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SUNNY HOME MANAGER 2.0
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HM-20-BE-en-18 | Version 1.8

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  • Page 1 Operating manual SUNNY HOME MANAGER 2.0 ENGLISH HM-20-BE-en-18 | Version 1.8...
  • Page 2 Legal Provisions The information contained in these documents is the property of SMA Solar Technology AG. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, be it electronic, mechanical, photographic, magnetic or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SMA Solar Technology AG.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents Table of Contents Information on this Document..................... Validity ................................Target Group ..............................Levels of warning messages..........................Symbols in the Document..........................Typographical Elements in the Document ...................... Designations in the Document ........................Additional Information.............................
  • Page 4 Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 9.2.3 Overview of Menus and Pages ........................34 9.2.4 Working with Diagrams........................... 36 9.2.4.1 Setting the Display Period ..........................36 9.2.4.2 Saving Diagram Data............................. 37 9.2.4.3 Printing Diagram Data ............................ 37 Logging In and Out of Sunny Portal....................... 37 10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system ..............
  • Page 5 SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents 11.4.3 Entering the PV Array Power ........................... 62 11.5 Adding a Switching Device..........................63 11.5.1 Adding a Radio-Controlled Socket ......................... 63 11.5.2 Adding Modbus Device ..........................64 11.6 Adding direct communicating loads....................... 65 11.6.1...
  • Page 6 Table of Contents SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Monitoring of the Sunny Home Manager system ..............103 14.1 Overview of system monitoring ........................103 14.1.1 Communication Monitoring..........................103 14.1.2 Inverter Comparison ............................103 14.1.3 SMA Smart Connected............................104 14.1.4 System Configuration............................104 14.1.5 Further PV System Monitoring Options......................104 14.2 Configuring PV System Monitoring ........................
  • Page 7 SMA Solar Technology AG Table of Contents 21 Technical Data ..........................137 22 Declarations of Conformity ......................139 22.1 EU Declaration of Conformity......................... 139 22.2 UK Declaration of Conformity ........................139 23 Contact ............................140 Operating manual HM-20-BE-en-18...

  • Page 8: Information On This Document

    1 Information on this Document Validity This document is valid for: • Sunny Home Manager 2.0 from software package 2.09.02.R Target Group This document is intended for qualified persons and end users. Only qualified persons are allowed to perform the activities marked in this document with a warning symbol and the caption "Qualified person".

  • Page 9: Typographical Elements In The Document

    SMA Solar Technology AG 1 Information on this Document Typographical Elements in the Document Typographical element Example bold • Messages • Connect the insulated conductors to the terminals X703:1 to • Terminals X703:6. • Elements on a user interface • Enter 10 in the field Minutes.

  • Page 10: Safety

    Alterations to the SMA products, e.g., changes or modifications, are only permitted with the express written permission of SMA Solar Technology AG. Unauthorized alterations will void guarantee and warranty claims and in most cases terminate the operating license. SMA Solar Technology AG shall not be held liable for any damage caused by such changes.
  • Page 11 SMA Solar Technology AG 2 Safety This section contains safety information that must be observed at all times when working. The product has been designed and tested in accordance with international safety requirements. As with all electrical or electronical devices, there are residual risks despite careful construction. To prevent personal injury and property damage and to ensure long-term operation of the product, read this section carefully and observe all safety information at all times.

  • Page 12: Cyber Security

    Webconnect process as well as the HTTPS protocol, i.e. an authenticated and encrypted connection and thus allows safe online communication. You can find the current recommendations by SMA Solar Technology AG on the topic of Cyber Security in the Technical Information "PUBLIC CYBER SECURITY - Guidelines for a Secure PV System Communication" at www.SMA- Solar.com.

  • Page 13: Service Description

    SMA Solar Technology AG 3 Service Description 3 Service Description The field of applications for the Sunny Home Manager ranges from its use as a simple energy meter to monitoring a PV system and intelligent energy management. Sunny Home Manager as energy meter The Sunny Home Manager detects energy flows in both directions: •...
  • Page 14 3 Service Description SMA Solar Technology AG Optimized self-consumption through dynamic active power limitation • Through forecast-based load control, the Sunny Home Manager ensures that even on sunny days excess energy hardly ever gets lost that has to be "curtailed" due to the limitation of the active power.

  • Page 15: Scope Of Delivery

    SMA Solar Technology AG 4 Scope of Delivery 4 Scope of Delivery Check the scope of delivery for completeness and any externally visible damage. Contact your distributor if the scope of delivery is incomplete or damaged. S U N N Y H...

  • Page 16: Product Overview

    M A N O M E N Y H S U N R e s e t Reset Figure 2: Sunny Home Manager 2.0 Position Designation Connection area for line conductors and neutral conductor Light-emitting diodes Reset button Network terminal (Speedwire/Ethernet)

  • Page 17: Type Label

    SMA Solar Technology AG 5 Product Overview Position LED symbol Designation Explanation COM LED Displays the status of the Ethernet connection to the router Performance LED Displays the operating state, energy management, portal con- nection and error status. Sunny Home Manager operating states...

  • Page 18: Components For Operating The Sunny Home Manager

    5 Product Overview SMA Solar Technology AG Symbols on the type label Icon Explanation WEEE designation Do not dispose of the product together with the household waste but in accordance with the disposal regulations for electronic waste applicable at the installation site.

  • Page 19: Operation Of A Pv System With Third-Party Inverters

    SMA Solar Technology AG 5 Product Overview Inverters can communicate in two different ways with the Sunny Home Manager: • Wired via SMA Speedwire/Ethernet The inverter must be connected to the local network via a network cable (e.g. via a router). • Wireless via SMA Speedwire/Wi-Fi The Sunny Home Manager does not have its own a Wi-Fi connection, however it can communicate with all...
  • Page 20 5 Product Overview SMA Solar Technology AG SMA offers the option to use the protocol interface SEMP under https://www.sma.de/produkte/sma- developer.html. HM-20-BE-en-18 Operating manual...

  • Page 21: System Structure

    SMA Solar Technology AG 6 System Structure 6 System Structure System Requirements Router The router connects the Sunny Home Manager via the Internet to Sunny Portal. SMA recommends a permanent Internet connection (flat rate) and the use of a router that supports the dynamic assignment of IP addresses (DHCP ‒...
  • Page 22 6 System Structure SMA Solar Technology AG Operation of the PV system with SMA inverters or with optional third-party inverters by using an SMA Energy Meter SUNNY PORTAL WEATHER DATA UTILITY GRID UTILITY METER 3rd PARTY & FOR BILLING SMA INVERTER PV MODULES...

  • Page 23: Mounting

    SMA Solar Technology AG 7 Mounting 7 Mounting Requirements for Mounting the Sunny Home Manager ☐ The mounting location must be indoors. ☐ The Sunny Home Manager must be installed in a switch cabinet. The short-circuit current (circuit distributor or subdistributor) must not exceed 6 kA.

  • Page 24: Connection

    8 Connection SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Connection Safety during Electrical Connection WARNING Risk of fire due to dirty or oxidized contact surfaces of live aluminum conductors Connecting dirty or oxidized contact surfaces with aluminum conductors reduces the ampacity of the live terminals, thereby increasing the transition resistances.

  • Page 25: Connecting The Voltage Supply Up To 63 A

    3 phase TN/TT 1 phase TN/TT Inverters L1 L2 L3 Household L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 Delta-IT Sunny Home Manager 2.0 as purchased electricity and feed-in meter L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 Disconnect switch Split Phase...

  • Page 26: Connecting The Voltage Supply Greater Than 63 A

    8 Connection SMA Solar Technology AG • When only using it to measure the PV generation power: Connect the Sunny Home Manager to the common connection point of all PV inverters in the household grid. Information: To measure the grid exchange capacity, an SMA Energy Meter must be installed at the point of interconnection.

  • Page 27: Establishing Communication To Sunny Portal

    SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Connection 2. Connect one current transformer to each line conductor L1, L2 and L3. 3. On each current transformer, connect 1 connection cable for secondary current measurement to terminals k/S1 and l/S2. 4. Connect the connection cables for current measurement (dashed gray line) to the screw terminals L1, L2 and L3 of the Sunny Home Manager.

  • Page 28: Testing The Connection To Sunny Portal

    8 Connection SMA Solar Technology AG ☐ Cable type: 100BaseTx ☐ Cable category: minimum CAT5e ☐ Plug type: RJ45 of Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6 or Cat6a (Cat7 plugs cannot be used) ☐ Shielding: S/UTP, F/UTP or higher ☐ Number of insulated conductor pairs and insulated conductor cross-section: at least 2 x 2 x 0.22 mm²...
  • Page 29 SMA Solar Technology AG 8 Connection Procedure: • Check the status of the LEDs. ☑ When both the Status and Performance LEDs glow green, you can log in to Sunny Portal with your user data (see Section 9.3, page 37). ☑ If only the Status LED glows green, but the Performance LED is off, you must first register the Sunny Home Manager in Sunny Portal and can then log in to Sunny Portal with your user data.

  • Page 30: Getting Started

    9 Getting Started SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Getting Started Creating a Sunny Home Manager System in Sunny Portal Sunny Portal is used as the user interface of the Sunny Home Manager. In general and in this document, systems equipped with a Sunny Home Manager are referred to as a "Sunny Home Manager system."...
  • Page 31 SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Getting Started 6. Enter the necessary data for registration. 7. Select [Next]. ☑ After a few minutes you will receive an e-mail containing a link and your access data to Sunny Portal. 8. Follow the link in the confirmation e-mail within 24 hours.
  • Page 32 9 Getting Started SMA Solar Technology AG 25. Enter the Nominal system power. You can obtain the nominal system power from your installer. 26. Enter the Specific annual yield. You can obtain the specific annual yield for your system location from irradiation maps.

  • Page 33: User Interface Of The Sunny Home Manager System

    SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Getting Started User Interface of the Sunny Home Manager System 9.2.1 Accessing the user interface If you have only created one system in Sunny Portal, you will automatically access the user interface of your system after logging into Sunny Portal. If you have several systems in Sunny Portal, you will need to access the user interface of the Sunny Home Manager system after logging into Sunny Portal.

  • Page 34: Overview Of Menus And

    9 Getting Started SMA Solar Technology AG Position Designation Explanation Page and menu • Access to the various pages and menus of the Sunny Home Manager selection system Help • Explanation of the content of the selected page • Link to Sunny Portal help You can change your home page in the Configuration menu under System presentation >...
  • Page 35 SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Getting Started System Selection Menu The name of the currently chosen plant will be used for the main menu item under the Plant selection main menu. All other pages always refer to the currently selected system. The menu is only shown if your e-mail address is assigned to more than one plant.

  • Page 36: Working With Diagrams

    9 Getting Started SMA Solar Technology AG Page Explanation Analysis Display of the power values of individual or multiple devices or the overall system for the period selected with the tab. You can choose between the display types absolute" or specific.

  • Page 37: Saving Diagram Data

    SMA Solar Technology AG 9 Getting Started – Click on the date between the arrow icons and select the desired date in the calendar. • If there are drop-down lists between the arrow icons, select the desired time period in the drop-down lists.

  • Page 38: Configuration Of The Sunny Home Manager System

    10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system In the Configuration menu on the page PV system properties you can change system properties and add details to optimize the functionality of your PV system.

  • Page 39: Changing The System Name

    SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system Procedure: 1. In the tab PV system data, select the button [Edit]. 2. Change the desired PV system data. 3. Click on [Save]. 10.1.3 Changing the System Name A sensible name eases the differentiation between other systems in Sunny Portal.

  • Page 40: Changing Or Deleting The System Image

    10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system SMA Solar Technology AG 10.1.6 Changing or Deleting the System Image Changing the System Image System image requirements: ☐ Maximum image size: 500 kB ☐ Possible image formats: JPG, PNG, GIF Procedure: 1. In the area PV system image, select [Load image].
  • Page 41 SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system String properties Explanation Module type Depending on the selected manufacturer, different module types are displayed in the drop‑down list. Module power These values are applied automatically from the module database once you have selected the module type.

  • Page 42: Changing Operator Data

    10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system SMA Solar Technology AG 3. In the column Edit of the copied string line, select ☑ The menu for setting the string opens. 4. Enter the string properties: 5. Click on [Save]. 10.3 Changing Operator Data The contact data of the operator and the installer are listed on the tab Operator/installer.

  • Page 43: Configuring Limitation Of Active Power Feed-In

    SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system 2. In the text field PV system with self-consumption, select whether self-generated PV energy is consumed in your household (self-consumption). ☑ If you select Yes, the self-consumption of the household is taken into consideration in the load planning and recommended actions.
  • Page 44 10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system SMA Solar Technology AG In addition to the dynamic limitation of PV generation, the Sunny Home Manager can also use intelligent energy management to ensure that loads in the household are switched on at precisely those times when so much PV energy is available that the feed-in limit will be reached.

  • Page 45: Activating Or Deactivating Grid Management Services

    SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system 5. If your system has a battery or hybrid inverter and you have set the nominal system power to a value < 10% or < xx kW (the corresponding value of the nominal system power), you can use the surplus energy to charge the battery-storage system.

  • Page 46: Entering Peak Load Shaving

    10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system SMA Solar Technology AG 5. To enter another time period, click on again and repeat the procedure. 6. You can undo unwanted entries with 7. Confirm all your entries with [Save]. 10.4.6 Entering Peak Load Shaving This function was primarily developed for the Belgian Market and may not be useable yet in other countries.

  • Page 47: Setting The Optimization Target

    SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system Requirement: ☐ Your system must have at least one battery-storage system, i.e. it must have at least 1 battery inverter or 1 hybrid inverter. The following inverters support this function: –...

  • Page 48: Entering The Amount Of Co2 Avoided

    10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system SMA Solar Technology AG 10.4.8 Entering the Amount of CO2 Avoided The CO factor indicates how much CO is produced for one kilowatt hour of electric current generated in the country. Depending on the technology used and the efficiency, the CO factor can vary between the different electric utility companies in the region.

  • Page 49: Releasing Data

    SMA Solar Technology AG 10 Configuration of the Sunny Home Manager system 2. To display the average expected yield and the monthly distribution in the diagrams on the pages Annual Comparison and Energy and Power, activate the checkbox Display the monthly distribution in the yearly comparison, as well as energy and power.

  • Page 50: Device Administration

    11 Device Administration SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Device Administration In the menu Configuration > Device overview you can configure and add devices to your Home Manager system as well as replace. You also obtain information on all the devices in your system.

  • Page 51: Filtering The Device Overview

    SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Device Administration Position Designation Explanation Parameter Opens the Parameters tab with the parameters of each the selected device. You can read off the software package version in the parameter list. The parameters of a device are described in the respective device manual. The device parameters on this page can only be read but not changed.

  • Page 52: Activating Data Acceptance

    11 Device Administration SMA Solar Technology AG 2. Enter a description in the field Description. 3. Click on [Save]. 11.1.4 Activating Data Acceptance You can set whether or not Sunny Portal should accept and display data of the devices integrated in the system.

  • Page 53: Maximum Number Of Supported Devices

    SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Device Administration Adding devices to the system and replacing devices is done primarily through the configuration wizard. The configuration wizard guides you through the individual steps. Depending on the device type, different information is requested.

  • Page 54: Adding Or Replacing Devices

    11 Device Administration SMA Solar Technology AG Actively controlled means that the Sunny Home Manager not only displays the energy consumption of the device – a direct load or a load connected via a switching device – but also actively switches the device. Beyond the limit of 12 devices, further devices up to the maximum number of 24 devices can be monitored and visualized via switching devices, but not switched.
  • Page 55 SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Device Administration Device replacement: The old device must NOT be deleted, but deactivated If you delete the device that you wish to replace from Sunny Portal, all the device data is irretrievably deleted. • To retain the data of the old device in Sunny Portal, do not delete the old device, but deactivate it.

  • Page 56: Configuring The Sunny Home Manager

    11 Device Administration SMA Solar Technology AG 8. If you have just changed the system password of the existing system to the password of the new SMA device, reset the old system password (see Section 17.3, page 117). 9. Select and configure the new device.

  • Page 57: Configuring Avm Fritz!Box Smart Home Control

    SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Device Administration If the Sunny Home Manager is reset when Speedwire encryption is activated, the encryption is deleted and thus also the communication between the Sunny Home Manager and the Speedwire devices (see Section 11.7.1, page 66). Therefore, deactivate Speedwire encryption before resetting the Sunny Home Manager.

  • Page 58: Setting The Edimax Smart Plug

    11 Device Administration SMA Solar Technology AG • When the LED light is green, "surplus" PV energy is available, which the Sunny Home Manager could use to operate additional loads. You can increase your self-consumption quota by having additional loads managed by the Sunny Home Manager.

  • Page 59: Activating Sma Smart Home

    5. Click on [Save]. SMA Solar Technology AG only recommends setting the data request interval to Hourly or Daily if your Internet connection is established via a GSM modem. This way, depending on your GSM tariff, you will avoid additional costs.

  • Page 60: Setting Up Forecast-Based Battery Charging

    11 Device Administration SMA Solar Technology AG 4. Go to Reimbursement and select Yes under PV system with self-consumption:. 5. Click on [Save]. 11.3.9.2 Setting up Forecast-Based Battery Charging Forecast-based battery charging is based on the production and consumption forecast of your smart home. The settings for charging a battery are only displayed for systems with a battery.

  • Page 61: Changing The Meter Configuration

    SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Device Administration Procedure: 1. For the request External current transformer: click on Yes. 2. Enter the specified values of the current transformer (default setting: 1 each) in the fields Primary current: and Secondary current:. 3. Click on [Save].

  • Page 62: Adding And Configuring The Inverter

    11 Device Administration SMA Solar Technology AG 11.4 Adding and Configuring the Inverter Requirement: ☐ You must have the user role Installer or PV System Administrator (see Section 16.1, page 113). 11.4.1 Adding an Inverter Requirements: ☐ The new device must be in operation.

  • Page 63: Adding A Switching Device

    SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Device Administration You can find out the connected PV array power present on each inverter from your installer. Using the PV array power, Sunny Portal can calculate your nominal PV system power. Nominal PV system power required for limiting active power feed-in You must enter the PV array power correctly to ensure limitation of the active power feed-in to the correct value.

  • Page 64: Adding Modbus Device

    11 Device Administration SMA Solar Technology AG Figure 12: System extension with radio-controlled socket (example) Detailed information on the configuration of new loads can be found under Load overview and planning (see Section 12.2, page 72). FRITZ!DECT radio-controlled sockets automatically measure the ambient temperature near the device. The temperature is displayed on the menu page Smart Home >...

  • Page 65: Adding Direct Communicating Loads

    SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Device Administration 11.6 Adding direct communicating loads The Sunny Home Manager can include loads that support either the EEBus data exchange protocol or the SEMP data exchange protocol in the energy management system. While SEMP devices such as the SMA EV Charger are automatically connected and displayed, EEBus devices must be actively paired.

  • Page 66: Replacing The Sunny Home Manager

    11 Device Administration SMA Solar Technology AG 3. In the case of the load, add the Sunny Home Manager as a known EEBus device. When prompted, enter or confirm the SKI device identifier of the Sunny Home Manager. ☑ The new load is displayed at Device Overview > Overview of New Devices in Sunny Portal.

  • Page 67: Reassigning The Sunny Home Manager To The Sunny Portal System After The Reset

    SMA Solar Technology AG 11 Device Administration Loss of data due to replacement or due to resetting to default settings If the Sunny Home Manager is reset to the default settings, all data saved in the Sunny Home Manager will be deleted. The data saved in Sunny Portal can be transmitted to the Sunny Home Manager after calling up the PV system again in Sunny Portal.

  • Page 68: Restarting The Sunny Home Manager

    11 Device Administration SMA Solar Technology AG 10. Select [Identify]. 11. Select [Next]. 12. Select [Finish]. 11.8 Restarting the Sunny Home Manager A restart of the Sunny Home Manager is only necessary as a result of a corresponding error message (see Section 18, page 119). Procedure: 1.

  • Page 69: Load Control

    SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Load Control 12 Load Control 12.1 Background Information 12.1.1 Types of Loads A load is a device in a household that is operated with electrical energy. The goal of the open-loop control is to have the Sunny Home Manager switch the load so that PV energy is mostly used, if possible, and thereby, or by selecting a suitable time window, minimize the energy costs for operating the load.

  • Page 70: Communicating With Loads

    12 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG As soon as this load has been added to your Sunny Home Manager system and configured once, you do not need to make any further settings. 12.1.2 Communicating with Loads To have loads captured and controlled by the Sunny Home Manager, you must establish a connection between the load and Sunny Home Manager:...
  • Page 71 SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Load Control Load CAN be switched on You can only select this option if you have a self-consumption system and use the self-generated PV energy in your own household. The load must have a flexible switch-on time. The Sunny Home Manager switches on the load within the time period you have configured.

  • Page 72: Prioritizing Loads

    12 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 12.1.4 Prioritizing Loads In the case of loads that can be operated flexibly in terms of time, you can specify a sequence that the Sunny Home Manager will use to schedule these loads in its energy management. This prioritization can save you energy costs.
  • Page 73 SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Load Control Figure 13: Load overview and planning (example) Position Designation Explanation Filter options Using the filter options, you can filter the list of loads. Selecting the option Active loads will hide the loads that are currently not assigned to a switching device and therefore not controlled by the Sunny Home Manager.

  • Page 74: Configuring Switching Devices

    12 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG Position Designation Explanation Add loads Using this button, you can add further loads to the Sunny Home Manager system. Smart appliances are recognized automatically by the configuration wizard and are displayed under Device overview > Overview of new devices. Following success- ful registration, the devices are displayed on the page Load Overview and Plan- ning in the area Load Overview.

  • Page 75: Requirements For Configuring Switching Devices

    SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Load Control 12.3.2 Requirements for Configuring Switching Devices ☐ The switching device must have been commissioned and registered in Sunny Portal (see Section 11.2.2, page 54). ☐ For the Sunny Home Manager this must be set: Data request interval Automatic (see Section 11.3.8, page 58).

  • Page 76: Enabling Start-Up Detection For Radio-Controlled Sockets

    12 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG Operating mode Explanation Switch off No control of the switching device by the Sunny Home Manager The switching device is switched off and switches to the operating mode Off. The con- nected load cannot draw electric current.

  • Page 77: Configuring Load Characteristics

    SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Load Control 4. In the field Start-up detection, select the checkbox Active. 5. If necessary, adjust the preset limit values in the text fields Power limit for detection and Detection time. These limit values must be exceeded so that an exit from standby mode or a load start-up can be detected.

  • Page 78: Entering General Information

    12 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG Figure 14: Example of a program-controlled load 12.4.1 Entering general information Regardless of whether you want to configure a new or an already existing load, the tab (new load or name of the load) with the Load properties opens when the configuration is called.

  • Page 79: Selecting The Load Type

    SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Load Control General properties Explanation Load icon Select load icon: • Select the desired load icon from the drop-down list to use a standard load icon. Upload load icon • At the bottom of the page select [Upload load icon].

  • Page 80: Entering The Power Consumption

    12 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG You must make this setting directly when adding the load and specify whether the load must run predefined programs or not: Setting Explanation After the start, the load runs through a defined program.

  • Page 81: Entering The Minimum Switch-On And Switch-Off Time

    SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Load Control Procedure: • Enter the maximum program operating time for the load connected in the Max. program operating time text field (see the load manual). 12.4.6 Entering the Minimum Switch-On and Switch-Off Time ☐ This option can only be set for non-program-controlled loads.

  • Page 82: Setting Measuring And Switching Of The Assigned Device

    12 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG • So that the Sunny Home Manager can read out the data of the load and control the load • So that the Sunny Home Manager save the data of the load If a load was temporarily not assigned to any switching device, corresponding data gaps will appear in the diagrams such as Current status and forecast.

  • Page 83: Configuring The Time Period

    SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Load Control Devices such as heating elements or fan heaters have their own automatic switch-off. An integrated thermocouple ensures that the device automatically switches off upon reaching a configurable temperature threshold. The Sunny Home Manager registers this disconnection via the switching device connected to the load and also switches off the switching device for safety reasons.
  • Page 84 12 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG Figure 15: Configuring the time period (example) Setting or changing the time windows 1. Select Configuration > Load Overview and Planning in the page and menu selection. 2. In the line of the desired load, in the column Configuration, select the symbol 3.
  • Page 85 SMA Solar Technology AG 12 Load Control 10. If you have selected the time period type Load CAN be switched on, you must use Load is switched on depending on to define the conditions under which the load should be switched on.

  • Page 86: Directly Controlling Loads

    12 Load Control SMA Solar Technology AG 12.6 Directly Controlling Loads Requirements: ☐ You must have the user role Installer or PV System Administrator (see Section 16.1, page 113). ☐ The load must either support the data exchange protocol EEBUS or the data exchange protocol SEMP (see the manual of the load and technical information at www.SMA-Solar.com).

  • Page 87: Visualization Of The Energy Management

    SMA Solar Technology AG 13 Visualization of the energy management 13 Visualization of the energy management 13.1 System selection with system list If only 1 system is assigned to your e-mail address, this menu is not shown to you. All systems that are assigned to your e-mail address are listed under the menu item PV system selection. In the PV system list you can choose between the options Simple list and Extended list and sort the list.

  • Page 88: System Overview

    13 Visualization of the energy management SMA Solar Technology AG 13.2 System overview The menu page PV system overview shows all available data of your system. Figure 16: Example of a system 13.3 Current Status And Forecast The Sunny Home Manager continuously logs the energy generated by the PV system. The Sunny Home Manager receives the PV generation data via the connected SMA inverters or via an optionally connected PV generation meter (e.g.
  • Page 89 SMA Solar Technology AG 13 Visualization of the energy management Requirements for displaying this page: ☐ The data request interval must be set to Automatic (see Section 11.3.8, page 58). Figure 17: Display: left Option I and right Option II (examples) The displays Option I and Option II contain the following current data:...

  • Page 90: Overview Forecast And Recommended Action Area

    13 Visualization of the energy management SMA Solar Technology AG Only for systems with self-consumption can be chosen between Option I and Option II. For systems without self-consumption only Option I is possible and the configuration block is hidden. Changing the display: 1.

  • Page 91: Energy Balance

    SMA Solar Technology AG 13 Visualization of the energy management Position Explanation Suitable time for manually switching on loads The Sunny Home Manager takes the following information into consideration for the recommended action: • Expected PV power (see position C) Requirement: The location of the system must be set.
  • Page 92 13 Visualization of the energy management SMA Solar Technology AG A two-part diagram displays how the loads in your system have been supplied and how your PV energy has been used: • The upper half of the diagram shows the total consumption of your system in the selected period.
  • Page 93 SMA Solar Technology AG 13 Visualization of the energy management Reading out the data • When you move the mouse pointer over the diagram, a vertical line is displayed. You can use this line to move to a specific point in time on the time axis. The power or energy values of the diagram for this desired point in time are displayed.

  • Page 94: Load Balance And Control

    13 Visualization of the energy management SMA Solar Technology AG Limitation of Active Power Feed-In The dotted red line indicates the maximum active power that may be fed into the utility grid. ☐ The dotted red line will only be displayed if you have set a limit for active power feed-in for your PV system in the Sunny Home Manager.
  • Page 95 SMA Solar Technology AG 13 Visualization of the energy management Depending on the tab, the diagram and table show different views and data of the loads: Content Currently The following is required to display the tab Current: ☐ The data request interval must be set to Automatic (see Section 11.3.8, page 58).
  • Page 96 13 Visualization of the energy management SMA Solar Technology AG Content In the diagram: • With selected view Stacking order view ( ): The lines below in the diagram show the progression of the power drawn by each load on the selected day.
  • Page 97 SMA Solar Technology AG 13 Visualization of the energy management Content Month In the diagram: • Energy drawn by each load in the selected month in days If you move the mouse pointer over one of the bars in the diagram, a window opens with the following information: –...

  • Page 98: Selecting The Load Display

    13 Visualization of the energy management SMA Solar Technology AG 13.5.2 Selecting the Load Display Showing and hiding loads Using the Legend below the diagram, you can show and hide the loads displayed in the diagram. Procedure: 1. To hide a load, click on the desired load.
  • Page 99 SMA Solar Technology AG 13 Visualization of the energy management The expected average yield results from a manual specification that you can make based on your system's location data. Depending on the orientation and the irradiation fluctuations between the individual years, there might be considerably larger deviations in contrast to the expected average yield.

  • Page 100: Nominal System Power Analysis

    13 Visualization of the energy management SMA Solar Technology AG 13.6.2 Nominal system power analysis 13.6.2.1 Overview analysis On the page Analysis, you can compare the power and yield values of individual inverters with one another or with the complete system.
  • Page 101 SMA Solar Technology AG 13 Visualization of the energy management Position Explanation Details area This area contains the power values of the displayed diagram as 15-minute mean values. Logbook area This area contains messages from selected devices and associated higher-level system messages.

  • Page 102: Setting The Device Selection

    13 Visualization of the energy management SMA Solar Technology AG 13.6.2.2 Setting the Device Selection In the Device selection area, you can select whether the complete system and/or individual inverters are to be displayed in the large diagram and in the Details area. Moreover, you can select whether absolute or specific values are to be displayed.

  • Page 103: Monitoring Of The Sunny Home Manager System

    SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Monitoring of the Sunny Home Manager system 14 Monitoring of the Sunny Home Manager system The menu page PV system monitoring displays the following information depending on your system's configuration: • Communication Monitoring • Inverter comparison • SMA Smart Connected •...

  • Page 104: Sma Smart Connected

    • Average yield value of all monitored inverters 14.1.3 SMA Smart Connected SMA Smart Connected is a service free of charge from SMA Solar Technology AG that offers the following: • Automatic inverter monitoring - your inverters are continuously checked for anomalies and errors.

  • Page 105: Configuring Pv System Monitoring

    SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Monitoring of the Sunny Home Manager system – Development of the meter reading (total yield in kWh) over the months of a year – Development of the meter reading (total yield in kWh and power in kW) over the hours of a day •...

  • Page 106: Activating Sma Smart Connected

    14 Monitoring of the Sunny Home Manager system SMA Solar Technology AG 3. The PV array power is preset in the text field Generator capacity. Sunny Portal calculates the PV array power based on the nominal power of each inverter. You can also enter the PV array power manually or have Sunny Portal calculate it if you have entered information on the strings before (see Section 10.2, page 40).

  • Page 107: Filter And Confirm Messages In The System Logbook

    SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Monitoring of the Sunny Home Manager system Configure new device 1. In the system configuration field, select Set up devices now >>. ☑ You are forwarded to the tab Overview of new devices in the menu Configuration > Device overview (see Section 11.2.2, page 54).

  • Page 108: Configuring Reports

    14 Monitoring of the Sunny Home Manager system SMA Solar Technology AG Input field or drop- Explanation down list Status In the drop-down menu you can either call up all messages or just the ones that are new or that you already read: •...
  • Page 109 SMA Solar Technology AG 14 Monitoring of the Sunny Home Manager system Configuring Info Reports Sunny Portal sends you the Daily info reports when it has processed all the data from the previous day, and the Monthly info report at the end of the month.
  • Page 110 14 Monitoring of the Sunny Home Manager system SMA Solar Technology AG Procedure: 1. Select the desired report in the drop-down list Report configuration. 2. In the field Report date in the area Regenerate report manually, enter the date for which you wish to create a report, either manually or using the calendar.

  • Page 111: Presentation Of The Sunny Home Manager System

    SMA Solar Technology AG 15 Presentation of the Sunny Home Manager system 15 Presentation of the Sunny Home Manager system 15.1 PV System Profile Sunny Portal compiles the PV system profile from information that you can enter or have entered in different Sunny Portal pages. Thus, the system profile is extensive.

  • Page 112: Specifying The System Home Page

    15 Presentation of the Sunny Home Manager system SMA Solar Technology AG Requirement: ☐ You must have the user role Installer or PV System Administrator (see Section 16.1, page 113). Releasing Pages for Viewing in Sunny Portal ☐ You must have published at least one page.

  • Page 113: User Management

    SMA Solar Technology AG 16 User Management 16 User Management Requirements for displaying the page: ☐ You must be a System administrator. This page displays all users created for the Sunny Home Manager system (see Section 16.2, page 114). You can also edit previously created users and, for example, change the user roles or delete users.

  • Page 114: Creating A New User

    16 User Management SMA Solar Technology AG Rights Role Guest Standard user Installer System administrator Add and configure loads (EEBus / SEMP − ✓ ✓ ✓ devices) Replace Sunny Home Manager − − ✓ ✓ Delete Sunny Home Manager − − ✓ ✓ Reassign the Sunny Home Manager to −...

  • Page 115: Changing User Rights

    SMA Solar Technology AG 16 User Management 16.4 Changing User Rights Procedure: 1. Select Configuration > User management in the page and menu selection. 2. In the user line and the column Edit, select ☑ The areas E‑mail Address and Roles open.

  • Page 116: Password Information

    17 Password Information SMA Solar Technology AG 17 Password Information 17.1 Requirements for a Secure System Password Rules to increase the security of your password: Select passwords containing at least 10 characters and no more than 50 characters, including • at least a lowercase letter •...

  • Page 117: Changing Passwords

    SMA Solar Technology AG 17 Password Information FRITZ!Box password There is no separate password for AVM FRITZ!DECT products, Communication of the Sunny Home Manager takes place indirectly via the FRITZ!Box. For this, a FRITZ!Box password is required depending on the set login. To set up the Smart Home control in the Sunny Home Manager, as of FRITZ!OS version 7.26, both a user name and a password...
  • Page 118 17 Password Information SMA Solar Technology AG Forgotten password for Edimax Wi-Fi radio-controlled sockets See manufacturer's manual. Forgotten password for the Fritz!Box See manufacturer's manual. HM-20-BE-en-18 Operating manual...

  • Page 119: Troubleshooting

    SMA Solar Technology AG 18 Troubleshooting 18 Troubleshooting First, ensure that all devices in your PV system have the latest firmware version. You will find answers to frequently asked questions in the Sunny Portal in the footer under FAQ or on the website https://my.sma-service.com/...

  • Page 120: Problems During Registration With The System Setup Assistant

    18 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG 18.2 Problems during Registration with the System Setup Assistant Problem Cause and corrective measures When logging in as a user in The e-mail may have landed in a spam mail folder. Sunny Portal, you do not receive an e-mail containing a link and The e-mail may have been sent to a different e-mail address.
  • Page 121 SMA Solar Technology AG 18 Troubleshooting Problem Cause and corrective measures The system setup assistant cannot It is possible that the Sunny Home Manager is not properly connected to the establish a connection to the router. Sunny Home Manager. Corrective measures: • Ensure that the Sunny Home Manager is correctly connected to the router (see Section 8.3.2, page 27).
  • Page 122 18 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Cause and corrective measures The system setup assistant cannot The SMA device might have already been registered in Sunny Portal via Web- establish a connection to the connect. Sunny Home Manager. Corrective measures: • Delete the SMA device from the Webconnect system or deactivate the data reception of the device in the Webconnect system.

  • Page 123: Problems With Integration Of Devices

    SMA Solar Technology AG 18 Troubleshooting Problem Cause and corrective measures After you have entered the sys- There is a different installer password configured in the devices with warning tem password and added de- symbols. vices, some devices are shown...
  • Page 124 18 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Causes and remedies When you register a new de- A password other than the standard password 1111 or than the system pass- vice with the configuration wiz- word of the existing system may have been set for the new device.

  • Page 125: Problems With Data Update

    SMA Solar Technology AG 18 Troubleshooting 18.4 Problems with Data Update Firmware and device update, restart Problem Cause and corrective measures The automatic firmware update is The Sunny Home Manager may not be able to establish a connection to the not working and there is a corre- SMA Update Portal because there is a proxy server in your network.
  • Page 126 18 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Incomplete / outdated / faulty data on the user interface Problem Cause and corrective measures Data on the following pages is Settings in the router might prevent Sunny Portal from requesting current data not up to date: from the Sunny Home Manager.
  • Page 127 SMA Solar Technology AG 18 Troubleshooting Problem Cause and corrective measures The animated graphic on the It is possible that no PV generation meter is connected to the Sunny Home Man- page Current status and Fore- ager and that too many data capture devices are simultaneously accessing the cast is not displaying any current devices of your PV system.

  • Page 128: Problems When Configuring And Controlling Radio-Controlled Sockets

    18 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG 18.5 Problems when Configuring and Controlling Radio-Controlled Sockets Problem Cause and corrective measures When configuring the radio-con- The time period must be at least as long as trolled sockets, the time period • the maximum program runtime cannot be set as desired.

  • Page 129: Using The Sunny Home Manager Assistant In Case Of Network Problems

    SMA Solar Technology AG 18 Troubleshooting Problem Cause and corrective measures The Sunny Home Manager can- The TR-064 interface of the FRITZ!Box might be disabled. not establish a connection to the Corrective measures: AVM radio-controlled sockets. • The interface TR-064 must be enabled in the FRITZ!Box under network settings: Select Home network >...

  • Page 130: Messages In The System Logbook

    18 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG 18.7 Messages in the system logbook Messages regarding active power limitation Problem Cause and corrective measures Message in the system logbook: Although the function Limitation of active power feed-in is activated, more Supplied power has ex- than the maximum permitted active power has been fed into the utility grid.
  • Page 131 SMA Solar Technology AG 18 Troubleshooting • YYYY - is a placeholder for the respective 4-digit error number Problem Cause and corrective measures Message in the system logbook: The gateway is not connected to the local network. EM gateway not found:...
  • Page 132 18 Troubleshooting SMA Solar Technology AG Problem Cause and corrective measures Message in the system logbook: The gateway is not connected to the local network. Communication with the EM Corrective measures: gateway disturbed: XXXX, • Check whether all network cable plugs are inserted and locked.

  • Page 133: Decommissioning

    SMA Solar Technology AG 19 Decommissioning 19 Decommissioning 19.1 Decommissioning the Sunny Home Manager Procedure: 1. Disconnect the Sunny Home Manager from the voltage supply. 2. Remove the cables and dismount the Sunny Home Manager. 3. Disconnect the Sunny Home Manager from the voltage supply. DANGER Danger to life due to electric shock Lethal voltages are present at the connection point of the utility grid.

  • Page 134: Appendix

    20 Appendix SMA Solar Technology AG 20 Appendix 20.1 Application example forecast-based battery charging 20.1.1 Objective and Background Information Objective of using battery storage-systems The objective of using battery storage systems is to not feed excess PV energy that cannot currently be self-consumed into the utility grid, but instead to store it temporarily in batteries.

  • Page 135: Setting Up Forecast-Based Battery Charging

    SMA Solar Technology AG 20 Appendix • exhibits rarely and only briefly a state of charge of 100%. 20.1.2 Setting up Forecast-Based Battery Charging Preliminary considerations and requirements: ☐ To calculate the expected PV generation, the exact input of the system location (latitude, longitude, altitude) (see Section 10.1.2, page 38) as well as the nominal system power (string configuration) (see Section 10.2, page 40)
  • Page 136 20 Appendix SMA Solar Technology AG 9. In the field Required state of charge (SOC) for forecast-based charging, change the preset value from 0% if applicable (e.g. to 60%). The set value indicates the percentage of the battery charge that must be reached before the Sunny Home Manager activates the forecast-based battery charging function, i.e.

  • Page 137: Technical Data

    SMA Solar Technology AG 21 Technical Data 21 Technical Data Energy Manager Connection to the local router via Ethernet cable (10/100 Mbit/s, RJ45 plug) Connecting SMA inverters Ethernet or WLAN via local router Connecting loads 1. Direct data connection (EEBus, SEMP) 2.
  • Page 138 21 Technical Data SMA Solar Technology AG Pollution Degree Protection class (as per IEC 62103) Degree of protection (to IEC 60529) IP20 Maximum permissible value for the relative humidity 5% to 90% (non-condensing) Altitude above MSL 0 m to 2000 m General Data...

  • Page 139: Declarations Of Conformity

    2011) and 2015/863/EU (L 137/10, March 31, 2015) (RoHS) SMA Solar Technology AG confirms herewith that the products described in this document are in compliance with the fundamental requirements and other relevant provisions of the above-mentioned directives. The entire EU Declaration of Conformity can be found at www.SMA-Solar.com.

  • Page 140: Contact

    23 Contact SMA Solar Technology AG 23 Contact You can find your country's contact information at: https://go.sma.de/service HM-20-BE-en-18 Operating manual...
  • Page 142 www.SMA-Solar.com...

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