pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain

class pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain(system, location, orientation_strategy='south_at_latitude_tilt', clearsky_model='ineichen', transposition_model='haydavies', solar_position_method='nrel_numpy', airmass_model='kastenyoung1989', **kwargs)

An experimental class that represents all of the modeling steps necessary for calculating power or energy for a PV system at a given location.

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

The strategy for aligning the modules. If not None, sets the surface_azimuth and surface_tilt properties of the system. Allowed strategies include ‘flat’, ‘south_at_latitude_tilt’.

clearsky_model : str

Passed to location.get_clearsky.

transposition_model : str

Passed to system.get_irradiance.

solar_position_method : str

Passed to location.get_solarposition.

airmass_model : str

Passed to location.get_airmass.

**kwargs

Arbitrary keyword arguments. Included for compatibility, but not used.

Methods

__init__(system, location[, ...])
run_model(times[, irradiance, weather])	Run the model.

Attributes

orientation_strategy