pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.cloud_cover_to_irradiance

ForecastModel.cloud_cover_to_irradiance(cloud_cover, how='clearsky_scaling', **kwargs)[source]

Convert cloud cover to irradiance. A wrapper method.

Parameters:
cloud_cover : Series
how : str, default ‘clearsky_scaling’

Selects the method for conversion. Can be one of clearsky_scaling or liujordan.

**kwargs

Passed to the selected method.

Returns:
irradiance : DataFrame

Columns include ghi, dni, dhi