Santa Anna Pueblo, New Mexico
Day 1: Tuesday May 9, 2017
| Welcome & Introductions | Jim Crimmins | CFV Solar Laboratory | |
| Welcome & Introductions | Abraham Ellis | Sandia National Laboratories | |
| Workshop Overview | Joshua Stein | Sandia National Laboratories |
1. Solar Resource Data and Uncertainty
Chaired by Clifford Hansen, Sandia National Laboratories
| Quantifying Gains in Solar Project Value from Quality Satellite and Ground Data | John Gaglioti and Justin Robinson | GroundWork Renewables | |
| Advances in Long-Term Solar Energy Prediction and Project Risk Assessment Methodology Through Non-Normally Distributed Probabilities of Exceedance | John “Skip” Dise | Clean Power Research | |
| Update on the Uncertainty Mapof SolarGIS Solar Radiation Database | Artur Skoczek | SolarGIS | |
| Simulating High-Frequency Solar PV Generation Profiles for Large Portfolios in the SE US | Will Hobbs | Southern Company | |
| Clear Sky Irradiance and Temperature Models for Mitigating Sensor Drift in PV System Degradation Analysis | Greg Kimball | SunPower |
2. Modeling Details and Calibration
Chaired by Bruce King, Sandia National Laboratories
| Significant Improvement in PV Module Performance Prediction Accuracy Using a New Model Based on IEC-61853 Data | Janine Freeman | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | |
| Calibrating Global Diode Models from I-V Curve Measurement Matrices without Short-Circuit Temperature Coefficients | Mark Campanelli | Intelligent Measurement Systems | |
| Single-Diode Model with Rs Temperature Dependence: More Accurate Simulation of All Curve Parameters in the IEC 61853-1 Test Data | Kyumin Lee | CFV Solar Laboratory | |
| PVMismatch Package for Python | Mark Mikoski | SunPower | |
| Temperature Coefficients and Thermal Uniformity Mapping of PV Modules and Plants | Ashwini Pavgi | Arizona State University |
3. Modeling Software Updates
Chaired by Joshua Stein, Sandia National Laboratories
| PV*SOL Overview for PV Modeling | Steffen Lindemann | Valentin Software | |
| Cell String-Level Energy Production Simulation with Aurora | David Bromberg | Aurora Solar | |
| HelioScope Update | Teresa Zhang | Folsom Labs | |
| System Advisor Model (SAM) Updates | Janine Freeman | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | |
| Modelling PV Power Optimizers with PVsyst for Row-Based PV Installations | Bruno Wittmer | PVsyst | |
| PlantPredict – Solar Performance Modeling Made Simple | Kendra Passow | First Solar | |
| Integration of PV-RPM into the System Advisor Model (SAM) | Geoff Klise | Sandia National Laboratories |
Day 2: Wednesday May 10, 2017
4. PV Monitoring and Plant Operations
Jim Crimmins, CFV Solar Laboratory
| Applying the Principles of Suns-Voc to PV System Monitoring | Michael Deceglie | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | |
| Characterizing PV Modules using Microinverter Data | Nathan Charles | Enphase | |
| PECOS Open Source Software for PV performance monitoring | Kate Klise | Sandia National Laboratories | |
| Optimized PV Performance using State of the Art Monitoring for Increased Asset Value | Juergen Sutterlueti | Gantner Instruments | |
| Machine learning for PV Performance Modeling | Birk Jones | Sandia National Laboratories | |
| The Opportunity Cost of DC Losses – Quantifying the Impact of Data Analytics Uncertainty and DC Overrate to Lost Revenue | Rob Andrews | Heliolytics |
5. Bifacial PV Performance and Modeling
Chaired by Joshua Stein, Sandia National Laboratories
| Field Performance of Bifacial PV Modules and Systems | Joshua Stein | Sandia National Laboratories | |
| Ray Tracing Models for Bifacial PV Performance | Amir Asgharzadeh Shishavan | University of Iowa | |
| Progress Toward Efficient Bifacial Rear Irradiance Models | Sara MacAlpine | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | |
| Performance Model for Bifacial PV Modules | Cliff Hansen/ Dan Riley | Sandia National Laboratories |
A summary of the PVLib User’s Group Meeting is available here: 2017 PVLib user group meeting highlights (1103 downloads)
