Title :
Photovoltaic Cz silicon manufacturing technology improvements
Author :
Jester, Theresa L. ; Mitchell, Kim W. ; Probst, Rob ; Tanner, Dave ; Vasquez, Sergio
Author_Institution :
Siemens Solar Ind., Camarillo, CA, USA
Abstract :
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
Keywords :
crystal growth from melt; economics; elemental semiconductors; environmental factors; health hazards; safety; semiconductor growth; semiconductor materials; silicon; solar cells; California; Camarillo; SSI Czochralski manufacturing facility; Si; Siemens Solar Industries; cost reductions; crystal growth; environmental issues; health issues; manufacturing technology; module development; photovoltaic Cz silicon; safety; solar cell processing; thin wafers; wafer technology; Contracts; Costs; Crystalline materials; Industrial engineering; Manufacturing industries; Photovoltaic systems; Production facilities; Refining; Silicon; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1460-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520087
