Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- A summary of workshop highlights is presented here: 6th-PV-Performance-Modeling-Workshop-Highlights_2.pdf (6303 downloads)
Day 1: Monday October 24, 2016
| Welcome and Introduction to the 6th PVPMC Workshop (6912 downloads) | Joshua Stein | Sandia National Laboratories |
1. Solar Resource Data and Uncertainty
Chaired by Annette Hammer, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
| Exploring Calibration and Measurement Uncertainties in Radiometric Data | Manajit Sengupta | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| Dissecting the Differences between Pyranometer and Reference Cell Irradiance Measurements | Anton Driesse | PV Performance Labs Germany |
| Upcoming Changes of International Standards for the Classification of Radiometers | Stefan Wilbert | Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfart |
| Clear sky and all-weather global and beam irradiance models: long term validation | Pierre Ineichen | University of Geneva |
| Uncertainty map of Solargis solar radiation database | Marcel Suri | SolarGIS |
| Longterm trends of solar radiation | Martin Wild | ETH Zürich |
| Comparison of radiation models generating minute values | Jan Remund | Meteotest |
2. Forecasting for PV Grid Integration
Chaired by Elke Lorenz, Fraunhofer ISE
3. PV Modeling Applications: Modeling Tool Updates
Chaired by Joshua Stein, Sandia National Laboratories
| 30 years of PV modeling | Jürgen Schumacher | Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart |
| PlantPredict: Solar Performance Modeling Made Simple | Kendra Passow | First Solar |
| PVsyst’s new framework to simulate bifacial systems | Bruno Wittmer | PVSyst |
| Design Optimization using the Latest Features in HelioScope | Teresa Zhang | Folsom Labs |
| Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) | Nathan Blair | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
Day 2: Tuesday October 25, 2016
4. Field Monitoring and Model Validation
Chaired by Ulrike Jahn, TÜV Rheinland
| Determining the causes and rates of PV degradation using the Loss Factors Model with high quality IV measurements | Steve Ransome | SRCL UK |
| Electrical stability of PV modules in different climates (Presentation unavailable) | Markus Schweiger | TÜV Rheinland |
| Data analysis for effective monitoring of partially shaded PV system | Odysseas Tsafarikis | Utrecht University |
| Validation of long term yield estimates and their level of confidence | Karel De Brabandere | 3E |
5. Advanced Modeling: Ray-Tracing to Address Bifacial PV Arrays and Shade
Chaired by Christian Reise, Fraunhofer ISE
| Detailed Modelling of Complex (BI)PV Systems | Johannes Eisenlohr | Fraunhofer ISE |
| High-resolution spatial and electrical modeling for efficient BIPV system design | Johannes Hofer | ETH Zürich |
| Enhancing bifacial PV modelling with ray-tracing | Matthieu Chiodetti | EDF R&D |
6. PV Performance Characteristics
Chaired by Birk Jones, Sandia National Laboratories