Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- A summary of workshop highlights is presented here: 6th-PV-Performance-Modeling-Workshop-Highlights_2.pdf (6232 downloads)
Day 1: Monday October 24, 2016
Welcome and Introduction to the 6th PVPMC Workshop (6841 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