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 √ √ √ √ √