Methodologies

If you're evaluating if our tool is a right fit for your team, this set of documents will provide you a solid technical knowledge for assessment.

Overhead line methodology

This methodology describes the design process to calculate an overhead line that connects the solar plant’s station facility with the grid’s point of interconnection.

Sep 23, 2022

Energy yield estimates

This document describes the methodology we followed to calculate the annual energy yield of a solar PV plant in RatedPower's pvDesign.

Nov 10, 2021

Bill of quantities calculation

Learn how pvDesign calculates the parameters found in the bill of quantities (BoQ) document. This guide gives you a comprehensive thorough calculation methodology for the BoQ.

Nov 10, 2021

Electrical equipment and power cables

This document covers the criteria of each of the electrical cabling standards and sizing features available in the software.

Nov 10, 2021

Topography analysis

Get a comprehensive thorough calculation methodology on the pvDesign's topography module. Focusing on the criteria we use to design the algorithm and explain you what decisions we made and why.

Nov 10, 2021

Photovoltaic design

This document describes the methodology we followed to design and engineering a PV plant using RatedPower's pvDesign.

Nov 10, 2021

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