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SMA SB-US-41 3902

Code
3902
Page
60
ID
fc:sma-sb-us-41-3902
IRI
https://solarlattice.org/kb/fc/sma-sb-us-41-3902
Status
active
Also known as
3902, SMA 3902
Category
Inverters
Class not stated
Production stops drafted · lead
Clears by itself drafted · lead

Decoded

Reports insufficient DC input power; look at PV array; do: avoiding partial shading, inverter parameter adjustment, string configuration correction, firmware update.

What can be behind Insufficient DC input power

Failure modes that present as the reported condition, and the tests that tell them apart.

Defined in

The manufacturer's own cause and corrective text is not reproduced here.

Same condition on other equipment

ABB / FIMER
ABB / FIMER PVS-166-175-TL E017, ABB / FIMER PVS-60-TL E017, ABB / FIMER TRIO-20.0-27.6-TL E017, ABB / FIMER UNO-DM-3.3-5.0-PLUS E017, ABB / FIMER UNO-DM-6.0-PLUS E017
Fronius
Fronius Galvo 306, Fronius Symo 306
SMA
SMA SB-US-40 3301-3303, SMA SB-US-40 9005, SMA SB-US-41 3301, SMA SB-US-41 3303, SMA SB-US-41 3901, SMA SB-US-41 9005, SMA SBSE-US-50 29254, SMA SBSE-US-50 3302, SMA SBSE-US-50 3303, SMA SBSE-US-50 3901, SMA SBSE-US-50 3902, SMA CORE1-US 9005, SMA STP-TL-US 3301, SMA STP-TL-US 3302, SMA STP-TL-US 3303, SMA STP-TL-US 9005, SMA STP-X-US 3901, SMA STP-X-US 3902
Yaskawa Solectria
Yaskawa Solectria SGI-XTM DC Volt Low, Yaskawa Solectria SGI-XTM Low DC Power

Same code in other families

Claims

defined_in

c1 drafted · lead SBxx-US-1XP-41-BA-en-12

reports

c2 drafted · lead Insufficient DC input power

review note: support check: partial - Waiting for DC start conditions implies insufficient DC power but it is not explicitly stated.

affects

c3 drafted · lead PV array

has_production_effect

c4 drafted · lead Trip (production stops)

Feed-in has not started because start conditions are not yet met.

review note: support check: partial - Feed-in conditions not yet fulfilled is stated, but nothing says it is a trip or stops production; it is more…

has_recovery

c5 drafted · lead Auto-reset (clears by itself)

Normal case clears with higher irradiation; frequent recurrence calls for parameter or array checks.

review note: support check: partial - Passages say wait for higher irradiation but never state the event clears automatically (auto-reset).

mitigated_by

c6 drafted · lead Avoiding partial shading

c7 drafted · lead Inverter parameter adjustment

When the message appears frequently in the morning.

c8 drafted · lead String configuration correction

When the message appears frequently at medium irradiation.

review note: support check: partial - Passages say to ensure the PV module is correctly rated when frequent at medium irradiation, which is only loosely a…

c9 drafted · lead Firmware update

applies_to

c10 drafted · lead Sunny Boy 3.0-7.7-US-41 proposed

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