are marked with a checkmark X Are not all devices marked with a checkmark See section 10 SMA Bluetooth Repeater SMA Bluetooth Repeater Outdoor SMA Power Injector with Bluetooth SMA Bluetooth Repeater SMA Bluetooth Repeater Outdoor SMA Power Injector with Bluetooth 52 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Settings 13 14 Select OK V Time zone appears To change the time zone select the configured time zone and set the desired time zone Select gt gt Time and date appears To change the time settings date daylight saving time time time zone of the plant adjust the settings as desired i Inverters with SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back The Sunny Beam transmits the time settings to the inverter If you change the values for the time settings and reset the time as a result the data for this time difference are deleted in inverte
55. x Depth 127 mm x 75 mm x 190 mm Weight with accumulators 350 g Power supply Power supply Accumulators Accumulator type Rechargeable nickelmetal hydride accumulators NiMH type Mignon 1 2 V DC with low self discharge e g Eneloop Number of accumulators 2 Accumulator charging possibilities Integrated PV cell USB connection cable and computer USB plug in power supply accessories For replacement accumulators see section 12 Accessories page 83 Ambient conditions Ambient temperature 0 40 Degree of protection IP20 Installation location Indoors Protection rating according to DIN EN 60529 User Manual BeamBT1 1 BA BEN112713 81 Technical Data Communication SMA Solar Technology AG Inverter communication Bluetooth Wireless Technology Class 1 Computer communication USB Maximum number of devices 12 Inverters Maximum number of devices 4 SMA Bluetooth Repeater SMA Bluetooth Repeater Outdoor SMA Power Injector with Bluetooth Range outdoors Up to 100 m Features Display LCD Operation Rotary switch Terminals USB Software language German English Spanish French ltalian Greek Dutch Portuguese Czech Memory Ring buffer Memory volume 4 MB Always contains at least the last 13 month files and 90 day files System requirements for connecti
56. y data available for the time period as the time period has not yet been completed 03 03 2009 13 54 Ica Specific annual yield 2005 Figure 7 Gray bar for the current year that has not yet been completed example 2009 User Manual BeamBT1 1 BA BEN 112713 31 Operation SMA Solar Technology AG 5 5 2 Accessing the Plant View The Plant view displays the data of the complete plant 1 In the main menu select Plant view M The Power today chart appears 2 access the next chart turn the control button in any direction To access the next chart turn the control button in the same direction 4 access the previous graphic turn the control button in the opposite direction 5 5 3 Accessing the Inverter View The Inverter view graphically displays the data of each individual inverter 1 In main menu select Inverter views V Inverter views appears 2 Selectthe desired inverter M The Power today chart appears 3 Toaccess the next chart turn the control button in any direction 32 1 1 BA BEN112713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Operation 5 5 4 Symbols in the Chart View Figure 8 Power today chart view example Position Symbol Meaning A Date B Time C E The Information event has occurred and is unread E The event Warning has occurred and is unread The event Error has occurred and is unread
57. y the Sunny Beam see section 11 1 Connect the Sunny Beam to the computer using the USB connection cable The message stating that the Sunny Beam is updating the data is shown briefly The computer detects the Sunny Beam like a removable media device Two new drives are added to the computer 2 Open the drive SBEAM and the folder SBEAM Copy the CSV files of the folder SBEAM onto the computer 4 Remove the Sunny Beam using the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task bar of the computer 5 Unplug the USB connection cable from the computer and the Sunny Beam 40 1 1 1 12713 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Settings 6 Settings 6 1 Menu Overview Plant view Inverter views Events Settings Display options Contrast Upper contrast Lower contrast Display off after Balance factors Revenue kWh Complete plant Inverter CO kWh Alarm Signal tone every Date amp time Date Daylight saving time Time Time zone Data Query Data query every Nighttime deactivation Active Country settings Country anguage Currency CO emission avoidance Formats Decimal separator Date format Timestamp format PV plant Connected devices New plant search Change device name Offset energy meter Plant power in kWp User Manual 1 1 1 12713 41 Settings
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