Component Database > PHOTON database

Since March 2016, the PHOTON database is no more available.

The PHOTON database was maintained by the German Company PHOTON.

PHOTON didn't explain the reasons why this has been disrupted, nor if this is definitive.

We don't have any substitution external solution, sorry.

The PVsyst database (14'000 PV modules, 4'800 inverters) is updated upon request of the manufacturers, and made available in each issue of PVsyst (i.e. every 1-2 months).

Before March 2016:

You could directly import components from the PHOTON database.

In the database management part ("Database" button), PV modules or Inverters, please press the button "Import from PHOTON".

This will store the Web address of the concerned Photon database in the clipboard, that you just have to "Paste" in your web browser.

After choosing your component, please select the whole text of the page (including "Supplier" on the top) and "Copy" it (Ctrl-C).

Then return to PVsyst, and simply press "Import PHOTON" in the component's definitions.

This button is only visible when you have indeed copied a valid content corresponding to the PHOTON database in the clipboard.

You may obtain a warning if some parameters are not understood or compatible by PVsyst.

Please note:

Some components are not fully defined in the PHOTON database.

Some missing parameters (often Vco, Isc, Vmpp and Impp) will prevent PVsyst for the import of this component properly.

This is a problem of the PHOTON database, PVsyst cannot of course guess the missing parameters !