Hi Kelly, If the application is more commercial then I would probably recommend Helioscope as well.
Aurora is a great residential layout and shading program. Beyond that the functionality is a bit clunky and I’ve noticed a number of inaccuracies in some of their calculations...and a sharpie on a bar napkin would produce a better single line diagram :). Best, Garrison > On Oct 19, 2020, at 2:24 PM, Philip Lawes Insoltech <p...@insoltechsolar.com> > wrote: > > > Aurora > > > > <image001.png> > Philip N Lawes > 172 Wave St. > Laguna Beach, Ca. 92651 > Office: 949-497-6300 > Cell: 949-510-0687 > Email: p...@insoltechsolar.com > > From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On > Behalf Of Kelly Larson > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2020 9:34 AM > To: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Design Software? > > Hi y'all, > > Since I haven't been doing layout/design recently, I wonder what software I > can recommend to a client. He is a newbie doing mostly commercial systems - > some roof and some ground mount. The software needs to layout strings for > string inverters, calc voltage drop, conductor sizes, etc, and show > distances. > > Suggestions? > > Thank you in advance, > Kelly > > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Kelly Larson > 707-223-3209 > Box 18094 > Reno, NV 89511 > Electrical Engineer > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional™ > NABCEP Certified PV Installer Specialist™ > NABCEP Certified PV Commissioning & Maintenance Specialist™ > IREC Certified Master Trainer™/ PV > CA Electrical Contractor# 868189 > Solar Energy International Instructor > SolarKelly.com > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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