Data Viewer (DView) |

Solar Advisor displays graphs of hourly data for the current case in a built-in data viewer called DView. You can use the viewer to display graphs of climate data and of hourly results. DView displays graphs of hourly data, monthly and annual averages of hourly data, and statistical graphs. DView allows you to export data from graphs to a tab-delimited text file, and to copy graph images for use in presentations and reports. To display the graphs of time series data in DView:
1. | On the Results menu, click View Hourly Time Series (DView) to display base case hourly results in the viewer, or
on the Climate page, click View hourly data to view data from the weather file in the viewer.
2. | Click the tab for the graph format you want to view. See the table below for a description of the different formats.
3. | Select the variable or variables to view. Depending on the graph format, a list of available variables appears either in a drop-down box or as a list of check boxes.
Note. For CSP systems, including trough, power tower, and dish-Stirling systems, when you view hourly results in DView, Solar Advisor displays a subset of the hourly results generated by the TRNSYS simulation engine. For instructions about viewing a complete set of hourly results, see Viewing Hourly Output Data. Tips for using the data viewer:
• | For check box lists, checking a box in the leftmost column splits the graph into two and displays the checked variable in the upper graph. Checking a box in the rightmost column displays the graph in the lower graph, or in a single graph when no boxes are checked in the leftmost column.
• | Right-click a graph to export an image of the graph or a table of the data in the graph.
• | Change properties of a graph, such as the graph title and labels, line colors and style, and axis bounds by right-clicking a graph and choosing Properties.
Table 33. Data viewer graph formats.
Tab Name | Graph Format Description
DMap | 8,760 point data map showing entire year of hourly data in a single graph
Hourly | Time series line graph, use scroll bars and zoom buttons to view entire data set
Daily | Daily average line graph
Monthly | Monthly average line graph
Boxplot | Monthly average with daily and monthly minima and maxima
Profile | Average daily profiles by month
PDF | Probability distribution function
CDF | Cumulative distribution function
DC | Duration curve