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 (5062 downloads)	Kees Van Der Bos	Hukseflux
Online apps for solar prospecting: New challenges and industry needs (5175 downloads)	Artur Skoczek	Solargis
Comparison of remote- and ground- based albedo measurement for solar resource assessment (4687 downloads)	Patrick Keelin	Clean Power Research
Evaluations Mars Optical Soiling Sensor (4749 downloads)	Michael Gostein	Atonometrics

2. PV Module Characterization

Deriving Thermal Response Coefficients for PVSyst (4688 downloads)	Ben Bourne	SunPower
Incident Angle Modifier (IAM) Round Robin Updates (5025 downloads)	Nick Riedel	Technical University of Denmark
Making the Most of Module Matrix Measurements (4669 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 (4648 downloads)	Joseph Walters	University of Central Florida

3. PV Performance Model Updates

Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (3565 downloads)	Janine Freeman	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Strategies for Electrical Shading Modeling with PlantPredict (3488 downloads)	Alex Stark	First Solar
Finite Element Thermal Analysis Supporting a Transient Moving-Average Module Temperature Prediction Model (4492 downloads)	Matthew Prilliman	Arizona State University / Sandia
MLPE Performance Modeling - Module Level Power Electronics (4683 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. (3624 downloads)	Patrick Brown	MIT
Early Life PV System Degradation Evaluation and Modeling Based on Cumulative Exposure to Environmental Stressors (4676 downloads)	Birk Jones	Sandia National Laboratories
Best-Practices in PV Plant Performance Degradation Benchmarking (4650 downloads)	Daniel Fregosi	EPRI
Impact of PV Module Degradation Rate on Utility Scale Systems (4855 downloads)	Sara MacAlpine	juwi
Fleet-scale PV Performance Analytics (4986 downloads)	Michael Deceglie	National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Day 2: Wednesday May 15, 2019

5. Bifacial PV Performance Modeling

Best Practices for Bifacial Energy Modeling (4764 downloads)	Peter Johnson	UL
Optimization of Back Reflectors for Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules (5030 downloads)	Pedro Martin	Arizona State University
SolarFarmer Bifacial Modeling (3645 downloads)	Mark Mikofski	DNV-GL
The subtle art of bifacial performance modeling (5284 downloads)	Silvana Ayala Pelaez	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The effect of non-uniform illumination on bifacial tracking modules: a simulation study (4090 downloads)	Keith Mcintosh	PV Lighthouse
Solar PV Performance and New Technologies in Northern Latitude Regions (3555 downloads)	Joshua S. Stein	Sandia National Laboratories

6. PV System Monitoring

PV Module Monitoring Equipment with Optimized Sampling, Filtering, and Time-Response Characteristics (3533 downloads)	James Richards	CFV Solar Laboratory
Advanced PV performance analysis on modules and power plants using cloud-based processing (5111 downloads)	Juergen Sutterlueti	Gantner Instruments
Performance evaluation of PV power predictive models for real-time monitoring (3376 downloads)	Marios Theristis	University of Cyprus
How Monitoring Services of Distributed Solar PV Production Benefits from Machine Learning (4649 downloads)	Daniel Lassahn	Meteocontrol

7. Open Source Software Updates

captest - Open Source package for Reproducible Performance Testing (5052 downloads)	Ben Taylor & Jessica Forbess	Exyte Energy & Sunshine Analytics
PVFree! - NREL-SAM Component Database, PVLIB API, and Interactive PV Modeling Tutorial (3314 downloads)	Mark Mikofski
Open Software for Solar Power: Update (4514 downloads)	Daniel Riley and Cliff Hansen	Sandia National Laboratories

Poster Presentations

Look Mom, No MET Station! (5038 downloads)	Mark Campanelli	Intelligent Measurement Systems
Improved PV System Modeling with ML-Based Power Model: Case Study of a Commercial Building (4556 downloads)	Agata Swierc	Clean Power Research
Towards Predicting Site Annualized Probabilistic Performance Ratios Using the KWh Analytics Database (3395 downloads)	Victor Garcia	KWh Analytics
Impact of Satellite-Based Solar Resource Models (SRM) on Utility Scale PV System Design and Project Economics (4529 downloads)	Brandon Liang	EDP Renewables
Standards and Best Practices for Solar Measurements (3250 downloads)	Manajit Sengupta	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Development and Comparative Performance of Clear-Sky and All-Sky Soiling Data Filters (4477 downloads)	Justin Robinson  & Julie Chard	GroundWork Renewables
Solar Guardian Photovoltaic Connector (3354 downloads)	Kenny Blemel	MSI
Development of Automated Methods to Determine the Quality of Long-term PV Data Sets (4548 downloads)	Matthew Muller	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Predicting the Effect of Short-Term Inverter Saturation on PV Performance Modeling (3479 downloads)	Will Hobs	Southern Company
Characterization of Nearly Transparent Films for Use in Soiling Experiments (4376 downloads)	Joseph Walters	University of Central Florida
Changes in IV characteristics of a PV module with interconnects that are failing during cyclic mechanical loading (4591 downloads)	Hubert Seigneur	University of Central Florida
Cross-validation of PV Simulation Software (5138 downloads)	Anton Driesse	PV Performance Labs
Sandia-Performance-Model Quality Tests in Sandia Pecos for Near-Real-Time Detection of Anomalies (3376 downloads)	Kyumin Lee & James Richards	CFV Solar Test Laboratories
Comparison of TPT and Thermally Conductive Backsheets in PV Modules (4415 downloads)	Ashwini Pavgi	Arizona State University
Albedo Data to Facilitate Bifacial PV System Planning (5024 downloads)	Bill Marion	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
On-Site Solar Measurements for Bifacial Projects (4505 downloads)	Peter Johnson	UL
Sensitivity of Modelled Bifacial PV Module Gain to Albedo Granularity Levels (3389 downloads)	Daniel Powell	Recurrent Energy
Inventory of PV Performance Modeling Software (4584 downloads)	Nick Riedel	Technical University of Denmark
Development of Low-Cost, Crack-Tolerant Metallization Using Screen Printing (4441 downloads)	Andre Chavez	Osazada Energy & UNM

Slide Questions:

2019 PV Systems Symposium Slide Questions (4403 downloads)