Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Photoelectric
Patent
1998-07-16
2000-05-16
Chapman, Mark
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Photoelectric
136290, H01L 2500
Patent
active
060639954
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a method for recycling crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules comprising (a) providing a crystalline silicon photovoltaic module having (i) a glass substrate, (ii) at least one layer of polymeric material, and (iii) at least one solar cell, (b) providing an inert atmosphere, and (c) heating the module in the inert atmosphere.
REFERENCES:
Energy Analysis of PV Classing Systems--Kathleen M. Hynes & Nicola M. Pearsall, NAPC, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK--Presented at the 25th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Washington, May 1996.
Recycling of PV Modules--K. Wambach, Paper Presented at 2nd World Conference and Exhibition on Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion, Vienna, Jul. 6-11, 1998.
Module Recycling for Saving Resources and Manufacturing Cost--Koichi Sakuta, Akinobu Murata and Kazuhiko Kato--Technical Digest of the International PVSEC-9, Nov. 1996, Int'l PVSEC-9-205 to 9-206.
Re-Cycling of High Value, High Energy Content Components of Silicon PV Modules--T M Burton, R D W Scott, J P Nagle, 12th EC PVSEC Amsterdam 1994; pp. 303-304.
Possibility of Recycling Silicon PV Modules--John R. Bohland & Igor I. Anisimov--26th PVSC; Sep. 30-Oct. 3, 1997, Anaheim, CA; pp. 1173-1175.
Anisimov Igor Ivanovich
Bohland John Raphael
Chapman Mark
First Solar LLC
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