Document Outline

• 1 Information on this Guide
• 2 Safety
  • 2.1  Appropriate Usage
  • 2.2  Target Group Qualification
  • 2.3  Safety Instructions
  • 2.4  Symbols on the Type Label and the Sunny String-Monitor
• 3 Product Description
  • 3.1  Sunny String‑Monitor SSM16-11 / SSM24-11
  • 3.2  String Current Monitoring
  • 3.3  String Fuses
  • 3.4  Overvoltage Protection
  • 3.5  Remote Tripping
    • 3.5.1  Remote Tripping as a Shunt Trip
    • 3.5.2  Remote Tripping as Undervoltage Release
  • 3.6  Type Label
• 4 Scope of Delivery
  • 4.1  Sunny String-Monitor SSM16-11
  • 4.2  Sunny String-Monitor SSM24-11
• 5 Assembly
  • 5.1  Base Mounting
    • 5.1.1  Selecting the Mounting Location
    • 5.1.2  Mounting the Base
    • 5.1.3  Mounting the Sunny String-Monitor on the Base
  • 5.2  Wall Mounting
    • 5.2.1  Selecting the Mounting Location
    • 5.2.2  Mounting the Sunny String-Monitor
• 6 Electrical Connection
  • 6.1  Overview of the Connection Area
  • 6.2  Connecting the PV Strings
    • 6.2.1  Calculating the Maximum Number of Strings per Measuring Input
    • 6.2.2  Connecting the PV Strings to Isolation Terminals
    • 6.2.3  Connecting the PV Strings to the SUNCLIX DC Plug Connectors
    • 6.2.4  Connecting the PV Strings to Tyco, MC3, and MC4 Plug Connectors
  • 6.3  Connecting the DC Main Cable
  • 6.4  Connecting the Grounding Cable
  • 6.5  Connecting the Data Cable
    • 6.5.1  Selecting the Data Cable
    • 6.5.2  Connecting the Data Cable Shield Contact
    • 6.5.3  Connecting the Data Cable in the Sunny String-Monitor
    • 6.5.4  Connecting the Data Cable in the Sunny Central
  • 6.6  Connecting the Remote Tripping for the DC Circuit Breaker
    • 6.6.1  Dimensioning the Connection Cable for the Shunt Trip
    • 6.6.2  Connecting the Shunt Release
    • 6.6.3  Connecting the Feedback Contact
  • 6.7  Installing the Theft Protection
• 7 Commissioning
  • 7.1  Safety
  • 7.2  Preparing and Carrying Out Commissioning
    • 7.2.1  Requirements for Commissioning
    • 7.2.2  Terminating the Data Cable
    • 7.2.3  Noting the Serial Number of the Piggy-Backs for Data Processing
    • 7.2.4  Filling In the Commissioning Report
  • 7.3  Switching On the Sunny String-Monitor
  • 7.4  Reconnecting the DC Circuit Breaker after Tripping
• 8 Disconnecting the Sunny String-Monitor
• 9 Configuring the Sunny String-Monitor via Sunny Central Control
  • 9.1  Organizing the Configuration
  • 9.2  Detecting Sunny String-Monitors
  • 9.3  Setting the Parameters for the String Current Monitoring
    • 9.3.1  Setting the Number of Strings per Measuring Channel
    • 9.3.2  Setting the Groups
    • 9.3.3  Setting the Tripping Time
    • 9.3.4  Setting the Tolerance
    • 9.3.5  Setting the Monitoring Period
    • 9.3.6  Setting the Nighttime Deactivation
    • 9.3.7  Setting the Theft Protection
  • 9.4  Reading the Measured Values
    • 9.4.1  Reading the Mean Values of the Groups
    • 9.4.2  Reading the Mean Values for the Individual Measuring Channels
  • 9.5  Reading and Confirming Messages
    • 9.5.1  Resetting the Messages
    • 9.5.2  Reading and Confirming Current Messages
    • 9.5.3  Reading and Confirming the Event History
• 10 Configuring the Sunny String-Monitor with Sunny Data Control
  • 10.1  Organizing the Configuration
  • 10.2  Detecting the Sunny String-Monitor
  • 10.3  Setting Parameters for String Current Monitoring
    • 10.3.1  Overview of the Program Window
    • 10.3.2  Setting the Number of Strings per Measuring Channel
    • 10.3.3  Setting the Groups
    • 10.3.4  Setting the Monitoring Period
    • 10.3.5  Setting the Tripping Time
    • 10.3.6  Setting the Tolerance
    • 10.3.7  Setting the Nighttime Deactivation
    • 10.3.8  Setting the Theft Protection
  • 10.4  Reading the Measured Values
• 11 Configuring the Sunny String-Monitor with Sunny WebBox
  • 11.1  Organizing the Configuration
  • 11.2  Sunny WebBox Interface Overview
  • 11.3  Detecting the Sunny Central
  • 11.4  Detecting the Sunny String-Monitor
  • 11.5  Setting the Parameters for Sunny Central Control
    • 11.5.1  Setting the Number of Strings per Measuring Channel
    • 11.5.2  Setting the Groups
    • 11.5.3  Setting the Monitoring Period
    • 11.5.4  Setting the Tripping Time
    • 11.5.5  Setting the Tolerance
  • 11.6  Setting the Parameters for the Sunny Central String Monitor Controller
    • 11.6.1  Setting the Number of Strings per Measuring Channel
    • 11.6.2  Setting the Groups
    • 11.6.3  Setting the Communication Period
    • 11.6.4  Setting the Monitoring Period
    • 11.6.5  Setting the Tripping Time
    • 11.6.6  Setting the Tolerance
  • 11.7  Reading the Measured Values
    • 11.7.1  Reading the Measured Values of the Groups
    • 11.7.2  Reading the Measured Values for the Individual Measuring Channels
  • 11.8  Acknowledging Error Messages
    • 11.8.1  Acknowledging Error Messages with Sunny Central Control
    • 11.8.2  Acknowledging Error Messages with the Sunny Central String Monitor Controller
• 12 Troubleshooting
  • 12.1  LED signals
  • 12.2  Communication and Operation Faults
• 13 Technical Data
  • 13.1  Sunny String‑Monitor SSM16-11
  • 13.2  Sunny String‑Monitor SSM24-11
• 14 Contact