Albuquerque, NM

Day 1: Tuesday May 1, 2018

The Disruption of Future PV Developments (840 downloads)

Joshua Stein,

Sandia National Laboratories

 

 1. PV Measurements and Standards

	Overview of Module Characterization as Inputs to Performance Models (806 downloads)	Jim Crimmins	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
	Improvements in Module Calibration and Their Impact on World-Wide Intercomparisons (797 downloads)	Dean Levi	NREL
	PV System Analysis For Tracking System Losses and Technology Comparisons (857 downloads)	Bruce King	Sandia National Laboratories
	Indoor Soil Deposition Chamber: Validation of Anti-Soiling Coating Claims (765 downloads)	Govindasamy Tamizhmani	Arizona State University
	Improvements in CFV’s Outdoor IAM Measurement Method (851 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 (793 downloads)	Kyumin Lee	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
	IEC 61853 Energy Rating of PV Modules - Measurement Methods and Lessons Learned (834 downloads)	Markus Schweiger	TÜVRheinland
	Test Lab Reports to Support Bankable Energy Estimates (755 downloads)	Peter Johnson	AWS Truepower / UL

2. Solar Resource Assessment for PV

	Latest Developments in Solar Irradiance Measurement (794 downloads)	Kees van den Bos	Hukseflux
	Advancements in Satellite-Ground Tuning: DNI and DHI (789 downloads)	Patrick Keelin & Julie Chard	Clean Power Research & GroundWork
	Update of the National Solar Radiation Database (1998-2016) : Version 3 (935 downloads)	Manajit Sengupta	NREL
	Calibration Methodology of the University of Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (728 downloads)	Josh Peterson	University of Oregon
	Irradiance: What is Your Sensor Really Telling You? (845 downloads)	Anton Driesse	PV Performance Labs

3. Improving PV Performance

	Measuring Maximum Plane-of-Array Irradiance (841 downloads)	Jim Augustyn	Augustyn & Co./Solar Cat Industries
	Advanced Failure Diagnostic Approach for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems (788 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
	LCOE Reduction Through Proactively Optimized PV System Monitoring (745 downloads)	Joe Walters	University of Central Florida
	Decreasing PV Module Temperature with Thermally Conductive Backsheets (800 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 (805 downloads)	Ben Bourne	SunPower
	Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (868 downloads)	Janine Freeman	NREL
	SolarFarmer (beta version): Accurate Modelling of Real World PV Systems (955 downloads)	Mark Mikofski	DNV-GL
	Horizontal Axis Trackers with Bifacial Modules in PVsyst (1211 downloads)	Bruno Wittmer	PVsyst
	PlantPredict Update & SDK Development for API (860 downloads)	Stephen Kaplan	First Solar
	Dynamic Snow Loss Model and Validation (1111 downloads)	Defne Gun	SunPower
	Bifacial PV System Performance: Investigation of Shading Conditions (1413 downloads)	Amir Asgharzadeh Shishavan	Univeristy of Iowa
	Using Similar Mathematical Modelling with Both Single Modules IV Curve Measurements and Array Inverter Data (752 downloads)	Steve Ransome	Gantner/SRCL
	Reconciling a Simulation Model with Measurements (784 downloads)	Didier Thevenard	Canadian Solar
	Lessons Learned from Operational Energy Data to Inform Pre-Construction Estimates (761 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 (767 downloads)	Dana Olson	DOE
	Review of Open Source Tools for PV Modeling (839 downloads)	Will Holmgren	University of Arizona
	RdTools: An Open Source Python Library for PV Degradation Analysis (955 downloads)	Michael Deceglie	NREL
	Orange Button 1.0 : An Open Source Data Taxonomy for PV (751 downloads)	Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories
	SAM Open Source Project (733 downloads)	Janine Freeman	NRLE
	Pecos – Open Source Software for PV System Monitoring (771 downloads)	Katherine Klise	Sandia National Laboratories
	What’s new in PVLib and pvlib-python? (860 downloads)	Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories

 

Posters

Determination of Sandia Thermal Model Coefficients and ΔT for PV Modules with New Backsheet Types (768 downloads)	Jaewon Oh	ASU-PRL
Eliminating Back-of-Module Temperature Sensors for Reference Modules Using Voc Temperature Measurement (798 downloads)	Bill Stueve	Atonometerics
Fast In-Field Imaging of PV Modules for Crack Detection: Methods, Results, and Modeling Implications (850 downloads)	Will Hobbs	Southern Company
Degradation Rate Modeling for Encapsulant Discoloration of Photovoltaic Modules Discoloration (741 downloads)	Archana Sinha	ASU-PRL
An International PV Collaborative to Advance Multi-climate and Performance Research (759 downloads)	Laurie Burnham	Sandia
EU COST Action PEARL-PV: Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluations of Large-Scale Monitoring Data (716 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
Bifacial Solar Photovoltaic Panel Performance at High Latitudes (785 downloads)	Erin Whitney & Chris Pike	University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Towards routine measurement and use of solar spectral irradiance data (739 downloads)	Richard Beal	Spectrafy Inc.
The Effect of Short-Term Inverter Saturation on PV Performance Modeling (994 downloads)	Jon Allen	Allen Analytics
Improved Model of Solar Resource Variability Based on Regional Aggregation by Climate Zone (691 downloads)	Patrick Keeling	Clean Power Research
Comparison of Bifacial Solar Irradiance Models with Field Validation (1494 downloads)	Silvana Ayala	University of Arizona
Performance and Prediction: Bifacial vs. Mono-Facial Technologies (815 downloads)	Jaya Mallineni & Chris Raupp	Solv/Swinerton
Cross-validation of PV Simulation Software (973 downloads)	Anton Driesse and Neel Patel	PV Performance Labs
PlantPredict: Incorporating Storage Modeling Capabilities (743 downloads)	Lauren Ngan and Rob van Haaren	First Solar
Modeling Technique for Reconfigurable PV Module Embedded with CMOS Switches (725 downloads)	Rakeshkumar Mahto	Calif State University, Fullerton
Irradiance-induced Ramp Rates in the Low Voltage Distribution Grid (715 downloads)	Kevin Murray	Queen’s University, Belfast
Optimum PV power forecasting modelling based on artificial neural networks (762 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 (736 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
Comparison of Cloud Speed Data for Solar Ramp Rate Analysis (775 downloads)	Braden Gilleland and Will Hobbs	Southern Company