SMA SUNNY BOY 3800 User manual

SB33_38-BEN104820 | IME-SB3800 | Version 2.0
PV Inverter
SUNNY BOY 3300/3800
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 Plate
Beware of dangerous electrical voltage.
The inverter operates at high voltages. Any work on the inverter must 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 the 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 has a transformer.
AC
Abbreviation for "alternating current".
DC
Abbreviation for "direct current".
Derating
A controlled reduction in performance, usually dependent on component temperatures.
Electronic Solar Switch (ESS)
The Electronic Solar Switch is part of the inverter's DC isolator. The Electronic Solar Switch must be
securely inserted into the bottom of the inverter and may only be removed by quali󹻭ed personnel.
Grid impedance
Grid impedance is a characteristic parameter of the power network, which is determined by both its
infrastructure and the number of feed units and loads. If the supply for the grid section should drop
due to a grid shutdown by 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
stand-alone grid, 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: [email protected]
Installer contact
Visual inspection
Check the inverter and cables for any signs of external damage. Contact your installer if you 󹻭nd any
defects. Do not carry out any repairs on your own.
Maintenance and Cleaning
Ask your installer to check for proper inverter operation at regularly.
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 energy fed into the grid
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-Ist 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 Overtemperature in the inverter. 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.
Disturbance Disturbance. This message appears for safety reasons and prevents the inverter
from connecting to the grid. 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.
Off Grid The inverter is in "Island" mode. This mode has been specially conceived for
operation in a stand-alone grid with a Sunny Island as grid controller.
Offset Offset adjustment of measurement electronics.
Riso Measurement of the insulation resistance of the PV system.
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 in the inverter.
Even when no external voltage is applied, high voltages can be present in the inverter.
The following work must only be carried out by quali󹻭ed personnel:
• Electrical installation
• Repairs
• Modi󹻭cation
CAUTION!
Risk of injury from touching the enclosure during operation.
Burns to the body.
• Only touch 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 should
start 󹻮ashing and the following display message appears.
Operation The display shows current values of your system. The displayed values
are updated every 5 seconds. The display is operated by tapping on it.
Tap once
The background illumination is switched on. After 2 minutes, the
illumination switches off automatically.
Tap again
The display switches to the next noti󹻭cation.
Display messages
In operation Upon error-free connection of the inverter to the grid, the following
messages are shown in turn after approximately one minute. Each
message appears for 󹻭ve seconds, then the cycle starts again.
Power produced on the current day
Operating state
Current feed-in power
Voltage of the PV generator
Total amount of energy fed into the grid
Total number of operating hours for feeding operations
Disturbance In case of a disturbance, the inverter will display the status "Disturbance"
and an error message. Please inform your installer.
The following messages will be issued:
Power produced on the current day
Operating state "Disturbance"
Operating state
Error message
Measured value at time of disturbance
Current measured value (only displayed if a measured value is
responsible for the disturbance)
DC Overvoltage
The DC input voltage connected to the inverter is too high.
Please inform your installer immediately.
State Description Function
All LEDs
are on
Initialization The inverter is initializing.
All LEDs
are off
Deactivation The inverter has detected a DC input voltage that is
too high for safe operation.
Green LED
is on
Feeding
Operation
The inverter is feeding power into the public grid.
Green LED
is 󹻮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 Inverter is overheated.
Red LED
is on
Error A ground fault has occurred, or one of the thermally
monitored varistors on the DC input side is defective.
Please inform your installer.
Yellow
LED is on
Disturbance The inverter is operating in "Permanent disabled"
mode. This can have several causes. Please inform
your installer.
Yellow
LED is
󹻮ashing
Disturbance The inverter displays a disturbance. This can have
several causes. Please inform your installer.
LED MODES
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Air grills
Enclosure lid
Display
LEDs
Serial number
Identi󹻭cation of the Sunny Boy by the type plate
Operation
Ground fault or varistor defective
Disturbance
DISPLAY
STATUS MESSAGESMEASURING CHANNELS