Updated for parallel runs for voltage drop

example_notebook.ipynb

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  "cells": [
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 1,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -30,6 +30,152 @@
     "- string voltage\n",
     "- panels per string\n"
    ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## Voltage Drop\n",
+    "\n",
+    "The function voltage_drop returns the total ``voltage drop`` and the ``percentage`` from nominal."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 2,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "[12.96, 5.4]"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 2,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "jmk.voltage_drop(240, 100, '2/0')"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "The default material is copper, however this can be specified as aluminum by adding `material = 'al'` to the function."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 3,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "[24.96, 10.4]"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 3,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "jmk.voltage_drop(240, 100, '2/0', material='al')"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "If there are parallel runs, we can add the `num_runs` to the function."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 4,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "[6.24, 2.6]"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 4,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "jmk.voltage_drop(240, 100, '2/0', material='al', num_runs=4)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## PV Module"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "The `panels_per_string` function calculates the maximum number of panels that can be in a single string using a max voltage constraint.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "The default assumes that the minimum temperature at the installation is the STC temperature of 25C."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 5,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "37"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 5,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "jmk.panels_per_string(1500,40)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "If this isn't the case, then the temperature coefficient `beta` and minimum temperature of `temp` can be specified. The `beta` is typically negative indicating that as the temperature rises the Voc decreases."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": 6,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "data": {
+      "text/plain": [
+       "33"
+      ]
+     },
+     "execution_count": 6,
+     "metadata": {},
+     "output_type": "execute_result"
+    }
+   ],
+   "source": [
+    "jmk.panels_per_string(1500,40,beta=-0.5,temp = 2)"
+   ]
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {

jepl/init.ipynb

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "create_database(db_name,CEC21_database)\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
-    "db_name = 'cable.db'\n",
+    "db_name = 'jepl-cable.db'\n",
     "cable_database = [\n",
     "                [db_name,'SW-Spec 25055','Tables/Manufacturer/SW-Spec-23055.csv'],\n",
     "                ]\n",