pvfactors.geometry.timeseries.TsSurface

class pvfactors.geometry.timeseries.TsSurface(coords, n_vector=None, param_names=None, index=None, shaded=False)

Timeseries surface class: vectorized representation of PV surface geometries.

__init__(coords, n_vector=None, param_names=None, index=None, shaded=False)

Initialize timeseries surface using timeseries coordinates.

Parameters

• coords (TsLineCoords) – Timeseries coordinates of full segment

• index (int, optional) – Index of segment (Default = None)

• n_vector (np.ndarray, optional) – Timeseries normal vectors of the side (Default = None)

• index – Index of the timeseries surfaces (Default = None)

• shaded (bool, optional) – Is the surface shaded or not (Default = False)

Methods

__init__(coords[, n_vector, param_names, ...])	Initialize timeseries surface using timeseries coordinates.
at(idx)	Generate a PV segment geometry for the desired index.
get_param(param)	Get timeseries parameter values of surface
plot_at_idx(idx, ax, color)	Plot timeseries PV row at a certain index, only if it's not too small.
update_params(new_dict)	Update timeseries surface parameters.

Attributes

b1	Timeseries coordinates of first boundary point
b2	Timeseries coordinates of second boundary point
centroid	Timeseries point coordinates of the surface's centroid
highest_point	Timeseries point coordinates of highest point of surface
is_empty	Check if surface is "empty" by checking if its length is always zero
length	Timeseries length of the surface
lowest_point	Timeseries point coordinates of lowest point of surface
u_vector	Vector orthogonal to the surface's normal vector