Tigo Energy, Folsom Labs Announce DNV GL Approval of Modeling Software

Tigo Energy, Los Gatos, Calif., and Folsom Labs have announced that DNV GL (formerly BEW Engineering) has validated that HelioScope performance modeling software models the energy yield benefit of Tigo Energy’s smart-module tools for solar arrays correctly.

HelioScope, which Folsum Labs developed, is an advanced PV system design tool that that allows PV engineers to design systems by combining cloud-based design tools with bankable performance modeling.

To assess the validity of HelioScope for modeling Tigo Energy’s technology, DNV analyzed the modeling approach and methodology used by HelioScope for shading, mismatch, and Tigo optimizer performance and compared HelioScope to PVsyst at every step in the performance modeling loss-tree to ensure that results are consistent with current bankable modeling standards.

In the report, DNV concluded that “HelioScope is a novel modeling tool for investigating the energy generating performance of PV systems even when subject to nonideal solar access. It demonstrates agreement with PVSyst modeling results to within 1 percent and appears to combine multiple shading effects to achieve consistent results relative to PVSyst.”

Tigo Energy designs smart-module technology for the solar industry. It uses a patented technology that is designed to increase energy production, simplify design and installation, improve fire safety, and ensure high uptime and reliability with cloud-based monitoring.