Design Considerations And Implementation Of Very Large Scale Manufacturing Of Cigs Photovoltaic Solar Cells And Related ProductsDaystartech英文文献.pdf

To be Published in the Proceedings of the 20th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition – Barcelona, Spain – June 2005 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VERY-LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURING OF CIGS SOLAR CELLS AND RELATED PRODUCTS J. R. Tuttle, T. Schuyler, E. Choi, and J. Freer DayStar Technologies, Inc., 13 Corporate Drive, HalfMoon, NY 12065 e-mail : jtuttle@ ABSTRACT: Discrete CIGS solar cells on flexible metal substrates offer an alternative to wafer-Si based cells. The manufacture of this cell technology additionally offers capital cost, throughput and yield advantages over the manufacture of either wafer-Si or traditional monolithically integrated thin-film modules. Economies of scale and volume can be achieved with the implementation of gigawatt-scale manufacturing. Likewise, vertical integration within the production line to include In refinement, steel substrate finishing, source material synthesis and formation, as well as module packaging materials (either glass and Al or plastic) provide for optimization of cost and supply- chain issues. Keywords: CIGS, Photovoltaic, Solar City, Solar Cell, Solar Panel, Learning Curve 1. INTRODUCTION traditional monolithically integrated panels. Electricity demand is predicted to grow at an annual 2. Flexible solar cells offer opportunities for non- rate of 2.3 - 3.4% in the coming decade, depending on rigid packaging