Known for its highly-regarded industry solutions, the Berlin-based software company Valentin Software has adapted and revised its market-leading design and simulation software PV*SOL and T*SOL, to take the latest technical developments into account. With the new versions, designers and operators can now design their solar systems even faster, simulate precise yield calculations and thus also perform detailed profitability calculations, allowing for government subsidies. The company will present its new products in June at the leading international trade show, Intersolar Europe in Munich.
Import of satellite maps in PV*SOL premium 2016
PV*SOL premium 2016 offers the possibility of importing floor plans, cadastral maps and screenshots from web-based satellite maps (e.g. Google Earth) directly into the 3D visualization and then including them in users’ projects to scale. The dimensions, orientation and the mutual distances of 3D objects (buildings, trees) can therefore be determined easily and without an on-site appointment. By tracing a floor plan, the program can automatically detect and create the standard 3D objects. It then adjusts the dimensions, orientation and position of the object in the plan. “With the inclusion of this innovation we have managed to offer our customers significant time savings in designing a PV system,” explains Managing Director Steffen Lindemann.
