It can be run directly using the SAM Software Development Kit. SSC is a set of "compute modules" that simulate different kinds of power systems and financial structures.
The tool is used by SolarPILOT alongside the analytical Hermite polynomial expansion model to ensure model accuracy. SolTrace is a general tool for Monte-Carlo ray tracing that allows optical characterization of a wide range of possible systems. The desktop version of SolarPILOT for Windows or Linux builds from the following open source projects: For details on integration with SAM, see the SAM website at. For more details about SolarPILOT's capabilities, see the SolarPILOT website at.
It is available through this repository as a standalone application with full functionality, and it is also included in several CSP tower models within NREL's System Advisor Model (SAM) in limited form. SolarPILOT is a design, characterization, and optimization tool for concentrating solar power (CSP) tower plants.
The SolarPILOT Open Source Project repository contains the source code, tools, and instructions to build a desktop version of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's SolarPILOT. SolarPILOT - Solar Power tower Integrated Layout and Optimization Tool