@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ There is a convention on consistent variable names throughout the library:
3838
3939 apparent_zenith
4040 Refraction-corrected solar zenith angle. The solar
41- zenith angle describes the position of the sun relative to the vertical and is
42- defined as the angle between a vector pointed straight up and a vector pointed
43- at the sun, from the observer. [°]
41+ zenith angle describes the position of the sun relative to the vertical
42+ and is defined as the angle between a vector pointed straight up and a
43+ vector pointed at the sun, from the observer. [°]
4444
4545 apparent_elevation
4646 Refraction-corrected solar elevation angle. This is the complement of
@@ -104,10 +104,12 @@ There is a convention on consistent variable names throughout the library:
104104 Sandia Array Performance Model IV curve parameters
105105
106106 latitude
107- Latitude in decimal degrees. Positive north of equator, negative to south.
107+ Latitude in decimal degrees. Positive north of equator, negative to
108+ south.
108109
109110 longitude
110- Longitude in decimal degrees. Positive east of prime meridian, negative to west.
111+ Longitude in decimal degrees. Positive east of prime meridian, negative
112+ to west.
111113
112114 pac, ac
113115 AC power
@@ -158,15 +160,16 @@ There is a convention on consistent variable names throughout the library:
158160 Diode saturation current
159161
160162 solar_azimuth
161- Azimuth angle of the sun in degrees East of North. The solar azimuth angle
162- describes the sun’s position along the horizon relative to the observer.
163- The pvlib-python convention is defined as degrees East of North, so
164- North = 0°, East = 90°, South = 180°, West = 270°.
163+ Azimuth angle of the sun in degrees East of North. The solar azimuth
164+ angle describes the sun’s position along the horizon relative to the
165+ observer. The pvlib-python convention is defined as degrees East of
166+ North, so North = 0°, East = 90°, South = 180°, West = 270°.
165167
166168 solar_zenith
167- Zenith angle of the sun in degrees. This is the angle between is between a
168- vector pointed straight up and a vector pointed at the sun, from the observer.
169- This is the complement of solar elevation (90 - elevation). [°]
169+ Zenith angle of the sun in degrees. This is the angle between is
170+ between a vector pointed straight up and a vector pointed at the sun,
171+ from the observer. This is the complement of solar elevation
172+ 90 - elevation). [°]
170173
171174 spectra
172175 spectra_components
@@ -176,16 +179,17 @@ There is a convention on consistent variable names throughout the library:
176179 is composed of direct and diffuse components.
177180
178181 surface_azimuth
179- Azimuth angle of the surface in degrees East of North. This angle describes the
180- horizontal projection of the normal vector from the surface. The pvlib-python
181- convention is defined as degrees East (clockwise) of North, so North = 0°,
182- East = 90°, South = 180°, West = 270°.
182+ Azimuth angle of the surface in degrees East of North. This angle
183+ describes the horizontal projection of the normal vector from the
184+ surface. The pvlib-python convention is defined as degrees East
185+ (clockwise) of North, so North = 0°, East = 90°, South = 180°,
186+ West = 270°.
183187
184188 surface_tilt
185189 Tilt from horizontal [°]. The surface tilt angle
186190 is defined as degrees from the horizontal
187- such that a surface facing up would have a surface tilt of 0°, and one facing
188- the horizon would be 90°. [°]
191+ such that a surface facing up would have a surface tilt of 0°, and one
192+ facing the horizon would be 90°. [°]
189193
190194 temp_air
191195 Temperature of the air
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