pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain¶
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class
pvlib.modelchain.
ModelChain
(system, location, orientation_strategy=None, clearsky_model='ineichen', transposition_model='haydavies', solar_position_method='nrel_numpy', airmass_model='kastenyoung1989', dc_model=None, ac_model=None, aoi_model=None, spectral_model=None, temp_model='sapm', losses_model='no_loss', name=None, **kwargs)[source]¶ An experimental class that represents all of the modeling steps necessary for calculating power or energy for a PV system at a given location using the SAPM.
CEC module specifications and the single diode model are not yet supported.
Parameters: - system : PVSystem
A
PVSystem
object that represents the connected set of modules, inverters, etc.- location : Location
A
Location
object that represents the physical location at which to evaluate the model.- orientation_strategy : None or str, default ‘south_at_latitude_tilt’
The strategy for aligning the modules. If not None, sets the
surface_azimuth
andsurface_tilt
properties of thesystem
. Allowed strategies include ‘flat’, ‘south_at_latitude_tilt’. Ignored for SingleAxisTracker systems.- clearsky_model : str, default ‘ineichen’
Passed to location.get_clearsky.
- transposition_model : str, default ‘haydavies’
Passed to system.get_irradiance.
- solar_position_method : str, default ‘nrel_numpy’
Passed to location.get_solarposition.
- airmass_model : str, default ‘kastenyoung1989’
Passed to location.get_airmass.
- dc_model: None, str, or function, default None
If None, the model will be inferred from the contents of system.module_parameters. Valid strings are ‘sapm’, ‘singlediode’, ‘pvwatts’. The ModelChain instance will be passed as the first argument to a user-defined function.
- ac_model: None, str, or function, default None
If None, the model will be inferred from the contents of system.inverter_parameters and system.module_parameters. Valid strings are ‘snlinverter’, ‘adrinverter’ (not implemented), ‘pvwatts’. The ModelChain instance will be passed as the first argument to a user-defined function.
- aoi_model: None, str, or function, default None
If None, the model will be inferred from the contents of system.module_parameters. Valid strings are ‘physical’, ‘ashrae’, ‘sapm’, ‘no_loss’. The ModelChain instance will be passed as the first argument to a user-defined function.
- spectral_model: None, str, or function, default None
If None, the model will be inferred from the contents of system.module_parameters. Valid strings are ‘sapm’, ‘first_solar’ (not implemented), ‘no_loss’. The ModelChain instance will be passed as the first argument to a user-defined function.
- temp_model: str or function, default ‘sapm’
Valid strings are ‘sapm’. The ModelChain instance will be passed as the first argument to a user-defined function.
- losses_model: str or function, default ‘no_loss’
Valid strings are ‘pvwatts’, ‘no_loss’. The ModelChain instance will be passed as the first argument to a user-defined function.
- name: None or str, default None
Name of ModelChain instance.
- **kwargs
Arbitrary keyword arguments. Included for compatibility, but not used.
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__init__
(system, location, orientation_strategy=None, clearsky_model='ineichen', transposition_model='haydavies', solar_position_method='nrel_numpy', airmass_model='kastenyoung1989', dc_model=None, ac_model=None, aoi_model=None, spectral_model=None, temp_model='sapm', losses_model='no_loss', name=None, **kwargs)[source]¶ Initialize self. See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.
Methods
__init__
(system, location[, …])Initialize self. adrinverter
()ashrae_aoi_loss
()complete_irradiance
([times, weather])Determine the missing irradiation columns. effective_irradiance_model
()first_solar_spectral_loss
()infer_ac_model
()infer_aoi_model
()infer_dc_model
()infer_losses_model
()infer_spectral_model
()infer_temp_model
()no_aoi_loss
()no_extra_losses
()no_spectral_loss
()physical_aoi_loss
()prepare_inputs
([times, irradiance, weather])Prepare the solar position, irradiance, and weather inputs to the model. pvwatts_dc
()pvwatts_inverter
()pvwatts_losses
()run_model
([times, irradiance, weather])Run the model. sapm
()sapm_aoi_loss
()sapm_spectral_loss
()sapm_temp
()singlediode
()snlinverter
()Attributes
ac_model
aoi_model
dc_model
losses_model
orientation_strategy
spectral_model
temp_model