Coating processes – Electrical product produced – Photoelectric
Patent
1979-05-29
1982-03-09
Hoffman, James R.
Coating processes
Electrical product produced
Photoelectric
427 74, H01L 3118
Patent
active
043189385
ABSTRACT:
A technique for manufacturing durable, reliable solar cells by a continuous process suitable for large-scale manufacture involves, in substance, providing a reel of thin metal foil substrate and forming on the substrate a series of layers operative to form a photovoltaic junction, short prevention blocking layers, contacts and integral encapsulation. The foil substrate is processed as a continuous reel substantially until final testing at which point, if desired, it can be cut into individual cells for deployment. In comparison with a batch process, the continuous technique can reduce manufacturing cost by as much as a factor of two.
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Barnett Allen M.
Baron Bill N.
Masi James V.
Russell T. W. Fraser
Hoffman James R.
The University of Delaware
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