SMA POWER PLANT CONTROLLER - Manual (Page 14)

3 Product Overview SMA Solar Technology AG
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For each instantaneous value, the field Active values indicates whether the default value or the redundant value is used.
3.4.3 "PPC"
Menu field Explanation
Overview Displays the number of all installed Sunny Centrals and Cluster Controllers in the entire PV system,
as well as the number of connected and inaccessible devices
Instantaneous
values
Provides an overview of instantaneous values of the Sunny Centrals, Cluster Controllers and
network analyzers
Settings In this area, the following settings can be displayed and adjusted:
• Type label: provides unchanging, service-relevant information which is required if faults have
occurred
• Device: User interface language and Power Plant Controller time settings
• Access control: Passwords of the user groups
• System communication: IP addresses of Power Plant Controllers, Sunny Centrals,
Cluster Controllers and Inverter Managers as well as activating and deactivating the
communication
• Modbus server: Configuration of the Modbus server (installer mode only)
Grid management
services
In this area, the following settings can be adjusted:
• Device table inverters: IP addresses of the Sunny Centrals and configuration of the
communication between the Sunny Centrals and the Power Plant Controller (installer mode
only)
• Device table Modbus gateways: IP addresses of the Cluster Controller and
Inverter Manager as well as configuration of the communication between these devices and
the Power Plant Controller (installer mode only)
• Device table PPC Slave: IP addresses of the Power Plant Controller slaves and the type of
slave operation as well as grouping of the slaves
• Device table Power analyzers: Configuration of the network analyzers and entry of the
corresponding IP address (installer mode only)
• Setpoint: Change of setpoint mode from Remote (Modbus protocol or analog values) to
Local (fixed setpoint) and entry of the fixed setpoints for active power and reactive power
with local setpoint transmission (installer mode only)
• Input signals: Selection and scaling of the signals sent from the point of interconnection to
the Power Plant Controller
Events Displays all the errors and warnings that have occurred
The errors and warnings are acknowledged here.
Backup and
restore
Enables the current configuration of the Power Plant Controller to be saved or updated via SD
memory card