Layout & capacity calculation for your site. Tools to size BESS for energy shifting or backup. Caution: Photovoltaic system performance predictions calculated by PVWatts ® include many inherent assumptions and uncertainties and do not reflect variations between PV technologies nor site-specific characteristics except as represented by PVWatts ® inputs. For example, PV modules with better. Photovoltaic (PV) systems (or PV systems) convert sunlight into electricity using semiconductor materials. It can also generate electricity on cloudy and rainy days from reflected sunlight. Yield, curtailment and financial performance analysis. This measurement serves as the baseline figure for financial modeling, regulatory approval, and comparing different system. This is the power that the manufacturer states that the photovoltaic array can produce under standard test conditions, which are a constant solar irradiance of 1000 W per square meter in the array plane, at an array temperature of 25°C. The size of a PV system depends on your electrical use (called energy demand); your solar resource (based on your location); and the overall.