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Connecting Batteries with external Battery Management System

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Table of Contents
1 Informations on this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Additional Informations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Glossary and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Use of batteries with an external Battery Management System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.1 Sunny Island system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2 DC-Battery connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.3 CAN-Communication connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4 Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.1 Important Informations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.2 Parameters for Li-Ion Batteries in QCG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5 Battery Management Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.1 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.2 Sunny Island CAN Communication parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.3 Process values that are to be sent via the CAN bus to the SI6.0H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6 Process values that can be read (only) via the CAN bus from the SI6.0H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7.1 General informations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7.2 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7.3 Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
8 Parameter setting for different applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
9 Test of the compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
10 Technical data SI6.0H-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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1 Informations on this Document

1.1 Additional Informations
This documentation describes how to use the Sunny Island 6.0H-11from software version 2.1 and higher with batteries
having an external Battery Management System (hereafter referred as BMS) This supplement complements the technical
description of the Sunny Island 6.0H-11.
Together with this documentation, the following documents shall be observed:
[1] Off-grid Inverter – Sunny Island 8.0H / 6.0H, Sunny Remote Control
• Operating Manual (ENGLISH)
• Betriebsanleitung (GERMAN)
[2] Off-grid Inverter – Sunny Island 8.0H / 6.0H
• Technical Description (ENGLISH)
• Technische Beschreibung (GERMAN)
[3] Off-grid Inverter – Sunny Island 8.0H / 6.0H
• Installation Manual (ENGLISH)
• Installationsanleitung (GERMAN)
[4] Independence with SUNNY ISLAND – Grid-connected storage systems for increased
self-consumption
• Brochure (ENGLISH)
• Broschüre (GERMAN): „Mehr Unabhängigkeit mit Sunny Island – Netzgekoppelte Speicher
zur Eigenverbrauchsoptimierung“
[5] SMA Flexible Storage System – Safety concept
• Technical Information: only available in GERMAN
• Technische Information (GERMAN): „SMA Flexible Storage System –Erläuterung zum
Sicherheitskonzept“
[6] SMA Smart Home – The System for more Independence
• Planning Guidelines (ENGLISH)
• Planungsleitfaden (DEUTSCH)
[7] Sunny Island 6.0H – Self-consumption only
• Operating Manual: only available in GERMAN
• Betriebsanleitung (GERMAN)
[8] Sunny Island 6.0H – Self-consumption only
• Technical Description: only available in GERMAN
• Technische Beschreibung (GERMAN)
[9] Sunny Island 6.0H – Self-consumption only
• Installation Manual: only available in GERMAN
• Installationsanleitung (GERMAN)

All the documents can be found on www.SMA-Solar.com.

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1.2 Glossary and definitions

Following table gives an overview of the terms and definitions used in this document and which are relevant for the
operation of Sunny Island with Battery System with an external BMS. Further description can be found in above stated
documents.
Operating states:
Operating state Description
Off Not operating, no display message
Init Initialization of the inverter. During this operating state no messages on CAN-Bus are sent
or received
Startup Sunny Island is started (DC-Voltage from the battery system is sensed) and during start-up
the defined configuration of the inverter is used. The inverter uses during the startup the
predefined – default values of the battery. The communication via CAN-Bus is enabled after
Inverter expects that the BMS sends all relevant messages as described later.
Standby Inverter is connected to the battery which is providing a DC-Voltage. In Standby Mode of
Inverter battery system provides energy which is needed for the inverter. Inverter expects
that the BMS sends all relevant messages as described later in this document.
Run Inverter is connected to the grid/loads and provides AC-Power. Inverter charge or
discharge battery depending on actual needs in the specified application. The running
mode is not dictated by the battery but solely depends on the application and follows the
needs of this application. Battery limits in terms of SOC limits, voltage limits and current limits
are observed.
Please note that discharging current limit is not valid in 2 cases:
1. Inverter runs in Off-Grid Mode: In this case the loads have a priority and are supplied
until a specified SOC Limit is reached (see Battery Protection Modes)
2. In case that the sent charging voltage limit is below the actual measured voltage SI
discharges the battery and ignores the dis-charge current limit as the charging voltage
has higher priority.
Error condition Sunny Island reacts on every error condition (e.g. alarms sent by external BMS) by going
into standby. If the cause is removed (automatically or manually) the Sunny Island will start
automatically or must be started manually (For the reaction of Sunny Island to other error
conditions than above described please refer to [1]). During the booting procedure, all
pending failures are generally confirmed without an entry being made in the history. This
way, after the booting procedure failure that is still pending will be re-entered, or if the
system detects that this failure has gone, it is entered as no longer being present.
Shutdown Sunny Island is switched off.

Protection of the battery system in Sunny Island

The operation of the overall system and the protection of the battery system in Sunny Island are based on the SOC
of the battery. The battery preservation mode prevents the battery from being deeply discharged as far as possible
when the energy supply is low, thus, preventing a total system failure as well as damage to the battery.

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Battery protection modes:

Battery protection modes Description
Level 1 The first level is used to switch the Sunny Island into standby mode at times when the
energy is not necessarily required. For the self-consumption increase application this
limit has been set to SOC=0% so it is lower than level 3 and therefore skipped. For
the off-grid application please refer to [2].
Level 2 The second level of the battery preservation mode ensures that the Sunny Island is
started regularly every two hours only in the time period during which energy supply
is expected, and that it attempts to charge the battery from the AC side.
For the self-consumption increase application this limit has been set to SOC=0% so
it is lower than level 3 and therefore skipped. For the off-grid application please refer
to [2].
Level 3 The third level ensures that the battery is protected from deep discharge and thus
against damage. In this case, the Sunny Island is switched off completely. To start it,
please refer to [1].
At all three levels, the Sunny Island is stopped only if no battery charging current
flows within 5 minutes (limit is at least 3A charging current) – these values are
configurable in expert mode for off-grid application only – please refer to [1], [2].
Please note that a re-start/recharging of the system is only possible if the charging
current is available (grid) and the voltage is higher than a lower voltage limit.

Required for the optimal operation of the product

The firmware of the Sunny Island can be updated using the SD card. When the Sunny Island starts up or when the
SD card is inserted, the Sunny Island searches for special update files on the SD card. If it finds files containing new
firmware versions, it performs an update.
Updates:
Update Description
Update FW of During the update procedure no information is available on the CAN-Bus and no information can
Sunny Island be received from the external BMS. Please make sure that the battery system provides DC-Voltage
for the complete duration of the update procedure. In case of the singles-phase system the
updating takes approximately 5.5minutes.
In case of the 3~ System both Master and Slaves has to be updated. In this case the updating
takes approximately 16 minutes.
Update external Update of the external BMS cannot be performed by Sunny Island. Battery system provider must
BMS ensure that his system can be updated on the battery system and provide the documentation when
delivering the system. Update of the external BMS must be performed when Sunny Island is
switched off.

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2 Use of batteries with an external Battery Management System

This chapter describes the possibilities and restrictions when connecting Sunny Island6.0H and Sunny Island 8.0H
(referred as Sunny Island in this document) to a battery with an external Battery-Management-System. Sunny Island is
equipped with an internal battery management which has been especially developed for the use of the lead acid
batteries. This document describes only the technical requirements for the use of Sunny Island with external BMS
irrespective of the battery technology used.

Use of the internal battery management for Lead Acid batteries

For the use of the internal battery management for Lead Acid batteries, please refer to the Sunny Island technical
manual [2].
Essential for a trouble-free and safe operation:
• The use of all other battery technologies than Lead Acid Battery is only permitted when an external BMS is used.
• The use of all battery technologies is only permitted when the battery system fulfils all relevant safety standards.
• The battery system (cells, modules, BMS and safety relevant elements) must be designed in a way that the system
itself is inherent/intrinsic safe. The system must be able to protect itself from all unaccepted/unintended conditions
for the battery. Moreover the system must be designed in a way that incorrect assembly is impossible.
• The use of all battery technologies is only permitted when the battery is compatible with the Sunny Island safety
concept – see [5].
Sunny Island allows for connecting Batteries having an operational DC voltage range between 41V and 63V. The
battery system consisting of battery cells/modules, external BMS, safety relevant elements and if applicable
controller (hereafter referred as battery system) must fulfil all power/DC-current requirements (see Section 10
"Technical data SI6.0H-11", page 35).
• Only Battery systems with an operational DC Voltage range between 41V and 63V can be used with Sunny Island.
• Only battery systems fulfilling power/DC-currents requirements can be used without any restrictions regarding Sunny
Island performance (see Section 10 "Technical data SI6.0H-11", page 35). Otherwise, battery system supplier must
clearly state these restrictions.
• In order to use battery system as defined above, battery system must communicate with Sunny Island via CAN-Bus
according to this document.
Figure 1 shows the system configuration of Sunny Island connected to the battery with external
Battery-Management-System (BMS). Battery systems consists of mandatory elements (indicated in black) and optional
elements (indicated in blue). The necessity of optional elements is defined by battery system supplier according to the
requirements of the safety concept described in [5].

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Figure 1: System overview of Sunny Island connected to the battery system with an external Battery-Management-System (BMS)

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Power Supply of the Battery System (e.g. external BMS)

It is generally necessary, that the external battery management is supplied with energy when the system starts. It is
mandatory that the battery system provides DC-voltage in the specified voltage range in order to start Sunny Island.

Start from DC-side only

Sunny Island can start from DC-side only.
Essential for a trouble-free and safe operation:
• Power Supply of the Battery System (e.g. external BMS) must be provided by the battery system itself.
Sunny Island cannot provide power supply to the battery system (e.g. external BMS).

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3 Installation
3.1 Sunny Island system
All details on mechanical and electrical installation and configuration regarding Sunny Island can be found in [3].
Essential for a trouble-free and safe operation:
• All details on mechanical and electrical installation and configuration of the battery system must be provided by the
battery system manufacturer.
• The connection of the battery system to the Sunny Island and especially the connection of the eventually needed
additional safety related elements must be provided by the battery system provider.

3.2 DC-Battery connection

Essential for a trouble-free and safe operation:
• Battery must be connected observing all valid regulations (e.g. DIN EN 50272-2, Safety requirements for secondary
batteries und battery installations).
There is a "DC —" and a "DC +" connection available for each ring cable lug for the battery feed cables in the Sunny
Island. All information on DC-Cable cross sections, terminal etc. of Sunny Island is given in [3]. Battery system
provider must make sure that the terminal lugs of the battery system are compatible with the DC-Cable cross sections
required by Sunny Island.
• For the safety issues battery fuse must be used. Battery fuse can be integrated in the battery system or can be installed
externally. If battery fuse is already integrated in the battery system, battery system provider must indicate this in his
system description and make sure that the size of the fuse fulfils the requirements. If the battery fuse is installed
externally, battery system provider must give information regarding design of the battery fuse.
• In case of reverse polarity it is expected that the battery fuse trips. If no battery fuse is installed or wrong declared
in can cause severe damage, in worst case it will result in a total damage of the inverter.
• Battery system provider must prevent the possibility of miswiring of the battery and implement all safety measures in
case of.

3.3 CAN-Communication connection

The process interface allows direct communication using standard communication infrastructure to read battery process
data from and also to control remotely Sunny Island. The external battery management must be connected to Sunny
Island. Sunny Islands provides only a proprietary CAN bus interface.
The electrical connection is described below. Direct connection to the CAN-BUS must fulfill the requirements described in
figure 1. Alternatively adapted converter (e.g. CAN to Modbus TCP, indicated as converter in Figure 1) with adequate
configuration can be used.

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Pin configuration RJ-45 plug "ComSyncIn" of Sunny Island:

Pin Signal
1 Sync1 – reserved
2 CAN_GND
3 SYNC_H
4 CAN_H
5 CAN_L
6 SYNC_L
7 Sync7 – reserved
8 Sync8 – reserved

CAN and SYNC needed to be terminated

The Sunny Island CAN communication interface includes a second communication line – SYNC Bus. Both lines
(CAN and SYNC) needed to be terminated at each end of the communication bus.
Termination using 120 Ohm resister according to CAN specification is also possible for both busses.
Essential for a trouble-free and safe operation:
• For the CAN-Sync-Bus (named ComSyncIn/ComSyncOut) at Sunny Island a termination is required at both ends of
the cable for each communication Bus: CAN and SYNC.
• The termination at Sunny Island side is typically the RJ45 termination plug (ISDN terminator), plugged into one of
the sockets, while the other socket connects to next Sunny Island.
• The termination uses a 100 Ohm resistor between CAN_H and CAN_L and another 100 Ohm resistor between
SYNC_H and SYNC_L.

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4 Commissioning
4.1 Important Informations
Essential for a trouble-free and safe operation:
• The battery must provide DC-Voltage for the startup of Sunny Island!
Sunny Island cannot be started from the AC side.
• It is mandatory that the battery system is inherent safe and when the DC-Voltage is available for the Sunny Island,
all protective/safety measures of the battery system are active.
• Due to the input capacity of the Sunny Island, high inrush current from the battery to Sunny Island might occur when
the battery is connected to the input terminals of Sunny Island:
– SI8.0H: approximately. 48000µF
– SI6.0H: approximately. 48000µF

Required for the optimal operation of the product

If there is a pre-charge resistor required by the battery system, in order to prevent high inrush current, the value of
this resistor shall be less than 50 Ohms because of required voltage rise of the internal power supply when powering
up Sunny Island. Otherwise the inverter may not start (enters Low Battery Mode (LBM) – please refer to [1]).
• The general description of the Start-up procedure is indicated in figure 2:
– Sunny Island has been installed and connected according to [3].
– Sunny Island is OFF.
– Battery voltage is available and Sunny Island can be turned on directly on Sunny Island by pushing the start-stop
button (please refer to [1])
– After initial Start-Up with first commissioning (QCG – Quick Configuration Guide) according to [1] and on all
subsequent Start-Ups Sunny Island goes into „STANDBY“ and wait for a Start command Press the start-stop
button on Sunny Island or the button on the Sunny Remote Control and hold it until you hear a signal.
– After receiving Start command (refer to [1]) Sunny Island checks if the grid is available, voltage in appropriate
range, synchronizes and connects to this grid and generates/provides an AC voltage (see figure 2).
– Please note that after receiving start signal the connecting to the grid takes some time for grid supervision
according to the country standards (please refer to [2] Parameter GdVldTm). In Germany time elapsed after
start command is at least 60 seconds.

4.2 Parameters for Li-Ion Batteries in QCG

During the initial start-up of the Sunny Island the Quick Configuration Guide (QCG) starts automatically. On the display
(Sunny Remote Control – SRC-20) the user is guided through a menu structure which allows quick and easy
commissioning of the system. Please note that in QCG not all parameters are shown, but only the mandatory values for
the start of the system.
Battery parameters which are shown in QCG after delivery and during first commissioning of the system
and when “New Battery” is selected are:
Parameter Parametername Description Default Value Explanation
number
003.06 BatTyp Battery type LiIon_Ext-BMS For the use of all batteries with
external BMS please select the
Default value LiIon_Ext-BMS.

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After selecting the battery type please define the nominal capacity of the battery:
Parameter Parametername Description Default Value Explanation
number
003.09 BatCpyNom Nominal Battery 120Ah The battery capacity cannot be
Capacity set lower than 100Ah. Although
the battery used can have
capacity lower than this, the
smallest displayed value
currently is 100Ah.

Please note that in case that no further parameters (which are not included in QCG) has been changed, following default
values for the battery with external BMS are used. In order to change this value an installer must use an expert level.
Please note that as long no communication via CAN-Bus has been established the default values are valid.

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Default values for the LiIon-external BMS battery type:

Parameter Parametername Description Default Value Explanation
number
222.13 BatChrgVtg Battery charging 54V Please note that in case that the
voltage set-point actual battery voltage is higher
than this set-point and no update
is received via CAN-Bus, inverter
will discharge to this voltage
without any restriction regarding
discharging current.
222.01 BatChrgCurMax DC charge current 0A Please note that during charging
limitation when the voltage set-point is
reached Sunny Island will
reduce (according to the battery
charging voltage set-point -
BatChrgVtg) the charging
current. In case the battery
reduces this set-point, Sunny
Island cannot immediately
adapt to the new value but
needs approximately 10sec –
depends on the current step.
Please consider this restriction
when defining warn-ing/alarm
conditions.
271.01 BatDiChgCurMax DC discharge 0A Please note that this value is only
cur-rent limitation observed when operating in
grid-tide mode. During
emer-gency mode (back-up) the
value is ignored.
– – SOC value 0% Cannot be set via SRC
226.02 BatDiChgVtg Battery discharge 42V Please note that this limit also
voltage limit applies when starting Sunny
Island. Therefore, when starting
the battery it should be set to the
value which allows charging of
the battery (if not forbidden).
– – SOH value 100% Cannot be set via SRC

Following figure describes the start-up procedure of the Sunny Island with battery system using external BMS under the
assumption that the installation of the Sunny Island and the battery system has been performed correctly.

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Figure 2: Start-up procedure

All other settings (optimization etc.) can be done later on – please refer to [1], [2]).

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5 Battery Management Connection

5.1 General information
Required for the optimal operation of the product
Sunny Island sends out all process values (mentioned in this document) via the internal CAN bus every second.
Due to internal restrictions it can sometimes occur that some data will be left out for one cycle.
All settings to Sunny Island using this communication interface cannot be read back from Sunny Island - They are
write only”
Values to Sunny Island must not be sent out faster than every 200msec (inhibit time).
CAN data is transmitted with encoding in little endian - low byte first – unless stated otherwise.
Each defined process value has an internal default. Please refer to (see Section 4.2 "Parameters for Li-Ion Batteries
in QCG", page 13).
Sunny Island accepts new settings sent from the external BMS after a comparison to internal limits. Values beyond
the limits (out of the range) are rejected without notice. The last sent acceptable value is kept as the valid value, as
long as no timeout detected (see below).
Values marked invalid return to internal default
• invalid signed, 0x8000: reset to default
• invalid unsigned, 0xFFFF: reset to default
Unused fields of used frames must set to „invalid“
Essential for a trouble-free and safe operation:
• Sunny Island supervises CAN-Bus IDs 0x355, In case that after 60 seconds no messages from the external BMS has
been received Sunny Island goes into standby with following error:
F952 ExtBMSTimeout
In case that after 60 seconds no messages from the external BMS of CAN-ID 0x351 has been received Sunny Island
presents the following warning:
W952 WrnExtBMSTmOut
Please note that the error handling causes that the default values (see Section 4 "Commissioning", page 13), and
SOC Values is set to 0% which results in complete shutdown of Sunny Island due to battery protection mode (see
Section 1.2 "Glossary and definitions", page 6).
• Sunny Island loses every setting that came via the described communication interfaces (process interface) when
switched off! After restart, default values of Sunny Island are valid until overwritten by external BMS (see Section 4
"Commissioning", page 13).
As the default value for SOC is 0%, this will result in completely switching off Sunny Island due to battery protection
(see Section 1.2 "Glossary and definitions", page 6).

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5.2 Sunny Island CAN Communication parameters

The CAN-Bus interface is primarily designed for the communication between Sunny Island-Devices (if more than one
installed) during normal operation. Please note that the identifiers described here represent only a subset of the identifiers
which are actually implemented and used.
CAN 2.0A
500kBit/sec
11-Bit Identifiers
Galvanic isolated

• SMA does not permit the usage of the Sunny Island CAN bus other than described here!
• No further CAN-IDs are allowed to be used than defined in this document!

5.3 Process values that are to be sent via the CAN bus to the SI6.0H
The following table shows the parameters which can be sent by an external BMS to the Sunny Island. Please note that
there are different types of parameters defined as well as the reaction of Sunny Island to these parameters. Please note
that the Sunny Island uses default parameters which are described in Chapter (see Section 4 "Commissioning", page 13).
These values are to be overwritten by external BMS:
All described parameters are mandatory values.
Mandatory values are crucial for the safety of the battery system and overall performance of the whole system and
are expected to be sent by the external BMS. Sunny Island incorporates a control algorithm which checks the mandatory
parameters and in case of not well implemented communication (by the external BMS or wrong installation of the system)
it does not allow the system to operate. The quality of the values and the impact on system behavior are solely
responsibility of the battery provider.
Battery charging voltage: This is a set point and limit for the battery charging voltage sent to Sunny Island. This value
is the allowed, typically temperature compensated, charging voltage for the whole battery system pack. If the battery is
charged from the grid (on-grid mode) than this limit is accurately hold by Sunny Island. If the battery is charged from other
energy sources, the actual voltage value might swing around the set-point due to permanent variations on both load side
and source (for example PV, Wind etc.) side. Please note that the battery system should fit the technical requirements of
Sunny Island (see Section 10 "Technical data SI6.0H-11", page 35).
Battery charging current limitation: This is solely the limit for the charging current sent to Sunny Island. It is not to be
understood as a set-point as the available charging current is calculated by other algorithm and not to be set by the
battery. Please note that the actual charging current is not constant but changes according to the algorithm. This value is
the allowed, typical or rated charging current value for the whole battery pack. It is just the limit which must not be
exceeded during charging. Please note that the battery system should fit the technical requirements of Sunny Island (see
Section 10 "Technical data SI6.0H-11", page 35).
Battery discharging current limitation: This is the limit for the discharging current sent to Sunny Island. This value is
the allowed, typical or rated discharging current value for the whole battery system. Please note that this value is not the
set-point value and the discharging current varies according to the system needs. If the system is operated in off-grid mode
than also overload situations are possible. It is important that the battery system continues operating even during overload
situation and cover the demand of the system. Please note that discharging current limitation is not valid in 2 cases:
• Inverter runs in Off-Grid Mode: In this case the loads have a priority and are supplied until a specified SOC Limit is
reached (see Battery Protection Modes)
• In case that the sent charging voltage limit is below the actual measured voltage SI discharges the battery and
ignores the discharge current limit as the charging voltage has higher priority
Please note that the battery system should fit the technical requirements of Sunny Island (see Section 10 "Technical data
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Battery discharge voltage limit: This is the limit for stopping operation of Sunny Island and change into
Standby-Mode. Please note that this value is also a limit for restarting Sunny Island. If the actual battery voltage is below
this limit no re-start of the system is possible. Basically this limit should address two issues: In case of very high loads in
backup or off-grid mode the voltage might suddenly drop and this limit prevents the damaging of the battery. After the
disconnection of the load, it is expected that the voltage will recover and the restart will be possible. On the other hand
if the system has been switched off for a longer period this limit should signalize if the recharge of the battery is still
allowed or not.
State of Charge – SOC: Sunny Island does not calculate the SOC of the battery system but relies on the SOC-Value
sent by the external BMS. This value should be accurately calculated by the external BMS as a lot of system functions
are triggered by the SOC-Value. For example the battery protection mode (see [1], [2]) is triggered by SOC or algorithm
for self consumption increase uses SOC value for the control purposes. Please note that charging of the battery will not
stop according to SOC value (for example at 100%). Only discharging of the battery is stopped by defined SOC-values.
It is expected that the battery provider detailed describes in his manual the definition of the SOC and the accuracy of the
value.
State of Charge (Higher Resolution) – HiResSOC: Same as SOC, but with higher resolution, for better management.
If this value is available (Telegram), Sunny Island uses this value instead of SOC.
Alarm messages: In order to protect the battery system from damages which may occur on cell, module or system level,
alarm messages are sent to Sunny Island. In case of any alarm, Sunny Island will raise an alarm message (and log),
immediately stop inverting and change to error condition (standby) until alarm is cleared. Sunny Island waits until alarm
has gone (alarm clearing by the external BMS) and restarts. Different alarm messages are predefined. It is strongly
recommended to diversify alarm messages from the BMS and link them to proposed alarm messages. It facilitates the
trouble shooting both for customer and for the battery provider.
Please note that alarm handling is defined as followed:
There are 2 bits defined for handling the alarm messages of the battery: a bit indicating that alarm is raised by the external
BMS (in the table below indicated as External Alarm arrive) and a bit indicating that alarm issue has been resolved, in
the table below indicated as External Alarm leave (see Section 7 "Messages", page 31).

Required for the optimal operation of the product

Besides the above mentioned parameters the external BMS should sent also parameters relevant for display and
diagnostic purposes:
• Please observe that Sunny Island does not react on any of these values.

State of Health – SOH: Sunny Island does not calculate the SOH of the battery system but displays and logs the
SOH-Value sent by the external BMS. Battery provider should detailed describe in his manual the definition of this value
as well as at which value some restrictions are expected and at which value the replacement of the battery system is
required.
Battery Voltage: This is the actual battery system voltage measured by the external BMS. This value is logged by Sunny
Island and it can differ due to cabling from the displayed value for the DC-Voltage of the Sunny Island. If the difference
is exceeding some volts, the system cabling should be checked.
Battery Current: This is the actual battery system current measured by the external BMS. This value is logged by Sunny
Island and it can differ from the displayed value for the DC-Current of the Sunny Island.
Battery Temperature: This is the actual measured battery system temperature measured by the external BMS. This value
is logged by Sunny Island.
Warnings: The warnings are sent to Sunny Island from the external BMS. These values are only logged and displayed.
Sunny Island does not react on these warnings.
Battery system data: In order to allow easy trouble shooting for the battery system provider it is possible to identify the
battery installed. Following information can be sent via CAN-Bus: Manufacturer name, Battery type, Version of the Battery
management system, Battery capacity as well as Manufacturer ID.

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Emergency stop (optional): It is possible to send a message to command to Sunny Island to go into stand-by. It is an
additional option and Sunny Island can be restarted immediately. This message does not replace Alarm-Messages and
should not be used to signalize battery problems.
Data from external BMS (Orange mandatory values):
Byte 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CAN-ID 0 1 2 3
0x351 Battery charge DC charge current DC discharge current discharge voltage
voltage limitation limitation
0x355 SOC value SOH value HiResSOC
0x356 Battery Voltage Battery Current Battery Temperature
0x35A Alarms Warnings
0x35B Events
0x35E Manufacturer-Name-ASCII
0x35F Bat-Type BMS Version Bat-Capacity reserved
Manufacturer ID

Remote Quick Stopp (optional):

Byte 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CAN-ID 0 1 2 3
0x00F No data

Required for the optimal operation of the product

After receiving this message, Sunny Island will immediately go into standby. Please send start command, to start
again. Manual start is also possible.

For eventual monitoring purposes Sunny Island sends out every second following process values (read only). Please note
that battery voltage and battery current are Sunny Island measured values.
Byte 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CAN-ID 0 1 2 3
0x305 Battery voltage Battery current Battery temperature SOC battery
0x306 SOH battery Charging Operating active Error Message Battery Charge
procedure state Voltage Set-point

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Name Data Scal-in Unit Min* Max* Default Description CAN ID CAN- CAN-
type g * Byte Byte-Bi
t
Battery charge voltage U16 0.1 V 41 63 54 Set point for battery charge voltage 0x0351 0
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DC charge current limitation S16 0.1 A 0 1200 0 DC charge current limitation 0x0351 2
DC discharge current limita-tion S16 0.1 A 0 1200 0 DC discharge current limitation 0x0351 4
Battery discharge voltage U16 0.1 V 41 48 41 Voltage discharge limit 0x0351 6

SOC value U16 1 % 0 100 0 State of Charge (SOC) value from an 0x0355 0
external BMS
SOH value U16 1 % 0 100 100 State of Health (SOH) value from external 0x0355 2
Battery Man-agement
HiResSOC U16 0.01 % 0 100 0 High resolution SOC value: It allows more 0x355 4
sophisticated protection of the battery

Battery Voltage S16 0.01 V 0.0 Measured actual Battery Voltage value 0x0356 0
from external BMS
Battery Current S16 0.1 A 0.0 Measured actual Battery Current value 0x0356 2
from external BMS
Battery Temperature S16 0.1 degC 25.0 Measured actual Battery Temperature 0x0356 4
value from external BMS

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Name Data Scal-in Unit Min* Max* Default Description CAN ID CAN- CAN-
type g * Byte Byte-Bi
t
External Alarm 1 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating general battery 0x35A 0 0
General arrive system prob-lems which are not explicitly
described below
Byte 0, Bit 0: General Alarm arrives
External Alarm 1 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm External Alarm indicating 0x35A 0 1
General leave general battery system problems which are
not explicitly described below have been
resolved
Byte 0, Bit 1: General Alarm leaves
External Alarm 2 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating voltage being 0x35A 0 2
Battery High Voltage arrive higher than the Battery accepts
Byte 0, Bit 2: Battery High Voltage arrives
External Alarm 2 Bit 0 1 0 Byte 0, Bit 3: Battery High Voltage leaves 0x35A 0 3
Battery High Voltage leave
External Alarm 3 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating voltage being 0x35A 0 4
Battery Low Voltage arrive lower than the Battery accepts Byte 0, Bit
4: Battery Low Voltage arrives
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External Alarm 3 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating voltage that 0x35A 0 5

Battery Low Voltage leave under voltage on the battery has been
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Byte 0, Bit 5: Battery Low Voltage leaves
External Alarm 4 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating that the battery 0x35A 0 6
Battery High Temp arrive temperature is higher than the battery
accepts
Byte 0, Bit 6: Battery High Temp arrives
External Alarm 4 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating that the battery 0x35A 0 7
Battery High Temp leave over tempera-ture has been resolved
Byte 0, Bit 7: Battery High Temp leaves
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Name Data Scal-in Unit Min* Max* Default Description CAN ID CAN- CAN-
type g * Byte Byte-Bi
t
External Alarm 5 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating that the battery 0x35A 1 0
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accepts
Byte 1, Bit 0: Battery Low Temp arrives
External Alarm 5 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating that the battery 0x35A 1 1
Battery Low Temp leave under tempera-ture has been resolved
Byte 1, Bit 1: Battery Low Temp leaves
External Alarm 6 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating that the battery 0x35A 1 2
Battery High Temp Charge temperature is higher than the battery
arrive accepts for charging
Byte 1, Bit 2: Battery High Temp Charge
arrives
External Alarm 6 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating that the battery 0x35A 1 3
Battery High Temp Charge over tempera-ture for charging has been
leave resolved
Byte 1, Bit 3: Battery High Temp Charge
arrives
External Alarm 7 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating that the battery 0x35A 1 4
Battery Low Temp Charge arrive temperature is lower than the battery
accepts for charging
Byte 1, Bit 4: Battery Low Temp Charge
arrives

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Battery Low Temp Charge leave under tempera-ture for charging has been
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Byte 1, Bit 5: Battery Low Temp Charge
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Name Data Scal-in Unit Min* Max* Default Description CAN ID CAN- CAN-
type g * Byte Byte-Bi
t
External Alarm 8 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating current is to high 0x35A 1 6
Battery High Current arrive Byte 1, Bit 6: Battery High Current arrives
External Alarm 8 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating high current issue 0x35A 1 7
Battery High Current leave has been resolved
Byte 1, Bit 7: Battery High Current leaves
External Alarm 9 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarm indicating charging current 0x35A 2 0
Battery High Current Charge is to high
arrive Byte 2, Bit 0: Battery High Current arrives
External Alarm 9 External Alarm indicating high charging 0x35A 2 1
Battery High Current Charge current issue has been resolved
leave Byte 2, Bit 1: Battery High Current leaves
External Alarm 10 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarms indicating technical 0x35A 2 2
Contactor arrive problems with con-tactor
Byte 2, Bit 2: Contactor arrives
External Alarm 10 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarms indicating technical 0x35A 2 3
Contactor leave problems with con-tactor has been
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Byte 2, Bit 3: Contactor leaves
External Alarm 11 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarms indicating short circuit 0x35A 2 4

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Short circuit arrive within battery system
Byte 2, Bit 4: Short circuit arrives
External Alarm 11 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarms indicating short circuit 0x35A 2 5
Short circuit leave within battery system has been resolved
Byte 2, Bit 5: Short circuit leaves
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Name Data Scal-in Unit Min* Max* Default Description CAN ID CAN- CAN-
type g * Byte Byte-Bi
t
External Alarm 12 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarms indicating all the internal 0x35A 2 6
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below explicitly specified
Byte 2, Bit 6: BMS internal arrives
External Alarm 12 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarms indicating all the internal 0x35A 2 7
BMS internal leave faults occurring within BMS (if not above
or below explicitly specified) resolved
Byte 2, Bit 7: BMS internal arrives
External Alarm 13 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarms indicating imbalance 0x35A 3 0
Cell Imbalance arrive between cells (or modules)
Byte 3, Bit 0: Cell Imbalance
External Alarm 13 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarms indicating imbalance 0x35A 3 1
Cell Imbalance leave between cells (or modules) has been
resolved
Byte 3, Bit 1: Cell Imbalance
External Alarm 14 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarms 0x35A 3 2
Arrives Reserved (not to be used by the external BMS)
Byte3, Bit 2: reserved
External Alarm 14 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarms 0x35A 3 3
Leaves Reserved (not to be used by the external BMS)
Byte 3, Bit 3: reserved

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External Alarm 15 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarms 0x35A 3 4
Arrives Reserved (not to be used by the external BMS)
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External Alarm 15 External Alarms 0x35A 3 5
Leaves Reserved (not to be used by the external BMS)
Byte 3, Bit 5: reserved
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Name Data Scal-in Unit Min* Max* Default Description CAN ID CAN- CAN-
type g * Byte Byte-Bi
t
External Alarm 16 Bit 0 1 0 External Alarms 0x35A 3 6
Generator arrives (not to be used by the external BMS)
Byte 3, Bit 6: reserved
External Alarm 16 External Alarms 0x35A 3 7
Generator leaves (not to be used by the external BMS)
Byte 3, Bit 7: reserved

External Warning 1 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 4 0

General arrive Byte 4, Bit 0: General
External Warning 1 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 4 1
General leave Byte 4, Bit 1: General
External Warning 2 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 4 2
Battery High Voltage arrive Byte 4, Bit 2: Battery High Voltage arrives
External Warning 2 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 4 3
Battery High Voltage leave Byte 4, Bit 3: Battery High Voltage arrives
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External Warning 3 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 4 4

Battery Low Voltage arrive Byte 4, Bit 4: Battery Low Voltage arrives
External Warning 3 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 4 5

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Battery Low Voltage arrive Byte 4, Bit 5: Battery Low Voltage leaves
External Warning 4 Bit 0 1 0 Byte 4, Bit 6: Battery High Temp arrives 0x35A 4 6
Battery High Temp arrive
External Warning 4 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 4 73
Battery High Temp leaves Byte 4, Bit 6: Battery High Temp leaves
External Warning 5 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 5 0
Battery Low Temp arrive Byte 5, Bit 0: Battery Low Temp arrives
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Name Data Scal-in Unit Min* Max* Default Description CAN ID CAN- CAN-
type g * Byte Byte-Bi
t
External Warning 5 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 5 1
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Battery Low Temp leaves Byte 5, Bit 1: Battery Low Temp leaves
External Warning 6 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 5 2
Battery High Temp Charge Byte 5, Bit 2: Battery High Temp Charge
arrive arrives
External Warning 6 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 5 3
Battery High Temp Charge Byte 5, Bit 3: Battery High Temp Charge
leave leaves
External Warning 7 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 5 4
Battery Low Temp Charge arrive Byte 5, Bit 4: Battery Low Temp Charge
arrives
External Warning 7 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 5 5
Battery Low Temp Charge leave Byte 5, Bit 5: Battery Low Temp Charge
leaves
External Warning 8 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 5 6
Battery High Current arrive Byte 5, Bit 6: Battery High Current
External Warning 8 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 5 6
Battery High Current leaves Byte 5, Bit 7: Battery High Current
External Warning 9 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 6 0
Battery High Current Charge Byte 6, Bit 0: Battery High Current Charge

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External Warning 9 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 6 1
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leave leaves
External Warning 10 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 6 2
Contactor arrive Byte 6, Bit 2: Contactor arrive
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Name Data Scal-in Unit Min* Max* Default Description CAN ID CAN- CAN-
type g * Byte Byte-Bi
t
External Warning 10 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 6 3
Contactor leave Byte 6, Bit 3: Contactor
External Warning 11 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings indicating short circuit 0x35A 6 4
Short circuit arrive within battery system
Byte 6, Bit 4: Short circuit arrive
External Warning 11 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 6 5
Short circuit leave Byte 6, Bit 5: Short circuit leave
External Warning 12 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings indicating all the 0x35A 6 6
BMS internal arrive internal warnings occurring within BMS if
not above or below explicitly specified
Byte 6, Bit 6: BMS internal arrive
External Warning 12 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings indicating all the 0x35A 6 7
BMS internal leave internal warnings occurring within BMS (if
not above or below explicitly specified)
resolved
Byte 6, Bit 6: BMS internal arrive
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External Warning 13 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings indicating imbalance 0x35A 7 0

Cell Imbalance arrive between cells (or modules)
Byte 7, Bit 0: Cell Imbalance arrives

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External Warning 13 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings indicating imbalance 0x35A 7 1
Cell Imbalance leave between cells (or modules) has been
resolved
Byte 7, Bit 1: Cell Imbalance leaves
External Warning 14 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 7 2
Reserved arrive (not to be used by the external BMS)
Byte 7, Bit 2: reserved arrives
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Name Data Scal-in Unit Min* Max* Default Description CAN ID CAN- CAN-
type g * Byte Byte-Bi
t
External Warning 14 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 7 3
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Byte 7, Bit 3: reserved leaves
External Warning 15 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 7 4
Reserved arrive (not to be used by the external BMS)
Byte 7, Bit 4: reserved arrives
External Warning 15 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 7 5
Reserved leave (not to be used by the external BMS)
Byte 7, Bit 5: reserved leaves
External Warning 16 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 7 6
Generator arrive (not to be used by the external BMS)
Byte 7, Bit 6: Generator arrives
External Warning 16 Bit 0 1 0 External Warnings 0x35A 7 7
Generator leave (not to be used by the external BMS)
Byte 7, Bit 7: Generator leaves

* see Inverter documentation for actual values

The content will be identified via Telegram ID and Byte, or Bit. Therefore the length of the value is to be observed (for this see column “Data type”).
The individual values can be scaled by a factor (for this see column “scaling”). Note: the numbers start at 0.

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Name Data type Scaling Unit Description CAN ID CAN-Byte CAN-Byte-Bit
Battery voltage U16 0.1 V Battery voltage measured by Sunny Island 0x0305 0
Battery current S16 0.1 A Battery current measured by Sunny Island, 0x0305 2
(negative while charging)
Battery S16 0.1 degC Battery temperature measured by Battery/ 0x0305 4
temperature Sunny Island
SOC battery S16 0.1 % State of charge of the battery received from 0x0305 6
the external BMS
SOH battery U16 1 % ” 0x0306 0
State of health of the battery received from the

6 Process values that can be read (only) via the CAN bus from the SI6.0H
external BMS
Charging U8 None ---, Charging mode of the SunnyIsland internal 0x306 2
procedure Battery Man-agement. If external BMS is
selected displayed value is 10
Operating state U8 None ---,Operating, Operating state of the inverter 0x0306 3
Warning,Failur --- (0),Operating (1), Warning (3), Failure (4)
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Battery charging U16 0.1 V Current set point of charging voltage 0x0306 6
voltage
Relay state U16 Bitcoded state of the relay bitcoded 0x0307 0
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7 Messages
7.1 General informations
All the messages received from the external BMS are logged in evt-file of Sunny Island.
Warnings are only displayed and logged. No further actions are undertaken by Sunny Island.
Alarm messages are displayed and logged by Sunny Island. Please note that due to communication it approximately
takes in worse case 10 seconds to go into fault state - standby. If possible do not open contactors of the battery before
Sunny Island had enough time to react on the alarms. In case of safety risk battery can immediately disconnect from the
inverter.
Essential for a trouble-free and safe operation:
• Battery management messages are seamlessly integrated in the Sunny Island message System.
The general message mechanism relies on a 2-bit representation of each message. Each 2 bits (e.g. 0 and 1)
operate together. First Bit (here bit 0) describes the raise of the alarm or warning whereas the other bit (bit 1 in this
case) describes the message leaving. Only one of these combined bits should be set to create a message. If both
bits are set (or cleared), no change or message is detected.
• General Warning and Alarm handling Sunny Island is described in [1], [2].
Bit 0 Bit 1 Description
0 0 Ignored
1 0 Alarm or warning raised
0 1 Alarm or warning cleared
1 1 ignored

7.2 Warnings
Essential for a trouble-free and safe operation:
• In case of any warning, Sunny Island will raise a warning (log) and clear it when signal disappeared.
• The warning messages that have been sent from the external BMS are shown in the display as warning number and
the name and logged in an evt-file. Please refer to the table below:
Please note that some messages are reserved and not used for displaying messages from an external BMS.
List of warnings from the external BMS their displayed values and names:
Description Warning Name
General W936 XW01General
Battery High Voltage W937 XW02DcHiVolt
Battery Low Voltage W938 XW03DcLoVolt
Battery High Temperature W939 XW04DcHiTmp
Battery Low Temperature W940 XW05DcLoTmp
Battery High Temperature Charge W941 XW06DcHiTmpC
Battery Low Temperature Charge W942 XW07DcLoTmpC
Battery High Current W943 XW08DcHiCur
Battery High Current Charge W944 XW09DcHiChgCur
Contactor W945 XW10Contact

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Description Warning Name

Short circuit W946 XW11Short
BMS internal W947 XW12Bms
Cell imbalance W948 XW13CellBal
Reserved W949 XW14
Reserved W950 XW15
Generator W951 XW16Generator

7.3 Alarms
Essential for a trouble-free and safe operation:
• In case of any alarm, Sunny Island will raise an alarm message (log) and immediately stop and change to fault state
(Fault 2 – see manual [1], [2]) until alarm is cleared.
• Restart depends on “Autostart” setting. See also Sunny Island technical description [1].
Please note that some messages are reserved and not used for displaying messages from an external BMS.
List of alarms from the external BMS and their displayed values and names:
Description Warning Name
General F920 XA01General
Battery High Voltage F921 XA02DcHiVolt
Battery Low Voltage F922 XA03DcLoVolt
Battery High Temperature F923 XA04DcHiTmp
Battery Low Temperature F924 XA05DcLoTmp
Battery High Temperature Charge F925 XA06DcHiTmpC
Battery Low Temperature Charge F926 XA07DcLoTmpC
Battery High Current F927 XA08DcHiCur
Battery High Current Charge F928 XA09DcHiChgCur
Contactor F929 XA10Contact
Short circuit F930 XA11Short
BMS internal F931 XA12Bms
Cell imbalance F932 XA13CellBal
Reserved F933 XA14
Reserved F934 XA15
Generator F935 XA16Generator

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8 Parameter setting for different applications

This chapter describes/introduces parameters which must be adapted or are recommended for the correct use of Sunny
Island 6.0H and the battery system in a specified application. Other parameters regarding Li-Ion Battery (see Section 4
"Commissioning", page 13).

Self-consumption increase
In this application the battery system is used for the optimization of the use of energy produced by a renewable source.
Algorithm for this application is implemented in Sunny Island. Detailed description of this application can be found in
[4], [6], [7] or on www.SMA-Solar.com.
In order to define the limits given by the storage technology used it is necessary to define an allowed DOD – Depth of
discharge. Please note that this value should be designed in a way that:
• At least one cycle per day is possible – as it is PV self consumption application it depends on the PV production and
load profile.
• The system might be left at defined DOD for several days without recharging.
• The risk of deep discharge (voltage curve to be taken into account) must be minimized.
Relevant parameter for self-consumption increase application:
Parameter Parametername Description Default Value Explanation
number
239.01 SlfCsmpIncEna Self consumption in-crease Default depends on
activated con-figuration
239.02 SlfCsmpSOCMin Minimum SOC for 10% The battery can be
self-consumption increase dis-charged always/daily
application only to this value. If SOC falls
below this value (e.g.
SOCmin-1%), battery will be
re-charged from grid to this
value
239.03 SlfCsmpStdbyMo Inverter goes into standby Off Energy saving possible
d after reaching minimum SOC
while outside PVFeedTm –
see [2]

If the self consumption increase is enabled Sunny Island will discharge the battery down to the defined minimum SOC
(parameter 239.02) and will allow on this point only charging of the battery. In case that the parameter 239.03 is set
to disable Sunny Island will in case that actual sent SOC is lower than the defined parameter 239.02 recharge the battery
from the grid but only to the defined minimum SOC. It is essential for a good performance of the system, that the SOC of
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9 Test of the compatibility

In order to check the compatibility of the battery systems with Sunny Island 6.0H at least following tests should be
performed:
1. Confirmation of the compatibility between SI6.0H and Battery system with an external BMS -
communication via CAN-Bus
The goal of this test is to confirm that all relevant telegrams are sent by the external BMS in a way described in this
document, and to check which telegram are time or event based triggered.
2. Confirmation of safety measures during first commissioning
The goal of this tests is to confirm that the battery own safety mechanism would protect the battery system in case of
installation failure and use of wrong parameter/battery type. For example the reaction of the battery in case
Lead-Acid battery is defined battery type and communication cable has not been connected.
3. Confirmation of system behaviour
The goal of this test is to check the behavior of the battery during the normal operation in self-consumption mode
especially if the battery has been discharged to the discharging limit (minimum SOC).
4. Further tests
Additionally DC-Ripple and possible influence on measurement should be analyzed.

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10 Technical data SI6.0H-11

The following table shows only some of the relevant technical data for grid-tide operation/self-consumption increase.
Please check the complete data sheet available on www.SMA-Solar.com.
Technical data Sunny Island 6.0H-11:
Please note that the following table only shows the parameter for a single-phase system.
Technical data Sunny Island 6.0H Sunny Island 6.0H
Self-Consumption Only With Back-up functionality
AC-Side Operation on the utility grid
Rated grid voltage / AC voltage range 230 V/172.5 V ... 264.5 V
Rated frequency/permissible frequency range 50 Hz/40 Hz ... 70 Hz
Maximum AC current for in-creased 20 A
self-consumption
Maximum AC power grid-tide charging 4.6 kVA
Maximum AC power grid-tide discharging 4.6 kVA
Maximum AC power at 25°C for 30 min/5 min/
3 sec
back-up (emergency power mode) - 6.0 kW/6.8 kW/11.0 kW
DC-Side
Battery connection
Rated input voltage/DC voltage range 48 V/41 V ... 63 V
DC rated charging current /Maximum battery 100 A/110 A
charging current
DC rated discharging current /Maximum battery
discharging current
Battery type Li-ion (only if all requirements in
this document fulfilled),
Lead Acid – FLA and VRLA
Battery capacity (range) 100 Ah ... 10,000 Ah
Efficiency
Maximum efficiency 95 %
No-load consumption/standby < 26 W / < 4 W
DC-Ripple
Current Max. 100% Ripple @100Hz
Voltage Depends on battery resistance
@100Hz

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