Title :
Advances in a-Si development and manufacturing
Author :
Arya, Rajeewa R.
Author_Institution :
BP Solar, Toano, VA, USA
Abstract :
Advances in amorphous silicon technology and manufacturing have led to a truly green manufacturing plant with no toxic waste. Manufacturing with this technology is relatively mature. The BP Solar TF1 plant produces products with flexibility in size and voltage configurations to address markets with 5 W to 50 W modules. The plant is fully operational at a run rate of over 7 MW/year. The plant throughput is expected to reach full capacity by the end of 2000
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; semiconductor device manufacture; silicon; solar cell arrays; solar cells; 5 to 50 W; BP Solar TF1 plant; Si; a-Si development; a-Si manufacturing; green manufacturing plant; size configuration; thin film PV; voltage configuration; Amorphous silicon; Application software; Chemical technology; Computer integrated manufacturing; Glass; PIN photodiodes; Photovoltaic systems; Solar power generation; Throughput; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the Twenty-Eighth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5772-8
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2000.915744
