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<p>Created page with &quot;{{Model |Full_Model_Name=System Advisor Model |Acronym=SAM |author_institution=National Renewable Energy Laboratory |contact_email=sam.support@nrel.gov |website=https://sam.nr...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Model<br /> |Full_Model_Name=System Advisor Model<br /> |Acronym=SAM<br /> |author_institution=National Renewable Energy Laboratory<br /> |contact_email=sam.support@nrel.gov<br /> |website=https://sam.nrel.gov<br /> |source_download=https://github.com/nrel/sam<br /> |logo=Sam icon 256.jpg<br /> |text_description=The System Advisor Model (SAM) is a free techno-economic software model that facilitates decision-making for people in the renewable energy industry.<br /> |Primary outputs=Hourly or subhourly time series power generation and performance data, annual cash flow with cost and financial metrics.<br /> |Support=Free forum on website, email, periodic webinars and online round table meetings with SAM team.<br /> |User documentation=https://sam.nrel.gov/download.html<br /> |Code documentation=https://github.com/nrel/sam<br /> |Source of funding=U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors.<br /> |Number of developers=8-12<br /> |Number of users=125,500 email subscribers<br /> |open_source_licensed=Yes<br /> |license=BSD 3-Clause &quot;New&quot; or &quot;Revised&quot; License (BSD-3-Clause)<br /> |model_source_public=Yes<br /> |Link to source=https://github.com/NREL/SAM/blob/develop/LICENSE<br /> |open_future=No<br /> |modelling_software=C++, WxWidgets<br /> |Additional software=https://github.com/NREL/SAM/wiki/Software-Dependencies<br /> |GUI=Yes<br /> |model_class=International renewble energy project modeling<br /> |sectors=power generation<br /> |technologies=Renewables<br /> |Demand sectors=Households, Industry, Commercial sector<br /> |Energy carriers (Renewable)=Geothermal heat, Hydro, Sun, Wind<br /> |Storage (Electricity)=Battery<br /> |Storage (Gas)=No<br /> |Storage (Heat)=No<br /> |User behaviour=time series electric load data<br /> |Market models=power generation<br /> |decisions=dispatch<br /> |timeresolution=Minute<br /> |Observation period=More than one year<br /> |math_modeltype=Simulation<br /> |math_modeltype_shortdesc=Time series simulation of power system performance coupled with annual pro forma cash flow calculations.<br /> |math_objective=time series power generation, installation cost, annual operating and financial cost<br /> |deterministic=stochastic, deterministic<br /> |is_suited_for_many_scenarios=Yes<br /> |montecarlo=No<br /> |computation_time_minutes=1<br /> |computation_time_comments=Varies with performance model<br /> |citation_references=Blair, N.; Dobos, A.; Freeman, J.; Neises, T.; Wagner, M.; Ferguson, T.; Gilman, P.; Janzou, S. (2014). System Advisor Model, SAM 2014.1.14: General Description. NREL/TP-6A20-61019. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Golden, CO. Accessed October 31, 2016.<br /> |citation_doi=https://doi.org/10.2172/1126294<br /> |Model input file format=No<br /> |Model file format=No<br /> |Model output file format=No<br /> }}</div>

Paul Gilman