IEA PVPS Task 13 Focus Workshop on Operation & Maintenance

At the occasion of the closing meeting of the current working period of IEA PVPS Task 13, Fraunhofer ISE is hosting the online Focus Workshop on Operation & Maintenance. Learn more from the PVPS Task 13 experts about:

• New inspection methods for large PV power plants
• PV Failure Fact Sheets complied during this international collaboration
• Prediction and mitigation of soiling and snow losses
• New web-tools for data monitoring and automated failure analysis of PV plants
• PV module outdoor testing and benchmarking

Presentations and panel discussion:

• Short Introduction of IEA PVPS Task 13 - Ulrike Jahn, Task 13 Manager & Moderation, VDE Renewables, Germany
• Qualification of PV Power Plants using Mobile Test Equipment - Werner Herrmann, TÜV Rheinland, Germany
• Aerial Inspections and Diagnostics of PV Power Plants - Ioannis Tsanakas, CEA INES, France
• Soiling Issues for O&M of PV Plants - Christian Schill, Fraunhofer ISE, Germany
• Snow Losses in PV Arrays at High Latitudes - Erin Whitney, Univ. of Alaska, USA
• PV Failure Fact Sheets (PVFS) - Gabi Friesen, SUPSI, Switzerland
• Optimize O&M - New Webtool for Data Monitoring and Analysis - Christian Reetz, mondas, Germany
• PV Module Benchmarking - an Outlook - Christian Reise, Fraunhofer ISE, Germany 
• Panel Discussion - Lessons Learnt for O&M of PV Power Plants - Anna Heimsath, Fraunhofer ISE, Germany