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1. y Wl The menu for setting the string opens 5 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 dropdown list Module power These values are entered automatically once you have selected the module type You can change the values using S or the arrow keys Module surface on the keyboard Efficiency Number of modules Number of PV modules comprising the string 38 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 System Settings Input field or Explanation drop down list Azimuth The azimuth angle indicates by how many degrees the module surfaces deviate from a southern orientation e In the field enter the deviation of the module surfaces from a southern orientation in degrees 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 checkbox Tracking Tilt angle The tilt angle indicates by how many degrees the module surfaces deviate from the horizontal In some systems the module surfaces are optimally aligned according to the latitude e Inthe field enter the deviation of the module surfaces from the horizontal in degrees e Ifthe modul
2. 5 1 2 Saving Diagram Data You can save diagram data as CSV files Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 If you can see the gearwheel icon on the right below the diagram move the mouse pointer onto the gearwheel icon and select amp in the drop down menu If there are two icons on the right below the diagram select 2 Select Save Select the target directory ak oh Select Save 26 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 5 Page Settings 5 1 3 Printing Diagram Data 1 Move the mouse pointer onto on the right below the diagram M A drop down menu opens 2 Select and then select Print 3 Select the desired printer and select Print 5 1 4 Enlarging the View e If lt is visible on the right below the diagram move the mouse pointer onto and select 7 If there are two icons on the right below the diagram select 7 5 2 Sorting the System List By default the system list is sorted in ascending order according to the specific system yield You can also sort the system list by other values and in descending order Procedure 1 Select PV System Selection gt PV System List in the page and menu selection 2 Set the desired sorting criteria e To sort the list by another value click one of the other blue values in the header To sort the list in descending
3. If the error is not corrected Sunny Portal will send another e mail reminder on up to three days after the first e mail was sent Email reminder is activated Click the bell icon to stop reminder e mails for the current error from being sent If a new error occurs the e mail reminder will recommence User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 35 6 PV System Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG Inverter Comparison Area Requirement for display of the area O The system must contain at least two inverters Sunny Portal can recognize potential yield losses via the inverter comparison option If the specific yield of one inverter differs significantly from the average yield of all the inverters Sunny Portal can notify you by e mail see Section 6 6 Setting the Inverter Comparison page 37 Symbol Status Explanation O Deactivated Inverter comparison is not activated see Section 6 6 Setting i 3 the Inverter Comparison page 37 OK The specific yield of each inverter is within the average yield range of all inverters The total yield of all inverters on the last day is displayed the average yield range of all inverters Use the hyperlink Details to access the following information Es Error For at least one monitored inverter the specific yield is outside e Specific yield of the affected inverters e Average value of all monitored inverters 6 5 Setting Communication Monitoring Via communication monit
4. Table of Contents 1 2 Information on this Document ooooooooo 6 Sunny Portals ad dd 8 Za MCSE Us AA 8 2 2 SMA Webconnect Function sir EE EE 8 2 3 System Requirements ooocccooooccccco eee eee 8 Getting artis A as 9 3 1 Registering the Inverter in Sunny Boa 9 3 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Bongo 11 33 Selling the language eege pedalera RE 12 Usera ei A Ek 13 4 1 Overview of the User Interface 0 2 ieee eee ee 13 4 2 Overview of Menus and Pages 00 e eee eee eee ee 14 4 3 My Webconnect System gt PV System Overview Page 17 4 3 1 PV System Data Are cece cee ae eee ees 17 4 3 2 System Status in the PV System Data Are 19 4 3 3 Messages for the System Data Are 20 AM Energy Balance EE 21 Page Settings secos st EE 26 5 1 Configuring Settings for Diagrams 00 eee ee 26 5 1 1 Setting the Display Period 0 0 0 e eee eee 26 5 1 2 Saving Diagram Data 2 ee eee 26 5 1 3 Printing Diagram Data 62 eee 27 5 14 Enlarging the View ss coria chad daea dete ener eee 27 AS the EE EE 27 5 3 Setting Options on the Inverter Page 000 cece eee 27 5 4 Publishing Sunny Portal Pages 0 cece eee eee 28 5 4 1 Pagesito Be Published aprenen rre 28 5 4 2 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal 28 5 4 3 Presenting Pages on the Internet oooooccccoccccccc 28 User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 3 Table of Contents SMA Solar
5. User Manual Webconnect Systems in SUNNY PORTAL SPortalWebcon BA en 13 Version 1 3 ENGLISH Legal Provisions SMA Solar Technology AG Legal Provisions The information contained in this document is the property of SMA Solar Technology AG Publishing its content either partially or in full requires the written permission of SMA Solar Technology AG Any internal company copying of the document for the purposes of evaluating the product or its correct implementation is allowed and does not require permission Trademarks All trademarks are recognized even if not explicitly identified as such A lack of identification does not mean that a product or symbol is not trademarked The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of these marks by SMA Solar Technology AG is under license Modbus is a registered trademark of Schneider Electric and is licensed by the Modbus Organization Inc QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED Phillips and Pozidriv are registered trademarks of Phillips Screw Company Torx is a registered trademark of Acument Global Technologies Inc SMA Solar Technology AG Sonnenallee 1 34266 Niestetal Germany Tel 49 561 9522 0 Fax 49 561 9522 100 www SMA de E mail info SMA de 2004 to 2014 SMA Solar Technology AG All rights reserved 2 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents
6. User role Guest S Standard user Y Installer S System administrator Y Release pages for viewing in Sunny Portal and publish pages x x S Y Save diagram data View change user information Change Sunny Portal password Change system password View device properties View change system properties Configure PV modules View change report configuration X X X X X X S XIXI XIXI XSI SIS SISISINSISINSI SIS SIS SS IS Ss SIS Change device properties Replace delete devices Delete system Set communication monitoring Set inverter comparison View PV system logbook and confirm entries Pa a a Se a SK X X X X SISISISISIS SISISINSISIS Import data x x S S 56 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 User Management Rights User role Guest Standard Installer System user administrator View user management x x x Y Create delete users and assign x x x Y user roles Rights to the System Overview Page PV System Data area Rights User role Guest Standard Installer System user administrator View current inverter status x x Y Y View status of inverter x x Y Y comparison View energy yield Y Y Y Y View monetary yield x Y Y Y View CO avoided Y Y Y Y View the PV system information Y Y Y Y View meteorological data Y Y Y Y View current PV
7. e Calculate the PV array power via the string properties see Section 7 1 Entering String Properties page 38 or e Enter the PV array power manually SMA Solar Technology AG recommends calculating the PV array power via the string properties A string designates a group of series connected PV modules Normally a system is made up of multiple strings Each string has specific properties such as deviation to south azimuth or the roof tilt angle If you enter the properties of the strings Sunny Portal can determine the PV array power more precisely Entering the PV Array Power Manually To find out the connected PV array power present at each inverter contact your installer Using the PV array power Sunny Portal can calculate the nominal system power of your system see Section 7 4 2 Automatic Calculation of Nominal System Power page 41 Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Call up the inverter properties see Section 8 1 Calling up the Device Properties page 48 2 Select Edit Wl The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Enter the PV array power in the Generator capacity area in the field kWp 4 Select Save User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 49 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 8 5 Changing the Device Name By default the device type and the last three numbers of the device se
8. 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Passwords 11 3 Changing Passwords 11 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password Sunny Portal password requirements O The Sunny Portal password can consist of a maximum of eight characters O You must have the user role Standard user Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 The following special characters are permitted e 1 amp 2 _ lt gt e Space Procedure 1 Select User Info Logout gt User information in the page and menu selection 2 On the tab User Information select the hyperlink If you want to change your password please click here 3 Enter the old and the new Sunny Portal password in the fields provided 4 Select Save 11 3 2 Changing the System Password Via Sunny Portal you can change the system password of the Installer user group for all devices registered in your Sunny Portal system If you change the system password in Sunny Portal the system password of the inverters registered in Sunny Portal will also be changed Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 System password requirement O The system password can be a maximum of twelve characters The following special characters are permitted e 2 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV system properties 2 Select the tab PV System
9. 16 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 4 User Interface 4 3 My Webconnect System gt PV System Overview Page 4 3 1 PV System Data Area Information Symbol Explanation Current Power AZ This value indicates the current power If the value V cannot be currently updated due to a temporary connection problem with your PV system the last known value with corresponding time stamp will be displayed The icon shows how high the current power is compared to the installed system power peak power You can access the page Energy Balance using the hyperlink Energy Balance Current Consumption Current consumption of your PV system You can access the page Energy Balance using the hyperlink Energy Balance The symbols indicate the kind of energy being consumed Tr Your household is currently drawing power from the PV system and the utility grid Your household is currently drawing power from the PV system DC Your household is currently drawing power from the utility grid Current battery status e The battery is currently being charged with power from your PV system The number of bars indicates the battery state of charge KA o o y Mp lt y awe e Specification in battery state of charge e Specification in W power currently being charged to the battery Tip If you move the mouse pointer to the battery symbol the battery state of charge and the curre
10. Factor area enter the CO factor or click the slide control and hold the left mouse button pressed to set the CO factor 5 Select Save 44 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 System Settings 7 10 Automatic Calculation of the Predicted Annual Yield Sunny Portal can display in a table how the predicted annual yield of your system is likely to be distributed throughout the months of the year The predicted annual yield of the system is calculated from the specific annual yield kWh kWp at the system location multiplied by the system power You can obtain the specific annual yield for your system location from irradiation maps Local conditions such as the shading or orientation of the PV system are not taken into account by Sunny Portal Requirements O The system power must be set see Section 7 4 O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection 2 Select the tab Parameters 3 Select Edit M The menu for setting parameters opens 4 In the Yield Expectations area enter the specific annual yield in the field Specific Annual Yield M The predicted annual yield is displayed in the field Predicted Annual yield 5 To enable configuration of the average expected yield on the pages Energy and Power and Annual Comparison activ
11. Select PV System Setup Assistant The PV System Setup Assistant opens 3 Select Next M The page User Registration opens User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 9 3 Getting Started SMA Solar Technology AG Register as a new user in Sunny Portal 1 Activate the checkbox am not yet registered and select Next 2 Enter the necessary data for registration 3 Select Next M You will receive an e mail containing a hyperlink and your access data to Sunny Portal within a few minutes You did not receive an e mail from Sunny Portal The e mail may have been automatically redirected to your spam mail folder e Check whether the e mail is in the spam mail folder You may have stated a different e mail address e Check whether the e mail was sent to the other e mail address e Ifthe other e mail address is an unknown address restart the PV System Setup Assistant and register as a new user again 4 Follow the hyperlink in the confirmation e mail within 24 hours M Sunny Portal opens a separate window and confirms successful registration e Select Next M The page Select PV system opens Login as an Existing User in Sunny Portal In addition to your existing system another system will be created in Sunny Portal for your Webconnect system You can call up the systems via the menu PV System Selection Requirement O You must already be registered in Sunny Portal Procedure 1 Enter the e mail address and the Sunny Portal
12. Technology AG 6 PV System Monitoring lt o ooooooocmomomomo o 29 6 1 PV System Monitoring Option 29 6 2 PV E att ie deste a aM 30 6 2 1 Retrieving and Filtering Messages 30 6 2 2 Confirming Messages 31 A A Ee e 32 6 3 1 Report Overview ooooooooococcccccccnc eens 32 6 3 2 Creating Info Reports ee BEA po ar atenat 33 6 3 3 Configuring Event Report 33 6 3 4 Retroactively Generating a Report 34 6 4 Overview of the System Monitoring Page 000 35 6 5 Setting Communication Monitoring 36 6 6 Setting the Inverter Comparison 0ocoooooccccococccccca 37 7 System Senings s eesse 4 Ee wa ENNEN ENEE Eer 38 7 1 Entering String Properties 0 e cee eee eee 38 7 2 Changing EE 39 7 3 Changing the System Name 2 dd TEE neren 40 7 4 Setting the Nominal System Power 40 7 4 1 Manual Entry of Nominal System Power 40 7 4 2 Automatic Calculation of Nominal System Power 41 7 5 Changing the System Description 41 7 6 Changing Operator Data vaca Gav eee tins 42 7 7 Changing Deleting the System Image 42 7 8 Entering the Feed ln Tariff dia dad ws 44 7 9 Entering the Amount of CO Avoided 2 0 0 eee 44 7 10 Automatic Calculation of the Predicted Annual Yield 45 7 11 Setting the Monthly Distribution of the Predicted Annual Yield 45 7 12 Editing Data Releases rca dro da aa 47 8 Device Senings rse RENE EE EE Eege 48 8 1 Calling up the Device Pr
13. events of your system Yield power and CO3 avoided Report Configuration You receive e mails reporting the data of your system Inverter yields Inverter Comparison Section 6 6 You will be notified by e mail if the specific yield of one inverter is outside the average specific yield of all the inverters To use this function the system must include at least two inverters Requirement for display of inverter comparison O Your Sunny Portal system must contain at least two inverters Communication between the inverters and Sunny Portal Communication Monitoring Section 6 5 You will be notified by e mail if an inverter cannot be accessed for a period of 24 hours User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 29 6 PV System Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG 6 2 PV System Logbook 6 2 1 Retrieving and Filtering Messages Messages help you for instance to identify disturbances in your system Depending on your user role you will only be able to view the messages that are relevant for your user group In the PV system logbook messages are entered relating to e System e Inverter e Communication device Sunny Portal The following types of message are available in ascending order according to the importance of the event Message type Meaning Info Displays events serving information purposes Warning Displays events as warnings if an unusual operating condition is present Disturbance Dis
14. following cases you must deactivate inverters in Sunny Portal You have removed an inverter with integrated or retrofitted Webconnect function from your system or You no longer wish to display an inverter in Sunny Portal The data of the deactivated inverter is retained in Sunny Portal Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Call up the inverter properties see Section 8 1 Calling up the Device Properties page 48 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 To deactivate the inverter in Sunny Portal deactivate the checkbox active in the area Data Collection 4 To activate the inverter in Sunny Portal activate the checkbox active in the area Data Collection 5 Select Save 9 4 Deleting Inverters Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 D Inverter data is irretrievably deleted If you delete the inverter all the data of that inverter will be irretrievably deleted from Sunny Portal The data will be retained in the memory of the inverter The amount of data depends on the size of the inverter memory e Check whether it is sufficient to deactivate the inverter see Section 9 3 Deactivating Activating the Inverters page 54 54 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Ma
15. is currently drawing from the battery e Direct consumption Power that your household is currently drawing from your PV system without intermediate storage in the battery User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 21 4 User Interface SMA Solar Technology AG Tab Content Current Data in the diagram Generation e Current power Power that your PV system is currently generating e Self consumption Power that your household is currently drawing directly from your PV system direct consumption and the power that your PV system is currently storing in the battery battery charging e Battery charging Power that your PV system is currently storing in the battery e Grid feed in Power that your PV system is currently feeding in to the utility grid If your PV system is producing more power than your household needs at the moment the surplus power is fed into the utility grid For PV systems including battery the battery will first be charged and then the surplus power fed into the utility grid Day Data in the diagram Consumption Daily consumption Energy that your household has drawn from your PV system direct consumption the utility grid purchased electricity and if applicable the battery battery discharging on the day selected e Purchased electricity Energy that your household has drawn from the utility grid on the day selected Internal power supply Energy that your household has drawn directly from y
16. menu selection 2 Select the tab PV System Data 3 Select Edit M The menu for setting PV system data opens 4 In the PV system image area select Load image 5 Select the desired image from one of your directories 6 Select Open 7 To change the system image size move the gray squares with the mouse 8 To modify the image section click on the image section and move it while holding the left mouse button pressed 9 Select Save 10 To save an image in the gallery upload the image to the gallery as follows Select Select from the gallery Select Upload e Select Browse e Select the desired image from one of your directories Select Upload selected file e Close the window of the gallery M The image is saved in the gallery 11 To upload an image from the gallery as the system image select Select from the gallery 12 Double click the desired image 13 Select Save Deleting the User Defined System Image If you delete the user defined system image Sunny Portal will display the default system image Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection 2 Select the tab PV System Data 3 Select Edit Wl The menu for setting PV system data opens 4 Select No PV system image in the area PV system image 5 Select Save User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 43 7 System Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 7 8 Entering the Feed In Tariff Req
17. role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection 2 Select the tab Operator 3 Select Edit M The menu for setting the operator data opens 4 Enter the operator data 5 Select Save 7 7 Changing Deleting the System Image The system image is the image in the page and menu selection next to the menu item My Webconnect system SUNNY PORTAL 2 RHE HM 7 Figure 3 PV system image You can replace the standard system image with a user defined system image The user defined system image will also be displayed at the following locations e PV system profile page e If there are released pages for Sunny Portal it will be shown on the list of released systems on the www SunnyPortal com homepage You can save several images in a gallery in Sunny Portal This allows you to easily change the system image and access your images from different computers Changing the System Image Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 42 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 System Settings System image requirements O Maximum image size 500 kB O Possible image formats JPG PNG GIF Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and
18. that sends the data various functions are available in Sunny Portal 2 2 SMA Webconnect Function The SMA Webconnect function enables data transmission between Sunny Portal and a maximum of four inverters This data transmission takes place via a router with Internet access You can register a maximum of four inverters with Webconnect function in a joint Sunny Portal system Only one of these inverters is allowed to be of the type Sunny Boy Smart Energy If you have more than four inverters or more than one inverter of type Sunny Boy Smart Energy you can register the inverters in additional Sunny Portal systems 2 3 System Requirements O A computer with Internet access must be available O An Internet browser must be installed on the computer O JavaScript must be activated in the Internet browser i Selecting a suitable Internet tariff for small systems To use the new Webconnect function you will need a permanent Internet connection Depending on the quality of the Internet connection the transmission volume for one inverter will be between 150 MB and 550 MB month When using the system overview in Sunny Portal with live data display there is an additional data volume of 600 kB per hour SMA Solar Technology AG recommends using an Internet flat rate e Since there is a constant Internet connection to Sunny Portal time based billing systems should be avoided High costs could be incurred Required SMA Products To use Sunn
19. the month selected Purchased electricity Energy that your household has drawn from the utility grid during the month selected Internal power supply Energy that your household has drawn directly from your PV system direct consumption and the battery battery discharging during the month selected Battery discharging Energy that your household has drawn from the battery during the month selected e Direct consumption Energy that your household has drawn directly from your PV system during the month selected without intermediate storage in the battery Data in the diagram Generation Monthly yield Energy that your PV system has generated during the month selected e Self consumption Energy that your household has drawn directly from your PV system during the month selected direct consumption and the energy that your PV system stored in the battery battery charging during the month selected Battery charging Energy that your PV system has stored in the battery during the month selected e Grid feed in Energy that your PV system has fed into the utility grid during the month selected Additional data e Self sufficiency quota Ratio of internal power supply to monthly consumption e Self consumption rate Ratio of self consumption to monthly yield e Direct consumption rate Ratio of direct consumption to monthly yield User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 23 4 User Interface
20. the value states the reimbursement calculated so far for the current day Total the value states the total reimbursement calculated so far CO avoided N Today the value states the CO emission avoided by the PV system so far on the current day Total the value states the CO emission avoided by the PV system since it was commissioned 18 SPortalWebcon BA en 1 3 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Information Symbol System information TT OCH 4 User Interface Explanation The value states the installed system power peak power of the PV system The date is the commissioning day of the PV system You can activate the page PV System Profile using the hyperlink PV System Profile Weather o The current weather for the PV system location is a displayed You can scroll to the weather forecast for the next day at noon using the hyperlink Tomorrow Location Displays the PV system location on a map extract A larger view of the map can be activated via the hyperlink Enlarge map Only displayed if there is an inverter of type Sunny Boy Smart Energy in your PV system Only displayed if you have entered the feed in tariff see Section 7 8 page 44 The data is not suitable for billing purposes The data may deviate from the data supplied by the energy meter 4 3 2 System Status in the PV System Data Area The text below the icon is a hyperlink that can be used to activate the PV syste
21. you can view the energy values of all inverters You can select the display type above the diagram e absolute displays the system yield kWh e specific displays the specific system yield kWh kWp For further information on this page see Section 5 3 User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 15 4 User Interface Configuration Menu SMA Solar Technology AG This menu contains pages on which you can make configurations This menu is only displayed if you have the user role Installer or Administrator Page System Properties Explanation On this page you can use the various tabs to configure your Sunny Portal system System Presentation On this page you have the following options Send third parties a hyperlink to your released pages see Section 5 4 2 page 28 e Embed the page PV system profile in other websites Device Overview All the devices of your system are listed on this page You can call up device properties parameters and messages Report Configuration On this page you can configure Sunny Portal to inform you by e mail of events and other information such as yield see Section 6 3 page 32 User Management This page displays a list of all users to whom you have granted access to the system see Section 10 2 page 58 User Info Logout Menu Page User Information Explanation Displays your user information Logout Ends your session in Sunny Portal
22. A en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 4 User Interface 4 1 Overview of the User Interface 4 User Interface PV System Overview Garage TPV System Data Current Power Current consumption x 1308 w 283 Energy Balance gt Eneray Balance gt Current PV system status Energy 9 13 05 wen PV System Logbook Coz avoided 9 1 ia roda Tota 12t Location Figure 1 User interface of Sunny Portal example Current battery status w Battery carcino He 2 22 E Today Serres i Xy 11 lt Position Designation Explanation A Header Contains the language selection and logout from Sunny Portal B Content area Contents of the selected page G Page and menu Access to the pages and menu items selection Released pages of the menu My Webconnect system are marked with the icon see Section 5 4 2 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal page 28 User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 13 4 User Interface SMA Solar Technology AG 4 2 Overview of Menus and Pages System Selection Menu Requirement for displaying the menu O Your e mail address must be assigned to more than one system in Sunny Portal In this menu you can select the desired system The name of the currently selected system is adopted as the name of the second menu item All other pages always refer to the currently selected system Page PV System List Explanation The page includes an overview of system
23. Data 3 Select Edit 4 In the area PV System Data enter the old password in the field Old PV system password 5 In the area PV System Data enter a new password in the field New PV system password 6 In the area PV System Data enter the new password again in the field Repeat password User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 61 11 Passwords SMA Solar Technology AG 7 Select Save MA message is displayed confirming that the password change was successful X You get a message stating that the password change was not successful It is possible that a device cannot be accessed right now e Try to change the system password again later e If the problem persists change the system password of the devices via Sunny Explorer see Sunny Explorer help and then enter the new password in Sunny Portal Otherwise Sunny Portal will not be able to display any new data from the devices 11 4 Sunny Portal Password Forgotten 1 Go to www SunnyPortal com In the Login area select the hyperlink Forgotten password In the field E mail enter the e mail address used for registering in Sunny Portal RON Select Generate New Password M You will receive an e mail with a new password 5 Change the assigned password see Section 11 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password page 61 62 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Glossary 12 Glossary Azimuth angle In the Northern hemisphere the azimuth angle indicat
24. SMA Solar Technology AG Tab Content Year Data in the diagram Consumption Yearly consumption Energy that your household has drawn from your PV system direct consumption the utility grid purchased electricity and if applicable the battery battery discharging in the year selected Purchased electricity Energy that your household has drawn from the utility grid during the year selected Internal power supply Energy that your household has drawn directly from your PV system direct consumption and the battery battery discharging during the year selected Battery discharging Energy that your household has drawn from the battery during the year selected Direct consumption Energy that your household has drawn directly from your PV system during the year selected without intermediate storage in the battery Data in the diagram Generation Annual yield Energy that your PV system has generated during the year selected Self consumption Energy that your household has drawn directly from your PV system during the year selected direct consumption and the energy that your PV system stored in the battery battery charging during the year selected Battery charging Energy that your PV system has stored in the battery during the year selected Grid feed in Energy that your PV system has fed into the utility grid during the year selected Additional data Self sufficiency quota Ratio of internal power s
25. User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Page Annual Comparison 4 User Interface Explanation This page provides you with a summary of the total yield and the specific system yield per month in a year overview If the checkbox Display the monthly distribution in the yearly comparison as well as energy and power is activated the average expected yield will also be displayed see Section 7 11 page 45 PV System Monitoring On this page the following PV system monitoring functions are available see Section 6 4 Communication monitoring monitoring of the communication between Sunny Portal and the inverters e Inverter comparison system monitoring via comparison of the inverter yields provided that at least two inverters are present in the system If the communication monitoring or the inverter comparison show an error or warning the icon will be displayed in the page and menu selection next to the menu PV System Monitoring The icon will be displayed until communication is restored or the inverter comparison error has been eliminated PV System Logbook This page shows messages in connection with system status e g disturbances in your system The number after the colon indicates the number of unread messages For further information on this page see Section 6 2 Inverter On the Day tab on this page you can view the power values of all inverters for specific days On the Month Year Total tabs
26. Wp An installed system can rarely achieve peak power because it is not installed in laboratory conditions Peak power kWp The peak power is the maximum power output calculated for a PV module under STC Standard Test Conditions The peak power is measured in watt peak Wp kilowattpeak kWp or megawatt peak MWp Peak power is also called nominal power STC Standard Test Conditions Standardized test conditions in the laboratory under which the electrical characteristics of PV modules are measured This enables the comparison of different PV modules The PV modules are subjected to a vertical irradiation of 1 000 W m2 an ambient temperature of 25 C and a wind speed of 1 m s The electrical characteristics are then measured The test conditions are designed to correspond to the ideal ambient conditions for operation of an installed PV module User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 63 12 Glossary SMA Solar Technology AG PIC See abbreviations see Section 1 Information on this Document page 6 Predicted annual yield kWh The predicted annual yield of a system is calculated from the specific annual yield kWh kWp at the system location and the system power in kWp also known as nominal power You can obtain the specific annual yield for the location of your PV system from irradiation maps Specific annual yield kWh kWp x nominal power kWp predicted annual yield kWh Example Calculation of the predicted
27. abase The more users participate the better sonnenertrag eu will be able to indicate the expected yields for the different locations Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection 2 Select the tab Data releases 3 Select Edit M The menu for setting data releases opens 4 Activate or deactivate the data releases checkbox 5 Select Save User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 47 8 Device Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 8 1 Calling up the Device Properties 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 You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and menu selection 2 In the device line and the column Properties select 8 2 Calling Up the Device Parameters The parameters of a device are described in the respective device manual The device parameters on this page can only be read but not changed If you want to change the parameters use the Sunny Explorer software see Sunny Explorer help You can obtain Sunny Explorer f
28. and are sent to you at regular intervals e Event reports Notify you if certain events occur in the system Report Possible content Daily info report e Daily yield kWh e Reimbursement today e CO avoided today kg Diagram of the Energy Balance page for the day Monthly info report Monthly yield kWh Monthly reimbursement Monthly CO avoided kg e Diagram of the Energy Balance page for the month Event report e Information e Warnings e Error Only displayed for systems with Sunny Boy Smart Energy if the report is sent as a PDF 32 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 PV System Monitoring 6 3 2 Creating Info Reports You can create three daily info reports and three monthly info reports with different content Sunny Portal sends you the daily info reports when it has processed all the data of the previous day Monthly info reports are sent as soon as Sunny Portal has processed all the data of the last day of the month Requirements O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 O You must have entered the CO avoided factor see Section 7 9 Entering the Amount of CO2 Avoided page 44 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Report Configuration in the page and menu selection 2 In the drop down list Report Configuration select Daily info report or Monthly info report 3 Select E
29. annual yield The specific annual yield at a PV system location is approximately 900 kWh kWp The nominal power of the PV system is 4 8 kWp Predicted annual yield 900 kWh kWp x 4 8 kWp 4 320 kWh PV array Technical device for the conversion of solar energy into electrical energy All series in series and parallel installed and connected PV modules of a PV system are referred to as a PV array For PV systems with micro inverters a PV array consists of one PV module as only one PV module can be connected to a micro inverter PV array power The PV array power is the maximum power of the PV modules connected to one inverter PV module Electrical circuitry of several PV cells encapsulated in an enclosure to protect the sensitive cells from mechanical stress and environmental influences PV System Setup Assistant The PV System Setup Assistant is an application in Sunny Portal that helps you register your system in Sunny Portal RID See abbreviations see Section 1 Information on this Document page 6 SMA Connection Assist SMA Connection Assist helps you configure the devices for your network if they do not automatically integrate into your network and connect fo Sunny Portal Specific annual yield kWh kWp The specific annual yield is a calculated average value of specific system yield values of different PV systems for a particular location You can obtain the specific annual yield for the location of your PV sy
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31. ate the checkbox The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams 6 Select Save 7 11 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 e Letting Sunny Portal Suggest the Monthly Distribution e Manually Entering the Monthly Distribution Letting Sunny Portal Suggest the Monthly Distribution Requirements O The system location must be entered see Section see Section 7 2 Changing System Data page 39 O You must have the predicted annual yield calculated see Section 7 10 Automatic Calculation of the Predicted Annual Yield page 45 O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 45 7 System Settings SMA Solar Technology AG Procedure 1 2 3 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection Select the tab Parameters Select Edit M The menu for setting parameters opens In the area Yield expectations select Suggest a monthly distribution Wl The monthly distribution is displayed in the table with the months To display the average expected yield and the monthly distribution in the diagrams on the Annual Comparison and Energy and Power pages activate the checkbox Display the monthly distrib
32. dit 4 In the area Activate Report activate the checkbox Active 5 In the field E mail Address es in the Recipient area enter the e mail address es of the recipient s Separate multiple e mail addresses by commas The number of characters in the input field is limited This means that you can enter only a certain number of e mail addresses 6 Inthe field Send Report at in the Interval area set the time from which the report is to be sent 7 In the field Select Channel s in the Contents area activate the content that is to be displayed in the e mail 8 In the field Send Report as in the Contents area select the format in which Sunny Portal is to send the report 9 To send a test report to the stated e mail address select Send test report 10 Select Save 6 3 3 Configuring Event Reports You can configure three event reports with different content Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Report Configuration in the page and menu selection 2 In the drop down list Report Configuration select an event report 3 Select Edit 4 In the area Activate Report activate the checkbox Active User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 33 6 PV System Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG 5 In the field E mail Address es in the Recipient area enter the e mail address es of the reci
33. e Extended PV System Properties opens 9 Enter the system properties 12 M Select Next M The PV System Setup Assistant shows a summary of your entered data Select Finish M Sunny Portal configures your Sunny Portal system To switch to the Sunny Portal system select To the PV system Your Webconnect system in Sunny Portal opens 3 2 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal Logging into Sunny Portal Requirement O You must already be registered in Sunny Portal Procedure 1 2 3 4 5 Go to www SunnyPortal com In the Login area enter your e mail address in the field E mail Enter the Sunny Portal password in the field Password Activate the SSL checkbox to transmit the encrypted login data Activate the Remain logged in checkbox to stay logged in for your next Sunny Portal visits This means that you will remain logged into Sunny Portal until you actively log out Select Login User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 11 3 Getting Started SMA Solar Technology AG Logging Out of Sunny Portal By logging out of the Sunny Portal user interface you protect your system against unauthorized access Procedure Select Logout in the header or e Select User Info Logout gt Logout in the page and menu selection 3 3 Setting the Language 1 In the user interface header move the mouse pointer onto M A drop down menu opens 2 Select the desired language 12 SPortalWebcon B
34. e area Roles 4 Select Save 58 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 10 User Management 10 5 Changing User Information Every user can enter user information User information includes for instance name and address Procedure 1 Select User Info Logout gt User information in the page and menu selection 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting user information opens 3 Enter the user information 4 Select Save User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 59 11 Passwords SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Passwords 11 1 Selecting Secure Passwords To enhance the security of your password note the following Select passwords containing at least eight characters Use combinations of upper case and lower case letters special characters and numbers 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 use number or letter combinations as they appear on the keyboard e g 12345 qwerty 11 2 Required Passwords 11 2 1 Sunny Portal Password The Sunny Portal password protects your Sunny Portal system from unauthorized access You can log into Sunny Portal with the Sunny Portal password If you register a system in Sunny Portal you must create a Sunny Portal
35. e messages select All To display Sunny Portal messages select Portal To display system messages select PV System To display device specific messages select the desired device Number per page Select the number of messages that you would like to see Type To display messages of a specific type activate the appropriate checkbox Info Warning Failure or Error 6 2 2 Confirming Messages You can confirm messages in order to mark them as read Requirement O You must have the user role Standard user Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select My Webconnect system gt PV System Logbook in the page and menu selection 2 To confirm messages individually select in the message line and the column Confirmed 3 To confirm several messages mark the required messages e To mark individual messages activate the relevant checkboxes on the left of the messages To mark all messages activate the checkbox Select All A Select Submit User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 31 6 PV System Monitoring SMA Solar Technology AG 6 3 Reports 6 3 1 Report Overview Reports are documents containing system data or system events You can configure the content to be included in the reports and have them sent to you via e mail from Sunny Portal The following report types are available e Info reports Contain system data
36. e surfaces are optimally aligned according to the latitude activate the checkbox Optimized Description e Enter any comments 6 Select Submit 7 Select Save 7 2 Changing System Data Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection 2 Select the tab PV System Data 3 Select Edit M The menu for setting PV system data opens 4 Make the desired changes to the system data 5 Select Save User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 39 7 System Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 7 3 Changing the System Name You can change the system name entered during system registration Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 System name requirement O The system name can have a maximum of 30 characters Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection 2 Select the tab PV System Data 3 Select Edit M The menu for setting PV system data opens A In the field Name enter the desired system name 5 Select Save 7 4 Setting the Nominal System Power 7 4 1 Manual Entry of Nominal System Power The PV system power is the aggregate maximum power of all PV modules You can obtain the nominal PV
37. e the setting for one device you will be asked whether the setting should be adopted for all devices 1 Call up the device properties see Section 8 1 Calling up the Device Properties page 48 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 In the area Automatic updates activate or deactivate the checkbox Automatically update device 4 Select Save Hl A prompt appears 5 To adopt the setting for all devices select Accept User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 51 9 System Management SMA Solar Technology AG 9 System Management 9 1 Adding Inverters A Webconnect system in Sunny Portal can consist of a maximum of four inverters with Webconnect function If your Webconnect system in Sunny Portal already consists of four inverters you will need to create a new system in Sunny Portal see Section 3 1 Registering the Inverter in Sunny Portal page 9 Requirements O The new inverter must have Webconnect function O The new inverter must be commissioned in your system O The new inverter must be connected to the router network switch and the Internet see installation manual of the inverter with integrated Webconnect function or the installation manual of the retrofitted Speedwire Webconnect interface O The PIC and RID of all inverters must be available see inverter type label or sticker near the type label O You must have the user role Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rig
38. ee eee ee re ee a 66 User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 5 1 Information on this Document SMA Solar Technology AG 1 Information on this Document Validity This document applies to systems in Sunny Portal consisting only of inverters with integrated or retrofitted SMA Webconnect function Target Group This document is intended for end users Additional Information Links to additional information can be found at www SMA Solar com Document title Document type CO Factor Factor for calculating the amount Technical Information of CO avoided in power generation Performance ratio Quality factor for the PY Technical Information plant Symbols Explanation A DANGER Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided can result in death or serious injury Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided can result in minor or moderate injury NOTICE Indicates a situation which if not avoided can result in property damage Information that is important for a specific topic or goal but is not safety relevant Indicates a requirement for meeting a specific goal Desired result HI a A problem that might occur SPortalWebcon BA en 1 3 User Manual o SMA Solar Technology AG 1 Information on this Document Typographies Typography Use Example bold e Display tex
39. es by how many degrees the module surface deviates from the compass point South In the southern hemisphere it indicates the deviation from the compass point North The azimuth angle is counted from south 0 via west 90 with positive values and from south 0 via east 90 with negative values DHCP DHCP is short for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and is a server service with which devices are automatically integrated into a network If DHCP is not activated in the network e g at the router devices will need to be integrated in the network manually An IP address and subnet mask suitable for the network must be manually configured in the device to be integrated kWp See peak power Log file A log file is an automatically logged protocol of events on a computer system A log file contains errors that occurred during operation of the computer system for example Nominal power kWp See peak power Nominal PV system power in kWp The nominal PV system power in kWp kilowatt peak is the maximum possible PV system power The nominal PV system power in kWp is also known as the nominal power of the PV system The peak power of a PV system is the aggregate peak power of all PV modules installed see peak power of a PV module The peak power of a PV system can for instance be used to compare the system yield and system costs with other PV systems The peak power of a PV system is often referred to as system power k
40. hts in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Go to www SunnyPortal com 2 Select PV System Setup Assistant Wl The PV System Setup Assistant opens 3 Select Next M The page User Registration opens 4 Enter the e mail address and the Sunny Portal password in the fields E mail Address and Password 5 Select Next M The page Select PV system opens 6 Select the option Add or replace devices 7 In the system line and the column Option select and Next M The page Select devices opens 8 Enter the PIC and RID of a new inverter in the fields PIC and RID 9 Select Identify 10 To add more inverters enter the PIC and RID of a further inverter and select Identify 11 Select Next M A summary is displayed 12 Select Finish 52 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 System Management 9 2 Replacing an Inverter Requirements O O O D The new inverter must be of the same device type as the inverter to be replaced and be enabled for Webconnect function The new inverter must be commissioned in your system The new inverter must be connected to the router network switch and the Internet see installation manual of the inverter with integrated Webconnect function or the installation manual of the retrofitted Speedwire Webconnect interface The PIC and RID of the new inverter must be available see inverter type label or sticker near the type label You must have the u
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42. m logbook Symbol 9 Text below the icon PV System Logbook Explanation All existing status information for the devices is OK n device s cannot be reached All existing status information for the devices is OK however information is not available for all devices The text below the icon shows the number of devices that cannot be reached The status of these devices could not be captured As n device s with warnings A warning has occurred The text below the icon shows the number of devices that are affected by the warning n device s with errors An error has occurred The text below the icon shows the number of devices that are affected by the error w PV System Logbook The status of all devices is unknown Further information can be accessed via the hyperlink PV System Logbook below the icon User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 19 4 User Interface SMA Solar Technology AG Sunny Portal compiles the system profile from information that you can enter on different Sunny Portal pages The following table includes the possible information in the system profile and the source for changing or entering the information Information Configuration Location see Section 7 2 Changing System Data page 39 Operator see Section 7 6 Changing Operator Data page 42 Commissioning see Section 7 2 Changing System Data page 39 Nominal system po
43. n 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select My Webconnect system gt PV System Monitoring in the page and menu selection 2 In the area Inverter comparison select Settings M The page Configuration of inverter comparison opens 3 To activate inverter comparison activate the active checkbox and enter the e mail addresses of the recipient s in the field Recipient Separate multiple e mail addresses by commas 4 To deactivate inverter comparison deactivate the checkbox active 5 Select Save User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 37 7 System Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 7 System Settings 7 1 Entering String Properties A string designates a group of series connected PV modules Normally a system is made up of multiple strings Each string has specific properties such as deviation to south azimuth or the roof tilt angle Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Call up the inverter properties see Section 8 1 Calling up the Device Properties page 48 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 To add a new string select Add string M The menu for setting the string opens 4 To copy a previously set string e In the string line and the column Copy select E In the column Edit of the copied string line select
44. nt battery capacity compared to nominal battery capacity are displayed Battery capacity decreases with age This is due to a natural aging process User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 17 4 User Interface Information Symbol a 3 60 example SMA Solar Technology AG Explanation e The battery is currently being discharged Your household is currently drawing power from the battery The number of bars indicates the battery state of charge e Specification in battery state of charge e Specification in W power currently being drawn from the battery by the household example Currently the battery is neither being charged or discharged The number of bars indicates the battery state of charge e Specification in battery state of charge e Specification in W since the battery is being neither charged nor discharged the power value is O Current PV system status The icon displays the current system status for explanations refer to Section 4 3 2 You can activate the page PV System Logbook using the hyperlink PV System Logbook Energy Today the value states the energy produced so far by the PV system on the current day Total the value states the total energy produced so far by the PV system based on the aggregate meter readings of the inverters Reimbursement This icon is only displayed if the feed in tariff has been set see Section 7 8 Today
45. nual SMA Solar Technology AG 9 System Management Procedure 1 2 3 4 Call up the inverter properties see Section 8 1 Calling up the Device Properties page 48 Select Edit Select Delete M A window with a security prompt opens To irretrievably delete the inverter select Delete 9 5 Deleting a Sunny Portal System If you delete your system the system and its data will be irretrievably deleted in Sunny Portal Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 2 3 4 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page menu selection Select the tab PV System Data Select Edit In the area PV System Data select Irretrievably delete PV system MA security prompt opens To irretrievably delete the system select Yes User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 55 10 User Management 10 User Management 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal SMA Solar Technology AG If you have the user role Administrator you can create further users in Sunny Portal so that they have access to your Sunny Portal system You must assign every user a user role The user roles have different rights in your Sunny Portal system The following user roles are possible e Guest Standard user e Installer e System administrator General Rights Rights View pages
46. ny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection 2 Select the tab PV System Data 3 Select Edit Wl The menu for setting PV system data opens 4 In the area Power activate the checkbox Calculate PV system performance from device properties Wl The calculated nominal system power is displayed 5 Select Save 7 5 Changing the System Description You can enter important features of the system in the description The text is displayed on the PV system profile page The editor supports text only and not typography with HTML tags Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection 2 Select the tab PV System Data 3 Select Edit M The menu for setting PV system data opens 4 Enter a description in the area Description 5 Select Save User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 41 7 System Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 7 6 Changing Operator Data The operator is a private individual or legal entity assuming ownership of energy generating systems e g for business purposes The operator can farm out the use of the system without necessarily being the user himself The name of the operator is displayed on the page PV system profile Requirement O You must have the user
47. operties 0 cece eee eee 48 8 2 Calling Up the Device Parameters 000 eee e eee eee ee 48 4 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents 10 11 12 13 8 3 Entering Line CC ong uerg viii da dd beta dd 48 8 4 Entering the PV Array Powers a 49 8 5 Changing the Device Home 50 8 6 Changing a Device Description 50 8 7 Activating Deactivating Automatic Update for Devices 51 System Management oooooocmocooococomomomoo 52 9 1 Adding Inverters 22002 dida d 52 9 2 Replacing an EE 53 9 3 Deactivating Activating the Inverters 0 0 0 0 0 cece eee ee 54 9 4 Deleting Inverters oia EN NEE 54 9 5 Deleting a Sunny Portal System o 55 User Management su EN NENNEN REITER ENN ENEE de ee 56 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal 56 10 2 Creating a New User 58 10 3 eet leet ug deg AER Eege ege A ceed ve 58 10 4 Changing User ghia ts At els isa 58 10 5 Changing User Information 000 cece eee eee eee 59 Passwords uei ark EE ee 60 11 1 Selecting Secure Passwords siz owi is 60 11 2 Required Passwords iii ENEE eee ey 60 11 2 1 Sunny Portal Bosswornd rererere 60 11 22 System NEE 60 11 3 Changing EE 61 11 3 1 Changing the Sunny Portal Password occocoocccocoo 61 11 3 2 Changing the System Password 000 c eee eee 61 11 4 Sunny Portal Password Forgotten 0 c eee eee eee 62 Gloss ee eka ee a 63 Sic eee e
48. order click on the blue value in the header again 5 3 Setting Options on the Inverter Page On the page My Webconnect system gt Inverter gt Device Selection you have the following setting options y Device Selection V Automatic selection Figure 2 Structure of the settings area on the Inverter page Position Meaning A Area for selecting the inverters to be shown For this purpose the checkbox Automatic selection must be deactivated B Checkbox for automatic selection of all inverters in area A If you activate the checkbox all inverters in area A will be selected automatically and manual selection will be deactivated User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 27 5 Page Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 5 4 Publishing Sunny Portal Pages 5 4 1 Pages to Be Published You can publish the following pages of the menu My Webconnect system System Overview System Profile e Energy and Power Annual Comparison 5 4 2 Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal If you release pages for viewing in Sunny Portal other Sunny Portal users can view these pages Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select the desired page in the page and menu selection 2 In the Contents area at the bottom select Configuration Name of the page 3 In the area Approval activate the checkb
49. oring you can be notified by e mail if an inverter cannot be reached for a period of 24 hours Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select My Webconnect system gt PV System Monitoring in the page and menu selection 2 In the area Communication Monitoring select Settings M The page Configuration communication monitoring opens 3 To activate communication monitoring activate the active checkbox and enter the e mail address of the recipient s in the field Recipient Separate multiple e mail addresses by commas 4 To deactivate communication monitoring deactivate the checkbox active 5 Select Save 36 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 PV System Monitoring 6 6 Setting the Inverter Comparison Sunny Portal can recognize potential yield losses via the inverter comparison option If the specific yield of an inverter differs significantly from the mean yield of all the inverters Sunny Portal can notify you by e mail Inverter comparison will only be displayed if there is more than one inverter in your Sunny Portal system Requirements L Your Sunny Portal system must contain at least two inverters O The PV array power of the inverters must be configured see Section 8 4 Entering the PV Array Power page 49 O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Sectio
50. our PV system direct consumption and the battery battery discharging on the day selected e Battery discharging Energy that your household has drawn from the battery on the day selected e Direct consumption Energy that your household has drawn directly from your PV system on the day selected without intermediate storage in the battery Data in the diagram Generation e Daily yield Energy that your PV system has generated on the day selected e Self consumption Energy that your household has drawn directly from your PV system on the day selected direct consumption and energy stored by your PV system in the battery battery charging on the day selected e Battery charging Energy that your PV system has stored in the battery on the day selected e Grid feed in Energy fed by your PV system into the utility grid on the day selected 22 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 4 User Interface Tab Content Day Additional data e Self sufficiency quota Ratio of internal power supply to daily consumption e Self consumption rate Ratio of sel consumption to daily yield Direct consumption rate Ratio of direct consumption to daily yield Month Data in the diagram Consumption Monthly consumption Energy that your household has drawn from your PV system direct consumption the utility grid purchased electricity and if applicable the battery battery discharging during
51. ox Also release page on www sunnyportal com 4 To send the page by e mail select Send the page by e mail enter the e mail address of the recipient select Send e mail and select EN 5 Select Save M The icon is displayed in the page and menu selection next to the name of the released page 5 4 3 Presenting Pages on the Internet Each of your Sunny Portal pages is assigned a specific URL You can use these URLs to place a hyperlink to your Sunny Portal page on other websites Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select the desired page in the page and menu selection 2 In the Contents area select Configuration Name of the page 3 To view a preview of the page select Open page in a new window 4 Copy the URL from the field URL of the Page onto the clipboard 5 Copy the URL from the clipboard to a program for creating websites e g Microsoft Office FrontPage or integrate it in your own website by means of a so called inline frame 28 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 PV System Monitoring 6 PV System Monitoring 6 1 PV System Monitoring Options Monitoring System events Option in Sunny Portal See PV System Logbook Section 6 2 You can view messages regarding system events Report Configuration Section 6 3 You receive e mails reporting the
52. password during registration You can change the Sunny Portal password see Section 11 3 1 11 2 2 System Password System Password Basics The security concept for systems from SMA Solar Technology AG generally distinguishes the two user groups User and Installer The user groups have different rights The following system passwords are configured in the devices by default User 0000 Installer 1111 You will only be able to access the devices of your system via communication product e g Sunny Explorer providing that the same system password has been set for all devices You can find more information on system passwords and on the user group and security concept in the Sunny Explorer help System Password in Sunny Portal For the registration of your system Sunny Portal requires the system password for the user group Installer You entered the system password when registering your systems in Sunny Portal Via Sunny Portal you can change the system password of the user group Installer for all devices registered in your Sunny Portal system see Section 11 3 2 The system password for the user group User cannot be changed in Sunny Portal To change the system password for the user group User use e g Sunny Explorer see Sunny Explorer help i Changing default system passwords Change the default system passwords for both user groups user installer promptly in order to prevent unauthorized access to your system 60 SPortalWebcon BA en
53. password in the fields E mail Address and Password 2 Select Next M The page Select PV system opens Create a Webconnect system in Sunny Portal 1 Select the option Create a new PV system and enter a PV system name e g My Webconnect system in the field PV System Name 2 Enter the system password for the user role Installer of your system in the field PV System Password If you have not yet changed the system password for the user role Installer the default system password 1111 is set In such cases you must now assign a new system password 3 Enter the system password again in the field Repeat password 10 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Getting Started 4 Select Next M The page Select devices opens Enter the PIC and RID of an inverter in your system in the PIC and RID fields for PIC and RID see inverter type label or sticker near the type label Select Identify M The PV System Setup Assistant establishes a connection to the inverters and then adopts the data entered without displaying an error message Xx Is an error message displayed e Rectify the error as stated in the error message To add up to three more inverters enter the PIC and RID for each additional inverter and select Identify A Webconnect system can consist of up to four inverters To add more inverters create another Webconnect system after completion of the registration Select Next M The pag
54. pient s Separate multiple e mail addresses by commas The number of characters in the input field is limited This means that you can enter only a certain number of e mail addresses 6 Configure the settings in the area Interval To receive an hourly e mail with the event report activate the option Hourly To receive one daily e mail with the event report activate the option Daily and in the drop down list select the time you would like to receive the e mail 7 Configure the settings in the area Contents Activate the checkboxes for the required messages In each case you can select up to three event types from Sunny Portal and the system Information Warnings Errors e In the area Send Report as select the format in which Sunny Portal is to send the report e In the area Limit messages in one report use the drop down list to select the maximum number of messages to be displayed in the e mail e If you wish to send reports even if there are no new events activate the checkbox Send empty reports if no new events are available 8 To send a test report to the stated e mail address select Send test report 9 Select Save 6 3 4 Retroactively Generating a Report You can create a report for a specific date in the past Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Report Config
55. plays events as disturbances if operation is temporarily disabled As soon as the disturbance is remedied operation is restarted automatically Error Displays events as errors if operation is permanently disabled Operation cannot be restarted automatically Requirement O You must have the user role Standard user Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Retrieving Messages e Select My Webconnect system gt PV System Logbook in the page and menu selection Filtering Messages You can filter messages in the PV system logbook to restrict retrieval to certain messages only Procedure 1 Select PV System Logbook in the page and menu selection 2 To filter messages set one or more of the following filters Input field or drop down list Explanation Go to To display messages up to a certain date enter the date Tip click the calendar icon and select a date in the calendar 30 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 PV System Monitoring Input field or drop down list Explanation Status The status of a message indicates whether you have already confirmed the message see Section 6 2 2 To display all unconfirmed messages select Not approved To display all confirmed messages select Approved To display both confirmed and unconfirmed messages select All System Devices To display Sunny Portal system and devic
56. ree of charge from the download area at www SMA Solar com Inverters with Webconnect function are compatible with Sunny Explorer as of software version 1 04 Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt Device Overview in the page and menu selection 2 In the device line and the column Parameters select 27 M You can read off the parameters in the parameter list 3 To display changes to the parameters select in the column History 8 3 Entering Line Conductors In the device properties Sunny Portal can display the line conductors to which each inverter is connected To display the line conductors they must first be entered Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 48 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings Procedure 1 Call up the inverter properties see Section 8 1 Calling up the Device Properties page 48 2 Select Edit M The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 In the area Phase activate the checkbox of the line conductor to which the inverter is connected 4 Select Save 8 4 Entering the PV Array Power The PV array power is the maximum power of the PV modules connected to one inverter Procedure
57. rial number are displayed as the device name Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Device name requirement O The device name can have a maximum of 20 characters Procedure 1 Call up the device properties see Section 8 1 Calling up the Device Properties page 48 2 Select Edit Wl The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Enter a device name in the field Device Name 4 Select Save 8 6 Changing a Device Description You can enter an arbitrary description for each device The description of the device is displayed in Device Properties Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Call up the device properties see Section 8 1 Calling up the Device Properties page 48 2 Select Edit Wl The menu for setting the device properties opens 3 Enter a description in the field Description 4 Select Save 50 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Device Settings 8 7 Activating Deactivating Automatic Update for Devices Sunny Portal can carry out an automatic firmware update on the devices of your PV system This means that you will benefit from ongoing product enhancements You can set the automatic update for individual devices or for all devices When you change and sav
58. s that are assigned to your e mail address By default the system list is sorted in ascending order according to the specific system yield You can also sort the system list by other values and in descending order see Section 5 Page Settings page 26 Menu My Webconnect System This menu contains all pages with information system data and visualizations for your system Page System Overview Explanation This page provides you with an overview of the most important information about your system The display and range of functions of the page depend on your user role see Section 10 1 page 56 For information on system data see Section 4 3 If the checkbox Display the monthly distribution in the yearly comparison as well as energy and power is activated the average expected yield will also be displayed in the diagram in the Year and Total tabs see Section 7 11 page 45 System Profile Sunny Portal compiles the system profile from information that you can enter on different Sunny Portal pages see Section 4 3 2 page 19 Energy Balance This page will only be displayed if there is an inverter of type Sunny Boy Smart Energy registered in your Sunny Portal system The display visualizes the temporal progression of the power or energy flowing between your PV system your household the utility grid and your battery For further information on this page see Section 4 4 SPortalWebcon BA en 13
59. ser role Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Device replacement do not delete the old inverter If the inverter being replaced is deleted from Sunny Portal all the data of that inverter will be irretrievably deleted from Sunny Portal To retain the data of the old inverter in Sunny Portal do not delete the old inverter Procedure 1 2 9 10 11 12 Go to www SunnyPortal com Select PV System Setup Assistant M The PV System Setup Assistant opens Select Next M The page User Registration opens Enter the e mail address and the Sunny Portal password in the fields E mail Address and Password Select Next M The page Select PV system opens Select the option Add or replace devices In the system line in which inverters are to be replaced select and Next M The page Select devices opens Enter the PIC and RID of a new inverter or a new Speedwire Webconnect interface in the fields PIC and RID Select Identify To add more inverters enter the PIC and RID of a further inverter and select Identify Select Next M The page Replace devices opens In the line of the old inverter select the new inverter in the drop down list Replace with User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 53 9 System Management SMA Solar Technology AG 13 Select Next M A summary is displayed 14 Select Finish 9 3 Deactivating Activating the Inverters In the
60. splaying the page O There must be one Sunny Boy Smart Energy in the Sunny Portal system L The SMA Energy Meter must be connected to the Sunny Boy Smart Energy Showing and hiding data e You can show and hide the data indicated in the legend of the diagram To do this click on the respective value in the legend which you wish to show or hide If a battery is present in your PV system you can choose between the simplified view without battery data and the detailed view with battery data To do this you must activate or deactivate the checkbox Detailed view Scaling values in the diagram up to peak system power Use the tabs Current and Day to configure scaling of the values up to peak system power To do this move the mouse pointer to the gearwheel icon on the right underneath the diagram and select i in the drop down menu The page Energy Balance includes the following tabs Tab Content Current Data in the diagram Consumption Current consumption Power that your household is currently drawing from your PV system direct consumption the utility grid purchased electricity and if applicable the battery battery discharging Purchased electricity Power that your household is currently drawing from the utility grid e Internal power supply Power that your household is drawing directly from your PV system direct consumption and the battery battery discharging e Battery discharging Power that your household
61. stem from irradiation maps You can assess the efficiency of your PV system by comparing the specific system yield of your PV system with the specific annual yield for the PV system location 64 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Glossary Specific system yield kWh kWp The specific system yield is a key figure that describes the efficiency of a PV system regardless of its size The specific system yield is dependent on the irradiation at the location the ambient temperature shading tilt and azimuth angle of the PV modules and the module and inverter power You can assess the efficiency of your PV system by comparing the specific system yield of your PV system with the specific annual yield for the PV system location The specific system yield is calculated from the actual measured energy yield kWh of a PV system for a specific period e g one year or one month divided by the peak power kWp of the PV system Example calculation of the specific system yield for one year Your PV system consists of 40 PV modules each with a peak power of 120 Wp watt peak as per manufacturer specification Hence your PV system has a peak power of 40 x 120 Wp 4 800 Wp 4 8 kWp To calculate the specific system yield of your PV system for the year 2011 for example you will need the actual measured energy yield of your PV system for 2011 e g 3 200 kWh You can now calculate the specific system yield of your PV s
62. system power specifications from your installer The nominal PV system power is required in order to display the following data e Specific PV system yield e Average expected yield Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection 2 Select the tab PV System Data 3 Select Edit Wl The menu for setting PV system data opens 4 In the field PV System Power in the Power area enter the system power 5 To set the manufacturer of the PV modules select the manufacturer in the drop down list Manufacturer 6 To set the module types select the module types in the drop down list Module Type 7 Select Save 40 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 System Settings 7 4 2 Automatic Calculation of Nominal System Power The nominal system power is the sum of the power of all PV modules It can be calculated automatically from the data in the device properties The nominal PV system power is required in order to display the following data e Specific PV system yield e Average expected yield Requirements O You must have entered the PV array power of all inverters see Section 8 4 Entering the PV Array Power page 49 O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sun
63. system power x x Y Y Also sees the system image if available Yield Overview area Rights User role Guest Standard Installer System user administrator View energy and power x Y Y Y User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 57 10 User Management SMA Solar Technology AG 10 2 Creating a New User Requirement O You must have the user role Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt User Management in the page and menu selection 2 Select New User 3 Enter the e mail address of the new user in the field E mail Address 4 Activate the desired user role in the area Roles 5 Select Save Hl The new user receives an e mail with the access data 10 3 Deleting a User Requirement O You must have the user role Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt User Management in the page and menu selection 2 In the user line and the column Delete select ol 3 Confirm the security prompt with Yes 10 4 Changing User Rights Requirement O You must have the user role Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt User Management in the page and menu selection 2 In the user line and the column Edit select AN M The areas Email Address and Roles open 3 Activate the desired user role in th
64. ts The value can be found in the Elements on a user interface field Energy s Terminals e Select Settings e Elemento be selected Enter the value 10 in the field Minutes Elements to be entered gt Several elements that are to e Select Settings gt Date be selected Button Key e Buttonorkeytobeselectedor Select Next pressed Nomenclature Complete designation Designation in this document Small wind turbine system System PV system System SMA Webconnect function Webconnect function The designation My Webconnect system is used as a placeholder for the name that you have given your Webconnect system in Sunny Portal Abbreviations Abbreviation Designation Explanation DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for the dynamic assignment Protocol of IP configurations IP Internet Protocol PIC Product Identification Code PY Photovoltaics Identification key for registration in Sunny Portal RID Registration Identifier Registration key for registration in Sunny Portal User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 7 2 Sunny Portal SMA Solar Technology AG 2 Sunny Portal 2 1 Intended Use Sunny Portal is an Internet portal for the monitoring of systems as well as the visualization and presentation of system data In order to use Sunny Portal you will need an SMA product that can record your system data and send it to Sunny Portal see Section 2 3 System Requirements page 8 Depending on the product
65. uirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection 2 Select the tab Parameters 3 Select Edit M The menu for setting parameters opens 4 In the area Reimbursement enter the feed in tariff per kWh in the field Reimbursement Currency At the same time select the desired currency in the accompanying drop down list 5 Select Save 7 9 Entering the Amount of CO Avoided The CO factor indicates how much CO is produced during the generation of one kilowatt hour The CO factor can vary depending on the grid operator To find out the CO factor for one kilowatt hour of electricity contact your grid operator Sunny Portal uses the CO factor value to calculate how much CO has been saved by the power generation of your system You can view the amount of CO avoided on the following pages e PV system profile page e Daily info report or Monthly info report see Section 6 3 Reports page 32 Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection 2 Select the tab Parameters 3 Select Edit M The menu for setting parameters opens 4 In the appropriate field in the
66. upply to yearly consumption Self consumption rate Ratio of self consumption to annual yield Direct consumption rate Ratio of direct consumption to annual yield 24 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 4 User Interface Tab Content Total Data in the diagram Consumption Total consumption Total amount of energy that your household has drawn from your PV system direct consumption the utility grid purchased electricity and if applicable the battery battery discharging so far Purchased electricity Total amount of energy that your household has drawn from the utility grid so far Internal power supply Total amount of energy that your household has drawn from your PV system direct consumption and the battery battery discharging so far Battery discharging Total amount of energy that your household has drawn from the battery so far Direct consumption Total amount of energy that your household has drawn directly from your PV system so far without intermediate storage in the battery Data in the diagram Generation Total yield Total amount of energy that your PV system has generated so far Self consumption Total amount of energy that your household has drawn directly from your PV system so far direct consumption and total amount of energy that your PV system has stored in the battery battery charging so far Battery charging Total amount of energy that yo
67. ur PV system has stored in the battery so far Grid feed in Total amount of energy that your PV system has fed into the utility grid so far Additional data Self sufficiency quota Ratio of internal power supply to total consumption Self consumption rate Ratio of self consumption to total yield Direct consumption rate Ratio of direct consumption to total yield Only displayed for PV systems with battery User Manual SPortalWebcon BA en 13 25 5 Page Settings SMA Solar Technology AG 5 Page Settings 5 1 Configuring Settings for Diagrams 5 1 1 Setting the Display Period Depending on the diagram you can set various display periods The control element for setting the display period can be found below each diagram Procedure If there is a slider below the diagram click the blue E arrow and keeping the left mouse button pressed set the display time period e here 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 backward using and browse forward using Fi and select the desired date Vum C 4 January 2012 gt To set the date using the calendar click on the Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa g KS date between the arrow icons and select the Energy balance desired date e Ifthere are drop down lists between the arrow 4 3an zl aa 10 icons use these to select the desired display period
68. uration in the page and menu selection 2 Select the desired report in the drop down list Report Configuration 3 In the field Report Date in the Regenerate Report Manually area enter the date for which you wish to create a report Tip click the calendar icon and select a date in the calendar 4 Select Generate M A message that the report has been sent successfully is displayed 34 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 6 PV System Monitoring 6 4 Overview of the System Monitoring Page The page My Webconnect system gt PV system Monitoring is made up of the areas Communication Monitoring and Inverter comparison Communication Monitoring Area Communication monitoring shows the current communication status between the inverters and Sunny Portal If an inverter cannot be accessed Sunny Portal informs you by e mail see Section 6 5 Setting Communication Monitoring page 36 The communication monitoring status is displayed in Sunny Portal with the following icons Symbol Status Explanation D Deactivated Communication monitoring is not set see Section 6 5 Setting Communication Monitoring page 36 OK Communication with the inverters is error free The time of 00 last contact is displayed y Error Communication with the inverters is interrupted Use the D hyperlink Details to access detailed information on the y time of last contact The error will be displayed until it has been cleared
69. ution in the yearly comparison as well as energy and power To enable configuration of the average expected yield on the pages Annual comparison and Energy and power activate the checkbox The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams Manually Entering the Monthly Distribution Requirement O You must have the user role Installer or Administrator see Section 10 1 User Roles and User Rights in Sunny Portal page 56 Procedure 1 2 3 Select Configuration gt PV System Properties in the page and menu selection Select the tab Parameters Select Edit M The menu for setting parameters opens 4 In the Yield expectations area enter values in the fields in in the table with the months 46 To display the predicted annual yield and the monthly distribution in the diagrams on the pages Annual comparison and Energy and power activate the checkbox Display the monthly distribution in the yearly comparison as well as energy and power To enable configuration of the predicted annual yield on the pages Annual comparison and Energy and power activate the checkbox The monthly distribution can be configured in the diagrams Select Save SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 7 System Settings 7 12 Editing Data Releases You can configure an option for sharing your system data on the PV database sonnenertrag eu By providing this data you can contribute to improving this PV dat
70. wer see Section 7 4 Setting the Nominal System Power page 40 Annual production see Section 7 10 Automatic Calculation of the Predicted Annual Yield page 45 CO avoided see Section 7 9 Entering the Amount of CO2 Avoided page 44 Modules see Section 7 1 Entering String Properties page 38 Azimuth Tilt angle Communication No configuration necessary this information is automatically detected Inverter Description see Section 7 5 Changing the System Description page 41 PV system image see Section 7 7 Changing Deleting the System Image page 42 4 3 3 Messages for the System Data Area On the page PV system overview messages are displayed if Sunny Portal cannot retrieve any current data from the devices In this case the data displayed on the page PV System Overview is not current Messages are displayed on the right above the PV System Data area with the symbol ai The number in the icon represents the number of messages The color of the symbol indicates me message category Symbol Meaning Se ES yellow warning blue information id red error The table gives examples of the symbol with three messages 20 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 4 User Interface Retrieving Messages 1 Select the symbol e M A window appears containing the message and a possible corrective measure 2 To close the window select OK 4 4 Energy Balance Requirements for di
71. y Portal for Webconnect systems you will need inverters with integrated or retrofitted Speedwire Webconnect interface Information on whether an inverter has an integrated Speedwire Webconnect interface or can be retrofitted with a Speedwire Webconnect interface can be found in the download area of the respective inverter at www SMA Solar com Supported Internet browsers You can find a list of supported Internet browsers in the technical data on the Sunny Portal product page www sma america com sunny portal Recommended Display Resolution e Minimum 1 024 pixels x 768 pixels 8 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Getting Started 3 Getting Started 3 1 Registering the Inverter in Sunny Portal Requirements O The PV system must be commissioned O DHCP must be enabled for the router of the PV system O The router of the PV system must have an Internet connection O The PIC and RID of all inverters must be available see inverter type label or sticker near the type label Procedure e Start the PV System Setup Assistant in Sunny Portal e Registering as a New User in Sunny Portal or Login as an existing user in Sunny Portal e Creating a Webconnect System in Sunny Portal Starting the PV System Setup Assistant in Sunny Portal The PV System Setup Assistant guides you step by step through user registration and the registration of your PV system in Sunny Portal Procedure 1 Go to www SunnyPortal com 2
72. ystem for the year 2011 3 200 kWh divided by 4 8 kWp 666 kWh kWp in 2011 Tilt angle The tilt angle indicates by how many degrees the tilt of the module surface deviates from the horizontal SPortalWebcon BA en 13 65 User Manual 13 Contact SMA Solar Technology AG 13 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 e For inverters with integrated Webconnect function Inverter type and serial number of the inverter see type label of the inverter If possible firmware version of the inverter see Sunny Explorer For inverters with retrofitted Webconnect function PIC of the Speedwire Webconnect interface see inverter type label or sticker near the type label Inverter type and serial number of the inverter see type label of the inverter If possible firmware version of the inverter see Sunny Explorer Quantity and type of all inverters e Error description Australia SMA Australia Pty Ltd Toll free for 1800 SMA AUS Sydney Australia 1800 762 287 International 61 2 9491 4200 Belgien SMA Benelux BVBA SPRL 32 15 286 730 Belgique Mechelen Belgi Brasil Vide Espa a Espanha Cesko SMA Central amp Eastern Europe 420 235 010 417 s r o Praha Chile Ver Espa a Danmark Se Deutschland Tyskland 66 SPortalWebcon BA en 13 User Manual SMA Sol

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