PV F-CHART is a comprehensive photovoltaic system analysis and design
program. The program provides monthly-average performance estimates for
each hour of the day. The calculations are based upon methods developed
at the University of Wisconsin which use solar radiation utilizability
to account for statistical variation of radiation and the load. New version now available for Windows.
System Types
- Utility Interface Systems
- Battery Storage System
- Stand-Alone Systems
Tracking Options
- Fixed
- 1 and 2-axis tracking
- Concentrators
Features
- Weather data for over 300 locations
- Weather data can be added
- Extremely fast execution
- Hourly load profiles for each month
- Statistical load variation
- Buy/sell cost differences
- Time-of-day rates for buy/sell
- Life-cycle economics with cash flow
- Monthly parameter variation
- English and SI units
- English, French, and German DOS versions
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