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POWER REDUCER BOX - User Manual

1. 40 Setting Active Power 42 Setting the Reactive Power 42 Setting the Cos Phi Setpoint ilicis 43 Configuring Combined Operating 43 Setting General System 44 Configuring and Activating Fallback A5 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 9 5 10 10 1 10 1 1 10 1 2 10 1 3 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 6 1 10 6 2 10 6 3 10 7 10 8 11 11 1 11 2 11 3 11 4 User Manual Operation c aa E E S 47 Logging In or Out of the Power Reducer 47 Accessing the Power Reducer Box via Sunny Portal 48 Filtering and Displaying 48 Downloading 49 Saving Events to an SD 49 Settings cd we A A 51 Sunny PONG od auc tmc P Eae 51 Registering the Power Reducer in Sunny Portal 51 Removing a Power Reducer Box Registered in Sunny Portal from a Plant 52 Deactivating Data Transmission to the Sunny Portal 52 Changing your 53 Resetting your
2. 72 Plug in Power Supply CINCON TRG30R 120 74 Accessories ERA 75 i22 ovi ug v x kg 76 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 1 Information on this Document 1 Information on this Document Validity This manual is valid for the device type PRB GR1 from hardware version C2 and from firmware version 1 7 0 Target Group This document is intended for skilled persons and end users Some of the tasks described in this document may only be performed by skilled persons with the appropriate qualifications see Section 2 3 Qualification of Skilled Persons page 11 These tasks are identified by an information note Additional Information Links to additional information can be found at www SMA Solar com Document title Document type Reactive Power and Grid Integration Technical information Symbols Symbol Explanation A DANGER 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 CAUTION Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury NOTICE Indicates a situation which if not avoided could result in property damage Information that is important for a specific topic or goal but is not sa
3. 53 Setting the Date and 54 Setting Protocol 54 Firmware Update for the Power Reducer 55 Configuring an Automatic Firmware Update 55 Performing a Manual Firmware 55 Updating the Firmware via an SD 56 Resetting the Power Reducer 57 Information on the prb cfg 57 58 Switching the Power Reducer Box 58 Disassembling the Power Reducer 58 Packing the Power Reducer Box for Transportation 58 Disposing of the Power Reducer 59 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 5 Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 12 12 1 12 2 12 3 12 4 12 4 1 12 4 2 13 13 1 13 2 14 15 Troubleshooting iia 60 Status Displays ef the OLEI ncn 60 Explanation of the LEDs at the Ethernet Terminal 62 General Troubleshooting 63 Error Messages in Connection with Sunny Portal 65 Error Messages in the Events 65 Errors During Registration in Sunny 69 Technical Data 72 Power Reducer
4. Voltage 100 V 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Nominal current 0 8A 74 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Accessories 14 Accessories Description SD card Brief description Memory card with a memory capacity of 2 GB SMA order number SD CARD2GB User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 75 15 Contact SMA Solar Technology AG 15 Contact If you have technical problems concerning our products contact the SMA Service Line We require the following information in order to provide you with the necessary assistance Information on the Ethernet network used Information on the PV plant e prb cfg configuration file and the log file from the SD card e Firmware versions of the Power Reducer Box and the connected Sunny WebBoxes SMA Solar Technology AG Sonnenallee 1 34266 Niestetal Germany www SMA de en SMA Serviceline Inverters 49 561 9522 1499 Communication 49 561 9522 2499 Fax 49 561 9522 4699 E Mail Serviceline SMA de 76 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Legal Provisions Legal Provisions 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 a
5. REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual 8 Commissioning SMA Solar Technology AG The Power Reducer Box has an integrated network terminal lt can use this to connect to every Ethernet network The terminal supports both Ethernet and fast Ethernet networks 10 100 Mbit s The speed is switched automatically depending on the connected network switch router or computer Sunny WebBox m Switch Router Power Reducer Box Sunny WebBox Figure 10 Power Reducer Box connection to the local network Remove the Power Reducer Box plugin power supply from the socket outlet 2 Remove the blue Ethernet cable El Connect the Power Reducer and switch or router together using the Ethernet terminals Use the red Ethernet cable to do this 4 Connect the plug in power supply plug to the socketoutlet M The Power Reducer Box is switched on and is operational after approximately 90 seconds REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual 8 Commissioning SMA Solar Technology 8 2 Sunny WebBox Registration in the Power Reducer Box 8 2 1 Registering the Sunny WebBox i These settings may only be configured by skilled persons The settings in this section may only be configured by a skilled person see Section 2 3 Qualification of Skilled Persons page 11 Only Sunny WebBoxes that are controlled by the Power Reducer Box must be registered in the Power Reducer Box Requirements The Sunny
6. with the same symbol as the network terminal am E the Power Reducer Box If necessary refer to the computer manual 2 Connect the DC plug of the plug in power supply to the Power Reducer Box e Connect the plug in power supply plug to the socket outlet M Power Reducer Box is switched on and is operational after approximately 90 seconds User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 31 8 Commissioning SMA Solar Technology 8 1 3 Setting the Computer to the Standard Network Settings of the Power Reducer Box i Changing network settings Do not change any of the network setting values if you are not sure of the consequences of the changes It is possible to adjust the settings in such a way that your existing network no longer works at all or only partially In the worst case the computer will no longer be able to communicate with the Power Reducer Box In order to be able to make changes to the network settings you will require the necessary user rights on the computer If in doubt contact your network administrator Windows Vista Windows 7 32 Start the computer In Windows select Start Enter ncpa cpl in the search field and press the enter key The Network Connections window opens Double click on the LAN connection used to connect the Power Reducer Box to the computer If Windows displays several LAN connections there are probably several network connections installed on
7. 2 Safety 2 1 Intended Use The Power Reducer Box is for PV plants that have to implement network operator setpoints for active power limitation and reactive power operation under grid management The Power Reducer Box complies with the requirements of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act EEG for feed in management and the requirements of the medium voltage directive for grid management set out by the German Association of Energy and Water Industries BDEW The network operator can use the Power Reducer Box to temporarily and remotely limit the feed in capacity of the PV plant in the case of a grid overload The Power Reducer Box translates the control commands of the network operator and transmits them to the Sunny WebBox The Sunny WebBox forwards the control commands to the inverter The Power Reducer Box primarily performs the following tasks e Active power limitation and reactive power setpoint Recording all control commands of the network operator e Control of up to 2 500 SMA inverters via Sunny WebBoxes Data transfer to the Sunny Portal Internet portal for visualisation and optimal notification to the plant operator The Power Reducer Box is designed for indoor use only The Power Reducer Box is only be operated using the supplied plug in power supply and in the voltage range intended for this The Power Reducer Box must only be used with supported products For safety reasons it is not permitted to modify the prod
8. User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 43 8 Commissioning SMA Solar Technology 8 3 5 Setting General System Statuses Log in as Installer Select Status configuration in the context menu In the Failure tolerance time field enter the desired failure tolerance time from when an invalid input signal is recognised as an error In practice an invalid input status may be present for a short time during a status change e g if two relays activate simultaneously for 1 s The failure tolerance time should be set to long enough that no error message is generated during this transition of statuses In the Debounce time field enter the desired debouncing delay The value states how long a signal must be present at a minimum of one input port in order for it to be recognised as such and subsequently processed by the system This setting prevents short impulses that are caused by mechanical contact bounces being falsely recognised as a signal during the status transition In the Time interval in case of changed setting field enter the time interval in seconds during which the control command should be sent to the registered Sunny WebBoxes once the setpoint of the ripple control receiver has changed Once the setpoint has been reached the Power Reducer Box switches to the status Time interval in case of constant setting Example if 60 seconds is entered the Power Reducer Box would transmit a control command to the registered Sunny WebBo
9. The Power Reducer Box is factory set to the IP address 192 168 0 200 Enter the subnet mask 255 255 255 0 into the Subnet mask field Delete any entries in the Default gateway Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server fields Select OK The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window closes In the Local Area Connection Properties window select OK In the Local Area Connection Status window select Close User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 33 8 Commissioning SMA Solar Technology 8 1 4 Setting up a Proxy Exception Rule in Internet Explorer If there is an active proxy server in your network you must set up a proxy exception rule for the Power Reducer Box in Internet Explorer i Version of Internet Explorer 1 Ov OUR The following descriptions apply to Internet Explorer The descriptions are similar and should be recognisable when using Internet Explorer 5 and version 7 upwards Start Internet Explorer In Internet Explorer select Tools gt Internet Options The Internet Options window opens Select the Connections tab Select Settings Select Advanced In the field Do not use proxy server for addresses beginning with enter 192 168 If necessary use semicolons to separate entries Confirm the entries with OK and close each further window with OK M The proxy exception rule has now been set up Call up the home page of the Po
10. Registering the Power Reducer Box in Sunny Portal page 51 408 Timeout during request The Sunny Portal may be overloaded Corrective measures e Repeat the process at a later time 500 Error in the Sunny Portal server Corrective measures e Repeat the process at a later time If the error continues to persist contact the SMA Service Line 502 The Sunny Portal server could not call up another server required for the request Corrective measures Check network settings 70 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Troubleshooting Message The device cannot be registered Error code or Error Please contact the service department Code 503 Cause and corrective measures The Webservice of the Sunny Portal server is temporarily unavailable The Sunny Portal may be overloaded or is currently down for maintenance Corrective measures e Repeat the process at later time 504 Gateway timeout The Sunny Portal may be overloaded or is currently down for maintenance Corrective measures Repeat the process at later time 1484 Invalid operating parameter Corrective measures e Contact the SMA Service Line 1485 Unknown firmware version Corrective measures e Contact the SMA Service Line 1312 Error in Sunny Portal Corrective measures e Repeat the process at lat
11. in Sunny Portal Inthe Operator e mail field enter the e mail address Inthe Password field enter the password with which you log in to Sunny Portal Select Request In the Plant selection area a list of the plants registered in Sunny Portal is displayed in the Plant name drop down list 8 Selectthe desired plant from the Plant name drop down list o Select Select M In the Settings area the name of the plant appears in the Plant name field and the plant identifier in the Plant identifier field The Power Reducer Box is registered in Sunny Portal 10 1 2 Removing a Power Reducer Box Registered in Sunny Portal from a Plant In the following cases a Power Reducer Box registered in Sunny Portal must be removed from a plant e You selected the wrong plant during registration of the Power Reducer Box see Section 10 1 1 e You have reset the Power Reducer Box see Section 10 7 e If you no longer use the Power Reducer Box Procedure Remove the Power Reducer in Sunny Portal see Sunny Portal user manual Section Deleting a Device M You can re register the Power Reducer Box in Sunny Portal see Section 10 1 1 10 1 3 Deactivating Data Transmission to the Sunny Portal 1 Log in to the Power Reducer Box as Installer 2 Select Sunny Portal settings in the context menu 3 In the Sunny Portal settings area deselect Yes in the Use Sunny Portal field The Power Reducer B
12. 2 6 3 7 1 7 2 7 3 8 1 8 1 1 8 1 2 8 1 3 8 1 4 8 1 5 8 1 6 8 1 7 8 2 8 2 1 8 2 2 8 3 8 3 1 8 3 2 8 3 3 8 3 4 8 3 5 8 4 Mounting A E A 25 Requirements for the Mounting Location 25 Mounting the Power Reducer Box on the Wall 26 Mounting the Power Reducer on a Top Hat Rail 26 CONNECHON jess waned tad 27 Overview of the Connection Area 27 Connecting the Power Reducer Box to the Ripple Control RECEIVER Cadel 28 Lengthening the Connection 30 COMMISSION ii ATA 31 Integrating the Power Reducer Box into the Local Network 31 Procedures s Co CUAL Cp REO DES Roe ees 31 Connecting the Power Reducer Box to the 31 Setting the Computer to the Standard Network Settings of the Power Reducer Box EaR aaa RS 32 Setting up a Proxy Exception Rule in Internet 34 Setting the Power Reducer Box to Local Network Settings 34 Resetting the Computer to Previous Network Settings 36 Connecting the Power Reducer Box to the Local Network 36 Sunny WebBox Registration in the Power Reducer 38 Registering the Sunny 38 Editing Removing a Sunny WebBox 39 Configuring Operating
13. Password Login D 15 Ipse Figure 6 Login page of the Power Reducer Box on the computer Description A Device status B Language selection Login area D Serial number and software version E Last update to page content User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 21 5 The Power Reducer Box User Interface SMA Solar Technology AG 5 3 Overview of the User Interface You can operate the Power Reducer Box via the user interface POWER REDUCER BOX sunny websox registrati Status oK phi setpoint Phase L1 Phase 13 0 30 overexcited Phase L1 Phase 13 0 30 overexcited oris 1 2 a 153058289 1 6 0 Last update 04 27 2011 15 15 40 Figure 7 Layout of the user interface ltem Description A Main menu B Context menu Content area 5 4 Main menu Button Function This button opens the Status page see Section 5 6 Status Page page 23 g Status CES This button opens the Events page see Section 5 7 Events Page page 24 Events This button opens the Network and system settings page of the gt lt Power Reducer Box You can log out using this button Logout 22 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Technology 5 The Power Reducer Box User Interface 5 5 Context menu Menu item Function Sunny WebBox registration This menu item opens the Sunny WebBox registration page see Section 8 2 Sunny WebBox
14. Rk WN gt Hang the Power Reducer Box on the screws 6 3 Mounting the Power Reducer Box on a Top Hat Rail 1 Hook both lower brackets of the Power Reducer Box under the lower edge of the top hat rail 2 Push the Power Reducer box upwards and snap the top hat rail into the upper brackets 26 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Technology 7 Connection 7 Connection 7 1 Overview of the Connection Area E m X a Je aru a E o PX m y mmm Qmmw a Figure 9 Overview of the connection area Description Connection for the plug in power supply B AUXCOM for connection to the ripple control receiver Ethernet connection D SD card slot All other connections on the Power Reducer Box have no function User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 27 7 Connection SMA Solar Technology AG 7 2 Connecting the Power Reducer Box to the Ripple Control Receiver DANGER Danger to life due to electric shock from faulty cable connections between the Power Reducer Box and the ripple control receiver In the event of faulty cable connections to the Power Reducer Box mains voltage may be present in the Power Reducer Box enclosure Do not connect wires from the Power Reducer Box cable to line conductors of the ripple control receiver exact wiring is shown in the follo
15. Service Line Error Please contact eem 305 The settings for the proxy server are not correct department Corrective measures Check the settings for the proxy server on the Sunny Portal settings page 400 Incorrect request of the Power Reducer Box Corrective measures e Contact the SMA Service Line 401 The data requested from the Power Reducer Box is access q protected Corrective measures e Contact the SMA Service Line 403 Access denied Corrective measures e Contact the SMA Service Line User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 69 12 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Message The device cannot be registered Error code or Error Please contact the service department Code 404 Cause and corrective measures The Sunny Portal website can not be found Corrective measures e Check network settings The Sunny Portal server is not available Corrective measures Ifthe Sunny Portal server is not available for more that 8 hours contact the SMA Service Line 405 Transfer method of the Power Reducer Box is not allowed on the Sunny Portal server Corrective measures e Contact the SMA Service Line 407 Authentication of the proxy server is necessary Corrective measures Check the network settings of the proxy server and activate authentication on the Sunny Portal settings page see Section 10 1 1
16. active power output 16 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 4 2 Type Label The type label provides unique identification of the Power Reducer Box The type label is located on the back of the Power Reducer Box A Product Description SMA Solar Technology AG Sonnenallee 1 34266 Niestetal Germany POWER REDUCER BOX de Nennspannung Nom Voltage 2 Serial Nennstrom Nom Current XXMA Version CES digital XV Seriennummer B m lo x MAC Adresse MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX Figure 4 Information on the type label ltem Explanation A Device type B Serial number C Device specific characteristics You will require the information on the type label to use the device safely and for customer support from the SMA Service Line The type label must be permanently attached to the Power Reducer Box Symbols on the Type Label Symbol Description Explanation Indoor The product is only suitable for indoor A installation A CTick The product complies with the requirements of the applicable Australian EMC standards C CE marking The product complies with the requirements of the applicable EC directives WEEE designation Only dispose of the product in accordance IN with the loc
17. also access the user interface of the Power Reducer Box via the Sunny Portal i Ensuring data security in Ethernet networks When accessing via the Internet there is the risk that unauthorised users may access and manipulate the data or devices in your plant Take suitable protective measures e g set up a firewall close network ports that are not required only enable remote access via the VPN tunnel If in doubt contact your network administrator Requirements The Power Reducer Box must be registered in Sunny Portal see Section 10 1 1 Ll Corresponding port forwarding must be set up in the router see router manual The Power Reducer Box must be factory set to the HTTP port 80 and the forwarding port 80 n the Sunny Portal select the Power Reducer Box on the Configuration gt Device overview page The Power Reducer Box login page appears 9 3 Filtering and Displaying Events 1 Select Events in the main menu The events of the current day are displayed 2 If necessary filter the events For this purpose a tick must be placed in the relevant field Multiple selection is possible The following filter settings are possible Status change Information Warning Error Error 3 Select time period Select Refresh events in the desired time period are displayed 48 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Technology 9 Operation 9 4 Downloading Events You can
18. and activate fallback in consultation with the network operator Only configure and activate the fallback in consultation with the responsible network operator 1 Log in to the Power Reducer Box as Installer 2 Select Status configuration in the context menu In the Time field in the fallback area enter the time interval after which the Power Reducer Box should switch to fallback in the event of an invalid input status Enter a time interval of between 1 hour and 99 hours 4 Select the Active checkbox i Upper constellation of the status configuration with fallback activated If the connection between the Power Reducer Box and the ripple control receiver is interrupted the following input status is present KI 0 K2 0 0 0 This corresponds to the upper constellation of the input statuses on the Status configuration page If you have activated fallback you should not activate the upper constellation of the input statuses there The Power Reducer Box will only evaluate an interrupted connection to the ripple control receiver as invalid and switch to feedback when the upper constellation of the input statuses is not activated In the Operating mode drop down list select the desired operating mode for the fallback 6 Configure the desired operating mode see chapter 8 3 Configuring Operating Modes page 40 7 Select Save 46 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Techn
19. of changed vetting H rin T E interval of changed setting Chasse in case 4 of power crease marem change in case le of power decrease 2 Reference parameter iet save Figure 11 Status configuration page User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 41 8 Commissioning SMA Solar Technology 8 3 1 Setting Active Power Limitation i Active power limitation to 0 gt At an active power limitation of 0 the feed in power of some string inverters cannot be decreased to O watts Depending on the inverter type used and the inverter parameters set the inverters may continue to feed in a low residual power Log in as Installer Select Status configuration in the context menu Search for the row with the status to be configured in the Status of the digital input ports column Put a tick in the active column next to the status to be configured The status is active Upon saving it will be evaluated by the Power Reducer In the Operating mode column select the Effective power control value of the status to be configured In the Active power in column of the status to be configured enter the active power for the line conductors L1 L2 and L3 in percent Different line conductors are only interpreted by inverters with multiple line conductors In the case of single phase inverters enter the same value for all line conductors Configure additional statuses
20. or fast Ethernet with 100 Mbit s data transfer speed Plug in power supply units e Input voltage 100 V 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Typical power consumption 4 Maximum power consumption 12 W SD cards SD cards with 2 GB memory capacity 10 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Technology 2 Safety 2 3 Qualification of Skilled Persons Some of the tasks described in this document may only be performed by skilled persons These tasks are identified by an information note Skilled persons must have the following skills Training in how to deal with the dangers and risks associated with installing and using electrical devices and plants Training in the installation and commissioning of electrical devices and plants Knowledge of all applicable standards and directives Knowledge of and adherence to this document and all safety precautions 2 4 Safety Precautions Safety Relevant Parameters Safety relevant operating parameters of the inverters in your plant can be changed using the Power Reducer Box These parameters may normally only be changed after consultation with the power supply company into whose electricity grid you are feeding e If you have any doubts contact your power supply company Electrostatic Discharge By touching electronic components you may cause damage to or destroy the Power Reducer Box through electrostatic discharge Earth yourself before touching any components Da
21. state into which the Power Reducer Box can enter if it evaluates an input status as invalid The Power Reducer Box evaluates an input status as invalid under the following requirements e input status is not configured input status is not activated The connection between the Power Reducer Box and the ripple control receiver is interrupted and in addition the upper constellation of input statues 0 K2 0 0 0 on the Status configuration page is not configured and activated The fallback prevents the Power Reducer Box from continuing to transmit instructions to the Sunny WebBoxes in the event of an invalid input status that may no longer be up to date If the fallback is not activated and not configured the Power Reducer Box retains the operating mode of the last valid input status in the event of an invalid input status e g Effective power control Reactive power setpoint or Cos phi setpoint If an invalid status is present during an active power limitation for example the Power Reducer Box will continue to work in the Effective power control operating mode until a valid input status is again present If the invalid input status remains unnoticed over a long period of time this can lead to yield losses If the fallback is activated and configured the Power Reducer Box retains the operating mode of the last valid input status in the event of an invalid input status for a limi
22. the Power Reducer is not allowed on the Sunny Portal server Corrective measures e Contact the SMA Service Line 407 Authentication of the proxy server is necessary Corrective measures Check the network settings of the proxy server and activate authentication on the Sunny Portal settings page see Section 10 1 1 408 Timeout during request The Sunny Portal may be overloaded Corrective measures e Repeat the process at a later time User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 67 12 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Message Communication with the Sunny Portal is not possible Error or Upload failed Error Type Network error Code 500 Cause and corrective measures Error in the Sunny Portal server Corrective measures e Repeat the process at later time Ifthe error continues to persist contact the SMA Service Line 502 The Sunny Portal server could not call up another server required for the request Corrective measures e Check network settings 503 Webservice is temporarily unavailable The Sunny Portal may be overloaded or is currently down for maintenance Corrective measures Repeat the process at a later time 504 Gateway timeout The Sunny Portal may be overloaded or is currently down for maintenance Corrective measures e Repeat the process at a later time Sunny Portal is bu
23. the status to be configured in the Status of the digital input ports column Put a tick in the active column next to the status to be configured The status is active and will be evaluated by the Power Reducer Box upon saving In the Operating mode column select the Cos phi setpoint of the status to be configured In the cos phi column of the status to be configured enter the cos phi values for the line conductors L1 L2 and L3 The cos phi value can be between 0 10 and 1 00 Different line conductors are only interpreted by inverters with multiple line conductors see inverter manual In the case of single phase inverters enter the same value for all line conductors In the Excitation column select whether the cos phi value is overexcited or underexcited Configure additional statuses in the same way Adopt the general settings of the system statuses see Section 8 3 5 Setting General System Statuses page 44 Select Save The cos phi setpoint is set 8 3 4 Configuring Combined Operating Modes i Configuring combined operating modes Note that for the combined operating modes the respective settings must be defined in the same way as the simple operating modes see Section 8 3 1to 8 3 3 If you have any doubts contact SMA Solar Technology AG You can configure the following combined operating modes Active power limitation and reactive power setpoint Active power limitation and Cos phi setpoint
24. will be displayed on the user interface of the Power Reducer Box and saved Certain error messages will be displayed in connection with an error type and an error code Message Communication with the Sunny Portal is not possible Error or Upload failed Error Type Firmware error Code 255 Cause and corrective measures The Power Reducer Box does not have enough memory Corrective measures e Contact the SMA Service Line 1313 Error during authentication Corrective measures e Contact the SMA Service Line 1484 Invalid operating parameter Corrective measures e Contact the SMA Service Line Network error 1 27 31 46 Internet error during sending and receiving Corrective measures e Contact the SMA Service Line 28 30 The Power Reducer Box is not correctly connected to the local network Corrective measures e Ensure that the Power Reducer Box is correctly connected to the network see Section 8 1 7 User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 65 12 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Message Communication with the Sunny Portal is not possible Error or Upload failed Error Type Network error Code 28 30 Cause and corrective measures The network settings of the Power Reducer Box do not correspond to the network settings of the proxy server and or the router C
25. Device for Power Control of PV Plants POWER REDUCER BOX User Manual wm OO REDUCERBOX BA en 16 98 0018716 Version 1 6 SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 3 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 User Manual Information on this 7 Safety ia A EEE AA EEN a 9 Intended 9 Supported 10 Qualification of Skilled Persons 11 Safety 11 Operating 12 Scope of Delivery ii aa 13 Product Description 14 Power Reducer 14 Type labels a 17 05 18 SUNY road 18 System Requirements of the 19 The Power Reducer Box User Interface 20 User Groups and User Rights comprara aya 20 Overview of the Login 21 Overview of the User 22 A Ma 22 Contex MENU awd QU are 23 Status As 23 Events Pago o 24 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 3 Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 6 1 6
26. If the DHCP server allocates a new IP address after the lease time has expired SMA Solar Technology AG advises against using the DCHP server DCHP servers can list all devices to which you have assigned an IP address You can identify the Power Reducer Box in the DHCP server by its MAC address You can find the MAC address of your Power Reducer Box on the type label Register as Installer on the home page of the Power Reducer Box see Section 9 1 Logging In or Out of the Power Reducer Box page 47 The Plant overview page opens Select Network and system settings in the main menu In the Obtain IP address field select the value dynamic Select Save The Power Reducer Box obtains its IP address from the local network DHCP server 8 1 6 Resetting the Computer to Previous Network Settings Reset the computer to the previous network settings noted earlier This allows you to access your network again 8 1 7 Connecting the Power Reducer Box to the Local Network i Recommendation for network cabling 36 If the supplied patch cable is too short observe the following patch cable requirements You will need a shielded patch cable of cable type Cat5 or higher Fora total length of up to 50 m you can use a cable with AWG26 7 Fora total length of no more than 100 m observe the directives for structured cabling as described in EIA TIA 568 ISO IEC 11801 and or EN 50173 cable for fixed layout at least AWG24
27. Registration in the Power Reducer Box page 38 Status configuration This menu item opens the Status configuration page see chapter 8 3 Configuring Operating Modes page 40 Password settings This menu item opens the Password settings page Sunny Portal settings This menu item opens the Sunny Portal settings page see Section 4 4 Sunny Portal page 18 Update settings This menu item opens the Update settings page see Section 10 6 Firmware Update for the Power Reducer Box page 55 5 6 Status Page On the Status page an overview of the current status of the PV plant is given in the upper area The following information is shown Device status The device status displays the overall status of the Power Reducer Box Operating mode The operating mode displays the setpoint that the Power Reducer Box is currently implementing Setpoint set The setpoint target displays the values that have been configured in the Power Reducer Box for the parameter Setpoint current The setpoint current displays the values that are currently being implemented Status of the input ports The status shows the current incoming signal from the ripple control receiver to relate to the respective connected relays If no signal is incoming the value Open is displayed i Display of the current status of the Power Reducer Box The device status is also displayed on the
28. SL field Tip If necessary you can change the factory set SSL port 443 To do this select Network and system settings and enter the desired SSL port under Network settings Using the Communication monitoring drop down list set how often the Power Reducer Box should report to the Sunny Portal If the Power Reducer Box does not report to the Sunny Portal within the set time period the Sunny Portal can inform you via e mail i Frequency of communication monitoring when using a GSM modem If your Internet connection is via a GSM modem set a low frequency for the communication monitoring Depending on your GSM tariff you will therefore avoid increased costs If there is an active proxy server in your network adopt the settings for the proxy server Select Network and system settings and Network settings in the main menu Select Yes the Use proxy server field Enter the address of the proxy server into the Proxy server address field Inthe Port field enter the network port at which the proxy server can be contacted e Ifyou have to authenticate for your proxy server select Yes in the Use authentication field and enter the username and password for the proxy server in the User ID and Password fields Select Save User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 51 10 Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 7 Inthe Registered plants request area enter the login details with which your plant is registered
29. User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 29 7 Connection SMA Solar Technology AG 7 3 Lengthening the Connection Cable If the length of the prefabricated cable is not sufficient to connect the Power Reducer Box to the ripple control receiver a longer cable can be connected to the supplied plug and used Additional required mounting material not included in the scope of delivery 2 LiYCY shielded connection cable with 5 insulated wires conductor cross section 0 5 mm max 30 m long O 11 bootlace ferrules 1 Open the plug and connect the supplied cable 2 Remove 4 cm of the cable sheath from the cable to be connected 3 Strip approximately 6 mm of insulation off the wires 4 Twist the cable shield and plug it into a heat shrink tubing 5 Fit the cables with bootlace ferrules 6 Connect the twisted cable shield to pin 7 on the plug O o o uw o D 0 B D 1 2 3 14151117 LET I 7 Connectthe cables to the plug in accordance with the configuration Plug Pin Insulated wire colour 1 white brown green yellow grey cable shield Insert the plug into the connector housing and attach the connection cable to the strain relief 9 Put the cover on the connector housing and close the connector housing 10 At the other end of the cable equip the wires with bootlace fe
30. WebBoxes must not be operated in DHCP mode Ll For Sunny WebBox without Bluetooth the transmission protocol of your PV plant must be set to SMANET For this purpose the type of communication for the Sunny WebBox must be set to SMA COM see Sunny WebBox user manual 1 Select Sunny WebBox registration in the context menu 2 In the upper area enter the settings for each Sunny WebBox to be registered In the Name field enter the name of the Sunny WebBox The name can be freely chosen and serves the display on the Status page maximum 20 characters If no name is chosen the IP address of the Sunny WebBox is entered as default 1 In the IP address field enter the IP address at which the Sunny WebBox can be reached The Sunny WebBox must have a fixed IP address and must not be in DHCP mode Tip if you do not know the IP address of the Sunny WebBox you can find it in the file prb cfg see Section 10 8 Inthe Port field enter the web server port at which the Sunny WebBox can be reached The default setting is port 80 2 Select Add M The newly registered Sunny WebBox appears in a list in the lower area i Valid IP addresses for the Sunny WebBox It is not checked whether the IP address of the Sunny WebBox is valid To check that the Sunny WebBox has been correctly registered refer to the status display on the Status page see Section 5 6 Status Page page 23 You can enter additional IP addresses of Su
31. ally applicable disposal pu regulations for electronic waste and not with household waste User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 17 4 Product Description SMA Solar Technology AG 4 3 LEDs Figure 5 LED overview LED Meaning POWER COMMAND Validity of the setpoint POWER STATUS Status of the power limitation WEBBOXCOM Communication with Sunny WebBox NETCOM Activity in the Ethernet network SD CARD Status of the SD card SYSTEM Operational readiness POWER Power supply 4 4 Sunny Portal The Power Reducer Box can send data to the Sunny Portal Internet portal www SunnyPortal com This data includes for example status information system statuses and events The sent data is displayed graphically in the Sunny Portal Events such as changes to the requirements of the network operator changes to the status configuration or disturbances can be saved in the Sunny Portal plant logbook In addition the Sunny Portal can inform the user of actual events via e mail see Sunny Portal for Sunny WebBox user manual i Currentness of the data in Sunny Portal The Power Reducer Box sends data to the Sunny Portal as soon as events occur or settings are made via the user interface The data in Sunny Portal can be displayed with a time delay depending on your Internet connection and the processing of data in Sunny Portal 18 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Technology 4 Product Descrip
32. an Sea Level non condensing Communication Sunny WebBox Sunny WebBox with Ethernet Bluetooth Wireless Technology Computer Ethernet Maximum range 100 m Maximum number of Sunny WebBoxes 50 Mounting Mounting location Indoors Type of mounting Top hat rail mounting wall mounting 72 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User SMA Solar Technology AG Memory 13 Technical Data Internal memory Ring buffer 16 MB Memory expansion with SD memory cards 2 GB optional Voltage Supply Maximum power consumption AW Connections Ripple control receiver 4 digital inputs Ethernet RJ45 Data rate 10 Mbit or 100 Mbit per second Connection Cable for Ripple Control Receiver Prefabricated cable length 2 5 Maximum permissible cable length 30 m Cable type LiYCY Power Reducer Box terminal 7 pole plug Ripple control receiver terminal 5x 0 5 mm AUXCOM for Digital Inputs Maximum closing resistance 1kQ Minimum opening resistance 1MQ Maximum input current per channel 20 mA Output voltage 5v Nominal voltage Languages User interface languages German English French Spanish Czech User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 73 13 Technical Data SMA Solar Technology AG 13 2 Plug in Power Supply CINCON TRG30R 120 Mechanical Data Width x height x depth 107 8 mm x 57 5 mm x 33 5 mm Weight 300 y Voltage Supply
33. ard in the near future writable lt 10 free Flashing Writing data lt 10 free Replace SD card in the near future orange Red The SD card is full or write Replace SD card or remove the write protected protection Off No SD card is inserted None User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 61 12 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology LED Status Meaning Measure SYSTEM Green The Power Reducer Box is None ready for operation Orange The Power Reducer Box is None booting Flashing System error Remove the plug in power supply red from the socket outlet and after approximately 1 minute plug it back in to the socket outlet Trained electrically skilled persons only Reset the Power Reducer Box see Section 10 7 POWER Green The Power Reducer Box is None supplied with voltage Off The Power Reducer Box is not Check power supply supplied with voltage 12 2 Explanation of the LEDs at the Ethernet Terminal m LED Status Function A Link Off No connection established On Connection established B Activity Off No activity Flashing Data is being transmitted or received 62 REDUCERBOX BA en 16 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Troubleshooting 12 3 General Troubleshooting Problem The Power Reducer Box is not available via the user interface Cause and corrective measures The network connecti
34. d into the SD card slot on the Power Reducer Box The file contains the network settings for the Power Reducer Box as well as the device names and IP addresses of the Sunny WebBoxes registered in the Power Reducer Box User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 57 11 Decommissioning SMA Solar Technology 11 Decommissioning 11 1 Switching the Power Reducer Box Off NOTICE Data on the SD card may be lost If you switch the Power Reducer Box off whilst data is being saved to the SD card data from the SD card may be lost Do not switch the Power Reducer Box off if the SD CARD LED is flashing orange or green see Section 4 3 Connect the plug in power supply to the socket outlet The Power Reducer Box is switched off 11 2 Disassembling the Power Reducer Box Switch off the Power Reducer Box see Section 11 1 Remove the DC plug of the plug in power supply from the Power Reducer Box Remove the SD card from the SD card slot on the Power Reducer Box Remove cabling to the ripple control receiver Remove the Ethernet cable from the Power Reduce Box OR On Jm 2095 c Disassemble the enclosure Top Hat Rail Mounting Remove the enclosure of the Power Reducer Box from the top hat rail To do so lightly press the Power Reducer Box upwards tilting the top edge forwards Wall Mounting Remove the enclosure of the Power Reducer Box from the wall To do so press the Power Reducer Box upwards and pull it for
35. date procedure is running During the update the Power Reducer Box restarts During the restart the Power Reducer Box does not implement settings The configured settings remain the same After the update has successfully completed the Power Reducer Box is available again via the user interface and the POWER and SYSTEM LEDs are red User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 55 10 Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 10 6 3 Updating the Firmware via an SD Card ij ij 56 Do not interrupt the update procedure The firmware update fails if you switch off the Power Reducer Box during the update procedure or remove the SD card too early not switch off the Power Reducer Box and do not remove the SD card whilst the LEDs of the Power Reducer show a red light chaser Formatting the SD card Only use SD cards that have been formatted with the FAT16 file system Select the required update file in the downloads area at www SMA Solar com and download it to your computer Connect the SD card to the computer Save the update file to the SD card and remove the SD card from the computer Insert the SD card into the SD card slot on the US Power Reducer Box pA The update is performed automatically The update procedure takes approximately 15 minutes A red LED light chaser indicates that the update procedure is running During the update the Power Reducer Box restarts During the restart the Power Reducer Box does not i
36. download events as a text file in CSV format via the user interface Only events that are currently displayed or have been filtered are downloaded The CSV file uses UTF 8 character encoding 1 Select Events in the main menu 2 Select Download 3 Select the save location and confirm The events are downloaded 9 5 Saving Events to an SD Card All events are automatically saved in the internal memory of the Power Reducer Box You can also save the events to an SD card The saving process will begin as soon as you insert the SD card into the SD card slot The event of a certain day can only be saved to an SD card on the following day If the SD card has reached its capacity saving is stopped Old data files are not overwritten on the SD card If the SD CARD LED on the Power Reducer Box is red the SD card is full or write protected i Compatibility of the SD cards In order to ensure the SD card functions properly use SD cards available from SMA Solar Technology AG Compatibility with all SD cards available on the market cannot be guaranteed SD cards with a capacity of more than 2 GB and SDHC cards are not supported i Formatting the SD card Only use SD cards that have been formatted with the FAT16 file system All events are saved onto the SD card daily to the directory Year Month PREFIX_Year_Month_Day csv Example of a daily report from 1st July 2009 with the standard prefix 2009 07 PRB_09_07_01 csv All CSV files u
37. ect OK The computer is set to the network settings of the Power Reducer Box Windows XP Windows 2000 1 2 11 12 Start the computer In Windows select Start gt Settings gt Network Connections Double click on the LAN connection used to connect the Power Reducer Box to the computer f Windows displays several LAN connections there are probably several network connections installed on the computer Ensure that you select the correct network connection that the computer is using to connect to the Power Reducer Box If necessary refer to the manual of your computer f no LAN connection is displayed read Section 12 3 General Troubleshooting 63 The Local Area Connection Status window opens In the General tab select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties window opens Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties M The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window opens Make a note of the existing network settings in the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window With this you can reset the computer to the previous network settings after configuring the Power Reducer Box Select the Use the following IP address field Adjust the following network settings Select the Use the following IP address field Inthe IP address field enter an IP address that is in the same subnet as the IP address for the Power Reducer Box e g 192 168 0 190
38. er time If the error continues to persist contact the SMA Service Line 1313 Error during authentication Corrective measures e Contact the SMA Service Line No plants available in Sunny Portal Please check operator e mail and or password There are still no plants registered for the given user in Sunny Portal Corrective measures Register at least one Sunny WebBox in Sunny Portal Register the Power Reducer Box with the user name and password given in Sunny Portal see 10 1 1 No plants available in Sunny Portal There are still no plants registered for the given user in Sunny Portal Corrective measures e Register at least one Sunny WebBox in Sunny Portal User Manual REDUCERBOX BA en 16 71 13 Technical Data 13 Technical Data 13 1 Power Reducer Box Mechanical Data SMA Solar Technology AG Width x height x depth 255 mm x 130 mm x 57 mm Weight 7509 Degree of protection IP20 Ambient Conditions during Operation Ambient temperature 20 C 60 C Relative humidity 5 95 Maximum operating altitude above 2 000 m Mean Sea Level Degree of protection IP20 non condensing according to DIN EN 60529 Ambient Conditions for Storage Transport Ambient temperature 40 70 C Relative humidity 5 95 Maximum