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Atonometrics thought leadership is represented in numerous publications and reports. Selected publications are listed below. For a copy, please email us at info@atonometrics.com.

Atonometrics Industry Publications:

“Validation of In-Situ I-V Measurement Unit for PV System Monitoring Applications” (paper) by Audrey Marquis, Michael Gostein, Bruce H King, Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June, 2022.

“Measuring Global, Direct, Diffuse, and Ground-Reflected Irradiance Using a Reference Cell Array” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Adam Hoffman, Bruce H King, Audrey Marquis, Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June, 2022.

“Measuring Irradiance for Bifacial PV Systems” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Silvana Ovaitt, Chris Deline, Aron Habte, Clifford Hansen, Bill Marion, Jeff Newmiller, Manajit Sengupta, Joshua S Stein, Itai Suez, Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Virtual, June, 2021.

“Measuring Global, Direct, and Diffuse Irradiance Using a Reference Cell Array” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Adam Hoffmann, Fabrizio Farina, Bill Stueve, Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Virtual, June, 2021.

“Updated Trial of Meteorological Station Using PV Reference Cell Array” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Bill Stueve, Rich Clark, Patrick Keelin, Mark Grammatico, Mark Reusser, Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Virtual, June, 2021.

“Spectral Effects in Albedo and Rearside Irradiance Measurement for Bifacial Performance Estimation” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Bill Marion, Bill Stueve, Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Virtual, June, 2020.

“Field Trial of Meteorological Station Using PV Reference Cells” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Bill Stueve, Rich Clark, Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Virtual, June, 2020.

“Field Trial of Meteorological Station Using PV Reference Cells” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Bill Stueve, Rich Clark, Patrick Keelin, Mark Grammatico, Mark Reusser, Proceedings of 37th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC), Virtual, September 2020.

“Field Testing of Mars™ Soiling Sensor” (paper) by Michael Gostein,  Ben Bourne, Fabrizio Farina, Bill Stueve, Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Calgary, Canada, 2020.

“Field Evaluation of Mars™ Optical Soiling Sensor” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Ben Bourne, Fabrizio Farina, Bill Stueve, Proceedings of the 36th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Marseille, France, 2019.

“Field Evaluations of Mars™ Optical Soiling Sensor” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Ben Bourne, Fabrizio Farina, Robert Flottemesch, Eric Giosa, Seth Kagan, Bill Stueve, Fadi Zureick Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, June 16-21, 2019, Chicago, IL.

“CdTe Spectrally Matched c-Si PV Reference Cell for PV Plant Monitoring” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Kendra Passow,  Bill Stueve, Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, June 16-21, 2019, Chicago, IL.

“Mars Soiling Sensor™” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Stan Faullin, Keith Miller, Jason Schneider, Bill Stueve, Proceedings of the World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-7), June 10-15, 2018, Hawaii.

“Impact of Non-Uniform Soiling on PV System Performance and Soiling Measurement” (paper) by Seth Kagan, Eric Giosa, Robert Flottemesch, Rob Andrews, James Rand, Mason Reed, Michael Gostein, Bill Stueve, Proceedings of the World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-7), June 10-15, 2018, Hawaii.

“Local Variability in PV Soiling Rate” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Kendra Passow, Michael G. Deceglie, Leonardo Micheli, Bill Stueve, Proceedings of the World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-7), June 10-15, 2018, Hawaii.

“Soiling Rates of PV Modules vs. Thermopile Pyranometers” (paper) by Martin Waters, Tejas Tirumalai, Michael Gostein, and Bill Stueve, Proceedings of the 44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, June 25-30, 2017, Washington D.C.

“Accurately Measuring PV Soiling Losses with Soiling Station Employing PV Module Power Measurements” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Bill Stueve, and Mandy Chan, Proceedings of the 44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, June 25-30, 2017, Washington D.C.

“Measurement Station to Evaluate Anti-soiling Properties of PV Module Coatings” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Bill Stueve, Brenor Brophy, Kichang Jung, Alfredo Martinez-Morales, Shu Zhang, Yeyi Jin, and Jianmei Xu, Proceedings of the 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC), June 20-24, 2016, Munich, Germany.

“Evaluating a Model to Estimate GHI, DNI, & DHI from POA Irradiance” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Bill Stueve, Kendra Passow, and Alex Panchula, Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, June 5-10, 2016, Portland, OR.

“Accurately Measuring PV Soiling Losses With Soiling Station Employing Module Power Measurements” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Tim Duster, and Christopher Thuman, Proceedings of the 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, June 14-19, 2015, New Orleans, LA.

“Measuring Soiling Losses at Utility Scale PV Power Plants” (paper) by Michael Gostein, J. Riley Caron, and Bodo Littmann, Proceedings of the 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, June 8-13, 2014, Denver, Colorado.

“Evaluation of a CdTe Spectrally Matched c-Si PV Reference Cell for Outdoor Applications” (paper) by  Michael Gostein, J. Riley Caron, and Bodo Littmann, Proceedings of the 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, June 8-13, 2014, Denver, Colorado.

“Comparing PV Power Plant Soiling Measurements Extracted from PV Module Irradiance and Power Measurements” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Bodo Littmann, J. Riley Caron, and Lawrence Dunn, Proceedings of the 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2013, Tampa, Florida.

“Pyranometers and Reference Cells: Part 2: What Makes the Most Sense for PV Power Plants?” by Jenya Meydbray, Evan Riley, Lawrence Dunn, Ph.D., Sarah Kurtz, Ph.D., and Keith Emery, Ph.D., PV Magazine, April, 2013.

“Literature Review of the Effects of UV Exposure on PV Modules” by Lawrence Dunn, Ph.D., Michael Gostein, Ph.D., and Bill Stueve, NREL-Sponsored PV Module Reliability Workshop, Feb. 26-27, 2013, Golden, Colorado.

“Comparison of Pyranometers vs. PV Reference Cells for Evaluation of PV Array Performance” (paper and poster) by Lawrence Dunn, Ph.D., Michael Gostein, Ph.D., and Keith Emery, Ph.D., Proceedings of the 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, June 3-8, 2012, Austin, TX.

“Light Soaking Measurements of Commercially Available CIGS PV Modules” (paper and poster) by Lawrence Dunn, Ph.D., and Michael Gostein, Ph.D., Proceedings of the 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, June 3-8, 2012, Austin, TX.

“Light Soaking Effects in Commercially Available CIS/CIGS Modules” (talk) by Lawrence Dunn, Ph.D., and Michael Gostein, Ph.D., NREL-Sponsored PV Module Reliability Workshop, Feb. 28 – Mar. 1, 2012, Golden Colorado.

“Spectral Effects in Performance Ratio Measurement: Comparing PV Reference Devices and Pyranometers” (poster) by Lawrence Dunn, Ph.D., and Michael Gostein, Ph.D., NREL-Sponsored PV Module Reliability Workshop, Feb. 28 – Mar. 1, 2012, Golden Colorado.

“Light Soaking Effects on Photovoltaic Modules: Overview And Literature Review” (paper) by Michael Gostein, Ph.D., and Lawrence Dunn, Ph.D., Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, June 19-24, 2011, Seattle, Washington.

Atonometrics White Papers

“The Effects of Soiling on PV Performance – A Brief Literature Survey” Atonometrics White Paper. October, 2012.

“Best Practices in Irradiance Measurement for PV Arrays – A Brief Literature Survey” Atonometrics White Paper. October, 2012

Specifying a Soiling Measurement System” Atonometrics White Paper. March, 2020