Product updates, technical notes and the thinking behind what we build.
What it does is hand the independent engineer and the bank's technical advisor a document that's already structured, benchmarked, and caveated the way their own review
2D-only simulation is a fast first-stage approach for determining whether a proposed solar project is technically and economically worth developing—before investing time in detailed 3D modelling.
IST PVSolar Simulator 9.0.10 enables designers to model and evaluate these different PV array configurations together within a single project, providing a more practical approach for complex solar PV system design.
To address this important design challenge, IST PVSolar Simulator 9.0.10 incorporates a 3D Shadow Analysis Engine designed to evaluate the interaction between the solar position, PV array geometry, and surrounding objects.
The exact solar-position equations, decomposition logic, and Perez coefficient table our engine used to convert GHI/DNI/DHI into plane-of-array irradiance
Every loss stage, every default value, every combination rule — published so a researcher can reproduce our energy cascade from GlobHor down to E_Grid without guessing at a single assumption.
The most common mistake in early-stage design comparison is assuming bigger is better: more modules, higher DC kWp, higher energy output, done. But a plant that's technically optimum is not the one with the largest array — it's the one that extracts the best performance within its equipment limits.
IST PVSolar Simulator was built the other way around: as one connected platform where the calculation engine, Indian regulatory compliance, and bankability reporting were designed together from the start, not stitched on afterward.
How accurately you capture those losses determines whether a project is bankable, whether an investor's IRR model holds up, and whether an EPC's performance guarantee is one they can actually stand behind.