captest.calcparams.rpoa_pvsyst

captest.calcparams.rpoa_pvsyst(data, globbak='GlobBak', backshd='BackShd', verbose=True)

Calculate the sum of PVsyst’s global rear irradiance and rear shading and IAM losses.

Parameters:

  • data (DataFrame) – DataFrame with the source data for calculations. Usually the data attribute of a CapData instance containing PVsyst 8760 data.

  • globbak (str, default 'GlobBak') – Column name for global rear irradiance (W/m^2).

  • backshd (str, default 'BackShd') – Column name for rear shading and IAM losses (W/m^2).

  • verbose (bool, default True) – Set to False to not print calculation explanation.

Returns:

Sum of global rear irradiance and rear shading and IAM losses.

Return type:

Series