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  • Page 1 Papendorf Software Engineering GmbH User Manual SOL.Connect Center III...
  • Page 2 Issue: 3.2 – Date: 18.03.2015 Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference! Printed in Germany, © Papendorf Software Engineering GmbH The use and / or reprint of the contents or extracts hereof is permitted only with written permission of the author and editor.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    User Manual Contents Preface .................... 7 1.1 Symbols ..................8 Security Warnings ................9 2.1 Installation Instructions ............. 10 Product Description ................. 11 3.1 System Prerequisites ..............13 3.2 Intended Use ................13 3.3 Scope of Delivery ..............13 3.4 Accessories ................14 3.4.1 Cabinet for outdoor use ................14 3.4.2...
  • Page 4 Preface 4.5 Software Updates..............24 4.6 Warranty / Liability ..............25 4.7 Large-scale Display / Display ............25 Operation ..................26 5.1 Network ................... 26 5.1.1 LAN Interface ....................26 5.1.1.1.1 Network Router ....................5.1.2 Connection via Modem ................28 5.1.3 Connecting further SOL.Connect Devices ........30 5.1.4 Connecting a large-scale display ............30 5.1.5...
  • Page 5 User Manual 7.7 Analysis ................... 48 7.8 Configuration (on administrator level) ......... 50 7.8.1 Core System ....................51 7.8.2 Communication ..................72 7.8.3 PV plant .......................84 7.8.4 Security .......................97 7.9 Download ................. 99 7.9.1 Plant Data ....................99 7.9.2 Documentation ..................102 7.10 SOL.Connect Park Control (optional) ......... 103 7.10.1 Maintenance mode Maint ..............105 7.10.2...
  • Page 6 Preface 12.5 Solar Feed-in Tariff ..............124 12.6 Plant Status ................124 Description of Conformity ............126 13.1 CE-Declaration of conformity ............ 126 13.2 RoHS-Declaration of Conformity ..........126 Illustration Index ..............127...

  • Page 7: Preface

    User Manual 1 Preface In this manual you will find detailed product information and instructions how to use the SOL.Connect Center. In the following text the SOL.Connect Center is called data logger for the pur- pose of better readability. The SOL.Connect Center is available in a standard version as well in connec- tion with optionally available SOL.Connect products for enhanced features.

  • Page 8: Symbols

    Preface Symbols Throughout the manual important information is being highlighted with vari- ous symbols: This symbol points to circumstances that need special attention and, if not followed, may lead to damage of components or even hazards to people. Information marked as „Note” must be observed on all accounts.

  • Page 9: Security Warnings

    User Manual 2 Security Warnings Please pay attention to the following safety instructions to avoid bodily inju- ries and hazards of the connected devices: Touching electrical parts could result in death or serious injury - even after the equipment has been completely disconnected from the mains! Do not try to enter into the inside of the device by using a metallic, pointed or sharp tool.

  • Page 10: Installation Instructions

    Security Warnings Installation Instructions It is assumed that the reader is aware of the common rules and provisions regarding electrical installations and connection to the public power grid. Es- pecially the common safety regulations for working on electric installations must be observed closely. Installation must only be performed by qualified persons with specific electro technical knowledge and skills!

  • Page 11: Product Description

    User Manual 3 Product Description The data logger is a freely programmable system to collect, reprocess, validate, and submit plant information and it’s design is based on longterm experiences. It is specifically designed for the process monitoring of regenerative energy plants.
  • Page 12 Product Description A significant advantage of this data logger system is that the intelligence is within the device and therefore within the plant itself. This creates the basis for an independent monitoring onsite. The following illustration shows and overview about the systems components: Illustration 3-1 System Overview Standard Version...

  • Page 13: System Prerequisites

    User Manual System Prerequisites For the use with SOL.Connect Center the following web browsers are recom- mended: ® Internet Explorer From version 8 ® Firefox From version 3 Intended Use The SOL.Connect Center is to be used exclusively for data analysis of inverter data.

  • Page 14: Accessories

    Product Description • Inverter breakout cable (approx. 5m) • Installation kit: adapter, cap rail clamp, screw set (3 screws and plastic screw anchors) for mounting of the device • User manual, connection diagram inverter to SOL.Connect Center Accessories 3.4.1 Cabinet for outdoor use An adequate plastic casing for the outdoor use (protection class IP54) is addi- tionally available.

  • Page 15: Sol.connect Sensor Kits

    User Manual Accuracy of measurements (from version 3.6 on) • Measurement input PT1000 two-wire: error (FSR*) 0,06% typ., 0,1% max. • Measurement input 20mA: error (FSR*) 0,08% typ., 0,4% max. • Measurement input 150mV: error (FSR*) 0,03% typ., 0,05% max. In order to comply with the limit values a recalibration every 2 years is recommended.
  • Page 16 Product Description Variant Sensor Kit Light ®* SI-SENSOR Monochrystalline silicium; Linearity of electronic circuit: ± 0,3 % v. M. for 50 to 1300 W/m ; devi- ation at 25°C: ±1,5 °C; non-linearity: ±0,5 C; deviation at minimal and maximal temperature: ±2,0°C SOL.Connect Sensor T: PT 1000, measurement range from -35°C up to...

  • Page 17: Sol.connect Web Portal

    User Manual For power limitation in accordance with EEG amend- ment 2012: Operators of photovoltaic installations with a nominal capacity of more than 100 kWp must install a remotely controllable power limitation this refers also to existing plants! 3.4.4 SOL.Connect Web Portal The SOL.Connect Web Portal may be used for additional centralized monitor- ing and analysis as well as to perform software updates and presentation of the plant.

  • Page 18: Modem

    Product Description Service • Server operation: Managed Services at Papendorf Software Engineering GmbH also in combination with full service contract • Low basic / subscription costs Information about accessories are available directly from Papendorf Software Engineering GmbH at www.papendorf-se.de or by phone.
  • Page 19 User Manual Illustration 3-1 SOL.Connect Smart Park Control Features • Monitoring and inverter control via SOL.Connect Center Pool • Measurement of grid parameters at the grid connection point • Embedding and monitoring of meteorology, signalling contact via pe- ripheral devices •...

  • Page 20: Technical Description

    Technical Description 4 Technical Description Connections (Front Side) On the front side the data logger has the following connections available: Illustration 4-1 SOL.Connect Center Front Side 1. Terminal strip for power supply, field bus EasyLan, data interface RS232 or RS485, 1x relay output for fault alarm contact and 1x isolated input 2.

  • Page 21: Wiring Of Terminal Strip

    User Manual 4.1.1 Wiring of Terminal Strip Function Description Shield Shielding Shielding of cable Power supply 12-24V EasyLan Field bus, to connect sensor EasyLan-Bus modules (COM2) RS485 inter- Optional interface face To connect a fault sensor (e.g. Isolated input fuse) Out+ Output of a message (contact Relay output...

  • Page 22: Connections (Back Side)

    Technical Description Connections (Back Side) Illustration 4-2 SOL.Connect Center Back Side 7. USB interface Signals and Operating Display at the Device 4.3.1 LED Bar on the top side When turning on the data logger all status LEDs light up briefly in order to perform a functional check of the LED-bar.

  • Page 23: Led On The Plus Assembly

    User Manual Description During the start-up phase the established performance very low, therefore during this phase raised values may occur. prevent this maximum feed-in performance may be determined for each single in- verter. Inverter malfunction This LED flashes as soon as at least one of the programmed and active inverters is no longer available via the RS485 bus.

  • Page 24: Acoustic Signals

    Technical Description 4.3.3 Acoustic Signals The data logger only confirms the switch-on procedure with an acoustic sig- nal. A further signal can be heard when starting the software. Further acous- tic signals are only performed in cases of errors, similar to a PC. The Compact Flash®...

  • Page 25: Warranty / Liability

    User Manual Warranty / Liability All SOL.Connect components have a 2 year warranty. However excluded are data media, data, damages caused by overvoltage or other improper han- dling, damaging or external influences. Drilling holes into the case or any other mechanical modifications lead to damages and will render the warranty invalid! Large-scale Display / Display The data logger supports the display of measurement data (performance, dai-...

  • Page 26: Operation

    Operation 5 Operation Network There are 2 possibilities to connect the data logger with a computer: • A connection via the LAN-interface (chapter 5.1.1) • Via remote access using a modem (Analogue/ISDN/GSM) (chapter 3.4.3) 5.1.1 LAN Interface The data logger tries to automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP serv- er.

  • Page 27: Network Router

    User Manual Should the installation as described above fail an IP address must be assigned to the data logger. This can be done via the network settings of your computer. Please note the accompanying document. It may take a few minutes until the SOL.Connect Center appears in the Windows Explorer (via UPNP).

  • Page 28: Connection Via Modem

    Operation Direction of re- Service Description Port lease Maintenance communica- Inbound tion Linkage with SOL.Connect Control Station Control Center – master 9009 Both directions Mode control station network Communication protocol for communication with e.g. Modbus IP Both directions special measuring appli- ances Direct data transfer into MySQL...
  • Page 29 User Manual Modem configuration 1. Click the Networking tab in the notification area of the taskbar 2. Click on Network and Sharing Center 3. Klicken Sie auf „Neue Verbindung oder neues Netzwerk einrichten“ 4. Wählverbindung einrichten. 5. Wählverbindung einrichten  Einwahlrufnummer eingeben  Ver- bindungsname festlegen 6.

  • Page 30: Connecting Further Sol.connect Devices

    Operation 5.1.3 Connecting further SOL.Connect Devices Details on how to connect and operate the optionally available SOL.Connect devices are indicated in the quick guides included in the respective scope of supply! 5.1.4 Connecting a large-scale display 5.1.4.1 Connecting a serial display (direct connection) A serial display is connected directly to the data logger, following these steps: •...

  • Page 31: Connect A Signalling Contact

    User Manual Further information is provided in the display’s manual. 5.1.5 Connect a Signalling Contact You can connect an alarm contact, e.g. a signal light to the data logger. Connect one contact with the relay output of the data logger (see connections, chapter 4.1). Illustration 5-2 Connect Alarm Contact 5.1.6...

  • Page 32: Turning On The Device

    Operation 5.1.7 Turning on the Device After connecting up the power supply the SOL.Connect Center is taken into operation with approximately 60 seconds. When turning on the data logger all status LEDs light up briefly in order to perform a functional check of the LED-bar. Then the device is ready for use. PV-plant The initial operation of the monitoring components must be done onsite using a notebook to establish a direct connection with the SOL.Connect Center.
  • Page 33 User Manual Terminate the inverter bus additionally with the terminator included. A missing termination leads to inverters not being recognized by the system. Various types of inverters are being terminated in different ways. Therefore please check your inverter’s manual. For information about the lights signalling the network search see chapter 12.2.
  • Page 34 Operation Step 3: Check measurement values for completeness See Plant status Inverter and Sensors to check the measurement values.  ...

  • Page 35: Assembly

    User Manual 6 Assembly The data logger is designed for indoor use and use within switching cabinets. It can be mounted in both a horizontal and vertical position (the connections facing downwards) onto a cap rail system or with the included adapter (see illustration 6-1) directly to a wall.
  • Page 36 Assembly The data logger is attached to the adapter by locking in place the backside screws of the data logger into the respective holes of the adapter. On choos- ing a position for the data logger make sure that the connections of the ca- bles are easily accessible at any time and that the cables are accessible from the bottom of the device.

  • Page 37: Working With The Sol.connect Center

    User Manual 7 Working with the SOL.Connect Center User Rights, Access Rights The data logger has two levels of access. These differ in the rights owned by the user. Areas Guest Administrator Welcome screen   Plant status   Reports ...

  • Page 38: Overview / Tables And Diagram Functions

    Working with the SOL.Connect Center By factory default the administrator’s password has been set to „admin/ ad- min“. In order to prevent an unintended access from third parties change the password immediately after the first log-in (see chapter 7.6.4.2) Overview / Tables and Diagram Functions 7.3.1 Working with the Submenu Settings and changes are being performed in the submenus of the selected...

  • Page 39: Table Of Events

    User Manual Monitoring can also be activated and deactivated directly in the overview screen: Symbol Meaning Activate monitoring Deactivate monitoring Change settings 7.3.2 Table of Events Recorded events are listed automatically by the system and are visible via Monitoring Group of events (e.g. system events). ...
  • Page 40 Working with the SOL.Connect Center The maximum of the performance axis corresponds to the plant’s maximum output (see chapter 7.7.3.1). Illustration 7-3 Navigation Analysis By default the inverter groups are displayed at first. Selecting a group shows the respective inverters. Events are recorded in the protocol as follows: Illustration 7-4 Event Protocol in Analysis Beneath the diagram all events are displayed in chronological order.

  • Page 41: The Welcome Screen

    User Manual The Welcome Screen The welcome screen displays an overview of the current status of your photo- voltaic plant. Furthermore it shows the main menu. Illustration 7-5 Welcome Screen Menu navigation Manual Picture of the plant Language selection Plant information Software version Plant status (Status lights, overall performance, total daily yield, latest event)
  • Page 42 Working with the SOL.Connect Center A potential alarm is being displayed on the main screen and can be confirmed by accepting it. Please check chapter 7.5.1 for further details. If any inputs like e.g. switches are monitored the status displayed is „switched on“.

  • Page 43: Plant Status

    User Manual Plant Status The data logger collects energetic information, errors and status messages sent from the inverter. The plant status is a dynamic dialogue, which displays the measurement values in an overview in tabular form. Illustration 7-6 Plant Status - Inverter This table contains basic information about the active inverters (settings), like denominations, output power, daily yield and moment of last data retrieval.
  • Page 44 Working with the SOL.Connect Center This information depends on the type of inverter connected. In addition the most important inverter data are displayed as a „Tooltip“ (see Illustration 7-6). Hover the pointer over any status bar or inverter name. A pop up window opens (see Illustration 7-6).

  • Page 45: Monitoring

    User Manual Monitoring Monitoring contains an overview of all events available within the system. These events are classified in several groups. The events are listed in detail, can be examined and individually configured for distribution by e-mail. Illustration 7-7 Overview Monitoring [Geben Sie Text ein] [Geben Sie Text ein]...
  • Page 46 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Configuration events: Information about configuration changes, crea- tion and modification of message recipients. System details: Important of special notes or error messages (e.g. problems sending emails) System information: Important or special information and error messages (e.g. problem with the e-mail distri- bution) Inverter events: Events signalled from the inverter, like e.g.

  • Page 47: Triggering An Alarm By An Alarm Contact

    User Manual 7.6.1 Triggering an alarm by an alarm contact Once an alarm has been initiated a message is displayed on the welcome screen. You can confirm this alarm manually or have it automatically con- firmed by the system in a time predefined in the settings (see chapter 7.7.2.3) Illustration 7-8 Active Alarm The relay’s response time is up to 5 minutes.

  • Page 48: Analysis

    Working with the SOL.Connect Center Analysis The Energetic Reports allow for various graphic data analysis periods which display performance and yield in relation to possible malfunctions. Illustration 7-9 Overview Analysis Daily plant yield: Performance of all inverters during one day (line diagram) Daily yield of inverters: Overview about the inverter’s daily during one...
  • Page 49 User Manual Nominal monthly yield: Yield of all inverters during one month in rela- tion to 1 kWp (bar diagram) Performance ratio of the The plant’s target-performance comparison in entire plant: comparison with reference sensors (bar dia- gram) Performance Ratio only available connection...

  • Page 50: Configuration (On Administrator Level)

    Working with the SOL.Connect Center Configuration (on administrator level) This is your entry point to perform in further submenus changes of the sys- tem and the PV plant’s components. Select Configuration and an overview screen opens with the momentarily sys- tem configuration and information about the data logger as well as the avail- ®...

  • Page 51: Core System

    User Manual 7.8.1 Core System 7.8.1.1 Network The topic Network allows all necessary settings for of the data logger’s net- work. Host name, domain name, IP address, broadcast address, subnet mask, standard gateway and DNS server are already set as factory default. You can choose between own settings (default) or DCHP.
  • Page 52 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Illustration 7-11 Configuration Network The following settings are available: Setting Description Operation mode of the data logger. Settings can only Operation mode be performed by service personnel. Hostname e.g. Samplehost Name of the domain. Information available from your Domain name network administrator.
  • Page 53 User Manual Setting Description Subnet mask Default entry 255.255.255.0 IP address of the internet gateway. Information is Standard Gateway available from your network administrator. Information is available from your network adminis- DNS Server trator. Network default settings for internet access via modem dial-up (see chapter 7.6.1.2): •...
  • Page 54 Working with the SOL.Connect Center 7.8.1.2 Modem In case you wish to use a modem for dial-up the necessary information about the modem must be set (modem type, PIN, dial-up number, login name and password). Illustration 7-12 Configuration Modem The following settings are available: Setting Description Modem type...
  • Page 55 User Manual Setting Description configuration eration modes GSM PIN Code. Available from your provider PIN (for GSM) This is an essential information with the use of a GSM modem as otherwise no connection can be established! Setting Description Multiple subscriber The multiple subscriber number (MSN) is an ISDN number phone number for a multi terminal access...
  • Page 56 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Default modem settings for internet dial-up via MSN: • Dial-up number: 0193670 • Login name: msn@easysurfer-eco.de • Password: msn • Additional modem command: ATX3 When using a GSM modem near an international border the interna- tional roaming must be blocked in order to avoid international con- nection fees.
  • Page 57 User Manual With some GSM modems the flow control is by default deactivated after switching it on. Therefore the registration of an additional command is essen- tially necessary to activate the hardware flow control! These are the following commands: • Siemens®...
  • Page 58 Working with the SOL.Connect Center 7.8.1.3 Customize the Welcome Screen You can customize the welcome screen as desired. Besides a picture of the plant you can add plant information such as name, description and operator individually. Illustration 7-13 Customize the Welcome Screen...
  • Page 59 User Manual To chance the plant’s picture select Browse to find a picture. However in case the selected graphic does not correspond to the prerequisites the existing graphic will remain active. To activate the picture, set the tick in Display welcome screen. Recommended size: 605x250 pixel Format: .jpg Apart from the fixed plant information name...
  • Page 60 Working with the SOL.Connect Center 7.8.1.4 System Time The system time shows the data logger’s current time. You can change this manually or have it synchronized automatically by an NTP time server. An NTP time server is not activated by default. It is recommended to activate it after taking it into operation.
  • Page 61 User Manual Time zone To set the time zone select Time zone  edit. Illustration 7-14 Configuration – Time Zone Select Region/Country and automatically appears the respective time zone. Confirm your time zone. The adjustment from summer to winter time will take place automatically.
  • Page 62 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Changing the time zone requires a restart of the system! This will take approximately 5 minutes and disconnects all network and mo- dem connections. Manual time settings To set the time manually select System time edit.
  • Page 63 User Manual Time server synchronization For a automatically synchronisation select system time  edit  server time replication  set tick The system time is only synchronized on active internet connections. Be careful with system time changes: A time deviation of more than 10 minutes may cause problems with the data recorded be- fore the change! The synchronisation of time depends on the connection settings and the fol-...
  • Page 64 Working with the SOL.Connect Center 7.8.1.5 System Language The (default) system language of the data logger is German as set by factory default. However this can be changed individually for every system. Illustration 7-16 Configuration System Language Changing the system language will only come into effect once the current session has expired or a new session has been opened.
  • Page 65 User Manual 7.8.1.6 In-Outputs For PV plant monitoring additional inputs at the data logger may be config- ured and linked with the relay output. Illustration 7-17 Configuration – In- and Outputs Settings Description Input Func 1 Function switch for optional use Output An activated in- and output is prerequisite for a linkage.
  • Page 66 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Inputs To configure the input select IN/Func 1 --> edit. Illustration 7-18 Configuration Input The following settings are possible: Settings Description Name IN / Func 1 Description Individual denomination of the input. Status Activates / deactivates the input Output Selecting the output...
  • Page 67 User Manual Linking an input with an output deletes message recipients of the type alarm contact Output To configure the output select Out --> edit. Illustration 7-19 Configuration Output The following settings are possible: Settings Description Name [Geben Sie Text ein] [Geben Sie Text ein]...
  • Page 68 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Settings Description Description Individual denomination of the output. Status Activates / deactivates the output 7.8.1.7 Reboot Rebooting the data logger might be necessary in very rare cases. However this should only be done at real emergencies. Rebooting terminates all sys- tem processes and restarts the system.
  • Page 69 User Manual The restart takes about 5 minutes and disrupts all network and mo- dem connections. 7.8.1.8 Software Update The data logger is capable to detect and upload automatically available up- dates. By default this feature is disabled. Illustration 7-21 Configuration – Software Update The following settings are available: Settings Description...
  • Page 70 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Settings Description software update Frequency Interval of transmission Alternatively a different update server can be used. Activate this by ticking the respective box. Another input mask opens up: Settings Description Server Server address Login Allocated user name Password Allocated password 7.8.1.9 Factory Settings...
  • Page 71 User Manual Illustration 7-22 Configuration – Factory Settings [Geben Sie Text ein] [Geben Sie Text ein]...

  • Page 72: Communication

    Working with the SOL.Connect Center 7.8.2 Communication 7.8.2.1 E-Mail service In order to use the message function an e-mail service has to be set-up. To do so the data logger needs the information from the SMTP server, login data, address of the sender and type of authentication. Illustration 7-23 Configuration E-Mail Services The following settings are available: Settings...
  • Page 73 User Manual Settings Description The password assigned by the internet provider. Password By security reasons each character of the password is only displayed to you in asterisks (*). Corresponds to the e-mail address of the sending mailbox and serves to authenticate the SMTP server. Sender An unknown sending address may prevent the e-mail from being sent.
  • Page 74 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Not every e-mail provider places a free-of-charge SMTP server at disposal. This feature may be connected to commercial e-mail ser- vices, e.g. "Premium"/"Plus"/"Extra"/"Pro"! 7.8.2.2 Notification Recipients Apart from the e-mail provider a notification recipient is also necessary to send messages.
  • Page 75 User Manual When using a modem, the e-mail transmission is only working with an active internet connection, dial-out switch (see chapter 4). Alarm contact If a device such as a signal lamp is connected to the alarm contact of the data logger, the message recipient must be configured respectively.
  • Page 76 Working with the SOL.Connect Center The alarm contact automatically switches off after expiration of the preselect- ed duration. You can also manually switch off the alarm confirmation. E-mail/Short E-mail Illustration 7-25 Message Recipient - E-mail The following settings are available: Settings Description Type...
  • Page 77 User Manual Settings Description Activates / deactivates e-mail. Status Recipients already set-up can be momentarily deac- tivated (e.g. during their vacation times). Recipients Language of the e-mail. language Illustration 7-26 Message Recipient - FTP-Upload The following settings are available: Settings Description Type Name...
  • Page 78 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Settings Description Server Destination address Login Login Password Password Status FTP activated /deactivated 7.8.2.3 FTP-Upload The recorded measuring data are being uploaded onto an FTP server or the SOL.Connect Portal by FTP upload. A swift internet access to the server performs the download of measuring da- ta and the creation of respective performance and yield diagrams.
  • Page 79 User Manual The following settings are available: Settings Description Ticking / unchecking the select box activates / deactivates Notification the data transfer. Individual shortcut of the group. Leaving this line blank Description sets the description back to the default text. Interval Frequency of the data transfer.
  • Page 80 Working with the SOL.Connect Center 7.8.2.4 Display (optional) A display may be connected directly or remote to the data logger (remotely controlled display requires installation of a serial Ethernet converter). The following data string is sent to the display using type HvG: Value Description Starting signal...
  • Page 81 User Manual The display must be operated in the same ‚HVG-mode’ as prede- fined in the data logger. The enhanced HVG-protocol in general may be used for plants up to 9999,99 kW performance if the display supports the enhanced HVG- protocol.
  • Page 82 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Depending on the connection of the large-scale display (see chapter 0) and the plant’s nominal performance the input signal requires configuration. Illustration 7-28 Configuration Display The following settings are possible: Settings Description Schneider, HVG, HVG (plant performance > 100kW) Type of display or RICO Connection...
  • Page 83 User Manual Settings Description Enter IP-addresses without http:// prefix. Automatically triggers a restart of the sys- tem. Port Port-settings of the serial ethernet converter Update Update time of display data. Saving the display configuration automatically triggers a restart of the system.

  • Page 84: Pv Plant

    Working with the SOL.Connect Center 7.8.3 PV plant 7.8.3.1 General Settings At Solar Plant defines information about the entire plant and the monitoring options. These may be adjusted individually for each PV-plant. Illustration 7-29 Solar Plant The Monitoring Options dare used to supervise the inverters and trigger alarms: Inverter failure Activate breakout WR if you wish to trigger an alarm in case of inverter...
  • Page 85 User Manual Minimum-Performance-Ratio An alarm is triggered when the performance of the plant and the defined min- imum performance ratio (percentage ratio between target and actual perfor- mance) falls below. Performance Ratio only possible connection with SOL.Connect MultiScan and an irradiance sensor. Yield Deviation The comparison of yield is only performed once two or more inverters are ac- tive.
  • Page 86 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Evaluation is done as follows: The daily yield of each inverter is divided by the maximum performance of each solar module installed to this inverter. The relative yield of each single inverter is determined as follows: Relative Yield = Energy per day [kWh] / installed power [kWp] This relative yield is then compared to the other inverters.
  • Page 87 User Manual 7.8.3.2 Inverter At Inverter you’ll find all inverters known to the system. These can be in- stalled individually for your PV plant. Furthermore this triggers the search for new inverters. This allows a comfortable search for all active, operative inverters (it’s also called scan) and is a prerequisite to work with the data logger.
  • Page 88 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Once all inverters have been detected select a new inverter to start configura- tion. Illustration 7-31 Configuration Inverter The following settings are possible: Settings Description Inverter serial An identifier allocated by the manufacturer number Individual denomination (unique designation) of invert- ers.
  • Page 89 User Manual Settings Description Activate / deactivate status Inverter status Only active inverters will appear in the plant status, in- active inverters are hidden by default! Monitoring Activate / deactivate monitoring options Maximum feed-in This shows the maximal performance reached so far. power (AC-power) Newer and higher values override older entries.
  • Page 90 Working with the SOL.Connect Center 7.8.3.3 Sensors (optional) Additional sensors may be connected and recorded via the SOL.Connect MultiScan. All sensors known to the system are shown here and can be edited individually. The comfortable search for sensor modules detects all operational, active sensor modules.
  • Page 91 User Manual 7.8.3.5 Earnings To display the financial revenue analysis some settings are necessary at first. Depending on the choice of feed-in tariff the data collected are customized. Self-defined earning setting Manually define your own model of feed-in tariff determining a period and the amount per kWh.
  • Page 92 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Plant Information Plant information is only informative and has no influence on the subsidy: Settings Description Plant type Select your type of plant The size oft he PV plant is calculated automatically Size of plant from “Nominal power of plant”...
  • Page 93 User Manual 7.8.3.6 Administration of groups of inverters A PV plant consisting of many inverters and subsystems often might have a confusing layout. The inverters can be grouped and administered easily with this function. Illustration 7-34 Administering Inverter Groups The following settings are possible: Setting Description Group...
  • Page 94 Working with the SOL.Connect Center To add a further / new inverter group: • Select new • Enter a name for this group. • Place a check mark at the respective inverter. • Click ok  save To add an inverter into an existing inverter group: •...
  • Page 95 User Manual 7.8.3.7 Power management (optional) For the performance management of a SOL.Connect Power Manager the relay position of the ripple control recipient (RCR) must be configured. Illustration 7-35 Configuration Performance Management [Geben Sie Text ein] [Geben Sie Text ein]...
  • Page 96 Working with the SOL.Connect Center The following settings are possible: Settings Description Dauer der Signalprüfung des Rundsteuerempfän- gers. Mindestdauer der Signalvorgabe des Period of signal Rundsteuerempfängers (K1 .. K4) bis zur Akzep- tierung durch den Datenlogger K 1 … K4 Channel 1 to 4 of the RCR Active To (de-)activate...

  • Page 97: Security

    User Manual 7.8.4 Security 7.8.4.1 Public Access The status and the welcome screen can be shown in public or for demonstra- tion purposes. In public means that this is not protected by a password. Illustration 7-36 Public Access For an active public access a password is only required to access the configu- ration and monitoring area.
  • Page 98 Working with the SOL.Connect Center 7.8.4.2 Passwords The password administration enables the user and administrator to change passwords. Illustration 7-37 Passwords A password must consist of at least 6 characters (maximum 16 characters).

  • Page 99: Download

    User Manual Download 7.9.1 Plant Data The data download offers the possibility to display stored data, retrieve data and to save them locally. Illustration 7-38 Overview Download Plant Summary Contains the data regarding the performance total, output power and time stamp as well as [Geben Sie Text ein] [Geben Sie Text ein]...
  • Page 100 Working with the SOL.Connect Center irradiance power and irradiance energy as of today. Inverter Details Contains detailed information about each sin- gle inverter. The desired data can be selected individually. Sensor Data Contains detailed information with time stamp of the sensors connected. The desired data can be selected individually.
  • Page 101 User Manual Illustration 7-39 Download Form Set the following criteria to prepare a download: • Desired time period in days. All data records available within this time frame are displayed. • Select the data columns. This is not available for the plant summary as this protocol provides fixed data for download.

  • Page 102: Documentation

    Working with the SOL.Connect Center stored locally or by click on open displayed directly with the allocated pro- gram. 7.9.2 Documentation Download the respective user manual in PDF format. The download of files might be blocked by a pop-up blocker within ®...

  • Page 103: Sol.connect Park Control (Optional)

    User Manual 7.10 SOL.Connect Park Control (optional) The Smart Park Control consists of various modules to perform the different features. The device is factory configured according to the project’s require- ments. Illustration 7-2 SOL.Connect Smart Park Control Modules Apart from the maintenance mode the modules are not configurable. Some are visible for service purposes.
  • Page 104 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Name Type Description Configurable Maintenance Maintenance mode To shut down the plant  Name customi- Master Power regulator zable Modbus- Communication mod- Modbus-Server Server ule (telecontrol) OPC-XML/DA- OPC-XML/DA- Communication mod- Server Server ule (telecontrol) Quantec Direct marketing Service module for the PM-Shell...

  • Page 105: Maintenance Mode Maint

    User Manual 7.10.1 Maintenance mode Maint The maintenance mode allows shutting down the plant for maintenance pur- poses (active power reduction). Illustration 7-3 Park Control Maintenance Mode Parameter Value Description Name Customization is possible, e.g. name maintenance company Modus Active power reduc- Active power reduction deac- tion turned off tivated...
  • Page 106 Working with the SOL.Connect Center Parameter Value Description Disconnection Inverter is completely discon- nected. Parameter in [%] Numeral value Active power reduction in [%] (mode active power reduction) Start Date and time Time of start and end. If the values remain blank the sys- tem takes over the actual start time bus sets no end time.

  • Page 107: Plant Status - Transformer

    User Manual 7.10.2 Plant status – Transformer The plant status is a dynamic dialogue which displays the measurement val- ues from the DIRIS in an overview in table form. This table contains all rela- vant information of the active transformers plus the time stamp of the last data query.

  • Page 108: Set-Up Messaging

    Set-up Messaging 8 Set-up Messaging You can configure and send individually customized notifications. To send messages the following steps must be followed: • Set-up e-mail service. • Set-up message recipient. • Allocate messages to a recipient. • Determine recipients in monitoring groups and / or analysis groups. E-mails which could not be sent due, e.g.

  • Page 109: Allocate Messaging To A Recipient

    User Manual Allocate Messaging to a Recipient Under point Configuration  Communication  Message recipient you can configure the message recipient and allocate messages. Illustration 7-1 Messaging for News Recipients A new recipient requires set-up first in order to be allocated to receiving news.

  • Page 110: Monitoring

    Set-up Messaging An exception is the news recipient of type FTP. After saving the set- tings this can no longer be modified. A new recipient must be set-up in this case. Monitoring Under point Monitoring  Monitoring group  Change Settings you can con- figure the messaging settings and allocate recipients.
  • Page 111 User Manual Settings Description Short description of the monitoring group. The name Description of the monitoring group cannot be changed. Interval Frequency of messages Recipient Recipient of the messages (see also chapter 7.7.2.2) Messages can only be sent when the messaging function is active, and an interval and a recipient has been defined These are the possible intervals in comparison to the event groups: Event group...

  • Page 112: Reports

    Set-up Messaging Hourly: It is checked every hour on the hour if events of the event group happened within the past hour. These are consolidated with possible pending events and sent out together. Daily: It is checked once a day if events of the event group happened during the previous day.
  • Page 113 User Manual The following settings are possible: Settings Description Messaging Activates/deactivates messaging Quick description of the analysis group. Description The name of the analysis group must not be modified. Interval Frequency of messaging Activates/deactivates the display of events (except Display events the annual diagram).
  • Page 114 Set-up Messaging Hourly: Always on the hour an updated analysis with events occurred is distributed. Daily: Always once a day an updated analysis with events occurred is distributed. Weekly: Always weekly an updated analysis with events occurred is distributed.

  • Page 115: Xml-Upload By The Sol.connect Center

    User Manual 9 XML-Upload by the SOL.Connect Center Depending on the user configuration the SOL.Connect Center cyclically (typ- ically on an hourly basis) transmits the recorded measurement data to an FTP server in a predefined hierarchy and nomenclature. The file format is XML: SOL.Connect Center serial number ...
  • Page 116 XML-Upload by the SOL.Connect Center Attribute Description Column header = Name of the reference of a data col_ref base (see chapter 9.1.1.1). Further description, reserved for future extensions; dict_ref entries are identical to col_ref. Definition of the data type (see chapter 9.1.2). data_type Applied SI-unit (e.g.: °C, V, W/m²).
  • Page 117 User Manual Example col_ref Internal reference number of the measurement inverter_id place for administrative purposes: Together timestamp and inverter_id create a common unique code for a data record. Serial number serialnumber Depends on the manufacturer of the connected … inverter. Measurement data correspond to plant status (for a description see the manual of the inverter’s manufacturer) Data Type (data_type)

  • Page 118: Example Of An Xml File

    XML-Upload by the SOL.Connect Center Section <row> Each data line corresponds to one section <row> within the XML file Je which contains the data elements per column as <item>. Example of an XML File The XML file is separated into header, declaration, and data. Illustration 9-1 Header of XML-file...
  • Page 119 User Manual Illustration 9-2 Declaration of the XML file [Geben Sie Text ein] [Geben Sie Text ein]...

  • Page 120: Disposal

    Disposal 10 Disposal Disposal of waste by users in private households within the European Union: This symbol attached to a product or packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed together with the normal domestic waste. Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of such waste by handing it over to a designated collection point for recycling of electric or electronic devices.

  • Page 121: Technical Data

    User Manual 11 Technical Data Processor: 800Mhz Vortex-86DX Central memory: 256MB RAM Internal memory: 2GB SSD Operating system: Linux COM Ports: 1x RS485 or RS232 via plug connector 1x RS485 via RJ45 dual socket Interfaces: LAN (Ethernet 10/100 MBit full-duplex) USB: Modem- or GSM-connection SUB-D9 EasyLan...
  • Page 122 Technical Data Processor: 800Mhz Vortex-86DX Operating tempera- Minimum -15 bis 55°C ture: 5 up to 131 °F Dimensions: 175 mm x 155 x 45mm (B x H x T) 6 7/8“ x 6 1/8“ x 1 3/4“ (W x H x D) Power supply 12-24V , 2A...

  • Page 123: Description Of Symbols

    User Manual 12 Description of Symbols Move the computer mouse over the single symbols and the descriptions of the symbols via so called „Tooltips” show up. 12.1 General Symbol Description New line Delete line Edit settings Scroll forward Scroll backwards Deactivate 12.2 Network Search Colour...

  • Page 124: Status Display

    Description of Symbols 12.3 Status Display Symbol Description Green: plant is running regularly Yellow: One inverter presents an error (no communication, no feed-in). Red: At least 30% of all inverters present errors (no communica- tion, no feed-in) 12.4 Messaging Symbol Description Alarm activated Alarm deactivated...
  • Page 125 User Manual Symbol Description Good performance Notification from inverter available Inverter offline [Geben Sie Text ein] [Geben Sie Text ein]...

  • Page 126: Description Of Conformity

    Description of Conformity Description of Conformity 13.1 CE-Declaration of conformity The SOL.Connect Center 3 corresponds to the requirements set by EC Di- rective 2004/108/EG. conformity evaluations, following harmonised standards consulted: EN 61000-6-2:2006-03 EN 61000-4-2:2009-12 • • EN 61000-4-3:2011-4 (Immunity for industrial EN 61000-4-4:2010-11 •...

  • Page 127: Illustration Index

    User Manual 14 Illustration Index Illustration 3-1 System Overview Standard Version ........12 Illustration 3-1 SOL.Connect Smart Park Control ........19 Illustration 4-1 SOL.Connect Center Front Side ........20 Illustration 4-2 SOL.Connect Center Back Side ......... 22 Illustration 5-4 Connecting Display ............30 Illustration 5-5 Connect Alarm Contact ...........
  • Page 128 Illustration Index Illustration 7-12 Configuration Modem ............ 54 Illustration 7-13 Customize the Welcome Screen ........58 Illustration 7-1 Configuration – System Time ........... 60 Illustration 7-14 Configuration – Time Zone ..........61 Illustration 7-15 Configuration – Manual Setting of System Time ....62 Illustration 7-16 Configuration System Language ........
  • Page 129 User Manual Illustration 7-35 Configuration Performance Management ......95 Illustration 7-36 Public Access ............... 97 Illustration 7-37 Passwords ..............98 Illustration 7-38 Overview Download ............99 Illustration 7-39 Download Form ............101 Illustration 7-40 Documentation Download ..........102 Illustration 7-2 SOL.Connect Smart Park Control Modules ....... 103 Illustration 7-3 Park Control Maintenance Mode ........

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