SMA SUNNY BOY 3000TL Single Tracker User manual

SB25-30TLST-21-IA-en-12 | IMEN-SBTLST-21 | Version 1.2
EN
PV Inverter
SUNNY BOY 2500TLSingleTracker
SUNNYBOY3000TLSingleTracker
Installation Manual

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Table of Contents
1 Information on this Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Validity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 Target Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4 Symbols Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 Intended Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2 Qualification of Skilled Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3 Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3 Scope of Delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.1 Sunny Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2 Symbols on the Inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.3 Type Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.4 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.5 Electronic Solar Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.6 Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.7 Slot for Communication Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.8 Slot for Multi-Function Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.9 Operating Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.10 Grid Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.11 Varistors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5 Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.1 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.2 Selecting the Mounting Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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5.3 Mounting the Inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6 Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.1 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.2 Overview of the Connection Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.3 Connection to the Electricity Mains (AC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.3.1 Conditions for the AC Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.3.2 Connecting the Inverter to the Electricity Mains (AC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.3.3 Additional Earthing of the Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6.4 Connecting the PV Array (DC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6.4.1 Conditions for DC Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6.4.2 Assembling the DC Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.4.3 Disassembling the DC Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.4.4 Connecting the PV Array (DC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6.5 Setting the Country Standard and Display Language . . . . . . . 43
6.5.1 Checking the Country Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.5.2 Setting the Country Standard and Language using the
Rotary Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
6.6 Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.6.1 Interface for RS485 Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.6.2 Setting the Bluetooth NetID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.6.3 Multi-Function Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
7 Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7.1 Commissioning the Inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7.2 Display Messages during the Start-up Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
7.3 Self-Test in Accordance with CEI 0-21 for Plants ≤ 6 kW. . . . 53
7.3.1 Starting the Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
7.3.2 Abortion of the Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7.3.3 Restarting the Self-Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7.4 Deactivating Protective Conductor Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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8 Opening and Closing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.1 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.2 Disconnecting the Inverter from Voltage Sources . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8.3 Closing the Inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9 Maintenance and Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9.1 Cleaning the Inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9.2 Checking Heat Dissipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9.3 Checking the Electronic Solar Switch for Wear . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
10 Slot for SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
11 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
11.1 LED Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
11.2 Event Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
11.3 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
11.4 DC Current after AC-side Disconnection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
11.5 Checking the PV Array for Earth Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
11.6 Checking the Function of the Varistors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
12 Decommissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
12.1 Dismantling the Inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
12.2 Replacing the Enclosure Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
12.3 Packing the Inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
12.4 Storing the Inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
12.5 Disposing of the Inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
13 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
13.1 DC/AC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
13.1.1 Sunny Boy 2500TL Single Tracker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
13.1.2 Sunny Boy 3000TL Single Tracker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
13.2 General Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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13.3 Protective Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
13.4 Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
13.5 Climatic Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
13.6 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
13.7 Electronic Solar Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
13.8 Torques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
13.9 Earthing Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
13.10 Data Storage Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
14 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
15 Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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1 Information on this Document
1.1 Validity
This document is valid for the following device types:
• SB 2500TLST-21
• SB 3000TLST-21
1.2 Target Group
This document is for skilled persons. Only skilled persons with appropriate qualification are allowed
to perform the tasks set forth in this document (see Section 2.2 "Qualification of Skilled Persons"
(page11)).
1.3 Additional Information
Additional information is available at www.SMA.de/en.
Title Document type
Miniature Circuit-breaker Technical information
Measured Values, Operating Parameters, and Event Messages Technical description
SMA Bluetooth ‒ SMA Bluetooth® Wireless Technology in
Practice
Technical information
SMA Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Technical description
Module Technology Technical information
Capacitive Leakage Currents Technical information

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1.4 Symbols Used
The following types of safety precautions and general information appear in this document:
Nomenclature
The following nomenclature is used in this document:
DANGER!
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING!
WARNING indicates a safety precaution which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION!
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or
moderate injury.
NOTICE!
NOTICE indicates a situation which, if not avoided, could result in property damage.
Information
Information provides tips that are valuable for effective installation and operation of the
product.
☑ This symbol indicates the result of an action.
Complete designation Designation in this document
Sunny Boy 2500TL Single Tracker/
Sunny Boy 3000TL Single Tracker
Inverter, product
Electronic Solar Switch ESS
SMA Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Bluetooth

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Abbreviations
Abbreviation Designation Explanation
AC Alternating Current ‒
AF Width Across Flats The distance between two parallel flat
surfaces ("flats") of a screw head.
DC Direct Current ‒
EC European Community ‒
LED Light-Emitting Diode ‒
MPP Maximum Power Point ‒
MSL Mean Sea Level ‒
NetID Network Identification Identification number for SMA Bluetooth
network
PE Protective Earth Protective conductor
PV Photovoltaics ‒
VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik
Elektronik Informationstechnik e.V.
Association for Electrical, Electronic and
Information Technologies

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2 Safety
2.1 Intended Use
The Sunny Boy is a PV inverter, which converts the direct current of the PV array to grid-compliant
alternating current and feeds it into the electricity grid.
Principle of a PV plant with this Sunny Boy
The Sunny Boy is suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
The Sunny Boy may only be operated with PV arrays (PV modules and cabling) of protection class II.
The PV modules must be suitable for use with the Sunny Boy and must have been released by the
module manufacturer.
It is only permissible to use PV modules with large capacities to earth if their coupling capacity does
not exceed 1.4 μF.
All components must remain within their operating ranges at all times.
For safety reasons, it is not permitted to modify the product or install components that are not explicitly
recommended or distributed by SMA Solar Technology AG for this product.
Only use the Sunny Boy in accordance with the information provided in the enclosed documentation.
Any other use may result in personal injury or property damage.
• Do not mount the inverter on flammable construction materials.
• Do not mount the inverter in areas where highly flammable materials are stored.
• Do not mount the inverter in a potentially explosive atmosphere.