Document Outline

• 1  Notes on this Manual
  • 1.1  Area of validity
  • 1.2  Target Group
  • 1.3  Additional Information
  • 1.4  Symbols Used
• 2  Safety
  • 2.1  Appropriate Usage
  • 2.2  Safety Instructions
  • 2.3  Identifying the Sunny Central
  • 2.4  Operating Modes
• 3  Grid Security Management
  • 3.1  What are the requirements?
  • 3.2  Active Power Limitation
  • 3.3  The Solution from SMA Solar Technology
• 4  Control Elements
  • 4.1  Overview
  • 4.2  Sunny Central
    • 4.2.1  Indicator Lights
    • 4.2.2  Key switch
    • 4.2.3  AC Main Switch
    • 4.2.4  Emergency Stop
  • 4.3  Sunny Central Control
    • 4.3.1  Functions of the Control Buttons
    • 4.3.2  Description of the Display Symbols
• 5  Menu
  • 5.1  Display Messages During Operation
  • 5.2  Menu Overview
    • 5.2.1  Operating data
    • 5.2.2  Spot Values
    • 5.2.3  Long-Term Data
    • 5.2.4  Device Set-up
  • 5.3  Adjusting the Display Contrast
  • 5.4  Setting the Language
  • 5.5  Changing the Date and Time
  • 5.6  Enter Password
  • 5.7  Display Firmware Version
  • 5.8  Deleting the Daily Values of the Energy Yield
• 6  Measuring Channels
  • 6.1  Adding Further Measurement Channels
  • 6.2  Resetting the Display of Measurement Channels to the Factory Setting
  • 6.3  Retrieving Measurement Data
    • 6.3.1  Retrieving Measurement Data at the Sunny Central Control
    • 6.3.2  Retrieving Measurement Data via Sunny Data Control
  • 6.4  Deleting Measurement Data
• 7  Parameters
  • 7.1  Description of the Parameter Functions
  • 7.2  Default Parameter Settings
  • 7.3  Changing Parameters
  • 7.4  Resetting Parameters
  • 7.5  Saving Parameters
• 8  Sending Data
  • 8.1  Selecting Remote Info
  • 8.2  Activating Email Reports
  • 8.3  Selecting Report Types to Send
    • 8.3.1  Daily Report "System Info"
    • 8.3.2  Hourly Report "Errors, Warnings and Events"
  • 8.4  Entering or Changing an Email Address
  • 8.5  Sending a Test Report
• 9  Analog Inputs
  • 9.1  Detecting External Sensors
  • 9.2  Calculating Gain and Offset
  • 9.3  Configuring External Sensors
    • 9.3.1  ExtSolIrr and ExtGloIrr
    • 9.3.2  Displaying Sensor Values
  • 9.4  Configuring External Messages
    • 9.4.1  Setting ExtAlarm
    • 9.4.2  Activating TmpExt C
• 10  Active Power Limitation
  • 10.1  Procedure for Setting Active Power Limitation
  • 10.2  Active Power Limitation via Grid Frequency
• 11  Grid Monitoring
  • 11.1  Grid Connection after Fault Clearance
  • 11.2  Behavior of Grid Limits over Time when Breaches Occur
  • 11.3  Setting the Medium-Voltage Level (applicable only to HE devices)
  • 11.4  Disconnection Protection Ramp (DCRmp)
• 12  External Grid Monitoring Relay (optional)
  • 12.1  Overview of the Display and Control Elements
  • 12.2  Display Messages
  • 12.3  Configuration
    • 12.3.1  Changing from Automatic Mode to Configuration Mode
    • 12.3.2  Access to Configuration
    • 12.3.3  Parameters
    • 12.3.4  Monitoring
  • 12.4  Alarm Messages / Dealing with Errors
    • 12.4.1  Clear Alarm Signal
    • 12.4.2  Interface
• 13  Islanding Detection (Anti-Islanding)
• 14  Sunny Team (optional)
  • 14.1  Identification of Manager Device and Team Device
  • 14.2  Display of Team Mode on the Sunny Central
  • 14.3  Operating States of Sunny Team
  • 14.4  Team Status
  • 14.5  Team Mode Interrupted
  • 14.6  Disable Team Mode
  • 14.7  Enable Team Mode
• 15  Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
  • 15.1  Fault Diagnosis
    • 15.1.1  Categories of Faults and Warnings
    • 15.1.2  Types of Faults and Warnings
    • 15.1.3  Warnings
    • 15.1.4  Faults
    • 15.1.5  Events
  • 15.2  Clearing Errors
• 16  Contact