Albuquerque, NM
Day 1: Tuesday May 1, 2018
| The Disruption of Future PV Developments (8834 downloads ) | Joshua Stein | Sandia National Laboratories |
1. PV Measurements and Standards
| Overview of Module Characterization as Inputs to Performance Models (14525 downloads ) | Jim Crimmins | CFV Solar Test Laboratory |
| Improvements in Module Calibration and Their Impact on World-Wide Intercomparisons (5373 downloads ) | Dean Levi | NREL |
| PV System Analysis For Tracking System Losses and Technology Comparisons (8992 downloads ) | Bruce King | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Indoor Soil Deposition Chamber: Validation of Anti-Soiling Coating Claims (14136 downloads ) | Govindasamy Tamizhmani | Arizona State University |
| Improvements in CFV’s Outdoor IAM Measurement Method (14635 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 (8856 downloads ) | Kyumin Lee | CFV Solar Test Laboratory |
| IEC 61853 Energy Rating of PV Modules - Measurement Methods and Lessons Learned (14544 downloads ) | Markus Schweiger | TÜVRheinland |
| Test Lab Reports to Support Bankable Energy Estimates (8892 downloads ) | Peter Johnson | AWS Truepower / UL |
2. Solar Resource Assessment for PV
| Latest Developments in Solar Irradiance Measurement (14879 downloads ) | Kees van den Bos | Hukseflux |
| Advancements in Satellite-Ground Tuning: DNI and DHI (14623 downloads ) | Patrick Keelin & Julie Chard | Clean Power Research & GroundWork |
| Update of the National Solar Radiation Database (1998-2016): Version 3 (9059 downloads ) | Manajit Sengupta | NREL |
| Calibration Methodology of the University of Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (14323 downloads ) | Josh Peterson | University of Oregon |
| Irradiance: What is Your Sensor Really Telling You? (14957 downloads ) | Anton Driesse | PV Performance Labs |
3. Improving PV Performance
| Measuring Maximum Plane-of-Array Irradiance (14798 downloads ) | Jim Augustyn | Augustyn & Co./Solar Cat Industries |
| Advanced Failure Diagnostic Approach for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems (14484 downloads ) | Marios Theristis | University of Cyprus |
| LCOE Reduction Through Proactively Optimized PV System Monitoring (14331 downloads ) | Joe Walters | University of Central Florida |
| Decreasing PV Module Temperature with Thermally Conductive Backsheets (14701 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 (14473 downloads ) | Dana Olson | DOE |
| Review of Open Source Tools for PV Modeling (8940 downloads ) | Will Holmgren | University of Arizona |
| RdTools: An Open Source Python Library for PV Degradation Analysis (9300 downloads ) | Michael Deceglie | NREL |
| Orange Button 1.0 : An Open Source Data Taxonomy for PV (13721 downloads ) | Cliff Hansen | Sandia National Laboratories |
| SAM Open Source Project (8816 downloads ) | Janine Freeman | NRLE |
| Pecos – Open Source Software for PV System Monitoring (8903 downloads ) | Katherine Klise | Sandia National Laboratories |
| What’s new in PVLib and pvlib-python? (8908 downloads ) | Cliff Hansen | Sandia National Laboratories |