PV*SOL Expert 6.0 - Manual - Valentin Software

9.4 Define an Appliance
Page Consumption > Individual Appliances: Selection > Definition of Electrical Appliances by
Individual Appliances > Individual Appliances
-> Proceed as follows:
1. Click the button Load to open a list of included individual appliances to select one
as basis for your own appliance.
2. Enter a name for the individual appliance
3. Open the list of Types of individual appliance and select one. The different
types constitute different operating periods, and therefore different dialog
contents are displayed:
User-independent appliance (e.g. refrigerator)
User-dependent appliance (e.g. television)
Short-time use appliance (e.g. coffee machine)
Light
4. Enter, if applicable, the Power [W] and the Standby Power [W] and, for userindependent
appliances, the Annual Energy Requirement [kWh].
5. Operating hours
Depending on the choice of Type, further time definition options are shown in the
lower part of the dialog window, using which you can define the individual
consumption behavior of the appliance:
Appliance type Operating hours - Definitions
Userindependent
appliance
Userdependent
appliance
Short-time use
appliance
all days the same / Day 12 Months 24h Day
x x x
x x
Light x x x
x
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