Photovoltaic Cz silicon manufacturing technology improvements

Conference · Fri Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:208190

Jester, T L; Mitchell, K W; Probst, R; Tanner, D; Vasquez, S ^[1]

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1. Siemens Solar Industries, Camarillo, CA (United States)

Siemens Solar Industries (SSI) began a three-year, three-phase cost shared contract in March 1992 to demonstrate significant cost reductions and improvements in manufacturing technology. The work has focused on near-term projects for implementation in the SSI Czochralski (Cz) manufacturing facility in Camarillo, California. The work has been undertaken to increase the commercial viability and volume of photovoltaic manufacturing by evaluating the most significant cost categories and then lowering the cost of each item through experimentation, materials refinement, and better industrial engineering. The program has concentrated in the areas of crystal growth, wafer technology, module development and environmental, safety and health issues.

• OSTI ID: 208190
• Report Number(s): CONF-941203--; ISBN 0-7803-1459-X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EFFICIENCY
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MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION
OPTIMIZATION
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
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