Welcome to the PVDEG Tutorials

Here is a collection of Jupyter Notebooks that provide tutorials for using PVDeg. These are ready to read, install and use, or run in your browser through Google Colab. Clicking on the rocket-icon on the top allows you to launch the notebooks on Google Colaboratory for interactive mode. As per the instructions in each notebook, you should uncomment the first line that reads pip install ... to install the environment if you follow this mode.

You can also clone the repository and run them locally, following the instructions on the PVDeg Github page

Tutorial Categories

01 - Basics - Introduction to PVDeg fundamentals including humidity design, degradation overview, spectral analysis, and weather database access

02 - Degradation Mechanisms - Detailed modeling of specific degradation mechanisms: B-O LID, LETID (accelerated tests, outdoor environments, scenarios), and Van’t Hoff models

03 - Monte Carlo Simulations - Uncertainty quantification through Monte Carlo methods for Arrhenius degradation and standoff calculations

04 - Scenarios - Scenario-based workflows allowing for easy analysis of different PV module materials or deployment locations.

05 - Geospatial Analysis - Large-scale spatial analysis, geospatial templates, and world map visualizations for regional degradation assessments (HPC)

06 - Advanced Topics - Custom functions with Numba, PySAM integration, and distributed computing with NSRDB/PVGIS APIs

10 - Workshop Demos - Interactive demonstrations from ASTM and DuraMAT workshops

Tools

Edge Seal Oxygen Ingress Calculator - Calculation of oxygen ingress profile through an edge seal and into the encapsulant

Degradation and Acceleration Factors - Estimation of degradation and calculation of acceleration factors using the degradation database

Module Standoff for IEC TS 63126 - Calculation of module standoff distance according to IEC TS 63126