SMA SUNNY HOME MANAGER - Manual (Page 103)

SMA Solar Technology AG 12 System Settings
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12.10 Activating/Deactivating Grid Management Services
The Sunny Home Manager can receive the specifications for grid management services via
Ethernet-based communication. The grid operator can set up this link. You also have to activate grid
management services for the Sunny Home Manager.
Requirements:
☐ You must have the user role Installer or PV system administrator (see Section 13.1 "Users
and User Rights", page 108).
Procedure:
1. Select Configuration > PV system properties in the page and menu selection.
2. Select the tab Parameters.
3. Select [Edit].
☑ The menu for setting parameters opens.
4. Select the appropriate option in the area Grid management services via Ethernet-based
communication:
• If the Sunny Home Manager does not have to implement any grid operator specifications,
select No (default setting).
• If the Sunny Home Manager does have to implement grid operator specifications, select
Yes and if necessary enter a different port in the Port field. Tip: The default setting Port 502
can normally remain set. You may have to change the port if there are several Modbus
devices in the network.
5. Select [Save].
12.11 Setting the Optimization Target
The optimization target defines the objectives you wish to achieve with your Sunny Home Manager
system:
• Highest possible self-consumption (environmental aspect - ecological)
• Highest possible cost savings (business aspect - economical).
The optimization target affects the following components:
• Load control via Sunny Home Manager (either directly via cable-based communication or
indirectly via SMA radio-controlled sockets)
• Recommended actions in the diagram Forecast and recommended action on the
Current status and forecast page
Availability of forecast data
Calculation of the recommended actions for highest possible self-consumption (ecological) is
not possible in all countries.