2018 PVPMC – Albuquerque

Albuquerque, NM

Day 1: Tuesday May 1, 2018

The Disruption of Future PV Developments (8026 downloads )

Joshua Stein

Sandia National Laboratories

 1. PV Measurements and Standards

Overview of Module Characterization as Inputs to Performance Models (12755 downloads )	Jim Crimmins	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
Improvements in Module Calibration and Their Impact on World-Wide Intercomparisons (4880 downloads )	Dean Levi	NREL
PV System Analysis For Tracking System Losses and Technology Comparisons (8187 downloads )	Bruce King	Sandia National Laboratories
Indoor Soil Deposition Chamber: Validation of Anti-Soiling Coating Claims (12543 downloads )	Govindasamy Tamizhmani	Arizona State University
Improvements in CFV’s Outdoor IAM Measurement Method (12738 downloads )	Daniel Zirzow	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
PAN Files from IEC 61853-1 Test Data: Why Using Datasheet I-V Values is a Bad Idea (8032 downloads )	Kyumin Lee	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
IEC 61853 Energy Rating of PV Modules - Measurement Methods and Lessons Learned (12643 downloads )	Markus Schweiger	TÜVRheinland
Test Lab Reports to Support Bankable Energy Estimates (8043 downloads )	Peter Johnson	AWS Truepower / UL

2. Solar Resource Assessment for PV

Latest Developments in Solar Irradiance Measurement (12827 downloads )	Kees van den Bos	Hukseflux
Advancements in Satellite-Ground Tuning: DNI and DHI (12726 downloads )	Patrick Keelin & Julie Chard	Clean Power Research & GroundWork
Update of the National Solar Radiation Database (1998-2016): Version 3 (8257 downloads )	Manajit Sengupta	NREL
Calibration Methodology of the University of Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (12727 downloads )	Josh Peterson	University of Oregon
Irradiance: What is Your Sensor Really Telling You? (13047 downloads )	Anton Driesse	PV Performance Labs

3. Improving PV Performance

Measuring Maximum Plane-of-Array Irradiance (12761 downloads )	Jim Augustyn	Augustyn & Co./Solar Cat Industries
Advanced Failure Diagnostic Approach for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems (12564 downloads )	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
LCOE Reduction Through Proactively Optimized PV System Monitoring (12598 downloads )	Joe Walters	University of Central Florida
Decreasing PV Module Temperature with Thermally Conductive Backsheets (12759 downloads )	Jaewon Oh	Arizona State University

Day 2: Wednesday May 2, 2018

3. PV Performance Models

PV Performance Modeling: A 10-Year Retrospective PVPMC 10 –Albuquerque, NM (8079 downloads )	Ben Bourne	SunPower
Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (8081 downloads )	Janine Freeman	NREL
SolarFarmer (beta version): Accurate Modelling of Real World PV Systems (8287 downloads )	Mark Mikofski	DNV-GL
Horizontal Axis Trackers with Bifacial Modules in PVsyst (13015 downloads )	Bruno Wittmer	PVsyst
PlantPredict Update & SDK Development for API (8125 downloads )	Stephen Kaplan	First Solar
Dynamic Snow Loss Model and Validation (12834 downloads )	Defne Gun	SunPower
Bifacial PV System Performance: Investigation of Shading Conditions (10549 downloads )	Amir Asgharzadeh Shishavan	Univeristy of Iowa
Using Similar Mathematical Modelling with Both Single Modules IV Curve Measurements and Array Inverter Data (7820 downloads )	Steve Ransome	Gantner/SRCL
Reconciling a Simulation Model with Measurements (8085 downloads )	Didier Thevenard	Canadian Solar
Lessons Learned from Operational Energy Data to Inform Pre-Construction Estimates (12883 downloads )	Peter Johnson	AWS Truepower/UL

4. Open Source Tools for PV Modeling and Monitoring

Accelerating PV Cost Reduction Through an Open-Source Software Ecosystem (12519 downloads )	Dana Olson	DOE
Review of Open Source Tools for PV Modeling (8131 downloads )	Will Holmgren	University of Arizona
RdTools: An Open Source Python Library for PV Degradation Analysis (8480 downloads )	Michael Deceglie	NREL
Orange Button 1.0 : An Open Source Data Taxonomy for PV (11971 downloads )	Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories
SAM Open Source Project (7992 downloads )	Janine Freeman	NRLE
Pecos – Open Source Software for PV System Monitoring (8096 downloads )	Katherine Klise	Sandia National Laboratories
What’s new in PVLib and pvlib-python? (8061 downloads )	Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories

Posters

Determination of Sandia Thermal Model Coefficients and ΔT for PV Modules with New Backsheet Types (15399 downloads )	Jaewon Oh	ASU-PRL
Eliminating Back-of-Module Temperature Sensors for Reference Modules Using Voc Temperature Measurement (15060 downloads )	Bill Stueve	Atonometerics
Fast In-Field Imaging of PV Modules for Crack Detection: Methods, Results, and Modeling Implications (15171 downloads )	Will Hobbs	Southern Company
Degradation Rate Modeling for Encapsulant Discoloration of Photovoltaic Modules Discoloration (15170 downloads )	Archana Sinha	ASU-PRL
An International PV Collaborative to Advance Multi-climate and Performance Research (15354 downloads )	Laurie Burnham	Sandia
EU COST Action PEARL-PV: Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluations of Large-Scale Monitoring Data (15071 downloads )	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
Bifacial Solar Photovoltaic Panel Performance at High Latitudes (15424 downloads )	Erin Whitney & Chris Pike	University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Towards routine measurement and use of solar spectral irradiance data (10955 downloads )	Richard Beal	Spectrafy Inc.
The Effect of Short-Term Inverter Saturation on PV Performance Modeling (11248 downloads )	Jon Allen	Allen Analytics
Improved Model of Solar Resource Variability Based on Regional Aggregation by Climate Zone (15152 downloads )	Patrick Keeling	Clean Power Research
Comparison of Bifacial Solar Irradiance Models with Field Validation (10842 downloads )	Silvana Ayala	University of Arizona
Performance and Prediction: Bifacial vs. Mono-Facial Technologies (10982 downloads )	Jaya Mallineni & Chris Raupp	Solv/Swinerton
Cross-validation of PV Simulation Software (12792 downloads )	Anton Driesse and Neel Patel	PV Performance Labs
PlantPredict: Incorporating Storage Modeling Capabilities (10788 downloads )	Lauren Ngan and Rob van Haaren	First Solar
Modeling Technique for Reconfigurable PV Module Embedded with CMOS Switches (15095 downloads )	Rakeshkumar Mahto	Calif State University, Fullerton
Irradiance-induced Ramp Rates in the Low Voltage Distribution Grid (15132 downloads )	Kevin Murray	Queen’s University, Belfast
Optimum PV power forecasting modelling based on artificial neural networks (15533 downloads )	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
EU COST Action PEARL PV: Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluation of large-Scale Monitoring Data; WG5 PV in grids (15075 downloads )	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
Comparison of Cloud Speed Data for Solar Ramp Rate Analysis (15233 downloads )	Braden Gilleland and Will Hobbs	Southern Company