SMA SUNNY BOY 6000TL?US User manual

SB6-11TL-US-IA-en-13 | IMUS-SB8-10TLUS | Version 1.3
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Sunny Boy 6000TL‑US/7000TL‑US/8000TL‑US/
9000TL‑US/10000TL‑US/11000TL‑US
Installation Manual

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Important Safety Instructions SMA America, LLC
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
This manual contains important instructions for the following products:
•Sunny Boy
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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Other Symbols in this document
In addition to the safety and hazard symbols described on the previous pages, the following symbol
is also used in this manual:
Warnings on this product
The following symbols are used as product markings with the following meanings.
Symbole Description
Indicates information that is important for a specific topic or objective, but is not
safety-relevant.
☐ Indicates a requirement for meeting a specific goal.
☑ Desired result
✖ A problem that could occur
Symbol Description
Warning regarding 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.
Observe the operating instructions
Read the documentation of the product before working on it. Follow all safety
precautions and instructions as described in the documentation.
Transformerless
UL1741 is the standard applied by Underwriters Laboratories to the product to
certify that it meets the requirements of the NationalElectricalCode®, the
Canadian Electrical Code® CSA C22.1 and IEEE‑929‑2000. IEEE 929-2000
provides recommendations regarding the proper equipment and functionality
necessary to ensure compatible operation when power generation is connected
to the utility grid.
Earth Ground

General Warnings SMA America, LLC
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General Warnings
General Warnings
All electrical installations must be made 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.
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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Table of Contents
1 Information on this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.1 Validity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.2 Target Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.3 Storing the Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.4 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.5 Nomenclature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.1 Intended Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.2 Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3 Unpacking and Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1 Scope of Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.2 Component Parts of the Sunny Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3 Position of the Stickers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4 Identifying the Sunny Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4 Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.1 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.2 Requirements for the Mounting Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.2.1 Possibilities for Mounting the Wall Mounting Bracket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2.2 Mounting the Wall Mounting Bracket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3 Mounting the DC Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.3.1 Mounting the Sunny Boy on a Wall Mounting Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5 Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.1 Circuit Diagram with SMA DC Disconnect and Combiner Box 30
5.2 Inserting the Cables in the DC Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.3 Connection Area of the Sunny Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.4 AC Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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5.4.1 Connecting the AC Cables in the DC Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.4.2 Connecting the AC Cables in the Sunny Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.5 DC Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.5.1 DC Cable Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.5.2 Connecting the DC Cables in the DC Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.5.3 Connecting the DC cable in the Sunny Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.6 Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6 Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.1 Switching On the Sunny Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.2 The Sunny Boy Does Not Resume Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
7 Displays and Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7.1 Setting the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7.2 Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7.3 LED Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8 Opening and Closing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.1 Opening the Sunny Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.2 Closing the Sunny Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8.3 Opening the DC Disconnect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
8.4 Closing the DC Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9.1 Cleaning the Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9.2 Cleaning the Handle Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9.3 Checking the DC Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9.4 Checking the Fans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
9.5 Testing and Replacing the Varistors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
9.5.1 DC Varistors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
9.5.2 AC Varistors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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10 Decommissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
10.1 Dismantling the Sunny Boy and the DC Disconnect . . . . . . . . . 68
10.2 Packaging the Sunny Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
10.3 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
10.4 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
11 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
11.1 Sunny Boy 6000TL-US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
11.2 Sunny Boy 7000TL-US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
11.3 Sunny Boy 8000TL-US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
11.4 Sunny Boy 9000TL-US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
11.5 Sunny Boy 10000TL-US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
11.6 Sunny Boy 11000TL-US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
11.7 DC Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
11.8 Tripping Limits and Tripping Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
11.9 Torque Values and Cable Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
12 Spare Parts and Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
13 Compliance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
14 Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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