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3601
SMA inverter event 3601
Risk level
Critical
Stop using the equipment and contact a professional.
Urgency
Immediate
Quick answer
SMA defines event 3601 as: Leakage current from the inverter and PV array is too high, indicating a ground fault, residual current or malfunction. The useful next discriminator is the affected string, residual-current peak and weather correlation. Preserve the event before any reset.
Safety first
What to do now
- Preserve the exact event context
Save event 3601, timestamp, inverter model/serial, firmware, red-LED state, affected phase/string, power and weather before clearing anything.
- Collect one safe discriminator
Leave feed-in stopped. Record the named string and whether the event follows rain, dew, wind or a recent roof/cable intervention; do not touch DC connectors. Record the affected string, residual-current peak and weather correlation; do not change multiple parameters or circuits at once.
- Respect the electrical stop point
A cleared event is not proof that insulation is safe. Recurrence, especially with weather, requires per-string measurements before reconnection.
What you must never do
- Do not attempt this professional task: Measured handoff for SMA 3601
What a technician must be able to justify
A technician is coming
These are the steps they must carry out and show you. Tick them as they work: if steps are skipped, do not accept a part swap.
These are not instructions for opening or handling the equipment yourself. They are the checks that should support a technical conclusion.
Measured handoff for SMA 3601
What they doUnder the same weather conditions, isolate and measure each indicated string’s insulation resistance and voltages to PE, then inspect connectors, cable runs and modules before reconnecting.
Before accepting a part or repair
Nothing has been shown yet. Do not accept a part swap based on the code alone.
Where this code applies
A code is meaningful only inside the right product and version context.
Primary scope
- System
- Solar and energy
- Brand
- SMA
- Product type
- Solar inverter
Known code variants
- événement SMA 3601
- evento SMA 3601
- inversor SMA 3601
- inverter SMA 3601
- onduleur SMA 3601
- SMA Ereignis 3601
- SMA event 3601
- SMA inverter 3601
- SMA Wechselrichter 3601
- Sunny Tripower X 3601
What it means
Official meaning: Leakage current from the inverter and PV array is too high, indicating a ground fault, residual current or malfunction. Decision boundary: capture the affected string, residual-current peak and weather correlation. Under the same weather conditions, isolate and measure each indicated string’s insulation resistance and voltages to PE, then inspect connectors, cable runs and modules before reconnecting.
Warnings and stop conditions
- Criticalsource verified
PV strings retain hazardous DC voltage in daylight even when the inverter is off. Do not unplug, test or handle strings or connectors.
Evidence: SMA Sunny Tripower X event messages
Sources and technical references
- 1
SMA Sunny Tripower X event messages
SMA Solar Technology AG · 2026 · official_doc
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