Title:	Validation of the Solarfarmer Software with Operational Data
Author(s):	A. Neubert, M.A. Mikofski, M. Hamer, P. Rainey
Keywords:	PV Array, Software, Modelling / Modeling
Topic:	PV Systems and Storage – Modelling, Design, Operation and Performance
Subtopic:	Design and Installation of PV Systems
Event:	37th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
Session:	5CV.4.10
Pages:	1621 - 1625
ISBN:	3-936338-73-6
Paper DOI:	10.4229/EUPVSEC20202020-5CV.4.10
Price:	0,00 EUR
Document(s):	paper

Abstract/Summary:

---

SolarFarmer is a new photovoltaic (PV) plant design and performance modelling software, developed by DNV GL [1]. Now that SolarFarmer is available to the PV community, we are publishing validation results, using operational data of commercial PV plants. So far, validation has been carried out for 6 sites of which 2 were excluded because there was insufficient site data. Good agreement has been found between actual and modelled production, with mean bias errors (MBE) of 0.4 % and root mean squared errors (RMSE) 13.1 % average for the 4 remaining sites. SolarFarmer validation continues as data from more PV plants become available or changes are made in the software and results will be published on regular basis.