"Cable sizing" project page


On the Cable sizing project page, you can have the power loss of the selected cable sizing calculated.

Settings in the Overview area:

  • If a subdistribution is required in the PV system, enable the checkbox Project subdistribution available (LV3). The Graphic section is adjusted and the AC2 cables tab is added.

  • If an MV transformer is to be present in the PV system, enable the checkbox Medium-voltage line and MV transformer available (MV). The Graphic section is adjusted and the MV transformer tab is added.

Configuration area:

The graphic in the Configuration area shows the cable identification in the planned PV system:

  • DC indicates the cables from the first PV module in the string to the inverter.

  • LV1 indicates the cables from the inverter to a possible subdistribution, to the MV transformer or to the feed-in point.

  • LV2 indicates the cables from a possible subdistribution in the subproject to the subdistribution of the total project, to the MV transformer or the feed-in point.

  • LV3 indicates the lines from the possible subdistributions to the possible MV transformer or to the feed-in point.

  • MV indicates the cables from a possible MV transformer to the feed-in point.

Settings in the tabs Cables DC, Cables LV1, Cables LV2, Cables LV3, Cables MV:

Procedure:

  1. To take account of the line losses in the yield forecast, click on Enter project data in the main menu navigation. Go to Advanced project data > Line losses, click on the [Edit] button and enable the checkbox DC or AC.
  2. Click on the tab of the desired cable.
  3. Select the required fields in the Cable material, Single length and Cross-section columns and make the required settings. The values for Current, Voltage, Voltage drop and Rel. power loss are calculated automatically.