Requirements of VDE Application Guide 2510-2

The requirements below apply only for systems for which the following properties are all applicable:

• The system is a system with increased self-consumption or a system with increased self-consumption and battery-backup function.

• The grid operator or the locally applicable standards and guidelines require compliance with the above-mentioned Application Guide.

  Currently, only the grid operators in Germany require compliance with the above-mentioned Application Guide.

In accordance with the scope of VDE application guide 2510-2, a manufacturer's system is regarded as a complete energy storage system only if products are used that have been approved by the manufacturer (see Technical information "Approved Batteries and Information on Batteries in Sunny Island Systems" of the battery inverter). If products are used that have not been approved by SMA Solar Technology AG, the installer is deemed to be the manufacturer of the system.

The requirements of VDE application guide 2510-2 are fulfilled if the installation is carried out in the accordance with the technical documentation of the battery inverter.