Modelling for PV: fundamental optical concepts
This video provides a basic introduction to the optical solving methods and concepts used in the SunSolve software.
SunSolve Power
Experience the power of the most advanced simulation tool for optimising the design of solar cells and modules.
Applications
What SunSolve Power delivers
Build highly accurate digital twins of your solar cells and modules, accelerating innovation cycles, and unlocking precision product engineering outcomes.
Replace physical Experiments
Combine lab data with SunSolve Power to create a digital twin of cell and module designs. Run large numbers of virtual experiments to uncover how product parameters impact performance without costly trial and error.
Accelerate time to market
Ramp up R&D activities by rapidly testing new materials, architectures, and designs. Translate innovation into mass-produced products faster, with confidence in real-world performance.
Pinpoint losses
SunSolve's physics-based outputs reveal where and how performance losses occur, helping to identify potential flaws, refine designs, and optimise conversion efficiency.
Explore future roadmaps
Tap SunSolve's virtual experimentation platform to model hypothetical cells and modules - at early stages of development. Let accurate virtual modelling guide technology investment decisions in next-gen innovations.
Lead in emerging technologies
SunSolve's advanced spectral modelling is being extensively deployed on advanced PV cell and module architectures, including perovskite tandem and multi-junction devices. Join leading research institutes and manufacturers in using SunSolve Power to shape the future of PV.
Optimise for yield
Seamlessly connect SunSolve Power with SunSolve Yield to evaluate how new cell and module designs perform in real-world conditions. From subcomponent through to PV project - harness high fidelity accuracy that others can't match.
Features
The SunSolve Power difference
Intuitive and flexible, SunSolve Power is easy to use - with powerful results.
Model with ease
Get started instantly with built-in templates for commonly-used designs, which can be configured via an intuitive interface to test new concepts, materials, and innovations.
Rapid simulation
Simulate cell and module designs in seconds, and explore hundreds of variations in minutes.
Accelerate experimentation
Fast, accurate modelling reduces trial-and-error and enables smarter, faster R&D decisions.
CASE STUDIES
See SunSolve in action
Explore real-world applications where precision modelling delivers measurable gains and see the difference accuracy makes.
TECHNICAL SPECS
Inside SunSolve Power
A platform purpose built for wide application, cross-platform compatibility, and the cutting edge of solar cell and module technology.
✓PERC, HJT, bifacial, tandem and perovskite | ✓Wafer, cell, module, and system level simulations |
✓Integrated electrical solver (equivalent circuit + grid) | ✓3D optical model (geometric ray tracing plus thin film optics) |
✓Export to Quokka, Griddler, PCID, and more | ✓Wide variety of textures (pyramids, v-grooves, spherical caps etc.) |
✓Custom materials, reflectors, spectra, and collection efficiency | ✓Detailed wavelength-dependent absorption or reflection |
✓Generation profiles in multiple absorbers | ✓Colour solving |
✓Account for free-carrier absorption | ✓Grid shading and electrical connectivity |
RELATED RESOURCES
Learn more about SunSolve Power
Explore guides, papers, and supporting materials.
Optical Simulations using SunSolve Power
This video provides an overview of the optical solving engine and demonstrates the basics of setting the optical inputs within the user interface, running a simulation and looking at the output.
Electrical Simulations in SunSolve Power
This video provides an overview of the electrical solving engine, how it links to the optical solver and demonstrates the basics of setting the inputs within the user interface, running a simulation and looking at the output.
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