IST PVSolar Simulator
IST PVSolar Simulator, PVsyst 8, HelioScope and RatedPower: An Honest Comparison The four tools do different jobs, so the right one depends on the project and on who has to trust the result. PVsyst 8 is the yield study that lenders and independent engineers ask for by name. HelioScope is the fast, browser-based design and simulation tool for commercial and industrial roofs, mainly in markets where its data and rate libraries are strong. RatedPower designs utility-scale plants on real terrain and produces their engineering documents. IST PVSolar Simulator V9 takes a commercial roof from a drone image to a proposal, drawings and a lender file in one project, with Indian costs and taxes built in. No tool here wins every row. This article is written by the makers of one of them, so each table below also shows where the others are ahead, and the last section lists what V9 does not do yet. Four tools, four jobs Each product was built around a different deliverable, and that e...