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It could be applied to either, if you think of GHI as POA at a tilt of 0. Mismatch factor models are

Hi Aalekh, Thanks a lot for your advice! I built the application off older pvlib sample code so that

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Hello world, I have reviewed at least one paper that claims to solve for the 5 parameters of single-

Additional approach of Implementing Tracking Errors in Single-Axis Solar Tracking Systems, The

For row-to-row shading, here are a few resources: https://pvlib-python.readthedocs.io/en/stable/

Hi! New here. Excellent book and problems page. Saw a bunch of problems about solar in space, eg.

Angelos, These are all valid reasons to keep NaNs. I think that solar position data could also be

Thanks, Will. There are many interesting old JPL and other reports from that era. The "models

Hi Will, Since you mention the ADR model: it has a temperature coefficient that doesn't have the

Hey Roshni! It's good to hear you want to get involved :) I suggest you start by checking our

You will need to account for the non-linear losses from partial shade in crystalline silicon modules.

Hello Mukiibi, The pvlib doesn't currently hold meetings. We prefer that discussions about

Hi Raghav, There is a function pvlib.iotools.read_panond that will read either a PAN or OND file and

1. Specifying time_ref='UT' will give you UTC 2. The get_cams function retrieves the data

Thanks Cliff. I was using v0.11 and it explains the issue well. v0.13 uses 'no_loss' spectral

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Hi Ludivine, 1. The pvlib function reads the file into the python workspace but doesn't interpret

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The introduction tutorial shows how to model power from a PV system. https://pvlib-python.readthedocs

Hi Kevin, Ah ok cool, thanks for that explanation. Good to know it all makes sense! Regards, Ben On

Dear pvlib community, The maintainers are pleased to announce the v0.13.0 release of pvlib python.

I think all bets on accuracy/precision are off when solar position is not computed for the actual

Hey, can anyone help me with pvsyst shading scene... I need some guidance.

Hi Rafael, Most of the irradiance reaching the rear surfaces is from ground reflections. In the

Hi Jose, PVfit is currently not set up to fit single dark IVs. I will have to add this to the TODO

Can you elaborate on what you mean by not "very robust"? It may help to think of a PV model

> I could still become an active contributor even without the competition, right? Yes, certainly.

Hi In the standard quality control process of PV module manufacturing, which test is typically