Modelling multi MW PV farm

[CHu]

Hi

I am wanting to model shading effects on a very large scale ground mounted installation in the order of around 5 MW. I have read the FAQ section relating to modelling larger scale schemes but just want to check if there is a maximum limit which the shading module can cope with and also the kind of processing times which might be involved.

Thanks

[André Mermoud]

In the version 6 the shading factor calculation has been optimized, so that the calculation time is quite reasonable if you define correctly the sheds (or rows, or "tables"), as geometric areas receiving the modules (not one "table" per module !!!).