Wednesday, May 1
Welcome & Introduction: Why Are We Here? 1:00 pm
An overview of the workshop will be presented, along with intended outcomes, goals and next steps.
Welcome and Purpose (6083 downloads ) | Joshua Stein | Sandia National Laboratories |
Summary of Previous Workshop (6091 downloads ) | Chris Cameron | Independent Consultant |
Module Models (1): Generating Performance Coefficients 1:30 pm
The selection of a module performance algorithm and associated module performance coefficients is a critical step in modeling system performance. These presentations will emphasize the process for deriving performance coefficients from test data.
User Experience with Module Performance Coefficients (6151 downloads ) | Bradley Hibberd | Borrego Solar | |
Generating Module Coefficients for Sandia Array Performance Model (5995 downloads ) | Cliff Hansen | Sandia National Laboratories | |
Generating Module Coefficients for SAM/CEC n-parameter model | Aron Dobos | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | |
Audio-Black & Veatch PAN File CREATION Service (4777 downloads )
| Black & Veatch PAN File CREATION Service (4470 downloads ) | Monali Joshi and Evan Riley | Black & Veatch |
Systematic Approaches to Ensure Correct Representation of Measured Multi-Irradiance Module Performance in PV System Energy Production Forecasting Software Programs (4578 downloads ) | Ken Sauer | Yingli Green Energy Americas |
Module Models (2) 3:00 pm
PV System Performance Models 7:00 pm
Developers of system models will present overviews or demonstrations of their models.
PVsyst (Note: This was a live demonstration of the software, no file) | André Mermoud | PVsyst |
HelioScope (5650 downloads ) | Paul Grana | Folsom Labs |
PVSim (5706 downloads ) | Ben Bourne | SunPower Corporation |
System Advisor Model (SAM) (5684 downloads ) | Aron Dobos and Nate Blair | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
PV*SOL Expert (5592 downloads ) | Bernhard Gatzka | Valentin Software |
Thursday, May 2
Solar Resource Data 8:00 am
The expected solar resource at a site is critical to establishing project viability. This session will present methods to reduce project risk by addressing bias and uncertainty in solar resource data.
System Losses and Derates 10:15 am
Estimates of system losses vary greatly among models and modelers. This session will seek to improve our understanding of system losses and the means of modeling them.
Draft Definitions of System Loss Factors (5717 downloads ) (Note: Both of Geoff’s presentations are merged into a single file) | Geoff Klise | Sandia National Laboratories | |
Audio - Quantifying Mismatch Losses in Small Arrays (4296 downloads ) | Quantifying Mismatch Losses in Small Arrays | Sara MacAlpine | University of Colorado, Boulder |
Shading mismatch loss calculation in PVsyst 6 (7123 downloads ) | André Mermoud | PVsyst | |
Mismatch Losses in HelioScope (11415 downloads ) | Paul Gibbs | Folsom Labs | |
Audio - Calculating Model Shading Inputs from Design Data_Tarn Yates (12207 downloads ) | Calculating Model Shading Inputs from Design Data (11265 downloads ) | Tarn Yates | Borrego Solar |
System Losses and Derates (continued) 12:45 pm
Panel Discussion: System Losses and Derates
Performance Degradation
Modeling of PV Module Power Degradation to Evaluate Performance Warranty Risks (11494 downloads ) | Thomas Roessler | Yingli Green Energy Europe | |
Audio - Fleet-Wide Study of System Degradation_Mike Anderson (11903 downloads ) | Review of SunPower Fleet-Wide System Degradation Study using Year-over-Year Performance Index Analysis (11918 downloads ) | Mike Anderson | SunPower Corporation |
Standardizing Definitions: Survey Results and Inputs to the Working Group (Available as part of previous presentation file from Geoff Klise in System Derates) | Geoff Klise | Sandia National Laboratories |
Modeling for the Real World 3:00 pm
Discussion and Wrap-Up 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks (2013 PVPMC Workshop) (11322 downloads ) | Cliff Hansen and Joshua Stein | Sandia National Laboratories |
Audio files are provided with the permission of the speaker. We would like to thank Pramod Krishnani (Belectric) for making the recordings and preparing the files for distribution.