Weihai, China, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)
Day 1: Tuesday December 5, 2017
| Welcome and Introduction to the 9th PVPMC Workshop (7 downloads) | Joshua Stein, Boris Farnung, and Bruce Wang | Sandia National Laboratories, Fraunhofer ISE, and HIT | |
| Welcome to Harbin Institute of Technology | Prof. Xiaofei Xu | President of Harbin University of Technology at Weihai |
0. Keynote Speeches
Chaired by Bruce Wang, HIT
| Current PV Status of China and Future Forecast (4 downloads) | Sicheng Wang | Energy Research Institute National Development And Reform Commission | |
| PV Energy Modeling: A 10-Year Retrospective (3 downloads) | Ben Bourne | SunPower Corporation | |
| Simulating and Monitoring Energy Transition – Experiences from Germany (3 downloads) | Harry Wirth | Fraunhofer ISE |
1. Solar Resource Data and Forecasting
Chaired by Harry Wirth, Fraunhofer ISE
| Modeling Spectral Solar Irradiance for Solar Energy Applications (5 downloads) | Manajit Sengupta | NREL | |
| Latest developments in solar irradiance measurement; improving measurement accuracy, improving data availability (3 downloads) | Kees Van der Bos | Hukseflux | |
| Status of development of Solargis weather database for China (9 downloads) | Marcel Suri | Solargis | |
| Local and Regional PV Power Forecasting – Combining on-site measurements, satellite data and weather predictions (4 downloads) | Jefferson Bor | Fraunhofer ISE |
2. Modeling Software Updates
Chaired by Joshua Stein, Sandia National Laboratories
| Precise Design and Modeling of PV System (5 downloads) | Chen Wei | Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd | |
| Novelties and new features in PVsyst (4 downloads) | Bruno Wittmer | PVsyst SA | |
| PlantPredict: New Features to Improve Prediction Speed & Accuracy (6 downloads) | Kendra Passow | First Solar | |
| Recent and Planned Improvements to the System Advisor Model (SAM) (6 downloads) | Nicholas DiOrio | NREL | |
| Software Assisted Optimization of PV Module Concepts (6 downloads) | Max Mittag | Fraunhofer ISE |
3. Modeling Methods and Case Studies (Part 1)
Chaired by Boris Farnung, Fraunhofer ISE
| Comparison of modeling methods and tools for bifacial PV performance (2 downloads) | Joshua Stein | Sandia National Laboratories | |
| Simulation of tracking PV installations with PVsyst (6 downloads) | Bruno Wittmer | PVsyst SA | |
| Modeling methods and tools for bifacial PV+tracker performance (2 downloads) | Shitao Wang | Arctech Solar | |
| Prediction of the solar spectrum for accurate prediction of energy yield of the high performance PV system using multi-junction cells and solar-driven cars (3 downloads) | Kenji Araki | Toyota Technology Institute |
Day 2: Wednesday December 6, 2017
3. Modeling Methods and Case Studies (Part 2)
Chaired by Jefferson Bor, Fraunhofer ISE
| Calculation Models for Land Usage of PV Farms (4 downloads) | Sicheng Wang | Energy Research Institute National Development And Reform Commission | |
| Comparison of Uncertainties in Power Plant Modeling and real world data (2 downloads) | Boris Farnung | Fraunhofer ISE |
4. PV Monitoring for Degradation
Chaired by Amy Halloran, Sandia National Laboratories
| Rate Of Change Determination Of Real-world Commercial PV Power Plants using Data-driven Modeling (2 downloads) | Roger H. French | Case Western Reserve University | |
| Comparison of different wafer based bifacial and monofacial module technologies at different sites (3 downloads) | Andre Richter | Meyer Berger | |
| Innovative Surveying Method and Monitoring Platform at Aerospec (4 downloads) | Ma Xiaorui | Aerospec Technologies | |
| Hierarchical Context-Aware Anomaly Diagnosis in Large-Scale PV Systems Using SCADA Data (3 downloads) | Dahai Kang | Concord New Energy Group Limited |
5. New PV Technologies
Chaired by Shitao Wang, HIT
| Bridging scientific research and industry: Research progress on industrial crystalline silicon solar cells at SJTU (2 downloads) | Wenzhong Shen | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | |
| CIGS module performance and modeling (4 downloads) | Bruce King | Sandia National Laboratories | |
| Degradation Science of PERC Technology: Mechanistic Investigation with Advanced Characterization (2 downloads) | Jennifer Braid | Case Western Reserve University |
6. Grid Integration of PV
Chaired by Shitao Wang, HIT
| Safety Issue on Large Scale PV Integration and Corresponding Measure (2 downloads) | Junjun Zhang | China Electric Power Research Institute | |
| Study on impact of distributed grid-connected PV system on distribution network (3 downloads) | Da Li | CSG Energy Co | |
| Innovation towards High Penetration of RE: Strategies, Trends, and Exertions (3 downloads) | Yibo Wang | The Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | |
| "PV+" Energy Storage Microgrid Power Plant Design Analysis (3 downloads) | Xiaoqing Dong | HeBei Engineering Design Co.Ltd |
7. Soiling Studies
Chaired by Bruce King, Sandia National Laboratories
| Measuring PV System Soiling Losses (4 downloads) | Bill Stueve | Atonometrics | |
| Automatic Detection of Soiling Zones and Rates for Optimized PV Plant Cleaning (3 downloads) | Zoe DeFreitas | Envision | |
| Spatio-temporal Model of Backsheet Degradation and Soiling (2 downloads) | Laura BruckMann | Case Western Reserve University | |
| Study on the dust properties and application of self-cleaning materials in photovoltaic power plant operation and maintenance (3 downloads) | Guixiang Yang | Beijing Lion Trunk New Material Co., Ltd |
