Apparatus and method for manufacturing tape-shaped silicon bodies for solar cells

Patent · Tue Nov 06 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5903177

Foell, H; Freienstein, B; Geim, K; Grabmaier, J; Hintringer, O

A method and apparatus for manufacturing tape-shaped silicon bodies for solar cells wherein a tape-shaped reticulate carrier is passed vertically downwardly through a drawing nozzle including a slot which is full of molten silicon. The drawing nozzle is located above the level of molten silicon in a vat containing such molten silicon, and capillary means are provided to deliver the molten silicon from the vat into the drawing nozzle to fill the same with the molten silicon.

• Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Germany, Federal Republic of)
• Patent Number(s): US 4481235
• OSTI ID: 5903177
• Resource Relation: Patent Priority Date: Priority date 13 Sep 1983, Germany, Federal Republic of (F.R. Germany); Other Information: PAT-APPL-531678
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SILICON
DEPOSITION
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
COATINGS
FABRICATION
CAPILLARY FLOW
MELTING
NOZZLES
REFRACTORIES
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FLUID FLOW
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SEMIMETALS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion