A Software Tool for Optimal Sizing of PV Systems in Malaysia

Table 1

Comparison of commercial PV software tools.

Software types of PV systems simulation capability
	SAPV	PV/wind	PV/diesel	GC
RETScreen	x	x	x	x	√
PV F-Chart	√	x	x	√	√
Solar Design Tool	x	x	x	√	√
INSEL	x	x	x	x	√
TRNSYS	x	x	x	x	√
NREL SAM	x	x	x	x	√
PVSYST 4.33	√	x	x	√	√
SolarPro	x	x	x	x	x
PV DesignPro-G	x	x	x	√	√
PV*SOL Expert	x	x	x	√	√
HOMER	√	√	√	√	x
PV.MY	√	√	√	√	√