PV Forecast Configuration

pvforecast

Name	Environment Variable	Type	Read-Only	Default	Description
max_planes	EOS_PVFORECAST__MAX_PLANES	Optional[int]	rw	0	Maximum number of planes that can be set
planes	EOS_PVFORECAST__PLANES	Optional[list[akkudoktoreos.prediction.pvforecast.PVForecastPlaneSetting]]	rw	None	Plane configuration.
planes_azimuth		List[float]	ro	N/A	Compute a list of the azimuths per active planes.
planes_inverter_paco		Any	ro	N/A	Compute a list of the maximum power rating of the inverter per active planes.
planes_peakpower		List[float]	ro	N/A	Compute a list of the peak power per active planes.
planes_tilt		List[float]	ro	N/A	Compute a list of the tilts per active planes.
planes_userhorizon		Any	ro	N/A	Compute a list of the user horizon per active planes.
provider	EOS_PVFORECAST__PROVIDER	Optional[str]	rw	None	PVForecast provider id of provider to be used.
provider_settings	EOS_PVFORECAST__PROVIDER_SETTINGS	PVForecastCommonProviderSettings	rw	required	Provider settings
providers		list[str]	ro	N/A	Available PVForecast provider ids.

Example Input

   {
       "pvforecast": {
           "provider": "PVForecastAkkudoktor",
           "provider_settings": {
               "PVForecastImport": null,
               "PVForecastVrm": null
           },
           "planes": [
               {
                   "surface_tilt": 10.0,
                   "surface_azimuth": 180.0,
                   "userhorizon": [
                       10.0,
                       20.0,
                       30.0
                   ],
                   "peakpower": 5.0,
                   "pvtechchoice": "crystSi",
                   "mountingplace": "free",
                   "loss": 14.0,
                   "trackingtype": 0,
                   "optimal_surface_tilt": false,
                   "optimalangles": false,
                   "albedo": null,
                   "module_model": null,
                   "inverter_model": null,
                   "inverter_paco": 6000,
                   "modules_per_string": 20,
                   "strings_per_inverter": 2
               },
               {
                   "surface_tilt": 20.0,
                   "surface_azimuth": 90.0,
                   "userhorizon": [
                       5.0,
                       15.0,
                       25.0
                   ],
                   "peakpower": 3.5,
                   "pvtechchoice": "crystSi",
                   "mountingplace": "free",
                   "loss": 14.0,
                   "trackingtype": 1,
                   "optimal_surface_tilt": false,
                   "optimalangles": false,
                   "albedo": null,
                   "module_model": null,
                   "inverter_model": null,
                   "inverter_paco": 4000,
                   "modules_per_string": 20,
                   "strings_per_inverter": 2
               }
           ],
           "max_planes": 1
       }
   }

Example Output

   {
       "pvforecast": {
           "provider": "PVForecastAkkudoktor",
           "provider_settings": {
               "PVForecastImport": null,
               "PVForecastVrm": null
           },
           "planes": [
               {
                   "surface_tilt": 10.0,
                   "surface_azimuth": 180.0,
                   "userhorizon": [
                       10.0,
                       20.0,
                       30.0
                   ],
                   "peakpower": 5.0,
                   "pvtechchoice": "crystSi",
                   "mountingplace": "free",
                   "loss": 14.0,
                   "trackingtype": 0,
                   "optimal_surface_tilt": false,
                   "optimalangles": false,
                   "albedo": null,
                   "module_model": null,
                   "inverter_model": null,
                   "inverter_paco": 6000,
                   "modules_per_string": 20,
                   "strings_per_inverter": 2
               },
               {
                   "surface_tilt": 20.0,
                   "surface_azimuth": 90.0,
                   "userhorizon": [
                       5.0,
                       15.0,
                       25.0
                   ],
                   "peakpower": 3.5,
                   "pvtechchoice": "crystSi",
                   "mountingplace": "free",
                   "loss": 14.0,
                   "trackingtype": 1,
                   "optimal_surface_tilt": false,
                   "optimalangles": false,
                   "albedo": null,
                   "module_model": null,
                   "inverter_model": null,
                   "inverter_paco": 4000,
                   "modules_per_string": 20,
                   "strings_per_inverter": 2
               }
           ],
           "max_planes": 1,
           "providers": [
               "PVForecastAkkudoktor",
               "PVForecastVrm",
               "PVForecastImport"
           ],
           "planes_peakpower": [
               5.0,
               3.5
           ],
           "planes_azimuth": [
               180.0,
               90.0
           ],
           "planes_tilt": [
               10.0,
               20.0
           ],
           "planes_userhorizon": [
               [
                   10.0,
                   20.0,
                   30.0
               ],
               [
                   5.0,
                   15.0,
                   25.0
               ]
           ],
           "planes_inverter_paco": [
               6000.0,
               4000.0
           ]
       }
   }

Common settings for PV forecast VRM API

pvforecast::provider_settings::PVForecastVrm

Name	Type	Read-Only	Default	Description
pvforecast_vrm_idsite	int	rw	12345	VRM-Installation-ID
pvforecast_vrm_token	str	rw	your-token	Token for Connecting VRM API

Example Input/Output

   {
       "pvforecast": {
           "provider_settings": {
               "PVForecastVrm": {
                   "pvforecast_vrm_token": "your-token",
                   "pvforecast_vrm_idsite": 12345
               }
           }
       }
   }

Common settings for pvforecast data import from file or JSON string

pvforecast::provider_settings::PVForecastImport

Name	Type	Read-Only	Default	Description
import_file_path	Union[str, pathlib.Path, NoneType]	rw	None	Path to the file to import PV forecast data from.
import_json	Optional[str]	rw	None	JSON string, dictionary of PV forecast value lists.

Example Input/Output

   {
       "pvforecast": {
           "provider_settings": {
               "PVForecastImport": {
                   "import_file_path": null,
                   "import_json": "{\"pvforecast_ac_power\": [0, 8.05, 352.91]}"
               }
           }
       }
   }

PV Forecast Provider Configuration

pvforecast::provider_settings

Name	Type	Read-Only	Default	Description
PVForecastImport	Optional[akkudoktoreos.prediction.pvforecastimport.PVForecastImportCommonSettings]	rw	None	PVForecastImport settings
PVForecastVrm	Optional[akkudoktoreos.prediction.pvforecastvrm.PVForecastVrmCommonSettings]	rw	None	PVForecastVrm settings

Example Input/Output

   {
       "pvforecast": {
           "provider_settings": {
               "PVForecastImport": null,
               "PVForecastVrm": null
           }
       }
   }

PV Forecast Plane Configuration

pvforecast::planes::list

Name	Type	Read-Only	Default	Description
albedo	Optional[float]	rw	None	Proportion of the light hitting the ground that it reflects back.
inverter_model	Optional[str]	rw	None	Model of the inverter of this plane.
inverter_paco	Optional[int]	rw	None	AC power rating of the inverter [W].
loss	Optional[float]	rw	14.0	Sum of PV system losses in percent
module_model	Optional[str]	rw	None	Model of the PV modules of this plane.
modules_per_string	Optional[int]	rw	None	Number of the PV modules of the strings of this plane.
mountingplace	Optional[str]	rw	free	Type of mounting for PV system. Options are ‘free’ for free-standing and ‘building’ for building-integrated.
optimal_surface_tilt	Optional[bool]	rw	False	Calculate the optimum tilt angle. Ignored for two-axis tracking.
optimalangles	Optional[bool]	rw	False	Calculate the optimum tilt and azimuth angles. Ignored for two-axis tracking.
peakpower	Optional[float]	rw	None	Nominal power of PV system in kW.
pvtechchoice	Optional[str]	rw	crystSi	PV technology. One of ‘crystSi’, ‘CIS’, ‘CdTe’, ‘Unknown’.
strings_per_inverter	Optional[int]	rw	None	Number of the strings of the inverter of this plane.
surface_azimuth	Optional[float]	rw	180.0	Orientation (azimuth angle) of the (fixed) plane. Clockwise from north (north=0, east=90, south=180, west=270).
surface_tilt	Optional[float]	rw	30.0	Tilt angle from horizontal plane. Ignored for two-axis tracking.
trackingtype	Optional[int]	rw	None	Type of suntracking. 0=fixed, 1=single horizontal axis aligned north-south, 2=two-axis tracking, 3=vertical axis tracking, 4=single horizontal axis aligned east-west, 5=single inclined axis aligned north-south.
userhorizon	Optional[List[float]]	rw	None	Elevation of horizon in degrees, at equally spaced azimuth clockwise from north.

Example Input/Output

   {
       "pvforecast": {
           "planes": [
               {
                   "surface_tilt": 10.0,
                   "surface_azimuth": 180.0,
                   "userhorizon": [
                       10.0,
                       20.0,
                       30.0
                   ],
                   "peakpower": 5.0,
                   "pvtechchoice": "crystSi",
                   "mountingplace": "free",
                   "loss": 14.0,
                   "trackingtype": 0,
                   "optimal_surface_tilt": false,
                   "optimalangles": false,
                   "albedo": null,
                   "module_model": null,
                   "inverter_model": null,
                   "inverter_paco": 6000,
                   "modules_per_string": 20,
                   "strings_per_inverter": 2
               }
           ]
       }
   }