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Sonnen sonnenBatterie eco Gen 2 User Manual Download Page 5

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Summary of Contents for sonnenBatterie eco Gen 2

Page 1: ...User Manual sonnenBatterie eco Gen 2 1 310 853 2404 info sonnen batterie com www sonnen batterie com ...

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Page 3: ... number User name Password Please keep your password confidential The sonnenBatterie Web Portal You can access our internet portal from any web browser The portal shows the energy produced and consumed by your home and stored in your sonnenBatterie throughout the day 1 Go to https my sonnen batterie com login 2 Enter the user name and password shown above 3 Use on screen tabs to navigate The sonne...

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Page 5: ...y be reproduced without written consent of the author Copyright 2017 Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of mer chantability or fitness for any particular purpose The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this ...

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Page 7: ...certificates 7 Maintenance and care 8 Function control 8 Care of the storage system 8 General System Function 9 Description of use 9 Modes of operation 9 System touchscreen interface 11 sonnen Dashboard interface 12 Sonnen Dashboard 12 Operating Mode 13 Backup Buffer 13 Time of Use 13 Microgrid 13 sonnen App and Web Portal 15 Status Tracking Your Energy 15 Understanding your Consumption 16 Self Co...

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Page 9: ...orage system Target audience This document is intended for the following audience End user of the storage system Material damage Attention Possible material damages are indicated in this document with the warning word Attention Actions Actions to be taken are marked with a For example Read this manually thoroughly before operating the storage unit ...

Page 10: ... 000 meters above sea level Do not operate the storage system at temperatures outside of the allowed ambient temperature range of 41 F 113 F 5 C 45 C Do not operate the storage system at a humidity higher than 90 General safety instructions Do not modify the storage system Do not use the storage system if it has been damaged Ensure that all safety systems are in perfect working order Read this man...

Page 11: ...7 lbs 437 lbs 496 lbs 622 lbs 683 lbs 741 lbs 800 lbs Nominal current 16 7A 33 3A Cell chemistry Lithium iron phosphate LiFePo4 Nominal voltage 120 240VAC Device protection Short circuit overload over temperature Ambient temperature 41 F 113 F 5 C 45 C Maximum Humidity 90 non condensing Applications Self consumption backup time of use PV integration AC coupled Specifications Nominal AC current 12 ...

Page 12: ... Battery modules UL1973 Inverter UL1741 ATS UL1008 AC Breaker UL489 UL 9540 Warranty Inverter 10 years battery modules 10 years or 10 000 cycles cabinet and components 1 year Inverter efficiency 92 5 CEC weighted 95 0 peak Cooling Method Forced air Noise emission 35dBA AC Specifications AC input rated current Pass through 200 amps 240VAC Power plant 33 33 amps 240VAC AC output voltage 120 240 volt...

Page 13: ...5 Storage System Dimensions 14 17 74 11 25 59 54 3 8 25 5 8 ...

Page 14: ...tch S1 Attention Damage of the battery cells by deep discharge If the storage system is not connected to the utility grid the battery modules can be damaged by excessive and prolonged discharge Do not leave the storage system disconnected for longer than six months Shutting the storage system down Attention Damage of system parts by forced disconnect If there is no emergency Shut the storage syste...

Page 15: ...ficates This battery system complies with RoHS and contains none of the following substances lead cadmium mercury hexavalent chromium polybrominated biphenyl PBB and polybrominated diphenyl ether PBDE To dispose of the storage system Do not dispose of the storage system and its battery modules in your household refuse Contact service or the company that installed your storage system and commission...

Page 16: ...aning utensils Only use cleaning solutions and tools listed in this chapter Do not use high pressure cleaning equipment Do not use abrasive cleaners Cleaning the screen If the screen appears dirty clean it carefully with a damp cloth with a small amount of dish liquid Cleaning the enclosure If the cabinet appears dirty clean the exterior with a soft damp cloth Do not clean the interior of the cabi...

Page 17: ...wer supply meaning that if the utility grid goes out your appliances will remain powered The illustration below shows how the storage system manages solar power 1 and power from the utility grid 2 to maximize your energy independence and savings on your power bill Modes of operation The sonnenBatterie eco offers three complementary modes of operation Self consumption Backup and Time of Use Self co...

Page 18: ...up mode In backup mode the storage system provides grid quality power to keep the PV array working when the grid goes down During the day the PV array initially powers the household loads fed by the backup sub panel and uses any excess power to charge the battery modules depending on production and consumption levels The house can then be powered at night by the solar energy stored in the battery ...

Page 19: ... of the unit When the storage unit is in power outage mode the screen above will be the home screen This screen displays the unit s state of charge production and consumption statistics and the amount of power that is going into or coming out of the unit The screen will also show an estimated length of backup power remaining in hours This estimate is based on energy usage for the last 30 seconds a...

Page 20: ...e which is always 5 higher than the State of Charge This is because there is a built in buffer of 5 for best practice Next on the top left hand corner labeled Production is your solar PV production It is located under the graphic of a sun and PV panel This number is a real time measurement of how much energy in kilowatts you are generating with your solar PV system On the top right under the graph...

Page 21: ...95 this way the battery will retain its stored power solely for power outages If you want to use Self consumption or Time of Use mode we recommend setting the buffer no lower than 10 In this case the sonnenBatterie will stop discharging power once it has 10 charge remaining or whichever percentage you set it to so that in the event of a nighttime grid failure there is stored energy remaining to re...

Page 22: ...crogrid if YES is selected for reenable microgrid If YES is selected the sonnenBatterie will look for grid power or a solar connection at three different predetermined times which you can set here If the unit fails to establish a connection at time 1 it will attempt to make another connection at time 2 followed by time 3 Accordingly for User Input Time One please input which time you would like th...

Page 23: ...istory Control and Forecast The two most important tabs you will be using are Status and History Each tab will be covered sequentially in the following sections of this guide Status Tracking Your Energy The status feature will indicate your sonnenBatterie s current State of Charge or how much energy is stored in the battery This information is represented by the large bar and percentage number dir...

Page 24: ...s represented by the history graph The y axis on the right side of the graph corresponds to the sonnenBatterie State of Charge which will be covered in the next section Graph Color Definitions The graph itself will indicate when the sonnenBatterie is charging the area colored in green and discharging the area colored in red as well as your home energy consumption the area colored in blue and solar...

Page 25: ...tion reading rises and falls in daily cycles Correspondingly the sonnenBatterie begins to charge during the day as shown by the green area In this example on the sunnier days the home solar array produces much more energy than can be stored in the solar battery or consumed by the home This extra energy would be fed back into the grid or dissipated The home energy consumption in blue is relatively ...

Page 26: ...s weekly backup mode graph you can see the transition from day to night as the PV production reading rises and falls in daily cycles The home consumption is also relatively steady until sunset where energy consumption tends to increase In backup mode the sonnenBatterie does not discharge throughout the day instead reserving power to restore energy to the home in the event of an outage Accordingly ...

Page 27: ... graph depicts the previous three days and future three days with the dotted line representing the current day The historic home consumption battery charge and PV production data are represented as real consumption real charge and real production while the predicted consumption and production are represented as forecast consumption and forecast production ...

Page 28: ...months Discharge When the storage system provides power to your house or building Feed In When the storage system provides power to the utility grid Grid The power source provided by utility companies as opposed to self generated power Kilowatt hour A measurement of energy equal to one kilowatt delivered for one hour Load shedding The method of removing power to appliances either to keep the load ...

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Page 30: ...sonnen Inc 10800 Burbank Blvd Suite C Los Angeles CA 91601 T 1 310 853 2404 E info sonnen batterie com ...

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