Albuquerque, NM
Day 1: Tuesday May 1, 2018
| The Disruption of Future PV Developments (9650 downloads ) | Joshua Stein | Sandia National Laboratories |
1. PV Measurements and Standards
| Overview of Module Characterization as Inputs to Performance Models (16509 downloads ) | Jim Crimmins | CFV Solar Test Laboratory |
| Improvements in Module Calibration and Their Impact on World-Wide Intercomparisons (5786 downloads ) | Dean Levi | NREL |
| PV System Analysis For Tracking System Losses and Technology Comparisons (9889 downloads ) | Bruce King | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Indoor Soil Deposition Chamber: Validation of Anti-Soiling Coating Claims (15848 downloads ) | Govindasamy Tamizhmani | Arizona State University |
| Improvements in CFV’s Outdoor IAM Measurement Method (17287 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 (9596 downloads ) | Kyumin Lee | CFV Solar Test Laboratory |
| IEC 61853 Energy Rating of PV Modules - Measurement Methods and Lessons Learned (18345 downloads ) | Markus Schweiger | TÜVRheinland |
| Test Lab Reports to Support Bankable Energy Estimates (9695 downloads ) | Peter Johnson | AWS Truepower / UL |
2. Solar Resource Assessment for PV
| Latest Developments in Solar Irradiance Measurement (19038 downloads ) | Kees van den Bos | Hukseflux |
| Advancements in Satellite-Ground Tuning: DNI and DHI (17288 downloads ) | Patrick Keelin & Julie Chard | Clean Power Research & GroundWork |
| Update of the National Solar Radiation Database (1998-2016): Version 3 (9873 downloads ) | Manajit Sengupta | NREL |
| Calibration Methodology of the University of Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (16289 downloads ) | Josh Peterson | University of Oregon |
| Irradiance: What is Your Sensor Really Telling You? (18628 downloads ) | Anton Driesse | PV Performance Labs |
3. Improving PV Performance
| Measuring Maximum Plane-of-Array Irradiance (19029 downloads ) | Jim Augustyn | Augustyn & Co./Solar Cat Industries |
| Advanced Failure Diagnostic Approach for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems (17163 downloads ) | Marios Theristis | University of Cyprus |
| LCOE Reduction Through Proactively Optimized PV System Monitoring (16389 downloads ) | Joe Walters | University of Central Florida |
| Decreasing PV Module Temperature with Thermally Conductive Backsheets (18785 downloads ) | Jaewon Oh | Arizona State University |
Day 2: Wednesday May 2, 2018
3. PV Performance Models
4. Open Source Tools for PV Modeling and Monitoring
| Accelerating PV Cost Reduction Through an Open-Source Software Ecosystem (17142 downloads ) | Dana Olson | DOE |
| Review of Open Source Tools for PV Modeling (9727 downloads ) | Will Holmgren | University of Arizona |
| RdTools: An Open Source Python Library for PV Degradation Analysis (10088 downloads ) | Michael Deceglie | NREL |
| Orange Button 1.0 : An Open Source Data Taxonomy for PV (15717 downloads ) | Cliff Hansen | Sandia National Laboratories |
| SAM Open Source Project (9574 downloads ) | Janine Freeman | NRLE |
| Pecos – Open Source Software for PV System Monitoring (9651 downloads ) | Katherine Klise | Sandia National Laboratories |
| What’s new in PVLib and pvlib-python? (9668 downloads ) | Cliff Hansen | Sandia National Laboratories |