What: Quality Roundtable @ Intersolar South America 2018
When: August 28, 2018 from 2 PM to 4 PM
Where: Expo Center Norte, room Cantareira 4
pv magazine Quality Roundtable at Intersolar South America 2018
Quality in procurement, installation, manufacturing, and O&M
How to mitigate the risk of modules experiencing LID, backsheet failure, or moisture ingress?
->Puede leer la versión en español aquí<-
Join pv magazine for its Quality Roundtable event at Intersolar South America in Sao Paulo.
pv magazine’s inaugural Quality Roundtable in Latin America will address a range of issues investors, installers and EPC’s active in the region will routinely be confronted with.
The first case takes a closer look at a solar farm which lost 16% of its performance within a year of installation. Gilberto Figueiredo of the University of Sao Paulo examined the case and reconstructed how this significant degradation could have come about.
A panel discussion of experts comprising Thiego Bello, Solar Area PE for Brazil and Uruguay, Enel Green Power Brazil, will be discussing how stakeholders in the LatAm utility-scale business and testing institutes see this case and what they would do to minimize risk.
The second case dwells upon the frequent occurrence of material weaknesses in backsheets. Statistics on the failure rates of different backsheet materials will inform the debate about possible risks. Furthermore, we will investigate the issue of light-induced degradation (LID) of mono PERC modules. Already, there are proven methods to avoid LID in these high-efficiency modules, but how can investors, EPCs, and installers surely determine that their supplier has made proper use of these methods? As market analysts expect a steep increase of mono PERC module sales in Latin America, over the next couple of years, this question will be a particularly important one to answer.
The second part of the Quality Roundtable will see a range of experts addressing the essential quality criteria of other system components, including cables, connectors, BoS, and inverters.
Agenda:
2:00 pm
Opening speech:
From field tests toward the more recommended Module Accelerated Sequential Testing concept, and innovation in bifacial module technology
(Stephan Padlewski, Marketing Leader, EMEA, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions)
How to mitigate the risk of light-induced degradation of high-efficiency modules
(Alberto Cuter, General Manager Latam and Italy, Jinko Solar)
Detective work to find the cause of a PV plant yield decrease
(Gilberto Figueiredo, Laboratório de Sistemas Fotovoltaicos, Universidade de São Paulo)
Panel discussion: ‘How to mitigate the risks associated with module faults’
with:
– Thiego Bello, Solar Area PE for Brazil and Uruguay, Enel Green Power Brazil
– Mauro Carmello, Managing Director CESI Do Brasil
– n.n.
about:
– the utility scale perspective on quality issues
– what risks can be mitigated and how?
– what risks remain the highest?
– what are the particular risks in Latin America?
– what risks are worth mitigating by using higher quality materials?
PV system cabling: Small components, but highly relevant to efficiency and LCOE
(Julian Rau, Stäubli)
BOS: Best practices for quality in ground-mounted and rooftop photovoltaics
(NN)
Inverters: What are the key issues and parameters for quality?
(Goodwe)
End: 4:00 pm
The pv magazine team appreciates your participation and looks forward to welcoming you personally to our Quality Roundtable. Emiliano Bellini and will moderate the discussion.
Invited Experts
Kaushik Roy Choudhury, PhD
Principal Investigator
DuPont Photovoltaic and Advanced Materials
Kaushik Roy Choudhury is a Senior Scientist and a Project Leader at DuPont. He has a PhD in materials physics and over 15 years of experience in photovoltaic and optoelectronic materials. He currently leads DuPont’s global PV field reliability program working on reliability and durability of PV packaging materials, degradation of polymeric materials in field-deployed PV modules, and PV system economics. At DuPont he has previously led programs on metallization pastes for silicon photovoltaics, novel inorganic and hybrid thin-film solar absorbers, and light emitting and plasmonic nanomaterials.
Stephan Padlewski
Marketing Leader, EMEA
DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions
Julian Rau
Global Sales Alternative Energies
Stäubli Electrical Connectors
Julian Rau is a Global Sales professional in the field of Alternative Energies working for the Swiss company Stäubli Electrical Connectors since more than 3 years. He is mainly responsible for coordinating global sales activities as well as functioning as coach for defined Stäubli business units and partners. Before Stäubli, he gathered experience in sales and marketing for more than 7 years in different industries. Julian holds a B.A. in international business from the University of Cooperative Education in Stuttgart, Germany.
Rodolfo Castro
Analista Técnico
Greener Tecnologias Sustentáveis
Lucas Lu
Head of GoodWe Overseas Solar Academy
GoodWe
Mr. Lucas Lu is Head of GoodWe Overseas Solar Academy, the branch of the company specialized in providing technical support to its customers around the world. Mr. Lu joined GoodWe in 2010, where he has gained a very extensive and valuable experience in providing technical and after sales services. As a head of GoodWe’s Overseas Solar Academy, Mr. Lu has gained a first-hand experience understanding the concerns of our customers & the technical issues frequently encountered by them. This experience has allowed Mr. Lucas Lu to design specific training courses that are regularly delivered by our teams all over the world.
Alberto Cuter
General Manager Latam and Italy
Jinko Solar
Lucas Troia
Gerente de Novos Negócios
SICES
Gilberto Figuereido
Laboratório de Sistemas Fotovoltaicos
Universidade de São Paulo
Thiego Bello
Solar Area PE for Brazil and Uruguay
Enel Green Power Brazil
Vitor Rodrigues
Regional Business Field Manager Solar SAM
TÜV Rheinland Ibérica
Mauro Carmello
Managing Director
CESI Do Brasil Consultoria Ltda
Qué: Mesa redonda sobre calidad en @ Intersolar South America 2018
Cuándo: 28 de agosto de 2018 de 2 PM a 4 PM
Dónde: Expo Center Norte, espacio Cantareira 4
Regístrese aquí
Mesa redonda sobre calidad de pv magazine en Intersolar South America 2018
Calidad en procedimientos, instalación, fabricación y O&M
¿Cómo reducir el riesgo de que sus módulos sufran de LID, presenten fallos en el revestimiento posterior o les afecte la humedad?
En la primera mesa redonda sobre calidad de pv magazine en América Latina, nos ocupamos de los problemas a los que se enfrentan inversores e instaladores y EPCistas en esta región: vamos a presentar un caso en el que el rendimiento de un parque solar ha disminuido un 16 por ciento en pocos años. Gilberto Figueiredo, de la Universidad de Sao Paulo, investigó el caso y reconstruyó el motivo. En uno de nuestros paneles, vamos a conocer con Thiego Bello, responsable de área de la división solar para Brasil y Uruguay de Enel Green Power Brasil, cómo los profesionales de grandes plantas e institutos de pruebas evalúan este caso y minimizan tales riesgos.
Además, las películas de revestimiento posterior muestran defectos con frecuencia: una estadística con tasas de error de diferentes materiales aclarará el riesgo. También analizamos los problemas de la degradación inducida por la luz (LID) en los módulos mono PERC. Ya se han desarrollado técnicas para mitigar estos defectos en módulos de alta eficiencia. Pero, ¿cómo pueden los inversores, EPCistas e instaladores asegurarse de que su proveedor utiliza estos métodos de forma adecuada? Aclarar este tema se vuelve aún más relevante ahora que los expertos anticipan un rápido aumento en las ventas de módulos que utilizan la tecnología Mono PERC para Sudamérica el próximo año.
En la segunda parte de la mesa redonda, los expertos discutirán los criterios de calidad para otros componentes: cables y conectores, BOS e inversores.
Agenda:
14:00 p. m.
Discurso de apertura:
Desde pruebas de campo hasta el concepto más recomendado de Prueba Secuencial Acelerada del Módulo, y la innovación en la tecnología de módulos bifaciales
(Stephan Padlewski, Jefe de Marketing, EMEA, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions)
Cómo disminuir el riesgo de degradación inducida por la luz con módulos de alta eficiencia
(Alberto Cuter, Gerente General de Latam e Italia, Jinko Solar)
Trabajo detectivesco para encontrar la causa de una disminución en el rendimiento de plantas fotovoltaicas
(Gilberto Figueiredo, Laboratorio de Sistemas Fotovoltaicos, Universidad de São Paulo)
Mesa redonda “Cómo mitigar los riesgos asociados a las fallas del módulo”,
con
– Thiego Bello, Solar Area PE para Brasil y Uruguay, Enel Green Power Brasil
– Mauro Carmello, Managing Director CESI Do Brasil
– n.n.
sobre
– la perspectiva de las grandes plantas en cuestiones de calidad
– ¿Qué riesgos pueden mitigarse y cómo?
– ¿Qué riesgos siguen siendo los más altos?
– ¿Qué riesgos son particulares en América Latina?
– ¿Qué riesgos vale la pena prevenir con materiales de mayor calidad?
Cableado de sistemas FV: componentes pequeños, pero altamente relevantes en eficiencia y LCOE (Julian Rau, Stäubli)
BOS: mejores prácticas para la calidad en fotovoltaica en suelo y sobre cubierta (NN)
Inversores: ¿Cuáles son los parámetros claves para la calidad? (Goodwe)
Cierre: 16:00 p. m.
