Weihai, China, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)
Day 1: Tuesday December 5, 2017
| Welcome and Introduction to the 9th PVPMC Workshop (1175 downloads) | Joshua Stein, Boris Farnung, and Bruce Wang | Sandia National Laboratories, Fraunhofer ISE, and HIT |
| Welcome to Harbin Institute of Technology | Prof. Xiaofei Xu | President of Harbin University of Technology at Weihai |
0. Keynote Speeches
Chaired by Bruce Wang, HIT
| Current PV Status of China and Future Forecast (1350 downloads) | Sicheng Wang | Energy Research Institute National Development And Reform Commission |
| PV Energy Modeling: A 10-Year Retrospective (1256 downloads) | Ben Bourne | SunPower Corporation |
| Simulating and Monitoring Energy Transition – Experiences from Germany (1370 downloads) | Harry Wirth | Fraunhofer ISE |
1. Solar Resource Data and Forecasting
Chaired by Harry Wirth, Fraunhofer ISE
2. Modeling Software Updates
Chaired by Joshua Stein, Sandia National Laboratories
| Precise Design and Modeling of PV System (1283 downloads) | Chen Wei | Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd |
| Novelties and new features in PVsyst (1396 downloads) | Bruno Wittmer | PVsyst SA |
| PlantPredict: New Features to Improve Prediction Speed & Accuracy (1213 downloads) | Kendra Passow | First Solar |
| Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (1194 downloads) | Nicholas DiOrio | NREL |
| Software Assisted Optimization of PV Module Concepts (1197 downloads) | Max Mittag | Fraunhofer ISE |
3. Modeling Methods and Case Studies (Part 1)
Chaired by Boris Farnung, Fraunhofer ISE
| Comparison of modeling methods and tools for bifacial PV performance (2387 downloads) | Joshua Stein | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Simulation of tracking PV installations with PVsyst (1273 downloads) | Bruno Wittmer | PVsyst SA |
| Modeling methods and tools for bifacial PV+tracker performance (1358 downloads) | Shitao Wang | Arctech Solar |
| Prediction of the solar spectrum for accurate prediction of energy yield of the high performance PV system using multi-junction cells and solar-driven cars (1195 downloads) | Kenji Araki | Toyota Technology Institute |
Day 2: Wednesday December 6, 2017
3. Modeling Methods and Case Studies (Part 2)
Chaired by Jefferson Bor, Fraunhofer ISE
| Calculation Models for Land Usage of PV Farms (1353 downloads) | Sicheng Wang | Energy Research Institute National Development And Reform Commission |
| Comparison of Uncertainties in Power Plant Modeling and real world data (1361 downloads) | Boris Farnung | Fraunhofer ISE |
4. PV Monitoring for Degradation
Chaired by Amy Halloran, Sandia National Laboratories
| Rate Of Change Determination Of Real-world Commercial PV Power Plants using Data-driven Modeling (1177 downloads) | Roger H. French | Case Western Reserve University |
| Comparison of different wafer based bifacial and monofacial module technologies at different sites (1306 downloads) | Andre Richter | Meyer Berger |
| Innovative Surveying Method and Monitoring Platform at Aerospec (1302 downloads) | Ma Xiaorui | Aerospec Technologies |
| Hierarchical Context-Aware Anomaly Diagnosis in Large-Scale PV Systems Using SCADA Data (1322 downloads) | Dahai Kang | Concord New Energy Group Limited |
5. New PV Technologies
Chaired by Shitao Wang, HIT
| Bridging scientific research and industry: Research progress on industrial crystalline silicon solar cells at SJTU (1295 downloads) | Wenzhong Shen | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| CIGS module performance and modeling (1266 downloads) | Bruce King | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Degradation Science of PERC Technology: Mechanistic Investigation with Advanced Characterization (1286 downloads) | Jennifer Braid | Case Western Reserve University |
6. Grid Integration of PV
Chaired by Shitao Wang, HIT
| Safety Issue on Large Scale PV Integration and Corresponding Measure (1171 downloads) | Junjun Zhang | China Electric Power Research Institute |
| Study on impact of distributed grid-connected PV system on distribution network (1149 downloads) | Da Li | CSG Energy Co |
| Innovation towards High Penetration of RE: Strategies, Trends, and Exertions (1434 downloads) | Yibo Wang | The Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) |
| "PV+" Energy Storage Microgrid Power Plant Design Analysis (1374 downloads) | Xiaoqing Dong | HeBei Engineering Design Co.Ltd |
7. Soiling Studies
Chaired by Bruce King, Sandia National Laboratories
| Measuring PV System Soiling Losses (1368 downloads) | Bill Stueve | Atonometrics |
| Automatic Detection of Soiling Zones and Rates for Optimized PV Plant Cleaning (1357 downloads) | Zoe DeFreitas | Envision |
| Spatio-temporal Model of Backsheet Degradation and Soiling (1150 downloads) | Laura BruckMann | Case Western Reserve University |
| Study on the dust properties and application of self-cleaning materials in photovoltaic power plant operation and maintenance (1186 downloads) | Guixiang Yang | Beijing Lion Trunk New Material Co., Ltd |