pvdeg.letid.calc_regeneration_time#
- pvdeg.letid.calc_regeneration_time(timesteps, x=80, rtol=1e-05)[source]#
Returns time to x% regeneration, determined by the percentage of defects in State C.
- Parameters:
timesteps (Dataframe) –
timesteps.index must be DatetimeIndex OR timesteps must include
'Datetime'
column with dtype datetime Column names must include:'NC'
, the percentage of defects in state C
x (numeric, default 80) – percentage regeneration to look for. Note that 100% State C will take a very long time, whereas in most cases >99% of power is regenerated after NC = ~80%
rel_tol (float) – The relative tolerance parameter
- Returns:
regen_time (timedelta) – The time taken to reach x% regeneration