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  • 1. Weather and Design
    • Sun Position
      • Solar Position Algorithm (SPA)
      • Basic Solar Position Models
      • Sandia’s Ephemeris Model
    • Irradiance & Insolation
      • Characterization of Irradiance Variability
        • Interannual variability
        • Short-term variability
        • Spatial variability
      • Extraterrestrial radiation
      • Air Mass
      • Direct Normal Irradiance
        • Piecewise Decomposition Models
        • DIRINT Model
      • Global Horizontal Irradiance
      • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance
      • Spectral Content
        • AM 1.5 Standard Spectrum
      • Weather Data Sources for Performance Modeling
        • National Solar Radiation Database
        • Spectral irradiance dataset from Albuquerque
    • Weather Observations
      • Air Temperature
      • Wind Speed and Direction
      • Precipitation
      • Air Pressure
    • Array Orientation
      • Fixed tilt
      • Single Axis Tracking
      • Two-Axis Tracking
      • Array Orientation Errors
        • Effect of Array Tilt Errors
        • Effect of Array Azimuth Errors
    • Plane of Array (POA) Irradiance
      • Calculating POA Irradiance
        • POA Beam
        • Angle of Incidence
        • POA Ground Reflected
          • Albedo
        • POA Sky Diffuse
          • Isotropic Sky Diffuse Model
          • Simple Sandia Sky Diffuse Model
          • Hay and Davies Sky Diffuse Model
          • Reindl Sky Diffuse Model
          • Perez Sky Diffuse Model
    • Shading, Soiling, and Reflection Losses
      • Incident Angle Reflection Losses
        • Physical IAM Model
        • ASHRAE IAM Model
        • Martin and Ruiz IAM Model
          • Soiling effects on Incident Angle Losses
        • Sandia IAM Model
    • Satellite Derived Data
  • 2. DC Module IV Characteristics
    • Module Temperature
      • Sandia Module Temperature Model
      • Faiman Module Temperature Model
    • Cell Temperature
      • Sandia Cell Temperature Model
      • PVsyst Cell Temperature Model
    • Effective Irradiance
      • Spectral Mismatch Models
      • Spectral Response
    • Single Diode Equivalent Circuit Models
      • De Soto “Five-Parameter” Module Model
      • PVsyst Module Model
    • Point-value models
      • Sandia PV Array Performance Model
      • Loss Factor Model
      • PVWatts
        • Improvements to PVWatts
  • 3. DC Array IV
    • Mismatch Losses
    • DC Component Health
    • DC Wiring Losses
    • Array Utilization
  • 4. DC to AC Conversion
    • CEC Inverter Test Protocol
    • Operating Temperature
    • Sandia Inverter Model
    • Driesse Inverter Model
    • Inverter Saturation or “Clipping”
    • Loss of Grid
    • Advanced Inverter Features
  • 5. AC System Output
    • AC Wiring Losses
    • PV Performance Metrics
      • Performance Ratio
      • Normalized Efficiency
      • Performance Index
      • Annual Yield
    • PV System Output Metrics
• PV Research Projects
  • 2021 Blind PV Modeling Comparison
  • Bifacial PV Project
    • Bifacial PV Characterization and Rating Standards
    • Bifacial PV Performance Models
      • Ray Tracing Models for Backside Irradiance
        • COMSOL models
        • RADIANCE models
        • View Factor Models
          • NREL View Factor Model Implementation
          • Sandia View Factor Model Implementation
    • Outdoor Bifacial PV Performance Data
      • Field Example of Bifacial Gain at Sandia
  • PV Lifetime Project
    • PV Degradation Modeling
    • PV Lifetime Modules
    • PV Lifetime Field Deployments
    • Indoor Module Flash Testing
  • Quasi-Static Time-Series (QSTS)
• Applications & Tools
  • PV_LIB Toolbox
    • PV_LIB Toolbox for MatLab
    • PV_LIB Toolbox for Python
  • GridPV Toolbox
  • Wavelet Variability Model
    • Wavelet Variability Model Download
    • WVM Square Plant Example
    • Polygon Vertices to Define Plant Footprint Example
    • WVM Discrete Point Example
  • Solar Variability Zones
    • PV Variability Datasets Download
    • High Variability Zone
  • Data Requirements for Model Validation
• Resources and Events
  • Events and Workshops
    • 2020 PVPMC Webinars
    • 2022 PVPMC Workshop
    • 2019 12th PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop
    • 2019 12th PV Systems Symposium Grid Track
    • 2018 11th PV Performance Modeling Workshop
    • 2018 10th PV Performance Modeling Workshop
    • 2018 PV Systems Symposium – Grid Integration Track
    • 2016 5th PV Performance Modeling Workshop
    • 2016 6th PV Performance Modeling Workshop
    • 2017 7th PV Performance Modeling Workshop
    • 2017 8th PV Performance Modeling Workshop
    • 2017 9th PV Performance Modeling Workshop
    • 2016 PVLIB User Group Meeting
    • 2016 PV Grid Integration Workshop
    • 2016 PV Lifecycle and Reliability Workshop
    • 2015 4th PV Performance Modeling and Monitoring Workshop
    • 2015 Bifacial PV Workshop Antofagasta
    • 3rd PV Performance Modeling Workshop – 2014
    • 2014 Bifacial PV Workshop, Chambery
    • 2013 PV Performance Modeling Workshop
    • 2012 Bifacial PV Workshop Konstanz
  • IEA PVPS Task 13 Reports
    • IEA PVPS Task 13: Module validation dataset
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