Identifying Synergies DuraMAT Workshop

The Durable Module Materials Consortium (DuraMAT) held its first workshop on October 10-11, 2016, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

The workshop, named Identifying Synergies, included oral presentations, poster sessions, and discussion times. The goals of the workshop were:

1. To bring together a set of capabilities that exist within the national labs, academic institutions, and industry that can contribute to new solutions to the reliability and cost challenges identified above
2. To review the potential opportunities for impact with industrial partners, including PV manufacturers, module assemblers, and associated supply-chain companies.

This was the first of regular annual meetings planned during the five-year DuraMAT program, and it overviewed the Energy Materials Networks and the program objectives.

Agenda

The agenda for the workshop is available.

Posters

At the workshop, presenters discussed a number of existing and proposed capabilities that could impact the DuraMAT program objectives. Below are the posters for each capability area.

• Capability 1: Data Analytics
  • DuraMAT Capability 1: Data analytics for materials and module science, Anubhav Jain, Lawrence Berkeley
  • Data2Design for Reliable PV Materials Performance, Amy Sun, Bruce King, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Data-driven Design of PV Module Materials: Informed by a Non-relational Data Warehouse and Analytics Environment with > 3.4 GW of PV Plant Datasets, Prof. Roger H. French, Case Western Reserve University
  • Building a Data Hub to Enable an Informatics-Driven PV Durability Materials Research, Robert White, Kris Munch, NREL
  • The NREL High Throughput Experiments for Materials (HTEM) Database - A Prototype Project-Specific Analytics Database Enabling the Application of Machine Learning to Experimental Data, John Perkins, Andriy Zakutayev, Caleb Phillips, Jacob Hinkle, Robert White, Kristin Munch, Marcus Schwarting, NREL
  • Data Analytics for Mining Process-Structure-Property Linkages in Hierarchical Materials, Prof. Surya Kalidindi, Hojun Lim, Georgia Institute of Technology, Sandia National Laboratories
• Capability 2: Predictive Modeling/Simulation
  • DuraMAT Capability 2: Predictive Simulation, P. Randall Schunk, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Mesoscale modeling of multi-phase/multi-component materials, Fadi Abdeljawad, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Evolving Morphologies in Polymer Blends, Fadi Abdeljawad, Ross Larsen and Lauren Abbott, Sandia National Laboratories, NREL
  • Multiscale molecular simulations of PV encapsulants, Lauren Abbott, Ross Larsen, Stan Moore, Sandia National Laboratories, NREL
  • Thermal-mechanical-electrical model for PV module-level mechanical failure, Scott A. Roberts, Nick Bosco, Sandia National Laboratories, NREL
  • Process simulators for manufacturing process design, scale-up, and process/material-property understanding, Randy Schunk, Sandia National Laboratories
  • STREAMM: Simulation Toolkit for Renewable Energy and Advanced Materials Modeling, Ross Larsen, NREL
  • Transformative approach to inverse modeling of photovoltaic module failures in solar fields, Muhammad Ashraful Alam Jai N. Gupta, Peter Bermel, Purdue University
  • Predictive Network Modeling For Design of PV Module Materials with Increased Durability, Performance and Lifetime, Prof. Laura S. Bruckman, Case Western Reserve University
  • High-fidelity simulations of diffusion-induced aging of PV modules, Xiaowang Zhou, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Predictive modeling and testing of the long-term performance of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems, Huiming Yin, Columbia University
  • Experiments and Simulations for the Development of Durable Interconnect and Encapsulant Materials for Photovoltaic Systems, Suresh Sitaraman, Scott Grutzik, Georgia Institute of Technology, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Predictive Brittle and Interfacial Failure in PV Modules, Scott Grutzik, Sandia National Laboratories
• Capability 3: Materials Discovery and Forensics
  • DuraMAT Capability 3: High-throughput materials discovery and forensics, Mike Toney, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  • High-Throughput Experimental (HTE) combinatorial capabilities to development of inorganic materials for durable modules, Andriy Zakutayev, NREL
  • Multi-scale investigations of solder bond failures, Mowafak Al-Jassim, NREL
  • Materials Characterization at Sandia, Michael Brumbach, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Bottom Up Synthesis of Energy Materials for Digital Direct Write and Roll to Roll Printing at the Advanced Materials Laboratory, Bernadette A. Hernandez-Sanchez, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping for understanding of the processing-structure-property relationship, Hongping Yan, Laura Schelhas, Bryan Kaehr, Maikel van Hest, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, NREL
  • In situ rapid thermal processing / X-ray diffraction for materials forensics, Mike Toney, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  • Operando characterization for accelerated materials validation, Laura Schelhas, Mike Toney, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  • Multiscale Characterization of Advanced Metallization for Microcrack Reduction, Mariana Bertoni, Laura Schelhas, Arizona State University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  • X-ray Diffraction Imaging for Crystalline PV Modules, Alessandra Colli, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Bi-functional anti-reflective and anti-soiling coating, Ting He, Idaho National Laboratory
  • Design and development of enhanced light capture in solar modules, Rana Biswas, Ames Laboratory
  • Defect Laboratory, Mariana Bertoni, Arizona State University
  • Module-level Power electronics durability and lifetime testing, Olga Lavrova, Sandia National Laboratories
  • New magnetic and dielectric materials for compact and reliable micro-inverters, Todd C. Monson, Harlan Brown-Shaklee, Jack Flicker, Olga Lavrova, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Multi-beam SEM for High Throughput Imaging of Materials, Joe Michael, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Polymer-Clay Nanocomposite Materials as Encapsulants and for Arc Fault Mitigation, Margaret Gordon (Erik Spoerke, PI), Sandia National Laboratories
  • Probing changes in the optical properties and chemical composition of soft materials and metal films, Andrew J. Ferguson, Bertrand J. Tremolet de Villiers, Robert Tirawat, Ross E. Larsen, NREL
  • LLNL Capabilities in Materials Modeling, Characterization, and Synthesis for Module Reliability Improvement and Cost Reduction, Vincenzo Lordi, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Surface science methods and their application to the study of PV module soiling, Craig L. Perkins, NREL
  • Roll-to-roll printing and coating, Thomas N Tombs, Eastman Kodak Company
  • NREL Surface Analysis Cluster Tool, Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS), Glenn Teeter, Steve Harvey, NREL
• Capability 4: Module Durability
  • DuraMAT Capability 4: Module Prototyping and Accelerated Durability Testing, Peter Hacke, NREL
  • Test Coupon fabrication and stress testing for PV module materials, Mike Kempe, NREL
  • Quantifying Adhesion Within The PV Module Laminate, Nick Bosco, NREL
  • Durability testing of materials, components and modules, Peter Hacke, NREL
  • Failure analysis of module-integrated electronics, Steve Johnston, NREL
  • Material/representative coupon weathering, optical characterization, and failure analysis of PV materials/components, David Miller, NREL
  • ASU-PRL: Arizona State University Photovoltaic Reliability Laboratory, "Mani" Govindasamy TamizhMani, Arizona State University
  • Solar Power Laboratory, Stuart Bowden, Christiana Honsberg, Arizona State University
  • PV module rapid prototyping line, Olga Lavrova, Sandia National Laboratories
  • PV Module Durability Testing, Jim Crimmins, CFV Solar Test Laboratory, Inc.
  • Static and Cyclic Mechanical Load Testing with simultaneous Electroluminescence and IV measurements for improved imaging of cracks and predictions of future degradation once closed cracks open up in the field, Andrew Gabor, BrightSpot Automation
  • Arc fault and Fire hazards testing and mitigation technologies, Olga Lavrova, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Fracture Mechanics in Highly Controlled Environments, Mark Carroll, Idaho National Laboratory
  • Accelerated Ageing Reliability Models, Rob Sorensen, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Comprehensive loss analysis for PV cells, Kristopher O. Davis, Florida Solar Energy Center
  • Comprehensive loss analysis for modules, Eric Schneller, Florida Solar Energy Center
  • Spherical Indentation Stress-Strain Curves, Prof. Surya Kalidindi, Kevin Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Quantitative Fracture Mechanics Based Experimental Results for Lifetime Predictability, Kevin Strong, Sandia National Laboratories
• Capability 5: Field Deployment
  • DuraMAT Capability 5: Field Deployment, Bruce King, Sandia National Laboratories
  • End-of-Life Management of PV Modules: Challenges and Opportunities, Garvin Heath, Mike Woodhouse, Teresa Barnes, Jill Engel-Cox, Rachelle Ihly, NREL
  • Non-Destructive Evaluation of Full-Size PV Panels, Bruce King, David Moore, Sandia National Laboratories
• Capability 6: Tech to Market/Market Analysis
  • DuraMAT Capability 6: Market Analysis: Technoeconomic Analysis Support to DuraMAT Capability Areas, Michael Woodhouse, NREL
• University Consortia
  • Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies (QESST), Mariana Bertoni, Arizona State University
  • Bay Area Photovoltaic Consortium (BAPVC) Methods for Procurement of Industry-Relevant University Research in Module Reliability and Durable Materials, John P. Benner, Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley
  • Next Generation PV Center (NGPV) at Colorado state University, Kurt Barth, Colorado State University