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System Advisor Model (SAM)

General SAM How-To 3376 topics

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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Defocus questions in IPH parabolic trough model Topic started 04 Nov 2021 07:01, by joey.hu Last Post 05 Nov 2021 02:49 by joey.hu	Replies:2 Views:664	Last Post by joey.hu 05 Nov 2021 02:49
Automating the process of simulation Topic started 27 Oct 2021 22:08, by sbenchluch Last Post 04 Nov 2021 23:03 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:1309	Last Post by pgilman 04 Nov 2021 23:03
Concerns regarding SAM's functionality and Stochastic Analysis Topic started 27 Oct 2021 15:39, by Nada Last Post 03 Nov 2021 03:46 by Nada	Replies:2 Views:1075	Last Post by Nada 03 Nov 2021 03:46
Horizon profile Topic started 29 Oct 2021 07:39, by SGamgee Last Post 29 Oct 2021 23:29 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:525	Last Post by pgilman 29 Oct 2021 23:29
Incidence Angle Modifier Coefficients - Parabolic Trough-Heat Topic started 20 Oct 2021 23:21, by Willian97 Last Post 29 Oct 2021 03:31 by Willian97	Replies:4 Views:523	Last Post by Willian97 29 Oct 2021 03:31
Station ID: Verify that data is accurate to coordinates entered. Topic started 27 Oct 2021 16:51, by zwyman Last Post 28 Oct 2021 23:23 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:739	Last Post by pgilman 28 Oct 2021 23:23
Error: Azimuth 0 differs Azimuthal Axis performance Topic started 03 Dec 2020 14:15, by LuizPereira Last Post 28 Oct 2021 23:13 by pgilman 1 2 3	Replies:12 Views:2653	Last Post by pgilman 28 Oct 2021 23:13
Q_useful and municipal pool SHW confusion Topic started 28 Oct 2021 21:33, by elutz Last Post 28 Oct 2021 23:10 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:848	Last Post by pgilman 28 Oct 2021 23:10
Cleared capacity Merchant Plant Topic started 09 Sep 2021 12:52, by jmontes67 Last Post 27 Oct 2021 16:27 by pgilman 1 2	Replies:10 Views:2504	Last Post by pgilman 27 Oct 2021 16:27
how to calculate dumped energy in IPH Trough model Topic started 25 Oct 2021 07:53, by joey.hu Last Post 27 Oct 2021 01:01 by joey.hu	Replies:2 Views:887	Last Post by joey.hu 27 Oct 2021 01:01
Capacity factor in tower CSP Topic started 23 Oct 2021 22:26, by Charlie.C Last Post 26 Oct 2021 17:55 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:816	Last Post by pgilman 26 Oct 2021 17:55
CSP never reaches the Nameplate power output Topic started 25 Oct 2021 13:49, by Rgonzalep Last Post 25 Oct 2021 23:54 by pgilman	Replies:2 Views:667	Last Post by pgilman 25 Oct 2021 23:54
Designing a Wind Farm - Master Study Project Topic started 22 Oct 2021 17:37, by mastermurmel93 Last Post 23 Oct 2021 00:00 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:535	Last Post by pgilman 23 Oct 2021 00:00
Total electric power to grid [MWe] Topic started 26 Apr 2021 13:46, by franmoraga Last Post 21 Oct 2021 23:08 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:1353	Last Post by pgilman 21 Oct 2021 23:08
Help Exporting Parametric Arrays Topic started 19 Oct 2021 03:10, by jmcarroll30 Last Post 20 Oct 2021 05:35 by jmcarroll30	Replies:2 Views:490	Last Post by jmcarroll30 20 Oct 2021 05:35
Standard assumptions for utility-scale bifacial solar Topic started 18 Oct 2021 23:35, by grmiller Last Post 20 Oct 2021 00:22 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:861	Last Post by pgilman 20 Oct 2021 00:22
Run a week worth of weather data in SAM Topic started 14 Oct 2021 16:32, by SaViLa91 Last Post 19 Oct 2021 23:56 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:618	Last Post by pgilman 19 Oct 2021 23:56
Understanding row orientation for 1-axis solar Topic started 15 Oct 2021 19:48, by grmiller Last Post 18 Oct 2021 23:18 by grmiller	Replies:2 Views:988	Last Post by grmiller 18 Oct 2021 23:18
How to get turbine inlet condition of HTF ? Topic started 16 Oct 2021 15:50, by Fahimahmed1 Last Post 18 Oct 2021 16:00 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:666	Last Post by pgilman 18 Oct 2021 16:00
radiation on vertical surface Topic started 09 Oct 2021 15:56, by GMTina Last Post 18 Oct 2021 15:46 by pgilman	Replies:4 Views:697	Last Post by pgilman 18 Oct 2021 15:46
Electrical usage and load copying incorrectly by a factor of 1000 or 1000000! Topic started 15 Oct 2021 03:06, by GalushaSolar Last Post 16 Oct 2021 00:34 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:440	Last Post by pgilman 16 Oct 2021 00:34
Bifacial Gain dependency on bifaciality factor SAM 2020.11.29 Topic started 06 Sep 2021 20:48, by Franco Clandestino Last Post 14 Oct 2021 15:53 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:704	Last Post by pgilman 14 Oct 2021 15:53
Crash when running simulation Topic started 10 Jun 2021 10:25, by solerer Last Post 13 Oct 2021 21:41 by pgilman	Replies:4 Views:3788	Last Post by pgilman 13 Oct 2021 21:41
Evaluating Cost Impact of New Technology Topic started 12 Oct 2021 19:51, by ch02281967 Last Post 13 Oct 2021 21:27 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:451	Last Post by pgilman 13 Oct 2021 21:27
Combine Cases financial results are zero? Topic started 23 Sep 2019 01:48, by scratloup Last Post 11 Oct 2021 22:11 by pgilman 1 2	Replies:8 Views:2032	Last Post by pgilman 11 Oct 2021 22:11
Possible error inverter characteristics Topic started 08 Oct 2021 16:22, by mkovacs Last Post 11 Oct 2021 21:43 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:543	Last Post by pgilman 11 Oct 2021 21:43
How SAM calculates Variable and Operating Costs Topic started 24 Sep 2021 16:22, by Dnice29 Last Post 30 Sep 2021 22:38 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:891	Last Post by pgilman 30 Sep 2021 22:38
Combined case macro failing Topic started 29 Sep 2021 03:22, by Craig UOW Last Post 30 Sep 2021 22:32 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1037	Last Post by pgilman 30 Sep 2021 22:32
Make Degradation values visible in Report Topic started 25 Sep 2021 22:22, by guatl666 Last Post 27 Sep 2021 23:24 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:613	Last Post by pgilman 27 Sep 2021 23:24
Physical ptc model with no power cycle and no thermal storage Topic started 27 Sep 2021 07:31, by st018682 Last Post 27 Sep 2021 23:15 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:510	Last Post by pgilman 27 Sep 2021 23:15
Wave + Battery Simulation Topic started 21 Sep 2021 14:55, by zaman20 Last Post 25 Sep 2021 01:35 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:768	Last Post by pgilman 25 Sep 2021 01:35
Plot bar graph Topic started 21 Sep 2021 10:37, by SGamgee Last Post 25 Sep 2021 01:34 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:708	Last Post by pgilman 25 Sep 2021 01:34
Weather files for SAM 1-min Topic started 22 Sep 2021 11:51, by paoman Last Post 25 Sep 2021 01:32 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:617	Last Post by pgilman 25 Sep 2021 01:32
Advanced NSRDB is generating files in UTC Topic started 22 Sep 2021 13:58, by paoman Last Post 25 Sep 2021 01:31 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:685	Last Post by pgilman 25 Sep 2021 01:31
Solar field/energy storage heat exchanger for same HTF Topic started 23 Sep 2021 12:59, by ppyiv1 Last Post 25 Sep 2021 01:17 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:617	Last Post by pgilman 25 Sep 2021 01:17
SAM-generated MATLAB code cannot find Shared Library Topic started 18 Sep 2021 04:10, by mkovacs Last Post 21 Sep 2021 15:38 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:850	Last Post by pgilman 21 Sep 2021 15:38
Looking for a developer (Solar calculator build) Topic started 21 Sep 2021 09:20, by kylebrowning Last Post 21 Sep 2021 09:20 by kylebrowning	Replies:0 Views:663	Last Post by kylebrowning 21 Sep 2021 09:20
P50/P90 simulation Results Topic started 19 Sep 2021 14:47, by sericabo Last Post 19 Sep 2021 14:47 by sericabo	Replies:0 Views:1052	Last Post by sericabo 19 Sep 2021 14:47
Ambient Temperature at Design Topic started 12 Sep 2021 15:22, by Mohammed Alfailakawi Last Post 19 Sep 2021 12:13 by Mohammed Alfailakawi	Replies:5 Views:1060	Last Post by Mohammed Alfailakawi 19 Sep 2021 12:13
Thermophysical properties of some HTF Topic started 09 Aug 2021 03:57, by Wengpin Last Post 16 Sep 2021 20:03 by pgilman 1 2	Replies:8 Views:1652	Last Post by pgilman 16 Sep 2021 20:03
Edit shading data with Solmetric SunEye 210 output file Topic started 07 Sep 2021 22:02, by rebar22 Last Post 16 Sep 2021 19:51 by pgilman 1 2	Replies:6 Views:2035	Last Post by pgilman 16 Sep 2021 19:51
CSP thermal storage of 24 hours! Topic started 15 Sep 2021 14:48, by mominahahmad Last Post 16 Sep 2021 19:50 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:562	Last Post by pgilman 16 Sep 2021 19:50
P50/P90 simulation Results Topic started 14 Sep 2021 13:48, by sericabo Last Post 14 Sep 2021 13:48 by sericabo	Replies:0 Views:487	Last Post by sericabo 14 Sep 2021 13:48
CEC Performance Model with User entered Specifications error Topic started 08 Sep 2021 13:48, by LetsBuildMorePV Last Post 14 Sep 2021 05:22 by LetsBuildMorePV	Replies:2 Views:656	Last Post by LetsBuildMorePV 14 Sep 2021 05:22
Sco2 power cycles Topic started 09 Sep 2021 17:19, by Mohamed Khalifa Last Post 13 Sep 2021 23:59 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:758	Last Post by pgilman 13 Sep 2021 23:59
Difference between "Detailed PV model Single Owner" or "PVWatts Single Owner". Topic started 03 Sep 2021 09:09, by 100330416 Last Post 07 Sep 2021 23:24 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1040	Last Post by pgilman 07 Sep 2021 23:24
Sco2 power cycles Topic started 06 Sep 2021 08:57, by Mohamed Khalifa Last Post 07 Sep 2021 23:21 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:546	Last Post by pgilman 07 Sep 2021 23:21
10-minute weather input data (52560 rows) producing output with 1314000 rows Topic started 06 Sep 2021 11:50, by joel3003 Last Post 07 Sep 2021 23:16 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:417	Last Post by pgilman 07 Sep 2021 23:16
High Power Inverter Clipping Issue Topic started 22 Jul 2021 18:59, by fourz6101 Last Post 01 Sep 2021 22:35 by pgilman	Replies:5 Views:2464	Last Post by pgilman 01 Sep 2021 22:35
Use of Docker to do Parallel Processing Topic started 01 Sep 2021 04:10, by Ansari Last Post 01 Sep 2021 04:10 by Ansari	Replies:0 Views:863	Last Post by Ansari 01 Sep 2021 04:10

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