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====== CCGX & Fronius PV Inverters ====== | ====== CCGX & Fronius PV Inverters ====== | ||
- | By connecting a Fronius PV Inverter and [[https:// | + | By connecting a Fronius PV Inverter and [[https:// |
- See Fronius information on the CCGX. | - See Fronius information on the CCGX. | ||
- Monitor the Fronius on the VRM Portal. | - Monitor the Fronius on the VRM Portal. | ||
- | - Enable the Fronius kWh reading to be used for the solar yield and also the consumption tab on VRM. | ||
- Allow the Victron system to control the Fronius output power, Zero feed-in. See the [[ess: | - Allow the Victron system to control the Fronius output power, Zero feed-in. See the [[ess: | ||
- | This document describes how to setup the monitoring functions. | + | This document describes how to setup the monitoring functions. |
===== 1. Requirements ===== | ===== 1. Requirements ===== | ||
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| Fronius Symo | No accessory needed, datamanager card installed from factory | | | Fronius Symo | No accessory needed, datamanager card installed from factory | | ||
| Fronius Galvo | No accessory needed, datamanager card installed from factory | | | Fronius Galvo | No accessory needed, datamanager card installed from factory | | ||
+ | | Fronius Primo | No accessory needed, datamanager card installed from factory | | ||
| Fronius IG Plus (*) | Purchase and install the [[http:// | | Fronius IG Plus (*) | Purchase and install the [[http:// | ||
| Fronius Agilo | Purchase and install the [[http:// | | Fronius Agilo | Purchase and install the [[http:// | ||
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(*) The Fronius Zero feed-in feature - which is part of an Energy Storage System [[ess: | (*) The Fronius Zero feed-in feature - which is part of an Energy Storage System [[ess: | ||
- | All the new Fronius inverters - for example the upcoming | + | All recent |
- | Both the Fronius and the CCGX need to be connected on the same LAN, either via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. | + | Both the Fronius and the CCGX need to be connected on the same LAN - either via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. |
Note that the [[http:// | Note that the [[http:// | ||
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===== 2. Configuring ===== | ===== 2. Configuring ===== | ||
- | ==== 2.1 Setup ==== | + | ==== 2.1 Setup Local Area Network (LAN) Configuration==== |
+ | In order to establish a data communication between the Fronius and the CCGX, you will have to setup a valid LAN IP address on the Fronius, using one of the following methods. If you are in doubt, which method is the best for your network, please ask your system administrator or IT support. | ||
- | - Connect both the Fronius and the CCGX on the same LAN network, in the same subnet. If you don' | + | === 2.1.1 DHCP addressing method === |
- | - Configure the Fronius datamanager according to its manual. (On DHCP networks, no configuration of the datamanager | + | If you have a DHCP server running on the LAN the Fronius and CCGX are connected to, you don' |
- | - In the CCGX, navigate | + | |
- | - Press scan in the CCGX menu, and after completion go into the Inverters submenu | + | |
- | - After it has found inverters, you can see them in the Inverters menu. The name used in the menu is the serial number | + | |
- | - Configure the position relative to the Multi or Quattro (AC Input / AC Output). and phase for each inverter in the list: \\ {{: | + | |
- | * Position: the position relative to the Multi or Quattro [AC Input 1 / AC Input 2 / AC Output] | + | |
- | * Phase: the phase on which the PV Inverter installed. Disabled and set to Multi-phase for split- and three-phase PV Inverters | + | |
- | * Show: show this device in the system or not. Use this feature when there are multiple, separate, energy systems on the same LAN. | + | |
- | - Done! | + | |
- | ==== 2.1 Device scan details ==== | + | === 2.1.2 Link-local addressing method |
- | As mentioned above the CCGX should find all Fronius | + | When no DHCP server is present on the LAN and you only have one Fronius |
+ | This could be the case, if you use a WiFi Network for the CCGX to gain access to the Internet and have a Fronius connected | ||
- | Usually a device scan is completed within a minute. If you have a large subnet, the scan may need much more time. If you don't want to wait for completion, you can enter an IP-address manually. | + | Note, that no direct access |
- | All data cards found will be inserted into the ' | + | This method can only be used to configure a single Fronius unit within a LAN. Multiple Fronius devices in the same LAN must be configured with DHCP, or manual addressing method. |
+ | - Make sure the "IP Switch" | ||
+ | | ||
+ | - The Fronius is now accessible and having a " | ||
- | If you changed | + | === 2.1.3 manual addressing method === |
+ | You will have to configure the IP address of the Fronius to be in the same subnet as the IP address of the CCGX. To do this, first have a look at the IP configuration your CCGX is using on that network. | ||
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+ | The IP configuration can be reviewed in Settings --> Ethernet. The important settings are the IP address and Subnet Mask. | ||
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+ | If the LAN IP address and Subnet Mask of the CCGX is not configured yet, you will have to set it first. | ||
+ | |||
+ | As an example, the IP address | ||
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+ | Configuring the Fronius to the same subnet means setting a manual IP address to: 192.168.10.2 and the same Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0 on the Fronius. | ||
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+ | Every device on your LAN has to have a unique (different) IP address and so the last segment (.1/.2) in this example has to differ on every device on the same LAN. The highest value, that can be set for this segment is 254. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The subnet is described by the first 3 segments in this case and so they have to be the same. Configuring multiple devices with exactly the same IP addresses will lead to network errors. Use different IP subnets for the WiFi and wired LAN interface. The IP address ranges used on each interface should differ in the third segment. | ||
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+ | As an example: 192.168.10.1-254 for LAN IP's and 192.168.11.1-254 for WiFi IP' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Configure the Fronius Datamanager to use an IP address on the same subnet, | ||
+ | You may need to refer to the Fronius operating manual for how this is done for your Fronius Inverter model, | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you would like to connect the Fronius to be able to use the internet connection of your Local network, you have to set Gateway and DNS IP addresses | ||
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+ | ==== 2.2 Adding Fronius to the CCGX ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1. In the CCGX, navigate to // | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2. Select //Scan// in the CCGX menu, and after completion go into the Inverters submenu to see the results. If scanning does not find the inverter, manually add the IP address of the Fronius Datamanager < | ||
+ | |||
+ | 3. The CCGX will automatically scan for PV-inverters on the local network if no PV-inverters were found previously or if a previously-found PV-inverter cannot be contacted. This will happen if the IP address of the PV-inverter changes. To prevent automatic scanning, disable //Automatic scanning// | ||
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+ | * We recommend that automatic scanning is enabled | ||
+ | * In larger installations, or where the scanning interferes with other equipment on the network, automatic scanning should be disabled. | ||
+ | * Note that if DHCP is used to allocate dynamic addresses in your computer network, the connection to your PV-inverter may be permanently lost if automatic scanning is disabled and the IP-address of the PV-inverter changes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 4. Once located, you will see the Inverters listed in the menu. The name used will be the serial number of the inverter - which you will also find on the inverter itself: \\ {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | 5. Configure the // | ||
+ | * Position: Select the position relative to the Multi or Quattro [AC Input 1 / AC Input 2 / AC Output] | ||
+ | * Show: Select whether to how this inverter in the system or not. Use this feature when there are multiple, separate, energy systems on the same LAN. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 6. Configure the //phase// for each inverter in the list: \\ {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Phase: Select the phase on which the PV Inverter installed. This setting | ||
+ | * In some cases a single-phase PV inverter may deliver power at 240V or 208V across two downstream phases, such as in a residential split-phase configuration in North America. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 7. Done! | ||
+ | ==== 2.3 Device scan details ==== | ||
+ | As mentioned above the CCGX should find all Fronius inverters automatically. It will scan all IP-addresses in the local network (that is, all IP-addresses within the netmask assigned to the CCGX) to check whether or not they are //Fronius datamanager// | ||
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+ | Usually a scan is completed within a minute - though if you have a large subnet it may take much more time. If you don't want to wait for completion, enter an IP-address manually. | ||
+ | |||
+ | All data cards found will be entered in the ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you don't want an automatic scan to be performed, disable the //Automatic scanning// setting on the PV-inverters menu. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== 3. Monitoring CCGX ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | When the Fronius is detected and configured on the CCGX all PV inverters will be visible in the devicelist. | ||
- | ==== 3. Monitoring CCGX ==== | ||
- | When the Fronius is detected and configured on the CCGX every PV inverter will be visible in the devicelist. | ||
{{ : | {{ : | ||
\\ | \\ | ||
- | To see the device details navigate | + | To see the device details, navigate |
- | Here you can see the current state, current power generated, total power generated | + | Here you can see the current state, current power generated, total power generated. |
{{ : | {{ : | ||
{{ : | {{ : | ||
\\ | \\ | ||
- | For more details on the device navigate | + | For more details on each device navigate |
{{ : | {{ : | ||
+ | === Inverter status === | ||
- | ==== 4. Monitoring on the VRM Portal ==== | + | The following status values are supported: |
- | To see the yield on the VRM site in the Advanced tab, do not forget to enable the PV Inverter yield widget(s) in Settings -> Advanced tab setup. | + | ^ State ^ Meaning ^ |
+ | | Standby | The PV-inverter is not generating power. | | ||
+ | | Startup | The PV-inverter is starting up, but not generating power yet. | | ||
+ | | Running (MPPT) | The PV-inverter is running at maximum power. | | ||
+ | | Running (Throttled) | The PV-inverter is running, but power is being throttled. | | ||
+ | | Error | One or more errors are present.\\ Note that not all errors will cause the PV-inverter to shut down. | | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== 4. Monitoring on the VRM Portal ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | To see the yield on the VRM site (in the //Advanced// tab), don' | ||
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===== DISQUS ===== | ===== DISQUS ===== | ||
~~DISQUS~~ | ~~DISQUS~~ | ||
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ccgx/ccgx_fronius.txt · Last modified: 2020-03-19 15:30 by guy_stewart