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Which PV*SOL is for me?

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The tables below give a quick overview of the key differences in features between the two PV*SOL programs.

Content PV*SOL premium 2024 PV*SOL 2024
Over 8,000 inlcuded climate locations worldwide • •
Interactive map for selection of climate data • •
Creation of new climate locations by interpolation • •
Add custom climate from own monthly data • •
Shareable online or offline database • •
Database > 26,447+ PV modules, 7,447+ inverters, 5,201+ battery systems • •
Automatic database updates with Software Maintenance Agreements (SMA) • •
Manually add custom modules and inverters • •
Grid-connected systems • •
On-grid battery storage • •
Multiple groups electric car charging with each day different • •
Multiple on screen and report languages • •
Automatic & manual inverter configuration • •
Off-grid systems with AC generators • •
Hourly and minute simulations • •
Import *.PAN module file format • •
Import *OND inverter file format • •
Adjustable Autosave •  

Design PV*SOL premium 2024 PV*SOL 2024
Design 2D systems up to 100,000 modules per array • •
Unlimited 2D sub-arrays • •
Calculation and losses parameters • •
Define electricity consumption • •
Template selection & custom import of consumption load profiles • •
Proposal of minimum cable sizes according to energy losses • •
2D roof visualisation • •
Specify percentage shading of solar radiation • •
Customisable 2D horizon • •
2D polygon roof shapes • •
PhotoPlan design of roof • •
Plan module spacing in 2D • •
Physical vertical and horizontal trackers • •
Subdivide strings into Polystrings • •
Simulation of bifacial modules for mounted PV systems • •
Simulate DC-DC power optimisers • •
Installation type Floating PV • •
Simulation of appliances with surplus PV energy consumption • •
Integration of DHW and space heating with a thermal profile • •
Import of sub-year load profiles • •
Bundled climate file options include PVGIS, Solcast, Meteonorm 8.2 to 2020 • •
Main process 64bit • •
Automatic configuration of SolarEdge products • •
Direct import of PVGIS horizon lines • •
Define any number of battery systems • •
DC-coupled battery systems freely assigned to the respective PV inverter • •
Time-controlled charging and discharging of grid-connect batteries • •
E-car charging station with automatic phase switching • •
Automatic DC array cabling •  
Design 3D systems up to 7,500 modules mounted, 10,000 roof-parallel •  

3D Design PV*SOL premium 2024 PV*SOL 2024
3D visualization of buildings and shading objects •  
Rotate land area with objects •  
Drag-and-drop shading objects •  
Animated sun-path •  
Shade frequency distribution •  
Detailed shade analysis for each individual module •  
Rafter and spacing layout •  
Google Map or floor plan import for 3D layout •  
Custom textures for terrain •  
3D landscape visualisation •  
3D polygon buildings •  
Copying of object groups including all structures and configurations •  
Duplication of objects by specifying number and separation •  
Import 3D files such as OBJ, DAE and X •  
Snow and wind strucutural loads in K2 base •  
Google Solar API •  

Results PV*SOL premium 2024 PV*SOL 2024
Exportable auto-generated parts list • •
System check for sizing errors • •
Yield and Rate-of-Return calculations • •
Exportable system design (*.SVG, *.PDF, *.PNG) with custom safety devices • •
Customisable presentation reports for customers • •
Export hourly or minute results as CSV files • •
Economic analysis • •
Customisable load profiles & tariffs • •
UK adaptation of load profiles & tariffs • •
Financial calculation includes taxation • •
Financial calculation includes multiple loans • •
Exponential, multi-point or linear degradation • •
Table of cashflow balances • •
Graphic display of IV and PV characteristics • •
3D screenshots of building & array •  
DXF multi-layer exports of 3D layout •