Sunnybeam monitor new FIT rate

legoman62

Just found this info to change your Sunnybeam monitor to the new FIT rate. Done mine and set it to new rate of 47p.(Gen rate 45.4 +1/2 of 3.2 Export tariff)

On your monitor select >Settings/PV Plant/Offset Energy Meter.
Select your Inverter.
Scroll down and select "Display."
Amend the total to read the total you've generated SINCE the rate change. If you were altering it on the 2nd April 2013 it would be yesterday and today's output in total.
Save the details.
On the monitor select >Settings/Display Options/Balance Coefficients.
Select Revenue/kWh and amend value to reflect new FiT value.

Your monitor will now display the income for the output from the relevant date at the new rate. All of your previous monthly information will be retained along with the visual displays. You can revert back to all information by removing the "Offset" figures at any time.


16 x 250kWp Sanyo Hit250 solar panels. SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW facing roof. 30 degree pitch with no shading.

Equaliser123

legoman62 wrote: »

Just found this info to change your Sunnybeam monitor to the new FIT rate. Done mine and set it to new rate of 47p.(Gen rate 45.4 +1/2 of 3.2 Export tariff)

On your monitor select >Settings/PV Plant/Offset Energy Meter.
Select your Inverter.
Scroll down and select "Display."
Amend the total to read the total you've generated SINCE the rate change. If you were altering it on the 2nd April 2013 it would be yesterday and today's output in total.
Save the details.
On the monitor select >Settings/Display Options/Balance Coefficients.
Select Revenue/kWh and amend value to reflect new FiT value.

Your monitor will now display the income for the output from the relevant date at the new rate. All of your previous monthly information will be retained along with the visual displays. You can revert back to all information by removing the "Offset" figures at any time.


16 x 250kWp Sanyo Hit250 solar panels. SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW facing roof. 30 degree pitch with no shading.

That's useful. Does it add the "Total" Revenue applying the new rate?

Also, can someone explain the "Specific Annual Yield"?

legoman62

That's useful. Does it add the "Total" Revenue applying the new rate?

Also, can someone explain the "Specific Annual Yield"?


From my Sunny Beam Handbook
Specific Annual Yield = kWh(kilowatt-hour) ÷ kWp(kilowatt peak)
(That ÷ took some finding )


Don't think the "Total Revenue" is shown when you make the changes. SMA may have an firmware update that will do this,although I have not yet seen it. I will email them.

Just found this on the Sunny Beam monitor.

Specific Annual Yield. This feature is not activated until 12 months data is available. It calculates the efficiency of the system dividing the kWh by the kWp.



16 x 250kWp Sanyo Hit250 solar panels. SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW facing roof. 30 degree pitch with no shading.