Glossary

This wiki contains a glossary of all terms used in the Solar Forecast Arbiter. It will eventually be the single source of truth for definitions. Inventing a YAML format for now. See Variable names for programming conventions.

AC capacity
AC power

Availability:
  - Units: %
  - Definition: The percent of the power plant that is able to generate power.

CDF

Curtailment:
  - Units: MW
  - Definition: The generation limit that is imposed during curtailment periods.

DC capacity
DC power

Diffuse horizontal irradiance
Direct normal irradiance
Global horizontal irradiance
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Plane of Array Irradiance
Relative Humidity
Surface temperature
Surface wind speed

Irradiance loss factor:
  - Units: %
  - Definition: applied to POA irradiance after reflection losses but before spectral mismatch losses.
  - Default: 0
DC loss factor: 
  - Units: %
  - Definition: applied to DC current. 
  - Default: 0
AC loss factor: 
  - Units: %
  - Definition: applied to inverter power output.
  - Default: 0