SMA SUNNY BOY 1300TL, SUNNY BOY 1600TL, SUNNY BOY 2100TL User Manual

SB13_21TL-BA-BEN121021 | IME-SB21TL | Version 2.1

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PV Inverter

SUNNY BOY 1300TL/1600TL/2100TL

User Manual

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Symbols on the Inverter

Operation Display.

Ground fault or varistor defective.
Please inform your installer.

An error has occurred. Please inform your installer immediately.

Tap to switch on the display light and switch to the next message.

Symbols on the Type Label

Beware of dangerous electrical voltage.
The inverter operates at high voltages. All electrical work on the inverter may be

carried out by qualied personnel only.

Beware of hot surface.
The inverter can become hot during operation. Avoid contact during operation.

Observe enclosed documentation.

The inverter must not be disposed of with household waste.
Further disposal information can be found in the enclosed installation guide.

CE mark. The inverter complies with the requirements of the applicable EC
guidelines.

RAL quality mark for solar products. The inverter complies with the requirements of
the German Institute for Quality Assurance and Labeling.

Direct Current (DC)

Alternating Current (AC)

The inverter is protected against penetration by dust particles and water jets from
any angle.

The inverter is transformerless.

AC

Abbreviationfor "alternating current".

DC

Abbreviation for "direct current".

Derating

A controlled reduction in performance, usually dependent on component temperatures.

OPTIONAL: Electronic Solar Switch (ESS)

The Electronic Solar Switch is an optional part of the inverter’s DC disconnection unit. If the inverter
is equipped with an Electronic Solar Switch, the ESS must be securely inserted into the bottom of the

inverter. The Electronic Solar Switch may only be removed by qualied personnel.

Grid impedance

The grid impedance is a characteristic grid specication, which is determined both by the grid

infrastructure, and by the number of power suppliers and power consumers. If the supply for the
grid section should drop due to a grid shutdown of the preceding energy suppliers (medium-voltage
transformers), the grid impedance will change abruptly. In order to detect this and to prevent the
formation of an unwanted off-grid system, SMA Grid Guard monitors the grid impedance and
disconnects the inverter from the grid in the event of a sudden impedance variation.

MPP (Maximum Power Point)

Operational point of the inverter, dependent on current/voltage of the PV generator. The actual
position of the MPP changes constantly, depending on the level of solar irradiation and the cell
temperature.

PV

Abbreviation for photovoltaics.

Varistor

The varistors protect the electronics in the inverter from atmospherically coupled energy peaks, such as
those that can occur when lightning strikes nearby.

EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS

GLOSSARY

CONTACT

If you have technical problems, rst contact your installer. The following information is required in

order to provide you with the necessary assistance:

• Inverter device type

• Inverter serial number

• Type and number of PV modules connected

• Blink code or display message of the inverter

• Optional equipment(e.g. communication devices)

SMA Solar Technology AG

Sonnenallee 1
34266 Niestetal, Germany
www.SMA.de

SMA Serviceline

Inverters: [phone]
Communication: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

Installer contact

Visual inspection

Check the inverters and the cables for visible external damage. Contact your installer if you nd any

defects. Do not perform any repair work yourself.

Maintenance and Cleaning

Ask your installer to check for correct inverter operation at regular intervals.

VISUAL INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING

If your inverter is equipped with a communication component, then numerous measuring channels
and messages can be transmitted for diagnosis.

Measuring channel Description

dZac Change of the grid impedance

Error Identication of the current disturbance/error

E-total Total amount of feeding-in energy

Event-Cnt Number of events that have occurred

Fac Grid frequency

h-On Total number of operating hours

h-Total Total number of operating hours for feeding operations

Iac Grid current

Ipv DC current

Mode Display of the current operating mode

Pac Generated AC power

Power On Total number of grid connections

Riso Insulation resistance of the PV system to the grid connection

Serial number Inverter serial number

Vac Grid voltage

Vpv PV input voltage

Vpv-Setpoint PV target voltage

Your inverter can be in various operating modes. These are displayed as status messages, which can
vary according to the method of communication.

Message Description

Derating Inverter is overheated. The inverter will reduce its output to prevent overheating.

To avoid unnecessary output losses, the design of the PV plant should be
checked. Please inform your installer.

Error An error has been detected. Please inform your installer.

grid mon. Grid monitoring.

This message appears during the startup phase, before the inverter connects to
the grid; it usually appears in the morning and evening when there is little solar
irradiation an after an error has occurred.

MPP The inverter is operating in MPP mode. MPP is the standard display message

when operating under normal irradiation conditions.

offset Offset adjustment of measurement electronics.

Riso Measurement of the insulation resistance of the PV system.

Disturbance Disturbance. This message appears for safety reasons and prevents the inverter

from connecting to the grid. Please inform your installer.

Stop Operation interrupted.

V-Const Constant voltage operation.

waiting The conditions for connecting are not (yet) fullled.

DANGER!

Electric shock caused by high voltage at the inverter.

Even when no external voltage is present, there can still be high voltages in the device.

The following work may be carried out by qualied personnel only:

• Electrical installation

• Repairs

• Modication

CAUTION!

Risk of injury from touching the enclosure during operation.
Burns to the body.

• Only touch the lid and display during operation.

NOTICE!

Overvoltage in the inverter if yellow LED 󹢵ashes 4 times.

Destruction of the inverter.

• Inform your installer immediately if the yellow LED starts
ashing and the following display message appears.

Operation

The display shows the current values of your plant. The displayed values
are updated every 5 seconds. The display is operated by tapping on it.

1 x tap: The backlight is switched on. The backlight shuts off automati­cally after 2 minutes.

1 x tap again: The display switches to the next notication.
2 x taps in succession*: In turn, the display shows the inverter type,

the rmware version of the internal processors, and the country standard

that is set.

Display Messages

Operation

Upon error-free connection of the inverter to the grid, after approxi­mately one minute, the display starts alternating between the messages

shown below. Each message appears for ve seconds, then the cycle

starts over.

Energy generated on the current day
Operating state

Current feed-in capacity
Voltage of the PV array

Total amount of energy fed in
Total number of operating hours in feed-in operation

Disturbance

In the event of a disturbance, the inverter displays the status "Distur­bance" and an error message. Inform your installer.

The following messages will be issued:

Energy generated on the current day

Operating state "Disturbance"

Operating state
Error message

Measured value at the time of the disturbance
Current measured value (only displayed if a measured value is respon­sible for the disturbance)

DC overvoltage

There is a too high DC input voltage connected to the inverter.
Immediately inform your installer.

* From rmware version 4.00

Status Designation Function

All LEDs

ashing

Start phase The inverter is in the start phase.

All LEDs are onInitialization The inverter initializes.

All LEDs are
off

Disconnection The DC input voltage at the inverter is too low for

feed-in.

Green LED
is perma­nently on

Feed-in opera­tion

The inverter is feeding into the power distribution
grid.

Green LED

ashing

Waiting, grid
monitoring

The inverter monitors the grid and waits for the DC
voltage to reach a certain level so that it can start
feeding the grid.

Stop Operation interrupted.
Derating The inverter limits its active power.

Red LED on Warning A ground fault has occurred or one of the thermally

monitored varistors on the DC input side is defec­tive. Inform your installer.

Yellow LED
is perma­nently on

Disturbance The inverter is operating in the "Operation constant-

ly disabled" state. This can have several causes.

Inform your installer.

Yellow LED

ashing

Disturbance The inverter displays a disturbance. This can have

several causes. Inform your installer.

LED MODES

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Cooling ns

Enclosure lid

Display

LEDs

Serial number

Identication of the Sunny Boy by the type label

Operation

Grounding fault or varistor defective

Disturbance

DISPLAY

STATUS MESSAGESMEASURING CHANNELS