Modeling PV-Battery Systems in SAM 2017.1.17

Nicholas Diorio describes and demonstrates the new battery model features in SAM 2017.1.17. These include:

• DC-connected batteries
• PV-battery systems with PPA financial models for utility-scale systems
• Simple battery model for PVWatts
• Improvements to automated dispatch algorithm

For an introduction to SAM's PV-battery model, see Modeling a photovoltaic battery system in SAM 2016.3.14.

Supporting materials:

• Presentation slides (PDF 1.14 MB)
• SAM 2017.1.17 file (SAM 401 KB)