Photovoltaic Project Design in Software

In this chapter, the use of software sunny design and PVsyst are illustrated. The main content focuses on: (1) complete review of a sample project; (2) choosing the type of panels; (3) shadow analysis in the software; (4) electrical effects: separation of major strings; (5) Sunny Design software offers various features and capabilities, including user-friendliness, flexibility, targeted commands for power plant optimization, and mobile internet applications. The software enables planning PV systems with Sunny Design Web, calculating heat demand using predefined building types, adjusting the thermal buffer storage volume manually, configuring the energy system for multiple charging stations for different vehicle types, and accessing a database of current PV modules. Additionally, it generates design proposals using high-resolution weather data, provides energy assessment for one operational year, estimates self-consumption, and calculates optimal measurements for inverters. The software supports location from all over the world and can be accessed via web browser, iPad, or Android, supporting different operating systems. © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved including those for text and data mining AI training and similar technologies.