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SMA America, LLC

3  Product Description

User Manual

SB30-40-BA-eng-BUS121010

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3 Product Description

3.1 Sunny Boy

The Sunny Boy is a PV inverter which converts the direct current of the PV array to alternating current 
and feeds it into the power distribution grid.

Figure 2: Sunny Boy design

Position

Description

A

Ventilation grids (left and right)

B

Type label

C

DC Disconnect

D

LEDs

E

Display

F

Enclosure lid

Summary of Contents for SUNNY BOY 3000-US

Page 1: ...SB30 40 BA eng BUS121010 TBUS SB3_4US Version 1 0 CA US PV Inverter SUNNY BOY 3000 US 3800 US 4000 US User Manual ...

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Page 3: ... implied warranties may not apply in all cases under some statutes and thus the above exclusion may not apply Specifications are subject to change without notice Every attempt has been made to make this document complete accurate and up to date Readers are cautioned however that SMA America LLC and SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc reserve the right to make changes without notice and shall not be re...

Page 4: ...on 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 SM...

Page 5: ...as product markings with the following meanings 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 ...

Page 6: ...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 except for the fan on the bottom of the enclosure and the handle covers on the sides of the unit For all repairs and maintenance always return th...

Page 7: ...afety Precautions 12 3 Product Description 13 3 1 Sunny Boy 13 3 2 Type Labels 15 3 3 DC Disconnect 18 3 4 Communication 18 3 5 Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter AFCI 19 4 Operating the Display 20 5 Troubleshooting 21 5 1 LED Signals 21 5 2 Measurement Channels 24 5 3 Display Messages 25 5 3 1 Status Messages 25 5 3 2 Error Messages 26 5 3 3 Resetting Error AFCI 30 ...

Page 8: ...g BUS121010 User Manual 6 Cleaning and Care 31 6 1 Checking the Inverter 31 6 2 Checking the DC Disconnect 31 6 3 Cleaning the Inverter 32 6 4 Cleaning the Fan Enclosure 32 6 5 Cleaning the Ventilation Grids 33 7 Compliance Information 34 8 Contact 35 ...

Page 9: ...00 US 12 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 Ind...

Page 10: ... Elements to be selected Elements to be entered Select the FanTest parameter and set to 1 Complete designation Designation in this document SMA Solar America LLC SMA SMA Solar Technology Canada Inc SMA Sunny Boy 3000US 3800 US 4000US Inverter Sunny Boy Abbreviations Designations Explanations AC Alternating Current AFCI Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter DC Direct Current LED Light Emitting Diode MPP Ma...

Page 11: ...nning backward This power may also be recorded as power credits by the local utility company depending on the interconnection agreement The Sunny Boy is suitable for indoor and outdoor use The Sunny Boy may only be operated with PV arrays of protection class II The PV modules used must be suitable for use with the Sunny Boy and must be approved by the module manufacturer Do not connect any energy ...

Page 12: ...lt in serious injury or death Do not open the inverter Electrical installation repairs and conversions may only be carried out by electrically qualified persons Do not touch damaged inverters Risk of burns due to hot enclosure parts Parts of the enclosure can become very hot during operation Touching hot enclosure parts can result in burns Only touch the enclosure lid and display during operation ...

Page 13: ... Sunny Boy The Sunny Boy is a PV inverter which converts the direct current of the PV array to alternating current and feeds it into the power distribution grid Figure 2 Sunny Boy design Position Description A Ventilation grids left and right B Type label C DC Disconnect D LEDs E Display F Enclosure lid ...

Page 14: ...ription Explanation Tap symbol Indicates display operation see section 4 Green LED The green LED indicates the operating state of the inverter see section 5 1 Red LED The red LED indicates the status of the grounding fuse see section 5 1 Yellow LED The yellow LED indicates an error or disturbance see section 5 3 2 ...

Page 15: ... label is on the right hand side of the enclosure Figure 3 Layout of the Sunny Boy type label You require the information on the type label to use the inverter safely and for customer support at the SMA Service Line The type label must be permanently affixed to the inverter Position Description Explanation A Model Device type B Serial No Inverter serial number C Device specific characteristics ...

Page 16: ...re Max system voltage under all conditions SMA Solar Technology AG Engineered in Germany DE34 XX XXXX XXXX Vdc CAN CSA C22 2 No 107 1 1 DC max operating current XXXX Adc Max string fuse rating XXXX Adc Operating temperature range XX F to XXX F XX C to XX C ENCLOSURE Type 3R SB 3000US SB 3000US 12 SB 38000 US 10 SB 3800 US 12 SB 4000US SB 4000 US 12 SB 5000US SB 5000US 11 SB 5000US 12 SB 6000US SB ...

Page 17: ...umentation of the product before working on it Follow all safety precautions and instructions as described in the documentation 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 equipm...

Page 18: ...ctuating the DC Disconnect interrupts the flow of current and the DC cabling can be safely disconnected from the inverter 3 4 Communication The inverter can be fitted with a communication module to enable communication via cabling with special data capture devices or a PC with the corresponding software for information about supported communication products for communication with the communication...

Page 19: ... by UL 1699B A tripped AFCI may only be reset manually Only the following types of Sunny Boy are equipped with an automatic arc fault circuit interrupter SB 3000 US 12 SB 3800 US 12 SB 4000 US 12 The 2011 edition of the National Electrical Code Article 690 11 stipulates that newly installed PV plants attached to a building must be fitted with a means of detecting and disconnection of serial electr...

Page 20: ...displayed operating data is updated every 5 seconds The backlight shuts off automatically after 2 minutes You can operate the display by tapping on the enclosure lid To activate the backlight tap once To move on from a displayed message tap once To display the serial number and designation of the inverter the firmware version and the status of the Power Balancer if active in succession during oper...

Page 21: ...e 7 Position of the LEDs Position Description Status Explanation A Green LED Glowing Operation Indicates normal operation of the inverter Blinks 3 times per second Start The inverter is calibrating internal systems The calibration lasts 10 seconds and the inverter begins normal operation Stop The inverter has been set to stop mode manually Blinks once per second Waiting The inverter is checking th...

Page 22: ...ounding fuse has been tripped or is missing The grounding fuse protects the PV plant if a ground fault is present in the PV array Corrective measures Contact installer C Yellow LED Glowing Control system error The inverter is no longer feeding into the power distribution grid Corrective measures Contact installer Blinking AFCI self test The inverter is performing an AFCI self test Glows for 5 s go...

Page 23: ...n Corrective measures Contact installer B C Red LED yellow LED Glowing Ground fault The inverter has detected a ground fault The inverter will not restart automatically after detecting a ground fault Corrective measures Contact installer A B C All LEDs Glowing Initialization The inverter is initializing The available DC input current of the PV array is insufficient for feed in operation Data trans...

Page 24: ... events Fac Power frequency Grid Type Type of power distribution grid to which the inverter is connected h on Total operating hours h Total Total number of operating hours in feed in operation I dif Residual current Iac Line current Ipv DC input current Max Temperature Maximum temperature measured at IGBT module Max Vpv Maximum DC input voltage Mode Current operating mode Pac Power fed into the po...

Page 25: ...voltage and the DC input current of the PV array to achieve the highest possible DC output power MPP Search When the system starts the inverter checks the MPP tracking range Offset When the system starts the inverter calibrates the electronics Stop The inverter has been manually set to system stop Turbine The inverter is in turbine mode This operating mode was specifically designed for use with wi...

Page 26: ...nverter triggers the permanent inhibition of operation Corrective measures Contact installer Derating The inverter reduces the output power due to high internal temperatures Corrective measures Ensure that the inverter has sufficient ventilation Ensure that air is emerging from the fan enclosure If no air is emerging from the fan enclosure clean the fan enclosure see section 6 4 Error AFCI The inv...

Page 27: ...fuse has been tripped Corrective measures Contact installer Grid Timeout Grid Fault S It was not possible to detect the system configuration of the power distribution grid Corrective measures If the message occurs frequently contact the installer Imax Overcurrent was detected on the AC side The current to the power distribution grid has exceeded the specifications This may be caused by a serious s...

Page 28: ...uently contact the installer ROM The internal test of the inverter control system firmware failed The inverter disconnects itself from the power distribution grid As soon as the error has been remedied the inverter tries to feed into the power distribution grid again If the inverter cannot feed into the power distribution grid after several attempts the inverter triggers the permanent inhibition o...

Page 29: ...sconnect to the Off position Contact installer Watchdog An internal program run disturbance was detected The inverter disconnects itself from the power distribution grid As soon as the error has been remedied the inverter tries to feed into the power distribution grid again If the inverter cannot feed into the power distribution grid after several attempts the inverter triggers the permanent inhib...

Page 30: ... the Off position 2 Wait until the display and all LEDs switch off 3 Turn the rotary switch of the DC Disconnect to the On position The message Error AFCI Knock to reset is displayed The message Error AFCI Knock to reset is not displayed Possible error cause The disturbance was not remedied Contact installer 4 If the message Error AFCI Knock to reset is displayed tap the enclosure lid within 10 s ...

Page 31: ...he installer 6 2 Checking the DC Disconnect Check for visible external damage and discoloration of the DC Disconnect and the cables at regular intervals If the DC Disconnect has any visible external damage or the cables have externally visible discoloration or damage contact the installer Once a year turn the rotary switch of the DC Disconnect from the On position to the Off position 10 times in s...

Page 32: ...agents e g solvents or abrasives for this 6 4 Cleaning the Fan Enclosure If the inverter displays the message Derating the fan enclosure is probably dusty or dirty Figure 8 Position of the fan enclosure with fan Check whether the fan enclosure is dusty or dirty If the fan enclosure is dusty clean the fan enclosure using a vacuum cleaner If the fan enclosure is dirty contact the installer Position ...

Page 33: ...ion grids to the side 3 Clean the ventilation grids with a soft brush a paintbrush or compressed air 4 Close the recessed grips with the ventilation grids Ensure the assignment is correct Each ventilation grid is assigned to an enclosure side on its interior Left side links left and right side rechts right 2 Damage to the inverter caused by foreign bodies Do not remove the ventilation grids perman...

Page 34: ...is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the e...

Page 35: ...ting location and mounting height of the inverter LED signal and display message of the inverter Optional equipment e g communication products SMA Solar Technology America LLC 6020 West Oaks Blvd Ste 300 Rocklin CA 95765 Tel 1 916 625 0870 Tel 1 877 MY SMA TECH Tel 1 877 697 6283 Toll free available for USA Canada and Puerto Rico Fax 1 916 625 0871 Service SMA America com www SMA America com SMA S...

Page 36: ...XXX 4 4PMBS DPN 4 4PMBS 5FDIOPMPHZ 4 NFSJDB XXX 4 NFSJDB DPN ...

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