smartgrid.agents.profile.comfort.richard_curve¶
- smartgrid.agents.profile.comfort.richard_curve(x, a=0.0, k=1.0, b=1.0, v=1.0, q=1.0, c=1.0, m=0.0) float[source]¶
Richard’s Curve or Generalised logistic function.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalised_logistic_function for more details about the parameters. This function is used internally to build the comfort functions, by specifying various values for the parameters.
- Parameters:
x – The X value used to evaluate the function
a – The lower asymptote
k – The upper asymptote
b – The growth rate
v – Affects near which asymptote maximum growth occurs
q – Related to the value of the curve at X=M (starting point, y0)
c – Typically 1, otherwise it will shift the upper asymptote
m – Starting point
- Returns:
The value of the curve at x.