Model/recommendations/SolarPvRecommendations.py
Khalim Conn-Kowlessar 0fad758fbb added unit tests
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import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from recommendations.Costs import Costs
from recommendations.recommendation_utils import override_costs, estimate_pitched_roof_area
class SolarPvRecommendations:
# Solar panel specs based on Eurener 400s solar panels
# https://midsummerwholesale.co.uk/buy/eurener/eurener-400w-mepv-zebra-ab-half-cut-mono
# Approximate area of the solar panels
SOLAR_PANEL_AREA = 1.79
# Wattage per panel - this is based on the average wattage of a solar panel being between 250w and 420w
# This was previously set to 250w, but has been upped to 400 based on the systems used by Cotswolrd Energy Group
SOLAR_PANEL_WATTAGE = 400
MAX_SYSTEM_WATTAGE = 6000
MIN_SYSTEM_WATTAGE = 1000
MAX_ROOF_AREA_PERCENTAGE = 0.7
def __init__(self, property_instance):
"""
:param property_instance: Instance of the Property class, for the home associated to property_id
"""
self.property = property_instance
self.costs = Costs(self.property)
self.recommendation = []
@staticmethod
def trim_solar_wattage_options(scenarios_with_wattage):
# Initialize the list with the first element, assuming the list is not empty
trimmed_list = [scenarios_with_wattage[0]]
# Iterate over the list starting from the second element
for scenario in scenarios_with_wattage[1:]:
# Compare the second element (index 1) of the current tuple with the last tuple in the trimmed list
if scenario[1] > trimmed_list[-1][1]:
trimmed_list.append(scenario)
return trimmed_list
def mds_recommend(self, phase=None, solar_pv_percentage=0.5):
# For specific usage within the mds report
solar_pv_roof_area = self.property.get_solar_pv_roof_area(solar_pv_percentage)
number_solar_panels = np.floor(solar_pv_roof_area / self.SOLAR_PANEL_AREA)
solar_panel_wattage = number_solar_panels * self.SOLAR_PANEL_WATTAGE
solar_panel_wattage = np.clip(
a=solar_panel_wattage, a_min=self.MIN_SYSTEM_WATTAGE, a_max=self.MAX_SYSTEM_WATTAGE
)
# We now have a property which is potentially suitable for solar PV
roof_coverage_percent = round(solar_pv_percentage * 100)
# Given the wattage, we estimate the cost of the solar PV system. This is based on the MCS database
# of solar PV installations
cost_result = self.costs.solar_pv(wattage=solar_panel_wattage, has_battery=False)
kw = np.floor(solar_panel_wattage / 100) / 10
description = (f"Install a {kw} kilowatt-peak (kWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) p"
f"anel system on {round(roof_coverage_percent)}% the roof.")
return [
{
"phase": phase,
"parts": [],
"type": "solar_pv",
"description": description,
"starting_u_value": None,
"new_u_value": None,
"sap_points": None,
"already_installed": False,
**cost_result,
# This is required for simulating the SAP impact. solar_pv_percentage is between 0 & 1 so we scale
# back up here
"photo_supply": roof_coverage_percent,
"has_battery": False
}
]
def recommend_building_analysis(self, phase):
"""
This recommendation approach handles the case of producing solar PV recommendations at the building level,
across multiple flats. For these recommendations, we don't include the battery option since it's impractical
from a space perspective.
:return:
"""
panel_performance = self.property.solar_panel_configuration["panel_performance"]
total_roof_area = (
self.property.solar_panel_configuration["insights_data"]["solarPotential"]["wholeRoofStats"]["areaMeters2"]
)
n_units = self.property.solar_panel_configuration["n_units"]
# At a building level, we take a single configuration so that all properties a guaranteed to use
# the same configuration
best_configurations = panel_performance.head(1).reset_index(drop=True)
for rank, recommendation_config in best_configurations.iterrows():
# If we dont have the panneled_roof_area in the recommendation_config we calculate it
if recommendation_config.get("panneled_roof_area", None):
roof_coverage_percent = round(recommendation_config["panneled_roof_area"] / total_roof_area * 100)
else:
raise Exception("IMPLEMENT ME")
n_floors = (
self.property.number_of_storeys["number_of_storeys"] if
self.property.number_of_storeys["number_of_storeys"] is not None else 3
)
total_cost = self.costs.solar_pv(
array_cost=recommendation_config.get("cost", None),
n_panels=recommendation_config["n_panels"],
n_floors=n_floors,
needs_inverter=True,
)["total"] / n_units
kw = np.floor(recommendation_config["array_wattage"] / 100) / 10
# Default to a weeks work for a team of 3 people doing 8 hour days
labour_days = 5
labour_hours = 3 * 8 * labour_days
description = (f"Install a {kw} kilowatt-peak (kWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) panel system on the roof "
"of the building")
initial_ac_kwh_per_year = recommendation_config["initial_ac_kwh_per_year"]
self.recommendation.append(
{
"phase": phase,
"parts": [],
"type": "solar_pv",
"measure_type": "solar_pv",
"description": description,
"starting_u_value": None,
"new_u_value": None,
"sap_points": None,
"already_installed": False,
"total": total_cost,
"labour_days": labour_days,
"labour_hours": labour_hours,
# This is required for simulating the SAP impact. solar_pv_percentage is between 0 & 1 so we scale
# back up here
"photo_supply": roof_coverage_percent,
"has_battery": False,
"initial_ac_kwh_per_year": initial_ac_kwh_per_year,
"description_simulation": {"photo-supply": roof_coverage_percent},
"rank": rank # Rank is used to get the representative recommendation - rank 0 will be chosen
}
)
def recommend(self, phase):
"""
We check if a property is potentially suitable for solar PV based on the following criteria:
- The property is a house or bungalow
- The property has a flat or pitched roof
- The property does not have existing solar pv
:return:
"""
if not self.property.is_solar_pv_valid():
return
# If we have a buiilding level analysis, we implement separate logic
if self.property.building_id is not None:
self.recommend_building_analysis(phase)
return
non_invasive_recommendation = next(
(r for r in self.property.non_invasive_recommendations if r["type"] == "solar_pv"), {"suitable": True}
)
# We allow for the non-invasive recommendation to be that solar PV is not suitable
if not non_invasive_recommendation["suitable"]:
return
if non_invasive_recommendation.get("array_wattage") is not None:
if self.property.roof["is_flat"]:
roof_area = self.property.insulation_floor_area
else:
roof_area = estimate_pitched_roof_area(floor_area=self.property.insulation_floor_area, )
solar_configurations = pd.DataFrame(
[
{
"array_wattage": non_invasive_recommendation["array_wattage"],
"initial_ac_kwh_per_year": non_invasive_recommendation["initial_ac_kwh_per_year"],
"panneled_roof_area": non_invasive_recommendation["panneled_roof_area"]
}
]
)
else:
# TODO: There may be some instances where we don't want to use the solar API so we should cover for them
panel_performance = self.property.solar_panel_configuration["panel_performance"].copy()
# We don't allow for more than 70% of the roof to be covered
panel_performance = panel_performance[
panel_performance["panneled_roof_area"] / self.property.roof_area <= self.MAX_ROOF_AREA_PERCENTAGE
]
roof_area = self.property.roof_area
solar_configurations = panel_performance.head(6).reset_index(drop=True)
# We combine each of these configurations with estimates with and without a battery
for rank, recommendation_config in solar_configurations.iterrows():
roof_coverage_percent = round(recommendation_config["panneled_roof_area"] / roof_area * 100)
# We round up to the nearest 5
roof_coverage_percent = np.ceil(roof_coverage_percent / 5) * 5
for has_battery in [False, True]:
cost_result = self.costs.solar_pv(
has_battery=has_battery,
array_cost=non_invasive_recommendation.get("cost", None),
n_panels=recommendation_config["n_panels"],
n_floors=self.property.number_of_floors
)
kw = np.floor(recommendation_config["array_wattage"] / 100) / 10
if has_battery:
description = (f"Install a {kw} kilowatt-peak (kWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) panel system on "
f"{round(roof_coverage_percent)}% the roof, with a battery storage system.")
else:
description = (f"Install a {kw} kilowatt-peak (kWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) p"
f"anel system on {round(roof_coverage_percent)}% the roof.")
already_installed = "solar_pv" in self.property.already_installed
if already_installed:
cost_result = override_costs(cost_result)
self.recommendation.append(
{
"phase": phase,
"parts": [],
"type": "solar_pv",
"measure_type": "solar_pv",
"description": description,
"starting_u_value": None,
"new_u_value": None,
"sap_points": None,
"already_installed": already_installed,
**cost_result,
# This is required for simulating the SAP impact. solar_pv_percentage is between 0 & 1 so we
# scale
# back up here
"photo_supply": roof_coverage_percent,
"has_battery": has_battery,
"initial_ac_kwh_per_year": recommendation_config["initial_ac_kwh_per_year"],
"description_simulation": {"photo-supply": roof_coverage_percent},
}
)