2018 PVPMC – Albuquerque

Albuquerque, NM

Day 1: Tuesday May 1, 2018

The Disruption of Future PV Developments (6025 downloads)

Joshua Stein

Sandia National Laboratories

 1. PV Measurements and Standards

Overview of Module Characterization as Inputs to Performance Models (8626 downloads)	Jim Crimmins	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
Improvements in Module Calibration and Their Impact on World-Wide Intercomparisons (3316 downloads)	Dean Levi	NREL
PV System Analysis For Tracking System Losses and Technology Comparisons (6198 downloads)	Bruce King	Sandia National Laboratories
Indoor Soil Deposition Chamber: Validation of Anti-Soiling Coating Claims (8571 downloads)	Govindasamy Tamizhmani	Arizona State University
Improvements in CFV’s Outdoor IAM Measurement Method (8720 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 (6013 downloads)	Kyumin Lee	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
IEC 61853 Energy Rating of PV Modules - Measurement Methods and Lessons Learned (8638 downloads)	Markus Schweiger	TÜVRheinland
Test Lab Reports to Support Bankable Energy Estimates (6035 downloads)	Peter Johnson	AWS Truepower / UL

2. Solar Resource Assessment for PV

Latest Developments in Solar Irradiance Measurement (8667 downloads)	Kees van den Bos	Hukseflux
Advancements in Satellite-Ground Tuning: DNI and DHI (8666 downloads)	Patrick Keelin & Julie Chard	Clean Power Research & GroundWork
Update of the National Solar Radiation Database (1998-2016): Version 3 (6243 downloads)	Manajit Sengupta	NREL
Calibration Methodology of the University of Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (8701 downloads)	Josh Peterson	University of Oregon
Irradiance: What is Your Sensor Really Telling You? (9106 downloads)	Anton Driesse	PV Performance Labs

3. Improving PV Performance

Measuring Maximum Plane-of-Array Irradiance (8646 downloads)	Jim Augustyn	Augustyn & Co./Solar Cat Industries
Advanced Failure Diagnostic Approach for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems (8552 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
LCOE Reduction Through Proactively Optimized PV System Monitoring (8565 downloads)	Joe Walters	University of Central Florida
Decreasing PV Module Temperature with Thermally Conductive Backsheets (8796 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 (6067 downloads)	Ben Bourne	SunPower
Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (6065 downloads)	Janine Freeman	NREL
SolarFarmer (beta version): Accurate Modelling of Real World PV Systems (6261 downloads)	Mark Mikofski	DNV-GL
Horizontal Axis Trackers with Bifacial Modules in PVsyst (9027 downloads)	Bruno Wittmer	PVsyst
PlantPredict Update & SDK Development for API (6111 downloads)	Stephen Kaplan	First Solar
Dynamic Snow Loss Model and Validation (8893 downloads)	Defne Gun	SunPower
Bifacial PV System Performance: Investigation of Shading Conditions (7558 downloads)	Amir Asgharzadeh Shishavan	Univeristy of Iowa
Using Similar Mathematical Modelling with Both Single Modules IV Curve Measurements and Array Inverter Data (5762 downloads)	Steve Ransome	Gantner/SRCL
Reconciling a Simulation Model with Measurements (6050 downloads)	Didier Thevenard	Canadian Solar
Lessons Learned from Operational Energy Data to Inform Pre-Construction Estimates (8777 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 (8508 downloads)	Dana Olson	DOE
Review of Open Source Tools for PV Modeling (6101 downloads)	Will Holmgren	University of Arizona
RdTools: An Open Source Python Library for PV Degradation Analysis (6473 downloads)	Michael Deceglie	NREL
Orange Button 1.0 : An Open Source Data Taxonomy for PV (8046 downloads)	Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories
SAM Open Source Project (5991 downloads)	Janine Freeman	NRLE
Pecos – Open Source Software for PV System Monitoring (6099 downloads)	Katherine Klise	Sandia National Laboratories
What’s new in PVLib and pvlib-python? (6050 downloads)	Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories

Posters

Determination of Sandia Thermal Model Coefficients and ΔT for PV Modules with New Backsheet Types (10163 downloads)	Jaewon Oh	ASU-PRL
Eliminating Back-of-Module Temperature Sensors for Reference Modules Using Voc Temperature Measurement (9970 downloads)	Bill Stueve	Atonometerics
Fast In-Field Imaging of PV Modules for Crack Detection: Methods, Results, and Modeling Implications (10054 downloads)	Will Hobbs	Southern Company
Degradation Rate Modeling for Encapsulant Discoloration of Photovoltaic Modules Discoloration (10040 downloads)	Archana Sinha	ASU-PRL
An International PV Collaborative to Advance Multi-climate and Performance Research (10133 downloads)	Laurie Burnham	Sandia
EU COST Action PEARL-PV: Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluations of Large-Scale Monitoring Data (10009 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
Bifacial Solar Photovoltaic Panel Performance at High Latitudes (10171 downloads)	Erin Whitney & Chris Pike	University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Towards routine measurement and use of solar spectral irradiance data (7672 downloads)	Richard Beal	Spectrafy Inc.
The Effect of Short-Term Inverter Saturation on PV Performance Modeling (7936 downloads)	Jon Allen	Allen Analytics
Improved Model of Solar Resource Variability Based on Regional Aggregation by Climate Zone (10026 downloads)	Patrick Keeling	Clean Power Research
Comparison of Bifacial Solar Irradiance Models with Field Validation (7738 downloads)	Silvana Ayala	University of Arizona
Performance and Prediction: Bifacial vs. Mono-Facial Technologies (7741 downloads)	Jaya Mallineni & Chris Raupp	Solv/Swinerton
Cross-validation of PV Simulation Software (8820 downloads)	Anton Driesse and Neel Patel	PV Performance Labs
PlantPredict: Incorporating Storage Modeling Capabilities (7542 downloads)	Lauren Ngan and Rob van Haaren	First Solar
Modeling Technique for Reconfigurable PV Module Embedded with CMOS Switches (9887 downloads)	Rakeshkumar Mahto	Calif State University, Fullerton
Irradiance-induced Ramp Rates in the Low Voltage Distribution Grid (9956 downloads)	Kevin Murray	Queen’s University, Belfast
Optimum PV power forecasting modelling based on artificial neural networks (10203 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 (9894 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
Comparison of Cloud Speed Data for Solar Ramp Rate Analysis (10118 downloads)	Braden Gilleland and Will Hobbs	Southern Company