Temperature model parameter translation code (#1463)

* First commit to gather feedback on class design.

* Changed set_*/get_* pattern to use_*/to_*

* Add generic_linear() as a separate module temperature function and adjustments to doc strings.

* Add tests.

* Minor test edits.

* One more test to achieve 100% coverage (hopefully).

* Some formatting, docstring development.

* Try to update sphynx.

* Try sphynx again.

* Docstrings nearing completion.

* Docstrings complete.

* One more small name change.

* Fix problems identified in reviews.

* Update whatsnew.

Co-authored-by: Kevin Anderson <[email protected]>

Author: adriesse

docs/sphinx/source/reference/pv_modeling.rst

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ PV temperature models
    temperature.noct_sam
    temperature.prilliman
    pvsystem.PVSystem.get_cell_temperature
+   temperature.generic_linear
+   temperature.GenericLinearModel
 
 Temperature Model Parameters
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.3.rst

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Deprecations
 
 Enhancements
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* New class and function translate module temperature model parameters
+  :py:func:`~pvlib.temperature.GenericLinearModel`
+  :py:func:`~pvlib.temperature.generic_linear`
+  (:issue:`1442`, :pull:`1463`)
 * Low resolution altitude lookup map
   :py:func:`~pvlib.location.lookup_altitude`
   (:issue:`1516`, :pull:`1518`)
@@ -48,7 +52,9 @@ Contributors
 * Anton Driesse (:ghuser:`adriesse`)
 * Cliff Hansen (:ghuser:`cwhanse`)
 * Kevin Anderson (:ghuser:`kanderso-nrel`)
+* Mark Mikofski (:ghuser:`mikofski`)
+* Will Holmgren (:ghuser:`wholmgren`)
 * Mark Campanelli (:ghuser:`markcampanelli`)
 * Adam R. Jensen (:ghuser:`AdamRJensen`)
 * Abhishek Parikh (:ghuser:`abhisheksparikh`)
-* Taos Transue (:ghuser:`reepoi`)
+* Taos Transue (:ghuser:`reepoi`)