2019 PVPMC – Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Day 1: Tuesday May 14, 2019

Keynote Address: Sarah Cottrell Propst, Cabinet Secretary of New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Resources

1. Solar Resource Data and Modeling

Latest Developments in Solar Irradiance Measurement (10199 downloads)	Kees Van Der Bos	Hukseflux
Online apps for solar prospecting: New challenges and industry needs (11089 downloads)	Artur Skoczek	Solargis
Comparison of remote- and ground- based albedo measurement for solar resource assessment (9327 downloads)	Patrick Keelin	Clean Power Research
Evaluations Mars Optical Soiling Sensor (9312 downloads)	Michael Gostein	Atonometrics

2. PV Module Characterization

Deriving Thermal Response Coefficients for PVSyst (9232 downloads)	Ben Bourne	SunPower
Incident Angle Modifier (IAM) Round Robin Updates (9619 downloads)	Nick Riedel	Technical University of Denmark
Making the Most of Module Matrix Measurements (9161 downloads)	Anton Driesse	PV Performance Labs
Experimental Methods to Replicate Power Loss of PV Modules in the Field for the Purpose of Fault Detection Algorithm Development (9261 downloads)	Joseph Walters	University of Central Florida

3. PV Performance Model Updates

Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (5726 downloads)	Janine Freeman	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Strategies for Electrical Shading Modeling with PlantPredict (5674 downloads)	Alex Stark	First Solar
Finite Element Thermal Analysis Supporting a Transient Moving-Average Module Temperature Prediction Model (9074 downloads)	Matthew Prilliman	Arizona State University / Sandia
MLPE Performance Modeling - Module Level Power Electronics (9235 downloads)	Chetan Chaudhari	SunPower

4. PV Performance Standards and Studies

Spatial, Temporal, and Technological Variation in the Value of Solar Power across the U.S. (5817 downloads)	Patrick Brown	MIT
Early Life PV System Degradation Evaluation and Modeling Based on Cumulative Exposure to Environmental Stressors (9238 downloads)	Birk Jones	Sandia National Laboratories
Best-Practices in PV Plant Performance Degradation Benchmarking (9345 downloads)	Daniel Fregosi	EPRI
Impact of PV Module Degradation Rate on Utility Scale Systems (9604 downloads)	Sara MacAlpine	juwi
Fleet-scale PV Performance Analytics (9855 downloads)	Michael Deceglie	National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Day 2: Wednesday May 15, 2019

5. Bifacial PV Performance Modeling

Best Practices for Bifacial Energy Modeling (9506 downloads)	Peter Johnson	UL
Optimization of Back Reflectors for Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules (10029 downloads)	Pedro Martin	Arizona State University
SolarFarmer Bifacial Modeling (5868 downloads)	Mark Mikofski	DNV-GL
The subtle art of bifacial performance modeling (8493 downloads)	Silvana Ayala Pelaez	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The effect of non-uniform illumination on bifacial tracking modules: a simulation study (6284 downloads)	Keith Mcintosh	PV Lighthouse
Solar PV Performance and New Technologies in Northern Latitude Regions (5760 downloads)	Joshua S. Stein	Sandia National Laboratories

6. PV System Monitoring

PV Module Monitoring Equipment with Optimized Sampling, Filtering, and Time-Response Characteristics (5734 downloads)	James Richards	CFV Solar Laboratory
Advanced PV performance analysis on modules and power plants using cloud-based processing (11089 downloads)	Juergen Sutterlueti	Gantner Instruments
Performance evaluation of PV power predictive models for real-time monitoring (5572 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
How Monitoring Services of Distributed Solar PV Production Benefits from Machine Learning (9210 downloads)	Daniel Lassahn	Meteocontrol

7. Open Source Software Updates

captest - Open Source package for Reproducible Performance Testing (9832 downloads)	Ben Taylor & Jessica Forbess	Exyte Energy & Sunshine Analytics
PVFree! - NREL-SAM Component Database, PVLIB API, and Interactive PV Modeling Tutorial (5516 downloads)	Mark Mikofski
Open Software for Solar Power: Update (9100 downloads)	Daniel Riley and Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories

Poster Presentations

Look Mom, No MET Station! (9741 downloads)	Mark Campanelli	Intelligent Measurement Systems
Improved PV System Modeling with ML-Based Power Model: Case Study of a Commercial Building (9211 downloads)	Agata Swierc	Clean Power Research
Towards Predicting Site Annualized Probabilistic Performance Ratios Using the KWh Analytics Database (5629 downloads)	Victor Garcia	KWh Analytics
Impact of Satellite-Based Solar Resource Models (SRM) on Utility Scale PV System Design and Project Economics (9036 downloads)	Brandon Liang	EDP Renewables
Standards and Best Practices for Solar Measurements (5499 downloads)	Manajit Sengupta	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Development and Comparative Performance of Clear-Sky and All-Sky Soiling Data Filters (9268 downloads)	Justin Robinson  & Julie Chard	GroundWork Renewables
Solar Guardian Photovoltaic Connector (5511 downloads)	Kenny Blemel	MSI
Development of Automated Methods to Determine the Quality of Long-term PV Data Sets (9200 downloads)	Matthew Muller	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Predicting the Effect of Short-Term Inverter Saturation on PV Performance Modeling (5679 downloads)	Will Hobs	Southern Company
Characterization of Nearly Transparent Films for Use in Soiling Experiments (8897 downloads)	Joseph Walters	University of Central Florida
Changes in IV characteristics of a PV module with interconnects that are failing during cyclic mechanical loading (9203 downloads)	Hubert Seigneur	University of Central Florida
Cross-validation of PV Simulation Software (11107 downloads)	Anton Driesse	PV Performance Labs
Sandia-Performance-Model Quality Tests in Sandia Pecos for Near-Real-Time Detection of Anomalies (5521 downloads)	Kyumin Lee & James Richards	CFV Solar Test Laboratories
Comparison of TPT and Thermally Conductive Backsheets in PV Modules (9045 downloads)	Ashwini Pavgi	Arizona State University
Albedo Data to Facilitate Bifacial PV System Planning (9619 downloads)	Bill Marion	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
On-Site Solar Measurements for Bifacial Projects (9091 downloads)	Peter Johnson	UL
Sensitivity of Modelled Bifacial PV Module Gain to Albedo Granularity Levels (5619 downloads)	Daniel Powell	Recurrent Energy
Inventory of PV Performance Modeling Software (9154 downloads)	Nick Riedel	Technical University of Denmark
Development of Low-Cost, Crack-Tolerant Metallization Using Screen Printing (9031 downloads)	Andre Chavez	Osazada Energy & UNM

Slide Questions:

2019 PV Systems Symposium Slide Questions (9145 downloads)