2018 PVPMC – Albuquerque

Albuquerque, NM

Day 1: Tuesday May 1, 2018

The Disruption of Future PV Developments (4674 downloads)

Joshua Stein

Sandia National Laboratories

 1. PV Measurements and Standards

Overview of Module Characterization as Inputs to Performance Models (5737 downloads)	Jim Crimmins	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
Improvements in Module Calibration and Their Impact on World-Wide Intercomparisons (2135 downloads)	Dean Levi	NREL
PV System Analysis For Tracking System Losses and Technology Comparisons (4794 downloads)	Bruce King	Sandia National Laboratories
Indoor Soil Deposition Chamber: Validation of Anti-Soiling Coating Claims (5650 downloads)	Govindasamy Tamizhmani	Arizona State University
Improvements in CFV’s Outdoor IAM Measurement Method (5804 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 (4647 downloads)	Kyumin Lee	CFV Solar Test Laboratory
IEC 61853 Energy Rating of PV Modules - Measurement Methods and Lessons Learned (5765 downloads)	Markus Schweiger	TÜVRheinland
Test Lab Reports to Support Bankable Energy Estimates (4646 downloads)	Peter Johnson	AWS Truepower / UL

2. Solar Resource Assessment for PV

Latest Developments in Solar Irradiance Measurement (5859 downloads)	Kees van den Bos	Hukseflux
Advancements in Satellite-Ground Tuning: DNI and DHI (5699 downloads)	Patrick Keelin & Julie Chard	Clean Power Research & GroundWork
Update of the National Solar Radiation Database (1998-2016): Version 3 (4869 downloads)	Manajit Sengupta	NREL
Calibration Methodology of the University of Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory (5635 downloads)	Josh Peterson	University of Oregon
Irradiance: What is Your Sensor Really Telling You? (6214 downloads)	Anton Driesse	PV Performance Labs

3. Improving PV Performance

Measuring Maximum Plane-of-Array Irradiance (5814 downloads)	Jim Augustyn	Augustyn & Co./Solar Cat Industries
Advanced Failure Diagnostic Approach for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems (5686 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
LCOE Reduction Through Proactively Optimized PV System Monitoring (5752 downloads)	Joe Walters	University of Central Florida
Decreasing PV Module Temperature with Thermally Conductive Backsheets (5886 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 (4701 downloads)	Ben Bourne	SunPower
Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (4755 downloads)	Janine Freeman	NREL
SolarFarmer (beta version): Accurate Modelling of Real World PV Systems (4872 downloads)	Mark Mikofski	DNV-GL
Horizontal Axis Trackers with Bifacial Modules in PVsyst (6121 downloads)	Bruno Wittmer	PVsyst
PlantPredict Update & SDK Development for API (4746 downloads)	Stephen Kaplan	First Solar
Dynamic Snow Loss Model and Validation (5922 downloads)	Defne Gun	SunPower
Bifacial PV System Performance: Investigation of Shading Conditions (5701 downloads)	Amir Asgharzadeh Shishavan	Univeristy of Iowa
Using Similar Mathematical Modelling with Both Single Modules IV Curve Measurements and Array Inverter Data (4429 downloads)	Steve Ransome	Gantner/SRCL
Reconciling a Simulation Model with Measurements (4669 downloads)	Didier Thevenard	Canadian Solar
Lessons Learned from Operational Energy Data to Inform Pre-Construction Estimates (5712 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 (5679 downloads)	Dana Olson	DOE
Review of Open Source Tools for PV Modeling (4744 downloads)	Will Holmgren	University of Arizona
RdTools: An Open Source Python Library for PV Degradation Analysis (5005 downloads)	Michael Deceglie	NREL
Orange Button 1.0 : An Open Source Data Taxonomy for PV (5653 downloads)	Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories
SAM Open Source Project (4593 downloads)	Janine Freeman	NRLE
Pecos – Open Source Software for PV System Monitoring (4675 downloads)	Katherine Klise	Sandia National Laboratories
What’s new in PVLib and pvlib-python? (4796 downloads)	Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories

Posters

Determination of Sandia Thermal Model Coefficients and ΔT for PV Modules with New Backsheet Types (6549 downloads)	Jaewon Oh	ASU-PRL
Eliminating Back-of-Module Temperature Sensors for Reference Modules Using Voc Temperature Measurement (6452 downloads)	Bill Stueve	Atonometerics
Fast In-Field Imaging of PV Modules for Crack Detection: Methods, Results, and Modeling Implications (6435 downloads)	Will Hobbs	Southern Company
Degradation Rate Modeling for Encapsulant Discoloration of Photovoltaic Modules Discoloration (6387 downloads)	Archana Sinha	ASU-PRL
An International PV Collaborative to Advance Multi-climate and Performance Research (6502 downloads)	Laurie Burnham	Sandia
EU COST Action PEARL-PV: Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluations of Large-Scale Monitoring Data (6334 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
Bifacial Solar Photovoltaic Panel Performance at High Latitudes (6478 downloads)	Erin Whitney & Chris Pike	University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Towards routine measurement and use of solar spectral irradiance data (5589 downloads)	Richard Beal	Spectrafy Inc.
The Effect of Short-Term Inverter Saturation on PV Performance Modeling (5838 downloads)	Jon Allen	Allen Analytics
Improved Model of Solar Resource Variability Based on Regional Aggregation by Climate Zone (6364 downloads)	Patrick Keeling	Clean Power Research
Comparison of Bifacial Solar Irradiance Models with Field Validation (5831 downloads)	Silvana Ayala	University of Arizona
Performance and Prediction: Bifacial vs. Mono-Facial Technologies (5676 downloads)	Jaya Mallineni & Chris Raupp	Solv/Swinerton
Cross-validation of PV Simulation Software (5823 downloads)	Anton Driesse and Neel Patel	PV Performance Labs
PlantPredict: Incorporating Storage Modeling Capabilities (5522 downloads)	Lauren Ngan and Rob van Haaren	First Solar
Modeling Technique for Reconfigurable PV Module Embedded with CMOS Switches (6389 downloads)	Rakeshkumar Mahto	Calif State University, Fullerton
Irradiance-induced Ramp Rates in the Low Voltage Distribution Grid (6312 downloads)	Kevin Murray	Queen’s University, Belfast
Optimum PV power forecasting modelling based on artificial neural networks (6415 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 (6286 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
Comparison of Cloud Speed Data for Solar Ramp Rate Analysis (6400 downloads)	Braden Gilleland and Will Hobbs	Southern Company