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Hi Dave, Thank you for your inquiry. Our PV software cannot calculate costs. Component prices and other costs are not included. You must determine the costs of your planned system yourself. The calculated system price is entered into the profitability analysis and thus forms the basis for the financial forecast. The forms in the "financial analysis" module are pre-populated with sample values and do not represent average or empirical values. You must adjust these to suit your specific project. You can enter the detailed investment costs here:

Hi newbie to PV sol When i add a battery to the system i cannot find a way to increase the value of the job. Currently were using £650 per kw but when you add a battery that cost is not taken into account. any ideas, please?

When using 3D models, please note the following: File size should be as small as possible, with a maximum of 250 MB. The maximum number of vertices is 500,000 (we recommend a maximum of 200,000 vertices to ensure optimal performance). Textures should not exceed 4096 x 4096 pixels. No perforated or open structures in the silhouette of the 3D model. The higher the complexity of the 3D model, the poorer the performance of PV*SOL, even if, for example, the maximum number of modules has not yet been reached. The following file formats are supported: For models in *.obj format, a *.mtl file and a *.jpeg file must be located in the same folder. Visual material properties (e.g. reflection, transparency, specular highlights, etc.) are defined in a separate material file with the file extension *.mtl (Material Template Library), whilst texture data is stored in separate texture files (e.g. *.jpeg files). The size of the *.jpeg file must not exceed 4096 x 4096 px. If your 3D model is too large, reduce its size using 3D modelling software before importing it into PV*SOL. In MeshLab, for example, this can be done via Filters → Remeshing, Simplification and Reconstruction → Simplification.

For professional 3D modelling, we recommend the DJI Mavic 3E device. This drone is suitable for smaller and larger objects in normal lighting conditions. For large installations, we also recommend the Yuneec H600 with E45s camera. Smaller drones are only suitable for small objects and only in good lighting conditions and short shooting distances. The camera's CMOS image sensor should be at least 1' in size. The use of the flight pattern app Drone Harmony is recommended. A list of supported drones can be found here. Our partner solarklima e.K. offers expert training on handling the drone, creating 3D models and importing them into PV*SOL premium.

You need consumption data for a calendar year. With 15-minute intervals, you need exactly 35,040 values. "Four values too many" indicates that four zeros were added to the file due to the spring time change. Delete these four rows: Then delete columns A, B, and D. You only need the raw consumption values, without timestamps or column headers, in the first column of the Excel file: The error message "No read permission" appears if the load profile is still open in Excel. You must first close the Excel program (or the file) before you can import the file. Importing a load profile is also explained in our help documentation.