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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.

Subject	Replies / Views	Last Post
How do I configure Optimizers? Topic started 04 Mar 2021 04:09, by Dale Last Post 05 Mar 2021 00:54 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:778	Last Post by pgilman 05 Mar 2021 00:54
registry key Topic started 04 Mar 2021 20:12, by Eng Paulo Mesquita Last Post 05 Mar 2021 00:47 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:816	Last Post by pgilman 05 Mar 2021 00:47
unknown unhandled exception error Topic started 02 Mar 2021 14:51, by erkencuneyt1 Last Post 04 Mar 2021 11:40 by erkencuneyt1	Replies:4 Views:1531	Last Post by erkencuneyt1 04 Mar 2021 11:40
WEATHER DATA DOWNLOAD ERROR Topic started 01 Mar 2021 17:34, by Sangano Last Post 02 Mar 2021 23:57 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:985	Last Post by pgilman 02 Mar 2021 23:57
SAM registration Topic started 01 Mar 2021 12:01, by kachySaad Last Post 01 Mar 2021 18:40 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:736	Last Post by pgilman 01 Mar 2021 18:40
Geothermal module default case has $0 Revenue in Single Value Mode Topic started 18 Feb 2021 16:37, by henry.johnston@nrel.gov Last Post 19 Feb 2021 17:11 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:529	Last Post by pgilman 19 Feb 2021 17:11
HCPV's module parameters Topic started 14 Feb 2021 07:51, by sultan_303 Last Post 19 Feb 2021 01:13 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:590	Last Post by pgilman 19 Feb 2021 01:13
LK and SAM automation Topic started 22 Jan 2021 13:15, by Mohammed Alfailakawi Last Post 19 Feb 2021 01:11 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:737	Last Post by pgilman 19 Feb 2021 01:11
Month Albedo - by used edit Topic started 15 Feb 2021 21:46, by williamwarnock Last Post 19 Feb 2021 01:04 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:1138	Last Post by pgilman 19 Feb 2021 01:04
version 2018.11.11 - csp plants Topic started 16 Feb 2021 22:19, by denise.matos51 Last Post 19 Feb 2021 01:00 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:3386	Last Post by pgilman 19 Feb 2021 01:00
Can't Download New Weather Files Topic started 18 Feb 2021 18:20, by dschumacher Last Post 19 Feb 2021 00:37 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:584	Last Post by pgilman 19 Feb 2021 00:37
ERROR: loading weather file in SAM 2011 Topic started 05 Feb 2021 05:03, by kaiyer Last Post 19 Feb 2021 00:34 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:597	Last Post by pgilman 19 Feb 2021 00:34
DNI in solar tower power Topic started 10 Feb 2021 23:28, by laki Last Post 11 Feb 2021 18:13 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:900	Last Post by pgilman 11 Feb 2021 18:13
Mass flowrate in IPH model Topic started 25 Jan 2021 13:13, by fayya Last Post 10 Feb 2021 11:24 by fayya	Replies:2 Views:901	Last Post by fayya 10 Feb 2021 11:24
tower salt ,single owner Topic started 02 Feb 2021 21:04, by lokmane Last Post 05 Feb 2021 20:50 by pgilman	Replies:2 Views:640	Last Post by pgilman 05 Feb 2021 20:50
How to convert WIND Toolkit into SRW file Topic started 23 Oct 2019 16:27, by Michael Starrett Last Post 02 Feb 2021 17:35 by pgilman	Replies:5 Views:2914	Last Post by pgilman 02 Feb 2021 17:35
Specify IRR target mode not available notice Topic started 28 Jan 2021 11:45, by Nawaz Last Post 29 Jan 2021 18:07 by Nawaz	Replies:2 Views:695	Last Post by Nawaz 29 Jan 2021 18:07
SAM's weather file coordinates does not match with actual site Topic started 27 Jan 2021 05:35, by HamzaMahmood Last Post 27 Jan 2021 23:00 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1267	Last Post by pgilman 27 Jan 2021 23:00
Different SAM versions creating different generation profiles despite all Topic started 27 Jan 2021 06:43, by joel3003 Last Post 27 Jan 2021 22:52 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:3091	Last Post by pgilman 27 Jan 2021 22:52
CSP Physical Trough model - Field thermal power incident Topic started 21 Jan 2021 20:08, by joao.cardoso Last Post 27 Jan 2021 19:27 by joao.cardoso	Replies:4 Views:898	Last Post by joao.cardoso 27 Jan 2021 19:27
Parametric study for many sites Topic started 22 Jan 2021 23:32, by Mukhtar BenAbeid Last Post 26 Jan 2021 16:25 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:624	Last Post by pgilman 26 Jan 2021 16:25
Tidal power video tutorial? Topic started 22 Jan 2021 02:35, by suz Last Post 26 Jan 2021 00:58 by pgilman 1 2	Replies:7 Views:1847	Last Post by pgilman 26 Jan 2021 00:58
Sketchup Shading Topic started 22 Dec 2016 10:02, by stumpyd123 Last Post 26 Jan 2021 00:54 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:945	Last Post by pgilman 26 Jan 2021 00:54
3D Shade Calculator Shading Issue Topic started 18 Jan 2021 01:01, by Jockworst Last Post 23 Jan 2021 19:45 by Jockworst	Replies:3 Views:937	Last Post by Jockworst 23 Jan 2021 19:45
SDHW model high thermal losses Topic started 20 Jan 2021 20:14, by mmonesterio Last Post 23 Jan 2021 00:35 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:545	Last Post by pgilman 23 Jan 2021 00:35
Wind Farm project Topic started 19 Jan 2021 19:03, by zezo Last Post 20 Jan 2021 16:44 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:571	Last Post by pgilman 20 Jan 2021 16:44
Issues with "Electricity to battery from System" and "Electricity to/from grid " Topic started 27 Dec 2020 05:53, by vinoth77 Last Post 19 Jan 2021 03:45 by vinoth77	Replies:2 Views:1060	Last Post by vinoth77 19 Jan 2021 03:45
Solar Tower to provide both heat and Power Topic started 08 Jan 2021 00:47, by sabrina.hasni Last Post 16 Jan 2021 00:15 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:651	Last Post by pgilman 16 Jan 2021 00:15
How to Run LK scripts using Linux Topic started 09 Oct 2020 02:46, by fdml Last Post 16 Jan 2021 00:13 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:980	Last Post by pgilman 16 Jan 2021 00:13
Mismatch PVGIS TMY Time zone Topic started 08 Jan 2021 16:06, by SGamgee Last Post 14 Jan 2021 17:27 by pgilman	Replies:5 Views:1752	Last Post by pgilman 14 Jan 2021 17:27
PV-diesel and PV-wind-diesel hybrid systems Topic started 07 Jan 2021 13:28, by baboraik Last Post 14 Jan 2021 17:14 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:1761	Last Post by pgilman 14 Jan 2021 17:14
Wind Data for 2017 to 2019 Topic started 13 Jan 2021 08:57, by haiderniaz Last Post 14 Jan 2021 17:10 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:2790	Last Post by pgilman 14 Jan 2021 17:10
Panel Temperature Topic started 08 Jan 2021 17:41, by sshayaan Last Post 14 Jan 2021 17:03 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:795	Last Post by pgilman 14 Jan 2021 17:03
SIREN data validation Topic started 14 Oct 2017 21:53, by HassanGhorashi Last Post 13 Jan 2021 05:38 by baboraik	Replies:5 Views:1170	Last Post by baboraik 13 Jan 2021 05:38
This may indicate a problem with your weather file Topic started 10 Jan 2021 15:54, by jpacep Last Post 11 Jan 2021 22:19 by jpacep	Replies:2 Views:535	Last Post by jpacep 11 Jan 2021 22:19
Self-energy consumption per day of BESS cooling Topic started 07 Jan 2021 12:25, by paoman Last Post 11 Jan 2021 21:39 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:693	Last Post by pgilman 11 Jan 2021 21:39
The design and simulation of a stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) system with battery Topic started 07 Jan 2021 13:09, by baboraik Last Post 11 Jan 2021 21:34 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1448	Last Post by pgilman 11 Jan 2021 21:34
Performance Ration VS Total System Loss Topic started 08 Jan 2021 15:44, by Elkhadh Last Post 11 Jan 2021 21:26 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:649	Last Post by pgilman 11 Jan 2021 21:26
Difference between Generic CSP Model and Parabolic Trough (empirical) Topic started 03 Jan 2021 21:25, by Daniel Liu Last Post 11 Jan 2021 20:48 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:1016	Last Post by pgilman 11 Jan 2021 20:48
Power block Library Empirical model Topic started 11 Jan 2021 12:09, by Javier Rodriguez Last Post 11 Jan 2021 20:45 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:480	Last Post by pgilman 11 Jan 2021 20:45
TES energy for parabolic trough with molten salt Topic started 05 Mar 2015 09:31, by domenico mazzei Last Post 11 Jan 2021 19:11 by pgilman	Replies:3 Views:1346	Last Post by pgilman 11 Jan 2021 19:11
Negatie results in the Water Heating model Topic started 03 Dec 2020 23:34, by mmonesterio Last Post 07 Jan 2021 18:37 by mmonesterio	Replies:3 Views:677	Last Post by mmonesterio 07 Jan 2021 18:37
8760 Hourly(subhourly) rate values being ignored Topic started 05 Jan 2021 20:22, by neal.coady@zeroco2home.com Last Post 06 Jan 2021 23:31 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:684	Last Post by pgilman 06 Jan 2021 23:31
version 2018.11.11 - csp plants Topic started 06 Jan 2021 16:05, by denise.matos51 Last Post 06 Jan 2021 18:38 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:645	Last Post by pgilman 06 Jan 2021 18:38
Missing information on time series Topic started 06 Jan 2021 16:55, by sofinicola Last Post 06 Jan 2021 18:28 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:608	Last Post by pgilman 06 Jan 2021 18:28
Wind Weather Data for Australia Topic started 02 Jan 2021 04:54, by Jessica Last Post 02 Jan 2021 04:54 by Jessica	Replies:0 Views:738	Last Post by Jessica 02 Jan 2021 04:54
SoC limits for Lead Acid Custom Battery Topic started 22 Dec 2020 12:01, by BarbaraLemes Last Post 28 Dec 2020 18:31 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:648	Last Post by pgilman 28 Dec 2020 18:31
Marcelo Topic started 22 Dec 2020 20:00, by tapia Last Post 28 Dec 2020 18:25 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:2707	Last Post by pgilman 28 Dec 2020 18:25
Transmission Fraction in SAM's Help for Bifacial PV Module Topic started 27 Dec 2020 11:54, by HamzaMahmood Last Post 28 Dec 2020 18:17 by pgilman	Replies:1 Views:1655	Last Post by pgilman 28 Dec 2020 18:17
Running default PVWatts residential results in 0 generation Topic started 15 Dec 2020 06:11, by jackbrucesimpson Last Post 17 Dec 2020 12:20 by jackbrucesimpson	Replies:4 Views:775	Last Post by jackbrucesimpson 17 Dec 2020 12:20

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