SMA Replacement of SMA Devices in Systems with SMA User Manual
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8 Cluster Controller System
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10. Restart the Cluster Controller via the user interface:
• Select the Cluster Controller in the system tree.
• Select Settings > Device > System.
• In the field Initiate device restart, select [Submit].
☑ The Cluster Controller is restarted. The start-up procedure can take up to two minutes.
11. Check whether the new inverter is displayed without a padlock symbol in the Cluster Controller.
• Log into the user interface of the Cluster Controller.
☑ The new inverter is displayed without a padlock symbol in the system tree.
12. Set the previous system password in all devices:
• Select the Cluster Controller on the user interface of the Cluster Controller in the system tree.
• Select Settings > User rights > Access control > [Edit].
• Enter the previous system password of the user group User in the fields Set user password and Confirm the
password.
• Enter the previous system password of the user group Installer in the fields Set installer password and
Confirm the password.
• Select [Save].
☑ The Cluster Controller changes the system passwords for all approved devices in the system.
13. Set the the noted energy yield of the inverter to be replaced in the new inverter:
• Select the new inverter on the user interface of the Cluster Controller in the system tree.
• Select Settings > AC side > [Edit].
• Enter the noted energy yield of the inverter to be replaced in the field Set total yield and then select [Save].
The saving process may take a few minutes.
Replacing an Inverter in the Sunny Portal System
Carry out the following steps only if you are using Sunny Portal.
Procedure:
1. Read off the serial number of the new inverter off the type label and write it down. This way you can identify the
inverter for replacement in Sunny Portal.
2. Send the data of the new inverter saved to the Cluster Controller memory to Sunny Portal:
• Select the Cluster Controller in the system tree.
• Select Settings > Sunny Portal > Basic settings > [Edit].
• Select Every 15 minutes in the drop-down list Upload frequency.
• Select [Save].
• Select [Logout] and wait 20 minutes. This will ensure that that the data transmission between Cluster Controller and
Sunny Portal has been terminated.
• Check whether the upload to Sunny Portal was successful on the user interface of the Cluster Controller. Select the
Cluster Controller in the system tree and select Settings > Sunny Portal > Last successful upload.
3. Replace the new inverter in the Sunny Portal system:
• Log into Sunny Portal and call up the Sunny Portal system.
• Sunny Portal recognizes the new inverter and opens the configuration wizard automatically. To open the
configuration wizard manually, select Name of your system > System monitoring > Set up device now.
• Select in the row of the new inverter and follow the configuration wizard instructions.