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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Why do values/parameters cannot be changed Topic started 13 Mar 2022 06:19, by jopao Last Post 14 Feb 2023 23:35 by pgilman	Replies:5 Views:1520	Last Post by pgilman 14 Feb 2023 23:35
Hourly Output from Multi-Year P50/P90 Simulation Topic started 10 Apr 2013 21:56, by nginsburg48@yahoo.com Last Post 13 Feb 2023 23:48 by pgilman 1 2	Replies:11 Views:6358	Last Post by pgilman 13 Feb 2023 23:48
Shading losses and tilt losses Topic started 12 Feb 2023 18:38, by Miki4289 Last Post 13 Feb 2023 23:14 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1206	Last Post by pgilman 13 Feb 2023 23:14
Voc Calculations for String Sizing Topic started 02 Feb 2023 17:25, by DattMtn Last Post 13 Feb 2023 17:42 by DattMtn	Replies:4 Views:2073	Last Post by DattMtn 13 Feb 2023 17:42
pressure drop adjustment in IPH linear steam model Topic started 09 Feb 2023 22:56, by nergicege Last Post 09 Feb 2023 22:56 by nergicege	Replies:0 Views:863	Last Post by nergicege 09 Feb 2023 22:56
SAM PVWatts report Load chart error Topic started 08 Feb 2023 16:32, by fatin0708 Last Post 09 Feb 2023 01:06 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1020	Last Post by pgilman 09 Feb 2023 01:06
TES and Field Mass Flow Rate reaching zero for Solar Tower Plant Topic started 07 Feb 2023 16:54, by Neumann Last Post 08 Feb 2023 00:18 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:894	Last Post by pgilman 08 Feb 2023 00:18
Electricity bill escalation rate: value mode vs. schedule mode discrepancy Topic started 11 Nov 2022 20:15, by evmurphy Last Post 03 Feb 2023 23:41 by pgilman	Replies:4 Views:1192	Last Post by pgilman 03 Feb 2023 23:41
BESS Degradation capacity and power Topic started 30 Jan 2023 18:01, by NicolasM Last Post 03 Feb 2023 23:33 by pgilman	Replies:4 Views:1349	Last Post by pgilman 03 Feb 2023 23:33
Ground Irradiance Topic started 01 Feb 2023 10:02, by dam77 Last Post 01 Feb 2023 10:02 by dam77	Replies:0 Views:7727	Last Post by dam77 01 Feb 2023 10:02
POA from pyranomiter with zero DC power output Topic started 30 Jan 2023 12:26, by Beneduce Last Post 31 Jan 2023 00:23 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:742	Last Post by pgilman 31 Jan 2023 00:23
PERFORMANCE RATIO Topic started 26 Jan 2023 06:15, by DCDiaz Last Post 27 Jan 2023 00:50 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1044	Last Post by pgilman 27 Jan 2023 00:50
Total installed cost per capacity not as expected Topic started 26 Jan 2023 20:15, by nendae Last Post 27 Jan 2023 00:20 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:966	Last Post by pgilman 27 Jan 2023 00:20
Rear soiling and rack shading losses for bifacial modules Topic started 24 Jan 2023 00:37, by Fresh Air Last Post 26 Jan 2023 22:47 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:880	Last Post by pgilman 26 Jan 2023 22:47
Compare results obtained with NSRDB data to data from different source Topic started 19 Jan 2023 01:33, by nergicege Last Post 26 Jan 2023 17:54 by nergicege	Replies:5 Views:967	Last Post by nergicege 26 Jan 2023 17:54
Weather files are getting "time shifted" by 8 hours from download script Topic started 25 Jan 2023 22:03, by Kyle_DeanCEI Last Post 26 Jan 2023 16:19 by Kyle_DeanCEI	Replies:3 Views:850	Last Post by Kyle_DeanCEI 26 Jan 2023 16:19
Captions cut off on Losses printout Topic started 22 Jan 2023 15:28, by dennisemberling Last Post 25 Jan 2023 23:26 by pgilman	Replies:5 Views:977	Last Post by pgilman 25 Jan 2023 23:26
Self-shading : Sky Diffuse Shading Factor Topic started 24 Jan 2023 12:02, by dam77 Last Post 24 Jan 2023 12:02 by dam77	Replies:0 Views:371	Last Post by dam77 24 Jan 2023 12:02
pySAM and SAM have different results in PV + BESS automatic dispatch Topic started 01 Jan 2023 20:50, by mlibarra Last Post 20 Jan 2023 23:43 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:837	Last Post by pgilman 20 Jan 2023 23:43
Electricity rates, energy charges with billing demand kwh/kw tiering question Topic started 20 Jan 2023 05:27, by peteg240 Last Post 20 Jan 2023 22:54 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:909	Last Post by pgilman 20 Jan 2023 22:54
Frozen Simulation Topic started 15 Jan 2023 19:18, by DCDiaz Last Post 19 Jan 2023 17:10 by pgilman	Replies:5 Views:905	Last Post by pgilman 19 Jan 2023 17:10
Electrical BOS components included in the PPA model Topic started 13 Jan 2023 09:55, by lpratt_sa Last Post 13 Jan 2023 22:51 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:801	Last Post by pgilman 13 Jan 2023 22:51
NEM 3.0 in California Topic started 11 Jan 2023 01:31, by Ricky2023 Last Post 12 Jan 2023 23:49 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1373	Last Post by pgilman 12 Jan 2023 23:49
Questions about the Battery Cycle counting algorithm Topic started 01 Apr 2022 05:04, by Arthur800 Last Post 12 Jan 2023 03:02 by shahzad_Javed	Replies:2 Views:2579	Last Post by shahzad_Javed 12 Jan 2023 03:02
POA from reference cell input reading correctly but not producing DC results Topic started 28 Dec 2022 21:01, by silvanaO Last Post 10 Jan 2023 17:37 by pgilman	Replies:4 Views:825	Last Post by pgilman 10 Jan 2023 17:37
Influence of tandem cell type on detailed PV model results Topic started 10 Jan 2023 17:06, by mboruah Last Post 10 Jan 2023 17:12 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:778	Last Post by pgilman 10 Jan 2023 17:12
NSRDB 2021 Files Topic started 14 Jul 2022 19:25, by twalker122 Last Post 10 Jan 2023 17:09 by pgilman	Replies:4 Views:1573	Last Post by pgilman 10 Jan 2023 17:09
How to get .h5 files for wind data Topic started 10 Jan 2023 15:36, by mmak Last Post 10 Jan 2023 16:57 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:772	Last Post by pgilman 10 Jan 2023 16:57
Heliostat Model Validation Topic started 03 Jan 2023 17:53, by Neumann Last Post 05 Jan 2023 16:21 by pgilman	Replies:5 Views:857	Last Post by pgilman 05 Jan 2023 16:21
Subarray Module Efficiency Calculation Topic started 11 Dec 2022 15:16, by gustavorch Last Post 04 Jan 2023 16:46 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1025	Last Post by pgilman 04 Jan 2023 16:46
reV renewable energy potential forum Topic started 02 Jan 2023 08:13, by REFOSSENTHUSIAST Last Post 04 Jan 2023 13:30 by REFOSSENTHUSIAST	Replies:2 Views:725	Last Post by REFOSSENTHUSIAST 04 Jan 2023 13:30
Electric Load data Imputabilidad Topic started 19 Dec 2022 07:25, by DCDiaz Last Post 03 Jan 2023 22:44 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:944	Last Post by pgilman 03 Jan 2023 22:44
Filling missing data in own weather file Topic started 29 Dec 2022 10:06, by mboruah Last Post 03 Jan 2023 22:24 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:726	Last Post by pgilman 03 Jan 2023 22:24
CSP Parabolic Trough Physical - Power Cycle Queries Topic started 14 Nov 2022 07:51, by J.Pastoriza Last Post 14 Dec 2022 20:10 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1404	Last Post by pgilman 14 Dec 2022 20:10
Isc Topic started 13 Dec 2022 05:38, by amirmohammadi Last Post 13 Dec 2022 18:26 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1213	Last Post by pgilman 13 Dec 2022 18:26
SolarPILOT Queries Topic started 23 Nov 2022 12:36, by J.Pastoriza Last Post 13 Dec 2022 06:47 by J.Pastoriza	Replies:4 Views:1316	Last Post by J.Pastoriza 13 Dec 2022 06:47
PV-Battery with grid limitation Topic started 07 Dec 2022 12:36, by e.kliemannel Last Post 10 Dec 2022 00:56 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:9275	Last Post by pgilman 10 Dec 2022 00:56
Using Retail Electricity Rates from historical data Topic started 09 Dec 2022 03:53, by PDEnergy Last Post 10 Dec 2022 00:02 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:979	Last Post by pgilman 10 Dec 2022 00:02
Energy Yield calculation - Detailed PV model Topic started 16 Nov 2021 15:32, by Aibanez Last Post 07 Dec 2022 13:27 by AMagnus 1 2	Replies:6 Views:4358	Last Post by AMagnus 07 Dec 2022 13:27
Losses for PV-battery systems Topic started 06 Dec 2022 17:07, by pgilman Last Post 06 Dec 2022 17:07 by pgilman	Replies:0 Views:1290	Last Post by pgilman 06 Dec 2022 17:07
How can I select Dec 22, 2021/2022 etc Topic started 30 Nov 2022 09:16, by m.irfan79577 Last Post 06 Dec 2022 16:21 by pgilman	Replies:5 Views:1278	Last Post by pgilman 06 Dec 2022 16:21
Get battery size and dispatch from REopt Topic started 28 Nov 2022 22:34, by sammy2020 Last Post 01 Dec 2022 22:34 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:1445	Last Post by pgilman 01 Dec 2022 22:34
Previous version of SAM to run the SCO2 cycle with solar towers Topic started 29 Nov 2022 22:03, by Neumann Last Post 29 Nov 2022 23:58 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1201	Last Post by pgilman 29 Nov 2022 23:58
BESS Simulation Topic started 25 Nov 2022 22:13, by rcorrals Last Post 28 Nov 2022 19:12 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:1352	Last Post by pgilman 28 Nov 2022 19:12
how to calculate thrust coefficient, power coefficient and turbulence intensity? Topic started 18 Nov 2022 06:02, by Hamza Ali Last Post 28 Nov 2022 19:09 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:2833	Last Post by pgilman 28 Nov 2022 19:09
Merchant Plant - Generating Revenue Topic started 17 Jul 2020 14:58, by hsteimer Last Post 28 Nov 2022 18:54 by pgilman 1 2	Replies:11 Views:6070	Last Post by pgilman 28 Nov 2022 18:54
Fixed sell price in France Topic started 22 Nov 2022 13:58, by DAMAPA Last Post 28 Nov 2022 18:45 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1251	Last Post by pgilman 28 Nov 2022 18:45
CSP Power Tower Molten Salt - Solar Receiver Queries Topic started 28 Nov 2022 12:27, by J.Pastoriza Last Post 28 Nov 2022 12:27 by J.Pastoriza	Replies:0 Views:1316	Last Post by J.Pastoriza 28 Nov 2022 12:27
Error for CSP physical trough model simulation using user-defined TES material Topic started 27 Nov 2022 15:37, by Wengpin Last Post 27 Nov 2022 15:37 by Wengpin	Replies:0 Views:1279	Last Post by Wengpin 27 Nov 2022 15:37
Text Not Displaying Properly in Linux Topic started 10 Nov 2019 15:05, by mattdean Last Post 18 Nov 2022 18:38 by pgilman 1 2	Replies:8 Views:4277	Last Post by pgilman 18 Nov 2022 18:38

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