
Weihai, China, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)
- Final Program: 9th PVPMC Workshop Program (11067 downloads )
- Workshop Summary: 9th_PVPMC_Workshop_Summary.pdf (12509 downloads )
Day 1: Tuesday December 5, 2017
| Welcome and Introduction to the 9th PVPMC Workshop (7582 downloads ) | Joshua Stein, Boris Farnung, and Bruce Wang | Sandia National Laboratories, Fraunhofer ISE, and HIT | 
| Welcome to Harbin Institute of Technology | Prof. Xiaofei Xu | President of Harbin University of Technology at Weihai | 
0. Keynote Speeches
Chaired by Bruce Wang, HIT
| Current PV Status of China and Future Forecast (12303 downloads ) | Sicheng Wang | Energy Research Institute National Development And Reform Commission | 
| PV Energy Modeling: A 10-Year Retrospective (7606 downloads ) | Ben Bourne | SunPower Corporation | 
| Simulating and Monitoring Energy Transition – Experiences from Germany (7808 downloads ) | Harry Wirth | Fraunhofer ISE | 
1. Solar Resource Data and Forecasting
Chaired by Harry Wirth, Fraunhofer ISE
2. Modeling Software Updates
Chaired by Joshua Stein, Sandia National Laboratories
| Precise Design and Modeling of PV System (7746 downloads ) | Chen Wei | Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd | 
| Novelties and new features in PVsyst (12514 downloads ) | Bruno Wittmer | PVsyst SA | 
| PlantPredict: New Features to Improve Prediction Speed & Accuracy (7567 downloads ) | Kendra Passow | First Solar | 
| Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (7615 downloads ) | Nicholas DiOrio | NREL | 
| Software Assisted Optimization of PV Module Concepts (7504 downloads ) | Max Mittag | Fraunhofer ISE | 
3. Modeling Methods and Case Studies (Part 1)
Chaired by Boris Farnung, Fraunhofer ISE
| Comparison of modeling methods and tools for bifacial PV performance (13353 downloads ) | Joshua Stein | Sandia National Laboratories | 
| Simulation of tracking PV installations with PVsyst (7691 downloads ) | Bruno Wittmer | PVsyst SA | 
| Modeling methods and tools for bifacial PV+tracker performance (12507 downloads ) | Shitao Wang | Arctech Solar | 
| Prediction of the solar spectrum for accurate prediction of energy yield of the high performance PV system using multi-junction cells and solar-driven cars (7603 downloads ) | Kenji Araki | Toyota Technology Institute | 
Day 2: Wednesday December 6, 2017
3. Modeling Methods and Case Studies (Part 2)
Chaired by Jefferson Bor, Fraunhofer ISE
| Calculation Models for Land Usage of PV Farms (12359 downloads ) | Sicheng Wang | Energy Research Institute National Development And Reform Commission | 
| Comparison of Uncertainties in Power Plant Modeling and real world data (12237 downloads ) | Boris Farnung | Fraunhofer ISE | 
4. PV Monitoring for Degradation
Chaired by Amy Halloran, Sandia National Laboratories
| Rate Of Change Determination Of Real-world Commercial PV Power Plants using Data-driven Modeling (7572 downloads ) | Roger H. French | Case Western Reserve University | 
| Comparison of different wafer based bifacial and monofacial module technologies at different sites (11034 downloads ) | Andre Richter | Meyer Berger | 
| Innovative Surveying Method and Monitoring Platform at Aerospec (13186 downloads ) | Ma Xiaorui | Aerospec Technologies | 
| Hierarchical Context-Aware Anomaly Diagnosis in Large-Scale PV Systems Using SCADA Data (12319 downloads ) | Dahai Kang | Concord New Energy Group Limited | 
5. New PV Technologies
Chaired by Shitao Wang, HIT
| Bridging scientific research and industry: Research progress on industrial crystalline silicon solar cells at SJTU (12325 downloads ) | Wenzhong Shen | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 
| CIGS module performance and modeling (12184 downloads ) | Bruce King | Sandia National Laboratories | 
| Degradation Science of PERC Technology: Mechanistic Investigation with Advanced Characterization (12621 downloads ) | Jennifer Braid | Case Western Reserve University | 
6. Grid Integration of PV
Chaired by Shitao Wang, HIT
| Safety Issue on Large Scale PV Integration and Corresponding Measure (7623 downloads ) | Junjun Zhang | China Electric Power Research Institute | 
| Study on impact of distributed grid-connected PV system on distribution network (7576 downloads ) | Da Li | CSG Energy Co | 
| Innovation towards High Penetration of RE: Strategies, Trends, and Exertions (12514 downloads ) | Yibo Wang | The Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 
| "PV+" Energy Storage Microgrid Power Plant Design Analysis (12308 downloads ) | Xiaoqing Dong | HeBei Engineering Design Co.Ltd | 
7. Soiling Studies
Chaired by Bruce King, Sandia National Laboratories
| Measuring PV System Soiling Losses (12412 downloads ) | Bill Stueve | Atonometrics | 
| Automatic Detection of Soiling Zones and Rates for Optimized PV Plant Cleaning (12281 downloads ) | Zoe DeFreitas | Envision | 
| Spatio-temporal Model of Backsheet Degradation and Soiling (7517 downloads ) | Laura BruckMann | Case Western Reserve University | 
| Study on the dust properties and application of self-cleaning materials in photovoltaic power plant operation and maintenance (7591 downloads ) | Guixiang Yang | Beijing Lion Trunk New Material Co., Ltd |