pvlib.temperature.sapm_cell_from_module¶

pvlib.temperature.sapm_cell_from_module(module_temperature, poa_global, deltaT, irrad_ref=1000.0)[source]¶

Calculate cell temperature from module temperature using the Sandia Array Performance Model.

See 1 for details on the Sandia Array Performance Model.

Parameters

module_temperature (numeric) – Temperature of back of module surface [C].
poa_global (numeric) – Total incident irradiance [W/m^2].
deltaT (float) – Parameter \(\Delta T\) in (1) [C].
irrad_ref (float, default 1000) – Reference irradiance, parameter \(E_{0}\) in (2) [W/m^2].

Returns

numeric, values in degrees C.

Notes

The model for cell temperature \(T_{C}\) is given by Eq. 12 in 1.

(1)¶\[T_{C} = T_{m} + \frac{E}{E_{0}} \Delta T\]

The module back surface temperature \(T_{m}\) is implemented in sapm_module().

Model parameters depend both on the module construction and its mounting. Parameter sets are provided in 1 for representative modules and mounting, and are coded for convenience in TEMPERATURE_MODEL_PARAMETERS.

Module	Mounting	a	b	\(\Delta T [C]\)
glass/glass	open rack	-3.47	-0.0594	3
glass/glass	close roof	-2.98	-0.0471	1
glass/polymer	open rack	-3.56	-0.075	3
glass/polymer	insulated back	-2.81	-0.0455	0

References

1(1,2,3): King, D. et al, 2004, “Sandia Photovoltaic Array Performance Model”, SAND Report 3535, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM.