This software estimates solar radiation for given locations using various input parameters such as latitude, altitude, and climate data. It provides hourly or daily radiation values, taking into account the position of the sun at different times of the day and year.
SolarCalc is an invaluable software for photovoltaic system designers seeking to estimate the solar radiation and electrical energy yield in a specific location around the world. With several radiation database options, including NASA SSP and ENEA (Italy), users can also use custom radiation files.
Designed to provide accurate results, SolarCalc has a variety of models implemented, including the Liu/Jordan Diffuse/Beam correlation method, Erbs model, ENEA model, and direct integration of near and far shadows to compute the relative losses. Additionally, the software can merge different shadows data and utilizes simple cosine interpolation for daily radiation data computation.
The installation process for SolarCalc is simple and straightforward. Users need only to run qmake and make, followed by the make install command.
Overall, SolarCalc is a must-have software for anyone designing photovoltaic systems and looking to get reliable radiation and energy yield estimates, no matter their location.
Designed to provide accurate results, SolarCalc has a variety of models implemented, including the Liu/Jordan Diffuse/Beam correlation method, Erbs model, ENEA model, and direct integration of near and far shadows to compute the relative losses. Additionally, the software can merge different shadows data and utilizes simple cosine interpolation for daily radiation data computation.
The installation process for SolarCalc is simple and straightforward. Users need only to run qmake and make, followed by the make install command.
Overall, SolarCalc is a must-have software for anyone designing photovoltaic systems and looking to get reliable radiation and energy yield estimates, no matter their location.
What's New
Version 2.3: N/A