Light annealing in a cooling chamber of a firing furnace

    公开(公告)号:US10443941B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-15

    申请号:US15158358

    申请日:2016-05-18

    摘要: One embodiment is directed to an apparatus comprising a firing furnace comprising a heating chamber configured to fire a metallization layer of photovoltaic devices and a cooling chamber configured to cool the photovoltaic devices that have been heated by the heating chamber. The cooling chamber comprises lights to light anneal the photovoltaic devices to reduce light induced degradation as the photovoltaic devices are cooled in the cooling chamber. The cooling chamber of the firing furnace is configured to use residual heat from heating performed in the heating chamber of the firing furnace as heat for the light annealing of the photovoltaic devices. Light annealing is not performed in the heating chamber of the firing furnace.

    LIGHT ANNEALING IN A COOLING CHAMBER OF A FIRING FURNACE
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    发明申请
    LIGHT ANNEALING IN A COOLING CHAMBER OF A FIRING FURNACE 审中-公开
    在一个冷却炉中的轻型退火炉

    公开(公告)号:US20160341479A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-24

    申请号:US15158358

    申请日:2016-05-18

    IPC分类号: F27D9/00 F27B9/14 F27D11/00

    摘要: One embodiment is directed to an apparatus comprising a firing furnace comprising a heating chamber configured to fire a metallization layer of photovoltaic devices and a cooling chamber configured to cool the photovoltaic devices that have been heated by the heating chamber. The cooling chamber comprises lights to light anneal the photovoltaic devices to reduce light induced degradation as the photovoltaic devices are cooled in the cooling chamber. The cooling chamber of the firing furnace is configured to use residual heat from heating performed in the heating chamber of the firing furnace as heat for the light annealing of the photovoltaic devices. Light annealing is not performed in the heating chamber of the firing furnace.

    摘要翻译: 一个实施例涉及一种包括燃烧炉的装置,其包括被配置为起动光伏器件的金属化层的加热室和被配置为冷却已经被加热室加热的光伏器件的冷却室。 当冷却室中的光伏器件被冷却时,冷却室包括光以使光伏器件退火以减少光诱导的退化。 燃烧炉的冷却室被配置为使用在焙烧炉的加热室中进行的来自加热的剩余热量作为光电装置的光退火的热。 在烧成炉的加热室中不进行光退火。