PVSC PROGRAM


TECHNICAL PROGRAM


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Thursday, June 9th

7:30 - 3:30 PM
MEETING: SPEAKER READY
203B
8:30 - 9:00 AM
AREA 1: PLENARY - HYBRID TANDEM SOLAR CELLS: OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND TWO TERMINALS
Chair/Organizer: Elisa Antolin
Ballroom B

Hybrid tandem solar cells: Opportunities beyond two terminals
Emily Warren. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
9:00 - 9:30 AM
AREA 10: PLENARY - SOLAR FORECASTING: ITS DEPENDENCE ON ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GRID INTEGRATION
Chair/Organizer: Ian Marius Peters
Ballroom B

Plenary Presenter:
Jan Kleissl. Johns Hopkins University , USA

Plenary Speaker:
Dazhi Yang. Harbin Institute of Technology, China
9:30 - 10:00 AM
AREA 5: PLENARY - OPERANDO SCIENCE: THE EMERGING ROLE OF X-RAY IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY
Chair/Organizer: Paul Ndione
Ballroom B

Operando Science: the Emerging Role of X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy
Mariana Bertoni. Arizona State University, USA , USA
10:00 - 10:30 AM
BREAK: COFFEE BREAK / EXHIBITS
Grand Hall/Foyer
10:30 - 12:00 PM
AREA 2: CONTACTS IN CHALCOGENIDES
Chair/Organizer: Amit Munshi, Dr. Thomas Weiss
201 B

10:30
Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Alternative Rear Contacts for Ultrathin CdSexTe1-x Solar Cells
Berengere Frouin1, Andrea Cattoni1, John Moseley2, David Albin2, Joel Duenow2, Abderrahime Sekkat3, David Munoz-Rojas3, Stephane Collin1. 1Centre de Nanosciences et Nanotechnologies (C2N), CNRS, Universite Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, *, France.2National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Boulder, CO, USA.3Universite Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, Laboratoire des Materiaux et du Genie Physique (LMGP), Grenoble, *, France

10:45
Tellurium Oxide as a Back-Contact Buffer layer for CdTe Solar Cells
Camden L Kasik, Ramesh Pandey, Akash Shah, James R Sites. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

11:00
Flexible CdTe/MgCdTe Double-Heterostructure Solar Cells Made from Epitaxial Lift-off Thin Films
Xin Qi, Jia Ding, Zheng Ju, Stephen Schaefer, Yong-Hang Zhang. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

11:15
Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Amorphous Manganese Sulfide Enables Efficient and Stable All-Inorganic Antimony Selenosulfide Solar Cells
Chen Qian1, Jianjun Li1, Kaiwen Sun1, Chenhui Jiang2, Jialiang Huang1, Rongfeng Tang2, Martin Green1, Bram Hoex1, Tao Chen2, Xiaojing Hao1. 1University of New South Wales, Sydeny, *, Australia.2University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, *, China

11:30
Bandgap Dependence of Near-Conduction Band State in (AgyCu1-y)(InxGa1-x)Se2 Solar Cells
Michael F Miller1, Alexandra M Bothwell2, Nicholas Valdes3, 6, Stefan Paetel4, Rouin Farshchi5, 6, Ana Kanevce4, William Shafarman3, Darius Kuciauskas2, Aaron R Arehart1. 1Department of Electrical a Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.2National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.3Department of Materials Science a Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.4Zentrum fur Sonnenenergie-und Wasserstoff-Forschung (ZSW), Stuttgart, *, Germany.5MiaSole Hi-Tech Corp., Santa Clara, CA, USA.6First Solar, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA

11:45
Use of a Selenium-Telluride Alloy as a Back Interface for CdTe-Based Cells
Daniel Z. Shaw, Camden L. Kasik, Andrew C. Treglia, James R. Sites. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
AREA 3: CONCEPTS FOR III-V PHOTOVOLTAICS IN ALL ENVIRONMENTS
Chair/Organizer: Yao Lao, Ignacio Antón
204 C

10:30
Progress and Demonstration of Micro-CPV Module with Integrated Planar Tracking and Diffuse Light Collection
Steve A Askins1, Guido Vallerotto1, Cesar Dominguez1, Mathilde Duchemin2, Gael Nardin2, Mathieu Ackermann2, Delphine Petri3, Matthieu Despeisse3, Jacques Levrat3, Xavier Niquille4, Christophe Ballif3, 4, Juan F Martinez5, Marc Steiner5, Gerald Siefer5, Ignacio Anton1. 1Instituto de Energia Solar - UPM, Madrid, *, Spain.2Insolight SA, Renens, *, Switzerland.3CSEM PV-Center, Neuchatel, *, Switzerland.4EPFL PVLab, Lausanne, *, Switzerland.5Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg, *, Germany

11:00
Curvilinear Prismatic Window Which Eliminates Glare and Reduces Front-Surface Reflections for PV Modules and Other Surfaces
Mark O'Neill1, Chris Youtsey2. 1Mark O'Neill, LLC, Fort Worth, TX, USA.2MicroLink Devices, Niles, IL, USA

11:15
Development and Qualification of IMMβ and Z4J+, Radiation Hard III-V Solar cells
John T Hart, Dan Aiken, Zac Bittner, Ben Cho, Daniel Derkacs, Khalid Emshadi, Andrew Espenlaub, Frank Fencl, Jeremy Leshin, Ahmad Mansoori, Nate Miller, Pravin Patel, Albert Perry, Janine Walker. Solaero by Rocket Lab, Albuquerque, NM, USA

11:30
High Altitude Flight Results using Selenium, A PV Measurement Ecosystem
Don Walker, Colin J. Mann, John Nocerino, Kevin Lopez, Alexandra Pettengill, Jonathan Ortiz, Katrina Baumgarten, Misha Dowd, Yao Lao, Simon H. Liu. The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA, USA

11:45
InAs Thermophotovoltaic Cells with Low Reverse Saturation Current
Eric J. Tervo, Andrew J. Ferguson, Myles A. Steiner, Ryan M. France. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA
AREA 4: METALLIZATION, INTERCONNECTION, MODULE INTEGRATION, RECYCLING/SUSTAINABILITY, NOVEL PV INTEGRATIONS, ADVANCED LIGHT MANAGEMENT
Chair/Organizer: Johnson Wong, Aurora Solar Technologies, André Augusto, ASU
201 C

10:30
A Silicon learning curve and polysilicon requirements for broad-electrification with photovoltaics by 2050
Brett Hallam1, Moonyong Kim1, Robert Underwood1, Storm Drury1, Li Wang1, Pablo R Dias1, 2. 1School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, *, Australia.2UFRGS, Porto Alegre, *, Brazil

11:00
Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Light Trapping Characteristics of Photonic Crystal Constructs and Randomly Textured Thin Silicon
Sara M. Almenabawy1, Yibo Zhang1, Rajiv Prinja1, Nazir P. Kherani1, 2. 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.2Department of Materials Science a Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

11:15
Short Drying Processes for Silicon Solar Cells
Daniel Ourinson, Michael Linse, Markus Klawitter, Andreas Lorenz. Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg, *, Germany

11:30
DIrect Sunlight into CO conversion
Thierry de Vrijer, Arno Smets. Delft University of Technology, Delft, *, Netherlands
AREA 6: ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION OF PEROVSKITES SOLAR CELLS AND TANDEMS
Chair/Organizer: Axel Palmstrom, David Fenning
204 A

10:30
Potentiostatic Photoluminescence Imaging of Charge Extraction in Perovskite Solar Cells
Lukas Wagner1, 2, Patrick Schygulla1, 2, Jan Philipp Herterich1, 3, Mohamed Elshamy1, Dmitry Bogachuk1, 2, Salma Zouhair1, 4, Simone Mastroianni1, 3, Uli Wurfel1, 3, Yuhang Liu5, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin5, Michael Gratzel5, Andreas Hinsch1, Stefan W. Glunz1, 2, 3. 1Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, *, Germany.2Laboratory for Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, *, Germany.3Freiburg Materials Research Center FMF, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, *, Germany.4Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tangier, *, Morocco.5Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces (LPI), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, *, Switzerland

11:00
Photon recycling and luminescent coupling in all-perovskite tandem solar cells quantified by full opto-electronic device simulation
Urs Aeberhard1, 2, Simon J. Zeder1, 3, Beat Ruhstaller1, 4. 1Fluxim AG, Winterthur, *, Switzerland.2Integrated Systems Lab, ETHZ, Zurich, *, Switzerland.3PV-Lab, EPFL, Neuchatel, *, Switzerland.4Zurich Unversity of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, *, Switzerland

11:15
Towards a Shade Tolerant Monolithically Interconnected Perovskite Module for use in Four Terminal Tandem Devices
Klaas Bakker1, Jacopo Sala2, Mehrdad Najafi1, Michael Daenen2, Bart Geerligs3. 1TNO partner in Solliance, Eindhoven, *, Netherlands.2Universiteit Hasselt, Hasselt, *, Belgium.3TNO, Petten, *, Netherlands

11:30
Deleterious Effect of Light Trapping on the Temperatures of Solar Modules
Nicholas P. Irvin1, D. Martinez Escobar2, Aaron Wheeler3, Tomas Leijtens3, Hyunjong Lee3, Annikki Santala1, Richard R. King1, Christiana B. Honsberg1, Sarah R. Kurtz1. 1Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.2University of California Merced, Merced, CA, USA.3Swift Solar, San Carlos, CA, USA

11:45
Current or power matching? A third option for monolithic all-perovskite tandem solar cells
Yuan Gao1, Renxing Lin2, Ke Xiao2, Xin Luo2, Jin Wen2, Xu Yue3, Hairen Tan2. 1Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.2National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, *, China.3Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Sci, Nanjing, *, China
AREA 7: SYSTEM DESIGN, OPTIMIZATION AND PERFORMANCE
Chair/Organizer: Michael Woodhouse, Sarah Kurtz
204 B

10:30
Photovoltaic Surfaces to Reverse Global Warming
Christiana B. Honsberg1, Stuart G. Bowden1, Ian R. Sellers2, Richard R. King1, Stephen M. Goodnick1. 1Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.2University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

10:45
Single-Axis Tracker Control Optimization Potential for the Contiguous United States
Kevin S Anderson1, Saurabh P Aneja2. 1NREL, Golden, CO, USA.2FTC Solar, Austin, TX, USA

11:00
Potential Capacity and Targeted Costs for Floating Photovoltaics in North America
Leonardo Micheli. University of Jaen, Jaen, *, Spain

11:15
Strategies to Optimize and Validate Tracking Performance of Single-Axis Trackers on Diffuse Sites
Kendra Passow, Kyumin Lee, Sanket Shah, Daniel Fusaro, Jon Sharp. Array Technologies Inc, Albuquerque, NM, USA

11:30
Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Vertical Bifacial Solar Panels as a Candidate for Solar Canal Design
Jeremiah B Reagan, Sarah Kurtz. UC Merced, Merced, CA, USA

11:45
Techno-economic Analysis of Novel PV Plant Designs for Extreme Cost Reductions
Christian N. Pilot, Robin B. Bedilion, Daniel J. Fregosi, Sean Hackett, Michael L. Bolen, Joseph W. Stekli. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA, USA
JOINT AREA SESSION: AREA 8.6/11.5 - MODULE AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Chair/Organizer: Karl-Anders Weiss, Gernot Oreski
Ballroom B

10:30
Metallic Lead Recovery Via Electrowinning from Lead Acetate for Silicon Solar Module Recycling
Natalie A Click, Meng Tao. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

10:45
Evaluating the Environmental Benefit of Residential Photovoltaic Modules Early Retirement in California
Mallika Kothari, Annick Anctil. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

11:00
Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Quantifying Energy flows in PV Circularity Processes
Heather Mirletz1, 2, Silvana Ovaitt1, Ashley Gaulding1, Seetharaman Sridhar2, Teresa Barnes1. 1National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.2Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA

11:15
Sustainability of PV Repowering
Ian Marius Peters, Jens Hauch, Christoph Brabec. FZ Julich, Erlange, *, Germany

11:30
Environmental and Circularity Considerations in Solar Photovoltaic Module Design and Product Development
Chris Powicki1, Wayne Li2, Cara Libby2. 1Water Energy Ecology Information a Design Services, Inc., Brewster, MA, USA.2Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, USA
12:00 - 1:30 PM
SPECIAL SESSION: WOMEN IN PV LUNCH (TICKET REQUIRED)
201A
1:30 - 3:00 PM
AREA 6: SCALE-UP AND SCALABLE PROCESSING OF PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS
Chair/Organizer: Dak Dou, Jeffrey Christians
201 B

1:30
Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Precursor Ink Design for Scalable Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Cells via High-Speed Flexography
Julia E Huddy, Youxiong Ye, William J Scheideler. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA

1:45
A machine vision tool for facilitating the optimization of large-area perovskite photovoltaics
Mathilde Fievez1, Nina Taherimakhsousi2, Benjamin P. MacLeod2, Edward P. Booker2, Muriel Matheron1, Matthieu Manceau1, Stephane Cros1, Solenn Berson1, Curtis P. Berlinguette2. 1CEA, Le Bourget du lac, *, France.2UBC, Vancouver, DC, Canada

2:00
Performance and stability of electrodeposited mixed perovskites MAPbI3-xClx and MA1-yFAyPbI3-xBrx
Mirella Al Katrib, Emilie Planes, Lara Perrin. Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LEPMI, Grenoble, *, France
AREA 7: STRATEGIES FOR PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND RATING
Chair/Organizer: Keith McIntosh, Kevin Anderson
204 B

1:30
Effective Irradiance Monitoring Using Reference Modules
Jennifer L. Braid1, Joshua S. Stein1, Bruce H. King1, Christopher Raupp2, Jaya Mallineni2, Justin Robinson3, Steve Knapp3. 1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA.2SOLV Energy, San Diego, CO, USA.3GroundWork Renewables, Holladay, UT, USA

1:45
Intelligent cloud-based monitoring and control digital twin for photovoltaic power plants
Andreas Livera1, Georgios Paphitis1, Loucas Pikolos1, Ioannis Papadopoulos1, Javier Lopez-Lorente1, George Makrides1, Juergen Sutterlueti2, George E. Georghiou 1. 1PV Technology Laboratory, FOSS Reseacrh Centre for Sustainable Energy, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, *, Cyprus.2Gantner Instruments GmbH, Schruns, *, Austria

2:00
Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Measuring Irradiance with Bifacial Reference Panels
Nicholas Riedel-Lyngskar1, Jan Vedde2, Peter B. Poulsen1, Sergiu Spataru1. 1Technical University of Denmark, Department of Photonics Engineering, Roskilde, *, Denmark.2European Energy A/S, Soborg, *, Denmark

2:15
Ongoing performance assessment strategies & operational challenges when managing hundreds of distributed photovoltaic assets across Asia
Andre M Nobre, Anusha Agarwal, Sai Pranav. Cleantech Solar, Singapore, *, Singapore

2:30
PVRPM in Python: An overview of new capabilities
Paul Lunis1, Brandon Silva1, Marios Theristis2, Hubert Seigneur1. 1Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL, USA.2Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, NM, USA
AREA 8: ACCELERATED TESTING
Chair/Organizer: Gernot Oreski, Michael Owen-Bellini
204 A

1:30
Corrosion testing of solar cells: Insights to wear-out mechanisms
Andrew Fairbrother1, Luca Gnocchi1, Christophe Ballif1, 2, Alessandro Virtuani1. 1EPFL, Neuchatel, *, Switzerland.2CSEM, Neuchatel, *, Switzerland

1:45
Overall Performance Losses and Activated Mechanisms in Double Glass and Glass-backsheet Photovoltaic Modules with Monofacial and Bifacial PERC Cells, under Accelerated Exposures
Jiqi Liu1, Sameera Nalin Venkat1, Jennifer L. Braid2, Xuanji Yu1, Brenton Brownell4, Xinjun Li4, Jean-Nicolas Jaubert3, Kaushik Roy Choudhury5, Laura S. Bruckman1, Roger H. French1. 1SDLE Research Center, Materials Science Department, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.2Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA.3CSI Solar Co. Ltd., Suzhou, *, China.4Cybrid Technologies Inc., Suzhou, *, China.5DuPont, Electronics and Imaging, Shanghai, *, China

2:00
Exposing Unencapsulated Silicon Photovoltaic Cells to Environmental Stressors to Accelerate Cycles of Learning
Ina T. Martin1, Nitin K. Chockalingam1, Kehley A. Coleman1, Jeffrie Fina1, Nafis Iqbal2, Kristopher O. Davis2, Laura S. Bruckman1. 1Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.2University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

2:15
Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Role of back-side indium tin oxide on the degradation mechanism of silicon heterojunction solar cells
Gbenga D. Obikoya1, 2, Anishkumar Soman1, 2, Ujjwal K. Das1, 2, Steven S. Hegedus1, 2. 1Institute of Energy Conversion, Newark, DE, USA.2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Newark, DE, USA

2:30
Millions of Small Pressure Cycles Drive Damage in Cracked Solar Cells
Timothy J Silverman1, Nick Bosco1, Michael Owen-Bellini1, Cara Libby2, Michael G Deceglie1. 1National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.2Electric Power Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA

2:45
Degradation of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Modules Installed in Different Climates
Chiara Barretta1, Astrid E. Macher1, Julian Ascencio-Vasquez2, 3, Marc Kontges4, Marko Topia#2693, Gernot Oreski1. 1Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH (PCCL), Leoben, *, Austria.2Envision Digital, Redwood City, CA, USA.3Laboratory of Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, *, Slovenia.4Institut fur Solarenergieforschung, Emmerthal, *, Germany
JOINT AREA SESSION: AREA 5.5/7.6 AND 5.7/8.4 - ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATIONS AND RELIABILITY OF PV MODULES AND SYSTEMS
Chair/Organizer: Mani Tamizhmani, Roger French
204 C

1:30
Near-Busbar Degradation of Screen-Printed Metallization in Silicon Photovoltaic Modules
Dana B. Sulas-Kern1, Helio Moutinho1, Tristan Erion-Lorico2, Steve Johnston1. 1National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.2PV Evolution Labs, Napa, CA, USA

1:45
Magnetic Field Imaging (MFI) of Shingle Solar Modules
Julian Weber1, Stephan Hoffmann1, Kai Kaufmann2, Angela De Rose1. 1Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg, *, Germany.2DENKweit GmbH, Halle (Saale), *, Germany

2:00
Electroluminescence Analysis and Grading of Hail Damaged Solar Panels
Andrew M. Gabor1, Phillip J. Knodle1, Maurice Covino1, Dylan J. Colvin2, Kristopher O. Davis2. 1BrightSpot Automation LLC, Westford, MA, USA.2University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

2:15
Moisture Ingress and Distribution in Bifacial Silicon Photovoltaics
Rishi E Kumar1, Tala Sidawi1, Ian M Slauch2, Rico Meier2, Mariana I Bertoni2, David P Fenning1. 1University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.2Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

2:30
Spectral rear irradiance testing and modeling for degradation and performance of solar fields
Silvana Ovaitt, Matthew Brown, Chris Deline, Mike Kempe. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

2:45
Panel Segmentation: A Python Package for Automated Solar Array Metadata Extraction using Satellite Imagery
Kirsten Perry, Christopher Campos. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Lakewood, CO, USA

JOINT AREA SESSION: AREA 9.5/10.3/11.4 - TOWARDS 100% RENEWABLES II
Chair/Organizer: Ian Marius Peters, Marta Victoria
Ballroom B

1:30
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF RECYCLING IN THE SOLAR TERAWATT FUTURE?
Pablo R Dias1, 2, Moonyong Kim1, Alison Lennon1, 3, Brett Hallam1. 1UNSW, Sydney, *, Australia.2UFRGS, Porto Alegre, *, Brazil.3SunDrive, Sydney, *, Australia

1:45
Experiences of PV Hosting Capacity Estimation at Scale
Wenbo Wang, Daniel Thom, Kwami Senam Sedzro, Sherin Abraham, Yiyun Yao, Jianli Gu, Shibani Ghosh. National Renewable Energy Lab, Lakewood, CO, USA

2:00
Observations of a Colorado Electric-Utility Resource Plan for Increasing Renewables from 55% to 80% by 2030
Ronald A. Sinton. Sinton Instruments, Boulder, CO, USA

2:15
Current & Future Photovoltaic System Impacts on City-Wide Grid Performance & Neighborhood Microgrids
C. Birk Jones, William Vining, Thad Haines. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

2:30
Inferring PV System Specifications from Net Load
Upama Nakarmi, Thomas E. Hoff, Marc Perez, Philip Gruenhagen. Clean Power Research, Napa, CA, USA
3:00 - 3:30 PM
BREAK: COFFEE BREAK
Grand Hall/Foyer
3:30 - 5:00 PM
AREA 1: POSTERS - ENGINEERING OF ULTRATHIN SOLAR CELLS AND LIGHT TRAPPING
Chair/Organizer: Muhammad A. Alam, Meghan Beattie, Margaret Stevens
Poster Session 2

J1
Preparation of Plasmonic Ag and Au Nanoparticle Interfaces for Photocurrent Enhancement in Si Solar Cells
Brahim Aissa1, Adnan Ali1, Rui N. Pereira 2, Mitra Anirbain3. 1Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Doha, *, Qatar.2University of Aveiro, Aveiro, *, Portugal.3Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, *, India

J2
Fabrication of a Chemically Exfoliated 2D MoS2 Nanoparticle Based Solar Cell
Wafa Alnaqbi, Ayman Rezk, Aisha Alhammadi, Ammar Nayfeh. Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, *, United Arab Emirates

J3
Optical absorption of MoS2 based ultrathin solar cells
Carlos Bueno-Blanco, Simon Aurel Svatek, Elisa Antolin. Instituto de Energia Solar. Universidad Politecnica de Madrid., Madrid, *, Spain

J4
Novel 1D van der Waals SbSeI micro-columnar solar cells by a self-catalyzed high pressure process
Ivan Cano-Prades, Alejandro Navarro-Guell, Sergio Giraldo, Joaquim Puigdollers, Marcel Placidi, Edgardo Saucedo. Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, *, Spain

J5
Radiant/non-Radiant Lifetime Switching in Chlorophyll and Application to Energy Storing Photovoltaic Cells
Charles M. Fortmann, Julie B. Liu, Nahian Rahman, Aaron Song, Elizebeth Nazginov, Mia Pancari, Amina Exilhomme.

J6
High-specific-power Schottky-junction photovoltaics from CVD-grown MoS2
Timothy Ismael1, Kazi M. Islam1, Muhammad A. Abbas1, George B. Ingrish1, Claire E. Luthy1, Orhan Kizilkaya2, Carlos M. Gutierrez3, Meghan E. Bush4, Jeremiah S. McNatt4, Anthony J. Hoffman3, Matthew D. Escarra1. 1Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.2Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.3University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA.4NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

J7
A simple approach to ohmic contacts for transition metal dichalcogenide solar cells
Mario Martinez1, Simon A. Svatek1, Carlos Bueno-Blanco1, Der-Yuh Lin2, Ines Duran1, Antonio Marti1, Elisa Antolin1. 1Instituto de Energia Solar, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Madrid, *, Spain.2Department of Electronics Engineering, National Changua University of Education, Changua, *, Taiwan

J8
Diffraction-optimized surface structures for enhanced light harvesting in organic solar cells
Milena Merkel, Joerg Imbrock, Cornelia Denz. Institute of Applied Physics, University of Muenster, Muenster, *, Germany

J9
Molecular Beam Epitaxy Growth of CdSe for Si-based Tandem Cell Application
Stephen T Schaefer1, Zheng Ju2, Allison McMinn1, Xin Qi1, Yong-Hang Zhang1. 1School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.2Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

J10
Optical modeling of light trapping using an ITO-based electrodynamic dust shield structure
Andrey Semichaevsky1, Nicole Swatton2. 1Lincoln University (PA), Lincoln University, PA, USA.2Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

J12
Embedded superlattices for high photocurrent in Graphene/Oxide/n-GaAs solar cells, at 50 Suns and above
Argyrios Varonides. University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA

J13
Slot-die Fabrication of Solution-processed Kesterite Solar Cells for Product Integrated Photovoltaics
Xinya Xu, Matthew C Naylor, Michael Jones, Bethan Ford, Stephen Campbell, Yongtao Qu, Vincent Barrioz, Guillaume Zoppi, Neil S Beattie. Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, *, United Kingdom
AREA 6: POSTERS - PEROVSKITE SCALING AND ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS
Chair/Organizer: Jeffrey Christians, Mathilde Fievez, Axel Palmstrom
Poster Session 1

K19
Prediction of Electron Band Gap of A2XY6 Perovskite Compounds using Machine Learning
Jatin Chaudhary1, Swastik Bhattacharya2, Jukka Heikkonen1, Rajeev Kanth 3. 1University of Turku, Turku, *, Finland.2University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.3Savonia University of Applied Sciences, KUOPIO, *, Finland

K20
Pathways to High Efficiency Perovskite Monolithic Solar Modules
Xuezeng Dai1, Shangshang Chen1, Yehao Deng1, Allen Wood1, Guang Yang1, Chengbin Fei1, Jinsong Huang1, 2. 1Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA.2Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA

L1
Predictive Modeling of Cracks within Flexible Perovskite Thin Films
Melissa A Davis1, 2, Rebekah Sweat1, 2, Zhibin Yu1, 2. 1Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.2High Performance Materials Institute, Tallahassee, FL, USA

L2
Interrelated Characterizations of 2D/3D Perovskite Solar Cells Aged Under Damp Heat Conditions
Cynthia FARHA1, Emilie PLANES1, Lara PERRIN1, David MARTINEAU2, Lionel FLANDIN1. 1Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LEPMI, 38000 Grenoble, France, Grenoble, *, France.2Solaronix S.A., Rue de l'Ouriette 129, 1170 Aubonne, Switzerland, Aubonne, *, Switzerland

L4
Complex Refractive Index and Complex Dielectric Function Modeling of Film Stack in Perovskite Solar Cells using Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
Maria Fernanda Villa Bracamonte, Jose Raul Montes Bojorquez, Arturo Ayon. The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

O11
Bandgap Model using Symbolic Regression for Environmentally Compatible Lead-Free Inorganic Double Perovskites
Ahmer A.B. Baloch, Omar Albadwawi, Badreyya AlShehhi, Vivian Alberts. Research and Development Center, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dubai, *, United Arab Emirates
AREA 7: POSTERS - NOVEL APPLICATIONS AND INTEGRATION OF PV
Chair/Organizer: Steve Ransome, Michael Deceglie, Milton Newberry
Poster Session 3

L5
Interposed versus Juxtaposed Solar Array Configurations for Agrivoltaics
M. Sojib Ahmed1, M. Rezwan Khan2, Anisul Haque1, Muhammad A. Alam3, M. Ryyan Khan1. 1East West University, Dhaka, *, Bangladesh.2United International University, Dhaka, *, Bangladesh.3Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

L6
Collection of Heat Loss in Photovoltaic System by Parallely Connected Thermoelectric Network
Joel D. Erickson1, Jing Bai2. 1University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, USA.2University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, USA

L7
Parametric study of building-integrated photovoltaic windows
Yuan Gao, Jacob Jonsson, Charlie Curcija. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA

L8
Agrivoltaics Using Bi-Facial PVs for Permaculture in Utility-Scale Projects
Peter Mark Jansson1, 2, Milton G. Newberry III2, Samantha M. Myers2. 1ECE Bucknell University, LEWISBURG, PA, USA.2BCSE Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA.3BCSE Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA

L9
Assessing and Optimizing Free Space Luminescent Solar Concentrators for Urban Façade Installation
Shweta Pal, Rebecca Saive. University of Twente, Enschede, *, Netherlands

L10
Design with Integrated PV Technologies in Various Products and Environments
Eli Shirazi1, Wouter Eggink1, Xitong Zhu2, Angele Reinders1, 2. 1University of Twente, Enschede, *, Netherlands.2Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, *, Netherlands

L11
A Combined Shading and Radiation Simulation Tool for Defining Agrivoltaic Systems
Haomiao Wang, Henry J. Williams, Xiaotong Bu, K. Max Zhang. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

L12
A comparison study of the performance of vertical vs single axis tracking bifacial agrivoltaic systems in Belgium
Brecht Willockx, Jan Cappelle. KU Leuven, Ghent, *, Belgium

O13
Improved STC and energy yield performance of bifacial modules with white-grid rear reflectors
Robert Witteck1, Michael Siebert1, Marc Kontges1, Paulius Laurikenas2, Julius Denafas2, Tobias Wietler1. 1Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), Emmerthal, *, Germany.2SoliTek RaD, Vilnius, *, Lithuania
AREA 8: POSTERS - EFFECTS AND MITIGATION OF SOILING & SUSTAINABILITY OF PV
Chair/Organizer: Bing Guo, Julie Chard, Leonardo Micheli
Poster Session 4

M7
Towards Understanding of Cementation of Particulate Soils on PV Cover Glass Materials
Mohamed Adawi1, Adedoyin Abe2, Min Zou2, Robert A. Fleming1. 1Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, USA.2University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA

M9
State of the Art of Modelling Soiling and Snow Losses in PV Systems
Sebastien ARBARETAZ, Murielle STEPEC, Eszter VOROSHAZI. INES/CEA, Le Bourget du Lac, *, France

M10
Results of Environmental-Based PV Soiling Models after Extreme Dust Events: The Case of Saharan Dust Intrusions in Southern Spain
Joao Gabriel Bessa1, Alvaro F Solas1, Florencia A Cruz1, Eduardo F Fernandez 1, Leonardo Micheli2. 1Advances in PV technology Research Group (AdPVTech), CEACTEMA, University of Jaen, Jaen, *, Spain.2Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering (DIAEE), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, *, Italy

M11
The Effect of Dust Hygroscopicity on Soiling and Self-Cleaning Processes in a Condensing Environment
Jordan Eidlisz1, Nadera Sultana2, Illya Nayshevsky1, 3, QianFeng Xu1, 4, Alan M. Lyons1, 3, 4. 1College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY, USA.2MS Program in Nanoscience, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.3PhD Program in Chemistry, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.4ARL Designs LLC, New York, NY, USA

M13
NRG-X-Change and Cooperative Game Strategies as an Alternative to Net-Metering for Solar Generation
Hector Lopez, Ali Zilouchian. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

M14
Potovoltaic Module R&D Considerations for Soiling Mitigation
Lin J. Simpson1, Matthew Brantl2, Ryo Huntamer2. 1National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.2Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA.3University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA

O14
Performance Investigation and Analysis of Anti-Soiling Coatings in Hot Desert Climate
Hebatalla Alhamadani, Shaikha Hassan, Gerhard Mathiak, Omar Albadwawi, Vivian Alberts.
AREA 9: POSTERS - POWER ELECTRONICS AND GRID INTEGRATION
Chair/Organizer: Alvaro Furlani Bastos, Sijo Augustine, Xiangqi Zhu
Poster Session 5

O16
Decentralized BESS Control on a Real Low Voltage System with a Large Number of Prosumers
Bruno Cortes1, Ricardo Torquato1, Tiago Ricciardi1, Fernanda C. L. Trindade1, Walmir Freitas1, Victor Riboldi2, Kunlin Wu2. 1University of Campinas, Campinas, *, Brazil.2CPFL Energia, Campinas, *, Brazil

M15
Grid-Forming Inverter Capability to Support Dynamic Microgrids with High Penetrations of Photovoltaics Systems
Rachid Darbali-Zamora1, C. Birk Jones1, Matthew Lave1, Erick E. Aponte-Bezares2. 1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA.2University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, USA

M16
Seven-Level Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Single-Phase Inverter Implemented with an ATMEGA Microprocessor
Edgardo Desarden-Carrero1, Rachid Darbali-Zamora2, Erick Aponte-Bezares1, Eduardo I. Ortiz-Rivera1. 1University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, MAYAGUEZ, PR, USA.2Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

M17
Development of Hierarchical Control for a Lunar Habitat DC Microgrid Model Using Power Hardware-in-the-Loop
Andrew R. R. Dow1, Rachid Darbali-Zamora1, Jack D. Flicker1, Jeffrey T. Csank2. 1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA.22NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

M18
Inverter Reliability Estimation for Advanced Inverter Functionality
Jack D Flicker1, Jay Johnson1, Matthew J Reno1, Joseph A Azzolini1, Peter Hacke2, Ramanathan Thiagarajan2. 1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA.2National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

M19
Hardware-in-the-Loop Lab for Testing Grid Supporting Functions of Smart Inverters
Thunchanok Kaewnukultorn1, Sergio Sepulveda-Mora1, 2, Steven Hegedus1. 1Institute of Energy Conversion a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.2Departamento de Electricidad a Electronica, Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Cucuta, *, Columbia

M20
DERConnect – A Distributed Energy Resources Testbed for Solar Power Integration
Jan Kleissl, Adil Khurram, Keaton Chia, Scott Brown, Aditya Mishra, Jorge Cortes, Raymond de Callafon, Rajesh Gupta, Sonia Martinez, David Victor. University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

N1
Power Factors 2022 PV System Efficiency Benchmarks
Stephen Lightfoote1, Samantha Wilson2, Steve Voss3, Brian Joseph4. 1Power Factors, Needham, MA, USA.2Power Factors, San Diego, CA, USA.3Power Factors, Louisville, CO, USA.4Power Factors, Toronto, *, Canada

N2
Model of a Self-Sufficient PV Home using a Hybrid Storage System based on Li-Ion Batteries and Hydrogen Storage with Waste Heat Utilization
Marius Claus Moller, Stefan Krauter. Paderborn University EET-NEK, Paderborn, *, Germany

N3
Feeder Open-Phase Condition Detection by Smart Inverters
Yiwei Ma1, Xiaojie Shi1, Aminul Huque1, Roland Brundlinger2, Ron Ablinger2. 1Electric Power Research Institute, Knoxville, TN, USA.2Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, *, Austria

N4
Evaluation of Cellular Based DER Direct Transfer Trip (DTT) Technologies
Yiwei Ma, Joseph Estrada III, Aminul Huque, Tim Godfrey, Charles Brewster. Electric Power Research Institute, Knoxville, TN, USA

N5
Characterization of DER Momentary Cessation andRate-of-Change-of-Frequency Response
Rasel Mahmud1, Li Yu2, Andy Hoke1. 1NREL, Golden, CO, USA.2Hawaiian Electric, Honolulu, HI, USA

N6
Development of Photovoltaic Inverter Model with Islanding Detection Using the Sandia Frequency Shift Method
Nelson E. Saavedra-Pena1, Rachid Darbali-Zamora2, Edgardo Desarden-Carrero1, Erick Aponte-Bezares1. 1University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, USA.2Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

N7
Accelerating Simulation for High-fidelity PV Inverter System Reliability Assessment with High-Performance Computing
Liwei Wang1, Ramanathan Thiagarajan2, Shuangshuang Jin1, Zheyu Zhang1. 1Clemson University, North Charleston, SC, USA.2National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA
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