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System Advisor Model
by National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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The System Advisor Model (SAM) is a free techno-economic software model that facilitates decision-making for people in the renewable energy industry.
Based on C++, WxWidgets. Using for data processing.
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BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License (BSD-3-Clause)
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 No data shipped
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| Model Scope |
Model type and solution approach |
| Model class
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International renewble energy project modeling
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| Sectors
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power generation
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| Technologies
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Renewables
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| Decisions
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dispatch
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| Regions
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| Geographic Resolution
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| Time resolution
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Minute
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| Network coverage
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| Model type
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Simulation
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Time series simulation of power system performance coupled with annual pro forma cash flow calculations.
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| Variables
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| Computation time
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1 minutes (Varies with performance model)
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| Objective
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time series power generation, installation cost, annual operating and financial cost
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| Uncertainty modeling
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stochastic, deterministic
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| Suited for many scenarios / monte-carlo
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Yes
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References
Scientific 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.
https://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2172/1126294
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