SMA SB 6000TL‑US User Manual

PV Inverter

SUNNY BOY 6000TL‑US⁄7000TL‑US⁄8000TL‑US⁄ 9000TL‑US⁄10000TL‑US⁄11000TL‑US

User Manual

SB6-11TLUS-BA-eng-BUS121211 | TBUS-SB6-11TLUS | Version 1.1

SMA America, LLC Legal Restrictions

or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photographic, magnetic or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SMA America,LLC.

Neither SMA America,LLC nor SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc. makes representations, express or implied, with respect to this documentation or any of the equipment and/or software it may describe, including (with no limitation) any implied warranties of utility, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. All such warranties are expressly disclaimed. Neither SMA America,LLC nor its distributors or dealers nor SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc. nor its distributors or dealers shall be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages under any circumstances.

(The exclusion of implied warranties may not apply in all cases under some statutes, and thus the above exclusion may not apply.)

Specifications are subject to change without notice. Every attempt has been made to make this document complete, accurate and up-to-date. Readers are cautioned, however, that SMAAmerica,LLC and SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc. reserve the right to make changes without notice and shall not be responsible for any damages, including indirect, incidental or consequential damages, caused by reliance on the material presented, including, but not limited to, omissions, typographical errors, arithmetical errors or listing errors in the content material.

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The Bluetooth

word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by SMA America,LLC and SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc. is under license.

SMA America, LLC

3801 N. Havana Street

Denver, CO 80239 U.S.A.

SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc.

2425 Matheson Blvd. E

8th Floor

Mississauga, ON L4W 5K5

Canada

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Important Safety Instructions SMA America, LLC

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

This manual contains important instructions for the following products:

• Sunny Boy 6000TL‑US⁄7000TL‑US⁄8000TL‑US⁄9000TL‑US⁄10000TL‑US⁄11000TL‑US

This manual must be followed during installation and maintenance.

The product is designed and tested according to international safety requirements, but as with all electrical and electronic equipment, certain precautions must be observed when installing and/or operating the product. To reduce the risk of personal injury and to ensure the safe installation and operation of the product, you must carefully read and follow all instructions, cautions and warnings in this manual.

Warnings in this document

A warning describes a hazard to equipment or personnel. It calls attention to a procedure or practice, which, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in damage to or destruction of part or all of the SMA equipment and/or other equipment connected to the SMA equipment or personal injury.

Symbol Description

DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

NOTICE is used to address practices not related to personal injury.

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Markings on this product

The following symbols are used as product markings with the following meanings.

Symbol Description

Beware of dangerous voltage

The product works with high voltages. All work on the product must only be performed as described in the documentation of the product.

Beware of hot surface

The product can become hot during operation. Do not touch the product during operation.

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General Warnings SMA America, LLC

General Warnings

General Warnings All electri cal installations m ust be done in accordance with the local and NationalElectrical Code

ANSI/NFPA 70 or the Canadian Electrical Code® CSAC22.1. This document does not and is not intended to replace any local, state, provincial, federal or national laws, regulation or codes applicable to the installation and use of the product, including without limitation applicable electrical safety codes. All installations must conform with the laws, regulations, codes and standards applicable in the jurisdiction of installation. SMA assumes no responsibility for the compliance or noncompliance with such laws or codes in connection with the installation of the product.

The product contains no user-serviceable parts except for the fans on the bottom of the enclosure and the filters behind the fans as well as the handle covers on the sides of the unit. For all repair and maintenance, always return the unit to an authorized SMA Service Center.

Before installing or using the product, read all of the instructions, cautions, and warnings in this manual.

Before connecting the product to the electrical utility grid, contact the local utility company. This connection must be made only by qualified personnel.

Wiring of the product must be made by qualified personnel only.

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SMA America, LLC Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1 Information on this Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.1 Intended Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.2 Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.1 Sunny Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.2 Type Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.2.1 Type Label of the Sunny Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.2.2 Type Labels of the DC Disconnect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3.3 DC Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.4 Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3.5 Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4 Operating the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

5.1 LED Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

5.2 Measurement Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5.3 Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5.3.1 Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5.3.2 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5.3.3 Resetting "Error AFCI" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

6 Cleaning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

6.1 Checking the Inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

6.2 Checking the DC Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

6.3 Cleaning the Inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

6.4 Cleaning the Fan Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

6.5 Cleaning the Ventilation Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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7 Compliance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

8 Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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SMA America, LLC 1 Information on this Document

1 Information on this Document

Validity

This document is valid for the following device types:

• SB 6000TLUS-12

• SB 7000TLUS-12

• SB 8000TLUS-10

• SB 8000TLUS-12

• SB 9000TLUS-10

• SB 9000TLUS-12

• SB 10000TLUS-10

• SB 10000TLUS-12

• SB 11000TLUS-12

Target Group

This document is intended for end users.

Additional Information

Additional information is available at www.SMA-America.com.

Typography

Typography Usage Example:

"light" • Display messages

• Parameters

•Terminals

•Slots

bold • Elements to be selected

• Elements to be entered

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• The inverter switches to "Balanced" mode.

• Select the FanTest parameter and set to 1.

1 Information on this Document SMA America, LLC

Nomenclature

The following nomenclature is used in this document:

Complete designation Designation in this document

SMA America, LLC SMA

SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc. SMA

Sunny Boy

Inverter/Sunny Boy 6000TL-US ⁄ 7000TL-US ⁄ 8000TL-US ⁄ 9000TL-US ⁄ 10000TL-US ⁄ 11000TL-US

Abbreviations

Abbreviations Designations

AC Alternating Current

AFCI Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter

DC Direct Current

LED Light-Emitting Diode

MPP Maximum Power Point

MPPT Maximum Power Point Tracker

PV Photovoltaics

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SMA America, LLC 2 Safety

2Safety

2.1 Intended Use

The Sunny Boy is a PV inverter which converts the direct current of the PV array to alternating current and feeds it into the power distribution grid.

Figure1: Principle of a PV plant with Sunny Boy

Position Description

APV array

B Sunny Boy Combiner Box

C Sunny Boy with DC Disconnect

D AC miniature circuit-breaker

E Loads

FEnergy meter

G Power distribution grid

The Sunny Boy takes current from a DC source and converts it to alternating current for the power distribution grid. This current is first supplied to the local loads (E). The surplus energy is fed into the power distribution grid (G). The amount of current required from the power distribution grid is reduced by the current supplied directly to the local loads. An energy surplus may even result in the energy meter (F) of your plant running backwards. This power may also be recorded as power credits by the electric utility company depending on the interconnection agreement.

The Sunny Boy is suitable for indoor and outdoor use. The PV modules used must be suitable for use with the Sunny Boy and must be approved by the

module manufacturer. Do not connect any energy sources other than PV modules to the Sunny Boy.

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2 Safety SMA America, LLC

For safety reasons, it is forbidden to modify the product or install components that are not explicitly recommended for this product or distributed by SMA.

The enclosed documentation is an integral part of this product.

• Read and adhere to the documentation.

• Keep the documentation in a convenient place for future reference.

2.2 Safety Precautions

Danger to life due to electric shock

The components in the inverter are live. Touching live components can result in serious injury or death.

• Do not open the inverter.

• Electrical installation, repairs and conversions may only be carried out by electrically qualified persons.

• Do not touch damaged inverters.

Risk of burns due to hot enclosure parts

Parts of the enclosure can become very hot during operation. Touching hot enclosure parts can result in burns.

• Only touch the enclosure lid and display during operation.

Excessive input voltage can damage the inverter.

Incorr ect sizing of the PV plant may result in voltages bein g present which co uld destroy the inverter. The inverter display will read the error message „!PV-Overvoltage!, !DISCONNECT DC!“ or "VpvMax".

• Turn the rotary switch of the DC Disconnect to the Off position immediately.

• Contact installer.

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