pvlib.location.Location.get_clearsky

Location.get_clearsky(times, model=’ineichen’, solar_position=None, dni_extra=None, **kwargs)

Calculate the clear sky estimates of GHI, DNI, and/or DHI at this location.

Parameters:

times: DatetimeIndex

model: str, default ‘ineichen’

The clear sky model to use. Must be one of ‘ineichen’, ‘haurwitz’, ‘simplified_solis’.

solar_position : None or DataFrame, default None

DataFrame with columns ‘apparent_zenith’, ‘zenith’, ‘apparent_elevation’.

dni_extra: None or numeric, default None

If None, will be calculated from times.

kwargs passed to the relevant functions. Climatological values

are assumed in many cases. See source code for details!

Returns:

clearsky : DataFrame

Column names are: ghi, dni, dhi.