Solar battery simulator

Will your batteries
make it?

Solar SOC replays years of real weather for your exact location, hour by hour, to show how your battery bank's state of charge holds up. Find the cloudy stretches that drain it, and size your panels and batteries for year-round power.

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Solar SOC on iPad: simulation results with low battery periods Solar SOC on iPhone: simulation results summary

New in version 1.1

More realistic batteries, saved projects, and simulations that account for the cold.

๐Ÿ“ Saved projects

Name a setup for each property or design option, then compare their results side by side.

๐Ÿ”‹ More battery types

AGM, Gel and Car/Starter batteries join LiFePO4 and Flooded Lead-Acid, each with its own efficiency and self-discharge.

โ„๏ธ Cold-weather derating

Real air temperatures reduce battery capacity in the cold, and the results show your coldest battery temperature.

๐Ÿฉบ Battery health

Model an aging battery bank by setting how much of its original capacity is left.

โšก Charge controller limit

Optionally cap charging current to match controllers like the Ubiquiti SolarSwitch.

โ˜€๏ธ More accurate sun position

Simulations now use true solar time for your longitude.

See it in action

Designed for both iPhone and iPad.

Everything you need to size a system

Built for off-grid homes, cabins, RVs, remote equipment and backup power.

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Real weather, not averages

Hourly sunlight and temperature for your location from the National Solar Radiation Database (via the NLR Developer Network), for any years from 2018 to 2024.

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Low battery periods

See every time your batteries run low, with the two weeks of weather and battery charge that led up to it.

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Interactive charts

Battery charge, power flow and solar generation, from a single week to every year at once.

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Quick setup

Use your current location, set panel size, tilt and direction, or tap Optimize for Winter Solstice.

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Works offline

Solar data is saved on your device after the first download, so you can rerun simulations anywhere.

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CSV export

Export the full hour-by-hour results to a spreadsheet for your own analysis.

Know before you build

Find out whether your solar and battery setup will get through the darkest weeks of the year.

Download Solar SOC on the App Store