Solar Lattice

Symptom

Charge controller overtemperature

ID
symptom:charge-controller-overtemperature
IRI
https://solarlattice.org/kb/symptom/charge-controller-overtemperature
Status
active
Also known as
Sic1TmpHI, Sic2TmpHI, Sic3TmpHI, Sic4TmpHI, Overtemperature Sunny Island Charger 1, Overtemperature Sunny Island Charger 2, Overtemperature Sunny Island Charger 3, Overtemperature Sunny Island Charger 4

The Sunny Island shows a level 1 warning when one of its connected Sunny Island Charger PV charge controllers reports overtemperature: W856, W866, W876 or W886 for chargers 1 to 4. The manual calls this a device overtemperature of the charge controller, but it says the charger is actually reporting battery overtemperature. For chargers 2, 3 and 4, first check that the Sunny Island Charger is set to the operating mode SMA operation, as described in its installation manual. For charger 1, the manual says to check the charger's DIP switch configuration and to make sure the communication interfaces are correctly inserted in the Sunny Island. In expert mode, each charger's heat sink temperature can be read as a parameter. Use it to see whether the charger itself is running hot. Do not confuse this warning with the matching low-temperature warnings, such as W855 or W865. The manual gives a temperature sensor error or undertemperature as their cause.

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c1 drafted · lead Inverter fault code display

Sunny Island shows a level 1 warning per charger: W856 (Sic1TmpHI), W866 (Sic2TmpHI), W876 (Sic3TmpHI), W886 (Sic4TmpHI), each described as overtemperature of the matching Sunny Island Charger.

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