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February 2024 Updates
February 2024 Updates
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Written by Maria Kuhareva
Updated over 10 months ago

We have been focused on improving the quality of PVFARM and have made great progress. Here’s what we shipped.

Use Cases

Module mix for generated layout

You can now enhance the effectiveness of your site's layout by strategically deploying diverse modules across various site areas. This approach involves integrating modules that belong to the same bin class or blending those from different bin classes, aiming to achieve your specific objectives.

Module mix for imported layout

Enhance the efficiency of your photovoltaic (PV) module arrangements by applying diverse configurations with PVFARM. Leverage this capability to meticulously assess and refine your CAD-designed solutions, ensuring optimal performance and integration.

Electrical Augmentation

Imagine swapping 4400kW inverters for 6600kW ones, upgrading 400A combiner boxes to 600A, comparing string inverters with central ones, or simply blocking your layout from scratch. What if you could perform these tasks in mere seconds, whether in a client meeting or a session with EORs?

Effortlessly overhaul your existing setup with PVFARM's sophisticated algorithms!

New Features

Alignment along rows and roads

What's more important: buildability, engineering beauty, or maximising DC capacity? Are there any trade-offs to consider?

Our new array alignment functionality can help you find the answers.

Blocking & Electrical Augmentation

From 2D CAD drawings to 3D BIM models! Bring your CAD trackers and roads into PVFARM and automatically generate a fully equipped layout.

Enjoy a quick video on how it is done with PVFARM.

Export to LandXML

Export to the LandXML is here! Grab a graded terrain and evaluate the earthwork volumes.

Improvements

Property analysis Improvement

We've improved the property analysis function. Now, you can paint your layout not only using numerical values, such as DC capacity, but also with text values, including slope direction, wind load position, boundary type, and more.

Equipment Placement

The positioning of inverters/transformers now takes into account the support roads, thereby making the layouts more buildable.

Layout import menu Improvement

The layout import menu became more informative. Match your CAD primitives into Solar arrays from the catalog and observe the summary you defined for import to PVFARM.

Panels positioning improvement

Building your workspace at PVFARM is easier now. Grab menus and define them to your favorite location or use the dock panel navigation to create the most accessible workspace.

Notifications

We’ve updated notifications so you get clear requirements about your problems, catalog updates, and descriptions of your activities.

AutoCAD Plugin Updates

The plugin has been updated to version 6.1. We’ve improved our export and the way you save surfaces. Just browse your favorite folder and export files.

And many more targeted updates for our clients 💗

Thanks to our partners for their help in achieving these great results!

Additional Resources

  • Webinar “Solar Design in the 3rd Dimension”

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