pvfactors.geometry.timeseries.TsSurface

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

Timeseries surface class: vectorized representation of PV surface geometries.

__init__(coords, n_vector=None, param_names=None, index=None, shaded=False)[source]

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