2018 PVPMC – Albuquerque

10th PVPMC Group Picture 2018

Albuquerque, NM

Day 1: Tuesday May 1, 2018

The Disruption of Future PV Developments (7705 downloads ) Joshua SteinSandia National Laboratories

 1. PV Measurements and Standards

Overview of Module Characterization as Inputs to Performance Models (12189 downloads ) Jim CrimminsCFV Solar Test Laboratory
Improvements in Module Calibration and Their Impact on World-Wide Intercomparisons (4634 downloads ) Dean LeviNREL
PV System Analysis For Tracking System Losses and Technology Comparisons (7859 downloads ) Bruce KingSandia National Laboratories
Indoor Soil Deposition Chamber: Validation of Anti-Soiling Coating Claims (11999 downloads ) Govindasamy TamizhmaniArizona State University
Improvements in CFV’s Outdoor IAM Measurement Method (12193 downloads ) Daniel ZirzowCFV Solar Test Laboratory
PAN Files from IEC 61853-1 Test Data: Why Using Datasheet I-V Values is a Bad Idea (7715 downloads ) Kyumin LeeCFV Solar Test Laboratory
IEC 61853 Energy Rating of PV Modules - Measurement Methods and Lessons Learned (12096 downloads ) Markus SchweigerTÜVRheinland
Test Lab Reports to Support Bankable Energy Estimates (7721 downloads ) Peter JohnsonAWS Truepower / UL

2. Solar Resource Assessment for PV

Latest Developments in Solar Irradiance Measurement (12277 downloads ) Kees van den BosHukseflux
Advancements in Satellite-Ground Tuning: DNI and DHI (12201 downloads ) Patrick Keelin & Julie ChardClean Power Research & GroundWork
Update of the National Solar Radiation Database (1998-2016): Version 3 (7936 downloads ) Manajit SenguptaNREL
Calibration Methodology of the University of Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (12195 downloads ) Josh PetersonUniversity of Oregon
Irradiance: What is Your Sensor Really Telling You? (12521 downloads ) Anton DriessePV Performance Labs

3. Improving PV Performance

Measuring Maximum Plane-of-Array Irradiance (12205 downloads ) Jim AugustynAugustyn & Co./Solar Cat Industries
Advanced Failure Diagnostic Approach for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems (12016 downloads ) Marios TheristisUniversity of Cyprus
LCOE Reduction Through Proactively Optimized PV System Monitoring (12039 downloads ) Joe WaltersUniversity of Central Florida
Decreasing PV Module Temperature with Thermally Conductive Backsheets (12219 downloads ) Jaewon OhArizona State University

Day 2: Wednesday May 2, 2018

3. PV Performance Models

PV Performance Modeling: A 10-Year Retrospective PVPMC 10 –Albuquerque, NM (7755 downloads ) Ben BourneSunPower
Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (7761 downloads ) Janine FreemanNREL
SolarFarmer (beta version): Accurate Modelling of Real World PV Systems (7957 downloads ) Mark MikofskiDNV-GL
Horizontal Axis Trackers with Bifacial Modules in PVsyst (12481 downloads ) Bruno WittmerPVsyst
PlantPredict Update & SDK Development for API (7798 downloads ) Stephen KaplanFirst Solar
Dynamic Snow Loss Model and Validation (12287 downloads ) Defne GunSunPower
Bifacial PV System Performance: Investigation of Shading Conditions (10148 downloads ) Amir Asgharzadeh ShishavanUniveristy of Iowa
Using Similar Mathematical Modelling with Both Single Modules IV Curve Measurements and Array Inverter Data (7486 downloads ) Steve RansomeGantner/SRCL
Reconciling a Simulation Model with Measurements (7744 downloads ) Didier ThevenardCanadian Solar
Lessons Learned from Operational Energy Data to Inform Pre-Construction Estimates (12311 downloads ) Peter JohnsonAWS Truepower/UL

4. Open Source Tools for PV Modeling and Monitoring

Accelerating PV Cost Reduction Through an Open-Source Software Ecosystem (11977 downloads ) Dana OlsonDOE
Review of Open Source Tools for PV Modeling (7810 downloads ) Will HolmgrenUniversity of Arizona
RdTools: An Open Source Python Library for PV Degradation Analysis (8162 downloads ) Michael DeceglieNREL
Orange Button 1.0 : An Open Source Data Taxonomy for PV (11419 downloads ) Cliff HansenSandia National Laboratories
SAM Open Source Project (7661 downloads ) Janine FreemanNRLE
Pecos – Open Source Software for PV System Monitoring (7778 downloads ) Katherine KliseSandia National Laboratories
What’s new in PVLib and pvlib-python? (7728 downloads ) Cliff HansenSandia National Laboratories

Posters

Determination of Sandia Thermal Model Coefficients and ΔT for PV Modules with New Backsheet Types (14732 downloads ) Jaewon OhASU-PRL
Eliminating Back-of-Module Temperature Sensors for Reference Modules Using Voc Temperature Measurement (14398 downloads ) Bill StueveAtonometerics
Fast In-Field Imaging of PV Modules for Crack Detection: Methods, Results, and Modeling Implications (14514 downloads ) Will HobbsSouthern Company
Degradation Rate Modeling for Encapsulant Discoloration of Photovoltaic Modules Discoloration (14516 downloads ) Archana SinhaASU-PRL
An International PV Collaborative to Advance Multi-climate and Performance Research (14690 downloads ) Laurie BurnhamSandia
EU COST Action PEARL-PV: Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluations of Large-Scale Monitoring Data (14398 downloads ) Marios TheristisUniversity of Cyprus
Bifacial Solar Photovoltaic Panel Performance at High Latitudes (14761 downloads ) Erin Whitney & Chris PikeUniversity of Alaska, Fairbanks
Towards routine measurement and use of solar spectral irradiance data (10493 downloads ) Richard BealSpectrafy Inc.
The Effect of Short-Term Inverter Saturation on PV Performance Modeling (10764 downloads ) Jon AllenAllen Analytics
Improved Model of Solar Resource Variability Based on Regional Aggregation by Climate Zone (14483 downloads ) Patrick KeelingClean Power Research
Comparison of Bifacial Solar Irradiance Models with Field Validation (10436 downloads ) Silvana AyalaUniversity of Arizona
Performance and Prediction: Bifacial vs. Mono-Facial Technologies (10519 downloads ) Jaya Mallineni & Chris RauppSolv/Swinerton
Cross-validation of PV Simulation Software (12263 downloads ) Anton Driesse and Neel PatelPV Performance Labs
PlantPredict: Incorporating Storage Modeling Capabilities (10317 downloads ) Lauren Ngan and Rob van HaarenFirst Solar
Modeling Technique for Reconfigurable PV Module Embedded with CMOS Switches (14394 downloads ) Rakeshkumar MahtoCalif State University, Fullerton
Irradiance-induced Ramp Rates in the Low Voltage Distribution Grid (14447 downloads ) Kevin MurrayQueen’s University, Belfast
Optimum PV power forecasting modelling based on artificial neural networks (14837 downloads ) Marios TheristisUniversity of Cyprus
EU COST Action PEARL PV: Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluation of large-Scale Monitoring Data; WG5 PV in grids (14414 downloads ) Marios TheristisUniversity of Cyprus
Comparison of Cloud Speed Data for Solar Ramp Rate Analysis (14561 downloads ) Braden Gilleland and Will HobbsSouthern Company