SMA SUNNY WEBBOX - Manual (Page 46)

Managing Plant Data SMA Solar Technology AG / SMA America, LLC
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9 Managing Plant Data
9.1 Information on the Plant Data
The Sunny WebBox stores the data from all detected devices and makes that data available in a
variety of formats. Various conditions must be met depending on how you want the data to be
displayed. The following sections specify the conditions and the settings required to display the data.
9.2 Plant Presentation in Sunny Portal
You can present data from your PV plant in Sunny Portal using the Sunny WebBox. The Sunny Portal
monitors the PV plant and displays the yield and power output. In addition, Sunny Portal can send
useful reports via e-mail. Depending on your Sunny WebBox version, you can transmit data to Sunny
Portal using a variety of connection types (e.g. analogor ISDN or DSL router).
If the Sunny WebBox is unable to connect to the Sunny Portal, the Sunny WebBox will store the
collected plant data in a ring buffer. The Sunny WebBox transmits the data to Sunny Portal with the
next data upload. If the ring buffer is full, the Sunny WebBox will overwrite the oldest data. The time
the ring buffer can bridge depends on the device type and number of the detected devices.
9.2.1 Registering Sunny WebBox in Sunny Portal
1. Log into the user interface of the Sunny WebBox.
2. Select "WebBox > Settings > Data transmission" in the user interface.
3. Enter the name of your plant in the "Plant name" field. Sunny Portal displays the name of your
plant.
4. Select the transmission method in the "Interface" field. The transmission method depends on the
version of your Sunny WebBox.
5. Set the upload frequency (see Section 10.7 "Setting Data Upload" (page 61)).
6. Select "Yes" in the "Use Sunny Portal" field.
Possible delays in the visualisation
Evaluating the collected data takes time. Please note that it can take several minutes for
Sunny Portal to display the data of your PV plant.
The plant identifier will be entered automatically.
In general, you do not have to change the preset number in the "Plant identifier" field. For
Sunny Portal the number is a unique identifier of the plant. If you have not yet registered at
Sunny Portal, the Sunny WebBox will automatically enter the preset plant identifier in
Sunny Portal after the first successful data upload. Sunny Portal sends the access data to
the e-mail address you entered in the "Operator e-mail" field. You are now registered in
Sunny Portal.
If you have already registered at Sunny Portal with the same plant (which may be the case,
for instance, when exchanging the data logger), you have to adjust the plant identifier in
the "Plant identifier" field, see Section 9.2.3 "Adjusting the Plant Identifier for Sunny Portal"
(page 48).