IDA Indoor Climate and Energy

Highlights in 5.1

Photovoltaics and battery storage

Included in the Expert edition

A state-of-the-art tool for analysis of building-integrated PV systems with arbitrary locations and multiple arrays.

The effect of shading on electricity production due to row-to-row self-shading and shading from surrounding objects is analyzed at the cell level. The new tool supports:

Points

AC modules (PV module + micro inverter).
DC modules in string configuration with different levels of DC optimizers.
DC optimizers just for shaded modules (selective deployment).
Inverter power clipping and load sharing between the inputs.
Battery storage and energy management system for user-defined battery operation.
Energy management system to control battery charge/discharge, and energy trading.
Building to module thermal interaction.
New Electrical energy report and easy logging of time series in the electrical system.
Calculation and reports of load matching indicators according to ISO/FDIS 52000-1:2016(E) Annex G.