ANN: pvlib-0.9.4 released

[Mark Mikofski]

Dear Pythonistas and solar power enthusiasts,

The maintainers are happy to announce a new release of pvlib python: software for simulating performance of photovoltaic solar energy systems.

See what's new for v0.9.4:

* https://pvlib-python.readthedocs.io/en/stable/whatsnew.html

Releases are available from PyPI and the conda-forge channel:

* https://pypi.org/project/pvlib/

* https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pvlib and https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pvlib-python

Read the Documentation:

* https://pvlib-python.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html

Report issues & contribute:

* https://github.com/pvlib/pvlib-python

v0.9.4 Highlights:

* Fitting and prediction functions for the ADR PV efficiency model, along with several gallery examples.

* An extension of the Faiman temperature model that includes a radiative loss term.

* Efficient direct and diffuse IAM models based on the Schlick approximation to the Fresnel equations.

* A convenience function to calculate one of DNI, DHI, GHI from the other two.

* The Hay-Davies transposition model can now return individual components in addition to global tilted irradiance.

* An implementation of ASTM E1036 for extracting the basic characteristics of an I-V curve.

* There were several new contributors.

Thank you for using pvlib python!

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