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News Release from: Advanced Systems Automation (Europe) | Subject: RTC PV furnaces
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 February 2003
Faster furnaces produce better solar
cells
ASA has a new photovoltaic furnace from RTC that it reckons can produce higher efficiency and lower cost solar cells.
ASA has a new photovoltaic (PV) furnace from RTC that it reckons can produce higher efficiency and lower cost solar cells The new furnace technology sets new speed standards for transporting, heating and cooling solar cells during the metallisation process
The new PV furnaces heat 5in solar cells at 75C/s from 400 to 875C, and cool 5in solar cells at 65C/s from 875 to 400C.
Additionally the furnace features an "extremely smooth" conveyor belt system that reaches speeds up to 175in/min.
Rapid heating and cooling during metallisation fire results in lower contact resistance and higher shunt resistance to improve both the efficiency and maximum power output of the solar cells.
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