Wednesday, May 1
Welcome & Introduction: Why Are We Here? 1:00 pm
An overview of the workshop will be presented, along with intended outcomes, goals and next steps.
| Welcome and Purpose (5841 downloads ) | Joshua Stein | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Summary of Previous Workshop (5838 downloads ) | Chris Cameron | Independent Consultant |
Module Models (1): Generating Performance Coefficients 1:30 pm
The selection of a module performance algorithm and associated module performance coefficients is a critical step in modeling system performance. These presentations will emphasize the process for deriving performance coefficients from test data.
| User Experience with Module Performance Coefficients (5911 downloads ) | Bradley Hibberd | Borrego Solar | |
| Generating Module Coefficients for Sandia Array Performance Model (5749 downloads ) | Cliff Hansen | Sandia National Laboratories | |
| Generating Module Coefficients for SAM/CEC n-parameter model | Aron Dobos | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | |
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Audio-Black & Veatch PAN File CREATION Service (4541 downloads )
| Black & Veatch PAN File CREATION Service (4227 downloads ) | Monali Joshi and Evan Riley | Black & Veatch |
| Systematic Approaches to Ensure Correct Representation of Measured Multi-Irradiance Module Performance in PV System Energy Production Forecasting Software Programs (4334 downloads ) | Ken Sauer | Yingli Green Energy Americas |
Module Models (2) 3:00 pm
PV System Performance Models 7:00 pm
Developers of system models will present overviews or demonstrations of their models.
| PVsyst (Note: This was a live demonstration of the software, no file) | André Mermoud | PVsyst |
| HelioScope (5397 downloads ) | Paul Grana | Folsom Labs |
| PVSim (5459 downloads ) | Ben Bourne | SunPower Corporation |
| System Advisor Model (SAM) (5449 downloads ) | Aron Dobos and Nate Blair | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| PV*SOL Expert (5354 downloads ) | Bernhard Gatzka | Valentin Software |
Thursday, May 2
Solar Resource Data 8:00 am
The expected solar resource at a site is critical to establishing project viability. This session will present methods to reduce project risk by addressing bias and uncertainty in solar resource data.
System Losses and Derates 10:15 am
Estimates of system losses vary greatly among models and modelers. This session will seek to improve our understanding of system losses and the means of modeling them.
| Draft Definitions of System Loss Factors (5482 downloads ) (Note: Both of Geoff’s presentations are merged into a single file) | Geoff Klise | Sandia National Laboratories | |
| Audio - Quantifying Mismatch Losses in Small Arrays (4072 downloads ) | Quantifying Mismatch Losses in Small Arrays | Sara MacAlpine | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Shading mismatch loss calculation in PVsyst 6 (6807 downloads ) | André Mermoud | PVsyst | |
| Mismatch Losses in HelioScope (10887 downloads ) | Paul Gibbs | Folsom Labs | |
| Audio - Calculating Model Shading Inputs from Design Data_Tarn Yates (11745 downloads ) | Calculating Model Shading Inputs from Design Data (10782 downloads ) | Tarn Yates | Borrego Solar |
System Losses and Derates (continued) 12:45 pm
Panel Discussion: System Losses and Derates
Performance Degradation
| Modeling of PV Module Power Degradation to Evaluate Performance Warranty Risks (10991 downloads ) | Thomas Roessler | Yingli Green Energy Europe | |
| Audio - Fleet-Wide Study of System Degradation_Mike Anderson (11476 downloads ) | Review of SunPower Fleet-Wide System Degradation Study using Year-over-Year Performance Index Analysis (11430 downloads ) | Mike Anderson | SunPower Corporation |
| Standardizing Definitions: Survey Results and Inputs to the Working Group (Available as part of previous presentation file from Geoff Klise in System Derates) | Geoff Klise | Sandia National Laboratories |
Modeling for the Real World 3:00 pm
Discussion and Wrap-Up 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks (2013 PVPMC Workshop) (10837 downloads ) | Cliff Hansen and Joshua Stein | Sandia National Laboratories |
Audio files are provided with the permission of the speaker. We would like to thank Pramod Krishnani (Belectric) for making the recordings and preparing the files for distribution.