When you buy
Helioclim hourly data, you can ask for the
PVsyst standard format (CSV file). In this way you can
directly import them into PVsyst using the option "Import Meteo
Data" and choosing the option "PVsyst standard format".
To get data from
the Helioclim web site:
Please open
www.soda-is.com
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select Visitors:
"complete list" |
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select "Solar data for free"
(or Solar data for
pay if you are entitled, identical procedures). |
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select Solar radiation
data: "for
free" or "for
registered users" |
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select in the horizontal plane
(0nly 2005 for free): |
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Either
Monthly values Month, HC3 |
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Or
Hourly values: Hour, HC3 |
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- Several versions of HC3 are
available, read
this page to get more
details
- Monthly averages from 1985 (HC1) are no more available.
They are replaced by daily values, in conjunction with Nasa-SSE
data. Reading of these data will be updated in a next version of
PVsyst.
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define the site by search, map or
coodinates |
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if available, enter the site
altitude |
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select beginning and end date (if
several years are selected only the first year is taken into
account by PVsyst). |
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when available, let "Tilt angle =
0", "Azimuth angle = 0", "Albedo = 0.2" (PVsyst only imports
"Meteo" data on horizontal plane). |
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if available, select the time
step (hour, month is not very
useful) |
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if available, select the time
reference = UT (Universal Time). |
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output in Text File or screen:
select Textfile (CSV-like) |
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select output format:
SoDaCSV |
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press Execute the SoDa
service |
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Click (with left button)
and you will obtain CSV-like data directly on your
screen. |
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select all the data (if
(hourly values: up to 31/12) |
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copy the selected data into the
clipboard (Ctrl-C) |
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return to PVsyst and click "Import" (for "Pasting" these
data), and then follow the instructions (the city name and country
are not part of the results and should be filled manually). |
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you will be prompted for defining
monthly temperatures, that you may take from a nearby location (in
the database or other sources). |
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with hourly values, please
carefully check the consistency of the data with the "Clear sky"
model on the hourly plots. |
See also
this page for more details on SoDa / Helioclim.
