solarforecastarbiter.pvmodel.calculate_poa_effective

solarforecastarbiter.pvmodel.calculate_poa_effective(aoi_func, apparent_zenith, azimuth, ghi, dni, dhi)[source]

Calculate effective plane of array irradiance from system metadata, solar position, and irradiance components. Accounts for AOI losses.

Parameters:
  • aoi_func (function) – Function with arguments (apparent_zenith, azimuth) and returns surface_tilt, surface_azimuth, aoi
  • apparent_zenith (pd.Series) – Solar apparent zenith
  • azimuth (pd.Series) – Solar azimuth
  • ghi (pd.Series) –
  • dni (pd.Series) –
  • dhi (pd.Series) –
Returns:

poa_effective (pd.Series)