Silicon-Film{trademark} Solar Cells by a Flexible Manufacturing System

Technical Report · Mon Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/12181· OSTI ID:12181

Culik, J S; Rand, J A; Bai, Y; Bower, J R; Cummings, J R; Goncharovsky, I; Jonczyk, R; Sims, P E; Hall, R B; Barnett, A M

AstroPower is developing a manufacturing process for Silicon-Film{trademark} solar cell production under the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Technology (PVMaT) cost-share program. This document reports on results from the first phase of a three-phase effort. Progress is reported on developing new procedures and equipment for in-line wet-chemical processes, metallization processes, sheet fabrication, solar cell processing, module assembly, solar cell testing, metallurgical-grade silicon purification, and recycling of Silicon-Film{trademark} sheet materials. Future concepts and goals for the Silicon-Film{trademark} process are also discussed.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 12181
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-520-26834; TRN: US200312%%165
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Supercedes report DE00012181; PBD: 13 Sep 1999; PBD: 13 Sep 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
FABRICATION
MANUFACTURING
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
PURIFICATION
RECYCLING
SILICON
SOLAR CELLS
TESTING
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
PHOTOVOLTAIC MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
PVMAT
SILICON-FILM
IN-LINE WET PROCESSING
CONTINUOUS METALLIZATION
SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCY
MODULE COST REDUCTION
MANUFACTURING SYSTEM
PHOTOVOLTAICS