PlantPredict
New Features & Updates!
Wind Stow: Two wind stow models are now available. These models allow you to incorporate the effect of stowing due to high wind speeds on the energy prediction and yield. To facilitate these models, PlantPredict weather files now support the inclusion of wind gust speed data. Both models use wind gust speed data from the weather file as well as several new user inputs in the PV Blocks & Arrays →DC Field → Table specification page to determine whether the trackers should be in a wind stow position or not. Wind gust speed data is typically provided as the maximum 3s gust speed at a 10m elevation by solar weather data providers. The two wind stow models are:- PlantPredict: Requires wind gust speed weather data using any timestep interval.
- Array Technologies: Requires wind gust speed and wind direction weather data, time intervals <= 5min and valid Array Technologies API key. Data is passed to Array Technologies API to determine stow angles using Array Technologies proprietary algorithms.
BUG Fixes
- Fixed a bug affecting data entry on the module file Saturation Current at STC field within the 1-diode parameters. This field is no longer rounded, greater decimal precision is afforded and editing this field no longer generates an error.
- Corrected the SolarAnywhere coverage map.
- Corrected a typo “Grid Intertie Voltage” on the Compare Predictions page.
Pro Tools
New Features
- PVC JSON Data Storage: Implemented storage and retrieval system for PVC file generation requests, enabling better data persistence and management
Improvements to existing features
- Voltage Pro UI Refactor: Completed UI modernization for the Voltage Pro tool, improving usability and visual consistency
- Pile Configurator Production Release: Finalized and deployed the Pile Configurator tool to the production environment
Bug fixes
- Weather File Selection Fix: Resolved an issue in Voltage Pro where weather file selection functionality was broken