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A set of documented functions for simulating the performance of photovoltaic energy systems.
**Feature request** An algorithm that determines the off-mpp operating point for inverters that are clipping **Describe the solution you'd like** Assuming that if the converted AC out is greater than...
At this point this PR is for illustration only. Things to add/update would be: - Adding Python 3.13 to the test matrix. - A dependency management policy in the documentation....
SciPy's [documentation](https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/optimize.html#scalar-functions) has this nice table comparing root finding methods:  We should consider including similar tables in cases where pvlib provides semi-interchangeable alternatives, for example models for transposition, decomposition,...
The refraction correction used in the ephemeris solar position algorithm has a cutoff at -1 degree, which is not mentioned in the [original publication](https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6377969) or the provided Fortran code: https://github.com/pvlib/pvlib-python/blob/6d886dc0fa8e0fa1d011e9332f609cee526c9bbd/pvlib/solarposition.py#L839...
Hello everyone, I am a bit confused by the multiple conda packages of pvlib. Should I prefer one of the packages? 1. pvlib from the pvlib channel 2. pvlib from...
Several months ago, we introduced five algorithms for computing the single-diode model (SDM) parameters using various optimization functions. Among these, we proposed a novel approach to improve the computation of...
# Description On line 260 at https://github.com/pvlib/pvlib-python/blob/0781787b7efa381ce26d226dd35dddf6a2791502/pvlib/clearsky.py#L260, we see that `_interpolate_turbidity` uses `time_utc.dayofyear` which is 1-indexed. When the middle of the month is calculated, this uses 0-indexing. Usually in other...
High-frequency pv simulations are useful in several contexts including grid impact studies and energy storage simulations. The scarcity of high-frequency irradiance datasets has spurred the development of many methods of...
Time to start thinking about the next release. Here's the current milestone list: https://github.com/pvlib/pvlib-python/milestone/54 I'd like to get these PRs merged: - [ ] #2491, if reviewers can be satisfied...