The SMA 360° app is a must-have for any installer using SMA products. The app has an all-encompassing feature set to cover the needs of the modern PV professional.
The app enables installers, consultants and engineers to access all their data and documents on their mobile phones.
SMA has also integrated online tools such as the popular Sunny Design and Sunny Portal in the app.
Let’s look at the main benefits of the 360° app through the functions available (Planning/Operation/Automatic Monitoring/Service/QR code scan):
1. Planning and selling PV systems at your convenience
• In planning, solar PV companies can save their customer data digitally and customise a PV system directly on-site. In your first customer meeting, you can provide a detailed insight and visual simulations. A common part of the conversation nowadays - storage facilities and electric vehicles can be integrated from the very start. This can be an important decision-making aid compared with offers made by competitors. Once complete, simply send quotations to your customer by email so that they can check everything again at their leisure.
• If your customer then places an order in response to the quotation, all the data for the detailed system planning can easily be transferred to the free SMA Sunny Design planning tool.
2. Commissioning a PV system quickly
• Operation offers step-by-step assistance during installation and commissioning. Quickly introduce inverters to the utility grid and easily using a QR code scan.
3. Having system data ready at all times
• For automatic monitoring, register the system via the app in the Sunny Portal monitoring portal. This means having access to all the relevant energy and power data about your customers’ systems and you're informed of important events directly. In the event of an error, the 360° app provides support in the form of detailed descriptions and easy-to-follow repair instructions so that a particularly efficient service can be offered.
4. Added value through good service
• Service provides up-to-date error analysis, step-by-step repair instructions as well as all relevant documents for the device in question. People who receive important information in advance can save the cost of several trips to customers and accelerate the on-site work. You can access the inverter’s live data immediately using a QR code scan. Thanks to the graphic display, you can replace individual assemblies quickly and without making mistakes.
In summary, SMA 360° offers:
• On-site simulation, including an integrated energy calculator for optimum planning of new systems
• Digital commissioning with a QR code scan to help you start solar power production instantly
• Current yield data and comparator systems from Sunny Portal available at all times directly on your phone or tablet
• Error analysis and graphical repair instructions complete with easy-to-understand images
• Access to device documentation – online and offline
If you are interested in the SMA 360° app, contact your account manager at CCL today or simply call into our sales team on:
T: +44 (0) 1355 599 990
E: sales@blog.cclcomponents.com