SolarTester

説明 SolarTester

Site Editorial Commentary：A PV system simulator and a real solar tester in your smartphone!

SolarTester is a comprehensive, professional tool designed for the global assessment and calculation of photovoltaic (PV) systems. This app empowers users to predict system performance and estimate energy costs for grid-connected projects by inputting installation/operation costs and system design parameters.

Key capabilities include running detailed simulations and generating professional reports on energy generation, system losses, and financial projections. SolarTester also offers advanced real-time measurement of solar irradiance components, including global, diffuse, and reflected irradiance, going beyond the standard measurements of typical pyranometers or solarimeters. This allows for accurate assessment of a PV system's current performance and efficiency.

Furthermore, SolarTester can display the current UV index, providing essential information for users to take necessary precautions against sun exposure, such as sunburns, eye damage, skin aging, and more serious health risks like skin cancer.

It's important to note that real-time measurements require a special hardware add-on, the SS02 sensor, which connects to your smartphone's audio jack. More details about the SS02 sensor can be found at http://optivelox.50webs.com/DL_en/ss0x.htm.

Typical applications for SolarTester include:
- Simulation of worldwide grid-connected PV systems
- Meteorology, climatology, solar energy studies, and building physics
- Power assessment of PV systems
- Enhancing PV performance through reflected irradiance analysis
- Measuring UV radiation for health and safety awareness

Features:
- Integrated global irradiance database (nasA data)
- Hourly estimation capabilities
- PV system simulation with shading modeling
- Sun path analysis
- Quick estimations for annual/monthly electriCity generation, optimal tilt/azimuth angles, payback periods, levelized cost of electricity, and more.
- Real-time measurements of Global, Direct, Diffuse, and Reflected solar irradiances
- UV index measurements
- Global and Direct irradiance data logging
- PDF report generation
- Project saving and sharing options
- Supported languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian.

This is a trial version of SolarTester Pro. Some functions may be limited. For full functionality and more details, please consider SolarTester Pro or contact [email protected].