RatedPower Pros and Cons

RatedPower permet de concevoir une installation photovoltaïque très proche de la réalité, ce qui en fait un outil précieux pour les ingénieurs, les développeurs de projets solaires et aussi pour les chercheurs.

L'une des fonctionnalités les plus appréciables est la cartographie interactive, qui permet de choisir précisément le site d’implantation du projet. La possibilité de définir l’alignement des structures, d’ajuster le nombre de modules PV, et d’optimiser leur disposition en fonction des contraintes du terrain offre une flexibilité essentielle pour les études de faisabilité et les présentations aux parties prenantes.

De plus, RatedPower se distingue par la richesse de sa base de données d’équipements : il est possible de sélectionner parmi une large gamme de modules photovoltaïques, d’onduleurs et de structures, ou même de spécifier des équipements personnalisés avec leurs caractéristiques techniques. Cette flexibilité permet une modélisation très détaillée et réaliste du projet, ce qui est un véritable atout pour la prise de décision et l’optimisation du rendement énergétique.

L’interface intuitive et les simulations détaillées facilitent l’évaluation des performances du projet et l’analyse de rentabilité, ce qui en fait un outil incontournable pour le dimensionnement de centrales solaires. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bien que RatedPower soit un outil puissant, certains aspects pourraient être améliorés.

1. Résolution des données de sortie limitée : actuellement, les sorties de production ne sont pas disponibles avec un pas de temps de 10 minutes. Une amélioration dans ce sens serait un atout majeur, car de nombreux systèmes SCADA de supervision et d’analyse de consommation fonctionnent avec cette granularité temporelle. Pouvoir récupérer des données météorologiques et de production avec un pas de 10 minutes faciliterait considérablement les études et l’intégration des simulations dans des analyses plus détaillées de l'offre et la demande.

2. Intégration des ombrières photovoltaïques sur parking : l’intégration d’une partie dédiée aux installations PV sur parking avec plus de flexibilité serait un véritable plus. De nombreux projets actuels intègrent des ombrières solaires, et une meilleure gestion de ce type d’installation dans RatedPower permettrait d’élargir son champ d’application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RatedPower is an excellent tool for land-based PV projects concept design, planning and optimization.

Very intuitive, yet complex interface packed with detailed features necessary for PV project planning.

Includes energy yield model, so we can forget about performings tens of PVSYST simulations in the early design / optimization stage.

One of the best features is a possibility to compare generated variants based on your chouce of parameter, either technical (capacity, yield, footprint) or econoémical (CAPEX, specific CAPEX, revenues, IRR, NPV or LCOE).

Comes with excellent customer support including extensive knowledge base, regular webinars and annual conference for its users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Of course, the price could be better or licencing options be more flexible bot after enabling ulimited number of projects even in the lowest subscription package, the value of RatedPower for its user significantly increased. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Rated Power for PV design to get a preliminary layout for my solar and battery projects. I like how it gives detailed information and how I am able to generate general reports from the project so quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it can be very confusing navigating the system anytime there is a new update. Also, sometimes the requirements I believe should not be necessary, such as a POI location, because generally, I am in early stages for projects and haven't yet determined my POI. However, I should still be able to get a general layout without that requirement temporarily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how the software generates PV energy capacities much faster compared to other PV design tools that my team uses. Another standout feature is the user-friendly interface and its implementation. It’s easier to understand and even those who are not as familiar with the software can quickly learn how to navigate it. With the recently added PV layout edit feature, I can make edits more seamlessly although I hope there's gonna be a faster way to manually edit roads. Also, the fact that it’s web-based is a huge plus. It allows anyone on my team to access and view the different projects we design in real-time. In addition, I like that the software always offers webinars to discuss new features and updates for us to stay informed. Lastly, the support team at RatedPower has been helpful, especially when it comes to editing error designs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the things I've noticed is the software's generated cable lines and roads for the projects, they're somewhat long and that it doesn’t consider the shortest or most efficient route. Also, the software only allows for one road width to be generated. I’d really like the option to separate footpaths from the main roads, with the footpaths having a smaller width compared to the larger roads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

An easy way to evaluate the power of a solar central

A powerfull management tool with a map

Very easy to use

Easy to learn

Easy to integrate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not up to dat with agrivoltaics french decree

Not very accurate ( the software is for the first step of a project

Not made for particular cases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to automatically generate layouts in a short amount of time, to determine the approximate capacity of a site.

The freedom to update all key orientation parameters and even perform iterative designs i.e. for a number of different pitches or orientation.

The new layout editor tool seems useful too for making finer edits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not particularly easy to integrate into autoCAD when going from an early stage design to a more detailed design.

The solar yield assessment is not bankable in the same way that PVsyst is. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use rated Power Daily, me and my team. and makes our job faster.

It is immediate to start, intuitive, integrated with Google Earth.

Easy to import and to exchange with other tools.

immediate output of files and reports.

VERY FAST Customer support. in 2 days they reply you. Fantastic.

Easy to implement even if you are not a "strong engineer" Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Error too generic, it should be specific and in a "intuitive" language.

few possibility to personalize the electrical layout if you have many portion of land. Indeed every portion is expected to go to the step up individually, but i want to make in-out from a portion to the other and then to the other..

BESS should be possible to custumaze better the distance among PCS and batteries and between batteries and batteries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For me, the PVDesign program is quite helpful when it comes to seeing how a solar plant can work and how to size it. When doing projects at the university, it is easier to see than simply doing calculations by hand. Additionally, its integrated functions that can automatically choose the best configuration on the terrain are among the best. Not having to check every detail makes it more interesting than some programs that only create the solar plant as you indicate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a bit confusing if you try to start the software on your own, it would be nice to have some sort of automated chat to ask questions or standardized guides to have a quicker start. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's easy to deal with the ui isn't complicated, the equipment data is wide and other equipments can be added manually, it's a fast paced design platform so good specially in preliminary design stage. Provides yield analysis without any need for third party apps Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The yield analysis output and the PR are less than the actual it's not so bad as long as you know that your actual numbers are higher, the cabling method isn't good and there is no option to prevent cables from crossing restricted areas, the new add in the edit layout tool doesn't edit the most important part of the layout which is cabling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Es muy veloz para probar distintas configuraciones de proyectos, y obtener el máximo de potencia pico o el yield posible con un determinado equipamiento. También ayuda a cuantificar los materiales y trabajos necesarios, y hacer un modelo financiero rápido. Tienen buen soporte al cliente. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Es un poco rígido, ya que no permite adecuar los diseños según el criterio propio. Ahora están probando una herramienta que permite editar los layouts en detalle, pero se paga a parte. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.