2018 PVPMC – Albuquerque

Albuquerque, NM

Day 1: Tuesday May 1, 2018

The Disruption of Future PV Developments (5839 downloads)

Joshua Stein

Sandia National Laboratories

 1. PV Measurements and Standards

Overview of Module Characterization as Inputs to Performance Models (8230 downloads)	Jim Crimmins	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
Improvements in Module Calibration and Their Impact on World-Wide Intercomparisons (3132 downloads)	Dean Levi	NREL
PV System Analysis For Tracking System Losses and Technology Comparisons (6005 downloads)	Bruce King	Sandia National Laboratories
Indoor Soil Deposition Chamber: Validation of Anti-Soiling Coating Claims (8166 downloads)	Govindasamy Tamizhmani	Arizona State University
Improvements in CFV’s Outdoor IAM Measurement Method (8311 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 (5819 downloads)	Kyumin Lee	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
IEC 61853 Energy Rating of PV Modules - Measurement Methods and Lessons Learned (8241 downloads)	Markus Schweiger	TÜVRheinland
Test Lab Reports to Support Bankable Energy Estimates (5845 downloads)	Peter Johnson	AWS Truepower / UL

2. Solar Resource Assessment for PV

Latest Developments in Solar Irradiance Measurement (8270 downloads)	Kees van den Bos	Hukseflux
Advancements in Satellite-Ground Tuning: DNI and DHI (8260 downloads)	Patrick Keelin & Julie Chard	Clean Power Research & GroundWork
Update of the National Solar Radiation Database (1998-2016): Version 3 (6056 downloads)	Manajit Sengupta	NREL
Calibration Methodology of the University of Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (8307 downloads)	Josh Peterson	University of Oregon
Irradiance: What is Your Sensor Really Telling You? (8716 downloads)	Anton Driesse	PV Performance Labs

3. Improving PV Performance

Measuring Maximum Plane-of-Array Irradiance (8251 downloads)	Jim Augustyn	Augustyn & Co./Solar Cat Industries
Advanced Failure Diagnostic Approach for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems (8149 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
LCOE Reduction Through Proactively Optimized PV System Monitoring (8165 downloads)	Joe Walters	University of Central Florida
Decreasing PV Module Temperature with Thermally Conductive Backsheets (8396 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 (5875 downloads)	Ben Bourne	SunPower
Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (5876 downloads)	Janine Freeman	NREL
SolarFarmer (beta version): Accurate Modelling of Real World PV Systems (6074 downloads)	Mark Mikofski	DNV-GL
Horizontal Axis Trackers with Bifacial Modules in PVsyst (8625 downloads)	Bruno Wittmer	PVsyst
PlantPredict Update & SDK Development for API (5923 downloads)	Stephen Kaplan	First Solar
Dynamic Snow Loss Model and Validation (8482 downloads)	Defne Gun	SunPower
Bifacial PV System Performance: Investigation of Shading Conditions (7286 downloads)	Amir Asgharzadeh Shishavan	Univeristy of Iowa
Using Similar Mathematical Modelling with Both Single Modules IV Curve Measurements and Array Inverter Data (5573 downloads)	Steve Ransome	Gantner/SRCL
Reconciling a Simulation Model with Measurements (5859 downloads)	Didier Thevenard	Canadian Solar
Lessons Learned from Operational Energy Data to Inform Pre-Construction Estimates (8371 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 (8120 downloads)	Dana Olson	DOE
Review of Open Source Tools for PV Modeling (5914 downloads)	Will Holmgren	University of Arizona
RdTools: An Open Source Python Library for PV Degradation Analysis (6288 downloads)	Michael Deceglie	NREL
Orange Button 1.0 : An Open Source Data Taxonomy for PV (7652 downloads)	Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories
SAM Open Source Project (5802 downloads)	Janine Freeman	NRLE
Pecos – Open Source Software for PV System Monitoring (5913 downloads)	Katherine Klise	Sandia National Laboratories
What’s new in PVLib and pvlib-python? (5862 downloads)	Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories

Posters

Determination of Sandia Thermal Model Coefficients and ΔT for PV Modules with New Backsheet Types (9736 downloads)	Jaewon Oh	ASU-PRL
Eliminating Back-of-Module Temperature Sensors for Reference Modules Using Voc Temperature Measurement (9538 downloads)	Bill Stueve	Atonometerics
Fast In-Field Imaging of PV Modules for Crack Detection: Methods, Results, and Modeling Implications (9633 downloads)	Will Hobbs	Southern Company
Degradation Rate Modeling for Encapsulant Discoloration of Photovoltaic Modules Discoloration (9624 downloads)	Archana Sinha	ASU-PRL
An International PV Collaborative to Advance Multi-climate and Performance Research (9716 downloads)	Laurie Burnham	Sandia
EU COST Action PEARL-PV: Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluations of Large-Scale Monitoring Data (9583 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
Bifacial Solar Photovoltaic Panel Performance at High Latitudes (9750 downloads)	Erin Whitney & Chris Pike	University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Towards routine measurement and use of solar spectral irradiance data (7468 downloads)	Richard Beal	Spectrafy Inc.
The Effect of Short-Term Inverter Saturation on PV Performance Modeling (7733 downloads)	Jon Allen	Allen Analytics
Improved Model of Solar Resource Variability Based on Regional Aggregation by Climate Zone (9603 downloads)	Patrick Keeling	Clean Power Research
Comparison of Bifacial Solar Irradiance Models with Field Validation (7460 downloads)	Silvana Ayala	University of Arizona
Performance and Prediction: Bifacial vs. Mono-Facial Technologies (7535 downloads)	Jaya Mallineni & Chris Raupp	Solv/Swinerton
Cross-validation of PV Simulation Software (8421 downloads)	Anton Driesse and Neel Patel	PV Performance Labs
PlantPredict: Incorporating Storage Modeling Capabilities (7337 downloads)	Lauren Ngan and Rob van Haaren	First Solar
Modeling Technique for Reconfigurable PV Module Embedded with CMOS Switches (9478 downloads)	Rakeshkumar Mahto	Calif State University, Fullerton
Irradiance-induced Ramp Rates in the Low Voltage Distribution Grid (9527 downloads)	Kevin Murray	Queen’s University, Belfast
Optimum PV power forecasting modelling based on artificial neural networks (9784 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 (9479 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
Comparison of Cloud Speed Data for Solar Ramp Rate Analysis (9695 downloads)	Braden Gilleland and Will Hobbs	Southern Company