Newbie question on Inverter LCD totals

[Nlittle]

Hi,
I have the SolarEdge 6000 inverter and we just turned it on Friday night. We have had horrible weather too so not much production yet.
The totals on the inverter are as follows (I don't have my monitoring set up yet to compare to that):

Day [Wh] 563.8
Month [KWh] 2.5
Year [KWh] 2.5
Total [KWh] 2.7

I am trying to understand why the total would not match the Month/ Year since I have only had it a few days and have not crossed a "year" time stamp to start fresh.

Thanks for any insight!

[ButchDeal]

when it was first turned on, it likely did not have internet access and likely was set to a different year.
Once it was connected to the internet for monitoring, it would get the correct date (or someone manually set it).

[Nlittle]

That makes complete sense, thank you. I guess those extra .2 were from testing.
Have a nice day.

[Brian53713]

I have a monitoring system for my set up as well, and the total yield will different from the system yield. Until the end of the day and the daily yield gets put into the total or system whichever.

[dennis461]

I check those parameters after dark on my system when my SE5000 is in NIGHT MODE.
I've got a USB connection from the inverter to my kitchen table.
It's been a gloomy week in New Jersey.
The display will round off (or maybe truncate) data.
In you post, it looks like your DAY reading was not at the end of the day.

For my data below, units are kWh

date day month year

12/16/2016		10	166.3	5997
12/17/2016		1.3	167.6	5998
12/18/2016		2.5	170.1	6000
12/19/2016		16.2	186.3	6017

[ButchDeal]

I check those parameters after dark on my system when my SE5000 is in NIGHT MODE.
I've got a USB connection from the inverter to my kitchen table.

Why not connect the SE5000 to the internet and have full monitoring?

[dennis461]

Why not connect the SE5000 to the internet and have full monitoring?

What puzzles me about your suggestion ( which is the only available Solar Edge Monitoring method) is why should I have to send information from my house to a server in another state or country, so I can retrieve it from the internet.
So far, my only complaint regarding Solaredge products.

The only monitoring which counts, in my opinion, is on the Atlantic City Electric Utility NET meter and my NJ Board of Public Utilities SREC meter.
The front LCD panel (and local network connection) is more of a novelty, and may be useful if a single panel fails, since it cycles through individual panels for status and output.

I tried running the older Solaredge configure Tool software which apparently was more useful, but it will not run properly on the newer inverter interfaces.

To the OP, did you get a good sunny day yet to see what your Winter Solstice numbers are?

Camden County, NJ, USA
19 SW268 panels
SE5000 inverter
grid tied

[Nlittle]

To the OP, did you get a good sunny day yet to see what your Winter Solstice numbers are?

I only have the inverter led and srec /poco meters right now. I just checked in night mode and day was 0. I guess it reset.
Since Saturday morning I have 25.7 kWh and the weather wasnt great until today. Not sure if that is good or bad.
It was been pretty sunny today and at one point we were feeding into the grid, I checked the PoCo meter.
I have not received my monitoring URL yet and don't have the LAN hooked up so all I have are cold walks around the corner of the house to see what's up. Lol
Yes, the inverter is outside and I plan to build a little roof over it to protect it from sun and weather in the spring.

[dennis461]

Yes, the inverter is outside and I plan to build a little roof over it to protect it from sun and weather in the spring.

Remember, the aluminum fins on the back need air flow upward to cool the electronics, so make sure the enclosure can breath.
A cover is not a bad idea, though.

On my rig, day kW is not zero when in night mode, maybe the software/firmware changed recently.

[ButchDeal]

What puzzles me about your suggestion ( which is the only available Solar Edge Monitoring method) is why should I have to send information from my house to a server in another state or country, so I can retrieve it from the internet.
So far, my only complaint regarding Solaredge products.

That is a question not a complaint. It is included in the system at no additional cost and adds considerably to the ability to monitor.

The only monitoring which counts, in my opinion, is on the Atlantic City Electric Utility NET meter and my NJ Board of Public Utilities SREC meter.
The front LCD panel (and local network connection) is more of a novelty, and may be useful if a single panel fails, since it cycles through individual panels for status and output.

I tried running the older Solaredge configure Tool software which apparently was more useful, but it will not run properly on the newer inverter interfaces.

you can look at more detail on the individual module, tie it to weather etc.

[Nlittle]

Remember, the aluminum fins on the back need air flow upward to cool the electronics, so make sure the enclosure can breath.
A cover is not a bad idea, though.

Yes, I will make sure it is not too close... the meters are right there too so it will be more of a little shed with no door probably... who knows. Some pallets and a hammer and something will come out of it.

[Nlittle]

Dennis, I got 11.4 on this sunny day. 6.42kw system. Shortest day of the year. Not too bad I guess?

[brewbeer]

That is a question not a complaint.

No, it's clearly a complaint.

I have a Solar Edge system and I also have the same compliant: No ability whatsoever to track performance independently of the SE system, other than scrolling through the different screens of the tiny inverter display.

The question is: "Why doesn't Solar Edge allow its product owners to access the mountains of inverter data independent of the Solar Edge monitoring gateway?"

[J.P.M.]

No, it's clearly a complaint.

Looks like a rhetorical question based on something that's viewed as a PITA.