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1. If there are drop down lists between the arrow 4 3an 2012 C icons select the desired time period in the drop down lists 7 1 2 Saving Diagram Data You can save diagram data as csv files Requirement O ES O 34 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 If there is a gearwheel icon on the right below the diagram move the mouse pointer on the gearwheel icon and select in the drop down menu If there are 2 icons on the right below the diagram select Select Save Select the destination directory Select Save HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 Page Settings 7 1 3 Printing Diagram Data 1 Move the mouse pointer on on the right under the diagram M A drop down menu opens Select O Select Print on 4 Select the desired printer and select Print 7 1 4 Enlarging the View e If is on the right below the diagram move the mouse pointer on and select EZ If there are 2 icons on the right below the diagram select 2 7 1 5 Showing and Hiding Legends You can show and hide the diagram legends on the inverter pages below the menu item Devices 1 Move the mouse pointer on on the right under the diagram M A drop down menu opens 2 To hide the legend select Y To show the legend select 2 7 2 Sorting the Plant List By default the plant list is always s
2. Start the devices The Energy balance page is not displayed The Energy balance page is only displayed if at least 1 consumption meter or 1 feed in meter is connected to the Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures Connect at least 1 consumption meter or 1 feed in meter to the Sunny Home Manager see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 89 15 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem The Current tab on the Energy balance and Load balance and control pages is not displayed Cause and corrective measures The tab is only displayed if the data request interval is set to Automatic Corrective measures Set the data request interval to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 41 The diagrams are empty or incomplete No energy meters or not all energy meters are connected to the Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures Connect the energy meters to the Sunny Home Manager see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Portal cannot receive any data from the Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures Make sure that the connection between the Sunny Home Manager and the Sunny Portal is established see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Portal displays unrealistic data The energy meters are connected to the wr
3. User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu 6 Page and Drop down Menu 6 1 Plant Selection and Plant List The following is required to display the menu item and page O Your e mail address is assigned to more than 1 plant in Sunny Portal Plant Selection Menu Item Under the Plant Selection menu item you can select the desired plant see Section 5 User Interface of the Sunny Home Manager Plant page 18 Plant List Page The following data is shown for each plant e Plant power in kWp e Total yield so far e Total yield for the following time periods Current day Previous day Current month e Specific plant yield kWh kWp for the following time periods Current month Current year By default the plant list is always sorted in ascending order according to the specific plant yield You can also sort the plant list by other values and in descending order see Section 7 Page Settings page 34 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 19 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG 6 2 My Sunny Home Manager Plant 6 2 1 Plant Profile The Sunny Portal compiles the plant profile from information that you can enter in different Sunny Portal pages The following information can be displayed in the plant profile Information Configuration Location See Section 12 2 Changing Plant Data page 71 Operator See Section 12 6 Changing Operator Data page 74
4. 6 3 Performance Ratio The following is required to display the page OA Sunny SensorBox is in your Sunny Home Manager plant The performance ratio is a site dependent measure of the quality of a PV plant that is independent of location for information on the performance ratio see technical information Performance ratio Quality factor for the PV plant at www SMA de en The page displays the following PV plant data Mean values of performance ratio of the day of a month Mean values of performance ratio of the months of a year 6 4 Report 6 4 1 Daily Report The page displays the following inverter data e Table with daily yield monthly yield annual yield Diagram with the development of the meter reading over the hours of a day The page can be send along with a Daily info report see Section 11 3 2 Configuring Reports page 65 6 4 2 Monthly Report The page displays the following inverter data e Table with monthly yield and annual yield Diagram with the development of the meter reading over the days of a month The page can be sent along with a Monthly info report see Section 11 3 2 Configuring Reports page 65 6 5 Devices A page with the respective inverter data for each inverter is displayed under the menu item Devices Diagram with the development of the meter reading in the months of a year Diagram with the mean value of power of one day in hours 6 6 Sensors The followi
5. ES Device for PV Plant Monitoring and Load Management SUNNY HOME MANAGER in Sunny Portal User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN112610 Version 1 0 Gn Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG Table of contents 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 5 6 6 1 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 6 2 3 6 2 4 6 2 5 6 2 6 6 2 7 6 2 8 6 3 6 4 Information on this Manual o o o ooooo 7 Safety a A A ADA IA es 9 ended as ts cil serraciaci ant 9 Safety Precautions tada E E 11 Product Description 2 cece cece e cece eee 12 Sunny Home MONGGER s veranda dd bedford 12 SMA Radio controlled Socket ccoo comia ais 15 Sunny Portalea tok elt toes a a r na i a sD 16 Getting SRA a a AS 17 Registering the Sunny Home Manager in the Sunny Portal 17 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal 17 Setting the Language gerard iia 17 User Interface of the Sunny Home Manager Plant 18 Page and Drop down MenU oocoooocccooooo o 19 Plant Selection and Plant List 2 2 0 0 cece o 19 My Sunny Home Manager Plant 000 2000 ee 20 PlantiProfile gt coco a Books an 20 Current Status and Forecast 0 eee eee 21 Energy Balance A bin otha ad age ee 23 Load Balance and Control ssi acs tuts ws ance etre sintdlsa E 25 Energy and AAA le pie A ett i yeti ly 26 Annual Comparison iaa Rie ne 27 Plant Monitoring iaee e Meals sea ada a 27 System Logbook r
6. SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back SMA Bluetooth Wireless Technology Bluetooth Abbreviations Abbreviation Designation Explanation AC Alternating Current DC Direct Current PV Photovoltaics SSL Secure Sockets Layer Protocol for transmitting coded data via the internet URL Uniform Resource Locator 8 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 2 Safety 2 Safety 2 1 Intended Use Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager is a device for monitoring PV plants and for controlling loads in households with PV plants For this purpose the Sunny Home Manager carries out the following tasks Reading out energy meter data and data from SMA inverters with Bluetooth communication interfaces Sending data to the Sunny Portal e Providing support in increasing the self consumption rate The Sunny Home Manager is not splash proof Only use the Sunny Home Manager indoors i Additional Information for France In France outdoor use of the Sunny Home Manager is forbidden due to the legal restrictions regarding Bluetooth transmitting power The Sunny Home Manager must only be used with supported devices see installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager It is not permitted to convert the Sunny Home Manager or install component parts Only use the Sunny Home Manager in accordance with the information provided in the enclosed documentation Any other use can result in persona
7. The user rights are changed for the Sunny Home Manager plant 13 5 Changing User Information Each user can enter user information User information includes the name and the address for example l 2 84 Select User Info Logout gt User Information in the page and drop down menu Select Edit The setting menu for user information opens Enter the user information Select Save HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Password Information 14 Password Information 14 1 Selecting Secure Passwords You increase the security of your password with the following measures Select passwords that contain at least 8 characters Use combinations of upper and lowercase letters special characters and numbers Wow Do not use names or common words e g dog cat house e Avoid using words that have any personal relevance to you such as the names of persons or pets personnel numbers identification numbers or car license plates Do not repeat names or words e g househouse or catcat Do not combine numbers or letters in the same order as they appear on your keyboard e g 12345 qweriz 14 2 Required Passwords 14 2 1 Sunny Portal Password You can log into Sunny Portal with the Sunny Portal password If you register a PV plant in the Sunny Portal you must define a Sunny Portal password during registration If you have created a new user in Sunny Porta
8. Commissioning See Section 12 2 Changing Plant Data page 71 System power See Section 12 4 Setting the Plant Power page 72 Annual Production See Section 12 11 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 79 CO2 avoided See Section 12 10 Entering CO Avoided page 78 Modules See Section 12 4 Setting the Plant Power page 72 Angle of inclination See Section 8 10 Entering the Generator Power page 43 Tracking Inverter The Sunny Portal receives this information from the devices Communication Description See Section 12 5 Changing the Plant Description page 73 Plant image See Section 12 7 Changing Deleting the Plant Image page 74 20 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu 6 2 2 Current Status and Forecast The data displayed depends on the connected energy meter types The data can only be completely displayed if at least the following energy meter types are connected to the Sunny Home Manger e Feedin meter Consumption meter Current Status Area The following is required to display the Current status area O The data request interval must be set to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 41 In the Current status area the following current PV plant data is displayed e PV power Grid feed in Selfconsumption e Purchased electricity Consumption
9. Device Overview e Overview of New Devices User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 31 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Device Overview The tab displays information on all your PV plant s Bluetooth devices Device Overview Overview of New Devices Device Name Serial Number Devices Data Collection AH Al E acive z Device Name a Serial Number Product Group Data Collection Monitoring Properties Parameters Logbook 172000131 172000131 Sunny Remote Socket o E 9 a B T 172000161 172000161 Sunny Remote Socket lo a a ss 00071 20043 2100000043 Sunny Boy 4000TL o o EE a WW ss 4000T1 20 044 2100000044 Sunny Boy 4000TL o o e x a WA ss 20007L 20 054 2100000054 Sunny Boy 4000TL o o E a a Sensorbox 698 1698 Sunny Sensorbox le 3 a E Sunny HomeManager 111 157000111 Sunny Home Manager o o er 9 a C D E F G H l K Figure 4 Device Overview tab Position Designation Explanation A Filter Text fields and drop down lists for filtering the device overview see Section 8 1 Filtering the Device Overview Page page 38 B Device list C Device Name Device name D Serial Number Serial number of device E Product Group Product group of the device e g Sunny Home Manager Sunny Boy 3000 F Data Collection Displays whether the data of this device is to be used on your Sunny Portal pages see Section 10 2 Activating Deactivating Dev
10. page 82 Open www SunnyPortal com and select Plant Setup Assistant or Open www SunnyPortal com Register The Plant Setup Assistant opens Select Next M The User registration opens Activate the I am already registered in Sunny Portal checkbox Enter the e mail address and the Sunny Portal password in the E mail Address and Password text fields Select Next The Identify device page opens Enter the serial number and the registration ID of the Sunny Home Manager in the Serial Number and Registration ID text fields User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 57 10 Plant Management SMA Solar Technology AG i Reading out the serial number and registration ID You can read out the serial number and the registration ID at the following locations On the type label at the rear of the Sunny Home Manager On the cover at the supplied CD 7 Select Identify The Sunny Portal checks whether the serial number and registration ID match the connected Sunny Home Manager X The Plant Setup Assistant does not find the Sunny Home Manager with the serial number and registration ID e Refer to troubleshooting see Section 15 Troubleshooting page 88 8 Select Next The Plant Setup Assistant lists all your Sunny Home Manager plants 9 Activate the Replace communication product checkbox 10 Activate the checkbox of the Sunny Home Manager plant whose Sunny Home Manager you would like to replace 1
11. the Sunny Home Manager only switches the SMA radio controlled socket on within the next time period Corrective measures e To set the connected load to start immediately set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to switch on see Section 9 3 You cannot configure the SMA radio controlled sockets in the Sunny Portal and cannot set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled sockets using the Sunny Portal You do not have Installer or Plant Administrator user rights e Ask the Plant Administrator to assign you Installer or Plant Administrator user rights see Section 13 4 Changing User Rights page 84 92 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 16 Contact 16 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 Serial number and software package of the Sunny Home Manager Serial number and software package of the SMA radio controlled socket Energy meter type e Reading head type 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 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 93 Legal Restrictions SMA Solar Technology AG The information contained in the
12. 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Plant Monitoring 11 Plant Monitoring 11 1 Plant Monitoring Options Monitoring Option in the Sunny Portal See Events of the plant System Logbook Section 11 2 You can view messages for events of your PV plant Report Configuration Section 11 3 You receive e mails with the events of your plant Yield power Report Configuration CO avoided You receive e mails with the data of your PV plant Inverter yields Inverter comparison Section 11 5 You will be notified by e mail if the specific yield of an inverter is outside the set tolerance range Communication Communication monitoring Section 11 4 between the Sunny Home Manager and the Sunny Portal You are notified by e mail if the Sunny Home Manager does not communicate with the Sunny Portal within the set time User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 61 11 Plant Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG 11 2 System Logbook 11 2 1 Calling up and Filtering Messages Messages help you to identify the failures of your PV plant for example The following message types are available e Info e Warning e Failure e Error Requirement O You are a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Calling up Messages Select the System Logbook in the page and drop down menu Filtering Messages You can filter messages in the system logboo
13. Portal can recognize possible yield losses via the inverter comparison If the specific yield of an inverter deviates strongly from the average yield of all inverters Sunny Portal can inform you via e mail see Section 11 5 Setting the Inverter Comparison page 69 Symbol Status Explanation f D Deactivated The inverter comparison is not activated i S see Section 11 5 Setting the Inverter Comparison page 69 OK The yields of the monitored inverters are within the configured range The total yield of the last day for all inverters is displayed E Error The specific yield is outside of tolerance for at least 1 monitored inverter You can read the following using the Details link e The level of the specific yield of the affected inverters e The level of the average value of all monitored inverters 6 2 8 System Logbook The page shows messages on the PV plant status The following message types are available e Info e Warning e Failure e Error The messages help you to identify plant failures for example The number of unconfirmed messages comes after the colon of the page name Example Display of unconfirmed Messages System logbook 5 means that there are 5 unconfirmed messages You can filter and confirm messages that you have read see Section 11 2 System Logbook page 62 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 29 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG
14. Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Configuring Daily Info Reports Monthly Info Reports You can configure 3 Daily info reports and 3 Monthly info reports each with different content The Sunny Portal sends you the Daily info reports when it has processed all the data from the pervious day and the Monthly info report at the end of the month Requirement O l 2 The amount of CO avoided is entered see Section 12 10 Entering CO Avoided page 78 Select Configuration gt Report Configuration in the page and drop down menu In the Report Configuration drop down list select a Daily info report or a Monthly info report Select Edit Configure the report Area Explanation Activate Report e Activate the Active checkbox Recipient e Enter the recipient s recipients e mail address es in the E mail Address es text field If you enter several e mail addresses separate them by commas Contents e Inthe Select Channel s area activate the content that is to be displayed in the e mail In the Send Report as area select the format option in which the Sunny Portal is to send the report If the Sunny Portal is to send a Sunny Portal page along with the report select a page in the drop down list in the Portal Page to Be Sent area If the Sunny Portal is not to send a Sunny Portal page alo
15. The NetID of the PV plant is set on the new Bluetooth device O The standard password 1111 or the plant password of the existing plant is set for the new Bluetooth device O The new Bluetooth device is in operation O The Bluetooth LED on the new inverter or Bluetooth PiggyBack or Bluetooth Piggy Back Offgrid in the new inverter lights up blue O The data request interval is set to Automatic see Section 8 7 O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 i Device replacement Do NOT delete the old Bluetooth device If you delete the Bluetooth device that you would like to replace from the Sunny Portal all the data of the Bluetooth device will be permanently deleted e To receive the data of the old Bluetooth device in the Sunny Portal do not delete the old Bluetooth device 1 Open www SunnyPortal com 2 Log into Sunny Portal see Section 4 2 Select Plant Selection gt My Sunny Home Manager plant in the page and drop down menu 4 If you would like to replace a Bluetooth device in the Sunny Portal deactivate the old Bluetooth device see Section 10 2 5 Select Device Overview gt Overview of New Devices in the page and drop down menu User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 55 10 Plant Management SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Select Update devices The Sunny Home Manager then searches for new Bluetooth devices within range M After a maximum of 1 min
16. activated on the Plant Properties page average expected yield see Section 12 11 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 79 Specific Plant Yield The specific plant yield is a key figure for describing a PV plant s quality Plant specific factors such as location angle of inclination shading module and inverter types are taken into consideration to calculate the specific plant yield The specific plant yield enables you to compare various PV plants at various locations Trend of the specific plant yield of each previous year Average trend of the specific plant yield of the previous years e If activated on the Plant Properties page average expected yield see Section 12 11 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 79 6 2 7 Plant Monitoring The page can display the following information e Plant configuration Communication monitoring e Inverter comparison Plant Configuration The following is required to display the information O You have detected new Bluetooth devices with the Configuration Assistant that have not yet been added to the Sunny Home Manager plant see Section 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices page 55 You access the Configuration Assistant through the plant configuration Using the Configuration Assistant you can add new devices to the plant or replace devices User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 27 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar
17. and holding the left mouse button pressed set the CO factor En Select Save 78 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 12 11 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield The Sunny Portal uses a table to show how the predicted annual yield of your PV plant is distributed throughout the months of the year The predicted annual yield of the PV plant is calculated from the specific annual yield kWh kWp at the location of the PV plant multiplied by the plant power You can obtain the specific annual yield for your PV plant s location from irradiation maps The Sunny Portal does not take into account local conditions such as shadings of your PV plant or the plant s orientation Requirements O The plant power is set see Section 12 4 O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Parameters tab Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 Inthe Yield expectations area enter the specific annual yield in the Specific Annual Yield text field The predicted annual yield is displayed in the Predicted Annual Yield field 5 To allow the average expected yield and the monthly distribution to be configured on the Annual Comparison page activate the The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams checkbox 6
18. is also displayed on the list of released plants on the www SunnyPortal com homepage You can save several images in a gallery in the Sunny Portal This allows you to easily change the plant image and access your images from different computers 74 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings Changing the Plant Image Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Plant image requirements O O l 9 Nos o 12 13 Maximum image size 500 kB Possible image formats JPG PNG GIF Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens Select Load image in the Plant image area Select the desired image from one of your directories Select Open To change the plant image size move the gray squares with the mouse To move the image section click the image section and holding the left mouse button pressed move the image section Select Save To save an image in the gallery upload the image in the gallery Select Select from the gallery Select Upload Select Browse Select the desired image from one of your directories Select Upload selected file Select Hi The image is saved in the gallery To upload an image from the gallery as a plant image sel
19. maximum number of messages that is to be displayed in the e mail in the Limit messages in one report area in the drop down list To send reports when there are no new events available activate Send empty reports if no new events are available 5 To send a test report to the set e mail address select Send test report 6 66 Select Save HoMan_Portal BA BEN112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Plant Monitoring 11 3 3 Creating a Report for a Specific Date Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 You can create a report for a specific date in the past 1 Select Configuration gt Report Configuration in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the desired report in the Report Configuration drop down list Enter the date for which you would like to create a report in the Regenerate Report Manually area in the Report Date text field Tip Click the calendar icon and select a date in the calendar 4 Select Generate Y A message that the report has been successfully sent is displayed 11 4 Setting the Communication Monitoring You can set the time after which the Sunny Portal is to report an error and notify you by e mail if the Sunny Home Manager does not communicate with the Sunny Portal The time after which the Sunny Portal displays the error and notifies you by e mail is defined by the following settings e Aler
20. medical devices to the SMA radio controlled socket Risk of Injury and Fire due to Unintentional and Unattended Switching on of Loads Loads that are unintentionally activated via an SMA radio controlled socket can cause injuries and fires e g iron Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that can cause damage if switched on unintentionally and while unattended e g iron Damage to Loads Frequently switching a load on and off can damage it Ask the load manufacturer whether the load is suitable for control via an SMA radio controlled socket Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that require a continuous power supply User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 11 3 Product Description SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Product Description 3 1 Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager is a device for monitoring PV plants and for controlling loads in households with PV plants For this purpose the Sunny Home Manager carries out the following tasks Reading out energy meter data and data from Bluetooth devices Sending data to the Sunny Portal e Providing support in increasing the self consumption rate Reading out Energy Meter Data and Data from Bluetooth Devices The Sunny Home Manager reads the data of the connected energy meter and Bluetooth devices The Sunny Home Manager establishes the wireless connection to the Bluetooth devices via Bluetooth The Sunny Home Manager is connected to
21. old and the new Sunny Portal passwords in the designated text fields A Select Save 86 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Password Information 14 3 2 Changing the Plant Password Requirements O The Bluetooth LED on the inverter or Bluetooth PiggyBack or Bluetooth Piggy Back Offgrid lights up blue O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Plant password requirements O The plant password can be a maximum of 12 characters The following special characters are permitted e 2 l 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 10 Entering the Generator Power page 43 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Enter a new password in the Plant password text field Enter the new password again in the Repeat text field Select Save M The Sunny Home Manager changes the password for all Bluetooth devices 14 4 Lost Password 14 4 1 Forgotten Sunny Portal Password Open www SunnyPortal com Select Forgotten Password in the Login area Enter your e mail address in the E mail text field R WN gt Select Generate New Password M You will receive an e mail with a new password 5 Change the assigned password see Section 14 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password page 86 14 4 2 Forgotten Password You can activate each Bluetooth device with a pers
22. radio controlled socket was already configured for various loads is displayed under the diagram on the left of the SMA radio controlled socket icon By clicking the icon the history of all loads is displayed for those that were configured for the SMA radio controlled socket Tip You can select the SMA radio controlled sockets that the diagram is to display see Section 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio controlled Sockets page 35 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 25 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Tab Content Year Tip You can select the SMA radio controlled sockets that the diagram is to display see Section 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio controlled Sockets page 35 Power consumption of the connected loads in the months of a year Total power consumption of the connected loads in the selected year History of each SMA radio controlled socket If 1 SMA radio controlled socket was already configured for various loads is displayed under the diagram on the left of the SMA radio controlled socket icon By clicking the icon the history of all loads is displayed for those that were configured for the SMA radio controlled socket Total Tip You can select the SMA radio controlled sockets that the diagram is to display see Section 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio controlled Sockets page 35 Power consumption of the connected loads in the individual years Tota
23. the Internet 0000 Device Settings xa da cease eas Filtering the Device Overview Page 00006 Calling up the Properties of a Device ooooooooo o Calling up the Parameters of a Device 04 Updating Parameters oa AA hate HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 Table of Contents Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 8 5 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 9 8 10 8 11 8 12 9 9 1 9 2 9 2 1 9 2 2 9 2 3 9 2 4 9 2 5 9 2 6 9 2 7 9 2 8 9 2 9 9 2 10 9 3 9 4 9 4 1 9 4 2 10 10 1 Reading the Software Package Version 40 Configuring the Energy Meter aint iso 40 Setting the Data Request Interval ooooooooo 41 Activating Deactivating the Automatic Software Update for the Sunny Home Manager viv eds seee ita 42 Entering the Phase cited ges dla didas 42 Entering the Generator Power 0 000s ee eee A3 Changing the Device Name 000s eee eee ee 44 Changing a Device s Description ooooooooooo 44 load Controls siiras oi ah on a Mase os 45 Safety when Configuring SMA Radio controlled Sockets A5 Configuring SMA Radio controlled Sockets 46 Requirements iii ds EA 46 Procedure aa 46 Activating Deactivating Data Collection 0000 eee ee 46 Selecting the load Types nada ii Ge Pete 47 Entering the Load Name coo coat add 47 Entering the Power Consumption 00000 cece eee eee eee 48 Enter the Maximu
24. the SMA radio controlled socket that require a continuous power supply e g refrigerator freezer Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that can cause injuries or fires if switched on unintentionally and while unattended e g iron Only connect loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that are suitable for the voltage and power range of the SMA radio controlled socket see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager Only connect the SMA radio controlled socket to properly installed socket outlets with a protective contact The enclosed documentation is an integral part of this product Read and adhere to the documentation Keep the documentation in a convenient place at all times for future reference Sunny Portal The Sunny Portal is an Internet portal with the following functions e Visualizing the PV plant data and the data from the SMA radio controlled socket e User interface for configuring the Sunny Home Manager and SMA radio controlled sockets The enclosed documentation is an integral part of this product e Read and adhere to the documentation Keep the documentation in a convenient place at all times for future reference 10 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 2 Safety 2 2 Safety Precautions Danger to Life by Connecting Medical Devices Connecting medical devices while unattended can result in life threatening situations Do not connect any
25. the Sunny Home Manager only a maximum of 2 other data requesting devices access your PV plant at the same time No data is displayed on the Current tab located on the load balance and control page Too many data requesting devices may have access to the devices of your PV plant at the same time e g Sunny Beam and several computers with Sunny Explorer Corrective measures Make sure that in addition to the Sunny Home Manager only a maximum of 2 other data requesting devices access your PV plant at the same time No data is displayed on the Current tab located on the Energy balance page There may not be a PV generation meter connected to the Sunny Home Manager and too many data requesting devices may access the devices of your PV plant at the same time e g Sunny Beam and several computers with Sunny Explorer Corrective measures Make sure that in addition to the Sunny Home Manager only a maximum of 2 other data requesting devices access your PV plant at the same time A meter reading other than the meter reading on the energy meters is displayed in the Sunny Portal The Sunny Home Manager may have been temporarily out of operation or the connection between the Sunny Home Manager and the energy meters may have been interrupted Corrective measures Read the current meter reading on the energy meters and enter it in the Sunny Portal see Section 8 6 Configuring the Energy Meter p
26. yesh wa Wan a ibe hapa pat etch ds Report OVERVIEW uea oc ti A WA alan peters Configuring Reports ic ir dad Creating a Report for a Specific Date 2 0 02 Setting the Communication Monitoring Setting the Inverter Comparison oooooococccccooo eee Plant Settings 0 600 cciseveesveaevereceaswene di Entering the String Properties di didas Changing Haba sis y facies Changing the Plant Name is Setting the Plant Power nadaa Manually Entering the Plant Power 0 0000 cece eee eee eee Having the Plant Power Calculated 00ooooococcccooooo eee Changing the Plant Description 0 0000s Changing Operator Dat aora Changing Deleting the Plant Image Feed in Tariff SelfConsumption Tariff and Electricity Tariff HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 Table of Contents Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 12 9 12 10 12 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 1 13 2 13 3 13 4 13 5 14 14 1 14 2 14 2 1 14 2 2 14 3 14 3 1 14 3 2 14 4 14 4 1 14 4 2 15 16 Setting the Optimization Target ooooooooccoooo 77 Entering COPA vdd pra prisa 78 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield 79 Setting the Monthly Distribution of the Predicted Annual Yield 80 Editing the Data Releases 00oocoooccccocoo co 81 User Management o oooocococnocococnomo mo 82 Users and User Rights roo piden 82 Creating a New User moree nri Ta A 83 De
27. 1 Select Next 12 Select Finish 10 4 Reassigning the Sunny Home Manager After Resetting the Sunny Home Manager Plant Once you have completely reset the Sunny Home Manager see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager you must reassign the Sunny Home Manager to your Sunny Home Manager plant in the Sunny Portal Otherwise the Sunny Portal will not accept any data from the Sunny Home Manager You have the following options for reassigning the Sunny Home Manager to your Sunny Home Manager plant Reassign the Sunny Home Manager via the Sunny Portal access or e Reassign the Sunny Home Manager using the Plant Setup Assistant see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager 58 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Plant Management Reassigning the Sunny Home Manager via the Sunny Portal Access Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Log into Sunny Portal see Section 4 2 2 Select Plant Selection gt My Sunny Home Manager plant in the page and drop down menu M The following window opens Sunny Home Manager has been reset 3 To delete the Sunny Home Manager and all the Sunny Home Manager data from the Sunny Portal select Delete from the plant 4 To continue using the Sunny Home Manager in this Sunny Home Manager plant select Use in this plant 10 5 Deleting a Device from the Sunn
28. 10 17 5 User Interface of the Sunny Home Manager Plant SMA Solar Technology AG 5 User Interface of the Sunny Home Manager Plant Accessing the User Interface of the Sunny Home Manager Plant If you have only created 1 plant in the Sunny Portal you automatically access the user interface of the Sunny Home Manager plant after you log into Sunny Portal If you have several plants in the Sunny Portal you must access the user interface of the Sunny Home Manager plant after you log into Sunny Portal 1 Log into Sunny Portal see Section 4 2 2 Select Plant Selection gt My Sunny Home Manager plant in the page and drop down menu M The user interface of the Sunny Home Manager plant opens SUNNY PORTAL gt Ger te 1 I 1 Current status 1 4 kw Spezifischer Anlagenertrag 11 Report 2 Forecast and recommended action 10 00 11 00 d Grid feedin 84kw Seif consumaton 14kw Energy consumption total 14kw 0 0 kw Seff consumption rate 14 0 0 11 A __ ll 700 800 9 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 Figure 2 User interface of the Sunny Home Manager plant in Sunny Portal Position Designation Explanation A Header Select the user interface language Log out of Sunny Portal B Content area Content of the selected page Cc Page and drop down e Access to the various pages and menus of the menu Sunny Home Manager plant HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610
29. 55 O The lower horizontal LED of the SMA radio controlled sockets lights up blue O The data request interval must be set to Automatic in the Sunny Portal see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 41 O The animated graphic on the Current status and forecast page displays the current data O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 9 2 2 Procedure Procedure See Activate deactivate data collection Section 9 2 3 2 Select the load types Section 9 2 4 3 Enter the load name Section 9 2 5 4 Enter the power consumption Section 9 2 6 5 Enter the maximum program operating time Section 9 2 7 or Enter the minimum switch on time and switch off time Section 9 2 8 6 Configure time period Section 9 2 10 9 2 3 Activating Deactivating Data Collection You can set whether or not the Sunny Portal is to accept data from the SMA radio controlled socket If you would like to control loads using the SMA radio controlled socket you must activate the data collection If you deactivate the data collection no SMA radio controlled socket data is displayed in the Sunny Portal and you cannot control any loads using the SMA radio controlled socket All SMA radio controlled socket data recorded up to this time remains in the Sunny Portal To activate the data collection activate the Active checkbox To deactivate the data collecti
30. 9 Load Control 9 Load Control 9 1 Safety when Configuring SMA Radio controlled Sockets Danger to life by disconnecting medical devices Unintentionally disconnecting medical devices can result in life threatening situations Do not connect any medical devices to the SMA radio controlled socket Risk of injury and fire due to unintentional and unattended switching on of loads Loads that are activated unintentionally and while unattended via an SMA radio controlled socket can cause injuries and fires e g iron Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that can cause damage if switched on unintentionally NOTICE Damage to loads Frequently switching a load on and off can damage certain loads Ask the load manufacturer whether the load is suitable for being controlled via an SMA radio controlled socket or a timer Configure the SMA radio controlled sockets so that the loads connected to them are not switched on or off more frequently than the load manufacturer specifies Do not connect any loads to the SMA radio controlled socket that require a continuous power supply User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 45 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio controlled Sockets 9 2 1 Requirements O You have already registered your SMA radio controlled sockets in the Sunny Portal see Section 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices page
31. Entering the String Properties page 70 22 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu Position Explanation Tariff for the electricity purchased from the power distribution grid e Red Expensive Green Good value If you have only entered 1 electricity tariff green is always displayed e Other colors electricity tariffs between the most expensive and the lowest electricity tariff D Expected PV power 6 2 3 Energy Balance The following is required to display the page O Atleast 1 consumption meter or 1 feed in meter is connected to the Sunny Home Manager The data on the page can only be completely displayed if at least the following energy meter types are connected to the Sunny Home Manger Feed in meter Consumption meter The Energy balance page consists of the following tabs Tab Content Current The following is required to display the tab O The data request interval must be set to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 41 The tab shows the following current data Current grid feed in Current self consumption e Current generated PV power Current purchased electricity Current consumption Day Daily yield Grid feed in on one day Selfconsumption on one day e Purchased electricity on one day e Daily consumption Selfconsumption rate on on
32. Home Manager detects how much energy is typically consumed at certain times in a household and uses this to create a load profile of the household To create the load profile the following energy meters must be connected to the Sunny Home Manager e Feed in meter and consumption meter or e Bidirectional meter for grid feed in and purchased electricity Controlling SMA radio controlled sockets Specific electrical loads connected to SMA radio controlled sockets can be switched on and off by the Sunny Home Manager For this purpose the Sunny Home Manager uses the yield forecast and the load profile to determine favorable points in time for increasing the self consumption rate Sending energy meter data to Sunny Backup systems If a Bluetooth Piggy Back Offgrid is installed in the Sunny Backup the Sunny Home Manager can send the energy meter data to the Sunny Backup system At a suitable point in time the Sunny Backup activates the charge or electric discharge of the batteries e If residual PV power is available it is stored in the batteries e Ifno PV power is available the Sunny Backup activates the electric discharge of the batteries and the energy can be used User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 13 3 Product Description SMA Solar Technology AG Figure 1 PV plant with Sunny Home Manager example Position Designation A PV modules B Sunny
33. N 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings Manually Enter the Monthly Distribution 7 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Parameters tab Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens In the Yield expectations area enter the values in the in text fields in the table with the months To allow the predicted annual yield and the monthly distribution to be displayed in the diagrams onthe Annual Comparison and Energy and Power pages activate the Display the monthly distribution in the yearly comparison as well as energy and power checkbox To allow the predicted annual yield to be configured on the Annual Comparison and Energy and Power pages activate the The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams checkbox Select Save 12 13 Editing the Data Releases You can set whether you would like to provide the sonnenertrag eu PV database with your plant data l 2 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Data releases tab Select Edit The setting menu for the data releases opens Activate or deactivate the data releases checkbox Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 81 13 User Management SMA Solar Technology AG 13 User Management 13 1 Users and User Rights If you have Plant Administrator rights you can create additional users in t
34. Portal C PV inverter D Sunny Home Manager E Router F PV generation meter G Feed in meter and consumption meter or bidirectional meter for grid feed in and purchased electricity H Power distribution grid Sunny Backup K SMA radio controlled socket L Battery M Electrical load HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Product Description 3 2 SMA Radio controlled Socket The SMA radio controlled socket supports load control in households with the Sunny Home Manager For this purpose the SMA radio controlled socket carries out the following tasks Converting control commands of Sunny Home Manager e Measuring the energy consumption of the connected electrical loads e Improving the wireless connection between Bluetooth devices Converting Control Commands of Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager can switch the radio controlled socket on and off As a result specific electrical devices can be switched on if there is a lot of PV power available for example The points in time at which the Sunny Home Manager switches the radio controlled socket on or off depend on the configuration of the SMA radio controlled socket Measuring the Energy Consumption of the Connected Electrical Loads The SMA radio controlled socket measures the energy consumption of the connected electrical loads Improving the Wireless Connection between Bluetooth Devices If the distance between Bluetooth devic
35. Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 9 2 9 Entering the Minimum Switch off Time The minimum switch off time is the minimum time the connected load must remain switched off for example to prevent overheating or enable restarting Requirement O The type of the connected load is not program controlled selfconfigured e Enter the minimum switch off time in the Minimum switch off time text field 9 2 10 Configuring the Time Period The time period defines during which time the Sunny Home Manager can switch on the SMA radio controlled socket You can set several time periods for each SMA radio controlled socket A time period from 8 00 a m to 6 00 p m is set by default The time period is displayed as a blue column on the time scale Changing the Time Period 1 Select Configure time period 2 Select the time period on the time axis The time period turns dark blue 3 Click the start or end of the time period and keeping the left mouse button pressed set the time period Select End configuration 5 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 49 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG Setting the Device Operating Time The device operating time defines how long a load that is not program controlled is to operate during a time period Requirement O The type of the connected load is not program controlled selfconfigured 1 Select Configure time pe
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37. Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 79 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 12 12 Setting the Monthly Distribution of the Predicted Annual Yield The monthly distribution shows how the predicted annual yield is distributed throughout the months of the year You have the following options Have Sunny Portal suggest the monthly distribution Manually enter the monthly distribution Have Sunny Portal Suggest the Monthly Distribution Requirements O The plant location is entered see Section 12 2 Changing Plant Data page 71 O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Parameters tab Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 Select Suggest a Monthly Distribution in the Yield expectations area E The monthly distribution is displayed in the table with the months 5 To allow the average expected yield and the monthly distribution to be displayed in the diagrams on the Annual Comparison and Energy and Power pages activate the Display the monthly distribution in the yearly comparison as well as energy and power checkbox 6 To allow the average expected yield to be configured on the Annual Comparison and Energy and Power pages activate the The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams checkbox 80 HoMan_Portal BA BE
38. Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens 4 Change the desired plant data 5 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 71 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 12 3 Changing the Plant Name You can change the plant name that you entered when you registered the Sunny Home Manager plant Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Plant name requirements O The plant name can be a maximum of 30 characters 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens Enter the desired plant name in the Name text field 5 Select Save 12 4 Setting the Plant Power 12 4 1 Manually Entering the Plant Power The plant power is the sum of the power of all PV modules You can obtain the plant power specifications from your installer The plant power is required to display the following data Specific plant yield e Average expected yield e Performance ratio Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens In the Power area set the p
39. Selfconsumption rate The animated graphic visualizes the following current data Grid feed in e Purchased electricity Selfconsumption Forecast and Recommended Action Area The Forecast and recommended action diagram visualizes the following information Weather forecast for the current date e Expected PV power e Tariff for the electricity purchased from the power distribution grid Tip Click the diagram and holding the left mouse button pressed move the mouse left or right This allows you to select another time period User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 21 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Today 11 15 24 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 Figure 3 Forecast and recommended action diagram example Position Explanation A Weather forecast B Suitable time for manually switching on loads The Sunny Home Manager takes the following information into consideration for the recommended action e Weather forecast e Expected energy consumption of the household and loads connected to the SMA radio controlled sockets Reimbursement see Section 12 8 Feed in Tariff Self Consumption Tariff and Electricity Tariff page 76 e Electricity tariff see Section 12 8 Feed in Tariff SelfConsumption Tariff and Electricity Tariff page 76 Optimization target see Section 12 9 Setting the Optimization Target page 77 e Azimuth angle and angle of inclination see Section 12 1
40. Technology AG Communication Monitoring Communication monitoring displays the current communication status between the Sunny Home Manager and the Sunny Portal If the Sunny Home Manager does not communicate with the Sunny Portal for longer than the time set the Sunny Portal displays an error and notifies you by e mail see Section 11 4 Setting the Communication Monitoring page 67 The communication monitoring status is displayed with the following symbols Symbol Status Explanation D Deactivated Communication monitoring is not set see Section 11 4 Setting the Communication Monitoring page 67 OK Communication with Sunny Portal is OK 000 The time of last contact is displayed Error Communication with Sunny Portal is interrupted mt The Details link provides you with detailed y information on the time of last contact The error is displayed until it is cleared If the error is not cleared the Sunny Portal sends another e mail reminder up to 3 days after the first e mail was sent E mail reminder is Clicking the bell icon stops the sending of 4 activated reminder e mails for the current error If a new error occurs the e mail reminder is sent again 28 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu Inverter Comparison The following is required to display the information O There are at least 2 inverters in the PV plant The Sunny
41. age 40 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 91 15 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem After the device is replaced using the Configuration Assistant the current parameters are not displayed in the parameter list Cause and corrective measures The new parameters may have not yet been transferred to the Sunny Portal Corrective measures e Call up the parameter list again later When configuring the SMA radio controlled sockets the time period cannot be set as desired The time period must be at least as long as a the maximum program operating time or b the sum of the minimum switch on time and the minimum switch off time and the sum of the device operating time and the minimum switch off time set for the time period Corrective measures e When setting the time period take into consideration the maximum program operating time or the minimum switch on and switch off time and the set device operating time The Sunny Home Manager does not switch the SMA radio controlled socket on You may have set the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic at the beginning of a time period e g the time period starts at 1 00 p m and you have set the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic after 1 00 p m If due to the maximum program operating time the load cannot complete operation or if the load does not have the set device operation time available within the time period
42. are a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 Set one or more of the following filters Text field or drop down list Explanation Device Name Complete name of the device or part of the device name Serial Number Complete serial number of the device or parts of the serial number Devices Searched device class e g Photovoltaic inverter Sunny Home Manager Data Collection e All activated or deactivated devices are searched for e Active only activated devices are searched for Deactivated only deactivated devices are searched for 3 Select Refresh Tip You can sort the devices in the device overview in ascending or descending order by clicking a blue entry in the table head Device Name Serial Number Product Group Data Collection 4 To delete the filter select Reset 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device The tab with the device properties displays information on each device Depending on the device and the device settings various device properties can be displayed on this tab Requirement O Youare a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 Select J in the dev
43. do not receive compensation for selfconsumption enter O in the Selfconsumption tariff text field Enter the time for which the electricity tariff applies in the Electricity tariff area in the from and to input fields Enter the electricity tariff that applies to the entered time in the Price input field If the electricity tariff only applies to specific weekdays activate the checkboxes with the respective weekdays If the electricity tariff applies to each weekday activate all checkboxes with the weekdays To enter additional electricity tariffs select and enter the data Select Save HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 12 9 Setting the Optimization Target The optimization target defines which target you are pursuing with your Sunny Home Manager plant e Achieve the highest self consumption possible ecological e Save the most costs possible economical The optimization target affects the following components e Load control via SMA radio controlled sockets Recommended actions for the Forecast and recommended action diagram on the Current status and forecast page Requirements O The feed in tariff selfconsumption tariff and electricity tariff are entered see Section 12 8 O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 S
44. e area select the energy meter type that is connected to the respective meter input e If the connected energy meter has a DO interface select DO e If the connected energy meter has a DO interface and is a bidirectional meter select DO in the Meter input 1 drop down list and activate the Bidirectional meter Supply and feed in checkbox M The Meter input 2 area is not available e Ifthe connected energy meter has a SO interface select SO and enter the pulses and meter reading of the energy meter in the SO pulses kWh and Meter reading text fields see the energy meter manual e If no energy meters are connected to the Sunny Home Manager select no meter in the Meter input 1 Meter input 2 and Meter input 3 drop down lists 4 Select Save 40 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval The data request interval defines how often the Sunny Home Manager sends data to the Sunny Portal and how often it requests data from the Sunny Portal The Sunny Portal can only display current Sunny Home Manager data and switch SMA radio controlled sockets if the data request interval is set to Automatic SMA Solar Technology AG only recommends setting the data request interval to Hourly or Daily if you can establish the Internet connection using a GSM modem Depending on your GSM tariff you will therefore avoid additional costs Requ
45. e day User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 23 6 Page and Drop down Menu SMA Solar Technology AG Tab Month Content Monthly yield Total monthly grid feed in and grid feed in on the days of a month Total monthly self consumption and self consumption on the days of a month Total monthly purchased electricity and purchased electricity on the days of a month Monthly consumption Monthly selfconsumption rate Year Annual yield Total annual grid feed in and grid feed in in the months of a year Total annual selfconsumption and selfconsumption in the months of a year Total annual purchased electricity and purchased electricity in the months of a year Annual consumption Self consumption rate of a year Total Total yield Total grid feed in Total selfconsumption Total purchased electricity Total consumption Total self consumption rate 24 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu 6 2 4 Load Balance and Control The following is required to display the page O SMA radio controlled sockets are configured in the Sunny Home Manager plant see Section 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio controlled Sockets page 46 The page consists of the following tabs Tab Content Current The following is required to display the tab O The data request interval must be set to Automatic see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Inter
46. ect Select from the gallery Double click the desired image Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 75 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Deleting the User defined Plant Image If you delete the user defined plant image Sunny Portal displays the default plant image l 2 5 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens Select No plant image in the Plant image area Select Save 12 8 Feed in Tariff Self Consumption Tariff and Electricity Tariff The reimbursement and electricity tariff affect the following components Recommended actions for the Forecast and recommended action diagram on the Current status and forecast page Load control via SMA radio controlled sockets Requirement O 10 11 12 76 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu Select the Parameters tab Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens Enter the feed in tariff per kWh in the Reimbursement area in the Feed in tariff text field Select the desired currency in the corresponding drop down list If you receive compensation for self consumption enter the selfconsumption tariff in the Self consumption tariff text field If you
47. ed socket to Automatic after 1 00 p m If the load does not have the set device operation time available within the time period the Sunny Home Manager only switches the SMA radio controlled socket on within the next time period To set the connected load to start immediately set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to switch on see Section 9 3 and switch on the load M After the pond pump stops operating the SMA radio controlled socket switches to Automatic switch off mode The pond pump is restarted during the next time period If the pond pump is not to start during the next time period set the SMA radio controlled socket to switch off mode see Section 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio controlled Socket page 51 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Plant Management 10 Plant Management 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices If a new Bluetooth device is added to your PV plant or if you replace a Bluetooth device with another one device replacement you must detect the new Bluetooth device with the Sunny Home Manager The Configuration Assistant in the Sunny Portal helps you detect new Bluetooth devices add them to the Sunny Home Manager plant and replace Bluetooth devices If you would like to replace the Sunny Home Manager you must use the Plant Setup Assistant see Section 10 3 Replacing the Sunny Home Manager page 57 Requirements O
48. elect the Parameters tab Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 In the Optimization target area click the scroll bar and holding the left mouse button pressed set the optimization target e To achieve the highest self consumption possible move the scroll bar towards ecological e To save the most costs possible move the scroll bar towards economical 5 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 TE 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 12 10 Entering CO Avoided The CO factor indicates how much CO is produced for every single kilowatt hour of electricity generated The CO factor can vary depending on the grid operator You can find out how high the CO factor is for 1 kilowatt hour of electricity from your grid operator Sunny Portal can use the CO factor to calculate how much CO has been avoided thanks to the power generation of your PV plant You can display the CO avoided on the following pages e Plant profile page Daily info report or Monthly info report see Section 11 3 2 Configuring Reports page 65 Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Parameters tab Select Edit M The setting menu for parameters opens 4 Inthe Factor area enter the CO factor in the text field or click the scroll bar
49. equest Interval page 41 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Select Load balance and control in the page and drop down menu Select the Current tab Move the mouse pointer on the operating mode in the Operating mode column in the line of the desired SMA radio controlled socket M A drop down menu opens Select the desired operating mode Operating mode Explanation Automatic This cannot be set for the only measure load type The SMA radio controlled socket is controlled by the Sunny Home Manager Depending on the current control command of the Sunny Home Manager the SMA radio controlled socket is either switched on or switched off in this mode switch on The SMA radio controlled socket is not controlled by the Sunny Home Manager The SMA radio controlled socket is switched on The connected load can draw power switch off The SMA radio controlled socket is not controlled by the Sunny Home Manager The SMA radio controlled socket is switched off The connected load cannot draw any power Wait until the selected operating mode is displayed on the Sunny Portal user interface HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 9 4 Controlling the Loads using SMA Radio controlled Sockets 9 4 1 Controlling Program controlled Loads The Section illustrates an example of a washing machine t
50. er Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 Select Update parameters Select Z in the device line and the Parameters column M You can read the current parameters in the parameter list X The current parameters are still not displayed in the parameter list The time after which the current parameters are displayed depends on the set data request interval see Section 8 7 The Sunny Home Manger may have not yet transferred the updated parameters to the Sunny Portal e Call up the parameter list again later User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 39 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 8 5 Reading the Software Package Version Requirement O Youare a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 Select Zl in the device line and the Parameters column M You can read the software package version in the parameter list 8 6 Configuring the Energy Meter Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 38 2 Select Edit The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 In the drop down lists located in the Meter Chang
51. er Information The following is required to display the page O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator or Standard User see Section 13 User Management page 82 The page displays the data of the logged in user The following changes are possible Change user data see Section 13 5 Changing User Information page 84 e Change Sunny Portal password see Section 14 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password page 86 6 8 2 Logout Using the Logout menu item you can log out of the Sunny Portal user interface see Section 4 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal page 17 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 33 7 Page Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 7 Page Settings 7 1 Performing Settings on the Diagram 7 1 1 Setting the Display Period Depending on the diagram you can set various display periods The control for setting the display period is below the diagram If there is a scroll bar below the diagram click the b T blue arrow and keeping the left mouse button pressed set the period If there is a date and arrow icon below the diagram set the date using the arrow icons or a calendar To set the date using the arrow icons browse backwards using and browse forward using Ol viu JO and set the desired date qe 4 January 2012 gt To set the date using a calendar click the date Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa between the arrow icons and select the desired Energy balance date
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53. es is too great or obstructions interfere with the Bluetooth connection the SMA radio controlled socket can be used as a repeater This closes the dead zone User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 15 3 Product Description SMA Solar Technology AG 3 3 Sunny Portal The Sunny Portal is an Internet portal with the following functions e Visualizing the PV plant data and the data from the SMA radio controlled socket User interface for configuring the Sunny Home Manager and SMA radio controlled sockets The Sunny Portal receives the PV plant data and the data from the radio controlled socket The Sunny Portal transmits settings made on the Sunny Home Manager and SMA radio controlled sockets via the Sunny Portal to the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager transmits the settings to the SMA radio controlled sockets System requirements O Internet access O JavaScript is activated in the web browser Supported web browsers Google Chrome from version 14 0 e Microsoft Internet Explorer from version 8 e Mozilla Firefox from version 5 Opera from version 11 0 Safari from version 5 0 Recommended screen resolution e Minimum 1 024 pixels x 768 pixels SMA devices Sunny Home Manager e Recommended SMA radio controlled sockets Energy meter SMA Solar Technology AG recommends connecting at least the following energy meters to the Sunny Home Manager e 1 feedin meter and 1 consumption meter or e 1 bidirectional meter fo
54. fferentiate between messages which you have already read and new messages 1 Select the System Logbook in the page and drop down menu 2 To individually confirm messages select in the line of the message and in the Confirmed column 3 To confirm several messages mark the relevant messages e To mark individual messages activate the relevant checkboxes on the left of the messages To mark all messages activate the Select all checkbox 4 Select Submit User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 63 11 Plant Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG 11 3 Reports 11 3 1 Report Overview Reports contain plant data or events of the PV plant You can have the reports sent as e mail by the Sunny Portal You can have the e mails sent by your mobile service provider as a text message or have them forwarded as a text message from your e mail account Report Possible content Daily info report e Daily yield kWh e Today s maximum power CO avoided kg Monthly info report e Monthly yield kWh e Monthly maximum power e Monthly CO avoided Event report e Information e Warnings e Failures e Errors 64 HoMan_Portal BA BEN112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 3 2 Configuring Reports The following report types are available 11 Plant Monitoring Info reports contain plant data and are sent to you regularly Event reports notify you about specific plant events
55. he Sunny Portal so they can access your Sunny Portal plant You can assign various roles to users Roles differ in the rights the users have in your Sunny Portal The following roles are possible e Guest Standard User e Installer e Plant Administrator Rights Role Guest Standard Installer Plant User Administrator Login Y Y Y Y View pages Y Y Y Y Change and delete pages Y Y Release pages for viewing in Y Y Sunny Portal and publish pages Save diagram data Y Y Y View and change user Y Y Y Y information Change Sunny Portal password Y Y Y Change the plant password Y Y View device properties Y Y Y View plant properties Y Y Y Change plant properties Y Y View report configuration Y Y Y Change report configuration Y Y Change device properties Y Y Configure SMA radio Y Y controlled sockets Set the operating mode of Y Y SMA radio controlled sockets using the Sunny Portal Replace devices Y Y 82 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 13 User Management Rights Role Guest Standard Installer Plant User Administrator Replace the Y Sunny Home Manager Delete devices Y Y Delete Sunny Home Manager Y Y Delete Sunny Home Manager Y Y plant Reassign the Y Y Sunny Home Manager to the plant Set the communication Y Y monitoring Set inver
56. ice line and the Properties column 38 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 8 3 Calling up the Parameters of a Device The parameters of a device are described in the respective device manual You can only read the parameters of the device on this page you cannot change them If you want to change the parameters use the Sunny Explorer software see Sunny Explorer help You can obtain the Sunny Explorer for free in the download Section of www SMA de en Requirement O Youare a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and drop down menu 2 Select 2 in the device line and the Parameters column M You can read the parameters in the parameter list The displayed parameters are not current Device parameters may have been changed using the Sunny Explorer software but due to connection problems the changes are not displayed in the Sunny Portal e Update parameters see Section 8 4 3 To display the parameter changes select El in the History column 8 4 Updating Parameters It makes sense to update the parameters in the following case Device parameters were changed using the Sunny Explorer software but the changes are not displayed in the Sunny Portal Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and Us
57. ices page 56 G Monitoring Displays whether the communication monitoring or the inverter comparison is activated 9 or deactivated 9 for the devices see Section 11 Plant Monitoring page 61 H Properties Opens tab with device properties see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 38 You can perform settings on the devices using the Properties tab Parameters Opens the Parameters tab with the device parameters see Section 8 3 Calling up the Parameters of a Device page 39 K Logbook Opens System Logbook tab with the messages for this device see Section 11 2 1 Calling up and Filtering Messages page 62 32 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu Overview of New Devices Using this tab you can add new Bluetooth devices to the plant or replace devices with the Configuration Assistant see Section 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices page 55 6 7 4 Report Configuration The page displays whether and which types of reports you have e mailed by Sunny Portal see Section 11 3 Reports page 64 6 7 5 User Management The following is required to display the page O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 User Management page 82 The page displays all users who are created for the Sunny Home Manager plant see Section 13 2 Creating a New User page 83 6 8 User Info Logout 6 8 1 Us
58. ion between the Sunny Home Manager and the SMA radio controlled socket is interrupted for more than 15 minutes In this case you must then reset the SMA radio controlled socket to the Automatic operating mode see Section 9 3 9 2 5 Entering the Load Name You can identify the SMA radio controlled socket and the connected loads in the Sunny Home Manager plant using the load names Enter a load name in the Name of load text field e g Washing machine basement User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 47 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 9 2 6 Entering the Power Consumption The power consumption is the power typically required by a load for operation see load manual Requirement O The type of the connected load is program controlled or not program controlled Enter the power of the connected load in the Power consumption text field 9 2 7 Enter the Maximum Program Operating Time The maximum program operating time is the time that a program controlled load requires for its longest program The maximum program operating time defines the latest time a load must be switched on so that its longest program can be completed within the specified time limits Example Maximum Program Operating Time for a Washing Machine You have defined a time slot from 10 00 a m to 6 00 p m for your washing machine see Section 9 2 10 Configuring the Time Period page 49 i e your washing machine s washing cycle is to be comp
59. irement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 38 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 In the Data reques interval area select the desired option Automatic Hourly or Daily Checkbox Automatic Meaning The Sunny Home Manager updates data on the Current status and forecast pages and on the Current tab within a few seconds The Sunny Home Manager sends data that is displayed on other pages to the Sunny Portal between a few minutes and up to a maximum of 15 minutes If electrical loads are controlled by SMA radio controlled sockets you must activate the Automatic option Hourly The Sunny Home Manager sends data to the Sunny Portal hourly and requests data from the Sunny Portal Settings made on the Sunny Portal are sent to the Sunny Home Manager in less than 60 minutes Daily The Sunny Home Manager sends data to the Sunny Portal every 24 hours and requests data from the Sunny Portal Settings made on the Sunny Portal are sent to the Sunny Home Manager in less than 24 hours 4 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 41 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 8 8 Activating Deactivating the Automatic Software Update for the Sun
60. k to only call up certain messages 1 Select the System Logbook in the page and drop down menu 2 To filter messages set one or more of the following filters Input field or drop down list Explanation Go to Enter the date for the messages you would like to display Tip Click the calendar icon and select a date in the calendar Status e To display all unconfirmed messages select Not approved e To display all approved messages select Approved e To display all messages select All Plant Devices To display the messages of the Sunny Portal the Sunny Home Manager plant and the devices select All e To display the Sunny Portal messages select Portal e To display the Sunny Home Manager plant select Plant e To display messages of specific devices select the respective device e g SB 4200TL 62 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Plant Monitoring Input field or drop down list Explanation Number per Page Select the number of messages that you would like to display Type To display a specific type of message activate the respective Info Warning Failure or Error checkbox 11 2 2 Confirming Messages Requirement O Youare a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 You can confirm messages in order to mark them as read This allows you to di
61. l see Section 13 2 you receive an e mail with a Sunny Portal password You can change the Sunny Portal password see Section 14 3 1 14 2 2 Plant Password All Bluetooth devices with the same password and the same NetID form a plant Therefore any password that is the same for all Bluetooth devices of a plant is referred to as the plant password You can only access all your PV plant s Bluetooth devices using your communication product e g Sunny Explorer Sunny Home Manager if all Bluetooth devices have the same password You must define the plant password when you register the Sunny Home Manager plant The plant password that you defined when you registered the Sunny Home Manager is the Installer user group password You can change the plant password see Section 14 3 2 User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 85 14 Password Information SMA Solar Technology AG 14 3 Changing Passwords 14 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password Sunny Portal password requirements O The Sunny Portal password can be a maximum of 8 characters O Youare a Standard User Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 The following special characters are permitted e 1 amp 2 _ lt gt e Space 1 Select User Info Logout gt User Information in the page and drop down menu 2 Select If you want to change your password please click here on the User Information tab 3 Enter the
62. l injury or property damage The enclosed documentation is an integral part of this product Read and adhere to the documentation Keep the documentation in a convenient place at all times for future reference User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 9 2 Safety SMA Solar Technology AG SMA Radio controlled Socket The SMA radio controlled socket supports load control in households with the Sunny Home Manager For this purpose the SMA radio controlled socket carries out the following tasks Converting control commands of the Sunny Home Manager Measuring the energy consumption of the connected electrical loads e Improving the wireless connection between Bluetooth devices The SMA radio controlled socket is not splash proof e The SMA radio controlled socket is only to be used indoors i Additional Information for France In France outdoor use of the SMA radio controlled socket is forbidden due to the legal restrictions regarding Bluetooth transmitting power It is not permitted to convert the SMA radio controlled socket or install component parts as the conversion or the installation of component parts can lead to property damage or injury Only use the SMA radio controlled socket in accordance with the information provided in the enclosed documentation Any other use can result in personal injury or property damage Do not connect any medical devices to the SMA radio controlled socket Do not connect any loads to
63. l power consumption of the connected loads History of each SMA radio controlled socket If 1 SMA radio controlled socket is already configured for various loads is displayed under the diagram on the left of the SMA radio controlled socket icon By clicking the icon the history of all loads is displayed for those that were configured for the SMA radio controlled socket 6 2 5 Energy and Power The following is required to display the page O No consumption meter and no feed in meter is connected to the Sunny Home Manager The page consists of the following tabs Tab Content Day Trend of the PV power over the day Month e Total yield on the days of a month e If activated on the Plant Properties page average expected yield see Section 12 11 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 79 Year e Total yield in the months of a year e If activated on the Plant Properties page average expected yield see Section 12 11 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 79 Total e Total yield of the previous years e If activated on the Plant Properties page average expected yield see Section 12 11 Calculating the Predicted Annual Yield page 79 26 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu 6 2 6 Annual Comparison Tab Content Total Yield e Yield trend of the previous years e Average yield trend of the previous years e If
64. lant power in the System power text field 5 To set the manufacturer of PV modules select the manufacturer in the Manufacturer drop down list 6 To set the module type select the module type in the Module type drop down list 7 Select Save 72 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 12 4 2 Having the Plant Power Calculated The plant power is the sum of the power of all PV modules It can be calculated directly from the data in the device properties The plant power is required to display the following data e Specific plant yield e Average expected yield e Performance ratio Requirements O The generator power for all inverters is entered see Section 8 10 Entering the Generator Power page 43 O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens 4 In the Power area activate Calculate plant performance from device properties checkbox The calculated plant power is displayed 5 Select Save 12 5 Changing the Plant Description You can enter important properties of the plant in the description The text is displayed on the Plant profile page The editor only supports text and does not support typography with HTML tags Requirement O Yo
65. leted by 6 00 p m The longest washing cycle of your washing machine lasts 3 hours You therefore enter at least 3 hours as the maximum program operating time when configuring the SMA radio controlled socket In this case the washing machine starts at the latest 3 p m so that the longest washing cycle can be completed For a shorter duration of the washing cycle that is actually selected the Sunny Home Manager still focuses on the maximum program operating time Requirement O The type of the connected load is program controlled e Enter the maximum program operating time for the connected load in the Max program operating time text field see the load manual 9 2 8 Entering the Minimum Switch on Time The minimum switch on time is the minimum time that the connected load must remain switched on for example to complete its starting sequence or complete an operating cycle Requirement O The type of the connected load is not program controlled selfconfigured i Delayed activation for several loads possible Some loads may not operate immediately after switching on the SMA radio controlled socket e g heat pumps for water storage tanks Immediate activation can only be ensured for the SMA radio controlled socket but not for the connected loads Enter the minimum switch on time in the Minimum switch on time text field Take into consideration the possible delays with the connected load when it starts 48 HoMan_
66. leting Users onnan tala 84 Changing User Rights raro ys 84 Changing User Information 000eeeee eee o 84 Password Information ooooooooo r m roo o 85 Selecting Secure Passwords 00 00 e cece eee eeee 85 Required Passwords tio adios a dig poholiens 85 Sunny Portal Password 00 eee eee 85 Plaint Password EIP e a 85 Changing Passwords ae ign Meas 86 Changing the Sunny Portal Password 1 0 0 0 eee o 86 Changing the Plant Password 0 0 0 cece 87 LOSE PASSWOR acted tt a a hire a we al a ne E ecg ett 87 Forgotten Sunny Portal Password 0c e eee eee eee ees 87 Forgotten Passwords ti stead kee gee al ON A eke 6 ee 87 Troubleshooting cciosiissica cis ticas 88 Contact A syed fee Lan E eee eee ek 93 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 1 Information on this Manual 1 Information on this Manual Validity This manual applies to the following products e HM BT 10 GR2 from software package 1 00 0 R BT SOCKET 10 from software package 12 12 100 R Sunny Portal Target Group This manual is intended for end users Additional Information Additional information is available at www SMA de en Document title Document type Sunny Home Manager Installation manual document available in German only Performance ratio Quality factor for the PV plant Technical information Symbols Symbol Explanation A DANGER Indica
67. m Program Operating Time 200005 48 Entering the Minimum Switch on Time 00000 e eee eee eee 48 Entering the Minimum Switch off Time aaau 49 Config ring the Time Period euro trastos biis poi dates 49 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio controlled O 51 Controlling the Loads using SMA Radio controlled Sockets 53 Controlling Program controlled Loads cece eee eee 53 Controlling Not Program controlled Loads 00 eee eens 54 Plant Management cece cece cece ees 55 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices 55 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 11 11 1 11 2 11 2 1 11 2 2 11 3 11 3 1 11 3 2 11 3 3 11 4 11 5 12 12 1 12 2 12 3 12 4 12 4 1 12 4 2 12 5 12 6 12 7 12 8 User Manual Activating Deactivating Devices 00o0ooo o Replacing the Sunny Home Manager Reassigning the Sunny Home Manager After Resetting the Sunny Home Manager Plant Deleting a Device from the Sunny Portal Deleting the Sunny Home Manager plant Plant Monitoring 0 esc e cece cece eeees Plant Monitoring OplONSioncnnantir ruth dadddiad eramdwad ERE NR Calling up and Filtering Messages 0 0 0 0 cece eee eee Confirming Message wastes sot er tbat ithe eal inca rail wheel A dg I in sha
68. m continues contact the previous owner and ask him to delete the Sunny Home Manager in the Sunny Portal or Contact the SMA Service Line 88 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 15 Troubleshooting Problem The Sunny Home Manager does not detect any or not all new Bluetooth devices Cause and corrective measures The NetID of your PV plant may not be set for the new Bluetooth devices Corrective measures Make sure that the NetID of your PV plant is set for the new devices Make sure that NetID 1 is not set for the new devices and on the Sunny Home Manager The wireless connection of several devices may be disturbed by ambient conditions Corrective measures Make sure that the connection quality for the Bluetooth devices is at least good see the manual of the Bluetooth devices e Ifthe connection quality is not at least good use a Bluetooth repeater or SMA radio controlled socket This allows you to extend the wireless range of your Bluetooth network Inverters with Bluetooth Piggy Back shut down overnight Therefore the Sunny Home Manager cannot establish a connection to these inverters at this time Corrective measures Continue the registration when there is sufficient irradiation The devices of your PV plant may not be operating Therefore the Sunny Home Manager cannot establish a connection to these devices Corrective measures
69. m operating time the Sunny Home Manager only switches the SMA radio controlled socket on within the next time period To set the connected load to start immediately set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to switch on see Section 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio controlled Socket page 51 M After the washing machine stops operating the SMA radio controlled socket switches to switch on mode User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 53 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 9 4 2 Controlling Not Program controlled Loads The Section illustrates an example of a pond pump to describe how you can control a not program controlled load using SMA radio controlled sockets 1 Connect the pond pump to the SMA radio controlled socket 2 Configure the SMA radio controlled socket for the pond pump see Section 9 2 Configuring 54 SMA Radio controlled Sockets page 46 Set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic see Section 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio controlled Socket page 51 M The Sunny Home Manager switches the SMA radio controlled socket on within the set time period X The Sunny Home Manager does not switch the SMA radio controlled socket on You may have set the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic after the beginning of the time period e g the time period starts at 1 00 p m and you have set the SMA radio controll
70. ng is required to display the menu item O A Sunny SensorBox is in your Sunny Home Manager plant A page with the measured values of the respective Sunny SensorBox is displayed for each Sunny SensorBox under the menu item Sensors 30 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 Page and Drop down Menu 6 7 Configuration 6 7 1 Plant Properties The page consists of the following tabs Tab Content Plant Data Displays the general data on the PV plant You can configure plant settings using this tab see Section 12 Plant Settings page 70 Operator Displays the operator s contact information Parameters Displays the following data e Reimbursement e Electricity tariff e Optimization target CO avoided e Expected yield e Ifa Sunny SensorBox is in your Sunny Home Manager plant performance ratio Data releases Displays to which extent SMA Solar Technology AG or third parties may use your data You can edit the data releases using this tab see Section 12 13 Editing the Data Releases page 81 6 7 2 System Presentation Page You have the following options with the System Presentation page e Send a link to your released pages to third parties see Section 7 4 1 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal page 36 e Incorporate the Plant profile page in other websites 6 7 3 Device Overview Page The page consists of the following tabs
71. ng with the report select Send no page 5 To send a test report to the set e mail address select Send test report 6 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 65 11 Plant Monitoring Configuring Event Reports SMA Solar Technology AG You can configure 3 event reports each with different content The Sunny Portal sends you the event reports at the times you set 1 RON Select Configuration gt Report Configuration in the page and drop down menu Select an Event report in the Report Configuration drop down list Select Edit Configure the report Area Activate Report Explanation Activate the Active checkbox Recipient Enter the recipient s recipients e mail address es in the E mail Address es text field If you enter several e mail addresses separate them by commas Interval To receive an e mail along with the event report hourly activate the Hourly option To receive an e mail along with the event report daily activate the daily option and select the time at which you would like to receive the e mail in the drop down list Contents You can select up to 4 Sunny Portal and Sunny Home Manager plant event types Information Warnings Failures Errors Activate the content that is to be displayed in the e mail In the Send Report as area select the format option in which the Sunny Portal is to send the report Select the
72. ns 70 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings Input field or drop down list Explanation Azimuth angle The azimuth angle indicates in degrees the amount by which the module surfaces deviate from a southern orientation e In the text field enterthe number of degrees by which the module surfaces deviate from a southern orientation Enter a negative value e g 20 for a deviation to the east and a positive value e g 20 for a deviation to the west e Ifthe module surfaces track the sun automatically activate the Tracking checkbox Angle of inclination The angle of inclination indicates in degrees the amount by which the module surfaces deviate from the horizontal For some plants the module surfaces are ideally aligned according to the latitude In Germany the optimum orientation is 30 degrees from the horizontal In the text field enter the number of degrees by which the module surfaces deviate from the horizontal If the module surfaces are ideally aligned according to the latitude activate the Optimized checkbox Description e Enter any comments 7 Select Accept 8 Select Save 12 2 Changing Plant Data Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2
73. ny Home Manager If the automatic software update is activated the Sunny Portal regularly checks whether there are update files for the Sunny Home Manager If there are update files they are automatically downloaded and the Sunny Home Manager software is updated Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Call up the device properties of the Sunny Home Manager see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 38 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 To activate the automatic software update activate the Active checkbox in the Automatic search for updates area 4 To deactivate the automatic software update deactivate the Active checkbox in the Automatic search for updates area 5 Select Save 8 9 Entering the Phase The Sunny Portal can display the phase to which each inverter is connected in the device properties To display the phase you must enter the phase Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select the inverter s device properties see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 38 2 Select Edit The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 In the Phase area activate the option of the phase to which the inverter is connected 4 Select Save 42 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 Use
74. o describe how you can control program controlled loads using SMA radio controlled sockets 1 o No 0 Make sure that the load can be controlled using the SMA radio controlled socket Ask the load manufacturer whether the load is suitable for control via an SMA radio controlled socket or a timer Connect the washing machine to the SMA radio controlled socket Configure the SMA radio controlled socket for the washing machine see Section 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio controlled Sockets page 46 Set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to switch on see Section 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio controlled Socket page 51 Power supply to the washing machine is now enabled Load the washing machine with laundry Set the desired program on the washing machine Start the washing machine Set the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic see Section 9 3 M The SMA radio controlled socket switches to switch off mode and is switched on by the Sunny Home Manager within the set time period The Sunny Home Manager does not switch the SMA radio controlled socket on You may have set the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic at the beginning of the time period e g the time period starts at 1 00 p m and you have set the SMA radio controlled socket to Automatic after 1 00 p m If the washing cycle cannot be completed within the time period due to the maximum progra
75. on deactivate the Active checkbox 46 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control 9 2 4 Selecting the Load Types 1 Call up the SMA radio controlled socket properties see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 38 2 Select Edit The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Select the type of the connected loads from the Type of load drop down list Type of load Explanation program controlled seltconfigured The connected loads run through the fixed defined programs and may not be interrupted while the program is running program controlled dish washer The connected load is a dish washer program controlled washing machine The connected load is a washing machine not program controlled selfconfigured The connected load does not run through any fixed defined programs and may be interrupted during operation e g pond pump only measure Only the power consumption of the connected device is to be measured i State of the SMA radio controlled socket after load operation and interrupted connection Depending on the load type the SMA radio controlled socket can either be switched on or switched off after load operation Program controlled load type switched on Not program controlled load type switched off The SMA radio controlled socket also switches into the respective state if the connect
76. onal unlocking key PUK see the Sunny Explorer help User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 87 15 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG 15 Troubleshooting Problem The Plant Setup Assistant does not find the Sunny Home Manager with the entered serial number and registration ID Cause and corrective measures You may have entered the serial number and or the registration ID incorrectly Corrective measures Make sure that the entries are correct It is possible that the Sunny Home Manager is not correctly connected to the router Corrective measures Make sure that the Sunny Home Manager is connected to the router correctly see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager may not be able to establish a connection to the Sunny Portal because DHCP is not activated on your router or The Sunny Home Manager may not be able to establish a connection to the Sunny Portal because there is a proxy server in your network Corrective measures e Establish the connection to the Sunny Portal using the Sunny Home Manager Assistant see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager is assigned to a different plant in the Sunny Portal e g if you have purchased a used Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures Completely reset the Sunny Home Manager see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager e Ifthe proble
77. ong connection ports of the Sunny Home Manager Corrective measures Make sure that each energy meter is connected to the connection port that is assigned to the energy meter see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Portal does not display a weather forecast in the Forecast and recommended action diagram It can take up to 24 hours after the Sunny Home Manager has been initially registered in the Sunny Portal until the weather forecast is displayed Corrective measures After 24 hours check again to see whether the weather forecast is displayed Ifafter 24 hours there is still no weather forecast displayed contact the SMA Service Line 90 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 15 Troubleshooting Problem The animated graphic on the Current status and forecast page does not display any current data Cause and corrective measures The data request interval may not be set fo Automatic The Sunny Portal therefore does not receive any current data from the Sunny Home Manager Set the data request interval to Automatic see Section 8 7 There may not be a PV generation meter connected to the Sunny Home Manager and too many data requesting devices may access the devices of your PV plant at the same time e g Sunny Beam and several computers with Sunny Explorer Corrective measures Make sure that in addition to
78. orted in ascending order according to the specific plant yield You can also sort the plant list by other values and in descending order To sort the list by another value click another blue value in the list s header To sort the list in descending order click the blue value in the header again 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio controlled Sockets To show the SMA radio controlled socket data in the diagram on the Load balance and control page activate the checkbox below the diagram next to the name of the SMA radio controlled socket e To hide the SMA radio controlled socket data in the diagram on the Load balance and control page deactivate the checkbox below the diagram next to the name of the SMA radio controlled socket User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 35 7 Page Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 7 4 Publishing Pages 7 4 1 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal If pages are released for viewing in the Sunny Portal other Sunny Portal users can view the pages You can release the following pages for viewing in Sunny Portal Plant profile Energy balance Load balance and control Energy and Power Annual Comparison Requirement O 36 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Select the desired page in the page and drop down menu In the content area select the Page Name under Configuration Activate the Also
79. our PV plant or e You no longer want to display a Bluetooth device in the Sunny Portal or e You would like to replace the Bluetooth device in the Sunny Portal with another one see Section 10 1 Adding Devices to the Plant Replacing Devices page 55 The data of the deactivated Bluetooth device remains in the Sunny Portal 56 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Plant Management Requirement O 5 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Select the device properties of the Bluetooth device see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 38 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens To deactivate the Bluetooth device in the Sunny Portal deactivate the Active checkbox in the Data collection area To activate the Bluetooth device in the Sunny Portal activate the Active checkbox in the Data collection area Select Save 10 3 Replacing the Sunny Home Manager Requirements O O The PV plant s NetID is set in the Sunny Home Manager see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The new Sunny Home Manager is connected to the router see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager The new Sunny Home Manager is supplied with power see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager You are a Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights
80. r Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 8 10 Entering the Generator Power The generator power is the maximum power of the PV modules that are connected to 1 inverter Procedure e Calculate the string properties using the generator power see Section 12 1 Entering the String Properties page 70 or e Enter the generator power manually SMA Solar Technology AG recommends calculating the generator power using the string properties A string describes a group of series connected PV modules Normally a PV plant is made up of multiple strings Each string has specific properties such as deviation to south azimuth or the roof s angle of inclination Entering the string s properties provides the following advantages e The Sunny Portal can determine the generator power more precisely The Sunny Home Manager can output more exact yield forecasts and control loads more efficiently Enter the Generator Power Manually You can find out the connected generator power present on each inverter from your installer Using the generator power the Sunny Portal can calculate the power of your PV plant see Section 12 4 2 Having the Plant Power Calculated page 73 Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Call up the inverter s properties see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 38 2 Select Edit The menu for setting
81. r grid feed in and purchased electricity 16 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 4 Getting Started 4 Getting Started 4 1 Registering the Sunny Home Manager in the Sunny Portal You must register the Sunny Home Manager in the Sunny Portal using the Plant Setup Assistant see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager 4 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal Logging into Sunny Portal Requirement Ol The Sunny Home Manager is registered in the Sunny Portal see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager Open www SunnyPortal com In the Login area enter the e mail address in the E mail text field Enter the Sunny Portal password in the Password text field Activate the SSL checkbox to transmit the encrypted login data Or BS Gor Ns Activate the Remain logged in checkbox to stay logged in for your next Sunny Portal visits This way you remain logged into Sunny Portal until you log out using the user interface 6 Select Login Logging Out of Sunny Portal When you log out of Sunny Portal using the user interface you protect your PV plant against unauthorized access e Select Logout in the header or Select User Info Logout gt Logout in the page and drop down menu 4 3 Setting the Language 1 In the user interface header move the mouse pointer on M A drop down menu opens 2 Select the desired language User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1126
82. release page on www sunnyportal com checkbox in the Approval area To send the page by e mail select Send the website via E mail enter the recipient s e mail address select Send E mail and M4 Select Save HoMan_Portal BA BEN 1 12610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 Page Settings 7 4 2 Presenting Sunny Portal Pages on the Internet Each of your Sunny Portal pages has its own URL Using these URLs you can set a link to your Sunny Portal page on other websites You can link other websites to the following pages Plant profile Energy balance Load balance and control Energy and Power Annual Comparison Requirement O DIRE 2 1 You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Select the desired page in the page and drop down menu In the content area select the Page Name under Configuration To see a preview of the page select Open page in a new window Copy the URL from the text field URL of the Page to the clipboard Copy the URL from clipboard to a program for creating websites e g Microsoft Office Frontpage or integrate it into your own website through a so called inline frame User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 37 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 8 1 Filtering the Device Overview Page You can find individual devices more easily if you filter the device overview Requirement O You
83. riod 2 Select the time period on the time axis The time period turns dark blue 3 Using the scroll bar in the Device operating time x minutes set how long the load is to operate within the time period Select End configuration 5 Select Save Sub dividing the Time Period You can sub divide individual time periods into shorter time periods This way you can control a load so that it does not continuously operate within a time period but operates at intervals Example Sub dividing a Time Period A pond pump is to operate every 2 hours for 45 minutes in the time period from 10 00 a m to 6 00 p m Requirement O The type of the connected load is not program controlled selkconfigured 1 Select Configure time period 2 Select the time period that is to be subdivided on the time axis M The time period turns dark blue 3 Select Sub divide and carry out the settings Set the duration of the subsection in the Device operating time per period drop down list Set the the desired period repetitions on the scroll bar Select Sub divide The time period is displayed with the set periods on the time axis Select End configuration 5 Select Save 50 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Load Control Adding a Time Period 4 5 Select Configure time period Select Add time period M A new time period is displayed in dark blue on the time axi
84. rs Sunny Portal can inform you via e mail Requirements O There are at least 2 inverters in the PV plant O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Plant Monitoring in the page and drop down menu 2 In the Inverter comparison area select Settings M The Configuration of inverter comparison page opens 3 Enter the recipient s e mail address in the Recipient text field If you enter several e mail addresses separate them by commas 4 i Generator power The generator power is preset in the Generator power kWp text field The Sunny Portal calculates the generator power based on the nominal power of each inverter You can also enter the generator power manually or have Sunny Portal calculate it by entering information on the strings see Section 8 10 Entering the Generator Power page 43 5 In the Tolerance text field enter the permissible tolerance for the inverter s specific yield This will also set the point from which the deviation of inverter specific yield is sufficient to trigger e mail notification by Sunny Portal 6 To select an inverter for the inverter comparison activate the Monitoring checkbox in the line of the inverter 7 Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 69 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Plant Settings 12 1 Entering the String Properties A string describes a group of series connec
85. s Click the start or end of the time period and keeping the left mouse button pressed set the time period Select End configuration Select Save Deleting Resetting the Time Period You can only delete time periods that you have added yourself You cannot delete the standard time period 1 2 oa amp Select Configure time period To delete an individual time period select the time period The time period turns dark blue Select Delete time period To reset the settings for the time period select Reset settings B Select End configuration Select Save 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio controlled Socket You have the following options for setting the operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket Set the operating mode using the Sunny Portal or Set the operating mode via the sensor button on the SMA radio controlled socket see the Sunny Home Manager installation manual User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN112610 51 9 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG Setting the Operating Mode using the Sunny Portal Requirements O O O 5 52 The SMA radio controlled socket is configured for the connected load see Section 9 2 Configuring SMA Radio controlled Sockets page 46 The lower horizontal LED of the SMA radio controlled socket lights up blue The data request interval must be set to Automatic in the Sunny Portal see Section 8 7 Setting the Data R
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87. ted PV modules Normally a PV plant is made up of multiple strings Each string has specific properties such as deviation to south azimuth or the roof s angle of inclination The Sunny Home Manager s yield forecasts play an important role in controlling loads If you enter the string properties of your PV plant the Sunny Home Manager outputs extremely precise yield forecasts Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Call up the inverter s properties see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 38 2 Select Edit E The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Select Add string to add a new string 4 To copy an existing string select in the string line and the Copy column 5 In the line of the copied string select I in the Edit column E The menu to set the string opens 6 Enter the string properties Input field or Explanation drop down list Designation Name of the string e g String 1 Manufacturer PV module manufacturer Module Type Depending on the selected manufacturer various module types are displayed in the drop down list Module power These values are entered automatically after you select the module Surface type You can change the values using S or the keyboard s arrow keys Efficiency Number of modules Number of modules that a string contai
88. ter comparison Y Y View the system logbook and Y Y Y approve entries Import data Y Y Read the software package Y Y Y version View user management Y Create and delete users and Y assign roles 13 2 Creating a New User Requirement O You are a Plant Administrator see 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt User Management in the page and drop down menu Select New User Enter the new user s e mail address in the E mail Address text field Activate the desired role option in the Roles area OR ON Select Save E The new user receives an e mail with the access data User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 83 13 User Management SMA Solar Technology AG 13 3 Deleting Users Requirement O l 2 You are a Plant Administrator see 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Select Configuration gt User Management in the page and drop down menu Select l in the line of the user and the Delete column Click Yes to confirm the security question 13 4 Changing User Rights Requirement O l 2 You are a Plant Administrator see 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Select Configuration gt User Management in the page and drop down menu Select L in the line of the user and the Edit column M The E mail Address and Roles areas open Activate the desired role option in the Roles area Select Save
89. tes a hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury 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 THN A problem that could occur User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN112610 7 1 Information on this Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Typography Typography Usage Example Light e Inverter display messages The value can be read in the Elements in a software user Energy field interface Connections Bold e Elements to be selected Select Settings e Elements to be entered Enter 10 in the Minutes field gt Several elements that are to Select Settings gt Date be selected Button key Button or key to be selectedor Select Next pressed Nomenclature The following nomenclature is used in this manual Complete designation SMA radio controlled socket with Bluetooth Wireless Technology Short form in this manual SMA radio controlled socket SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back SMA Bluetooth Piggy Back Plus
90. the device properties opens 3 In the Generator power area enter the generator power in the kWp text field Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 43 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 8 11 Changing the Device Name The serial number of the device is displayed as the default device name Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 Device name requirements O The maximum length of the device name is 20 characters 1 Select the device properties of the Bluetooth device see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 38 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Enter a device name in the Device Name or Name of load text field 4 Select Save 8 12 Changing a Device s Description With the exception of the SMA radio controlled sockets you can enter any description for each device The device description is displayed in Device Properties Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Call up the device properties of the SMA device see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 38 2 Select Edit The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Enter a description in the Description text field 4 Select Save 44 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG
91. the energy meters via cables Sending Data to the Sunny Portal The Sunny Portal acts as a user interface of the Sunny Home Manager The Sunny Home Manager sends the data read out to the Sunny Portal The Sunny Home Manager establishes the connection to the Sunny Portal via a router Support in Increasing the Self consumption Rate Self consumption means the consumption of PV power produced at the site where you are generating power In every household there is natural self consumption as electrical loads are operated while PV power is produced e g oven and because certain electrical loads continuously consume power e g refrigerator devices in standby mode If the PV plant produces a lot of PV power it is possible that only a part of the PV power will be selfconsumed The residual PV power is fed into the power distribution grid A higher self consumption rate can be achieved if electrical loads are specifically switched on when residual PV power is available The following functions of the Sunny Home Manager make it possible to increase the self consumption rate Function Explanation Creating a yield The Sunny Home Manager receives location based weather forecasts via forecast the Internet and uses them to create yield forecasts for the PV plant 12 HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Product Description Function Creating a load profile Explanation The Sunny
92. ts Data request interval see Section 8 7 Setting the Data Request Interval page 41 Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Plant Monitoring in the page and drop down menu 2 In the Communication Monitoring area select Settings The Configuration communication monitoring page opens User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 67 11 Plant Monitoring 68 SMA Solar Technology AG Click the scroll bar and holding the left mouse button pressed set how fast the Sunny Portal is to report an error and notify you by e mail Alerts Data request interval Time off Automatic The communication monitoring is Hourly off daily Bounteous Automatic 3 15 h Hourly 4 00 h daily 27 00 h Tolerant Automatic 1 15 h Hourly 2 00 h daily 25 00 h Sharp Automatic 00 30 h Hourly 1 15 h daily 24 15h Enter the recipient s recipients e mail address es in the Recipient text field If you enter several e mail addresses separate them by commas Select Save HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Plant Monitoring 11 5 Setting the Inverter Comparison The Sunny Portal can recognize possible yield losses via the inverter comparison Ifthe specific yield of an inverter deviates strongly from the average yield of all inverte
93. u are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Plant Data tab Select Edit The setting menu for the plant data opens Enter a description in the Description area Select Save User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 73 12 Plant Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 12 6 Changing Operator Data The operator is a private or legal person who for example owns PV plants for business purposes The operator can arrange the PV plant operation without being the user himself The name of the operator is displayed on the Plant profile page Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select the Operator tab Select Edit The setting menu for the operator data opens 4 Enter the operator data 5 Select Save 12 7 Changing Deleting the Plant Image The plant image is the image in the page and drop down menu next to the Name of your Sunny Home Manager plant menu item SUNNY PORTAL AN RHE HM 7 Figure 5 Plant image You can replace the standard plant image with a user defined plant image The user defined plant image is also displayed on the following pages e Plant profile page e If pages for the Sunny Portal are released it
94. ute all new Bluetooth devices within range are displayed x None or not all of the Bluetooth devices are displayed e Refer to troubleshooting see Section 15 7 To add a Bluetooth device select in the line of the Bluetooth device To replace a Bluetooth device select in the line of the new Bluetooth device M The Sunny Home Manager connects to the new Bluetooth device Page 2 of the Configuration Assistant opens X Page 2 of the Configuration Assistant does not open but the error message Connection failed is displayed A password other than 1111 or other than the plant password of the existing plant is set for the new Bluetooth device e Temporarily change the plant password of the existing plant to the password of the new Bluetooth device see Section 14 3 2 Changing the Plant Password page 87 9 Follow the Configuration Assistant instructions i Replacing an inverter It can take up to 20 minutes to replace an inverter using the Configuration Assistant M The new device is displayed under Configuration gt Device Overview 10 Just as you previously previously changed the plant password of the existing plant to the password of the new Bluetooth device reset the old plant password see Section 14 3 2 Changing the Plant Password page 87 10 2 Activating Deactivating Devices In the following cases you must deactivate Bluetooth devices in the Sunny Portal e You have removed a Bluetooth device from y
95. val page 41 The tab shows the following current data e Power consumption of the connected loads Current operation mode of the SMA radio controlled sockets see Section 9 3 Setting the Operating Mode of the SMA Radio controlled Socket page 51 e Thick lines in the diagram set time periods see Section 9 2 10 Configuring the Time Period page 49 Tip You can select the SMA radio controlled sockets that the diagram is to display see Section 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio controlled Sockets page 35 Day Power consumption of the connected loads on the selected day e Last set operating mode of the SMA radio controlled socket e Thick lines in the diagram set time periods see Section 9 2 10 Configuring the Time Period page 49 e History of each SMA radio controlled socket If 1 SMA radio controlled socket was already configured for various loads 4 is displayed under the diagram on the left of the SMA radio controlled socket icon By clicking the icon the history of all loads is displayed for those that were configured for the SMA radio controlled socket Tip You can select the SMA radio controlled sockets that the diagram is to display see Section 7 3 Showing and Hiding SMA Radio controlled Sockets page 35 Month e Power consumption of the connected loads on the days of a month e Total power consumption of the connected loads in the selected month e History of each SMA radio controlled socket If 1 SMA
96. y Portal Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 i Device data is deleted permanently If you delete a device all the data of that device is deleted permanently Check whether it is sufficient to deactivate the device see Section 10 2 Activating Deactivating Devices page 56 1 Select the device properties of the Bluetooth device see Section 8 2 Calling up the Properties of a Device page 38 2 Select Delete M A window containing a security question opens 3 Select Delete to delete the device permanently User Manual HoMan_Portal BA BEN 112610 59 10 Plant Management SMA Solar Technology AG 10 6 Deleting the Sunny Home Manager plant Requirement O You are an Installer or Plant Administrator see Section 13 1 Users and User Rights page 82 If you delete the Sunny Home Manager plant all plants and their data are deleted permanently 1 Select Configuration gt Plant Properties in the page and drop down menu 2 Select Edit 3 Select Irretrievably delete plant in the Plant Data area Y A security question opens 4 Select Yes to permanently delete the Sunny Home Manager plant i Assigning the Sunny Home Manager to another plant To assign the Sunny Home Manager to another plant you must completely reset the Sunny Home Manager see the installation manual of the Sunny Home Manager 60 HoMan_Portal BA BEN

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