more modelchain and forecast stuff

Author: wholmgren

docs/sphinx/source/api.rst

@@ -195,16 +195,20 @@ Other.
 Tracking
 ========
 
+Methods and functions for tracking.
+
 .. autosummary::
    :toctree: generated/
 
    pvlib.tracking.SingleAxisTracker
-   pvlib.tracking
+   pvlib.tracking.singleaxis
 
 
 TMY
 ===
 
+Methods and functions for reading data from TMY files.
+
 .. autosummary::
    :toctree: generated/
 
@@ -219,14 +223,126 @@ Forecasting
 .. autosummary::
    :toctree: generated/
 
-   pvlib.forecast
+   pvlib.forecast.GFS
+   pvlib.forecast.NAM
+   pvlib.forecast.RAP
+   pvlib.forecast.HRRR
+   pvlib.forecast.HRRR_ESRL
+   pvlib.forecast.NDFD
+
+Methods for getting data.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: generated/
+
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.get_data
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.get_processed_data
+
+Common methods for processing data.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: generated/
+
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.process_data
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.rename
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.cloud_cover_to_ghi_linear
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.cloud_cover_to_irradiance_clearsky_scaling
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.cloud_cover_to_transmittance_linear
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.cloud_cover_to_irradiance_liujordan
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.cloud_cover_to_irradiance
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.kelvin_to_celsius
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.isobaric_to_ambient_temperature
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.uv_to_speed
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.gust_to_speed
+
+Methods for supporting IO.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: generated/
+
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.set_dataset
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.set_query_latlon
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.set_location
+   pvlib.forecast.ForecastModel.set_time
 
 
 ModelChain
 ==========
 
+Creating a ModelChain object.
+
 .. autosummary::
    :toctree: generated/
 
    pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain
 
+Running a ModelChain.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: generated/
+
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.run_model
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.complete_irradiance
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.prepare_inputs
+
+Simple ModelChain attributes:
+
+``system, location, clearsky_model, transposition_model,
+solar_position_method, airmass_model``
+
+ModelChain properties that are aliases for your specific modeling functions.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: generated/
+
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.orientation_strategy
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.dc_model
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.ac_model
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.aoi_model
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.spectral_model
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.temp_model
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.losses_model
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.effective_irradiance_model
+
+ModelChain model definitions.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: generated/
+
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.sapm
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.singlediode
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.pvwatts_dc
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.snlinverter
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.adrinverter
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.pvwatts_inverter
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.ashrae_aoi_loss
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.physical_aoi_loss
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.sapm_aoi_loss
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.no_aoi_loss
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.first_solar_spectral_loss
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.sapm_spectral_loss
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.no_spectral_loss
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.sapm_temp
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.pvwatts_losses
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.no_extra_losses
+
+Methods that automatically determine which models should be used based
+on the information in the associated :py:class:`~pvsystem.PVSystem` object.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: generated/
+
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.infer_dc_model
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.infer_ac_model
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.infer_aoi_model
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.infer_spectral_model
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.infer_temp_model
+   pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain.infer_losses_model
+
+Functions for power modeling.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: generated/
+
+   pvlib.modelchain.basic_chain
+   pvlib.modelchain.get_orientation