solarforecastarbiter.pvmodel.calculate_clearsky

solarforecastarbiter.pvmodel.calculate_clearsky(latitude, longitude, elevation, apparent_zenith)[source]

Calculates clear sky irradiance using the Ineichen model and the SoDa climatological turbidity data set.

Parameters:
latitude : float
longitude : float
elevation : float
apparent_zenith : pd.Series

Solar apparent zenith

Returns:
cs : pd.DataFrame

Columns are ghi, dni, dhi.