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Operating
system |
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Windows 7 (32/64 bit), Windows 8,
Windows 8.1, Windows 10 |
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MAC OS X is supported through
the use of a virtual machine running Windows |
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Projects |
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Grid connected systems |
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Stand-Alone systems |
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Grid connected systems with
AC-coupled battery storage |
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Grid connected systems with
DC-coupled battery storage |
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Creating a new project using the
wizard for the dimensioning of the photovoltaic system |
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Archives |
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Archive of photovoltaic modules,
modifiable and expandable |
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Archive of the inverters, editable
and expandable |
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Archive of batteries, editable and expandable |
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Archive of inverter-chargers,
editable and expandable |
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Archive of cables and other
electrical components managed by the user |
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Archive for consumption of
electrical devices |
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Archive consumption profiles |
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Update of modules, inverters,
batteries and inverter-chargers archives |
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Project
properties |
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No limit to the power of the system |
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Data input: system, designer, customer |
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Project Settings: system
temperatures, sizing on power of the inverters, dispersions |
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Location |
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Data tables for the average
irradiation of most important locations |
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Insertion of new data of
irradiation by the user |
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Importing of the irradiations from PVGIS |
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NASA-SSE world wide irradiations |
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Choice of locations and
geographical coordinates with the aid of maps (requires internet connection) |
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Automatically adjust the radiation
data based on the location on the map |
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Analysis of azimuth and tilt
optimal. Possibility of differentiating the period of the year |
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Automatic insertion of far shading
diagram from digital images |
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Import of SunEye obstruction
elevations file |
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Editing far shading diagram |
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Far shading loss calculation |
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Near shading loss calculation |
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System |
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Representation of the schema of the
system in all its parts |
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Calculation of the irradiation on
the plane of the panels |
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Calculation of the producibility of
the photovoltaic system |
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Checks on the coupling between
strings and inverters |
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Checks on the coupling between
strings and charge controller |
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Checks on the coupling between
battery bank and inverter-charger |
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Determination of the voltage drops
and the flow rates of the cables |
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List of the electrical components
of the system |
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MPPT management |
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Microinverter management |
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Commands to cut, copy and paste the
elements of the schema within the system schema |
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Selection commands by type of the
elements of the system |
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Management of AC Panels connected
to the main panel |
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Ability to explicitly specify the
cable lengths |
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Verifications of the electrical components |
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Management of the electrical
protection groups in the panels |
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Scheme of producibility of the
sections of the system |
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Automatic rename of the system components |
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Wizard for the dimensioning of the
photovoltaic system |
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Wizard for the definition of cables |
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Wizard for the dimensioning of
electrical components |
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Layout |
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Interactive design of layout over
map and 3D view |
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PV systems on roof or on ground |
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Automatic insertion of strings |
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Optimal filling of areas |
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Clear path management on area of
strings insertion |
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Automatic insertion of inverters,
panels and batteries |
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Edit of arrangement of inserted devices |
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Cables arrangement with measurement
of the lengths |
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Management and edit of obstacles in
the scene around the system |
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Points of shade evaluation |
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Shade diagram on point |
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Shadowing due to obstacles next to
the system |
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Animation of shadings on the PV system |
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Calculation of map of distribution
of radiations on areas with automatic mesh refinement |
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Calculation of map of distribution
of shading frequency on areas with automatic mesh refinement |
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Management of preview of system layout |
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Preview 2D and 3D of system layout
with or without realistic textures |
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Exporting system layout to DWG |
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Exporting system layout to image |
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Results |
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Verifications on the inverter:
limits on the voltage, limits on the current, limits on the power |
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Verifications on the inverter:
calculation of the input voltage to the inverter calculated by
reference to MPPT trackers |
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Verifications on the battery:
limits of voltage incoming on charge controller |
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Verifications on the battery:
limits of current incoming on charge controller |
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Verifications on the battery:
limits of power incoming on charge controller |
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Verifications on the
inverter/charger: limits on the battery charging voltage |
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Verifications on the cables:
voltage drop, capacity, calculation of the maximum voltage drop in
the system |
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Verifications of electrical components |
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Use of PV energy |
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Consumpion coverage |
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Days of autonomy for stand-alone system |
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Economic
analysis |
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Analysis of profitability of the
system with assessment of financing |
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Cash flow over the life of the system |
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Management of taxation |
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Management of incentive rates |
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Energy sales |
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Tools of analysis of the
consumption and self-consumption of the system |
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Export in xls format of the summary tables |
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Electrical
scheme |
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Automatic generation of single-line
electrical scheme |
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Schema creation options: choice of
layout. paper size. height of the character of the texts. display
full or partial of modules and strings. The options for creating the
schema are saved in the project |
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In the regeneration of the
electrical scheme the user can keep the primitives he had created |
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Editing and printing of the
electrical scheme with advanced CAD capabilities |
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Exporting to DWG and DXF |
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Print
Documentation |
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The technical documentation of the
project is produced as editable Word documents obtained from
customizable templates |
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Technical report |
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Economic report |
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Bill of cables |
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Bill of electrical components |
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User-created documents |
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Integrated RTF editor |
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