This function can export the array model in SketchUp into a "*.dae" or "*.h2p" file recognized by PVsyst,, and import it in PVsyst's "Construction".
Export range
After click, the following dialog box will pop up, and the users need to select export range as "All", "Specified range" or "Select power block" .
If users choose "Specified range", users can left click on the defined export range and right click "Done".
If select "Select power block" , in the pop-up dialog box, the users needs to manual entry "Power block number" and "Expansion range of power block". The power block tag number supports below enter forms: 1-4,6-10,12.
Export "*.dae" or "*.h2p" file
After select "Export range", the software will pop up the below dialog box.
"File format": The users need to select the format of the export file as "*.dae File" or "*.h2p File".
"Export option": The users should check the options to export in the current model. When "*.h2p File" is selected as "File format", only mountains and array can be exported.
Objects that do not exist in the model cannot be export even if check.
After done setting, click "Export" button. If there are many terrain faces in the model, the following tip will pop up:
If select "No", the software will not simplify the terrain. In this case, the exported file will be extremely slow when calculated in PVsyst. Therefore, it is not recommended to adopt this approach.
If select "Yes", the following dialog box will pop up. The users need to set relevant parameters, and the software will simplify the terrain according to the parameters set by the users.
Import "*.dae" file to PVsyst
It may take several minute time to import a "*.dae" file into PVsyst.
Fixed tilted plane
After the end of import, the pop-up interface needs to check the name of the array:
For PVsyst 7.x, after imported dae in PVsyst, it is necessary to do "manage orientations" for imported PV arrays.
The value of "Tolerance" needs to be set according to the project situation, usually between 3°-5° for complex terrain projects. It can be calculated through the "Array analysis" - "Export" function in Candela3D. When the set value is too small, it will prompt that some arrays has not been grouped.
Single-axis tracker
For PVsyst7.3 and above versions
For PVsyst8.0 and above versions
Import "*.h2p" file to PVsyst
It is similar to dae.
Manage table orientation in PVsyst8.1
Error messages and reasons for table orientation
Even if the nominal tilt and azimuth angles of the arrays are consistent, due to terrain variations, the base slopes of the arrays may vary significantly, resulting in an error.
Solution
Plan 1: As shown in the above figure, adjust the allowable tolerance
Plan 2: Regroup arrays based on base slope
The following mainly introduces the operation steps of plan 2.
Add new orientation grouping
Select arrays from the “list and management of objects”, and sort the arrays with the same nominal tilt and azimuth according to the base slope
According to the planned tolerance, add arrays with a certain base slope range to the new grouping