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add more detail on cap_adjustment
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pvlib/pvsystem.py

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@@ -2933,9 +2933,12 @@ def pvwatts_dc(effective_irradiance, temp_cell, pdc0, gamma_pdc, temp_ref=25.,
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k=\frac{0.2P_{dc0}-P_{200}}{P_{dc0}}
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This adjustment increases relative efficiency for irradiance above 1000
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Wm⁻², which may not be desired. An optional input, `capped_adjustment`,
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modifies the adjustment from [2]_ to only apply below 1000 Wm⁻².
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For positive `k` values, and `k` is typically positive, this adjustment
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increases relative efficiency when irradiance is above 1000 Wm⁻². This may
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not be desired, as modules with nonlinear irradiance response often have
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peak efficiency near 1000 Wm⁻², and it is either flat or declining at
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higher irradiance. An optional parameter, `cap_adjustment`, can address
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this by modifying the adjustment from [2]_ to only apply below 1000 Wm⁻².
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Note that ``pdc0`` is also used as a symbol in
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:py:func:`pvlib.inverter.pvwatts`. ``pdc0`` in this function refers to the DC

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