Deprecate pvsystem.singlediode parameter ivcurve_pnts

docs/examples/iv-modeling/plot_singlediode.py

@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@
 # -----------------------
 # This example uses :py:meth:`pvlib.pvsystem.calcparams_desoto` to calculate
 # the 5 electrical parameters needed to solve the single-diode equation.
-# :py:meth:`pvlib.pvsystem.singlediode` is then used to generate the IV curves.
+# :py:meth:`pvlib.pvsystem.singlediode` and :py:meth:`pvlib.pvsystem.i_from_v`
+# are used to generate the IV curves.
 
 from pvlib import pvsystem
+import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
@@ -88,26 +90,27 @@
 )
 
 # plug the parameters into the SDE and solve for IV curves:
-curve_info = pvsystem.singlediode(
-    photocurrent=IL,
-    saturation_current=I0,
-    resistance_series=Rs,
-    resistance_shunt=Rsh,
-    nNsVth=nNsVth,
-    ivcurve_pnts=100,
-    method='lambertw'
-)
+SDE_params = {
+    'photocurrent': IL,
+    'saturation_current': I0,
+    'resistance_series': Rs,
+    'resistance_shunt': Rsh,
+    'nNsVth': nNsVth
+}
+curve_info = pvsystem.singlediode(method='lambertw', **SDE_params)
+v = pd.DataFrame(np.linspace(0., curve_info['v_oc'], 100))
+i = pd.DataFrame(pvsystem.i_from_v(voltage=v, method='lambertw', **SDE_params))
 
 # plot the calculated curves:
 plt.figure()
-for i, case in conditions.iterrows():
+for idx, case in conditions.iterrows():
     label = (
         "$G_{eff}$ " + f"{case['Geff']} $W/m^2$\n"
         "$T_{cell}$ " + f"{case['Tcell']} $\\degree C$"
     )
-    plt.plot(curve_info['v'][i], curve_info['i'][i], label=label)
-    v_mp = curve_info['v_mp'][i]
-    i_mp = curve_info['i_mp'][i]
+    plt.plot(v[idx], i[idx], label=label)
+    v_mp = curve_info['v_mp'][idx]
+    i_mp = curve_info['i_mp'][idx]
     # mark the MPP
     plt.plot([v_mp], [i_mp], ls='', marker='o', c='k')
 

docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.10.0.rst

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Breaking changes
 
 Deprecations
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* The ``ivcurve_pnts`` parameter of :py:func:`pvlib.pvsystem.singlediode` is
+  deprecated. Use :py:func:`pvlib.pvsystem.v_from_i` and
+  :py:func:`pvlib.pvsystem.i_from_v` instead. (:issue:`1626`, :pull:`1743`)
 
 
 Enhancements

pvlib/pvsystem.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from typing import Optional
 
-from pvlib._deprecation import deprecated
+from pvlib._deprecation import deprecated, warn_deprecated
 
 from pvlib import (atmosphere, iam, inverter, irradiance,
                    singlediode as _singlediode, temperature)
@@ -2714,7 +2714,7 @@ def singlediode(photocurrent, saturation_current, resistance_series,
                 resistance_shunt, nNsVth, ivcurve_pnts=None,
                 method='lambertw'):
     r"""
-    Solve the single-diode equation to obtain a photovoltaic IV curve.
+    Solve the single diode equation to obtain a photovoltaic IV curve.
 
     Solves the single diode equation [1]_
 
@@ -2727,11 +2727,10 @@ def singlediode(photocurrent, saturation_current, resistance_series,
             \frac{V + I R_s}{R_{sh}}
 
     for :math:`I` and :math:`V` when given :math:`I_L, I_0, R_s, R_{sh},` and
-    :math:`n N_s V_{th}` which are described later. Returns a DataFrame
-    which contains the 5 points on the I-V curve specified in
-    [3]_. If all :math:`I_L, I_0, R_s, R_{sh},` and
-    :math:`n N_s V_{th}` are scalar, a single curve is returned, if any
-    are Series (of the same length), multiple IV curves are calculated.
+    :math:`n N_s V_{th}` which are described later. The five points on the I-V
+    curve specified in [3]_ are returned. If :math:`I_L, I_0, R_s, R_{sh},` and
+    :math:`n N_s V_{th}` are all scalars, a single curve is returned. If any
+    are array-like (of the same length), multiple IV curves are calculated.
 
     The input parameters can be calculated from meteorological data using a
     function for a single diode model, e.g.,
@@ -2769,35 +2768,33 @@ def singlediode(photocurrent, saturation_current, resistance_series,
         Number of points in the desired IV curve. If None or 0, no points on
         the IV curves will be produced.
 
+        .. deprecated:: 0.10.0
+           Use :py:func:`pvlib.pvsystem.v_from_i` and
+           :py:func:`pvlib.pvsystem.i_from_v` instead.
+
     method : str, default 'lambertw'
         Determines the method used to calculate points on the IV curve. The
         options are ``'lambertw'``, ``'newton'``, or ``'brentq'``.
 
     Returns
     -------
-    OrderedDict or DataFrame
-
-    The returned dict-like object always contains the keys/columns:
-
-        * i_sc - short circuit current in amperes.
-        * v_oc - open circuit voltage in volts.
-        * i_mp - current at maximum power point in amperes.
-        * v_mp - voltage at maximum power point in volts.
-        * p_mp - power at maximum power point in watts.
-        * i_x - current, in amperes, at ``v = 0.5*v_oc``.
-        * i_xx - current, in amperes, at ``V = 0.5*(v_oc+v_mp)``.
+    dict or pandas.DataFrame
+        The returned dict-like object always contains the keys/columns:
 
-    If ivcurve_pnts is greater than 0, the output dictionary will also
-    include the keys:
+            * i_sc - short circuit current in amperes.
+            * v_oc - open circuit voltage in volts.
+            * i_mp - current at maximum power point in amperes.
+            * v_mp - voltage at maximum power point in volts.
+            * p_mp - power at maximum power point in watts.
+            * i_x - current, in amperes, at ``v = 0.5*v_oc``.
+            * i_xx - current, in amperes, at ``v = 0.5*(v_oc+v_mp)``.
 
-        * i - IV curve current in amperes.
-        * v - IV curve voltage in volts.
+        A dict is returned when the input parameters are scalars or
+        ``ivcurve_pnts > 0``. If ``ivcurve_pnts > 0``, the output dictionary
+        will also include the keys:
 
-    The output will be an OrderedDict if photocurrent is a scalar,
-    array, or ivcurve_pnts is not None.
-
-    The output will be a DataFrame if photocurrent is a Series and
-    ivcurve_pnts is None.
+            * i - IV curve current in amperes.
+            * v - IV curve voltage in volts.
 
     See also
     --------
@@ -2844,22 +2841,25 @@ def singlediode(photocurrent, saturation_current, resistance_series,
        photovoltaic cell interconnection circuits" JW Bishop, Solar Cell (1988)
        https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-6787(88)90059-2
     """
+    if ivcurve_pnts:
+        warn_deprecated('0.10.0', name='pvlib.pvsystem.singlediode',
+                        alternative=('pvlib.pvsystem.v_from_i and '
+                                     'pvlib.pvsystem.i_from_v'),
+                        obj_type='parameter ivcurve_pnts',
+                        removal='0.11.0')
+    args = (photocurrent, saturation_current, resistance_series,
+            resistance_shunt, nNsVth)  # collect args
     # Calculate points on the IV curve using the LambertW solution to the
     # single diode equation
     if method.lower() == 'lambertw':
-        out = _singlediode._lambertw(
-            photocurrent, saturation_current, resistance_series,
-            resistance_shunt, nNsVth, ivcurve_pnts
-        )
-        i_sc, v_oc, i_mp, v_mp, p_mp, i_x, i_xx = out[:7]
+        out = _singlediode._lambertw(*args, ivcurve_pnts)
+        points = out[:7]
         if ivcurve_pnts:
             ivcurve_i, ivcurve_v = out[7:]
     else:
         # Calculate points on the IV curve using either 'newton' or 'brentq'
         # methods. Voltages are determined by first solving the single diode
         # equation for the diode voltage V_d then backing out voltage
-        args = (photocurrent, saturation_current, resistance_series,
-                resistance_shunt, nNsVth)  # collect args
         v_oc = _singlediode.bishop88_v_from_i(
             0.0, *args, method=method.lower()
         )
@@ -2875,6 +2875,7 @@ def singlediode(photocurrent, saturation_current, resistance_series,
         i_xx = _singlediode.bishop88_i_from_v(
             (v_oc + v_mp) / 2.0, *args, method=method.lower()
         )
+        points = i_sc, v_oc, i_mp, v_mp, p_mp, i_x, i_xx
 
         # calculate the IV curve if requested using bishop88
         if ivcurve_pnts:
@@ -2883,22 +2884,23 @@ def singlediode(photocurrent, saturation_current, resistance_series,
             )
             ivcurve_i, ivcurve_v, _ = _singlediode.bishop88(vd, *args)
 
-    out = OrderedDict()
-    out['i_sc'] = i_sc
-    out['v_oc'] = v_oc
-    out['i_mp'] = i_mp
-    out['v_mp'] = v_mp
-    out['p_mp'] = p_mp
-    out['i_x'] = i_x
-    out['i_xx'] = i_xx
+    columns = ('i_sc', 'v_oc', 'i_mp', 'v_mp', 'p_mp', 'i_x', 'i_xx')
 
-    if ivcurve_pnts:
+    if all(map(np.isscalar, args)) or ivcurve_pnts:
+        out = {c: p for c, p in zip(columns, points)}
+
+        if ivcurve_pnts:
+            out.update(i=ivcurve_i, v=ivcurve_v)
+
+        return out
+
+    points = np.atleast_1d(*points)  # convert scalars to 1d-arrays
+    points = np.vstack(points).T  # collect rows into DataFrame columns
 
-        out['v'] = ivcurve_v
-        out['i'] = ivcurve_i
+    # save the first available pd.Series index, otherwise set to None
+    index = next((a.index for a in args if isinstance(a, pd.Series)), None)
 
-    if isinstance(photocurrent, pd.Series) and not ivcurve_pnts:
-        out = pd.DataFrame(out, index=photocurrent.index)
+    out = pd.DataFrame(points, columns=columns, index=index)
 
     return out
 
@@ -2939,7 +2941,7 @@ def max_power_point(photocurrent, saturation_current, resistance_series,
 
     Returns
     -------
-    OrderedDict or pandas.Datafrane
+    OrderedDict or pandas.DataFrame
         ``(i_mp, v_mp, p_mp)``
 
     Notes

pvlib/tests/ivtools/test_sde.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import pytest
 from pvlib import pvsystem
 from pvlib.ivtools import sde
+from pvlib._deprecation import pvlibDeprecationWarning
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -11,31 +12,32 @@ def get_test_iv_params():
 
 def test_fit_sandia_simple(get_test_iv_params, get_bad_iv_curves):
     test_params = get_test_iv_params
-    testcurve = pvsystem.singlediode(photocurrent=test_params['IL'],
-                                     saturation_current=test_params['I0'],
-                                     resistance_shunt=test_params['Rsh'],
-                                     resistance_series=test_params['Rs'],
-                                     nNsVth=test_params['nNsVth'],
-                                     ivcurve_pnts=300)
-    expected = tuple(test_params[k] for k in ['IL', 'I0', 'Rs', 'Rsh',
-                     'nNsVth'])
-    result = sde.fit_sandia_simple(voltage=testcurve['v'],
-                                   current=testcurve['i'])
+    test_params = dict(photocurrent=test_params['IL'],
+                       saturation_current=test_params['I0'],
+                       resistance_series=test_params['Rs'],
+                       resistance_shunt=test_params['Rsh'],
+                       nNsVth=test_params['nNsVth'])
+    testcurve = pvsystem.singlediode(**test_params)
+    v = np.linspace(0., testcurve['v_oc'], 300)
+    i = pvsystem.i_from_v(voltage=v, **test_params)
+    expected = tuple(test_params.values())
+
+    result = sde.fit_sandia_simple(voltage=v, current=i)
     assert np.allclose(result, expected, rtol=5e-5)
-    result = sde.fit_sandia_simple(voltage=testcurve['v'],
-                                   current=testcurve['i'],
+
+    result = sde.fit_sandia_simple(voltage=v, current=i,
                                    v_oc=testcurve['v_oc'],
                                    i_sc=testcurve['i_sc'])
     assert np.allclose(result, expected, rtol=5e-5)
-    result = sde.fit_sandia_simple(voltage=testcurve['v'],
-                                   current=testcurve['i'],
+
+    result = sde.fit_sandia_simple(voltage=v, current=i,
                                    v_oc=testcurve['v_oc'],
                                    i_sc=testcurve['i_sc'],
                                    v_mp_i_mp=(testcurve['v_mp'],
-                                   testcurve['i_mp']))
+                                              testcurve['i_mp']))
     assert np.allclose(result, expected, rtol=5e-5)
-    result = sde.fit_sandia_simple(voltage=testcurve['v'],
-                                   current=testcurve['i'], vlim=0.1)
+
+    result = sde.fit_sandia_simple(voltage=v, current=i, vlim=0.1)
     assert np.allclose(result, expected, rtol=5e-5)
 
 

pvlib/tests/ivtools/test_sdm.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from pvlib.ivtools import sdm
 from pvlib import pvsystem
+from pvlib._deprecation import pvlibDeprecationWarning
 
 from pvlib.tests.conftest import requires_pysam, requires_statsmodels
 
@@ -100,11 +101,15 @@ def test_fit_desoto_sandia(cec_params_cansol_cs5p_220p):
     temp_cell = np.array([15., 25., 35., 45.])
     ee = np.tile(effective_irradiance, len(temp_cell))
     tc = np.repeat(temp_cell, len(effective_irradiance))
-    iph, io, rs, rsh, nnsvth = pvsystem.calcparams_desoto(
+    IL, I0, Rs, Rsh, nNsVth = pvsystem.calcparams_desoto(
         ee, tc, alpha_sc=specs['alpha_sc'], **params)
-    sim_ivcurves = pvsystem.singlediode(iph, io, rs, rsh, nnsvth, 300)
-    sim_ivcurves['ee'] = ee
-    sim_ivcurves['tc'] = tc
+    ivcurve_params = dict(photocurrent=IL, saturation_current=I0,
+                          resistance_series=Rs, resistance_shunt=Rsh,
+                          nNsVth=nNsVth)
+    sim_ivcurves = pvsystem.singlediode(**ivcurve_params).to_dict('series')
+    v = np.linspace(0., sim_ivcurves['v_oc'], 300)
+    i = pvsystem.i_from_v(voltage=v, **ivcurve_params)
+    sim_ivcurves.update(v=v.T, i=i.T, ee=ee, tc=tc)
 
     result = sdm.fit_desoto_sandia(sim_ivcurves, specs)
     modeled = pd.Series(index=params.keys(), data=np.nan)

pvlib/tests/test_pvsystem.py

@@ -1358,8 +1358,9 @@ def test_singlediode_floats():
 
 
 def test_singlediode_floats_ivcurve():
-    out = pvsystem.singlediode(7., 6e-7, .1, 20., .5, ivcurve_pnts=3,
-                               method='lambertw')
+    with pytest.warns(pvlibDeprecationWarning, match='ivcurve_pnts'):
+        out = pvsystem.singlediode(7., 6e-7, .1, 20., .5, ivcurve_pnts=3,
+                                   method='lambertw')
     expected = {'i_xx': 4.264060478,
                 'i_mp': 6.136267360,
                 'v_oc': 8.106300147,
@@ -1391,8 +1392,9 @@ def test_singlediode_series_ivcurve(cec_module_params):
                                   EgRef=1.121,
                                   dEgdT=-0.0002677)
 
-    out = pvsystem.singlediode(IL, I0, Rs, Rsh, nNsVth, ivcurve_pnts=3,
-                               method='lambertw')
+    with pytest.warns(pvlibDeprecationWarning, match='ivcurve_pnts'):
+        out = pvsystem.singlediode(IL, I0, Rs, Rsh, nNsVth, ivcurve_pnts=3,
+                                   method='lambertw')
 
     expected = OrderedDict([('i_sc', array([0., 3.01079860, 6.00726296])),
                             ('v_oc', array([0., 9.96959733, 10.29603253])),
@@ -1411,7 +1413,8 @@ def test_singlediode_series_ivcurve(cec_module_params):
     for k, v in out.items():
         assert_allclose(v, expected[k], atol=1e-2)
 
-    out = pvsystem.singlediode(IL, I0, Rs, Rsh, nNsVth, ivcurve_pnts=3)
+    with pytest.warns(pvlibDeprecationWarning, match='ivcurve_pnts'):
+        out = pvsystem.singlediode(IL, I0, Rs, Rsh, nNsVth, ivcurve_pnts=3)
 
     expected['i_mp'] = pvsystem.i_from_v(out['v_mp'], IL, I0, Rs, Rsh, nNsVth,
                                          method='lambertw')
@@ -1426,6 +1429,13 @@ def test_singlediode_series_ivcurve(cec_module_params):
         assert_allclose(v, expected[k], atol=1e-6)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('method', ['lambertw', 'brentq', 'newton'])
+def test_singlediode_ivcurvepnts_deprecation_warning(method):
+    with pytest.warns(pvlibDeprecationWarning, match='ivcurve_pnts'):
+        pvsystem.singlediode(7., 6e-7, .1, 20., .5, ivcurve_pnts=3,
+                             method=method)
+
+
 def test_scale_voltage_current_power():
     data = pd.DataFrame(
         np.array([[2, 1.5, 10, 8, 12, 0.5, 1.5]]),

pvlib/tests/test_singlediode.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from pvlib import pvsystem
 from pvlib.singlediode import (bishop88_mpp, estimate_voc, VOLTAGE_BUILTIN,
                                bishop88, bishop88_i_from_v, bishop88_v_from_i)
+from pvlib._deprecation import pvlibDeprecationWarning
 import pytest
 from .conftest import DATA_DIR
 
@@ -176,7 +177,10 @@ def test_ivcurve_pnts_precision(method, precise_iv_curves):
     x, pc = precise_iv_curves
     pc_i, pc_v = np.stack(pc['Currents']), np.stack(pc['Voltages'])
     ivcurve_pnts = len(pc['Currents'][0])
-    outs = pvsystem.singlediode(method=method, ivcurve_pnts=ivcurve_pnts, **x)
+
+    with pytest.warns(pvlibDeprecationWarning, match='ivcurve_pnts'):
+        outs = pvsystem.singlediode(method=method, ivcurve_pnts=ivcurve_pnts,
+                                    **x)
 
     assert np.allclose(pc_i, outs['i'], atol=1e-10, rtol=0)
     assert np.allclose(pc_v, outs['v'], atol=1e-10, rtol=0)