Running your first simulation in SunSolve Yield
This video walks you through the steps to create and run your first yield simulation
SunSolve Yield
SunSolve Yield is a powerful tool for understanding and optimising the performance of solar PV systems. It uses the most advanced optical, thermal and electrical models in the industry and is supported by the expert team from PV Lighthouse.
Applications
What you can do with SunSolve Yield
With SunSolve Yield you can model your systems in detail, calculate system loss factors used in project financing and optimise and compare system configurations for maximum yield.
Improve the Accuracy of Modelling
Instead of using simplified view factor models, SunSolve uses a physics-based engine to model the system in much greater detail, including the details of individual mounting structures, wavelength-dependent albedo and much more.
Optimise Fixed and Tracking Systems
With SunSolve you can model your fixed and tracking structures accurately and understand the performance impact of different tilt angles, system pitch, structural changes and more.
Calculate Bifacial Factors
SunSolve simulations include the full details of the mounting structures, allowing you to calculate bifacial factors with high accuracy and use the results with programs like PVSyst, Solar Farmer, PlantPredict, Rated Power and others.
Fast, accurate, transparent, evidence-based
Fast, flexible and easy to use
SunSolve Yield has a GUI that's easy to use and extreme computing power to increase performance and productivity.Easy to configure system details
The inputs to SunSolve Yield are the system dimensions and material types. You don't need to guess correction factors for mismatch, shading, and spectrum. SunSolve Yield includes these in its calculations.
Extremely fast simulation engine
The SunSolve engine is built for speed. It can simulate a full system in minutes, allowing you to quickly compare different system configurations and understand the impact of different parameters.
Flexible design and configuration
SunSolve can model a wide range of system configurations including fixed, 1P and 2P trackers, east-west systems, and vertical. You can even import custom components from CAD to model just about anything you can imagine.
Built on the most advanced algorithms
The SunSolve engine is built using the most advanced optical, thermal and electrical models in the industry. It has a physics-based engine that is backed by advanced research.Advanced and transparent algorithms
At the core of SunSolve Yield are algorithms that follow the laws of physics. This means real-world complexities are accounted for at every step of the simulation process. The algorithms are fully documented and backed by advanced research.
Supported by experimental evidence
The optical and electrical engine in SunSolve Yield is based on the same physics-based engine as SunSolve Power. It's used daily by leading cell and module manufacturers and regularly compared to experimental data in academic publications.
SunSolve
The only simulation environment that models the physics from solar cell right through to annual yield.
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