Safety Instructions SMA Solar Technology AG
22 SI5048-TB-TEN110340 Technical Description
3 Safety Instructions
3.1 Important Notes Regarding Operation
Follow all operating and safety precautions in this manual. If these instructions are ignored, a
significant danger of injury or death arises and damage to the device, system or plant may also result.
Carefully read the safety instructions before installing and commissioning the device. Store the manual
at an easily accessible location.
DANGER!
Electric shock due to high voltage in the Sunny Island. Death or serious injuries.
• All work on the Sunny Island must only be carried out by electrically skilled persons.
• Work on the Sunny Island should only be carried out as described in this manual.
• All listed safety instructions must be observed.
NOTICE!
Destruction of the Sunny Island due to parallel connection of different types of
tension.
• Always makes sure to use the same type of Sunny Islands in one system.
• Never operate with different voltage types in parallel.
Connection requirements
Be sure to observe all applicable regional standards and guidelines.
Internal consumption
The internal consumption of the Sunny Island discharges the battery. In standby mode, this
load is about 4 W and about 25 W in idle mode. Observe this when you install the Sunny
Island, but do not use it immediately or do not use it for an extended period of time within
the year.
It may be necessary to set the Sunny Island to Stop mode (see section 9.3”Switching Off”
(page64)) and disconnect it from the battery by means of the DC circuit breaker.
Installation altitude
The Sunny Island has been designed for use at elevations of up to 3000 m above sea level.
Please contact SMA Solar Technology before using the device at elevations above
3000 m.
A performance loss of 0.5 % per 100 m is to be expected starting at an elevation of
2000 m above sea level!