FAQ / FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

On this page we answer the our customers' FAQs regarding T*SOL. This page will be updated as new FAQs arise.

	What is NEW about T*SOL 4.02?
	Am I able to include my own company logo in the Project Report?
	What should I do if the Project Report diagram isn't complete or doesn't appear at all when I print the Project Report?
	Is it possible to use system files from previous versions of T*SOL with T*SOL 4.02?
	Can collector parameters be entered manually?
	Do older versions of T*SOL have to be deleted before T*SOL can be installed?
	How are load profiles created?
	Which weather data comes with T*SOL?
	Is it also possible to import my own weather data?

What is NEW about T*SOL 4.02?

The most important new features are:

- the easy to use Design Assistant
- the two additional systems – combination tank and large-scale systems
- the Shade Editor.

Am I able to include my own company logo in the Project Report?

To include a logo in BMP file format in the Summary Report you should:

- copy the logo file in Windows Explorer into the T*SOL folder called Images
- open T*SOL 4.0
- go to the File/General Project Data menu
- click on the Planner tab
- click on the Company Logo button – this will take you to the Images folder 
- open the desired logo file
- back on the Planner worksheet, click in the box under the Company Logo button to enter a tick next to
"in Project Report"
- exit theGeneral Project Data dialogue with OK
- the logo will now appear in all Summary Reports for the project.

What should I do if the Project Report diagram isn't complete or doesn't appear at all when I print the Project Report? 

This problem can be solved by changing the printer driver. You should use the printer driver that comes with Windows.

With Hewlett Packard printers you can usually solve this problem by installing a PostScript driver for your printer from the Windows Installation menu. 

In T*SOL you can also de-activate the command "Print Results Diagram as Vector Graph" which is found in the Project Report dialogue, via the Options / Pre-Set Data menu, and activate "View Summary Report as PDF Document".

Is it possible to use system files from previous versions of T*SOL with T*SOL 4.02?

T*SOL 4.0 has been completely reworked and updated. This means that the system and component structures are new and it is therefore not possible to use old system files with T*SOL 4.02. You will have to enter all parameters for old projects again.

Can collector parameters be entered manually?

With the English, Italian, Spanish and French versions of T*SOL 4.0 Professional it is possible to enter your own collector data.  So if the data for the collector you want to use to design your system isn't included in T*SOL's extensive database, you can enter the parameters yourself quickly and easily from within the programme.

Do older versions of T*SOL have to be deleted before T*SOL can be installed?

No, but you must make sure that T*SOL 4.02 is installed into its own separate folder.

How are load profiles created?

You define a load profile as follows:

1. The average daily hot water consumption is determined from the entry for average daily consumption or the entry for annual consumption in the hot water appliances dialogue.

2. If you now change the monthly weighting, eg January to 90%, the average day in January will have a consumption of < 160 l/day – correspondingly, the average day in the other months has a slightly higher consumption.
The same is true for entries made for the weekly and daily consumption patterns.

3. If you now set the daily consumption in the load profile for Monday to one hour and all other hours to zero, then (after closing the dialogue) this value is automatically set to 100% and the total daily consumption is allocated to this hour (in January less than 160 litres, in the other month a little more).

4. If you click on 100% , the highest value in the row is set to 100% - the other values are then converted correspondingly.
This conversion is carried out automatically on closing the dialogue.

This is made clear if you carry out a simulation (over a whole year, with hourly intervals) and then look at the hot water consumption patterns in the various formats available in the graphics facility (Results/Graphics menu).  

Which weather data comes with T*SOL?

The programme comes loaded with weather data for Germany, however from the start screen of the installation CD you are able to install Extra Weather Data for most European countries. 

Is it also possible to import my own weather data?

If your weather data is available in hourly format (ie 8760 values each for temperature, global radiation, wind and relative humidity) you can read these into T*SOL by saving the data as an ASCII file, separating the data with a TAB and using the ending *.dat.