2022 PVPMC – Salt Lake City

15th PV Performance Modeling Workshop
Salt Lake City, Utah USA

2022 15th PV Performance Modeling Workshop

Day 1: Tuesday August 23, 2022

Keynote Talk: 2021 PVPMC Modeling Comparison (Pending peer-reviewed publication)Marios TheristisSandia National Laboratories

1. Solar Resource Data and Modeling

The Importance of Data Quality for Reducing the Uncertainty of Site-Adapted Solar Resource Datasets (5748 downloads ) Patrick KeelinClean Power Research
The National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB): Recent Updates, New Developments and Status in 2022 (5687 downloads ) Manajit SenguptaNREL
Solar ground measurements processing by automatic and manual tools (5620 downloads ) Jozef DudzakSolargis
Worldwide Benchmark of Modeled Solar Surface Irradiance (5797 downloads ) Adam JensenTechnical University of Denmark

2. Submodel Development

The “Fresnel Equations” for Diffuse radiation on Inclined photovoltaic Surfaces (FEDIS) (6072 downloads ) Yu XieNREL
Improved Heat Transfer Correlation for Large Scale Solar PV Convection Modeling (9374 downloads ) Raul Bayoan CalPortland State University
The Influence of System-Level Design Elements on Convective Cooling in PV Solar Farms (5860 downloads )
(Pending peer-reviewed publication)
Brooke StanislawskiNREL
Modeling Electrical Shading Effects in PVsyst (9360 downloads ) Michele OliosiPVsystRecording link

3. Posters

A Photovoltaic Power Prediction Approach Enhanced by Feature Engineering and Stacked Machine Learning Model (5388 downloads ) Ibtihal Ait AbdelmoulaSIRC/LAGeS-EHTP, Hassania School of Public Works
Improving Analysis Methods for IEC 61853 Matrix Measurements (9268 downloads ) Steve RansomeSRCL
Angular Response Correction Factors for Comparing PV Reference Cells and Thermopile Pyranometers (9204 downloads ) Michael GosteinAtonometrics
Load-matching renewable plus storage system modeling in NREL SAM (2021.12.2r2) (9229 downloads ) Will HobbsSouthern Company
Distribution Function Instead of Steady-State Assumption in Time-Series Simulation (9342 downloads ) Andy WalkerNREL
Hourly Modeling Corrections for PV Energy Assessments (9390 downloads ) Madison GhizDNV
Overview of the Best Practices and Standards Development for the Collection and Use of Solar Resource Data for Solar Energy Applications (5543 downloads ) Aron HabteNREL
The WRF-Solar Ensemble Prediction System: Development, Test, and Validation (5519 downloads ) Manajit SenguptaNREL
Technoeconomic Analysis of changing PV System Layout and Convection Heat Transfer (5468 downloads ) Matthew PrillimanNREL
The Triple-C Method for Correctly Simulating PV Clipping Loss (5812 downloads ) Tim TownsendP.E. Davis, CA
How to Check if your PV System is Measuring Up to Expectations (9075 downloads ) Kenneth SauerVDE
Using Machine Learning for Predictive Modeling of Weather Impacts on Utility-scale Photovoltaic Systems​ (5499 downloads ) Hector MendozaSandia National Laboratories
Classification Method to Predict the Effect of Short-Term Inverter Saturation on PV Performance Modeling (9104 downloads ) Jonathan AllenAllen Analytics LLC
Recent Improvements in PV+Battery Modeling in NREL’s System Advisor Model (5564 downloads ) Brian MirletzNREL
A General Bifacial Photovoltaic Device Method to Predict System Performance with Albedo (9210 downloads ) Erin TonitaUniversity of Ottawa
Conductive Cooling of Solar Photovoltaic Modules in Unperturbed Atmospheric Conditions (9083 downloads ) Jace DavisUniversity of Utah
Evaluating PV Field Grounding Performance with Simulations for Lightning Transient Energy (11125 downloads ) Steven WeberDEHN
Existing Field Performance Models Cannot Describe Perovskite Modules (9128 downloads ) Michael DeceglieNREL
Fault Detection and Location on Photovoltaic Systems Using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR) (8700 downloads ) Cynthia FurseUniversity of Utah
Advanced Solar PV Energy Pre-Construction Losses: Losses due to uneven terrain, tracker wind stowing, and sub-hourly clipping error (9393 downloads ) Halley DarlingUL
Estimating Subhourly Clipping from Hourly Data: A Simplified Approach (9256 downloads ) Allison MuellerAvangrid Renewables

4. Modeling Tools and Software Updates (Part 1)

PV Performance Modeling with PVfit: Workflows that balance cost, complexity, and accuracy (1918 downloads ) Mark CampanelliIntelligent Measurement Systems LLCRecording link
pvlib python 2022 Update (5666 downloads ) Kevin AndersonNRELRecording link
Solecito: A Software Library for the Detailed Simulation of Photovoltaic Arrays (5651 downloads ) Martin Herrerias AzcueUniversity of StuttgartRecording link

5. Modeling Tools and Software Updates (Part 2)

Automating the Solar Resource and Production Assessment (9250 downloads ) Annalise MillerAvangrid RenewablesRecording link
Updates and Improvements in the Latest PVsyst Versions (5672 downloads ) Bruno WittmerPVsystRecording link
Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (5518 downloads ) Janine KeithNRELRecording link
DALY Next Generation Solar + Storage Modeling Software (9278 downloads ) Josh WirthDaly EnergyRecording link
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Day 2: Wednesday August 24, 2022

6. PV Tracking and Snow

Approaches to Sky Image Based Single Axis Tracker Algorithms (9397 downloads ) Ben PierceSandia National LaboratoriesRecording link
Performance Modeling and Analysis of Terrain-Following Single-Axis Tracking PV Systems (5696 downloads ) Amir Asgharzadeh ShishavanNextrackerRecording link
Bifacial Benefits in Snowy Conditions: Single Axis Tracking Field Observations in Modeling (9280 downloads ) Sara MacAlpinejuwiRecording link
Validation of Industry Snow Losses (5629 downloads ) Halley DarlingULRecording link
Evaluating Energy Gains on Intelligent Tracker Control Algorithms with Alternating A-B Tests (9272 downloads ) John MoseleyArray TechnologiesRecording link

7. PV Data Analysis and Analytics

Orange Button: Accelerating PV Capabilities by Facilitating Data Exchange (8707 downloads ) Cliff HansenSandia National LaboratoriesRecording link
PVAnalytics: A Python Package for Automated Processing of Solar Time Series Data (5625 downloads ) Kirsten PerryNRELRecording link
Advanced system monitoring and artificial intelligent data-driven analytics to serve GW-scale photovoltaic power plant and energy storage requirements (9273 downloads ) Juergen SutterluetiGantner InstrumentsRecording link
Large-Scale PV Plant Performance Benchmarking (9244 downloads ) Wayne LiEPRIRecording link
Soiling Measurement Data Processing to Support Production Loss Prediction (5780 downloads ) Julie ChardGroundWork RenewablesRecording link
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8. Bifacial PV

Irradiance Uniformity Mapping Module (9208 downloads ) Daniel ZirzowCFV LabsRecording link
Validation of In-Situ I-V Measurement Device for PV System Monitoring Applications (5731 downloads ) Audrey MarquisAtonometricsRecording link
Improved Tracking Schemes for Half-Cut Photovoltaic Modules (9304 downloads ) Aron DobosNextrackerRecording link
Comparison of ray tracing rendering technique with ground measurements for improved solar radiation modeling (9457 downloads ) Tomas CebacauerSolargisRecording link
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