pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.cloud_cover_to_irradiance_clearsky_scaling¶
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ForecastModel.
cloud_cover_to_irradiance_clearsky_scaling
(cloud_cover, method='linear', **kwargs)[source]¶ Estimates irradiance from cloud cover in the following steps:
- Determine clear sky GHI using Ineichen model and climatological turbidity.
- Estimate cloudy sky GHI using a function of
cloud_cover e.g.
cloud_cover_to_ghi_linear()
- Estimate cloudy sky DNI using the DISC model.
- Calculate DHI from DNI and GHI.
Parameters: - cloud_cover (Series) – Cloud cover in %.
- method (str, default 'linear') – Method for converting cloud cover to GHI. ‘linear’ is currently the only option.
- **kwargs – Passed to the method that does the conversion
Returns: irrads (DataFrame) – Estimated GHI, DNI, and DHI.