《Silicon PV (Spencer》.ppt

How it works Cell Modules Panels Arrays Three Types of Silicon Solar cells Monocrystalline Multicrystalline Amorphous * Commercialization of Solar cells 同步带 同步轮 进口三角带 铜球阀 截止阀 蝶阀 Monocrystalline These silicon cells are saw-cut from a single, cylindrical crystal of silicon. They are the most efficient of the three Additional information High efficiency, roughly 15% Pure Silicon which means no impurities Costs are much higher More detailed required in manufacturing Multicrystalline These are cut from an ingot of melted and recrystallized silicon. Additional information Less efficiency than Monocrystalline Less expensive Square cuts minimize wasted surface area Amorphous silicon Rather than coming from a crystal structure, these cells are created from a thin layer of silicon atoms. Additional information No structural uniformity like other silicon solar cells Requires less temperature to produce Often used for calculators and other small low energy devices Hydrogenation Hydrogenation “But amorphous silicon can be deposited so that it contains a small amount of hydrogen, in a process called hydrogenation. The result is that the hydrogen atoms combine chemically with many of the dangling bonds, essentially removing them and permitting electrons to move through the material.”