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© 2020 KOSTAL Solar Electric GmbH 

Installation

If changes are to be made to the settings, perform the 
following steps: 

1. 

Call up online interface of  KOSTAL Smart Energy 
Meter

 

Ch. 4.3 

2. 

Call up Modbus configuration under Modbus 
settings. 

3. 

Select PIKO IQ/ PLENTICORE from drop-down 
list.

  

 

Parameter

Value

Interface

RS485 A

Active slave

Yes

Presetting

PIKO IQ/PLENTICORE

Slave address

1

Baud rate

38400

Data bits

8

Parity

None

Stop bit

2

4. 

Press “Save” button to accept settings. 

 

H

The inverter has been set up. 

INFO 

When an inverter is selected, the pre-
defined default values are adopted. 
These can be adapted if necessary. 

2

3

4

5

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Summary of Contents for KSEM

Page 1: ...Homepage_Cover Operating instructions KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter...

Page 2: ...eral note on gender equality KOSTAL Solar Electric GmbH is aware of the importance of language with regard to the equality of women and men and always makes an effort to reflect this in the documentat...

Page 3: ...The KSEM with the PLENTICORE plus 28 3 2 The KSEM with the PLENTICORE BI 33 3 3 The KSEM with the PIKO IQ 36 3 4 The KSEM with the PIKO MP plus 39 3 5 The KSEM with the PIKO 4 2 20 PIKO EPC 46 3 6 Mul...

Page 4: ...ctric GmbH General information 5 Faults maintenance 89 5 1 Functions of the Reset button 90 5 2 Error messages displays 91 5 3 Exporting log data 93 5 4 Updating device firmware 94 5 5 Change password...

Page 5: ...tel 01 2020 KOSTAL Solar Electric GmbH 1 General information 1 1 Proper use 7 1 2 EU declarations of conformity 10 1 3 About this manual 11 1 4 Notes in this manual 13 1 5 Symbols used 17 1 6 Labels o...

Page 6: ...otovoltaic system If you have any technical questions please call our service hotline n Germany and other countries1 49 0 761 477 44 222 n Switzerland 41 32 5800 225 n France Belgium Luxembourg 33 161...

Page 7: ...de behind the energy supply company s energy meter and is only suitable for indoor use The KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter is approved for use in EU member states Only use the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter in a...

Page 8: ...he relevant energy supply company at the site of the solar power feed in may only be carried out by qualified electricians expressly authorised licensed by the energy supply company This includes chan...

Page 9: ...Open Source software developed by third parties and licensed using vehicles including GPL and or LGPL For more details of this a list of the Open Source software used and the related licence texts Ch...

Page 10: ...to electromagnetic compatibility EMC n Directive 2014 35 EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for u...

Page 11: ...KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter from KOSTAL Solar Electric GmbH Keep this manual and give it to the new owner should you pass it onto a new operator The installer and the operator must have unrestricted ac...

Page 12: ...ges of the individual chapters The table of contents can also be used in this way From the index at the beginning of each chapter you can go to the indicated sub chapter in one click Fig 1 Navigation...

Page 13: ...to a network for data retrieval DANGER De energise the device secure it against being restarted and wait five minutes so that the capaci tors can discharge Risk of death due to electrical shock and di...

Page 14: ...ists of the following elements DANGER De energise the device secure it against being restarted and wait five minutes so that the capacitors can discharge Risk of death due to electrical shock and disc...

Page 15: ...Indicates a hazard with a low level of risk which when it is not avoided may result in minor or slight injury or property damage Information notes Information notes contain important instructions for...

Page 16: ...information notes Important information Damage to property possible Other notes They contain additional information or tips INFO This is additional information Fig 6 Example of an information note Sym...

Page 17: ...teps in a handling instruction P Effect of a handling instruction H Final result of a handling instruction Cross reference to other places in the document or to other documents n List Tab 1 Symbols an...

Page 18: ...se signs and labels may not be altered or removed Symbol Explanation Electrical installations require specialist skills Housing with protective insulation protective class II Device may not be dispose...

Page 19: ...erlinkung Kapitel 02 01 2020 2020 KOSTAL Solar Electric GmbH 2 Device and system description 2 1 Using the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter 20 2 2 The KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter 21 2 3 LED statuses 22 2 4 Fun...

Page 20: ...PIKO IQ n PIKO MP plus n PIKO 4 2 20 n PIKO EPC These can be used in combination with the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter for the following applications n reading the current home consumption and output po...

Page 21: ...nergy meter 1 Inputs for external wires L1 L2 L3 2 Neutral wire N 3 2 x LAN connection 4 RS485 connection A Pre configured for PIKO IQ PLENTICORE 5 RS485 connection B Pre configured for PIKO MP plus 6...

Page 22: ...ting section Red Flashes Orange On 10 s Orange Flashes 2 x Confirmation that the network settings or online interface password have been reset using the reset button Network LED Col our State Descript...

Page 23: ...record home consumption n 24 hour measurement Multiple inverter connection With a multiple inverter connection there are several KOSTAL solar inverters in the same home network By installing the KOSTA...

Page 24: ...its control information to the PIKO MP plus for this purpose Communication between KOSTAL solar inverters and KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter The KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter provides various interfaces for co...

Page 25: ...updates releasing options incorporat ing PV systems for multiple inverter connection etc n RS485 Modbus RTU Inverters batteries or other devices approved by KOSTAL Solar Electric via which information...

Page 26: ...s of events You can log into the KOSTAL Solar Portal for free at www kostal solar portal com Functions include n Worldwide online access to the portal n Graphic representation of the power and yield d...

Page 27: ...EM with the PLENTICORE plus 28 3 2 The KSEM with the PLENTICORE BI 33 3 3 The KSEM with the PIKO IQ 36 3 4 The KSEM with the PIKO MP plus 39 3 5 The KSEM with the PIKO 4 2 20 PIKO EPC 46 3 6 Multiple...

Page 28: ...consumption and out put power n DC energy storage from your own PV system n Scope for storing from AC energy sources e g from PV systems wind turbines combined heat and power units n Multiple inverte...

Page 29: ...L3 L1 L2 L3 N LAN STATUS NETWORK SERIAL BUS REST Smart Energy Meter RS485 A A LAN LAN X601 B M S X601 B M S LAN L2 L1 L3 N PE RS485 Modbus LAN L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 N LAN STATUS NETWORK SERIAL BUS REST S...

Page 30: ...Meter because it is pre configured to the Modbus RTU RS485 interface A as standard If changes are to be made to the settings perform the following steps 1 Call up online interface of KOSTAL Smart Ener...

Page 31: ...nnect Establish LAN connection from KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter and inverter to the Internet As an option the LAN connection from the inverter can also be connected directly to the KOSTAL Smart Energy M...

Page 32: ...s Presetting PIKO IQ PLENTICORE Slave address 1 Baud rate 38400 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bit 2 4 Press Save button to accept settings 5 In the inverter activate Storage of excess AC energy from lo...

Page 33: ...LENTICORE BI The KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter KSEM can be used in conjunction with the PLENTICORE BI in the following variants n Scope for storing from AC energy sources e g from PV systems wind turbines...

Page 34: ...sh LAN connection from KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter and inverter to the Internet As an option the LAN connection from the inverter can also be connected directly to the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter switch f...

Page 35: ...on under Modbus settings 3 Select PIKO IQ PLENTICORE from drop down list Parameter Value Interface RS485 A Active slave Yes Presetting PIKO IQ PLENTICORE Slave address 1 Baud rate 38400 Data bits 8 Pa...

Page 36: ...the following variants n 24 hour load generation measurement measuring the current home consumption and out put power n Multiple inverter connection several KOSTAL solar inverters in the same home ne...

Page 37: ...RK SERIAL BUS REST Smart Energy Meter A LAN LAN RS485 Modbus X452 A B GND VCC GND A B 4 3 2 1 RS485 A LAN L2 L1 L3 N PE RS485 Modbus LAN L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 N LAN STATUS NETWORK SERIAL BUS REST Smart En...

Page 38: ...nergy Meter because it is pre configured to the Modbus RTU RS485 interface A as standard If changes are to be made to the settings perform the following steps 1 Call up online interface of KOSTAL Smar...

Page 39: ...ing the current home consumption and out put power n Multiple inverter connection several KOSTAL solar inverters in the same home network only one KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter is required Ch 3 6 n Dynami...

Page 40: ...gy Meter LAN COM 2 RJ45 B LAN RJ45 RS485 Modbus VCC GND A B 4 3 2 1 RS485 B 8 7 5 6 4 3 2 1 A B GND 87654321 1 8 RS485 Modbus VCC GND A B 4 3 2 1 RS485 B COM 2 RJ45 LAN RJ45 LAN L2 L1 L3 N PE RS485 Mo...

Page 41: ...ergy Meter because it is pre configured to the Modbus RTU RS485 interface B as standard If changes are to be made to the settings perform the following steps 1 Call up online interface of KOSTAL Smart...

Page 42: ...gy Meter RS485 A and connect Establish LAN connection from KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter battery and inverter to the Internet As an option the LAN connection from the inverter or battery can also be conne...

Page 43: ...e KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter To do this release the battery management by going to Inverter Activation code 3 Then you can set up the devices To do this go to Inverter Devices manage the inverters used...

Page 44: ...terface at which the battery s commu nication cable is connected to the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter Max depth of discharge The maximum depth of dis charge for the battery should be set here Note the det...

Page 45: ...S485 interface at which the battery is con nected to the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter Max depth of discharge The maximum depth of dis charge for the battery should be set here Note the details provided b...

Page 46: ...consumption and output power n Multiple inverter connection several KOSTAL solar inverters in the same home network only one KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter is required Ch 3 6 n Dynamic active power contro...

Page 47: ...cable between inverter and KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter and connect As an option the LAN connection from the inverter can also be con nected directly to the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter switch function In t...

Page 48: ...PIKO EPC Parameter Value Type Select PIKO 4 2 20 PIKO EPC IP address Enter the inverter s IP address Maximum output power Enter the inverter s max out put power This is required if a power limitation...

Page 49: ...in the illustrations Depending on inverter type the communication cable between the inverter and the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter is either connected to the RS485 or LAN interface of the KOSTAL Smart Ene...

Page 50: ...to add an inverter Parameter Value Type Select inverter or allow inverter to be detected auto matically from the IP address In this case the values are read out from the inverter IP address or serial...

Page 51: ...different for each inverter 5 Press OK button to accept settings H The inverters have been set up in the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter For PIKO IQ PLENTICORE the Modbus protocol must be activated to enabl...

Page 52: ...Meter More information can be found in Ch 4 8 Do this by performing the following steps 1 Call up online interface of KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter Ch 4 3 2 Go to Inverter Power limitation 3 Enter feed in...

Page 53: ...ing to Webserver Service menu 1 In the Webserver go to Settling time in the Service menu or PARAKO 2 Set the settling time to 1s 3 Under mode select Power gradient 4 For the requirements for high and...

Page 54: ...ple inverter connection of solar inverters if this has not already been done in the inverter n Log into the KOSTAL Solar Portal In this case the measurement data is transmitted from the KOSTAL Smart E...

Page 55: ...on 4 1 The Webserver 56 4 2 Preparing KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter 57 4 3 Calling up user interface 58 4 4 Configuring settings 59 4 5 The dashboard 60 4 6 Menu smart meter 61 4 7 Menu tariff 63 4 8 Inve...

Page 56: ...OSTAL Smart Energy Meter and user Go to Login to log in to the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter INFO For the energy values to be displayed accurately the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter has to be installed at the...

Page 57: ...l according to the installation instructions provided and connect by cable 2 Cover KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter with the cover or protection against accidental contact of the sub dis tribution in the dis...

Page 58: ...browser you have to enter https rather than http in the address line 1 Enter the host name or IP address of the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter in the browser s address line 2 Press the ENTER key P The logi...

Page 59: ...ce no further settings are required because these devices are already preconfigured for these interfaces upon delivery If you want to make changes to the settings on the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter inte...

Page 60: ...ormation Call up device settings 7 Licence information The dashboard provides the user with an overview of the current most important KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter data INFO The value in the centre of the...

Page 61: ...hown by consumption or purchase per phase 3 Measuring values per phase 4 Enhanced mode measuring values with apparent and reactive power energy The graphics provide the user with an overview of whethe...

Page 62: ...sumer It is measured in watts Active energy The diagram and table show the power values for the entire system per phase as a total for consumption or feed in The active energy is the power generated o...

Page 63: ...gram 4 Select time period view depends on choice of time period view 5 Call up tariff settings 6 Show and hide the energy costs by selecting them via the key Consumption and tariff information for the...

Page 64: ...Selection of time zone 4 Switch between feed in consumption tariff 5 View of tariff entered 6 Edit tariff 7 Go back to overview Here you select the currency and set the monthly basic charge for the ta...

Page 65: ...e 5 Assign energy rate to the selected days hours 6 Save settings Start by entering an energy rate Several rates can be created for feed in and consumption Then select the days and hours for which the...

Page 66: ...onnection or battery use in combination with the PIKO MP plus and display the inverter batteries set up 3 Activate deactivate KOSTAL Solar Portal 4 Set up power limitation 5 Release additional functio...

Page 67: ...cted devices menu New devices can be added using the Plus but ton The type of communication TCP or RS485 used between the inverter and KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter is determined by the choice of inverter...

Page 68: ...rface of the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter to which the inverter was connected If there are several inverters different RS485 addresses should be used Battery management If a battery is to be set up for t...

Page 69: ...e was connected to If there are several devices different RS485 addresses should be used Link with inverter Here select the inverter with which the battery is connected Max depth of discharge The maxi...

Page 70: ...h the inverter is working normally Error means that communication with the inverter is interrupted Info i Additional information such as serial number hardware and software versions can be retrieved v...

Page 71: ...lanation Edit pen symbol The edit symbol can be used to modify the configuration of a con nected inverter battery Any modifica tions only take effect once confirmed with OK Delete bin symbol The bin s...

Page 72: ...ameter Explanation Last request Time of last query to the solar portal A means that there haven t been any queries yet Last response Time of portal s last response Machine ID An ID issued for the KOST...

Page 73: ...er needs to reduce its output n The feed in check and communication with the inverters is started by selecting Activate power limitation n The maximum amount which may be fed in by the entire system i...

Page 74: ...y Meter perfor mance data is collected to produce a moving mean Activation code This function can be used to release additional options This may include e g releasing battery management to connect a b...

Page 75: ...ad restore the Modbus configuration Select the devices which are connected to the RS485 Modbus RTU interfaces or activate the Modbus TCP functionality if the devices use the Ethernet LAN for communica...

Page 76: ...elected for RS485 interface A or B all fields are populated with predefined values These can be adapted if necessary RS485 Modbus LAN L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 N LAN STATUS NETWORK SERIAL BUS REST Smart Energ...

Page 77: ...ice When a device is selected all fields are filled with predefined values These can be adapted if necessary Mode Slave default value master The interface operates either as a Modbus master data is se...

Page 78: ...IP The Modbus TCP communication functionality must also be activated in the inverter Parameter Explanation Enable TCP Slave Activated The Modbus slave functionality on the Ethernet LAN interface is ac...

Page 79: ...mitted at a regular interval instead regardless of when it is available Only the current measuring values at the transmit time are ever communicated Mean values are not produced for the interval Para...

Page 80: ...f registers which are contained in the respective groups The following registers can be activated or deactivated Parameter Explanation Current values total The current values for the entire system reg...

Page 81: ...tem can be used to import or export the entire con figuration of the Modbus configuration n Exporting the configuration allows the configuration currently saved to be downloaded as a file n Importing...

Page 82: ...ration of network interface 3 If your device is connected to a transformer the transformer ratio can be specified here 4 Shows the status of the serial interface 5 Create or import a backup 6 Device c...

Page 83: ...CPU load RAM usage Current RAM usage Host name Device name in network Ex factory this is set as KSEM serial number designation The name can be modified under the network settings IP address IP address...

Page 84: ...P address e g from a router No further settings are needed in this case If a static IP address is to be set DHCP must be deactivated and the Advanced settings opened A static IP address subnet mask st...

Page 85: ...If the ratio is not included in the list click on Other and enter it manually The primary cur rent may be in a range of 1 to 5000 and the secondary current in a range of between 1 and 5 Serial interfa...

Page 86: ...nication Press the Create button to start the backup process Once the backup process is complete a backup file Backup bak can be downloaded from the browser Import a backup A backup file can be select...

Page 87: ...r the advanced settings you can also set an alternative NTP server Set time The KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter runs internally with the UTC time only This is converted into your local time zone for display...

Page 88: ...fault password then applies again To log in again you will need the password from the energy meter s type plate which can be found on a separate instruction leaflet in the packaging Update device firm...

Page 89: ...ung Kapitel 5 2020 KOSTAL Solar Electric GmbH 5 Faults maintenance 5 1 Functions of the Reset button 90 5 2 Error messages displays 91 5 3 Exporting log data 93 5 4 Updating device firmware 94 5 5 Cha...

Page 90: ...f a second and then n once for a lengthy period between 3 and 5 seconds The gap between the two should be no more than one second If the command was detected correctly the status LED flashes orange tw...

Page 91: ...6 s n Please contact your service technician or installer Network LED is not lighting up or the KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter is not be ing found in the network The network cable is not correctly connect...

Page 92: ...been installed the wrong way round n Recheck how L1 to L3 are connected n The transformers are not configured Go to Device settings Transformer ratio activate transformer and set the correct transfor...

Page 93: ...rectification Do this by performing the following steps 1 Call up online interface of KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter Ch 4 3 2 Go to Device settings Device System logs 3 Select the time under Logs since 4...

Page 94: ...Download Accessories KOSTAL Smart Energy Meter 2 Use the Browse button to select the file on your PC 3 Press Update to start the update 4 Once a prompt has been accepted the new firm ware is uploaded...

Page 95: ...ge password 1 Call up Change password under the Log out menu item 2 Start by entering the current password 3 Enter the new password This must contain at least 8 letters and a mixture of upper and lowe...

Page 96: ...Hotline 6 K KOSTAL Solar Portal 26 L Language 2 Load generation measurement 29 37 40 47 N Notes 11 13 16 P Power limitation 52 53 Proper use 7 R Recording home consumption 23 Resetting KOSTAL Smart E...

Page 97: ...97 2020 KOSTAL Solar Electric GmbH Index W Warnings 14 Warranty 8 Webserver 25 56 2 3 4 5 1...

Page 98: ...lectric Hellas 47 Steliou Kazantzidi st P O Box 60080 1st building 2nd entrance 55535 Pilea Thessaloniki 30 2310 477 550 30 2310 477 551 KOSTAL Solar Electric Italia Srl Via Genova 57 10098 Rivoli TO...

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