Aurora

Renewable and eco-friendly energy sources are now getting popular these days. Many commercial buildings and houses have started using solar power to power appliances and infrastructure. A commercial project needs to plan and include solar-powered wirings in its architectural design plans. Harnessing solar energy to power a large building requires proper planning and execution. The engineers and architects need to analyze the amount of sunlight that hits on top of the building and look for potential tree shades in between. Aurora Solar is CAD software that enables the planning of solar-powered infrastructure easy and fast. The sun's path is traced, and the best areas for maximum sunlight availability should be calculated.

Accurate Modelling of a site

The site should be inspected as mentioned for possible shades or obstacles which may prevent the light from falling on the solar panels. With the software, it is easy to trace the roof outline and mark areas of proper sunlight. The LIDAR assisted data ensures a 3D heatmap like the view to enhance the calculations. It is possible to draw trees and other obstructions while modeling the solar panel layout and ensure that it does not block the light from reaching the panels. Validate the design with fire-code restriction measures by local authorities.

The interactive shade simulator lets the civil engineers and architects view the gradual movement of sun along the day and ensure that at no point of the day, the light is getting blocked. They can choose any day, month, or year to find out about possible issues.

Plan based on the needs of the client

It lets them plan based on what the client needs, which involves finding out about the devices that need electricity and the amount they will be drawing from the socket. The accurate calculation must be done according to the electricity needs of the client. Load modeling is responsible for the efficient use of electricity around many parts of the world.

Load modeling uses hourly energy consumption data to find out the client's financial returns and more under Net Energy Metering. Aurora completely supports NEM 2.0.

Simulate Energy flow

Use the intelligent simulation engine to calculate the electricity consumption of the client's office building by using the data obtained before. Aurora included a sub-module analysis that can be very useful. It can let people understand what the graphs mean in a simple language. The enhanced engine has some newer algorithms for solar power production.

If something goes wrong, it can understand by checking the loss attributed posts. But the engineer can use the software to view information regarding the loss. The software teaches how to do it using warning messages that are understandable by the public.