What links metrology with solar energy?
April 2018
Clean power generation from solar (PV) cells is becoming an increasingly important part of the energy mix.
Motion control is involved at every stage of the PV manufacturing process and is particularly essential for high-precision screen printing. This article explains the unique role of encoder position feedback in the development of solar cell technology.
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Application note: What links metrology with solar energy?
Application note on the role of encoders in solar cell manufacturing.
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Solar power station
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Solar cell layers_numbered
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Solar cell screen printing process
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Fig 4: reduction of the line width of metal contact fingers increases solar cell efficiency
(1 - Metal contact, 2 - Doped margin, 3 - Substrate)
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Fig 5: a large n-doped region under each metal contact
(1 - Selective emitter n-doped region)
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Solar panel on roof
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