ChangeLog

New or changed SISIFO funcionality:

June, 30 2024 v3.3 sisifoweb r501 sisifosvc r120 sisifomatlab r113

• New detailed geometry related can be displayed. Starting with the angle of rotation of single-axis trackers.

November, 23 2023 v3.3 sisifoweb r500 sisifosvc r119 sisifomatlab r113

• Fix!. Solaqua simulation was wrongly disabled due to new multigenerador capability added in v3.3.
• Fix!. Direct type of pumping for multi-pump two-group setup was enabled again.

October, 10 2023 v3.3 sisifoweb r498 sisifosvc r118 sisifomatlab r112

• Fix!. Minor changes to correct delta structure error due to last update.

October, 08 2023 v3.3 sisifoweb r494 sisifosvc r115 sisifomatlab r110

• Fix!. Charts: a pie chart did not reflect rightly some annual losses.
• Update!. Sloping terrain: several improvements.
• Fix!. A debug chart included in last update arised an error when simulating pumps of two types A+B (multipumping)

May, 31 2023 v3.2 sisifoweb r491 sisifosvc r112 sisifomatlab r106

• Fix!. Uploading saved profiles: solved an upload problem of some structures after the last update

May, 28 2023 v3.2 sisifoweb r489 sisifosvc r112 sisifomatlab r106

• Update!. Pumping: The order of the polynomial of the pump curve is increased to increase accuracy with older pumps or manually entered parameters.
• New!. Sloping terrain: incorporated a second way of providing the terrain plane (azimuth and elevation angle of its line of maximum slope). The first option is maintained: its East-West and North-South slope angles.
• New!. Spectral response: added a parameter to indicate the minimum sun elevation required to apply the spectral response algorithm, if enabled.
• Update!. The Portuguese translation of the website has been updated.

May, 1 2023 v3 r482

• Update: graph, ajax and internationalization library updates. Fix some chart visualization issues.

May, 25 2022 v3 r482

• Fix: The debugging variable called Rr_Gns added in previous changes prevented the simulation of static (ground, roof) structures made up of bifacial modules.

May, 04 2022 v3 r481

• Change: sankey diagram also displays LV/MV and MV/HV lossess for grid-connected systems .
• Fix: display final AC energy (and PR) at connection point instead of AC energy at the input of the LV/MV transformer, for grid-connected systems

Mar, 03 2022 v3 r477

• Updated server to improve performance.

Nov, 04 2021 v3 r474

• Some fixes
• Updated: detailed hourly energies are shown now

Oct, 18 2021 v3 r473

• Updated: meteo tab styles
• Fixed: upload multipumping json files
• Added: msg info about source,date of the objects (horizon, meteo data, converters, pumps,...)

Oct, 18 2021 v3 r470

• Fixed: simulation of multipumping N+M (two inverters) was not broad-wid enabled

Oct, 15 2021 v3 r468

• Updated: profiles
• Updated: TMY from PVGIS now in UTC+n format. n is now set in TMY Offset dropdown list for right offset (maximum irradiance values at 12am every clear day)

Oct, 04 2021 v3 r460

• Fixed: synthetical series build

Sep 24, 2021 v3 r460

• Fixed: some interface errors about direct pumping and timestep did not allow to simulate

Sep 21, 2021 v3 r457

• Updated: sisifo-based Sol-aqua (H2020 project) self-assessment tool for PV irrigation systems

Sep 15, 2021 v3 r450

• Fixed: simulation error whether delta structure (two surfaces structure) was selected
• Added: google maps autocomplete location
• Updated: sol-aqua (H2020 project) self-assessment tool for PV irrigation systems

Sep 14, 2021 v3 r445

• Added: multiple pumps in parallel in PV irrigation systems
• Added: sloped terrains (mono and bifacial horizontal single-axis trackers and ground/roof structures)
• Additional IAM models
• Additional cell temperature models
• Additional bifacial parameters: rear mismatching, shading structure factor, transparency factor,...
• Added: Far shadings (horizon profiles), from PVGIS online
• Added: Wind data from PVGIS online
• Added: Solargis, and other providers, data import (internal use, contact whether you are interested)
• Added: meteorological data processing and interpolation
• Fixed: google maps details
• Added: connection point power limit

May 02, 2020 v2 r416

• Added: result of online data meteorological access to PVGIS is shown, in order to correct start year, end year, or chosen meteorological database.
• Fixed: graphical aids of the meteo tab

May 02, 2020 v2 r416

• Added: result of online data meteorological access to PVGIS is shown, in order to correct start year, end year, or chosen meteorological database.
• Fixed: graphical aids of the meteo tab

Apr 26, 2020 v2 r415

• Fixed: restaured access to the online data meteorological from PVGIS. Meteorological database now is selected by PVGIS, so no choices are showed. Now, optionally the start and end year for TMY meteorological data can be selected.
• Fixed: web validator of the nominal power converter input must be relative to nominal power per inverter

Dec 24, 2019 v2 r409

• Fixed: The typical weather year cannot be downloaded from PVGIS. This is due to changes in the format of the PVGIS online results.

Jun 25, 2019 v2 r372

• Detailed results: added hourly ambient and cell temperatures.
• Applied some fixes to the web interface.

May 28, 2019 v2 r363

• Applied some fixes to the web interface.

May 21 and 22, 2019 v2 r358

• Applied some evolutions and web interfaces fixes.

May 7, 2019 v2 r341

• Added new proposed PR values on a yearly, monthly and daily (monthly mean) basis: PRexp, PR25, PRcem, PRexp25, PRexpcem.
• Added new figure of merit (Gf+Gr)/(B+D0) on a yearly, monthly and daily (monthly mean) basis.

Apr 11, 2019 v2 r336

• Some performance fixes.
• Added hourly tab (some detailed results are shown in zoomable charts).

Apr 03, 2019 v2 r329

• Synthetic series (horizontal irradiances and temperature from mean values) now are shown in chart before simulating.
• Some fixes about TMY (BO value and some data was shown shifted in charts).
• The errors detected so far have been fixed.

Mar 12, 2019 v2 r297

• TMY (from PVGIS) has been enabled.
• The errors detected so far have been fixed.

Feb 27, 2019 v2 r269

• Bifacial modules simulation has been added. See the new options, and properties of the modules, and simulation results.
• Now, synthetic series are saved/loaded to/from file, so you can repeat the simulation using the same input data.
• The errors detected so far have been fixed.

Nov 11, 2018 v2 r231

• The errors detected so far have been fixed: it could not get online data of Caprari's surface pumps some cases.

Jul 08, 2018 v2 r229

• The errors detected so far have been fixed.

Jul 03, 2018 v2 r211

• Caprari's pumps searching section now shows more graphs (curves at minimum start frequency, system curve, efficiency of pump-motor set at 50hz, Shaft power - Q curves at 50 hz) .
• Fixed error in updated Caprari's API for pump searching: some pump curves didn't show in the result graph.
• The errors detected so far have been fixed.

Jun 14, 2018 v2 r205

• Updated Caprari's API for pump searching. So far, enough features only has been added in order to sisifo goes on working. Soon we'll incorporate the new features (At tabs: Pumping, Simulation)
• The errors detected so far have been fixed.

Jun 11, 2018 v2 r202

• N-simulation is improved: now you can select to simulate with some of the suitable pumps only,... (At tab: Simulation)
• Pumping: added intermediate results RPM, DC energy not useful (when it's not enough for starting the pump), DC energy not produced (when the pump reaches its rpm limit, the system doesn't ask PV generator for it) (At tab: Simulation)
• The errors detected so far have been fixed.

Jun 9, 2018 v2 r196

• N-simulation is improved: you can change input parameters like inclination of the modules, inclination of the tracker axis, separation in the N-S direction (LNS), width-height ratio of the trackers (ALARG),... (At tab: Simulation)

Jun 4, 2018 v2 r181

• Added N-simulation: system performs n simulations, changing one or more parameters in each simulation, and combines all the results in a single set of charts and data tables. It's useful to compare results when using differents pumps, etc. In this first version, only the different pumps obtained on-line from the manufacturer Caprari can be combined. (At tab: Simulation)
• Added a customizable PDF report generator. Allows you to choose or hide sections in the report (Tab: Report).

May 19, 2018 v2 r148

• Added (text and numbers) internationalization (en, es, pt). (All tabs)
• Added a PDF report generator. Allows you to choose or hide sections in the report (Tab: Report).
• Added a graphic showing the H-Q curve of all Caprari manufacturer's pumps that fit the calculated work point (at 50hz). (Tab: Pumping).
• Added a graphic showing the efficiency curve of all Omron manufacturer's variators that fit the required power. (Tab: Converters).

Apr 10, 2018 v2 r141

• Added hourly period for energy variables (EACAT, EACMT, etc.). Allows you to select one or more characteristic days to combine them in a single graphic. (Tab: Simulation->Detailed results->Energy, when Application is "Grid-connected system")
• Added hourly period for horizontal irradiation variables (G0, B0, D0). Allows you to select one or more characteristic days to combine them in a single graphic. (Tab: Simulation->Detailed results->Horizontal irradiation)
• Showed two new detailed results (Tab: Simulation-Detailed results->Horizontal irradiation):
  1. BO (extraterrestrial), available for monthly or daily period
  2. KT (clearness index), available only for hourly period
  
  (Simulation->Detailed results->Horizontal irradiation)

Apr 06, 2018 v2 r128

• Added https

Apr 01, 2018 v2 r121

• Added google map. It uses the google elevation service for getting the altitude of the location (Tab: Site)

Mar 31, 2018 v2 r117

• Added new hourly period for pumping variables (FLOW, E1, E2, EH). Allows you to select one or more characteristic days to combine them in a single graphic. (Tab: Simulation->Detailed results->Pumping, when Application is "Water Pumping)

Mar 26, 2018 v2 r112

• Added absolute/relative-to-kWp checkbox for pumping variables (FLOW, E1, E2, EH). Allows you to choose variables values relative to kWp or absolute production values (= values relative to kWp * Max power of the system. Section: (Tab: Simulation->Detailed results->Pumping, when Application is "Water Pumping)

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