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Analysis and evaluation in the production process and equipment area of the low-cost solar array project

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5398375· OSTI ID:5398375
The energy consumed in manufacturing silicon solar cell modules was calculated for the current process, as well as for 1982 and 1986 projected processes. In addition, energy payback times for the above three sequences are shown. The module manufacturing energy was partitioned two ways. In one way, the silicon reduction, silicon purification, sheet formation, cell fabrication, and encapsulation energies were found. In addition, the facility, equipment, processing matrial, and direct material lost-in-process energies were appropriated in junction formation processes and full module manufacturing sequences. A brief methodology accounting for the energy of silicon wafers lost-in-processing during cell manufacturing is described.
Research Organization:
Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia (USA). Moore School of Electrical Engineering
DOE Contract Number:
NAS-7-100-954796
OSTI ID:
5398375
Report Number(s):
DOE/JPL/954796-79/7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English