System and method for liquid silicon containment
Abstract
This invention relates to a system and a method for liquid silicon containment, such as during the casting of high purity silicon used in solar cells or solar modules. The containment apparatus includes a shielding member adapted to prevent breaching molten silicon from contacting structural elements or cooling elements of a casting device, and a volume adapted to hold a quantity of breaching molten silicon with the volume formed by a bottom and one or more sides.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AMG Idealcast Solar Corporation (Frederick, MD)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1083938
- Patent Number(s):
- 8449674
- Application Number:
- 12/547,682
- Assignee:
- AMG Idealcast Solar Corporation (Frederick, MD)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F27 - FURNACES F27D - DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-07GO17049
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 14 SOLAR ENERGY
Citation Formats
Cliber, James A, Clark, Roger F, Stoddard, Nathan G, and Von Dollen, Paul. System and method for liquid silicon containment. United States: N. p., 2013.
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Cliber, James A, Clark, Roger F, Stoddard, Nathan G, & Von Dollen, Paul. System and method for liquid silicon containment. United States.
Cliber, James A, Clark, Roger F, Stoddard, Nathan G, and Von Dollen, Paul. Tue .
"System and method for liquid silicon containment". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1083938.
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author = {Cliber, James A and Clark, Roger F and Stoddard, Nathan G and Von Dollen, Paul},
abstractNote = {This invention relates to a system and a method for liquid silicon containment, such as during the casting of high purity silicon used in solar cells or solar modules. The containment apparatus includes a shielding member adapted to prevent breaching molten silicon from contacting structural elements or cooling elements of a casting device, and a volume adapted to hold a quantity of breaching molten silicon with the volume formed by a bottom and one or more sides.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 28 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Tue May 28 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
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