Simulation with fixed panels and trackers

[Hidayah]

When is version of PVsyst (V8.0) available?

As of now, what is your advise if we need to stimulate plant with mix fixed and tracker?

[Michele Oliosi]

In version 7, you should always do separate variants for fixed and tracker.

We would like to publish version 8 during the first half of next year, but this is still uncertain, and we cannot yet give a more precise release window, unfortunately.

[Hidayah]

Dear Michele,

If we have want to design 20MWac inverter / 22.5MWdc fixed and 20MWac inverter / 22.5MWdc tracker with grid limitation curtailment at 30MWac.

Our concern is how can we do simulation 30MWac without same variant. Can you advise?

Thank you in advance for your reply.

 

[Michele Oliosi]

This is not possible currently (not possible to have trackers and fixed in the same simulation in version 7).
I would advise running both variants without grid limitation. You can define an output file (https://www.pvsyst.com/help/output_file.htm) for each of them.
Then combine the output powers for each simulation step. You can then apply a grid limitation in another tool, e.g. in excel.

[Hidayah]

Dear Michele,

Thank you very much for your advise.