@@ -294,13 +294,20 @@ def total_irrad(surface_tilt, surface_azimuth,
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model = 'isotropic' ,
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model_perez = 'allsitescomposite1990' , ** kwargs ):
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r"""
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- Determine diffuse irradiance from the sky on a tilted surface.
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+ Determine total in-plane irradiance and its beam, sky diffuse and ground
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+ reflected components, using the specified sky diffuse irradiance model.
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.. math::
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- I_{tot} = I_{beam} + I_{sky} + I_{ground}
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+ I_{tot} = I_{beam} + I_{sky diffuse } + I_{ground}
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- See the transposition function documentation for details.
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+ Sky diffuse models include:
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+ * isotropic (default)
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+ * klucher
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+ * haydavies
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+ * reindl
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+ * king
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+ * perez
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Parameters
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----------
@@ -333,8 +340,8 @@ def total_irrad(surface_tilt, surface_azimuth,
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Returns
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-------
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- irradiance : OrderedDict or DataFrame
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- Contains keys/columns ``'poa_global', 'poa_direct', 'poa_diffuse',
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+ total_irrad : OrderedDict or DataFrame
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+ Contains keys/columns ``'poa_global', 'poa_direct', 'poa_diffuse',
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'poa_sky_diffuse', 'poa_ground_diffuse'``.
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"""
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@@ -1326,8 +1333,8 @@ def dirindex(ghi, ghi_clearsky, dni_clearsky, zenith, times, pressure=101325.,
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Determine DNI from GHI using the DIRINDEX model, which is a modification of
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the DIRINT model with information from a clear sky model.
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- DIRINDEX [1] improves upon the DIRINT model by taking into account turbidity
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- when used with the Ineichen clear sky model results.
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+ DIRINDEX [1] improves upon the DIRINT model by taking into account
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+ turbidity when used with the Ineichen clear sky model results.
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Parameters
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@@ -1389,7 +1396,8 @@ def dirindex(ghi, ghi_clearsky, dni_clearsky, zenith, times, pressure=101325.,
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use_delta_kt_prime = use_delta_kt_prime ,
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temp_dew = temp_dew )
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- dni_dirint_clearsky = dirint (ghi_clearsky , zenith , times , pressure = pressure ,
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+ dni_dirint_clearsky = dirint (ghi_clearsky , zenith , times ,
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+ pressure = pressure ,
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use_delta_kt_prime = use_delta_kt_prime ,
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temp_dew = temp_dew )
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