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System Advisor Model (SAM)

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Forum for SAM users to discuss how to use the software to model different kinds of renewable energy systems, financial structures, sources of input data, and any other questions or comments about SAM.

Subject	Replies / Views	Last Post
solar flux distribution calculation Topic started 21 Dec 2017 02:43, by ahmadmumtaz Last Post 02 Jan 2018 19:10 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:548	Last Post by pgilman 02 Jan 2018 19:10
LK and Python (availability of pre-made functions) Topic started 22 Dec 2017 01:07, by SolH Last Post 02 Jan 2018 19:02 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:602	Last Post by pgilman 02 Jan 2018 19:02
negative energy Topic started 03 Dec 2017 18:59, by sofiane Last Post 02 Jan 2018 18:50 by pgilman 1 2 3	Replies:12 Views:2763	Last Post by pgilman 02 Jan 2018 18:50
PV Shade Calculator Issue Topic started 02 Jan 2018 18:49, by pgilman Last Post 02 Jan 2018 18:49 by pgilman	Replies:0 Views:559	Last Post by pgilman 02 Jan 2018 18:49
thermal storage for csp fluctuations Topic started 15 Dec 2017 16:27, by loubna Last Post 18 Dec 2017 17:43 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:644	Last Post by pgilman 18 Dec 2017 17:43
Python utilitrate3 call input error Topic started 10 Dec 2017 17:58, by gex Last Post 18 Dec 2017 17:37 by pgilman 1 2	Replies:7 Views:1452	Last Post by pgilman 18 Dec 2017 17:37
Net Metering Year End Period Topic started 24 Jul 2015 20:24, by pgilman Last Post 15 Dec 2017 16:11 by pgilman	Replies:5 Views:696	Last Post by pgilman 15 Dec 2017 16:11
Freeze Protection Topic started 14 Dec 2017 12:04, by Mahdi AlSarraf Last Post 15 Dec 2017 16:00 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:578	Last Post by pgilman 15 Dec 2017 16:00
negative energy Topic started 09 Dec 2017 18:48, by sofiane Last Post 11 Dec 2017 18:23 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:567	Last Post by pgilman 11 Dec 2017 18:23
SCA library Topic started 11 Dec 2017 11:36, by alba12 Last Post 11 Dec 2017 17:39 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:544	Last Post by pgilman 11 Dec 2017 17:39
Residential Solar Lease Topic started 13 Nov 2017 14:29, by Godwin Ndisengei Last Post 11 Dec 2017 10:07 by Godwin Ndisengei	Replies:2 Views:659	Last Post by Godwin Ndisengei 11 Dec 2017 10:07
How to create srw files? Topic started 30 Jan 2013 06:14, by MPetkovic Last Post 08 Dec 2017 16:22 by pgilman	Replies:5 Views:956	Last Post by pgilman 08 Dec 2017 16:22
Design 10MW PTC solar thermal power plant Topic started 07 Dec 2017 13:23, by thilina fdo Last Post 07 Dec 2017 21:24 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:750	Last Post by pgilman 07 Dec 2017 21:24
Day/Hour Angle Calculation? Topic started 07 Dec 2017 06:51, by JQ_PVS Last Post 07 Dec 2017 21:21 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:613	Last Post by pgilman 07 Dec 2017 21:21
Economic Analysis Topic started 06 Dec 2017 03:19, by bukhary Last Post 07 Dec 2017 03:08 by bukhary	Replies:2 Views:616	Last Post by bukhary 07 Dec 2017 03:08
Excel exchange error – could not open file Topic started 05 Dec 2017 23:40, by acmilczarek Last Post 06 Dec 2017 19:03 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:763	Last Post by pgilman 06 Dec 2017 19:03
Why is the All-equity option more expensive than debt options? Topic started 02 Dec 2017 21:30, by mcs41 Last Post 04 Dec 2017 16:46 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:667	Last Post by pgilman 04 Dec 2017 16:46
Designing a CSP parabolic trough power plant Topic started 02 Dec 2017 07:25, by thilina fdo Last Post 04 Dec 2017 16:12 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:571	Last Post by pgilman 04 Dec 2017 16:12
Collector heat removal factor Topic started 01 Dec 2017 05:13, by thilina fdo Last Post 02 Dec 2017 07:21 by thilina fdo	Replies:2 Views:572	Last Post by thilina fdo 02 Dec 2017 07:21
Negative Energy Generation Topic started 30 Nov 2017 08:17, by AaronRichyM Last Post 01 Dec 2017 00:10 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:784	Last Post by pgilman 01 Dec 2017 00:10
Trough receiver thermal efficiency Topic started 29 Nov 2017 21:35, by pkulbeik Last Post 01 Dec 2017 00:08 by pgilman	Replies:2 Views:708	Last Post by pgilman 01 Dec 2017 00:08
PV single-axis tracking, backtracking, and self-shading (SAM 2017/Windows) Topic started 28 Nov 2017 18:01, by SolH Last Post 29 Nov 2017 18:59 by pgilman	Replies:2 Views:1242	Last Post by pgilman 29 Nov 2017 18:59
Reserve Capacity - Ongoing Topic started 22 Nov 2017 00:30, by s.mcgill Last Post 28 Nov 2017 16:57 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:677	Last Post by pgilman 28 Nov 2017 16:57
Sensitivity to debt and equity closing costs Topic started 25 Nov 2017 02:35, by mcs41 Last Post 27 Nov 2017 18:51 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:599	Last Post by pgilman 27 Nov 2017 18:51
Load Preference battery Topic started 26 Nov 2017 12:23, by EngineerStudent Last Post 27 Nov 2017 18:43 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:548	Last Post by pgilman 27 Nov 2017 18:43
Wheather Data - Brazil SWERA Topic started 26 Nov 2017 18:15, by Germano Lira Last Post 27 Nov 2017 18:40 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:901	Last Post by pgilman 27 Nov 2017 18:40
WATER Topic started 24 Nov 2017 19:34, by sofiane Last Post 24 Nov 2017 19:34 by sofiane	Replies:0 Views:525	Last Post by sofiane 24 Nov 2017 19:34
Heat loss analysis of HCEs Topic started 22 Nov 2017 17:34, by N.Ullvius Last Post 22 Nov 2017 17:34 by N.Ullvius	Replies:0 Views:617	Last Post by N.Ullvius 22 Nov 2017 17:34
battery-only Topic started 21 Nov 2017 16:20, by randy Last Post 21 Nov 2017 21:02 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:498	Last Post by pgilman 21 Nov 2017 21:02
Utility TOU and demand data seems to be skewed on time series graphs Topic started 21 Nov 2017 00:12, by ammitche Last Post 21 Nov 2017 20:58 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:611	Last Post by pgilman 21 Nov 2017 20:58
System drawing from grid when enough power is available in battery Topic started 19 Nov 2017 09:18, by stewartcharlie.11 Last Post 21 Nov 2017 20:06 by ndiorio	Replies:2 Views:1595	Last Post by ndiorio 21 Nov 2017 20:06
Graphs of SAM outputs show strange correlations Topic started 18 Nov 2017 09:10, by Javier Ojeda Last Post 21 Nov 2017 11:36 by Javier Ojeda	Replies:4 Views:596	Last Post by Javier Ojeda 21 Nov 2017 11:36
Cycle through TMY3 for PV profiles Topic started 14 Nov 2017 19:25, by gorman_will Last Post 16 Nov 2017 23:49 by pgilman	Replies:4 Views:799	Last Post by pgilman 16 Nov 2017 23:49
Where is a SAM user file stored in my computer Topic started 14 Nov 2017 19:42, by davyboy Last Post 15 Nov 2017 17:27 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1495	Last Post by pgilman 15 Nov 2017 17:27
geothermal/solar hybrid power plant Topic started 14 Nov 2017 09:56, by sofiane Last Post 15 Nov 2017 16:40 by sofiane	Replies:2 Views:869	Last Post by sofiane 15 Nov 2017 16:40
Modeling (only) Batteries Topic started 13 Nov 2017 23:28, by dwilliard Last Post 15 Nov 2017 00:16 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:555	Last Post by pgilman 15 Nov 2017 00:16
Module Data for Tesla/Panasonic 325W Panel Topic started 09 Nov 2017 07:19, by kilimar Last Post 13 Nov 2017 21:05 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:938	Last Post by pgilman 13 Nov 2017 21:05
Financial for Investment of Principle Topic started 09 Nov 2017 07:15, by kilimar Last Post 13 Nov 2017 21:02 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:574	Last Post by pgilman 13 Nov 2017 21:02
hourly sub-array output Topic started 30 Jul 2017 06:39, by vas013 Last Post 12 Nov 2017 01:18 by Tom Durston	Replies:5 Views:635	Last Post by Tom Durston 12 Nov 2017 01:18
Project with imported profiles Topic started 10 Nov 2017 10:34, by EngineerStudent Last Post 10 Nov 2017 18:11 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:895	Last Post by pgilman 10 Nov 2017 18:11
Parasitic Differenses Topic started 08 Nov 2017 01:33, by LauraAdarme Last Post 10 Nov 2017 17:44 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:551	Last Post by pgilman 10 Nov 2017 17:44
PTC and LFR Topic started 09 Nov 2017 13:22, by nepalbinay Last Post 10 Nov 2017 04:28 by nepalbinay	Replies:2 Views:617	Last Post by nepalbinay 10 Nov 2017 04:28
Federal Income Tax schedule (instead of flat rate) error Topic started 19 Aug 2017 22:16, by oavaldezi Last Post 09 Nov 2017 20:21 by pgilman 1 2	Replies:9 Views:1528	Last Post by pgilman 09 Nov 2017 20:21
Dispatch Control Topic started 12 Apr 2017 02:02, by Jessica Mello Kalbermatter Last Post 09 Nov 2017 20:00 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:593	Last Post by pgilman 09 Nov 2017 20:00
What are dimensions in the geometry of SAM Topic started 08 Nov 2017 21:57, by davyboy Last Post 09 Nov 2017 19:55 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:675	Last Post by pgilman 09 Nov 2017 19:55
Make SSCAPIJNI.dylib file for Mac 10.12.6 Topic started 07 Nov 2017 22:09, by rae_d Last Post 07 Nov 2017 22:09 by rae_d	Replies:0 Views:579	Last Post by rae_d 07 Nov 2017 22:09
Modeling On-peak Demand Topic started 11 Sep 2017 21:02, by lwkerber Last Post 07 Nov 2017 22:02 by pgilman 1 2	Replies:9 Views:1700	Last Post by pgilman 07 Nov 2017 22:02
Weather Data Topic started 06 Nov 2017 06:59, by mabaseer Last Post 07 Nov 2017 16:26 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:612	Last Post by pgilman 07 Nov 2017 16:26
SAM CSP Linear Fresnel Optical Efficiency Weather Data Topic started 06 Nov 2017 15:44, by gholamrezaimn Last Post 07 Nov 2017 16:23 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:522	Last Post by pgilman 07 Nov 2017 16:23
"Solar position table" and "Collector incidence angle table" Topic started 27 Apr 2013 07:59, by rahter Last Post 02 Nov 2017 17:19 by pgilman	Replies:4 Views:686	Last Post by pgilman 02 Nov 2017 17:19

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