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.

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Weather Data for non-U.S. Locations Topic started 25 Aug 2011 16:09, by Paul Gilman Last Post 02 Sep 2015 05:00 by MikeBarker	Replies:2 Views:457	Last Post by MikeBarker 02 Sep 2015 05:00
Can't save utility rates in Windows or OS X with 2015.6.30 version Topic started 25 Aug 2015 14:55, by schmidly Last Post 01 Sep 2015 22:44 by schmidly	Replies:2 Views:416	Last Post by schmidly 01 Sep 2015 22:44
Calculation of EOT in physical trough model Topic started 19 Dec 2013 05:13, by joey.hu Last Post 29 Aug 2015 00:54 by Jack Li	Replies:5 Views:624	Last Post by Jack Li 29 Aug 2015 00:54
annual operation hours Topic started 27 Aug 2015 14:27, by Saeed aziz Last Post 27 Aug 2015 16:48 by Paul Gilman	Replies:1 Views:431	Last Post by Paul Gilman 27 Aug 2015 16:48
negative and zero values Topic started 26 Aug 2015 19:30, by Gabo Last Post 26 Aug 2015 22:26 by Paul Gilman	Replies:1 Views:627	Last Post by Paul Gilman 26 Aug 2015 22:26
Allocating Capacity In Parametric for Different Subarrays Topic started 25 Aug 2015 19:47, by clarknd Last Post 26 Aug 2015 21:11 by clarknd	Replies:2 Views:501	Last Post by clarknd 26 Aug 2015 21:11
CEC Param 6 error Topic started 24 Aug 2015 18:58, by arshdks Last Post 26 Aug 2015 20:37 by arshdks	Replies:2 Views:949	Last Post by arshdks 26 Aug 2015 20:37
NEM On or Off? Topic started 26 Aug 2015 17:56, by tiborknowles Last Post 26 Aug 2015 17:56 by tiborknowles	Replies:0 Views:400	Last Post by tiborknowles 26 Aug 2015 17:56
Battery to Load Power Topic started 25 Aug 2015 21:54, by Paul Gilman Last Post 25 Aug 2015 21:54 by Paul Gilman	Replies:0 Views:432	Last Post by Paul Gilman 25 Aug 2015 21:54
PV LCOE Calculation Topic started 21 Aug 2015 14:38, by mohamedsaid Last Post 25 Aug 2015 15:51 by Paul Gilman	Replies:1 Views:449	Last Post by Paul Gilman 25 Aug 2015 15:51
Decimal places for Third Party Ownership model (Solar PV) Topic started 17 Jul 2015 16:52, by schmidly Last Post 20 Aug 2015 19:54 by Paul Gilman	Replies:3 Views:477	Last Post by Paul Gilman 20 Aug 2015 19:54
SAM Web Update crashing Topic started 20 Aug 2015 15:17, by soular Last Post 20 Aug 2015 19:44 by soular	Replies:2 Views:429	Last Post by soular 20 Aug 2015 19:44
Start turbine energy Topic started 18 Aug 2015 15:25, by rid7043 Last Post 20 Aug 2015 16:26 by Paul Gilman	Replies:3 Views:621	Last Post by Paul Gilman 20 Aug 2015 16:26
SAM 2015.6.30 Crashing Topic started 08 Aug 2015 00:04, by soular Last Post 20 Aug 2015 16:22 by Paul Gilman	Replies:5 Views:508	Last Post by Paul Gilman 20 Aug 2015 16:22
Battery Storage for Photovoltaic Systems Topic started 20 Aug 2015 15:58, by Paul Gilman Last Post 20 Aug 2015 15:58 by Paul Gilman	Replies:0 Views:432	Last Post by Paul Gilman 20 Aug 2015 15:58
Revenue study Topic started 18 Aug 2015 13:19, by ahmed ezz Last Post 20 Aug 2015 12:44 by ahmed ezz	Replies:2 Views:430	Last Post by ahmed ezz 20 Aug 2015 12:44
Does not accept new time series load data Topic started 15 Aug 2015 21:24, by clacchini Last Post 17 Aug 2015 16:21 by Paul Gilman	Replies:1 Views:488	Last Post by Paul Gilman 17 Aug 2015 16:21
Power Topic started 14 Aug 2015 17:23, by Saeed aziz Last Post 14 Aug 2015 17:26 by Saeed aziz	Replies:1 Views:403	Last Post by Saeed aziz 14 Aug 2015 17:26
Number of Runs - Is not Working Correctly - Cannot Modify the Number Topic started 23 Jul 2015 18:24, by schmidly Last Post 12 Aug 2015 20:34 by schmidly	Replies:5 Views:508	Last Post by schmidly 12 Aug 2015 20:34
LK plot() function Topic started 18 May 2015 18:07, by Paul Gilman Last Post 11 Aug 2015 19:40 by Paul Gilman	Replies:4 Views:499	Last Post by Paul Gilman 11 Aug 2015 19:40
electric net power Topic started 09 Aug 2015 11:23, by Saeed aziz Last Post 11 Aug 2015 16:40 by Paul Gilman	Replies:3 Views:714	Last Post by Paul Gilman 11 Aug 2015 16:40
Net metering/tiered energy rates Topic started 08 Aug 2015 15:19, by patngesh Last Post 10 Aug 2015 21:39 by Paul Gilman	Replies:1 Views:394	Last Post by Paul Gilman 10 Aug 2015 21:39
SWH circulation pumps electricity consumption per hour Topic started 31 Jul 2015 21:37, by nino Last Post 10 Aug 2015 13:38 by ndiorio 1 2	Replies:6 Views:1592	Last Post by ndiorio 10 Aug 2015 13:38
Molten Salt Power Tower Video Feedback on Carnot Scaling Topic started 07 Aug 2015 21:57, by Paul Gilman Last Post 07 Aug 2015 21:57 by Paul Gilman	Replies:0 Views:422	Last Post by Paul Gilman 07 Aug 2015 21:57
Windows 10 Topic started 06 Aug 2015 18:01, by Tom Durston Last Post 06 Aug 2015 19:28 by Paul Gilman	Replies:1 Views:553	Last Post by Paul Gilman 06 Aug 2015 19:28
PV Electricity savings go to zero if export rate only set to zero Topic started 30 Jul 2015 03:49, by mark.norman Last Post 06 Aug 2015 16:29 by Paul Gilman	Replies:3 Views:448	Last Post by Paul Gilman 06 Aug 2015 16:29
Seeking SAM consultant Topic started 06 Aug 2015 00:08, by esomu Last Post 06 Aug 2015 00:08 by esomu	Replies:0 Views:402	Last Post by esomu 06 Aug 2015 00:08
SAM Inputs Summary vs Project Case (edit) Topic started 25 Jul 2015 00:15, by mhdraper Last Post 05 Aug 2015 22:40 by Paul Gilman	Replies:4 Views:515	Last Post by Paul Gilman 05 Aug 2015 22:40
Utility rates Topic started 05 Aug 2015 12:37, by patngesh Last Post 05 Aug 2015 18:30 by patngesh	Replies:3 Views:457	Last Post by patngesh 05 Aug 2015 18:30
Hourly outputs Topic started 04 Aug 2015 17:22, by sfrantz Last Post 04 Aug 2015 18:30 by Paul Gilman	Replies:1 Views:574	Last Post by Paul Gilman 04 Aug 2015 18:30
Stochastic Analysis - Input Values Topic started 25 Jul 2015 23:11, by mhdraper Last Post 30 Jul 2015 00:34 by mhdraper	Replies:2 Views:430	Last Post by mhdraper 30 Jul 2015 00:34
Modeling Rates With Demand Ratchets Topic started 27 Jul 2015 22:17, by clarknd Last Post 28 Jul 2015 18:16 by Paul Gilman	Replies:3 Views:487	Last Post by Paul Gilman 28 Jul 2015 18:16
SAM inconstent weather data set Topic started 21 Jul 2015 02:46, by MySchizoBuddy Last Post 28 Jul 2015 18:03 by Paul Gilman	Replies:3 Views:493	Last Post by Paul Gilman 28 Jul 2015 18:03
SAM Battery Storage and Dispatch paper not found in SAM website Topic started 26 Jul 2015 00:52, by kaiyer Last Post 28 Jul 2015 16:03 by Paul Gilman	Replies:1 Views:443	Last Post by Paul Gilman 28 Jul 2015 16:03
Operation mode values Topic started 10 Jul 2015 10:15, by iskias Last Post 28 Jul 2015 07:15 by iskias	Replies:5 Views:505	Last Post by iskias 28 Jul 2015 07:15
PV simulation with 1-min data Topic started 16 Jul 2015 20:31, by jeremygood Last Post 27 Jul 2015 18:50 by jeremygood 1 2	Replies:6 Views:1161	Last Post by jeremygood 27 Jul 2015 18:50
Learning Scripting in SAM Topic started 24 Jul 2015 20:20, by Paul Gilman Last Post 24 Jul 2015 20:20 by Paul Gilman	Replies:0 Views:774	Last Post by Paul Gilman 24 Jul 2015 20:20
Solar Water Heating negative results for energy Topic started 30 Jun 2015 15:31, by iskias Last Post 21 Jul 2015 22:22 by iskias 1 2 3 4	Replies:18 Views:2138	Last Post by iskias 21 Jul 2015 22:22
Trnsys Listing file 807 and 806 Topic started 14 Jul 2015 07:19, by saidcsppv Last Post 20 Jul 2015 17:19 by Paul Gilman	Replies:3 Views:917	Last Post by Paul Gilman 20 Jul 2015 17:19
Equations for one-axis tracking surfaces Topic started 17 Jul 2015 01:09, by spelland74 Last Post 17 Jul 2015 18:47 by spelland74	Replies:1 Views:403	Last Post by spelland74 17 Jul 2015 18:47
Error Message When Printing Report Topic started 16 Jul 2015 01:55, by mhdraper Last Post 17 Jul 2015 18:14 by mhdraper	Replies:5 Views:615	Last Post by mhdraper 17 Jul 2015 18:14
Getting irradproc to run, or, best workflow for using pv6parmod? Topic started 10 Jul 2015 14:45, by sfrank Last Post 15 Jul 2015 17:35 by sfrank	Replies:5 Views:494	Last Post by sfrank 15 Jul 2015 17:35
Registration Problems Topic started 09 Jul 2015 04:51, by mhdraper Last Post 13 Jul 2015 23:34 by Paul Gilman	Replies:1 Views:420	Last Post by Paul Gilman 13 Jul 2015 23:34
Handling of "Solar tank maximum water temperature" Topic started 10 Jul 2015 09:52, by iskias Last Post 10 Jul 2015 21:54 by iskias	Replies:2 Views:427	Last Post by iskias 10 Jul 2015 21:54
Net Meter vs Non-Net Meter for Tiered Rates Topic started 09 Jul 2015 18:40, by stanleychang Last Post 10 Jul 2015 14:44 by Paul Gilman	Replies:1 Views:436	Last Post by Paul Gilman 10 Jul 2015 14:44
Battery Storage in a "sell all" scenario Topic started 08 Jul 2015 16:02, by silvaw@u-renew.com Last Post 08 Jul 2015 20:06 by ndiorio	Replies:1 Views:534	Last Post by ndiorio 08 Jul 2015 20:06
custom solar field and thermal energy storage heat transfer fluids for Molten salt tower model Topic started 17 Jun 2015 04:29, by smostafavi Last Post 07 Jul 2015 21:22 by Paul Gilman	Replies:3 Views:407	Last Post by Paul Gilman 07 Jul 2015 21:22
Customizing TOD factors Topic started 06 Jul 2015 19:35, by sfrantz Last Post 06 Jul 2015 21:28 by Paul Gilman	Replies:1 Views:706	Last Post by Paul Gilman 06 Jul 2015 21:28
Virtual Conference 2015 Topic started 06 Jul 2015 20:05, by Paul Gilman Last Post 06 Jul 2015 20:05 by Paul Gilman	Replies:0 Views:394	Last Post by Paul Gilman 06 Jul 2015 20:05
Download version 2015.3.30 Topic started 30 Jun 2015 13:49, by iskias Last Post 01 Jul 2015 09:51 by iskias	Replies:2 Views:453	Last Post by iskias 01 Jul 2015 09:51

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