Expose first_solar_spectral_correction

docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.6.0.rst

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ API Changes
 Enhancements
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 * Add sea surface albedo in irradiance.py (:issue:`458`)
+* Implement first_solar_spectral_loss in modelchain.py (:issue:'359')
+
 
 Bug fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~
@@ -29,3 +31,5 @@ Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 * Will Holmgren
 * Yu Cao
+* Cliff Hansen
+

pvlib/atmosphere.py

@@ -466,8 +466,11 @@ def first_solar_spectral_correction(pw, airmass_absolute, module_type=None,
         coefficients = _coefficients[module_type.lower()]
     elif module_type is None and coefficients is not None:
         pass
+    elif module_type is None and coefficients is None:
+        raise TypeError('No valid input provided, both module_type and ' +
+                        'coefficients are None')
     else:
-        raise TypeError('ambiguous input, must supply only 1 of ' +
+        raise TypeError('Cannot resolve input, must supply only one of ' +
                         'module_type and coefficients')
 
     # Evaluate Spectral Shift

pvlib/modelchain.py

@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ class ModelChain(object):
     spectral_model: None, str, or function, default None
         If None, the model will be inferred from the contents of
         system.module_parameters. Valid strings are 'sapm',
-        'first_solar' (not implemented), 'no_loss'. The ModelChain
-        instance will be passed as the first argument to a user-defined
+        'first_solar', 'no_loss'. The ModelChain instance will be passed 
+        as the first argument to a user-defined
         function.
 
     temp_model: str or function, default 'sapm'
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ def sapm_aoi_loss(self):
         return self
 
     def no_aoi_loss(self):
-        self.aoi_modifier = 1
+        self.aoi_modifier = 1.0
         return self
 
     @property
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ def spectral_model(self, model):
         elif isinstance(model, str):
             model = model.lower()
             if model == 'first_solar':
-                raise NotImplementedError
+                self._spectral_model = self.first_solar_spectral_loss
             elif model == 'sapm':
                 self._spectral_model = self.sapm_spectral_loss
             elif model == 'no_loss':
@@ -546,12 +546,23 @@ def infer_spectral_model(self):
         params = set(self.system.module_parameters.keys())
         if set(['A4', 'A3', 'A2', 'A1', 'A0']) <= params:
             return self.sapm_spectral_loss
+        elif ((('Technology' in params or
+                'Material' in params) and
+               (pvsystem._infer_cell_type() is not None)) or
+              'first_solar_spectral_coefficients' in params):
+            return self.first_solar_spectral_loss
         else:
             raise ValueError('could not infer spectral model from '
-                             'system.module_parameters')
+                             'system.module_parameters. Check that the '
+                             'parameters contain valid '
+                             'first_solar_spectral_coefficients or a valid '
+                             'Material or Technology value')
 
     def first_solar_spectral_loss(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        self.spectral_modifier = self.system.first_solar_spectral_loss(
+                                        self.weather['precipitable_water'],
+                                        self.airmass['airmass_absolute'])
+        return self
 
     def sapm_spectral_loss(self):
         self.spectral_modifier = self.system.sapm_spectral_loss(

pvlib/pvsystem.py

@@ -421,6 +421,94 @@ def sapm_effective_irradiance(self, poa_direct, poa_diffuse,
             poa_direct, poa_diffuse, airmass_absolute, aoi,
             self.module_parameters, reference_irradiance=reference_irradiance)
 
+    def first_solar_spectral_loss(self, pw, airmass_absolute):
+
+        """
+        Use the :py:func:`first_solar_spectral_correction` function to
+        calculate the spectral loss modifier. The model coefficients are
+        specific to the module's cell type, and are determined by searching
+        for one of the following keys in self.module_parameters (in order):
+            'first_solar_spectral_coefficients (user-supplied coefficients)
+            'Technology' - a string describing the cell type, can be read from
+            the CEC module parameter database
+            'Material' - a string describing the cell type, can be read from
+            the Sandia module database.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        pw : array-like
+            atmospheric precipitable water (cm).
+
+        airmass_absolute : array-like
+            absolute (pressure corrected) airmass.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        modifier: array-like
+            spectral mismatch factor (unitless) which can be multiplied
+            with broadband irradiance reaching a module's cells to estimate
+            effective irradiance, i.e., the irradiance that is converted to
+            electrical current.
+        """
+
+        if 'first_solar_spectral_coefficients' in \
+                               self.module_parameters.keys():
+            coefficients = \
+                   self.module_parameters['first_solar_spectral_coefficients']
+            module_type = None
+        else:
+            module_type = self._infer_cell_type()
+            coefficients = None
+
+        return atmosphere.first_solar_spectral_correction(pw,
+                                                          airmass_absolute, 
+                                                          module_type,
+                                                          coefficients)
+
+    def _infer_cell_type(self):
+
+        """
+        Examines module_parameters and maps the Technology key for the CEC
+        database and the Material key for the Sandia database to a common
+        list of strings for cell type.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        cell_type: str
+
+        """
+
+        _cell_type_dict = {'Multi-c-Si': 'multisi',
+                           'Mono-c-Si': 'monosi',
+                           'Thin Film': 'cigs',
+                           'a-Si/nc': 'asi',
+                           'CIS': 'cigs',
+                           'CIGS': 'cigs',
+                           '1-a-Si': 'asi',
+                           'CdTe': 'cdte',
+                           'a-Si': 'asi',
+                           '2-a-Si': None,
+                           '3-a-Si': None,
+                           'HIT-Si': 'monosi',
+                           'mc-Si': 'multisi',
+                           'c-Si': 'multisi',
+                           'Si-Film': 'asi',
+                           'CdTe': 'cdte',
+                           'EFG mc-Si': 'multisi',
+                           'GaAs': None,
+                           'a-Si / mono-Si': 'monosi'}
+
+        if 'Technology' in self.module_parameters.keys():
+            # CEC module parameter set
+            cell_type = _cell_type_dict[self.module_parameters['Technology']]
+        elif 'Material' in self.module_parameters.keys():
+            # Sandia module parameter set
+            cell_type = _cell_type_dict[self.module_parameters['Material']]
+        else:
+            cell_type = None
+
+        return cell_type
+
     def singlediode(self, photocurrent, saturation_current,
                     resistance_series, resistance_shunt, nNsVth,
                     ivcurve_pnts=None):

pvlib/test/test_modelchain.py

@@ -262,28 +262,28 @@ def test_aoi_models(system, location, aoi_model, expected):
 def constant_spectral_loss(mc):
     mc.spectral_modifier = 0.9
 
+
 @requires_scipy
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('spectral_model, expected', [
-    ('sapm', [182.338436597, -2.00000000e-02]),
-    pytest.mark.xfail(raises=NotImplementedError)
-    (('first_solar', [179.371460714, -2.00000000e-02])),
-    ('no_loss', [181.604438144, -2.00000000e-02]),
-    (constant_spectral_loss, [163.061569511, -2e-2])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('spectral_model', [
+        'sapm', 'first_solar', 'no_loss', constant_spectral_loss
 ])
-def test_spectral_models(system, location, spectral_model, expected):
+def test_spectral_models(system, location, spectral_model):
+    times = pd.date_range('20160101 1200-0700', periods=3, freq='6H')
+    weather = pd.DataFrame(data=[0.3, 0.5, 1.0],
+                           index=times,
+                           columns=['precipitable_water'])
     mc = ModelChain(system, location, dc_model='sapm',
                     aoi_model='no_loss', spectral_model=spectral_model)
-    times = pd.date_range('20160101 1200-0700', periods=2, freq='6H')
-    ac = mc.run_model(times).ac
-
-    expected = pd.Series(np.array(expected), index=times)
-    assert_series_equal(ac, expected, check_less_precise=2)
+    spectral_modifier = mc.run_model(times=times, 
+                                     weather=weather).spectral_modifier
+    assert isinstance(spectral_modifier, (pd.Series, float, int))
 
 
 def constant_losses(mc):
     mc.losses = 0.9
     mc.ac *= mc.losses
 
+
 @requires_scipy
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('losses_model, expected', [
     ('pvwatts', [163.280464174, 0]),

pvlib/test/test_pvsystem.py

@@ -266,6 +266,16 @@ def test_PVSystem_sapm_spectral_loss(sapm_module_params):
     out = system.sapm_spectral_loss(airmass)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("expected", [1.03173953])
+def test_PVSystem_first_solar_spectral_loss(sapm_module_params, expected):
+    system = pvsystem.PVSystem(module_parameters=sapm_module_params)
+    pw = 3
+    airmass_absolute = 3
+    out = system.first_solar_spectral_loss(pw, airmass_absolute)
+
+    assert_allclose(out, expected, atol=1e-4)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('aoi,expected', [
     (45, 0.9975036250000002),
     (np.array([[-30, 30, 100, np.nan]]),