Renewable Energy Programs in Linux

[daikitakumi]

I am new to linux, I would like to know if there are programs like pvsyst, autocad, PowerFactory, among others that I can run and take advantage of in linux

I am an electrical engineer, I met Linux looking to make better use of my computer's resources to play with it, since it is a very light operating system. Although researching this operating system, I realize that it has many advantages in both security and stability.

I want to use linux as my primary operating system. That's why I'm interested in knowing how to use it in my career, my job. I want to know what engineering programs I can run on, run, or if there are places where people share engineering programs modified to be Linux compatible

[PMeira]

This is very off-topic... Everything here on DSS-Extensions runs on Linux (besides Windows and macOS).
I personally have been using Linux on my machines for several years, but I still keep Windows as a VM on a couple of machines since some specific hardware drivers may require Windows.

I would like to know if there are programs like pvsyst, autocad, PowerFactory, among others that I can run and take advantage of in linux

I imagine most commercial simulation software does not run on Linux or is not supported. Some that need physical devices (hardware keys) don't even run on VMs, which is a hassle.

I know AutoCAD is known to have issues.

DIgSILENT PowerFactory is not officially supported, but it seems some people manage to run it through Wine. IIRC, if you need the hardware key, it was one that gave me issues in the past even on a Windows Server VM (that was several years ago, but they intentionally restricted using the hardware key on VMs).

I don't use PVsyst, but out of curiosity I managed to install the latest demo with Wine if I ignore the Edge requirements. If keeps complaining if "crashed" due to some missing features in Wine, but the GUI opens etc. It might actually crash later, I didn't check. Maybe it could work in the future (and most likely older versions used to work).

MATLAB, including our DSS_MATLAB package, probably runs better on Linux, without issues.

Although researching this operating system, I realize that it has many advantages in both security and stability.

Yeah, typically better since you have much more control and generally there are no forced features, unless Windows.

That's why I'm interested in knowing how to use it in my career, my job. I want to know what engineering programs I can run on, run,

That depends a lot on what kind of work you'll do. I'm an EE myself and personally I'm doing fine on Linux, but part of my work is in fact developing custom simulation and analysis tools (typically not related to DSS-Extensions), so I don't need much of the software a more typical EE would use.

Various VPNs used by companies, remote desktop software and more are typically supported (and many work better) on Linux. Videoconferencing software too (if not, typically the browser version is more than enough).

if there are places where people share engineering programs modified to be Linux compatible

No idea. I haven't seen much on communities like Reddit regarding power systems. For more general software like AutoCAD, you can find discussions more easily, e.g. this.

The number of Linux users is slowly growing. Maybe more companies will be encouraged (or required) to support it in the future...

[daikitakumi]

Hello! Thank you very much for taking the time to respond to me with so much detail.
​To be honest, I started using Linux because of the games. I had a console that ran terribly with Windows, it overheated a lot, and consumed a lot of resources.

​Since I switched, the difference was huge. At first, I only used it for gaming, but then I wondered if that stability and speed could serve me in my work.

​I know other people who use it, but in professions like systems engineering or electronics, where they have a huge advantage.

​I'm a junior electrical engineer and graduated this year, so I'd love to know more about available options for the future. If you come across any software that can be used for electrical engineering, I'd appreciate you letting me know.

​Additionally, I'm thinking about how I could start developing a simple, preliminary code for the selection of electrical conductors—whether in AC, DC, or medium voltage—to use as a tool to make my work easier. However, I haven't started writing it yet because I'm investigating if something similar already exists; if I find something, I prefer to take advantage of it and use it, or improve it if it's open source, and if not, I'd have to do it from scratch as a calculator for choosing conductors.