Overview

F-CHART is the authoritative solar system analysis and design program written by S.A. Klein and W.A. Beckman, the originators of the F-Chart method.

Collector Types

• Flat-Plates
• Evacuated Types
• CPC's
• 1 and 2-Axis Tracking

System Types

• Water Storage Heating
• Pebble Bed Storage Heating
• Building Storage Heating
• Domestic Water Heating
• Integral Collector-Storage DHW
• Indoor and Outdoor Pool Heating
• Passive Direct-Gain
• Passive Collector-Storage Wall

Features

• Life-cycle economics with cash flow
• Weather data for over 300 locations
• Weather data can be added
• Monthly parameter variation
• 2-D incidence angle modifiers
• English and SI units
• Approved for use in California
• Works with any version of MS Windows