Cologne, Germany, October 22-23, 2015 Approximately 220 solar energy experts from over 30 countries and four continents gathered for two days at the headquarters of TÜV Rheinland in Cologne Germany to discuss and share results related to predicting the performance and monitoring the output from solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. The workshop was divided into six…
DetailsRob Andrews and Tarn Yates just released a new article in the Sept/Oct 2015 edition of SolarPro Magazine entitled: “PV Performance Modeling – Assessing Variability, Uncertainty, and Sensitivity.” It provides a great overview and summary of many of the challenges of PV performance modeling and makes concrete suggestions to aid experienced modelers to improve their…
DetailsSandia National Laboratories, TUV Rheinland, and the IEA PVPS are hosting the 4th PV Performance Modeling Collaborative Workshop in Cologne, Germany on October 22-23, 2015. I have attached the tentative agenda and am requesting proposals for presentations at this workshop. We have defined the topical sessions (see below), and are looking for inspiring talks that…
DetailsA new version (1.2) of PV_LIB Toolbox for Matlab has been released. It includes a number of new functions and important bug fixes. It is recommended that all current users download this new version. New Functions Include: pvl_louche – Estimate Direct Normal Irradiance from Global Horizontal Irradiance using the LOUCHE model pvl_erbs – Estimate Direct…
DetailsThe PV Performance Modeling Collaborative (PVPMC) is excited to announce the launch of our newly redesigned Web site located at the new address: https://pvpmc.sandia.gov. The new site’s homepage welcomes visitors with a clean uncluttered design, with featured content focused on our mission to provide you with the most accurate information, strengthen partner relations and share…
DetailsThe three PV workshops being sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories and EPRI are now open for registration at: http://energy.sandia.gov/?page_id=17103. PV Performance Modeling Workshop (May 5, 2014 at the Biltmore Hotel, Santa Clara, CA) $100 PV Distribution Modeling Workshop (May 6, 2014 at the Biltmore Hotel, Santa Clara, CA) $100 PV Operations and Maintenance Workshop (May…
DetailsSandia/EPRI 2014 PV Systems Symposium (May 5-7, 2014) May 5-6 at the Biltmore Hotel in Santa Clara, CA May 7 at EPRI Headquarters in Palo Alto, CA Sandia National Laboratories and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) are delighted to host this symposium on technical issues related to PV systems and technologies. Core areas of…
DetailsSandia National Laboratories is planning to host the 3rd PV Performance Modeling Workshop in early May in Santa Clara, California and would like to solicit input on topics of interest to cover for this event. This year we will have a single day including an evening session. In particular, we would like to receive your…
DetailsInterested in a PV modeling tool that is customizable, flexible, and powerful? Sandia National Laboratories has developed the PV_LIB Toolbox of PV modeling functions (currently in Mathworks’ MATLAB®), and is providing the library at no cost to PV Performance Modeling Collaborative members. PV_LIB functions are open to viewing and provide a great way to deeply…
DetailsPVsyst has just released a fix (new in version 6.10) for the issue raised in previous posts about shading losses and tracking. The developer has posted a nice description of the history of the problem and the new approach being used. If you use PVsyst to model tracking systems, it would be worth your while to check…
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