pvcompare.demand.shift_working_hours

pvcompare.demand.shift_working_hours(country, ts)[source]

Shift the demand time series ts`depending `country.

Since the energy demand for domestic hot water depends strongly on behaviour, the demand profile is adjusted for the different EU countries. For further information regarding the hour shifting method see HOTMAPS 1. The statistics are received from Eurostat 2.

Parameters
  • country (str) – The country’s name has to be in English and with capital first letter.

  • ts (pandas.DataFrame) – Hourly load profile time series.

Returns

ts – Shifted time series.

Return type

pandas.DataFrame

References

1

Pezzutto S. et al.: “D2.3 WP2 Report –Open Data Set for the EU28”. Report, 2019, p.127

2

Eurostat: “Harmonised European time use surveys”. Manuals and Guidelines, 2009