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SolarFarmer 1.5

Date: 3 Dec 2024Download installerView release notesView documentation

Desktop application

  • 3D shading objects and building models
    • Added 3D building models with adjustable tilted roofs (docs)
    • Customisable model colours, interactive 3D view, and editing of objects (docs)
    • Import/Export 3D and building model parameters (docs)
  • Power optimisers (beta)
    • Early beta support for SolarEdge power optimisers
    • Custom stringing functionality (docs)
  • Other UI improvements
    • Customizable PVsyst-format columns for cloud calculation (docs)
    • New Preferences dialog (docs)
    • Support for 55-cell modules, and SolarGIS horizon file format
    • Cross-row string support in 2D cloud calculations.
    • Bug fixes

API calculation

SolarFarmer API v4 was released.

Updates

  • Beam shading for trackers in 3D: Shading objects now affect beam shading.
  • SolarEdge Power Optimisers (Beta): supported in 3D calculations (docs).
  • MQF Weights: New properties for current and voltage weights.
  • PVsyst-Format time series: New columns for shading factor, power binning, and optimiser operations (docs).
  • Custom IAM Profiles: Can be added for each module specification.
  • Solar Zenith Limit: New property for DNI estimation.

Bug fixes

  • Corrected reflected irradiance for rooftop PV systems.
  • Fixed string-level IV curve interpolation in complex shading scenes.
  • Addressed issues with air pressure, humidity, and precipitable water during sunrise/sunset.
  • Corrected tracker orientation on terrain for irradiance transposition.
  • Improved handling of trailing commas in PVsyst standard format.
  • Fixed inverter current calculation and electrical mismatch gain issues.

See the full API Release Notes for more details.