2018 PVPMC – Albuquerque

Albuquerque, NM

Day 1: Tuesday May 1, 2018

The Disruption of Future PV Developments (5743 downloads)

Joshua Stein

Sandia National Laboratories

 1. PV Measurements and Standards

Overview of Module Characterization as Inputs to Performance Models (7928 downloads)	Jim Crimmins	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
Improvements in Module Calibration and Their Impact on World-Wide Intercomparisons (3082 downloads)	Dean Levi	NREL
PV System Analysis For Tracking System Losses and Technology Comparisons (5918 downloads)	Bruce King	Sandia National Laboratories
Indoor Soil Deposition Chamber: Validation of Anti-Soiling Coating Claims (7881 downloads)	Govindasamy Tamizhmani	Arizona State University
Improvements in CFV’s Outdoor IAM Measurement Method (8019 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 (5731 downloads)	Kyumin Lee	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
IEC 61853 Energy Rating of PV Modules - Measurement Methods and Lessons Learned (7954 downloads)	Markus Schweiger	TÜVRheinland
Test Lab Reports to Support Bankable Energy Estimates (5756 downloads)	Peter Johnson	AWS Truepower / UL

2. Solar Resource Assessment for PV

Latest Developments in Solar Irradiance Measurement (7978 downloads)	Kees van den Bos	Hukseflux
Advancements in Satellite-Ground Tuning: DNI and DHI (7979 downloads)	Patrick Keelin & Julie Chard	Clean Power Research & GroundWork
Update of the National Solar Radiation Database (1998-2016): Version 3 (5968 downloads)	Manajit Sengupta	NREL
Calibration Methodology of the University of Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (8032 downloads)	Josh Peterson	University of Oregon
Irradiance: What is Your Sensor Really Telling You? (8422 downloads)	Anton Driesse	PV Performance Labs

3. Improving PV Performance

Measuring Maximum Plane-of-Array Irradiance (7988 downloads)	Jim Augustyn	Augustyn & Co./Solar Cat Industries
Advanced Failure Diagnostic Approach for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems (7869 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
LCOE Reduction Through Proactively Optimized PV System Monitoring (7874 downloads)	Joe Walters	University of Central Florida
Decreasing PV Module Temperature with Thermally Conductive Backsheets (8119 downloads)	Jaewon Oh	Arizona State University

Day 2: Wednesday May 2, 2018

3. PV Performance Models

PV Performance Modeling: A 10-Year Retrospective PVPMC 10 –Albuquerque, NM (5785 downloads)	Ben Bourne	SunPower
Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (5776 downloads)	Janine Freeman	NREL
SolarFarmer (beta version): Accurate Modelling of Real World PV Systems (5978 downloads)	Mark Mikofski	DNV-GL
Horizontal Axis Trackers with Bifacial Modules in PVsyst (8337 downloads)	Bruno Wittmer	PVsyst
PlantPredict Update & SDK Development for API (5831 downloads)	Stephen Kaplan	First Solar
Dynamic Snow Loss Model and Validation (8179 downloads)	Defne Gun	SunPower
Bifacial PV System Performance: Investigation of Shading Conditions (7097 downloads)	Amir Asgharzadeh Shishavan	Univeristy of Iowa
Using Similar Mathematical Modelling with Both Single Modules IV Curve Measurements and Array Inverter Data (5477 downloads)	Steve Ransome	Gantner/SRCL
Reconciling a Simulation Model with Measurements (5755 downloads)	Didier Thevenard	Canadian Solar
Lessons Learned from Operational Energy Data to Inform Pre-Construction Estimates (8072 downloads)	Peter Johnson	AWS Truepower/UL

4. Open Source Tools for PV Modeling and Monitoring

Accelerating PV Cost Reduction Through an Open-Source Software Ecosystem (7840 downloads)	Dana Olson	DOE
Review of Open Source Tools for PV Modeling (5825 downloads)	Will Holmgren	University of Arizona
RdTools: An Open Source Python Library for PV Degradation Analysis (6199 downloads)	Michael Deceglie	NREL
Orange Button 1.0 : An Open Source Data Taxonomy for PV (7382 downloads)	Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories
SAM Open Source Project (5719 downloads)	Janine Freeman	NRLE
Pecos – Open Source Software for PV System Monitoring (5820 downloads)	Katherine Klise	Sandia National Laboratories
What’s new in PVLib and pvlib-python? (5767 downloads)	Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories

Posters

Determination of Sandia Thermal Model Coefficients and ΔT for PV Modules with New Backsheet Types (9354 downloads)	Jaewon Oh	ASU-PRL
Eliminating Back-of-Module Temperature Sensors for Reference Modules Using Voc Temperature Measurement (9158 downloads)	Bill Stueve	Atonometerics
Fast In-Field Imaging of PV Modules for Crack Detection: Methods, Results, and Modeling Implications (9255 downloads)	Will Hobbs	Southern Company
Degradation Rate Modeling for Encapsulant Discoloration of Photovoltaic Modules Discoloration (9231 downloads)	Archana Sinha	ASU-PRL
An International PV Collaborative to Advance Multi-climate and Performance Research (9332 downloads)	Laurie Burnham	Sandia
EU COST Action PEARL-PV: Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluations of Large-Scale Monitoring Data (9178 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
Bifacial Solar Photovoltaic Panel Performance at High Latitudes (9358 downloads)	Erin Whitney & Chris Pike	University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Towards routine measurement and use of solar spectral irradiance data (7274 downloads)	Richard Beal	Spectrafy Inc.
The Effect of Short-Term Inverter Saturation on PV Performance Modeling (7545 downloads)	Jon Allen	Allen Analytics
Improved Model of Solar Resource Variability Based on Regional Aggregation by Climate Zone (9195 downloads)	Patrick Keeling	Clean Power Research
Comparison of Bifacial Solar Irradiance Models with Field Validation (7255 downloads)	Silvana Ayala	University of Arizona
Performance and Prediction: Bifacial vs. Mono-Facial Technologies (7357 downloads)	Jaya Mallineni & Chris Raupp	Solv/Swinerton
Cross-validation of PV Simulation Software (8126 downloads)	Anton Driesse and Neel Patel	PV Performance Labs
PlantPredict: Incorporating Storage Modeling Capabilities (7135 downloads)	Lauren Ngan and Rob van Haaren	First Solar
Modeling Technique for Reconfigurable PV Module Embedded with CMOS Switches (9117 downloads)	Rakeshkumar Mahto	Calif State University, Fullerton
Irradiance-induced Ramp Rates in the Low Voltage Distribution Grid (9127 downloads)	Kevin Murray	Queen’s University, Belfast
Optimum PV power forecasting modelling based on artificial neural networks (9362 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
EU COST Action PEARL PV: Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluation of large-Scale Monitoring Data; WG5 PV in grids (9085 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
Comparison of Cloud Speed Data for Solar Ramp Rate Analysis (9310 downloads)	Braden Gilleland and Will Hobbs	Southern Company