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1. SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Cover Your Solmetric SunEye has a protective cover that folds open when in use When you are capturing data open the cover entirely so that the compass is level The cover can also be used as a visor to shade the sun from the LCD display and improve visibility SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE The SunEye GPS The SunEye GPS can acquire your current location when creating or modifying a session and when acquiring skylines GPS Controls 2 5 4 BLUETOOTH GPS 3 1 6 1 Power jack mini USB 4 Bluetooth status LED blue 2 Power switch 5 GPS status LED orange Battery status LED 6 Internal antenna red green LED Display The Solmetric GPS has three LED lights one for the Bluetooth status the second for the battery status and the third for the GPS status Color Status Function SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Bluetooth Status Blue Always on Bluetooth not connected LED 4 Slowly blinking Bluetooth is in sleep mode for low power consumption Quickly blinking Bluetooth is connected Battery Status Red Blinking Battery is low charge the LED 3 GPS Green Always on Battery is charging Green Blinking Battery is fully charged GPS Status Orange Always on Acquiring satellites GPS LED 5 position not fixed Blinking GPS position is fixed Power Switch Sliding the
2. automatically gives an accurate analysis of the shading for the specific location Weather Air quality and Clouds Moisture pollution clouds and particles in the atmosphere block a portion of the sun s energy from reaching the earth This can impact the insolation and solar access calculations provided by the SunEye Two weather models are incorporated into the SunEye NASA and in the US only NREL TMY3 NASA Weather Model The Clearness Index K7 is 8 number from 0 to 1 that describes the amount of solar radiation that passes through the atmosphere Historical clearness index data by region and solar insolation data is available from NASA at http earth www larc nasa gov cgi bin cgiwrap solar sse cgi When the NASA weather model is selected the Solmetric SunEye uses the NASA Clearness Index data The SunEye contains an internal database of 60 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE clearness indices by latitude and longitude for the entire world The Solmetric SunEye software automatically accounts for the approximate average clearness index for the region you specify for your session when calculating the solar access NREL TMY3 Weather Model The United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL publishes weather data for 1 020 locations in the United States Each station has a Weather Bureau Army Navy WBAN Identification Numbers This data shows Typical Meteorological Year TMY3 data and it co
3. 5 6 29 36 40 23 41 05 55 11 67 64 85 14 92 22 69 85 54 87 45 17 36 68 5 7 29 36 40 23 41 05 55 11 67 64 85 14 92 22 69 85 54 87 45 17 36 68 5 49 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE SkyXXShading csv This table shows 8 1 or a 0 every 15 minutes of every day of the year A 1 indicates that that time and date is not shaded and a 0 indicates that it is shaded This table is particularly useful for time of use TOU analysis NOTE Note this data is in standard time and does not include adjustments for daylight savings NOTE This data is not affected by panel tilt or azimuth orientation This data file can be imported into different analysis software programs including OnGrid see http www ongrid net and PVOptimize see http www PVOptimize com An example of the header and part of the shade data is shown below Shading 1 1 Session Session Name 1 Skyline Sky01 11 3 20 06 Creation 10 43 0 Date 0 AM Latitude 37 Longitude 122 Mag Dec 14 Panel Tilt 37 Panel Azimuth 180 GMT Time Zone 8 00 A value of 1 implies that the time interval is exposed to open sky A value of 0 implies that the time interval is shaded These values are not affected by panel tilt or azimuth begin data 5 00 5 15 5 30 5 45 6 00 6 15 6 3
4. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION PROCEDURE SYSTEM CONTROLS AND SETTINGS POWER BUTTON TOUCH SCREEN FIVE WAY NAVIGATION BUTTON NECK STRAP COVER THE SUNEYE GPS GPS CONTROLS LED DISPLAY POWER SWITCH SETTING UP THE SUNEYE GPS CHARGING THE BATTERY CREATING A BLUETOOTH PARTNERSHIP USING THE SOLMETRIC SUNEYE CHARGING THE BATTERY POWER UP THE SOLMETRIC SUNEYE I it O 00 00 01 00 1 0 000 13 13 14 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE SET CORRECT DATE AND TIME CREATE A SESSION CAPTURE A SKYLINE VIEW THE SKYLINE MEASUREMENT DATA ANNUAL SUNPATHS VIEW MONTHLY SOLAR ACCESS VIEW OBSTRUCTION ELEVATION VIEW FULL FISHEYE VIEW SESSION SOLAR ACCESS AVERAGES TOOLS EDIT TOOL ZOOM AND PAN TOOLS MANAGING SESSION AND SKYLINE FILES BROWSING FOR DATA UTILITY FEATURES ALIGN TOUCH SCREEN GPS SETUP SET DATE AND TIME LICENSES SELECT LOCALE ABOUT SOLMETRIC SUNEYE LICENSE FEATURES USING THE SOLMETRIC SUNEYE DESKTOP COMPANION SOFTWARE TRANSFERRING AND STORING YOUR DATA VIEWING AND ANALYZING YOUR DATA BROWSING SESSION DATA MANAGING LICENSES EXPORTING AND GENERATING REPORTS PRINT THE REPORT SAVE IMAGES FROM THE REPORT CONVERT REPORT TO OTHER FORMATS EMAILING OR SHARING THE REPORT ELECTRONICALLY EXPORTED DATA FILES SOLAR ACCESS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA SOLAR IRRADIANCE SHADING WEATHER AIR QUALITY AND CLOUDS SURFACE ORIENTATION NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS MAINTENA
5. is the center of the chart s azimuth scale The total azimuth range is Number of windows multiplied by Azimuth window Azimuth window must be odd since a window is always centered at the azimuth center The Maximum and Average radio buttons define the windowed data When Maximum or Average is selected the maximum or average of all the elevations in each window is displayed By default the values previously entered in the Obstruction elevation view are loaded automatically but they can be changed for the report For more information about these values see Obstruction Elevation View Obstruction elevation view on page 27 Next the export wizard gives you the opportunity to specify a specific location to store the report and the ability to select your company logo which will appear in the report An HTML document is automatically created consolidating the data for a single session The document contains the notes and annual sunpath and bar chart images for each skyline in the session The report can be immediately viewed by selecting the View report now button Or it can be viewed later by selecting 46 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE File gt Browse Exported Session Reports or by navigating with Windows File Explorer to the location where the report was saved By default reports are saved in My Documents Solmetric SunEye Exported Reports Print the Report The report contains a hyperlink to
6. 5 To enable the editing of the outside sun paths select Show shading outside sunpaths from within the edit tool The screen will change to show the entire image as opposed to just in the sunpath region as shown below V Show shading outside sunpaths OBOPA 6 Select the X icon and then select Apply Changes to apply the edits to the annual solar access calculation f you want to keep the current annotation of the open sky and obstructions select Cancel Changes NOTE You can magnify the image using the zoom tool as described below in the section Zoom and Pan Tools Editing in the Desktop Companion Software Editing in the Desktop Companion software is identical to editing on the hand held device as described above The edit tool in the Desktop Companion software is shown below 33 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE To enable the editing outside sun paths select Show shading outside sunpaths from within the edit tool The screen will change to show the entire image as opposed to just in the sunpath region as shown below 34 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE NOTE Setting the editor to edit outside of sunpath region will cause the exported report to show the annotations outside of the sunpaths as well NOTE Editing outside of the sunpath region has no effect on the solar access values reported by the SunEye Zoom and Pan Tools You can magnify the skyline image using the zoom tool and pan th
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8. MB hard drive space MS Internet Explorer Systems that do not meet these requirements may not operate correctly Installation Procedure 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the Solmetric SunEye into the CD drive on your Windows desktop computer If the welcome screen does not automatically open click Start then My Computer and double click on the CD drive Then double click on setup exe Follow the instructions in the welcome screen to install the Solmetric SunEye Desktop Companion Software and update the software on the Solmetric SunEye device If not already installed the installation will install Microsoft ActiveSync for Windows XP and Windows 2000 or Windows Mobile Device Center for Windows Vista which is needed to communicate with the Solmetric SunEye device You can view the Users Guide from the welcome screen by clicking on the View Solmetric SunEye Users Guide link in the welcome screen You will need a PDF reader to view the Users Guide You can install Adobe Reader by clicking on the Install Adobe Reader link If at any time the Solmetric welcome screen is not showing click on the Solmetric installer icon in the task bar at the bottom of your screen If the welcome screen is accidentally closed click on setup exe from the CD ROM as described in step 2 or re insert the CD ROM to automatically launch During the installation the device connectivity software will try to connect t
9. San Francisco California that was generated by the Solmetric SunEye is shown below SkyO5 10 29 07 17 59 Southeast corner of roof Solar Access Panel Annual 63 Tilt 34 6 May Oct 82 2 180 7 Nov Apr 41 7 r ry a SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE The Solmetric SunEye automatically generates the sunpath diagram for the particular latitude where the data is collected This sunpath chart is superimposed on top of the captured skyline image NOTE The annual sunpaths are drawn in standard time and the exported csv data files are also in standard time Daylight savings adjustments must be applied manually where appropriate Shading Shading is a serious design parameter to consider with regard to the performance of a solar system placement of a building or in landscaping The Solar Living Source book by John Schaeffer comments on shading of crystalline PV collectors Short of outright physical destruction hard shadows are the worst possible thing you can do to a PV module output Shading may be produced by geological formations vegetation and human made structures such as buildings Minor shading can result in a significant loss of energy This is because the solar cell with the lowest illumination determines the operating current of the series string in which it is connected The voltage output may remain the same but the current will be significantly reduced The Solmetric SunEye
10. a greater effect on energy output than the tilt and orientation of a system Shifting a panel array in order to avoid shade or orienting panels to optimize collection during the un shaded times of day and year is one of the most important steps in solar system design For more information about designing and installing a solar system see http www sandia gov pv docs Design and _ Installation of PV Systems htm Numerical Calculations When using the NREL TMY3 data the hourly insolation data is taken directly from the database for the weather station specified When using the NASA data the following numerical assumptions are made by the Solmetric SunEye software when calculating results 62 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Solar constant above the atmosphere solar irradiance 1367 W m Atmospheric pressure 1013 mBars Atmospheric temperature 15 C Panel orientation south with tilt equal to latitude Clearness index Ky NASA historical monthly averages by latitude and longitude For either weather model the solar access numbers reported by the Solmetric SunEye are percentages that are calculated by first calculating insolation Wh m for every 15 minute time interval every 4 days for the entire year This insolation value includes either average historical weather data for the latitude and longitude set in the session NASA model or hourly TMY3 weather data for the closest NREL station NREL TMY3 mo
11. an importable and printable version of the report that does not include the hyperlinks and can be imported into other software programs such as MS Word or Adobe Acrobat or it can be printed and given to clients Print the report by selecting print from your browser Save Images from the Report Images in the report can be saved for use elsewhere by right clicking on the image and selecting save picture as Images in the report can also be found wherever the report was specified to be saved in the sub directory Exported Files These images can be used to create your own custom report Convert Report to Other Formats The HTML report generated by the desktop companion software can be converted to other formats such as doc or pdf by opening it in the appropriate editor for example MS Word or Adobe Acrobat and then saving it as the file type you prefer In MS Word there is a specific procedure that must be followed in order to convert HTML documents to doc documents in which the images show up as permanent elements of the document rather than as links 1 Open the htm report in MS Word 2 Go to the Edit menu and choose Select all This will select everything in the document 3 On your keyboard press the key combination Ctrl Shift F9 together This will convert all external links to embedded content 4 Go to the File menu and choose Save As Under Save as type select
12. are two weather models available NASA and NREL TMY3 The weather model used by the SunEye may impact the insolation and solar access Calculations To learn more about the weather models see Weather Air quality and Clouds on page 60 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE To select the most appropriate weather model for each session select Session then Weather Properties menu Select NREL TMY3 or NASA lf NREL TMY 3 is selected then information about the selected NREL weather station is displayed By default the SunEye selects the weather station that is closest in geographical distance to the session location entered by the user The name WBAN identification number and latitude and longitude of the station are displayed as well as the distance from the session location to the station location Session Weather Model NREL TMY3 Station SANTA ROSA AWOS CA WBAN 724957 Location 38 5 N 122 8 W Distance 16 5 KM Optimal Unshaded Tilt 31 Azim 188 Change Weather Model To change the weather station for example to better match weather patterns at the selected location select Change Weather Model select the US state or territory then pick the desired weather station from the list 9 Change any information as necessary NOTE The time zone associated with a session is whatever the time zone setting was last set to via the Set Date and Time dialog box at the tim
13. fact the only significant net input of energy the earth has Irradiance is the solar power incident 8 surface and is usually expressed in watts per square meter Irradiance 58 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE multiplied by time equals insolation The average irradiance arriving on the planet after passing through the atmosphere is commonly approximated to be 1000 W m The irradiance above the atmosphere is 1367 W m Due to the tilt of the earth s axis the sun is higher above the horizon in the summer months and lower in the winter months The sun will also appear higher in the sky when the observer s latitude is closer to the equator 0 latitude and it will appear lower in the horizon as the observer s latitude is closer to the north or south poles 90 latitude The height of the sun in the sky is not affected by the longitude or the east west location of the observer on earth The sun s elevation is the angle formed between the observer the horizon and the sun above the horizon The azimuth is the angle created by the sun s deviation from true north in relation to the observer The sun follows a predictable path through the sky based on the time of day day of year and latitude of the observer Therefore the elevation and azimuth angle of the sun can be calculated for any time date and latitude The collection of sun trajectories for the entire year is called a sunpath diagram For example a sunpath for
14. on Test GPS to test the GPS by acquiring the current location Click on Change GPS to create a new Bluetooth partnership with a different SunEye GPS You will need to create a Bluetooth partnership between the Solmetric SunEye and the GPS before trying to acquire a location If this is the very first time using a GPS with your Solmetric SunEye click on New GPS rather than Change GPS to create the initial partnership Check Get new GPS location for each skyline to get the GPS location with each new skyline Set Date and Time Use this to set the current date time and time zone Licenses Use this dialog to show which licenses are currently installed on your Solmetric SunEye Licenses are required to unlock additional functionality that is not included with the basic software For more information about licenses see the section License Features on page 39 38 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Installed Licenses International Select Locale Use this dialog select the language and region of your device Selecting the region will change the list of cities available for setting the session location The selected region will also change the formatting of numbers and time dates to be region specific The International license is required to select language or region to anything other than English and United States See the section License Features on page 39 for more information about licenses Select Local
15. power switch 2 toward the center will turn the GPS on Setting up the SunEye GPS Charging the Battery Before using your SunEye GPS you will need to fully charge the battery Plug in the GPS power cable and connect it to the GPS power jack this will begin to charge the battery When the battery is charging the battery status LED will be solid green When the battery is fully charged the battery status LED will blink green When fully charged the GPS will operate approximately 24 hours When the battery status LED is red the battery is critically low and the GPS will need to be charged again Low battery power for the GPS or the Solmetric SunEye may affect signal reception SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Creating a Bluetooth Partnership The Solmetric SunEye communicates with the GPS using Bluetooth Before using your SunEye GPS you will need to create a Bluetooth partnership between the Solmetric SunEye and the GPS Turn on the Solmetric SunEye and the GPS Select then to access the utility features Select GPS Setup from the GPS Setup dialog select New GPS The Solmetric SunEye will search for a SunEye GPS this may take a while since it is locating all Bluetooth devices in the area A partnership will be created when the SunEye GPS is found If you want to use a different SunEye GPS with your Solmetric SunEye you will need to create a new Bluetooth partnership
16. that month Because the sunpaths show clock time it is not possible to clearly display all 12 months of the year The sunpaths will always display the summer and winter solstices June 21 and December 4 s To select which months are shown in between the solstices select View gt Contigure Current View and select Jun Dec or Dec Jun for the month labels 26 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Configure current view Output Month Range Solar Access Jun Dec ToF TSRF Dec Jun What is Solar Access What is TOF What is TSRF Monthly Solar Access View Select IE viewsMonthly solar access You will see the bar chart of the solar access for the location where you captured data Monthly sol s Tilt 34 Azim 180 1 38 9396 l Jun 0 Jul Aug Sep The height of the bars and the numbers at the top of each bar indicate the percentage of solar energy available each month for the site specific shade conditions If there were no shade obstructions the bars would all indicate 100 If the location were shaded all year round the bars would all indicate 0 Obstruction Elevation View J Select views obstruction elevation You will see the graph showing elevation angle of the highest obstruction at each azimuth The Obstruction elevation view can be configured for a range of azimuth values to display the elevation data trace every 1 degree bars showing maximum
17. the AC power or Device USB cable attached will result in the slow discharge of the battery It is not harmful to the device to be continuously connected to AC power or to a computer It is also not harmful to the device or to your data for the battery to fully discharge however you may be forced to go through a series of steps including a touchscreen alignment and tutorial 64 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Upgrading or Downgrading Software Solmetric periodically publishes free updates to the software You can find the latest version of the Solmetric SunEye software at www solmetric com support The software on the hand held unit and the Desktop Companion are simultaneously installed from the same installation file To upgrade your software simply run the installer by double clicking on the new setup executable file obtained from the web site To downgrade your software version to an earlier version you must first un install the current version as follows On the desktop computer go to ESM control Panel Double click on Add or Remove Programs Locate and select Solmetric SunEye Click Remove Close the Add or Remove Programs window UON gt Install the older version as you would any version by double clicking on the msi file for the version you wish to install or inserting the CDROM with the old software and install as usual NOTE Upgrading software will not affect your stored session and s
18. the Currently Open Session D Select B sxytine gt Browse to see a list of stored skylines that make up the currently open session Select a skyline from the list Select Open to make the selected skyline the currently open skyline Select Delete to erase the selected skyline from memory Select IE skyiine gt Skyiine Note to see or change the skyline note NOTE You can also use the Solmetric SunEye Desktop Companion Software to transfer the sessions and skyline data through USB to your PC to store further analyze the data or add or modify notes See the next chapter Using the Solmetric SunEye Desktop Companion Software Utility Features Select then to access the utility features The utility features are Align Touch Screen Use this to re align the touch screen if the touch screen appears to respond to clicks offset from where you touch When performing a touch screen alignment use the stylus or a pointed but not sharp implement It is important to hit the targets accurately and to not slide off the targets The procedure will repeat until a set of valid touch points have been recorded 37 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE GPS Setup Use this dialog to setup the SunEye GPS Latitude 38 59 Test GPS es Longitude 122 8 W Create a new Bluetooth Change GPS partnership to use a different SunEye GPS V Get new GPS location for each skyline Click
19. 0 6 45 7 00 7 15 7 30 7 45 8 00 8 15 8 30 8 45 0 1 Jan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Jan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 Jan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 Jan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 Jan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 g Jan 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10 Jan 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11 Jan 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12 Jan 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 50 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE SkyXXInsolation csv This table gives the weather corrected insolation in Wh m every 15 minutes for every day of the year for the specific panel tilt and azimuth specified for the skyline For the NASA weather model weather corrections are based on historical average monthly clearness indexes from NASA For the NREL TMY3 weather model corrections are based on the hourly NREL data for the weather station specified in the session NOTE This data is in standard time and does not include adjustments for daylight savings NOTE These values are not affected by shading ie they assume no shading An example of the header and part of the data is shown below Insolation 1 1 Session Name Session 1 Skyline Sky01 11 3 2006 10 43 00 Creation Date AM Latitude 37 Longitude 122 Mag Dec 14 Panel Tilt 37 Panel Azimuth 180 GMT Time Zone 8 00 Numbers along each data row are quarter hour insolation contributions Wh m of that time period assuming no shading and the panel tilt and azimu
20. 6 SOLMETRIC Solar Test and Measurement Equipment Solmetric SunEye User s Guide SOLMETRIC SOLAR TEST AND MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT Solmetric SunEye Users Guide Solmetric Corporation www solmettic com Phone 877 263 5026 Fax 877 263 5026 Document revision date 1 13 2009 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Limited Hardware and Software Warranty This Solmetric software and the Solmetric SunEye hardware Hardware are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year when purchased in the United States or two years when purchased outside the United States During the warranty period Solmetric will at its option either repair or replace products which prove to be defective The warranty period begins on the date of shipment For warranty service or repair this product must be returned to the appropriate authorized repair center listed in the Solmetric SunEye User s Guide No returns will be accepted without an RMA obtain from Technical Support For products returned for warranty service the Buyer shall pay for shipping charges to send the product to the repair center and the repair center shall pay for shipping charges to return the product to the Buyer However the Buyer shall pay all shipping charges duties and taxes for products returned to the repair center from a country outside of the United States The forgoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improp
21. Dec 49 55 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE AverageShading csv There is only one of these files per session This file contains the average shading information of all the skylines contained in the session The format of this file is similar to that of the SkyXXShading csv shading files however each data entry contains the average shading for that time increment for all skylines in the session The values are in the range of 0 to 1 ObstructionElevations csv There is only one of these files per session This file contains a session summary of Obstruction Elevations for all skylines in the session Elevation is shown for the highest shade causing obstruction for every 1 of azimuth i e compass heading The Maximum and Average elevations for all skylines in the session are displayed for every one degree spacing The azimuth is given in two different range formats 0 to 360 and 180 to 180 In the 180 to 180 format 0 is south when in the northern hemisphere and north when in the southern hemisphere The data includes information about the entire sky and horizon including obstructions that appear outside of the sunpath region The region outside of the sunpaths may be important for ambient light analysis The obstruction elevation data in this file is also useful for importing into other design analysis software WindowedObstructionElevations csv There is only one of these files per session This file contains a sessio
22. NCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 58 58 60 60 62 62 64 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE UPGRADING OR DOWNGRADING SOFTWARE RESET CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SERVICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SALES vi 65 66 67 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Cl t Understanding the Solmetric SunEye The Solmetric SunEye patent pending provides complete solar access and shade analysis in an integrated powerful hand held tool for the following uses Solar panel system design and installation Passive solar house design and green architecture Landscape design and landscape architecture Home and property inspection Solar Panel Design and Installation The Solmetric SunEye is an invaluable tool for the professional solar installer saving time and money and helping to design the highest performance systems Home and business owners who care about the performance and payback of their systems hire installers that use the Solmetric SunEye It s equally useful for PV passive hot water roof mount or ground mount systems The Solmetric SunEye can help Optimize new systems for maximum production Analyze existing installations to solve problems of under production Identify specific shade causing obstructions and know instantly how much additional energy would be produced if the obstructions were removed Passive Solar House Design and Green Architecture The Solmetric SunEye is the right tool for the job
23. RANTIES SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR COUNTRY TO COUNTRY Limited Remedy Our entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be the replacement or repair of any Solmetric hardware or software not meeting our Limited Hardware And Software Warranty which is returned to an authorized repair center with a copy of your receipt INNO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SOLMETRIC SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE EVEN IF WE OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR DISTRIBUTOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE DAMAGES OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY SOME STATES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU PLEASE CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT BEFORE RETURNING ANY PRODUCT SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Table of Contents LIMITED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE WARRANTY LIMITED REMEDY UNDERSTANDING THE SOLMETRIC SUNEYE SOLAR PANEL DESIGN AND INSTALLATION PASSIVE SOLAR HOUSE DESIGN AND GREEN ARCHITECTURE HOME AND PROPERTY INSPECTION GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE SOLMETRIC SUNEYE THE SOLMETRIC SUNEYE INSTALLING THE SOLMETRIC SUNEYE DESKTOP COMPANION SOFTWARE
24. Word Document doc Click Save 47 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Emailing or Sharing the Report Electronically Since the report is in an HTML format you cannot simply send the htm file to someone electronically because the images and data files are separate files that have hyperlinks pointing to them The files that make up the report are all located in the subdirectory ExportedFiles where your report is located The easiest way to share the report with someone else is to either convert it to a single file format such as doc or pdf as described in the section above Convert Report to Other Formats and send that single file or to compress the entire report directory into a single zip file and send the zip file In Windows XP you can compress the report by right clicking on the top folder of the report name e g Smith House Report and selecting send to gt compressed zipped Folder Exported Data Files The report also includes a table of hyperlinks to a number of data files including comma separated value csv files These CSV files can be opened directly in MS Excel or other software for further analysis Each CSV file has a header section at the beginning of the file that includes information such as the session and skyline names The end of the header information and beginning of the data is always marked by the text begin data The first line of the file describes the type of data and i
25. ata The Solmetric SunEye desktop companion software has a similar user interface to the hand held device Once you have transferred your data from the hand held device to the desktop PC you can Browse sessions by selecting session gt browse See below Browse skylines in the currently open session by selecting skyline gt browse View the data for the currently open skyline via the view menu Modify or add session or skyline notes Edit the open sky regions of a skyline Browsing Session Data You can browse sessions by selecting session gt browse You will see the following dialog box 42 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Look in C Documents and Settings Gabe My Documents Solmetnic SunEye Sessions default By default sessions are stored in My Documents Solmetric SunEye Sessions You can display sessions from a different directory by selecting then selecting Change Look In location If you select Set Look in location to default it will automatically display sessions from the default sessions directory NOTE The Session browse dialog orders sessions with the most recently created session at the top You can re order the list of sessions based on other column values by clicking on the column heading that you would like to sort by Managing Licenses Select Tools gt Device Licenses to view installed licenses and to install new licenses on the currently connected SunEye devic
26. bstructions You can verify that the yellow and green annotation is correct by looking at the image through the annotation colors to make sure obstructions are green and open sky is yellow Incorrect identification will affect the accuracy of the calculations Correct the annotation if needed with the edit tool as described below NOTE Skylines are automatically saved every time they are captured NOTE To delete the skyline data that you just captured press the navigation button to the left Alternatively to immediately capture another skyline press the navigation button to the right 7 Tap your finger on the top right corner of the screen to enter a note for the captured skyline The note could include a description of where the skyline was captured For example you could enter Southeast corner of roof You can also enter a skyline note via the skyline properties dialog described in the next step 8 You can view and change the properties of a skyline by selecting gt skyline gt skyline properties 23 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE The skyline properties dialog had two tabs Panel and General The panel orientation for a skyline can be modified in the Panel tab Sky05 Properties Panel General Panel Azim Panel Tilt True azimuth Set tilt latitude and azim 180 S Magnetic azimuth The panel orientation is changed in a method similar to setting the default skyline panel orientation in the Panel O
27. ce 110S orient the Solmetric SunEye toward the magnetic north by lining up the red end of the compass needle with N This orientation is for a location in the southern hemisphere For a location in the northern hemisphere line up the red end of the compass needle with S to orient the device magnetic south NOTE The Solmetric SunEye automatically accounts for the magnetic declination based on the location you entered for the session 4 Hold the instrument level by adjusting the position and observing the bubble level It is level when the bubble is inside the center circle 22 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE NOTE The accuracy of the measurement is directly related to how close to magnetic south the compass points and to how level the unit is held at the time the skyline is captured Care should be used during these critical steps 5 Press Snap or press the center navigation button The Solmetric SunEye performs the following tasks Captures the entire horizon with the built in fisheye lens and digital camera Plots the sunpaths on top of the captured digital image of the skyline Tal the location using the GPS if this property is set in x gt GPS 56100 Analyzes the image and attempts to identify unobstructed open sky and shade causing obstructions Calculates the monthly seasonal and annual solar access percentages 6 Verify that the software has correctly identified the open sky and o
28. del US only Next the skyline data is analyzed to determine which 15 minute intervals throughout the year are shaded The sum of the un shaded 15 minute insolation values for a given period for example 1 month divided by the total insolation possible assuming no shading for the same period times 100 gives the solar access percentage for that time period 63 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Cl Maintenance and Troubleshooting The Solmetric SunEye is an electronic device please follow these guidelines to maintain its functionality and performance The Solmetric SunEye device has an operating temperature range of 32 F to 104 F Do not operate the device outside of this temperature range The Solmetric SunEye device should never be exposed e g stored or transported to a temperature below 4 F or above 140 F Avoid leaving the device in the direct sun for an extended period of time Even though the ambient temperature may be 80 F the temperature of the device left in sun for half an hour can easily reach 130 F or more Do not expose to moisture or dust Keep the software up to date by downloading the latest installation software from the Solmetric web site at www solmetric com support Periodically clean the lens with a lint free lens cleaning cloth Maintain the battery charge level and avoid allowing the battery to go completely dead even when not in use NOTE Storage in the off state without
29. device Charging the battery can take up to 4 hours Once the battery has been charged the device will operate without the external power connection for approximately 3 hours of continuous use When the battery is charging the orange LED to the left of the screen will blink When the battery is fully charged the LED will be solid on When the AC cable or Device USB cable is disconnected the LED will be off To see the current battery level of your Solmetric SunEye select the menu then the utility icon 4 then select About Solmetric SunEye For proper operation it is important to maintain the charge of the battery even when not in use Storage in the off state without the AC power or Device USB cable attached will result in the slow discharge of the battery In this off state the battery will last approximately 9 days Therefore when the SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE SunEye is not in use it should be connected to AC power or to a computer that is on via the Device USB cable It is not harmful to the device to be continuously connected to AC power or to a computer It is also not harmful to the device or to your data for the battery to fully discharge however if this happens you may be forced to go through a series of steps including a touchscreen alignment and tutorial Power Up the Solmetric SunEye 1 If the battery has not been fully charged as described above connect the power cable to
30. e Region united States Q About Solmetric SunEye Use this to get information about the Solmetric SunEyeTM including software version and battery level License Features The Solmetric SunEye software can be enhanced with additional sets of features by purchasing licenses Currently the only additional license available for purchase is the International license For information on how 39 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE to see which licenses are installed or to install new licenses on your Solmetric SunEye device see the section Managing Licenses on page 43 For information on how to purchase licenses go to www solmetric com International License This license provides international support by allowing selection of the language and region See the section titled Select Locale on page 39 for more information 40 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Cl i Using the Solmetric SunEye Desktop Companion Software The Solmetric SunEye desktop companion software has a similar user interface to the hand held device Once your Solmetric SunEye has been synched with the companion software through the Device USB cable you can transfer your data from the Solmetric SunEye to your desktop PC The data on your desktop PC is archived for later viewing and analysis The same data views and tools available from the hand held device are also available from the desktop software The companion
31. e For more information on licenses see the section License Features on page 39 43 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Device Licenses Installed Licenses International on Connected Device Install New License on Connected Device Browse for file with Browse new license s Please enter the 32 digit license key for the International option OR A license will be provided to you via email or on a CD ROM in the form of a text file The contents of this text file will contain a key which will identify the license named on a particular SunEye with the serial number that it was created for There are two ways to install a license You can click on the Browse button and browse for and select the license file Alternatively you can directly enter the license key in the Enter License Key field by entering the numerical key exactly as it appears in the file Exporting and Generating Reports Within the Desktop Companion application select File gt Export Session Report to export the session data to a report and to generate exported data files The export tool combines all of the skyline data for the currently open session into a single easy to read report It also generates the exported data files described below The original data remains stored on your computer in the location described above Exported reports are in an HTML document format that is viewable with a Web browser such as MS Internet Explorer You can qu
32. e screen using the pan tool These tools are available in the following display modes and views Annual Sunpaths View Full Fisheye View Edit mode While in the Annual or Full Fisheye views you can access the zoom and pan tools by selecting gt View gt Zoom In Edit mode the zoom and pan tools are part of the tool bar on the right side of the display Use the zoom in and zoom out tools to magnify or de magnify the displayed image Pan around the image of skyline data by sliding your finger across the screen Using your fingernail as opposed to fingertip works best NOTE f you are in the edit tool you will need to select the pan tool before you can pan the image 35 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Managing Session and Skyline Files The Solmetric SunEye organizes the solar access data in Sessions and Skylines Session A Session is a collection of measurement data that was taken for a particular site visit You will generally create a new session for each client or site you visit An example of a session name might be Roger Smith s House One session will generally contain multiple skyline data sets You can add notes to the session to help identify the session in the future For example you could include client contact information or other information about the particular site being analyzed Skyline A Skyline is a single set of solar access data captured at a specific loca
33. e the session is created Changing the time zone via the Set Date and Time dialog box does not change the time zone of any existing session s It is not possible to change the time zone of an existing session Capture a Skyline A skyline is the basic data set representing the solar access for a particular location within a session or site visit You will generally capture multiple skylines for each session For example if you were analyzing a roof site for a new solar installation you might capture a skyline at each corner and at the center of the 20 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE roof A skyline consists of a fisheye image superimposed sunpaths and the calculated solar access numbers 1 Select gt Skyline gt New Before capturing the first skyline in a new session you will need to set the default skyline panel orientation for the session from the Panel Orientation dialog box Panel Orientation Cancel L Enter default Skyline panel orientation for this Session Tap here for help Panel Azimuth Panel Tilt True azimuth Magnetic azimuth ee se You can change the default skyline panel orientation by tapping on the Panel Azimuth and Panel Tilt numeric boxes If the True azimuth radio button is selected then the panel azimuth entered is the true azimuth If the Magnetic azimuth radio button is selected the panel azimuth entered is magnetic NOTE For panel azimuth 0 is north 90 i
34. ement results Plots sunpaths for the latitude and longitude of the site Determines annual seasonal monthly and quarter hourly shading percentages Automatically adjusts data for magnetic declination for a specific location Store more than 50 site readings on the hand held unit Transfer data to desktop PC for later review Desktop Companion software for desktop PC automatically generates reports and exported data files Hand held all in one tool with Integrated fish eye camera and processing software Easy to use finger driven touch screen interface SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE The Solmetric SunEye 11 on bottom 10 1 Fisheye lens and digital 7 Device USB and charge port camera 2 Compass 8 5 way navigation button 3 Bubble level 9 Soft reset pin hole 4 Power on off button 10 Neck strap attachment points 5 Touch screen and LCD 11 Tripod mount 6 Protective cover SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Installing the Solmetric SunEye Desktop Companion Software Before you start using your Solmetric SunEye it is recommended that you install the Solmetric SunEye Desktop Companion Software Although you won t have any data to analyze on the desktop yet this will allow you to view the User s Guide Minimum system requirements Windows Vista Windows XP SP2 Professional Home or Media Center Windows 2000 SP4 700 MHz 256 MB RAM 20
35. er or inadequate maintenance by the Buyer unauthorized modification or misuse or operation outside of the environmental specifications for the product Unauthorized modification includes disassembly of the Solmetric SunEye hardware removal of any part of the Solmetric SunEye hardware modification to the operating system or operating system settings of the Solmetric SunEye or the installation of software on the device other than Solmetric SunEye software The design and construction of any system or building by the Buyer is the sole responsibility of the Buyer Solmetric does not warrant the Buyer s system products or malfunction of the Buyer s system or products In addition Solmetric does not warrant any damage that occurs as a result of the Buyer s system product or the Buyer s use of Solmetric products To the extent permitted by applicable law THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF TITLE NONINFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE regardless of whether we know or had reason to know SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE of your particular needs No employee agent dealer or distributor of ours is authorized to modify this limited warranty nor to make any additional warranties SOME STATES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WAR
36. five way navigation button to scroll through menus Pressing the center button brings up the main menu Pressing the left right up or down button changes the selected menu item The menu selection is highlighted in blue Pressing the center button again selects the highlighted menu option Small arrows show possible directions that can be pressed on the button to move to the next menu There are other specific uses of the 5 way navigation button that are described in the following sections and chapters NOTE The Solmetric SunEye uses an HP iPAQ as the processor and user interface However this iPAQ may not be removed from the device and there is no access to the operating system of the iPAQ Attempts to remove the HP iPAQ modify the operating system settings or install software other than the Solmetric SunEye software will void the warranty Neck Strap Your Solmetric SunEye came with a neck strap You may attach the strap as follows 1 The ends of the strap webbing are run twice through buckles on each end of the strap Open one of the loops by removing the strap webbing from the buckle so that the webbing only passes once through the buckle 2 Insert the webbing through one of the neck strap attachment points on the base of the Solmetric SunEye 3 Pass the webbing back through the buckle 4 Repeat for the other end of the strap 5 There is a small elastic loop on the strap to place the SunEye GPS
37. ickly jump to data of interest using the hyperlinks in the file At the time the data is exported you have the opportunity to customize the report 44 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE First enter client information that will appear in the report as shown below Export Session Report and Data Enter information about the client for whom this report will be generated Client Name Required Roger Smith Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City San Francisco State Province ZIP Postal Code Phone Number 415 123 4567 You can customize the report further by entering information about your company including name and address Export Session Report and Data Enter your information creator of this report Your name Required Sunny Solar Installations Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City San Francisco State Province ZIP Postal Code Phone Number 1 800 123 4567 45 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Next select the skylines that will be used in session averages and session related output calculations and files Next define the Azimuth scale for the Windowed Obstruction Elevation data file as shown below Solmetric Sunkye Smith House DERK Export Session Report and Data Prev Next Set the azimuth scale for the windowed obstruction elevations data file Azimuth center Azimuth window Number of windows O Maximum Azimuth center
38. imum system requirements 5 transfer data 42 update 64 viewing data 42 downgrade software 65 edit SOLMETRIC SUNEYET edit tool 30 obstruction paint brush 32 obstructions 30 open Sky 30 open sky paint brush 31 outside sunpath region 33 paint brush size 32 zoom amp pan 35 elevation 27 elevation table 29 export 44 Clean Power Estimator 53 comma separated value data 48 data 44 data tables 48 OnGrid 50 PVOptimize 50 Quick Quotes 53 report 44 features 3 feedback 67 file managment 36 fish eye view 29 30 five way navigation button 8 full fish eye image 29 30 GPS 10 acquire session location 18 acquire skyline location 23 battery 11 Bluetooth Partnership 12 controls 10 LED display 10 power switch 11 setup 38 hard reset 66 help 6 home and property inspection 2 horizon view 27 HP iPAQ 8 images saving 47 import Clean Power Estimator 53 OnGrid 50 PVOptimize 50 Quick Quotes 53 insolation 58 60 63 data file 51 installation of software 5 irradiance 58 71 USER S GUIDE keyboard 16 17 latitude automatic look up 18 manual entry 19 level 22 logo 46 longitude automatic look up 18 manual entry 19 magnetic declination 22 automatic look up 18 manual entry 19 magnify 35 maintenance 64 manual and user s guide 5 6 menu 8 14 monthly solar access view 27 multi skyline averages 30 NASA 60 navigation button 8 neck strap 8 new skyline 21
39. ing on the device It is preferable to leave the device always plugged in to maintain charge when not in use Contact Information for Service Technical Assistance and Sales At Solmetric we constantly strive to improve our products If you have experienced problems with your Solmetric SunEye we would greatly appreciate your feedback 67 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE For 24 hour self help technical support visit our online Knowledge Base at http www solmetric com knowledgebase html If you experience a software issue please report any messages you received from the software and a list of steps leading up to the problem as well as the battery level of the device and the version number of the software The version number can be found in the utility menu gt About Solmetric SunEye you experience problems with the automatic open sky detection incorrectly identifying the open sky please send us the original full fisheye image by exporting the session and locating the image called SkyXXFullFishEye jpg in the Exported Files subdirectory XX is the skyline name for example 01 02 Please also report the version number of the software The version number can be found in the utility menu gt About Solmetric SunEye 68 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Corporate Contact Information Solmetric Corporation 825 Olema Bolinas Rd Bolinas CA 94924 USA Tel 1 415 868 9950 Fax 1 877 263
40. ition 36 delete 23 37 edit 30 measurement data 24 new 21 note 23 37 open 37 save 23 Snap 23 soft reset 4 66 software downgrade 65 software update 64 65 software upgrade 65 solar access annual 25 averages 30 comma separated value data 48 daily 49 export data 44 monthly 27 percentage 27 raw data 48 seasonal 25 variables that affect 58 solar constant 63 solar energy 58 solar irradiance 58 solar panel 1 2 solar panel orientation 62 solar resource 25 Solmetric SunEye features 3 southern hemisphere 22 storing data 42 SunEye features 3 sunpath clock time 26 options 25 26 solar time 26 sunpath diagram 59 view 25 support 67 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET technical support 69 surface 21 62 system time zone 14 20 technical support 69 tilt orientation factor 25 61 time setting 14 38 time zone 14 20 setting 14 time of use analysis 50 total solar resource fraction 25 61 touch screen 7 align 37 transferring data 42 troubleshooting 64 update software 64 65 upgrade software 65 USB ActiveSync USB port 4 10 11 applying power via 14 user s guide 5 6 user s manual 5 6 utility 14 37 39 about Solmetric SunEye 39 align touch screen 37 USER S GUIDE 73 GPS setup 38 set time and date 38 Valentin Energy Software 53 version Solmetric SunEye 39 view annual sunpath 25 fish eye 29 30 horizon view 27 monthly solar access 27 opti
41. kyline data All data will continue to be available Downgrading software will not affect your stored session and skyline data however the sessions or skylines created in the newer software version may not be viewable in the older version 65 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Reset A soft reset restarts the Solmetric SunEye application Under normal use this reset is not needed initiate a soft reset press the stylus provided or the end of a bent open paperclip into the pin hole on the right side of the Solmetric SunEye next to the Device USB port A hard reset restores the device to factory settings Under normal use this reset is not needed The hard reset is different for different versions of the Solmetric SunEye device Check the back of your device to see what version you have and see the following instructions for performing a hard reset on your device To initiate a hard reset you will need the stylus provided or bent open paperclip Simultaneously press and hold the following buttons for four seconds Hard Reset Buttons for SunEye 100 devices Top right button Bottom right button Pin hole soft reset button as described above Hard Reset Buttons for SunEye 100 v2 SunEye 110 and SunEye 110 v2 devices Power on off 5 button rm Mail button second from the top right 6 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE button Bottom right b
42. location for each skyline Make sure your GPS is on click on Acquire Session Location and the latitude longitude and calculated magnetic declination will be acquired If you would like the GPS to acquire the location for each new skyline check Get new GPS location for each skyline In order to use coordinates outside of the United States the International license is required to be installed See the section License Features on page 39 for more information Alternatively enter the location manually In the Location dialog box select Manual Entry SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Enter the longitude latitude and magnetic declination If you have previously selected a city the corresponding latitude longitude and magnetic declination for the selected city appear in the text boxes The Calculate button will recompute the magnetic declination for the latitude and longitude that are entered In order to enter a location outside of the United States the International license is required to be installed See the section License Features on page 39 for more information 7 Select Done You will see the Session Properties which lists the information you entered for the session Session Properties Smith house 09 27 07 17 04 Change 23 Main St info Latitude 38 5 N Longitude 122 8 W Change Mag Dec 14 8 location Time Zone GMT 08 00 8 Change weather model United States only In United States locations there
43. n summary of Windowed Obstruction Elevations for all selected skylines in the session with the Azimuth Window definitions defined by the user If the maximum elevation is selected for each Azimuth Window then the Maximum elevation for all skylines in the session that is the maximum maximum elevation is displayed for each Azimuth Window If the average elevation is selected for each Azimuth Window then the Average elevation for all skylines then the average elevation is displayed for each Azimuth Window GoogleEarthGeotags kmz There is at most one of these files per session report This file will only be created if at least one skyline that has been selected to be included in the report was created using the option to get a new GPS location for each skyline This is described in the GPS Setup section on page 38 It is therefore required that the Solmetric GPS option is used to access this feature To view this KMZ file it is required that you have Google Earth installed This can be obtained at http earth google com Each of the skylines in the report with GPS coordinates will show up as interactive placemarks within Google Earth The location of each placemark will be determined by the GPS coordinate of the 56 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE skyline Clicking on a skyline placemark will open a window with report information and images about the skyline The GPS coordinates for a skyline can be edited in the Desktop Companion softwa
44. ncludes a version number For example Daily Solar Access 1 0 indicates that the file is the daily solar access file and the file format is version 1 0 A description and example of each file type is given below In each file name the XX would be replaced by the skyline number e g 01 02 etc for SkyO1 Sky02 etc 48 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE SkyXXDailySolarAccess csv This table gives the solar access percentage for every day of the year It also includes the monthly seasonal and annual solar access percentages An example of the header and part of the data is shown below Daily Solar Access 2 1 Session Name Session1 Skyline Sky01 Creation 11 3 2006 Date 10 43 00 AM Latitude 37 Longitude 122 Mag Dec 4 Panel Tilt 7 Panel Azimuth 180 Time Zone GMT 8 00 Month begin data Day Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1 35 16 36 72 38 16 55 61 64 65 85 11 95 29 77 34 54 97 47 97 40 07 29 13 2 35 16 36 72 38 16 55 61 64 65 85 11 95 29 77 34 54 97 47 97 40 07 3 3 35 16 36 72 38 16 55 61 64 65 85 11 95 29 77 34 54 97 47 97 40 07 3 4 35 16 36 72 38 16 55 61 64 65 85 11 95 29 77 34 54 97 47 97 40 07 3 5 29 36 40 23 41 05 55 11 67 64 85 14 92 22 69 85 54 87 45 17 36 68
45. northern hemisphere 22 obstruction add 31 identification 23 remove 31 verification 23 obstruction elevations data file 52 XML file 53 55 OnGrid 50 open sky add 31 identification 23 remove 31 verification 23 options annual sunpath months 25 26 orientation of compass 22 orientation of surface or panel 62 pan tools 35 panel orientation 62 63 passive solar 1 2 power button 7 11 14 power cable 14 print report 47 property inspection 2 PVOptimize 50 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE PVSYST 53 Quick Quotes 53 remove obstruction 31 open sky 31 report browse 46 client information 44 comma separated value data 48 company logo 46 company name 45 convert to other formats 47 customize 44 emailing 48 exporting amp generating 44 name of report 44 printing 47 raw data 48 save images 47 reset 66 Sandia 62 save images 47 scroll text 16 session browse 37 browse in Desktop Companion 43 change info 19 change location 19 definition 36 delete 37 export data 44 export report 44 latitude 19 location 17 longitude 19 magnetric declination 19 name 15 new 15 note 17 open 37 properties 19 37 skyline averages 30 time zone 20 shade causing obstruction 1 add 31 identification 23 remove 31 verification 23 shading 60 72 data file 50 shoulder strap 4 sites 2 skyline averages 30 browse 37 browse in Desktop Companion 42 capture 21 defin
46. ntains insolation during all hours of the year For more information please see http rredc nrel gov solar old_data nsrdb 1991 2005 tmy3 The SunEye uses TMY3 hourly insolation data when the NREL TMY3 weather model is selected When using this model the NREL weather station must be selected normally the one closest to where the SunEye session is being created In addition when the NREL TMY3 weather model is used the SunEye has pre computed values for the optimal panel orientation tilt and azimuth for maximum annual insolation for all of the selected weather stations The optimal orientation is dependent on weather and allows calculation of TOF and TSRF which are defined as follows Tilt and Orientation Factor TOF TOF is the solar insolation at the actual tilt and orientation divided by the insolation at the optimal tilt and orientation expressed in percent Total Solar Resource Fraction TSRF TSRF is the ratio of insolation available accounting for both shading and the specific tilt and orientation of the surface divided by the total insolation available assuming no shade and assuming the surface is at the optimal tilt and orientation TRSF is expressed in percent according to the following equation TSRF Solar Access x TOF When the NREL TMY83 weather model is selected the SunEye can compute and display TOF TSRF for each skyline The average TSRF for all selected skylines in a session is also display in the e
47. o the Solmetric SunEye device SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE For Windows 2000 and Windows XP and Solmetric SunEye devices labeled with SunEye 100N v2 ActiveSync will automatically start the Synchronization Setup Wizard Synchronization Setup Wizard Welcome to the Pocket PC Sync Setup Wizard o vet up ome parnentep bahssen the chet PL cick Newt Select Cancel to exit this dialog 6 You can now launch the Solmetric SunEye Desktop Companion from the Solmetric SunEye icon on your desktop or from the start button gt All Programs gt Solmetric SunEye gt Solmetric SunEye If this is the first time launching the Solmetric SunEye Desktop Companion or there has never been data transferred from the Solmetric SunEye hand held device then there is nothing that can be done on the desktop at this point other than view the User s Guide The screen you will see looks like this ye json 46 Yew Took feb 7 You can view the User s Guide by selecting Help gt Solmetric SunEye User s Guide SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE NOTE You must have Adobe Reader installed in order to view the User s Guide Adobe Reader can be installed from the CD ROM welcome screen setup htm Simply click on click here to install Adobe Reader 8 You can exit the application by selecting File gt Exit System Controls and Settings Power Button Pressing the power butt
48. on switches on or off the Solmetric SunEye device Pressing the power button and holding it for 4 seconds when the device is on switches off the backlight without powering down Pressing and holding the power button again for 4 seconds switches the backlight back on NOTE For proper operation it is important to maintain the charge of the battery even when not in use Prolonged storage will result in the slow discharge of the battery When the SunEye is not in use it should be connected to AC power or to a computer with the Device USB cable It is not harmful to the device to be continuously connected to AC power or to a computer Touch Screen The touch screen is the main interface that you will use to interact with the Solmetric SunEye Although a stylus has been included it is not necessary for general operation The user interface has been carefully designed to allow easy control using your finger alone Touching your finger tip to the screen is similar to moving a mouse cursor or other input device on a personal computer screen Tapping your finger on the screen is similar to clicking a mouse NOTE You will find that your fingernail works better than the fingertip on the touch screen SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Five Way Navigation Button The five way navigation button can also provide input to many of the navigation features displayed on the Solmetric SunEye screen For example you can use the
49. ons 25 26 weather 60 effects on solar access 63 weather model NASA 19 60 62 NREL TMY3 19 60 61 62 windowed obstruction elevation data file 46 Windows XP Home 5 Media Center 5 Professional 5 XML file obstruction elevations 53 55 zoom and pan tools 35 gt
50. ons Your local utility may use a different set of months Solar Resource Tilt Orientation Factor TOF and Total Solar Resource Fraction TSRF are used to compare the actual site characteristics to the optimal characteristics at that site TOF and TSRF can only be displayed when the NREL TMY3 weather model is selected See Weather Air quality and Clouds on page 60 for more information To toggle between solar access and solar resource select view gt Define Current View and select Solar Access or Solar Resource 25 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Sky04 Solar Access Panel Annual 6 J May Oct 90 Nov Apr 68 Tilt 31 8 Azim 180 1 Solar Resource Panel TSRF 82 TOF 100 Tilt 31 Azim 180 793 NOTE You can magnify the screen using the zoom tool See Zoom and Pan Tools below The results panel with the solar access solar resource numbers and edit button can be lowered to see the image behind it by pressing the down arrow It can be raised again by pressing the up arrow The sunpaths are shown in clock time meaning the hour lines represent actual clock time This is in contrast to solar time Solar time is based solely on the location of the sun in the sky and can differ from clock time by 20 minutes NOTE The sunpath hour lines do not take into account daylight savings adjustments Month labels The month lines represent the path of the sun on the 21 day of
51. or average data within specified azimuth windows and sunpaths 27 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Elevation vs Azimuth 30 135 180 225 270 2 Azimuth degrees iS r Configure Elevation Table NOTE Some information from the SunEye may be lost in Obstruction elevation view The elevation data shows the highest obstruction elevation data open sky that is below an obstruction will not be visible in the Horizon view This is common when there are overhanging obstructions such as a tree branch or light post To configure the display for Horizon view select Configure or J View gt Contfigure Current View The Obstruction Elevation Properties dialog is displayed View Properties Display Azim Range Show Months V obstruction C Jun Dec V Azimuth window Dec Jun V Sunpaths Display labels In the Display tab select what data will be displayed on the graph Obstruction is the elevation data with one degree resolution Azimuth window is the section of azimuth values for which the maximum or average data will be displayed and Sunpaths Also select which month labels will be displayed on the sunpaths Jun Dec or Dec Jun 28 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE View Properties Display Azim Range Azimuth center Azimuth window Number of windows In the Azim Range tab select the Azimuth Center in degrees eg 180 for south This value is the center of the x axis in the g
52. or the clien s contact information Change session properties Session Name Session Note 5 Select Next to advance to the Location dialog box to enter the site location information Prev f Get location from List of cities for the current region SunEye GPS Manual entry 6 Select the location of the site using one of the following methods Select a city from a list of cities In the Location dialog select List of cities for the current region then Next Select the state where your site is located SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Click on Next and select the nearest city to the site Selected City Santa Rosa A Santa Monica Santa Paula 0 Santa Rosa Saratoga vi The Solmetric SunEye will automatically determine the correct latitude longitude and magnetic declination for the city you select Itis not necessary to select the exact city since the latitude and longitude will be very similar for nearby cities The lists of states and cities available depend on the currently selected region see section Select Locale on page 39 The city latitude and longitude data was obtained from www geonames org Use the SunEye GPS to acquire your current location In the Location dialog box select SunEye GPS then Next re canca Prev E Done Latitude 38 5 N Longitude 122 7 W Calculated Mag Dec 14 7 E Acquire Session Location V Get new GPS
53. raph Next select the Number of windows that will be displayed and the Azimuth window size in degrees Note that there must be an odd number of Azimuth windows since there is one center window centered around the Azimuth center and an equal number of Azimuth windows on each side of that center window The Start and Stop azimuth values will be automatically computed from the above values Lastly select whether the Maximum or Average elevation value will be displayed for each Azimuth window Press OK and the graph will be modified with the new settings Select Elevation Table to show a table of the specified Elevation values in the Azimuth windows specified for example as shown below Select OK to return to the graph Elevation Table Azimuth Maximum Azimuth Maximum Center Elevation Center Elevation Full Fisheye View J Select LA viewsFul Fisheye This display option shows the full view of the site captured through the fisheye lens of the camera 29 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE NOTE You can magnify the screen using the zoom tool See Zoom and Pan Tools below Session solar access averages Select Solar Access Averages After selecting the skylines in the session you would like to average the Session Solar Access Averages will be displayed This view calculates the average annual seasonal and monthly solar access values for the selected skylines in the currently opened session Session Solar Acce
54. re in the Skyline Property dialog A placemark location may also be edited within Google Earth by right clicking on it selecting Properties and then dragging the placemark to a new location You may then save any new locations to a new KMZ file from within Google Earth by going to the File menu and selecting Save Place As 57 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Ci t Solar Access and interpretation of Data This chapter gives an overview of the different variables involved in solar access and details about how the Solmetric SunEye calculates solar access Solar access is defined as the amount of available solar energy or insolation in a particular location The reported solar access percentages are the amount of site specific solar insolation available at the location where the data was captured given the shade causing obstructions divided by the solar insolation if there were no shading all trees buildings and other obstructions were theoretically removed the solar access percentages would be 100 f the measured site were completely shaded all year the solar access percentages would be 0 In order to have an accurate estimate of the amount of insolation that will strike a specific surface over time four variables need to be considered Solar irradiance Shading Air quality and clouds Surface orientation Solar irradiance The sun is a tremendous source of energy for the earth and is in
55. rientation dialog box see page 20 for details Other skyline properties can be accessed in the General tab skyos Properties f Panel General Sky05 Note Location Lat 38 53526 N Lon 122 81454 W You can enter or change the note for the skyline by tapping on the SkyXX Note text box a GPS was used to make a measurement at the time the skyline was created then the GPS location will be displayed View the Skyline Measurement Data You can choose from three main views of your skyline data and one average data view of all skylines in your session 24 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Annual sunpaths view Monthly solar access view Obstruction elevation view Full fisheye view Session solar access averages Annual Sunpaths View The first display that you see after you capture a new skyline is the annual sunpath view You can also access this view by selecting gt View gt Annual Sunpaths This view shows the annual sunpaths drawn on top of the captured skyline The detected open sky is shown in yellow The detected shade causing obstructions are shown in green The results panel in the lower center portion of the display can be configured to show solar access percentages or solar resource percentages Solar Access The annual and seasonal solar access is shown in the results panel The seasonal month ranges May Oct and Nov Apr represent the common peak and off peak rate seas
56. ruction Elevations 1 1 Session Name Session 1 Skyline Sky01 Creation Date 12 12 2006 0 16 Latitude 39 Longitude 123 Mag Dec 15 Panel Tilt 37 Panel Azimuth 180 Time Zone GMT 8 00 The elevation given for each azimuth represents the highest point a sh obstruction occurs at that azimuth ade causing begin data Compass Heading 0 360deg North 0 East 90 Southernly Oriented Azimuth 180 to 180 south 0 East 90 Elevation 0 to 90 0 180 55 1 179 56 2 178 56 3 177 56 4 176 56 5 175 56 6 174 56 7 173 56 8 172 57 9 171 57 10 170 57 11 169 57 52 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE SkyXXObstructionElevation xml This file is an XML version of the SkyXXObsitructionElevations csv file described above This file can be imported into the Clean Power Estimator and Quick Quotes analysis software see http www clean power com SkyXX_PV_SOL hor This is a shading file that is importable by PV SOL and T SOL Valentin Energy Software SkyXX_PVSYST hor This is a shading file that is importable by PVSYST GROUPE ENERGIE CUEPE University of Geneva 53 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE SkyXXWindowedObstructionElevations csv This file contains elevation values either average or maximum within user specified Azimuth windows It can be considered as a specific view of the da
57. s east 180 is south and 270 is west For panel tilt 0 is flat 90 is vertical Tap the Set Tilt latitude Azim 180 S button to set the orientation to the default which is tilt latitude azimuth 180 in northern hemisphere or 0 in southern hemisphere NOTE When the first skyline in a new session is created the skyline s panel orientation is set to the default skyline panel orientation The panel azimuth and panel tilt of a skyline can later be changed from Skyline gt Properties When a new skyline is created the panel orientation always defaults to the orientation of the last skyline See the section Surface Orientation on page 62 for more information Set the default skyline panel azimuth and panel tilt then select OK 21 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE You will now see a live preview of the skyline through the fisheye lens with the correct sunpaths for that location superimposed on top Capture new skyline 2 Be sure the protective cover is completely open so that the compass is level 3 For northern hemisphere SunEye devices 100N and 110N orient the Solmetric SunEye toward the magnetic south by lining up the white end of the compass needle with S This orientation is for a location in the northern hemisphere For a location in the southern hemisphere line up the white end of the compass needle with N to orient the device magnetic north For the southern hemisphere SunEye devi
58. software also allows you to export the measurement data to a single report and a variety of file formats This chapter is a reference for the Solmetric SunEye desktop companion software operation and includes the following sections Transferring Storing and Viewing Your Data Viewing and Analyzing your Data Exporting and Generating Reports If you have not yet installed the Solmetric SunEye Desktop Companion software please refer to the instructions in the section Installing the Solmetric SunEyeTM Desktop Companion Software on page 5 Launch the Solmetric SunEye Desktop Companion from the Solmetric SunEye icon on your desktop or from the Windows start button E Programs gt Solmetric SunEye gt Solmetric SunEye 41 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Transferring and Storing Your Data Within the Desktop Companion application select File gt Transfer from Device The data transfer moves all sessions and skylines from your hand held device to your desktop PC The data files are no longer available on the hand held device after the data transfer takes place The data is stored on your PC in the location My Documents Solmetric SunEye Sessions The directory name for each transferred session is a combination of the session name and the time and date the session was created For example 2006 08 16 222016 Session 1 This way multiple sessions with the same name do not get overwritten Viewing and Analyzing your D
59. ss Averages Averages of all skylines 5 in Session 2 Annual 72 May Oct 83 Nov Apr 58 8396 9096 8996 ggs o Mar l May Jun Jul Aug U g F Tools This section describes the Edit Tool and Zoom and Pan Tools Edit Tool The edit tool allows you to modify the annotated open sky and shade causing obstructions for the following uses 30 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE See the effects of adding or removing shade causing obstructions For example a tree or part of a tree can be removed to see the effect of cutting down or trimming the tree Or the area in between story poles can be filled in to see the effect of a new proposed building Correct the open sky annotation if the software incorrectly detects the open sky or obstructions When your edits to the annotated open sky and obstructions are applied the Solmetric SunEye recalculates the solar access numbers The new calculations allow you to see the difference in solar access between current conditions versus hypothetical conditions Editing on the Hand Held Device 1 Open the edit tool by pressing the button in the bottom right corner of the results panel in the annual sunpaths view If you are not already there you can get to the annual sunpaths view by selecting gt View gt Annual Sunpaths 2 To add open sky select the yellow open sky paint brush to edit the open sky portion of the captured image a Click in
60. ta contained in the SkyXXObstructionElevation csv file described above An example of the header and data is shown below Windowed Obstruction Elevations 1 0 Session Name Session 1 Skyline Sky01 Creation Date 12 1 2008 15 48 Latitude 38 4 Longitude 122 7 Mag Dec 14 7 Panel Tilt 0 Panel Azimuth 180 Time Zone GMT 08 00 Azimuth center 180 Azimuth window size 22 5 Number of windows 11 The elevation given for each azimuth window center is the maximum of all of the elevations in that window begin data Maximum Azimuth Window Center North 0 East 90 Elevation 0 90 67 5 22 90 19 112 5 27 135 36 157 5 50 180 55 202 5 52 225 51 247 5 51 270 48 292 5 37 54 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE AverageSolarAccess csv There is only one of these files per session It contains the solar access averages of all the skylines contained in the session An example of the header and data is shown below Average Solar Access 1 0 Session Name Session 1 Creation Date 2 16 2007 17 02 Latitude 39 Longitude 123 Mag Dec 15 Time Zone GMT 8 00 Number of skylines 3 The values reported are average percentages of all the skylines 3 contained in this session begin data Annual 67 May Oct 76 Nov Apr 54 Jan 40 Feb 48 Mar 56 Apr 76 May 84 Jun 87 Jul 84 Aug 82 Sep 60 Oct 56 Nov 39
61. th specified above Monthly clearness indexes have been applied Clearness indexes Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 0 53 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 07 06 0 66 0 5 begin data 5 00 5 15 5 30 5 45 6 00 6 15 6 30 6 45 7 00 7 15 7 30 7 45 8 00 8 15 8 30 8 45 9 00 1 Jan 20 36 48 59 70 80 90 2 Jan 20 36 48 59 70 80 90 3 Jan 20 36 48 59 70 80 90 4 Jan 20 36 48 59 70 80 90 5 Jan 19 36 47 58 69 80 90 6 Jan 19 36 47 58 69 80 90 7 Jan 19 36 47 58 69 80 90 8 Jan 19 36 47 58 69 80 90 9 Jan 19 35 47 58 69 80 90 51 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE SkyXXObstructionElevations csv This table reports the elevation of the highest shade causing obstruction for every 1 of azimuth i e compass heading The azimuth is given in two different range formats 0 to 360 and 180 to 180 In the 180 to 180 format 0 is south when in the northern hemisphere and north when in the southern hemisphere The data includes information about the entire sky and horizon including obstructions that appear outside of the sunpath region The region outside of the sunpaths may be important for ambient light analysis The obstruction elevation data in this file is also useful for importing into other design analysis software An example of the header and part of the data is shown below Obst
62. the Device USB port located on the right side of the Solmetric SunEye 2 Press the Power button Set correct Date and Time J 3 Select the menu icon at the bottom left of the screen You will see the Solmetric SunEye menu Alternatively press the center navigation button to bring up the menu Session Properties Smith house 09 27 07 17 04 23 Main St 4 Select to access the utility features 5 Select Set Date and Time 6 Enter correct date time and time zone SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Create a Session A session is like a site visit You would generally create a new session for each new client Each session will generally consist of multiple skyline data sets The Session menu selections are as follows Properties shows information about the current session Browse allows you to view and select a previously created session New creates a new session 1 Select the menu icon then Session to see the session menu Session Solar Access Averages Change Session Properties info Browse Ve 2 Select New You will see the New session dialog box New session Cancel Prev Session Name Session Note e 3 You can accept the default session name for example Session 1 or you can select the keyboard icon next to the Session Name text box on the display and enter a different name 15 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE 4 If yo
63. the image where you want to add open sky NOTE You can only draw within the sunpath region on the hand held device In the desktop software there is the option to edit outside of the sunpath region as described below b Paint by moving your finger around in the image Your finger nail provides the best control for painting Try to maintain contact with the screen when moving the brush around the image You can hold the paint brush anywhere in the large box that surrounds the small yellow square Only the yellow square actually paints 31 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE _ Show shading outside sunpaths 8 3 To add obstructions select the green obstruction paint brush o to draw in shade causing obstructions For example you may want to determine what the solar access will be when a fast growing tree is a few feet taller or when a new structure is built You can do this by painting in the new obstruction Show shading outside sunpaths AAE 4 To cover a large area on the screen with the paint brush select the brush icon again to increase the size of the brush You will see two squares on the tool icon indicating the large brush _ Show shading outside sunpaths AAE 32 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE f you want to return to the smaller brush size select the brush tool again to decrease the size of the brush You will see one square on the tool icon indicating the small brush
64. tion within a site For example one skyline might be captured at the north side of the roof of Roger Smith s house Another skyline might be captured at the center of the roof of Roger Smith s House A skyline includes a fisheye image a sunpath diagram and solar access calculations Every time a new skyline is captured the data is stored under the current session One session can hold many skylines You can add notes to a skyline to help identify the skyline in the future For example you could include the location of the captured data such as north side of roof NOTE The Solmetric SunEye can store more than 50 skylines the actual number depends on the particular images captured and can get up to 200 in some cases The number of sessions does not matter You can have one session with 50 skylines or 50 sessions with one skyline each Browsing for Data You can view previously saved session and skyline data by browsing the stored sessions or skylines 36 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE To Access the Sessions Select to see a list of currently stored sessions Select a session from the list Select Open to make the selected session the currently open session Select Delete to erase the selected session and all of the associated skylines from memory Select session gt Properties to see the session name notes and location information for the currently open session To Access the Skylines of
65. u pressed the keyboard icon next select the characters from the keyboard to name the session Then select Enter For example if you were creating a session for Roger Smith s house you could enter the name to appear as shown Session Name Cancel QQQQQQQUQ QQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQ D o m CE3 E The keyboard entry dialog has a few features that make entering and modifying text quick and easy Select the huon to switch between an alphabetical keyboard and a QWERTY style keyboard Also as you type text the Solmetric SunEye predicts the words you are typing To select the predicted word click on the word where it appears above the text area as shown in the example below This feature reduces the amount of typing required to enter text 90000000 QOCIlDC2 Click inside the text box where the typed letters appear to bring up the scroll control The scroll control allows you to move the cursor inside the text area to delete or add letters Use the arrow buttons to move the cursor Press Clear Text to clear all text Click anywhere outside the scroll control box to close the scroll control SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Session Name Cancel C Cm Additionally you can select the keyboard icon next to the Session Note text box and enter a description of the session For example you could enter the address of the site
66. utton Pin hole soft reset button as described above To restart the device either attach the Device USB cable or initiate a soft reset The device will walk you through a series of steps including a touch screen calibration and a practice cut and paste task Use the stylus provided to perform these tasks The Solmetric SunEye application launches automatically at the end of the tasks Please ignore the message regarding the unrecognized SD card This is normal NOTE For SunEye 100N v2 and SunEye 110N devices please ignore the Formatting PS message in the initial screen this is normal If in the initial screen the progress bar is complete and the hard reset does not continue do a soft reset When asked to set up a password select Skip to not set a password NOTE For SunEye 100N devices a hard reset automatically occurs if the battery is completely depleted NOTE No session or skyline data is lost during either a hard or soft reset however the date time and time zone state will be lost during a hard reset NOTE The battery in the Solmetric SunEye is not removable It may be recharged by attaching the device to a PC via the Device USB cable or by using the wall plug For proper operation it is important to maintain the charge of the battery Prolonged storage will result in the slow discharge of the battery After a prolonged period of storage connect the charger or Device USB cable before power
67. when you need accurate site specific solar access data for a new home or renovation Optimize the orientation of a structure by identifying where and when the sun will shine The Solmetric SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE SunEye helps you answer many different questions For example Will there be enough sun in the winter for passive heating of the house given the site specific shading or How will removing the large oak tree on the south west corner affect the warming and cooling of the building Furthermore by collecting data inside an existing structure you can identify the amount of direct sunlight that will enter a window or skylight or identify the perfect location for a new window or skylight Home and Property Inspection The Solmetric SunEye gives professional home and property inspectors a way to provide their clients with important information about the solar access of a property This information can be useful for Identifying potential sites for solar panels gardens or new windows Determining the amount of passive solar heating or cooling a particular building will experience Determining how much direct sunlight will enter a particular window or skylight SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Cl t Getting Familiar with the Solmetric SunEye The Solmetric SunEye patent pending includes features that make it easy and efficient to use Point and click data gathering Instant measur
68. with the new GPS See the section Create a Session on page 15 for using the GPS to acquire the session location See the section GPS Setup on page 38 for automatically acquiring the location for each new skyline NOTE If when trying to create a Bluetooth partnership a SunEye GPS was found with an invalid ID you may need to upgrade the SunEye software to validate the GPS Recent software is available at www solmetric com support GPS Usage For best performance e Make sure the GPS has been powered on for at least 40 seconds before taking your first measurement gt In general any GPS receiver performs best in open space where it can see open sky SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Ci i Using the Solmetric SunEye This chapter contains step by step instructions for the basic use of the Solmetric SunEye including the collection of solar access data Charging the battery The battery in the Solmetric SunEye is not removable It may be recharged by attaching the device to a PC via the Device USB cable or by using the AC wall plug or the car charger All cables are connected to the Solmetric SunEye via the Device USB port on the right side of the device If the battery is completely discharged you must use the AC charger if you want to operate the device while it is charging The Device USB cable and the car charger do not supply enough current to both charge a completely discharged battery and operate the
69. xported reports To obtain Wh m or peak sun hours take the solar access percentages from the Solmetric SunEye and multiply them by the average solar insolation for your region 61 SOLMETRIC SUNEYET USER S GUIDE Surface Orientation The amount of energy absorbed from the sun depends on the angle and orientation of the surface receiving the irradiation For example the magnetic orientation and tilt of solar panels affect the energy collected by those panels The difference in solar energy collected by a solar panel at 38 07 North with a 0 tilt versus a tilt of 35 is about 11 By default solar access results in the Solmetric SunEye are based on the following assumed configuration The receiving surface a solar panel for example is oriented south if you are in the northern hemisphere and oriented north if you are in the southern hemisphere The tilt is equal to the latitude of the site location For example if the latitude of the site that is being evaluated is 37 then by default the solar access calculations performed in the Solmetric SunEyeTM are assuming a surface tilt of 37 from horizontal This panel tilt and azimuth can be adjusted by the user for optimizing energy production and or conforming to a roof structure The orientation used to calculate solar access can be changed via the skyline properties dialog See step 8 of section Capture a Skyline on page 20 for more information Shading can have
70. y Ltd 30 Osprey Drive Urunga NSW 2455 Australia Tel 61 2 6655 3930 Fax 61 2 6655 3940 Email sales solarinverters com au Web http solarinverters com au SOLMETRIC SUNEYET Index about Solmetric SunEye 39 accuracy 23 ActiveSync 4 ActiveSync USB port applying power via 14 charging battery via 13 add obstruction 31 open sky 31 air quality 19 25 60 align touch screen 37 annual solar access 25 annual sunpath clock time 26 options 25 26 solar time 26 view 25 assumptions in calculations 62 atmospheric pressure 63 atmospheric temperature 63 average solar access 30 azimuth 59 backlight 7 bar chart 27 battery capacity 13 charging 13 level 13 64 removal 13 browse session 36 skyline 36 bubble level 22 orientation 22 button five way navigation 8 70 USER S GUIDE capture a skyline 21 charging battery 13 Clean Power Estimator 53 clear all text 16 clearness index 19 25 60 63 clouds 60 comma separated value data 48 average shading 56 average solar access 55 daily solar access 49 importing 48 insolation 51 obstruction elevations 52 reading into other software 48 shading 50 compass 22 magnetic declination 22 orientation 22 cover 9 daily solar access 49 data file 49 data export 44 skyline measurement 24 date setting 14 38 Desktop Companion software 41 export 44 installation 5 launching 41 menu 42 min

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