PVSC PROGRAM

8:30

The Promise and Challenges of CdTe PV Matthew Reese. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

9:00

Grid Integration of Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Xiaoyuan Fan. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, [email protected], WA, USA

9:30

On the Role of Solar PV for the Energy-Industry Transition in the Americas Christian Breyer. LUT University

10:30

Arsenic Incorporation and Activation in MBE-grown CdTe for poly-CdTe PV Devices Alexander Goldstone1, Ramesh Dhere1, Eric Colegrove2, Timothy Gessert1, Mowafak Al-jassim2, Sivalingam Sivananthan1. 1Sivananthan Laboratories Inc., Bolingbrook, IL, USA.2National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO, USA

10:45

Antimony Chloride Treatments of CdTe-Based Solar Cells Kevin D Dobson, Abigail L Sicher, Bin Du, Pradipta Roy Dip, Brian E McCandless, William N Shafarman. University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

11:00

Informing As-Activation in Polycrystalline CdTe Utilizing Single Crystal Model Systems Andrea T. Mathew1, 2, Hongling Lott2, Eric Colegrove2, Matthew Young2, Colin A. Wolden1, Matthew O. Reese2. 1Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA.2National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO, USA

11:15

CdCl2 heat treatment of CdSexTe(1-x) absorbers: understanding it’s influence on Se local environment and microstrain Niranjana Mohan Kumar1, Srisuda Rojsatien1, Arun K. M. Kanakkithodi3, Tao Zhou2, Zhonghou Cai2, Barry Lai2, Dan Mao4, Maria Chan2, Mariana Bertoni1. 1Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.2Argonne National Lab, Lemont, IL, USA.3Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.4First Solar, Perrysburg, OH, USA

11:30

Photoluminescence investigations of CdSeTe absorbers to determine how selenium concentration influences attainable voltages Pascal Jundt1, Robert Arndt1, Christian Drost1, Sagar Baitule1, Olaf Zywitzki2, Thomas Modes2, Bettina SpActh1, Bastian Siepchen1. 1CTF Solar GmbH, Dresden, Germany.2Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP, Dresden, Germany

11:45

Monocrystalline CdSexTe1-x/MgyCd1-yTe Double-Heterostructure Solar Cells Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy Zheng Ju1, Xin Qi1, Xiaoyang Liu2, Tyler McCarthy1, Allison McMinn1, Razine Hossain1, 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

10:30

Large scale daylight photoluminescence imaging of photovoltaic systems Thorsten Trupke, Oliver Kunz, Juergen W. Weber, Hugh Gottlieb, Alexander Slade. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

10:45

High-Accuracy Measurement of the Incidence Angle Modifier on PV Modules Todd Karin, Murtaza Bath, Arthur Onno. PVEL, Member of Kiwa Group, Napa, CA, USA

11:00

Low-Current Diagnostic Metric for Photovoltaic Module Damage Ryan M. Smith1, Dylan Colvin2, 3. 1Pordis LLC, Austin, TX, USA.2University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.3Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL, USA

11:15

PLatypus: Field Photoluminescence Imaging with Simple Hardware Timothy J Silverman1, Nicole Luna1, Byron McDanold1, Josh Parker1, William B. Hobbs2. 1National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.2Southern Company, Birmingham, AL, USA

11:30

Outdoor Photoluminescence Imaging of Perovskite-Based Photovoltaic Devices Felix Gayot, Zhiwen Zheng, Juergen W. Weber, Yan Zhu, Thorsten Trupke, Ziv Hameiri. The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

11:45

Quantitative Investigation of PID Using Infrared Thermography in Crystalline Silicon PV Module Ravi Kumar, Rajesh Gupta. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

10:30

Effect of Charge-Modulated Molecular Passivator on Methylammonium/Bromine-Free Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells Dhruba B. KHadka, Yasuhiro Shirai, Masatoshi Yanagida, Kenjiro Miyano. Photovoltaics Materials Group, Global Research Center for Environment and Energy based on Nanomaterials Science (GREEN), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan

10:45

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Comparative Study of Different 2D Perovskite Passivation Films to Improve the Performance and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Shahriyar Safat Dipta, Ashraful Hossain Howlader, Walia Binte Tarique, Ashraf Uddin. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

11:00

Radiation Hardness of Organic Solar Cells YONGXI LI1, Karthik Kamaraj2, Bin Liu1, Stephen Forrest1. 1Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.2Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

11:15

Understanding and exploiting interfacial interactions between phosphonic acid functional groups and co-evaporated perovskites Thomas J. Feeney1, 2, Julian Petry2, Abderrezak Torche3, 4, Dirk Hauschild5, 6, 7, Benjamin Hacene1, Constantin Wansorra5, Alexander Diercks1, Michelle Ernst3, 4, Lothar Weinhardt5, 6, 7, Clemens Heske5, 6, 7, Ganna Gryn'ova3, 4, Ulrich W. Paetzold1, 2, Paul Fassl1, 2. 1Light Technology Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.2Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.3Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS gGmbH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.4Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.5Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.6Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.7Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA

11:30

Towards a Goal of Self-Assembling Molecules as Hole Transport Layers for Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells Jann B Landgraf1, 2, 3, Yashika Gupta2, 3, Patricia S C Schulze2, Stefan W Glunz1, 2, 3, 4, Juliane Borchert1, 2, 3. 1Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT - Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, Freiburg, Germany.2Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Freiburg, Germany.3Chair of Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.4Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF), Freiburg, Germany

11:45

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Improved Stability in Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskite Thin Films via Single Crystal Purification of Precursors Connor J. Dolan1, Emma R. Yakel1, Shiwei Liu1, Ross A. Kerner2, Jack R. Palmer1, Hendrik M. Vossler1, Clark Han1, Sean P. Dunfield1, David P. Fenning1. 1University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.2National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

10:30

Developments for Novel Module Architecture for Lower CapEx and Improved Recyclability for c-Si PV Modules Ryan J.E. Ruhle1, Larry Maple1, David Durney1, Steve Johnston2, Dana Kern2, Walajabad S. Sampath1. 1Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.2National Renewable Energy Laboratories, Golden, CO, USA

10:45

Field Characterization of Vertical and Tilted Agrivoltaic Installations Kamran Ali Khan Niazi1, Marta Victoria1, 2. 11Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, iClimate, Aarhus University, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.2Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center, Aarhus, Denmark

11:00

Building integration and optimization of a solar electric-thermal energy cogeneration system Siddharth Padmanabha1, Thalia Koutsougeras1, Tim Keegan1, Owen Harris1, Axel Nielsen1, Daniel Codd2, Jake Alter3, Matthew Escarra1. 1Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.2University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.3Bernhard LLC, New Orleans, LA, USA

11:15

How does Module Array Design Affect the Food-Energy Productivity of Agrivoltaic Systems? Habeel Alam1, Muhammad Ashraful Alam2, Alona Armstrong3, Nauman Butt1. 1Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan.2Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.3Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.4Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan

11:30

UV stable thin-film down-converting polymer coating for sail-embedded PV power Sergey Sarkisov1, Darayas Patel2, Alex Fedoseyev3. 1SSS Optical Technologies LLC, Huntsville, AL, USA.2Oakwood University, Huntsville, AL, USA.3Solestial Inc, Tempe, AZ, USA

11:45

Vertical building integrated bifacial modules with façade reflectors for enhanced winter yield Anne Rikhof, Shweta Pal, Leonie Horst, Jelle Westerhof, Rebecca Saive. University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

10:30

Diagnosis of PV cell passivation degradation resulting from hot-humid, high voltage potential aging David Miller, Rachael Arnold, Ashley Gaulding, Peter Hacke, Steven Hayden, Steve Johnston, Katherine Jungjohann, John Mangum, Glenn Teeter, Kent Terwilliger, Weston Wall. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

10:45

Interpreting Machine Learning Models for Correlating Bill-of-Materials with Solar Module Thermomechanical Durability Xin Chen1, 3, Todd Karin2, Anubhav Jain1. 1Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.2PVEL, Napa, CA, USA.3University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA

11:00

Sequential Accelerated Stress Testing Identifies Processing Defects in Bifacial Photovoltaic Module Packaging That Limit Durability Dana B. Kern, Sona Ulicna, Kent Terwilliger, Jimmy Newkirk, Steve Johnston, Dennice Roberts, John S. Mangum, Dirk Jordan, Michael Kempe, Michael Owen-Bellini, Laura T. Schelhas. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

11:15

Investigation of Electrical Conduction Degradation in Front Contact of Si Cells by Nanoelectrical Probe C.-S. Jiang, E.A. Gaulding, S. Johnston, M.G. Deceglie, J.S. Mangum, G. Paul. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

11:30

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Development of a Rapid Screening Protocol for Unencapsulated Silicon Architectures: High-Intensity UV Exposure of PERC and TOPCon Mirra M. Rasmussen1, J. Diego Zubieta Sempertegui1, Jonah G. Gezelter1, Nicholas Moser-Mancewicz2, Kristopher O. Davis3, Mariana I. Bertoni2, Laura S. Bruckman1, Ina T. Martin1. 1Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.2Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.3University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

11:45

Determining the Crosslinking and Degradation Reaction Kinetics in Photovoltaic Encapsulants Using Accelerated Aging Kuan Liu1, David C. Miller2, Nick Bosco2, Reinhold H. Dauskardt1. 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.2National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

10:30

Modeling, Identification, and Validation of Onboard Inverter Active Islanding Detection Methods Nishant Bilakanti1, Dol Kunwar2, Wenzong Wang1, Yiwei Ma1, Charles Brewster1, Aminul Huque1. 1Electric Power Research Institute, Knoxville, TN, USA.2Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

10:45

Capabilities of Photovoltaic Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems in Supporting the Power Grid Robbie Sanderson, Marianne Rodgers. Wind Energy Institute of Canada, North Cape, PE, Canada

11:15

Testing Functional Capabilities of Commercial Grid Forming Inverters using a Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Setup Javier Hernandez-Alvidrez, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Jack David Flicker, Nicholas Gurule. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

11:30

Four Port Solid-State Transformer fed Dual-Converter Topology for Utility-Scale PV Farms Jalpa Thakkar1, Ghanshyamsinh Gohil2. 1SRICT-UPL University of Sustainable Technology, Ankleshwar, India.2Hitachi Energy, Raleigh, NC, USA

11:45

A Generic and Multifunctional Electromagnetic Transient Model for Grid-Following Inverters Soham Chakraborty1, Jing Wang1, Rasel Mahmud1, Andy Hoke1, Brian Johnson 2, Romulo Goncalves Bainy2, Hangtian Lei2. 1National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.2University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA

1:30

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Scalable production of photovoltaic-grade WSe2 via tungsten selenization Kathryn M. Neilson1, Sarallah Hamtaei2, 3, 4, Koosha Nassiri Nazif1, Joshua M. Carr5, Sepideh Rahimi6, Frederick Nitta1, 7, Guy Brammertz2, 3, 4, Jeffery L. Blackburn8, Joke Hadermann6, Krishna C. Saraswat1, 7, Obadiah G. Reid8, 9, Bart Vermang2, 3, 4, Alwin Daus1, 10, Eric Pop1, 7, 11. 1Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA.2Hasselt Univ., imo-imomec, Martelarenlaan 42, Hasselt, Belgium.3Imec, imo-imomec, Thor Park 8320, Genk, Belgium.4EnergyVille, imo-imomec, Thor Park 8320, Genk, Belgium.5Univ. Colorado Boulder, Materials Science a Engineering Program, Boulder, CO, USA.6Univ. Antwerp, Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), Antwerp, Belgium.7Dept. of Materials Science a Engineering, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA.8National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Chemistry and Nanoscience Center, Boulder, CO, USA.9University of Colorado Boulder, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, Golden, CO, USA.10Sensors Laboratory, Dept. Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Univ. Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.11Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA

1:45

NaBiS2 as a next-generation photovoltaic absorber Yi-Teng Huang1, 2, SeAin R. Kavanagh3, 4, 5, Marcello Righetto6, Marin Rusu7, Szymon J. Zelewski1, Samuel D. Stranks1, 8, Akshay Rao1, Laura M. Herz6, David O. Scanlon3, 5, Aron Walsh4, Robert L. Z. Hoye2. 1Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.2Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.3Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, United Kingdom.4Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.5Thomas Young Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.6Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.7Struktur und Dynamik von Energiematerialien, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fA¼r Materialien und Energie, Berlin, United Kingdom.8Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

2:00

Improved efficiency in WSe2 solar cells using amorphous InOx heterocontacts Shifan Wang1, Di Yan1, Jesus Ibarra Michel1, Alexander Corletto1, Ary Wibowo2, Ha Young Lee1, Sujeong Byun1, Sejeong Kim1, Sivacarendran Balendhran1, Kenneth B. Crozier1, Peter Sherrell3, Daniel MacDonald2, James Bullock1. 1Univeristy of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.2the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.3RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

2:15

Fabrication of Multi-stacked GaSb/GaAs Quantum Rings in Thin-film Intermediate Band Solar Cells Yusuke Oteki, Yoshitaka Okada. The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

2:30

p-i-n Betavoltaic Cells under Ni63 Irradiation: Quantifying Carrier Collection and Power Output Mathieu de Lafontaine1, Robert F.H. Hunter1, Gavin Forcade1, John P.D. Cook1, Dominique Drouin2, Jacob J. Krich1, Karin Hinzer1, 2. 1SUNLAB - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.2UniversitAc de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

2:45

Ultrathin Si for single and tandem applications through reciprocal space engineering and quasi-random patterning Jeronimo Buencuerpo1, 2, Andrea Cattoni1, 2, StAcphane Collin1, 2, 3. 1Institut PhotovoltaAmque d'Ile-de-France (IPVF), Palaiseau, France.2Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), CNRS, UniversitAc Paris-Sud/Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, France.3 Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

1:30

Electric Orbit Raising Radiation Induced Coverglass Darkening and Its Impact on III-V Multijunction Solar Cell Performance Samuel Beyene1, Bao Hoang1, Catherine Keys1, Bradely Weaver2, Ani Khachatrain2. 1Maxar Space Systems, Palo alto, CA, USA.2U.S Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, DC, USA

1:45

Qualification and Production of IMM-β and Z4J+, Radiation Hard III-V Solar Cells Zachary Bittner, Daniel Derkacs, Nate Miller, Frank Fencl, Janine Walker, Andrew Espenlaub, Tobias Burger, Ryan Hool, Albert Perry, Alex Haas, Dan Aiken, Ben Cho, Pravin Patel. SolAero by Rocket Lab, Albuquerque, NM, USA

2:00

Radiation-induced defect creation and healing in metal-halide perovskite semiconductors Ahmad Kirmani. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA

2:15

Perovskite Solar Cells for Space: Assessment of Encapsulation under Proton Irradiation Megh N Khanal1, 2, Vincent R Whiteside1, 2, Hadi Afshari1, Mritunjaya Parashar3, Mohin Sharma3, Giles E Eperon4, Yinghuan Kuang5, Sarallah Hamtaei5, Bart Vermang5, Bibhudutta Rout3, Ian R Sellers1, 2. 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.2Department of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.3Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.4Swift Solar, San Carlos, CA, USA.5IMEC, imo-imomec, Thin Film PV Tech, -partner in Solliance, Genk, Belgium

2:30

Radiation tolerant low cost tandem solar cells for space applications Gavin Conibeer, Santosh Shrestha. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

2:45

In-situ characterization tools for evaluating radiation tolerance and elemental migration in perovskites Mohin Sharma1, Mritunjaya Parashar1, Darshpreet/Kaur Saini1, Todd/A Byers1, Charles/T Bowen1, Megh/N Khanal2, Vincent/R Whiteside3, Ahmad/R Kirmani4, Joseph/M Luther5, Ian/R Sellers2, Gary/A Glass1, Bibhudutta Rout1. 1University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.2University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.3University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.4Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA.5National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

1:30

Formation of Selective TOPCon Front Surface Field with Excellent Passivation For High-Efficiency Back-Junction Solar Cells Sagnik Dasgupta1, Pradeep Padhamnath2, Wook-Jin Choi1, Young-Woo Ok1, Ajeet Rohatgi1. 1Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.2AGH University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland

1:45

Pinhole Formation by Nucleated Phase Separation in TOPCon and POLO Solar Cells: Structural Dynamics and Optimization Andrew M Diggs, Zachary Crawford, Adam Goga, Zitong Zhao , Gregely Zimanyi. University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA

2:00

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - UV-Stability of Industrial PERC, SHJ and TOPCon Solar Cells Fabian Thome1, Pascal MeA1, Wolfram Kwapil1, 2, Florian Schindler1, Martin C. Schubert1. 1Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.2Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH), Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

2:15

Ex-situ doping of polysilicon hole contacts via electron-beam boron evaporation Yida Pan1, Di Kang2, Di Yan1, Jiali Wang2, Peiting Zheng3, Jie Yang3, Xinyu Zhang3, James Bullock1. 1University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.2The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.3Jinko Solar, Haining, China

2:30

Benefits of Reactive Silver Ink Metallization: More Than Just a Path to 90% Less Silver Michael Martinez-Szewczyk1, Steven DiGregorio2, Owen Hildreth2, Mariana Bertoni1. 1Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.2Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA

1:30

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - A Novel Asymmetric Distributed Voltage Regulation Scheme to Enhance the Utilization of Distributed Energy Resources Madhura Sondharangalla, Dan Moldavan, Raja Ayyanar. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

2:00

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Load Coincidence Factors for Robust Optimal Power Flow in Radial Distribution Networks Andrew Musgrave, Christine Chen. The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2:15

A Data-Driven Framework for Evaluating the Impacts of Advanced PV Inverter Control Functions Joseph A. Azzolini, Matthew J. Reno. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

2:30

Distributed Automatic Generation Control considering DPV using T&D Dynamic Co-simulation Prasant Basnet1, Xin Fang1, Wenbo Wang2, Weijia Liu2. 1Mississippi State University, MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS, USA.2National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

2:45

Suppressing Post-Fault Active Power Transients in Grid-Forming Inverters Ryan Elliott, Rachid Darbali-Zamora. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

1:30

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Front and Rear Irradiance ratio in Bifacial Photovoltaic Systems Luis Fernando Bustos-Marquez1, 2, Thunchanok Kaewnukultorn1, 2, Steven Hegedus1, 2. 1Institute of Energy Conversion, Newark, DE, USA.2University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

1:45

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Importance of Spectral Effects in Energy Yield Predictions for High Latitude Locations Mandy R Lewis1, Victoria Jancowski1, Christopher E. Valdivia1, 2, Karin Hinzer1. 1SUNLAB, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.2Enurgen, Ottawa, ON, Canada

2:00

Error in the yield forecast of c-Si systems due to spectral effects Keith R. McIntosh, Malcolm D. Abbott, Ben A. Sudbury. PV Lighthouse, Coledale, Australia

2:15

A Practical Framework for 3D Shade Modeling: Addressing the Tradeoff Between Precision and Performance Kurt Rhee, Jason Spokes. Terabase Energy, Berkeley, CA, USA

2:30

Equating reference cell and broadband pyranometer data Josh Peterson1, Aron Habte2, Manajit Sengupta2, Afshin Andreas2. 1University of Oregon, Solar Radiation Monitoring Lab, Eugene, OR, USA.2NREL, Golden, CO, USA

2:45

Standardization of PV Reference Cells for Outdoor Measurements Anton Driesse1, Aron Habte2, Manajit Sengupta2. 1PV Performance Labs, Freiburg, Germany.2National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO, USA

1:30

Social Acceptance and Social Acceptability of Photovoltaic Powered Charging Station and New Associated Services Amalie Alchami1, Nathalie Darene2, Manuela Sechilariu1, Fabrice Locment1. 1Avenues, Universite de Technologie de Compiegne, Compiegne, France.2Costech, Universite de Technologie de Compiegne, Compiegne, France

1:45

Riding the wave of floating photovoltaics: a public perception study in an urban context Leonardo Micheli, Alice Zaghini, Fabio Bisegna. Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering (DIAEE), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

2:00

Challenges and strategies for establishing a rooftop photovoltaic system crowdsourced by students and employees at Aarhus University Marta Victoria, Zhe Zhang, Gorm B. Andresen, Parisa Rahdan, Ebbe K. GActske. Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, iClimate, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

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Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Proyecto Luz Verde UPRM: Project-Based-Learning Education on Power and Energy using Off-Grid PV Systems Javier Moscoso1, Alexis Burgos1, Miguel De JesAos1, Diego VAizquez1, Leonardo Guadalupe2, Jan Otero1, Emmanuel GonzAilez1, A Olivieri1, Amarilys ValentAsn1, Eduardo Ortiz1. 1University of Puerto Rico at MayagA¼ez, MayagA¼ez, PR, Puerto Rico.2University of Puerto Rico at RAso Piedras, San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico

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Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Technoceconomic Analysis of Photovoltaic Systems for Promoting Clean and Affordable Energy in Vulnerable Communitie Elizabeth A. Trader1, 2, Alejandro Aparcedo3, Thomas Wahl5, 6, Kelly A. Stevens7, Christopher T. Emrich6, 7, Zhihua Qu1, 2, Bo Tu1, 2, Siddiqur Rahman5, 6, Herbert Longenecker7, Kristopher Davis2, 3, 4, Mengjie Li2, 3. 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.2Resilient, Intelligent and Sustainable Energy Systems Cluster, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.3Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.4Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.5Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.6National Center for Integrated Coastal Research, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.7School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

2:45

Best Practices for Renewable Energy Engagements and Consultations in Nunavut Martha Lenio1, 2, Laura-Jeannie Gibbons3. 1High Latitude Energy Consulting, Iqaluit, NU, Canada.2The Arctic Renewables Society, Iqaluit, NU, Canada.3Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation, Sanirajak, NU, Canada

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Transient Photovoltage as a Tool for Probing Carrier Dynamics in CdTe-Based Solar Cells Abasi Abudulimu, Adam Phillips, Steven Carter, Sabin Neupane, Deng-Bing Li, Tyler Brau, Jared Friedl, Yanfa Yan, Michael Heben, Randy Ellingson. Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC), Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Toledo, toledo, OH, USA

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Effect of Post-Deposition Annealing on the Performance of Antimony Selenide Solar Cells Alisha Adhikari, Suman Rijal, Joel Blodgett, Sabin Neupane, Manoj K Jamarkattel, Nadeesha Katakumbura, Tamanna Mariam, Kshitiz Dolia, Michael J Heben, Randy J Ellingson, Zhaoning Song, Yanfa Yan. University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

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CuSCN as a Transparent p-type Heterojunction Partner for the n-type CdTe Solar Cells Md Zahangir Alom, Sheikh Tawsif Elahi, Vasilios Palekis, Wei Wang, Chris Ferekides. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

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CuI as a Transparent Back Contact for CST/CdTe Solar Cells Md Zahangir Alom, Sheikh Tawsif Elahi, Vasilios Palekis, Wei Wang, Chris Ferekides. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

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Investigation of Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 solar cells fabricated through aqueous non-vacuum spray deposition Ikram Anefnaf, Simya O.K., Elisa Artegiani, Narges Torabi, Mariyam Mukhtar, Alessandro Romeo. LAPS-Laboratory for Photovoltaics and Solid State Physics, Departiment of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

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External Quantum Efficiency Measurements as a Diagnostic Tool for Doping Level in CdTe Photovoltaic Devices Ebin Bastola, Adam B. Phillips, Nadeesha katakumbura, Kartik Nair, Zulkifl Hussain, Kara Kile, Manoj K. Jamarkattel, Prabodika Kalurachchi, Sabin Neupane, Abasi Abudulium, Yanfa Yan, Randy J. Ellingson, Michael J. Heben. The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

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Automation of Close Sublimation System used for CdSe and CdTe Evaporation on Thin Film Solar Cells Martin Bliss, Robert D. Ellis, Rachael Greenhalgh, Kerrie Morris, Jake W. Bowers, John M. Walls, Kurt L. Barth. Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

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Planarization of Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide for Improved Thin Film CdTe Device Performance Kieran M. Curson, Adam M. Law, Ali Abbas, Luksa Kujovic, Luis C. Infante-Ortega, Xiaolei Liu, John M. Walls. Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

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Optimization of Sb-doped CdSeTe Solar Cells Bin Du1, Gregory A. Manoukian2, Antonio J. N. Oliveira3, Kevin Dobson1, Aayush Nahar4, Brian McCandless1, Aaron Arehart4, Jason B. Baxter2, William N. Shafarman1. 1University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.2Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.3International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Braga, Portugal.4The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

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Structural Properties of Cadmium Selenide Thin Films Sheikh Tawsif Elahi, Md Zahangir Alom, Wei Wang, Vasilios Palekis, Chris Ferekides. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

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Progress on Optimization of CdSe and CdTe Processing and CdCl2 Treatment Parameters Robert D. Ellis, Martin Bliss, Xiaolei Liu, Rachael Greenhalgh, Mustafa Togay, Ali Abbas, Kieran M. Curson, John M. Walls, Jake W. Bowers, Kurt L. Barth. Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

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Effect of Band Gap Gradient on the Open Circuit Voltage Limit of the Cu(In, Ga)Se2 Absorbers Sevan Gharabeiki1, Tilly Schaaf1, 2, Francesco Lodola1, Taowen Wang1, Michele Melchiorre1, Susanne Siebentritt1. 1Laboratory for Photovoltaics, Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.2Trinity college Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

G5

Two-Dimensional Modeling of CdTe Back Interface Recombination Ian M. Glass, Adam Phillips, Jared Friedl, Michael Heben. University of Toledo Wright PVIC, Toledo, OH, USA

G6

Understanding the Effect of Various Commercial TCO Glass Substrates on CdSeTe/CdTe Solar Cell Performance Trent N. Hanney1, Amit Munshi2. 1Next Generation PV Center, Fort Collins, CO, USA.2Next Generation PV Center, Fort Collins, CO, USA

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Effect of sub-bandgap states in CdSe Taylor Hill1, 2, Sachit Grover2, James Sites1. 1Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.2First Solar, Santa Clara, CA, USA

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In Situ Arsenic Doping of CdTe FIlms Using an Integrated Effusion Cell - Reaching 3% Activation Ratio Zulkifl Hussain, Adam/B Phillips, Jared/D Friedl, Zun-nun Hussain, Prabodika/N. Kaluarachchi, Hana ElSayed, Taylor/C. Tomko, Ian/M. Wood, Shannon/E. Costello, Ebin Bastola, Yanfa Yan, Randy/J. Ellingson, Michael/J. Heben. The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

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Optimising the thickness of sputtered SnO2 buffer layers for high efficiency CdSeTe/CdTe devices. Luis C. Infante-Ortega1, Xiaolei Liu1, Luksa Kujovic1, Mustafa Togay1, Luke O. Jones1, Ali Abbas1, Jake W. Bowers1, John M. Walls1, Wei Zhang2, Chungho Lee2, Timothy Nagle2, Dingyuan Lu2, Gang Xiong2, Ochai Oklobia3, Dan A. Lamb3, Stuart J. C. Irvine3. 1CREST, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom.2First Solar, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA.3CSER, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom

G10

Self-compensation of group-V acceptors in CdTe Anderson Janotti, Intuon Chatratin, Igor Evangelista. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

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Soft-baking optimization in Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 absorbers prepared from nanoparticle inks Michael D. K. Jones, Stephen Campbell, Neil S. Beattie, Guillaume Zoppi, Vincent Barrioz, yongtao Qu. Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom

G12

Top Performing Cadmium Telluride Research Devices From Four Labs Camden Kasik1, Ishwor Khatri1, James Sites1, Marko JoAit2, Marko TopiA2. 1Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.2University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

G13

Investigating the Role of Temperature on Recombination Current Densities Nadeesha Katakumbura, Adam B. Phillips, Abudulimu Abasi, Ebin Bistola, Michael J. Heben, Randy J. Ellingson. The university of toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

G14

Scalable, Solution-Based Fabrication of Novel Sb2S3 Photovoltaic Fibers Richard A. Korneisel, Evan D. Jacque, Konstantinos Gerasopoulos, Michael H.-C. Jin. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA

G15

Enabling Two-Terminal Tandem Solar Cells with Ag-incorporated Sb2(SxSe1-x)3 and Sb2S3 absorbers Sanghyun Lee1, Kent Price2. 1University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.2Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, USA

G16

Accelerating Material Discovery for CdTe Solar Cells Using Knowledge Intense Word Embeddings Xiaolei Liu1, Kurt Barth1, David Windridge2, Kai Xu3. 1Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom.2Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom.3University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

G17

Ultrafast Heteroepitaxial Single-Crystal CdTe Thin Film by Close Space Sublimation Hongling Lott1, Peter Dingus2, James Garnett2, Anthony Rice1, Matthew Reese1, Eric Colegrove1. 1National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.2Uriel Solar, Inc, Westlake Village, CA, USA

G18

Theoretical Modeling and Experimental Data of Cu and As diffusion in Thin Tilm CdTe Solar Cells Mayank Mate, Sushmakanth Myneni, Amit Munshi, Walajabad Sampath. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

G19

A Comparison of CdS and Zn(O, S) Buffer Layers in (Ag, Cu)(In, Ga)Se2 Solar Cells Michael F. Miller1, Ana Kanevce2, Marzieh Baan3, Rico Gutzler2, Darius Kuciauskas4, Theresa Magorian Friedlmeier2, Tyler J Grassman1, 3, Aaron R Arehart1. 1The Ohio State University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Columbus, OH, USA.2Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie-und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Stuttgart, Germany.3The Ohio State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Columbus, OH, USA.4National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

G20

Development of fabrication process for thin-film CZTS solar cell based on an electroplated metallic precursor Io Mizushima1, Peter T Tang1, Alexander H Ohrt2, Eduard L Balada2. 1IPU P/S, Virum, Denmark.2Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

G21

Study of Ultra-Thin Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells Mariyam Mukhtar1, Elisa Artegiani1, Narges Torabi1, Ikram Anefnaf1, Simya O.K.1, Jessica Barrantes2, Matteo Meneghini2, Alessandro Romeo1. 1LAPS-Laboratory for Photovoltaics and Solid State Physics, Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.2Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, via Gradenigo 6/B, 35131 Padova, Italy, Padova, Italy

G22

Sub-Band Gap Emission in CdSexTe1-x Devices by Various Post- Deposition Methods Sushmakanth Myneni, Daniel Shaw, Amit Munshi, Walajabad Sampath. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

G23

Statistical Analysis of Reverse-Bias Breakdown characteristics of CIGS Solar Modules Suheir Nofal1, 2, Andreas Gerber1, Timon Vaas1, 2, Bart E. Pieters1, Uwe Rau1, 2. 1IEK5-Photovoltaics, Forschungszentrum JA¼lich GmbH, JA¼lich, Germany.2JA¼lich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA-Energy) and Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

G24

Color-Performance Dynamics in CIGS Solar Cells with Varied ITO and Zn(O, S) Layer Thickness Explored by Numerical Simulations Lorenzo Perini, Giovanna Sozzi. Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

G25

Two Epitaxial Lift-off Techniques for Flexible CdTe/MgCdTe Double-Heterostructure Thin-Film Solar Cells Xin Qi, Zheng Ju, Xiaoyang Liu, Allison McMinn, Tyler McCarthy, Razine Hossain, Yong-Hang Zhang. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

G26

Phosphorus Doping of CdTe Absorber Using Phosphine Gas Abdul Quader, Ebin Bastola, Venkanna Kanneboina, Prabin Dulal, Madan K Mainali, Kiran Lamichhane, Bishal Shrestha, Ambalanath Shan, Adam B. Phillips, Randy J. Ellingson, Yanfa Yan, Nikolas J. Podraza, Michael J. Heben. Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC), Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

G27

Magnesium Zinc Oxide Emitter Layers with and without Gallium-doping for Cadmium Telluride-based Photovoltaic Devices Lilly Quintana Barrera, Jennifer Drayton, James R. Sites. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

G28

Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Analysis and EQE Simulation of CIGS Solar Cell to Optimize CdS/ZnO Interface Layer. Dhurba R. Sapkota, Manoj K. Jamarkattel, Rabee B. Alkhayat. Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

G29

Tuning the (Zn, Mg)O Layer Thickness for Improved Efficiency in CIGS Solar Cells with Zn(O, S) Buffer: A Numerical Investigation Giovanna Sozzi1, Lorenzo Perini1, Wolfram Witte2, Dimitrios Hariskos2. 1Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.2Zentrum fA¼r Sonnenenergie -und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-WA¼rttemberg (ZSW), Stuttgard, Germany

G30

Investigations on CdSexTe1-x/CdTe solar cells before and after a light treatment Bettina SpActh1, Pascal Jundt1, Anna Kindvall1, Ivan Rimmaudo1, Robert Arndt1, Bastian Siepchen1, Olaf Zywitzki2, Thomas Modes2, Hikmet Sezen3, Jean Becker3, Jan P. Hofmann3. 1CTF Solar GmbH, Dresden, Germany.2Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP, Dresden, Germany.3Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

G31

Molybdenum as a Back Contact for Thin-Film Solar Cells Priya S. Suryavanshi1, 2, Chetan J. Panchal1. 1Applied Physics Department, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India.22Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

G32

Post-deposition Treatment of n-CdTe Solar Cells Wei WANG, Vasilis Palekis, Md Zahangir Alom, Sheikh Elahi Tawsif, Chris Ferekides. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

H1

Prediction of the Optical Properties and Photovoltaic Potential of Iron Disulfide using Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Awais Zaka1, Sabina Abdul Hadi2, Saeed Alhassan1, Ammar Nayfeh1. 1Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.2University of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

H2

Investigation of properties of CdSeTe/Sb and Sb/CdSeTe stacks Ali A1, 2, Bin Du1, Kevin D. Dobson1, Brian E. McCandless1, William N. Shafarman1. 1Institute of Energy Conversion, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.2NiA, NiA, Turkey

H3

Enhancement of Efficiency in Cu(In, Ga)(S, Se)2 Solar Cells by Gallium doping in Zn(O, S) Buffer layer Yung-Ling Chang, Yi-Hsuan Huang, Jun-Nan Liu, Wei-Chih Lin, Chih-Huang Lai. National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

H4

Performance Assessment of Cu3BiS3 Heterojunction Solar Cell with WS2 as Cd-Free Buffer Layer Sandip Das. Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA, USA

H5

Modeling and optimization of a novel design of CIGS tandem solar cells, utilizing mole fraction variation Filippos Filippou, Michael Sherif. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Monterey, CA, USA

H6

Fabricating >7.5% Sb2S3 Based Thin Film Solar Cell via Modified Hydrothermal Growth Process Vijay C. Karade1, Namuna Adhikari1, Samietha S. Kumar1, Dipendra Pokhrel1, Xavier Mathew1, 2, Alisha Adhikari1, Ebin Bastola1, Abasi Abudulimu1, Adam B. Phillips1, Zhaoning Song1, Michael J. Heben1, Yanfa Yan1, Randy J. Ellingson1. 1Wright Center for Photovoltaic Innovation and Commercialization, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.2Instituto de EnergAsas Renovables, Temixco, Mexico

H8

All Dry Process with K2S Post Deposition Treatment by Atomic Layer Deposition: A Feasible Way for Large-Scale Production of Alkali Post Treatment in CIGS Thin Film Solar Cell Industry Jun-Nan Liu1, Bo-Shiun Chen1, Chia-Chen Chung1, Tzi-Yi Yang1, Yung-Ling Chang1, Ji-Shian Tsai2, Tzu-Ying Lin1, Yu-Lun Cheuh1, Chih-Huang Lai1. 1National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.2National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan

H9

Optimization of CdSeTe/CdTe Thin Film Photovoltaics using Statistical Data and Machine Learning Pradeep Murugan, Zachary Lustig, Amit Munshi. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

H10

Effects of Chemical Etching in Ex-situ Bi-Doped CdSeTe Solar Cells Sabin Neupane1, Deng-Bing Li1, Manoj Jamarkattel1, Abasi Abudulimu1, Alisha Adhikari1, You Li1, Tyler Brau1, Zhaoning Song1, Feng Yan2, Michael Heben1, Randy Ellingson1, James Becker4, Dingyuan Lu3, Gang Xiong3, William Huber4, Yanfa Yan1. 1University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.2Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.3California Technology Center, First Solar Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA.4First Solar Inc, Perrysberg, OH, USA

H11

First-Principles Calculations and Experimental Measurements of Valence Band Offsets for Pristine CdTe(-1-1-1)/TeO2 Heterointerfaces Anthony P. Nicholson, James R. Sites, Walajabad S. Sampath, Amit H. Munshi. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

H12

Temperature and Spectrum Dependence on Light Soaking Recovery for Proton-Irradiated Flexible Chalcopyrite Solar Cells Hiroki Sugimoto1, Takeshi Yagioka1, Yoshiyuki Murakami2, Tetsuya Nakamura2, Shin-ichiro Sato3, Takeshi Ohshima3, 4. 1PXP Corporation, Sagamihara, Japan.2Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba, Japan.3National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Takasaki, Japan.4Department of Materials Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

H13

Continnum Modeling and Optimization of Group-V Doping in CdSexTe1-x Xiaofeng Xiang, Aaron Gehrke, Yijun Tong, Scott Dunham. University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

L9

Numerical Simulation of Superstrate CdTe-2D MoTe2 Thin-Film Tandem Solar Cells Karthika Haridas, Shubhra Bansal. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

J28

Control Strategy for Small Hydro, PV & Fuel-Cell Based Hybrid Community Micro Grid Zeeshan Akhtar, Eduardo I. Ortiz Rivera, Rachid Darbali Zamora. The University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, USA

J29

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Validation for DER Protection Model Executed in Dominion Energy Training Program Genesis B. Alvarez, Patrick A. Doss , Ibukunoluwa O. Korede , Lionel W. Brookins, John D. Grimes. Dominion Energy, Glen Allen, VA, USA

J30

Closed-Loop Validation for AI-Based Active PV Plant Control in Supporting AGC Mengmeng Cai1, Emanuel Mendiola1, Weihang Yan1, Jing Wang1, Simon Julien2, Tristan Liu2, Zachary Jacobs2, Vahan Gevorgian1. 1National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.2Latimer Controls, Boulder, CO, USA

J31

Optimal Control of Distribution Switches Using Deep Neural Networks to Balance a Low-Cost Dynamic Photovoltaic Microgrid Ricardo Calloquispe-Huallpa1, Rachid Darbali-Zamora2, Erick E. Aponte-Bezares1, Anny Huaman-Rivera1. 1 University of Puerto Rico at MayagA¼ez (UPRM), Mayaguez, PR, Puerto Rico.2Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, NM, USA

J32

An Optimization Approach for Microgrid Sizing Considering Varying Renewable Energy Markets: Puerto Rico Use Case Ricardo Calloquispe-Huallpa1, Rachid Darbali-Zamora2, Erick E. Aponte-Bezares1. 1University of Puerto Rico at MayagA¼ez (UPRM), Mayaguez, PR, Puerto Rico.2Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, NM, USA

K1

Implementation of an Analytical Active Power Curtailment Method for Photovoltaic System Applications Rachid Darbali-Zamora1, Eduardo I. Ortiz-Rivera2. 1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA.2University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, USA

K2

Ordinary Differential Equations Mathematical Modeling of a Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Platform to Evaluate Photovoltaic Inverter IEEE1547.1 Unintentional Islanding Tests Edgardo Desarden-Carrero1, Rachid Darbali-Zamora2, Erick E. Aponte-Bezares1. 1University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, USA.2Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

K3

Demonstration of a Simulated Inverter Laboratory using Unintentional Islanding Tests from IEEE 1547.1 Eugene Desjardins Couture, Nayeem Ninad. CanmetENERGY - Natural Resources Canada, Varennes, QC, Canada

K4

Solar PV Inverter Retrofitting: Enhancing Reliability through Predictive Maintenance Rabin Dhakal, Kushal Buch, Wayne Li, Curtiss Fox. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Charlotte, NC, USA

K5

Solar-Powered, Internet-of-Things-based Smart Greenhouse with Adaptive Environment Control for Sustainable Agriculture Nursery Harvey Jan F. Fukuyo1, Rey Alexander B. Ramos1, Andre Charles P. Canonicato1, Kristine S. Balinas1, Noel Peter B. Tan1, 2, Achilles E. Espaldon1, Aris C. Larroder3, Sarah P. Villa1, 2, Bernice Mae Yu Jeco-Espaldon1. 1College of Technology, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines.2Center for Advanced New Materials, Engineering, and Emerging Technologies (CANMEET), Iloilo City, Philippines.3College of Arts and Sciences, West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, Philippines

K6

Developing IEEE Std 2800-Compliant Algorithms for Transmission-Connected Inverter-Based Resource Rasel Mahmud1, Andy Hoke1, Jeremy Keen1, James Cale2. 1National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Aurora, CO, USA.2Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

K7

A Two Stage Process for Optimal Coordination of Phase and Ground Protection Settings of Sparsely Placed Bidirectional Overcurrent Relays Ronald C. Matthews, Trupal R. Patel, Adam K. Summers, Daniel J. Kelly, Matthew J. Reno. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

K8

Network Orientation and Advanced Inverter Function Assessment for High Variability Irradiance Data Laith Mubaslat, Nayeem Ninad, Sophie Pelland, Dave Turcotte, Vahid Raissi Dehkordi. CanmetENERGY, Varennes, QC, Canada

K9

Verification of Adaptive Protection in Hardware in the Loop for Coordination with Solar Variability Adam Summers1, Trupal Patel1, Dan Kelly1, Emilio C. Piesciorovsky2, Matthew J. Reno1, Joe Azzolini1. 1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA.2Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

K10

Methodology for Incorporating Extreme Events, Hazards and Fragility Data into a Microgrid Design Toolkit Model Representative of a Rural Community in Puerto Rico Rolando J. Tremont-Brito1, Erick E. Aponte-Bezares1, Rachid Darbali-Zamora2. 1University of Puerto Rico-MayagA¼ez, MayagA¼ez, PR, USA.2Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

K11

Implementing Extreme Events, Hazards and Fragility Data, and Mitigation Trade-off Analysis using the Microgrid Design Toolkit for a Rural Community in Puerto Rico Rolando J. Tremont-Brito1, Erick E. Aponte-Bezares1, Rachid Darbali-Zamora2. 1University of Puerto Rico-MayagA¼ez, MayagA¼ez, PR, USA.2Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

K12

Comprehensive Microgrid Design Toolkit Analysis for a Remote Rural Community in Puerto Rico Rolando J. Tremont-Brito1, Ricardo Calloquispe-Huallpa1, Giancarlos Irizarry-MartAsnez1, Gerald L. LA³pez-Ramos1, Rachid Darbali-Zamora2, Erick E. Aponte-Bezares1. 1University of Puerto Rico-MayagA¼ez, MayagA¼ez, PR, USA.2Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

K15

Multimodal Power Outage Prediction for Rapid Disaster Response and Resource Allocation Alejandro Aparcedo1, 2, 3, Christian Lopez1, 2, 3, Abhinav Kotta1, 2, 3, Mengjie Li1, 2, 3, 4. 1Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC, Cocoa, FL, USA.2Resilient, Intelligent and Sustainable Energy Systems (RISES) Cluster, Orlando, FL, USA.3Department of Computer Science, University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, FL, USA.4Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Orlando, FL, USA

K18

Solar Photovoltaic Interactive and Portable Kit to Develop Solar Energy Skills Luis Alejandro Cardenas Garcia1, Juan Manuel Ballesteros Guio1, Fernando Augusto Herrera Leon1, David Nova Rodriguez1, Johann HernAindez2. 1Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Columbia.2Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Bogota, Columbia

K20

Low-iron Sand Abundance Hindered by Supply Challenges Tamal Chowdhury1, Nathan Chang1, Mohammad Dehghanimadvar1, Richard Corkish 1. 1School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.2School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.3School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.4School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

K21

Exploring the Synergy of Floating Photovoltaic Systems and Hydropower in California's Reservoirs Shahriyar Hekmat, Sarah Kurtz. University of California Merced, MERCED, CA, USA

K22

Comparative Life Cycle Carbon Analysis of Different Recycling Processes for Perovskite Solar Cells Juan P Herrera1, Jules Freeman1, Achyuth Ravilla2, Ilke Celik1. 1Portland State University, Department of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Portland, OR, USA.2Portland State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland, OR, USA

K23

Energy Transition Planning and the Role of Long-Term Modeling in Northern Canada Sophie Janke, Madeleine McPherson, Muhammad Awais, Curran Crawford. University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

K24

Sonoran Desert Photovoltaics Laboratory and Growing Green: A networked regional approach to agrivoltaics citizen science Michelle Jordan1, Sarah Bendok2, Hanson Nguyen1, Steven Zuiker1, Kelly Simmons-Potter3, Carlos Meza-Torres1, Greg Barron-Gafford3, Kyle Boyer3, Rebekah jongewaard1, Tianna Griffin1, Christiana Honsberg1, Brianne Loya1. 1Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.2Growing Green, Phoenix, AZ, USA.3University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

K25

Thinking Beyond Net Metering: A Value of Solar Framework Based on Aggregate Revenue Requirement for Grid-connected Rooftop PV Systems in India Pratik Joshi1, Anand B. Rao1, 2, Rangan Banerjee1, 3, 4. 1Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies (ADCPS), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.2Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.3Department of Energy Science and Engineering (DESE), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.4Department of Energy Science and Engineering (DESE), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

K26

Simulation and design aspects of a bifacial single-axis tracker across North America, to enhance the efficiency of solar radiation utilization Changkyun Lee1, Rakesh Agrawal2, Peter Bermel1, Geoff Sanchez1. 1Department of Electrical and Computer engineering, West Lafayette, IN, USA.2Department of Chemical Engineering, West Lafayette, IN, USA

K27

Lead Content Estimation in Silicon PV Modules Fang Li1, Stephanie Shaw2, Cara Libby2, Bulent Bicer1, Tamizhmani Govindasamy1. 1Photovoltaic Reliability Laboratory, Arizona State University, MESA, AZ, USA.2EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, USA

K28

Carbon Payback Time (CPBT) and Energy Payback Time (EPBT) of Residential Solar Photovoltaic Repowering Preeti Nain, Luyao Yuan, Annick Anctil. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

K30

Maximizing DPV Hosting Capacity with Regional Firm VRE Power Generation Marc Perez1, Richard Perez1, 2, Upama Nakarmi1, Thomas E. Hoff1, Jeffrey Freedman2, Elizabeth McCabe2, Marco Pierro3, Jan Remund4. 1Clean Power Research, Napa, CA, USA.2University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.3EURAC, Bolzano, Italy.4Meteotest, Bern, Switzerland

K31

Solar and Storage Valuation Challenges for Grid Resiliency Vincent M Potter. NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

K32

Comparative life cycle assessment of hydrogen production via photoelectrochemical (PEC) and photovoltaic-electrochemical (PV-EC)water splitting Achyuth Ravilla1, Zhaoning Song2, Yanfa Yen2, Ilke Celik3. 1Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA.2University of Toledo, Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, Toledo, OH, USA.3Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA

L1

Inkjet Printed Top Contacts for Sustainable Solar Cells Oliver Rigby1, Bethany Willis1, Prabeesh Punathil1, Giray Kartopu1, Matthew Naylor1, Maarten van der Vleuten2, Remi Aninat2, Veronique Gevaerts2, Vincent Barrioz1, Guillaume Zoppi1, Neil Beattie1. 1Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.2Solliance, TNO, Eindhoven, Netherlands

L3

Portfolio Optimization of Non-Conventional Energy Generation AndrAcs TriviApo, NicolAis LA³pez, Diego Rodriguez, Johann Hernandez. Universidad Distrital Francisco JosAc de Caldas, Bogota DC, Columbia

L4

Using life cycle assessment to improve the sustainability of laboratory synthesis of chalcogenide nanoparticles for thin film photovoltaics Bethany L. Willis1, Michael D. K. Jones1, Stephan Campbell1, Giray Kartopu1, Prabeesh Punathil1, Wai M. Cheung2, Elliot Woolley3, Lewis C. R. Jones3, Vincent Barrioz1, Guillaume Zoppi1, Yongtao Qu1, Neil S. Beattie1. 1Department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.2Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.3Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

L5

Effectiveness of the Concentrating Photovoltaics (CPV) Toward TW-Scale PV Production Masafumi Yamaguchi1, Kenji Araki2, Yasuyuki Ota2, Kensuke Nishioka2, Yuchao Zhang3, Brett Hallam3, Nobuaki Kojima1, Yoshio Ohshita1. 1Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan.2University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.3The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

L6

End-of-life Residential Photovoltaic Waste Assessment in California: A System Dynamics Approach Luyao Yuan, Annick Anctil. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

L10

Supporting the Emerging U.S. Photovoltaics Manufacturing Workforce Nina Hooper1, Noreen Gentry1, Daniel Inns2, Susan Huang3. 1Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.2Boston Government Services, Washington, DC, USA.3Department of Energy, Washington, DC, USA