Author : Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Varsha Verma and Anil Pratap Singh

In this paper we have presented all the Photovoltaic simulation software that is available in market for commercial application as well as for educational and research purpose till date. For this an extensive search was made to providing all the details of Photovoltaic simulation software presented in this paper. The investigated simulation software’s were evaluated according to the following criteria.
P1 their commercial and educational availability and cost
P2 their working platform
P3 their working capacities
P4 their scope and output
P5 their updatability

Keywords: Simulation, Photovoltaic, Grid connected system, software

Article published in International Journal of Current  Engineering  and Technology, Vol.4,No.2 (April- 2014)