Using Modeling Tools

Modeling the expected energy harvest from your Smart Module is an important step in justifying the economics of a solar system. The benefits of Tigo’s technology can be modeled into several different simulation tools, each with their own unique benefits.

  • Aurora Solar plus icon minus icon
    • Aurora Solar is a Solar Design Software company that includes Tigo products (EI Residential equipment, smart modules, and the TS4 Flex MLPE) in their presentation. Their software is the first model... See more
  • HelioScope plus icon minus icon
    • HelioScope is based on module-level calculations, which makes it the perfect tool for calculating the behavior of Smart Modules and systems retrofitted with Tigo optimizers. Plus, it enables scenar... See more
  • PVWatts plus icon minus icon
    • PVWatts is built and maintained by the National Renewable Energy Labs. The tool can be found here: http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/PVWATTS/version1/ PVWatts was created before Smart Module... See more
  • [GUIDE] Modeling Tigo in PVsyst plus icon minus icon
    • PVsyst is a commonly used modeling tool that takes into account a range of performance factors. PVsyst can be used to model legacy add-on optimizers and Smart Modules, as well as the new TS4-O and ... See more