2019 PVPMC – Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Day 1: Tuesday May 14, 2019

Keynote Address: Sarah Cottrell Propst, Cabinet Secretary of New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Resources

1. Solar Resource Data and Modeling

Latest Developments in Solar Irradiance Measurement (13005 downloads )	Kees Van Der Bos	Hukseflux
Online apps for solar prospecting: New challenges and industry needs (13969 downloads )	Artur Skoczek	Solargis
Comparison of remote- and ground- based albedo measurement for solar resource assessment (11884 downloads )	Patrick Keelin	Clean Power Research
Evaluations Mars Optical Soiling Sensor (11890 downloads )	Michael Gostein	Atonometrics

2. PV Module Characterization

Deriving Thermal Response Coefficients for PVSyst (11817 downloads )	Ben Bourne	SunPower
Incident Angle Modifier (IAM) Round Robin Updates (12190 downloads )	Nick Riedel	Technical University of Denmark
Making the Most of Module Matrix Measurements (11853 downloads )	Anton Driesse	PV Performance Labs
Experimental Methods to Replicate Power Loss of PV Modules in the Field for the Purpose of Fault Detection Algorithm Development (11817 downloads )	Joseph Walters	University of Central Florida

3. PV Performance Model Updates

Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (7072 downloads )	Janine Freeman	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Strategies for Electrical Shading Modeling with PlantPredict (6999 downloads )	Alex Stark	First Solar
Finite Element Thermal Analysis Supporting a Transient Moving-Average Module Temperature Prediction Model (11610 downloads )	Matthew Prilliman	Arizona State University / Sandia
MLPE Performance Modeling - Module Level Power Electronics (11977 downloads )	Chetan Chaudhari	SunPower

4. PV Performance Standards and Studies

Spatial, Temporal, and Technological Variation in the Value of Solar Power across the U.S. (7144 downloads )	Patrick Brown	MIT
Early Life PV System Degradation Evaluation and Modeling Based on Cumulative Exposure to Environmental Stressors (11847 downloads )	Birk Jones	Sandia National Laboratories
Best-Practices in PV Plant Performance Degradation Benchmarking (11984 downloads )	Daniel Fregosi	EPRI
Impact of PV Module Degradation Rate on Utility Scale Systems (12173 downloads )	Sara MacAlpine	juwi
Fleet-scale PV Performance Analytics (12469 downloads )	Michael Deceglie	National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Day 2: Wednesday May 15, 2019

5. Bifacial PV Performance Modeling

Best Practices for Bifacial Energy Modeling (12031 downloads )	Peter Johnson	UL
Optimization of Back Reflectors for Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules (12724 downloads )	Pedro Martin	Arizona State University
SolarFarmer Bifacial Modeling (7220 downloads )	Mark Mikofski	DNV-GL
The subtle art of bifacial performance modeling (10910 downloads )	Silvana Ayala Pelaez	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The effect of non-uniform illumination on bifacial tracking modules: a simulation study (7643 downloads )	Keith Mcintosh	PV Lighthouse
Solar PV Performance and New Technologies in Northern Latitude Regions (7156 downloads )	Joshua S. Stein	Sandia National Laboratories

6. PV System Monitoring

PV Module Monitoring Equipment with Optimized Sampling, Filtering, and Time-Response Characteristics (7087 downloads )	James Richards	CFV Solar Laboratory
Advanced PV performance analysis on modules and power plants using cloud-based processing (13928 downloads )	Juergen Sutterlueti	Gantner Instruments
Performance evaluation of PV power predictive models for real-time monitoring (6929 downloads )	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
How Monitoring Services of Distributed Solar PV Production Benefits from Machine Learning (11832 downloads )	Daniel Lassahn	Meteocontrol

7. Open Source Software Updates

captest - Open Source package for Reproducible Performance Testing (12482 downloads )	Ben Taylor & Jessica Forbess	Exyte Energy & Sunshine Analytics
PVFree! - NREL-SAM Component Database, PVLIB API, and Interactive PV Modeling Tutorial (6845 downloads )	Mark Mikofski
Open Software for Solar Power: Update (11756 downloads )	Daniel Riley and Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories

Poster Presentations

Look Mom, No MET Station! (12477 downloads )	Mark Campanelli	Intelligent Measurement Systems
Improved PV System Modeling with ML-Based Power Model: Case Study of a Commercial Building (11783 downloads )	Agata Swierc	Clean Power Research
Towards Predicting Site Annualized Probabilistic Performance Ratios Using the KWh Analytics Database (6968 downloads )	Victor Garcia	KWh Analytics
Impact of Satellite-Based Solar Resource Models (SRM) on Utility Scale PV System Design and Project Economics (11528 downloads )	Brandon Liang	EDP Renewables
Standards and Best Practices for Solar Measurements (6857 downloads )	Manajit Sengupta	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Development and Comparative Performance of Clear-Sky and All-Sky Soiling Data Filters (11760 downloads )	Justin Robinson  & Julie Chard	GroundWork Renewables
Solar Guardian Photovoltaic Connector (6862 downloads )	Kenny Blemel	MSI
Development of Automated Methods to Determine the Quality of Long-term PV Data Sets (11672 downloads )	Matthew Muller	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Predicting the Effect of Short-Term Inverter Saturation on PV Performance Modeling (7011 downloads )	Will Hobs	Southern Company
Characterization of Nearly Transparent Films for Use in Soiling Experiments (11471 downloads )	Joseph Walters	University of Central Florida
Changes in IV characteristics of a PV module with interconnects that are failing during cyclic mechanical loading (11896 downloads )	Hubert Seigneur	University of Central Florida
Cross-validation of PV Simulation Software (14419 downloads )	Anton Driesse	PV Performance Labs
Sandia-Performance-Model Quality Tests in Sandia Pecos for Near-Real-Time Detection of Anomalies (6861 downloads )	Kyumin Lee & James Richards	CFV Solar Test Laboratories
Comparison of TPT and Thermally Conductive Backsheets in PV Modules (11609 downloads )	Ashwini Pavgi	Arizona State University
Albedo Data to Facilitate Bifacial PV System Planning (12134 downloads )	Bill Marion	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
On-Site Solar Measurements for Bifacial Projects (11822 downloads )	Peter Johnson	UL
Sensitivity of Modelled Bifacial PV Module Gain to Albedo Granularity Levels (6972 downloads )	Daniel Powell	Recurrent Energy
Inventory of PV Performance Modeling Software (11692 downloads )	Nick Riedel	Technical University of Denmark
Development of Low-Cost, Crack-Tolerant Metallization Using Screen Printing (11628 downloads )	Andre Chavez	Osazada Energy & UNM

Slide Questions:

2019 PV Systems Symposium Slide Questions (11672 downloads )