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Advanced Solar Engineering Toolbox

25+ practical calculators are visible here. The professional versions expose engineering inputs instead of hiding the calculation behind a single number.

Educational engineering aid • verify against standards & datasheets
01

PV System Sizing

Daily energy, PSH, performance ratio and system losses.

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02

AC/DC Voltage Drop

Professional drop check with R, X, PF, phase, conductor temperature and length.

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03

DC Cable Sizing

Ampacity + derating + voltage-drop selection for PV DC circuits.

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04

AC Cable Sizing

Single/three-phase cable selection with PF, derating and voltage-drop checks.

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05

PV String Voltage

Voc/Vmp with temperature coefficient and inverter window.

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06

DC/AC Ratio

Array oversizing relative to inverter AC capacity.

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07

Battery Sizing

Load, autonomy, DoD, efficiency and usable energy.

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08

Inverter Sizing

Load, peak demand, PF and design margin.

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09

Annual Generation

Annual energy and specific yield.

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10

Specific Yield

kWh/kWp-year performance metric.

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11

Performance Ratio

Measured/reference energy comparison.

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12

PV Degradation

Long-term output model.

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13

Module Count

Module quantity from target capacity.

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14

Roof PV Capacity

Usable area and module dimensions.

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15

Energy Consumption

Load × hours energy estimate.

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16

Solar Savings

PV energy × tariff estimate.

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17

Simple Payback

Project cost / annual savings.

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18

Row Spacing

Preliminary row-to-row geometry.

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19

Transformer Sizing

kVA from active power and PF.

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20

Battery Backup

Runtime from battery energy and load.

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21

Cable Current Check

Design current vs available ampacity.

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22

Tilt / Azimuth Helper

Preliminary orientation check.

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23

Load Analysis

Load profile and daytime energy logic.

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24

Short-Circuit Current

Preliminary current basis; verify protection study.

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25

Payback & Yield

Economic screening.

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Professional cable workflow

For cable selection, do not stop at ampacity. Check design current, correction/derating factors, conductor temperature, voltage-drop percentage, conductor material, installation arrangement, protective-device coordination and the governing standard/manufacturer table.

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