One of the new features of the 2021 Series of SOLergo software is the project comparison, which aims to compare the economic return between several projects carried out in the software and display the result in a spreadsheet. To carry out the comparison, it is necessary to calculate the economic return of each of the projects carried out in SOLergo in advance.
After that, accessing the Tools – “Compare projects” menu, a window opens that allows you to add the projects that will be analyzed. The window displays the “Last Analysis Date” for each project, understood as the date on which the economic return calculation was saved.
If when adding the project it displays in the “Date” field " this means that the calculation has not yet been performed. Once the above procedures have been performed, simply select the path and the name of the .xls spreadsheet to save the results. This way, the can take advantage of this functionality and perform various project scenarios in the software, such as the use of different modules and inverters, solutions with batteries and auxiliary generators, and also power optimizers.
In addition, it is also possible to compare projects with different module positioning, on the ground and on the roof, with a fixed angle or trackers, and among other possibilities. In the example in the image below, an analysis was performed for the same location using string inverters, microinverters, and power optimizers in each of the projects.
As shown in the image, the spreadsheet displays a comparison of the energy produced, revenues, costs, invested capital, accumulated cash flow and the amortization period for each of the scenarios, in addition to other financial information.
This way, the can send the spreadsheet results to the owner with various investment scenarios, without necessarily generating the economic report for each project carried out. In addition to the comparison functionality, the following tools are available:
- Two-phase system management, with central neutral between phases;
- Management of single-phase inverters in two-phase systems;
- Update of the remote self-consumption functionality;
- Layout design with dynamic input;
- Optimized representation of drivers in the system layout;
- New calculation method for NPV and IRR considering Financing;
- New method of calculating the Amortization Period considering Financing;
- Extension and update of the photovoltaic modules and inverters database.
