Synthetic Time Series PV Data with Real-World Physical Challenges and Noise for Use in Algorithm Test and Validation Primer
Data set developed by NREL

For more information please see publication at: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy23osti/86459.pdf

simulation_metadata.csv
	Details concerning each site used for the simulated data study.
				 Field	|	   Units
	--------------------|------------------------------
	id_number			| Serial integer identifying the simulation.  Matches the time series data filenames.
	lat					| Decimal degrees - Latitude coordinate of the simulation’s location
	lon					| Decimal degrees - Longitude coordinate of the simulation’s location
	name				| Name of simulation’s location
	is_dry				| boolean	-	Whether the simulation is treated as 
						| western or eastern for soiling and noise assumptions 
						| (if True, the system is treated as western)
	ilr					| Inverter Loading Ratio (a.k.a. DC/AC ratio)
	rd_percent_per_year	| %/year	Assumed degradation rate
	tracking			| boolean	-	Whether the simulated system is tracking or fixed tilt 
						| (if True, the system is treated as tracking)
	array_tilt			| numeric	degrees	For fixed-tilt systems, the array tilt from horizontal 
						| (blank when tracking is True)
	sensor_tilt			| numeric	degrees	For fixed-tilt systems, the irradiance sensor tilt from 
						| horizontal (blank when tracking is True)
	calendar_years		| list	-	List of calendar years spanned by dataset
	string_outages		| boolean	-	Whether the simulation includes any string outages 
						| (if True, string outages are included)
	pollen_soiling		| boolean	-	Whether the simulation includes the effect of pollen soiling 
						| (if True, pollen soiling is included)
	noise_parameters	| char	-	Name of the system from Table 2 used for artificial noise

	

Each zip file maked data_xxx-yyy contains:
	png image files of the associated data file xxx-yyy
		These are plots of the performance index plotted from each of the daily files along 
		with a subplot that shows a daily time series of the various issues built into the 
		given synthetic data set.

	csv daily files numbered from xxx-yyy
		These files contain all the columns from the 15-minute files 
		(taken as daily averages of the 15-minute values and therefore same units) 	

				 Field						|   Units
	----------------------------------------|----------
	actual power							| W
	reference power							| W
	pexp (array tilt)						| W
	pexp (misaligned tilt)					| W
	poa irradiance (array tilt)				| W/m^2
	poa irradiance (misaligned tilt)		| W/m^2	
	ambient temperature						| C
	ghi										| W/m^2
	wind speed								| m/s
	data outage								| boolean - Missing data indicator (1=missing, 0=not missing)
	pollen soiling							| Soiling ratio for pollen-based soiling (1.0=no soiling loss)
	conventional soiling					| Soiling ratio for sawtooth soiling (1.0=no soiling loss)
	string outages							| Fraction of online DC capacity (1.0=no string outage)
	curtailment								| Fraction of allowed AC capacity (1.0=no curtailment)
	tracker stall							| boolean - Tracker stall indicator (1=tracking, 0=stall)
	clipping								| boolean - Inverter clipping indicator according to the geometric clipping filter (1=clipping, 0=not clipping)
	poa insolation Wh/m2 (array tilt)		| Wh/m2
	poa insolation Wh/m2 (misaligned tilt)	| Wh/m2
	total rainfall mm						| mm


Each file titled interval_xxx-yyy represents 
	These files provide 15 minute data as described below: 
	(the table also provides units and cases where no units are listed the columns are unitless)

				 Field					|   Units
	------------------------------------|----------
	actual power						| W
	reference power						| W
	pexp (array tilt)					| W
	pexp (misaligned tilt)				| W
	poa irradiance (array tilt)			| W/m^2
	poa irradiance (misaligned tilt)	| W/m^2
	ambient temperature					| C
	ghi									| W/m^2
	wind speed							| m/s
	data outage							| boolean - Missing data indicator (1=missing, 0=not missing)
	pollen soiling						| Soiling ratio for pollen-based soiling (1.0=no soiling loss)
	conventional soiling				| Soiling ratio for sawtooth soiling (1.0=no soiling loss)
	string outages						| Fraction of online DC capacity (1.0=no string outage)
	curtailment							| Fraction of allowed AC capacity (1.0=no curtailment)
	tracker stall						| boolean - Tracker stall indicator (1=tracking, 0=stall)
	clipping							| boolean - Inverter clipping indicator according to the geometric clipping filter (1=clipping, 0=not clipping)