pvlib.pvsystem.sapm_celltemp

pvlib.pvsystem.sapm_celltemp(poa_global, wind_speed, temp_air, model='open_rack_cell_glassback')

Estimate cell and module temperatures per the Sandia PV Array Performance Model (SAPM, SAND2004-3535), from the incident irradiance, wind speed, ambient temperature, and SAPM module parameters.

Parameters

• poa_global (float or Series) – Total incident irradiance in W/m^2.

• wind_speed (float or Series) – Wind speed in m/s at a height of 10 meters.

• temp_air (float or Series) – Ambient dry bulb temperature in degrees C.

• model (string, list, or dict, default 'open_rack_cell_glassback') –

  Model to be used.

  If string, can be:

  • ’open_rack_cell_glassback’ (default)

  • ’roof_mount_cell_glassback’

  • ’open_rack_cell_polymerback’

  • ’insulated_back_polymerback’

  • ’open_rack_polymer_thinfilm_steel’

  • ‘22x_concentrator_tracker’

  If dict, supply the following parameters (if list, in the following order):

  • afloat

    SAPM module parameter for establishing the upper limit for module temperature at low wind speeds and high solar irradiance.

  • bfloat

    SAPM module parameter for establishing the rate at which the module temperature drops as wind speed increases (see SAPM eqn. 11).

  • deltaTfloat

    SAPM module parameter giving the temperature difference between the cell and module back surface at the reference irradiance, E0.

Returns

• DataFrame with columns ‘temp_cell’ and ‘temp_module’.

• Values in degrees C.

References

[1] King, D. et al, 2004, “Sandia Photovoltaic Array Performance Model”, SAND Report 3535, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM.

See also

sapm()