SMA Webconnect Systems in SUNNY PORTAL - Manual (Page 8)

2 Sunny Portal SMA Solar Technology AG
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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
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
☐ A computer with Internet access must be available.
☐ An Internet browser must be installed on the computer.
☐ JavaScript must be activated in the Internet browser.
Required SMA Products
To use Sunny 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
• Minimum 1,024 pixels x 768 pixels
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.
• Since there is a constant Internet connection to Sunny Portal time-based billing systems
should be avoided. High costs could be incurred.