Modelling for PV: fundamental optical concepts
This video provides a basic introduction to the optical solving methods and concepts used in the SunSolve software.
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This video provides a basic introduction to the optical solving methods and concepts used in the SunSolve software.
This video provides an overview of the optical solving engine and demonstrates the basics of setting the optical inputs within the user interface, running a simulation and looking at the output.
This video explains how to use the module library in SunSolve Yield
What if solar modules were designed for real-world conditions rather than the datasheet? What if you could modify any physical feature of a solar cell or module and predict how it will behave once mounted in the field?
This video explains how to use the full module simulation feature including: defining module frames, exploring mismatch losses, estimating bifaciality
This video explains how to use the system simulation features. It is a continuation from "Solving PV Modules with SunSolve" and some knowledge from that video is assumed
Do you know how much extra yield can be gained by optimising your tracker angle? In our recent presentation at the IEEE PVSC, Dr Keith McIntosh used SunSolve to show that the optimum angle for both monofacial and bifacial panels is NOT always directly facing the sun.
This video is aimed at SunSolve version 4 users who have migrated to version 5
This is a presentation from the 47th IEEE PVSC 2020 covers Which modules produce more power in a two-high bifacial system, a comparison of simulation results to experiment, a breakdown of the factors that cause non-uniform illumination in two-high system and more
This is a presentation from the 47th IEEE PVSC 2020 and covers accurate prediction of bifacial modules in a tracking PV system, understanding sources of non-uniform illumination and cell to cell mismatch and comparison of simulation to experimental facility.
In 2018, Dr Keith McIntosh presented a simulation workshop at SNEC with attendees from leading cell and module manufacturing companies. The slides and audio are presented in the video below.