New products
manufacturers due to the delicate nature processing improves yields by enabling
aVaNcIS experiences 30%
of their product require extremely precise, better control of the heat delivered into
deposition rate increase using
secure and careful transport of the glass the part, thus resulting in lower thermal
rNT’s NanoBond® Technology
throughout the production line,” said Tom gradients, less residual stress, and overall
Reactive NanoTechnologies, Inc. (RNT),
Doyle, president of QComp Technologies, reduced breakage. www.Coherent.com
announced that AVANCIS GmbH & Co.
Inc. “Our glass handling conveyors include
KG, Munich, Germany, manufacturer
integrated controls for precise handling 63 years of uV exposure in 1 year
of CIS thin-film solar modules, has
and minimizing gaps between lites to Atlas Material Testing Technology
experienced a 30% increase in the
maximize square footage through coating, introduced the latest technology for ultra-
deposition rate of aluminum-doped zinc
laminating and tempering machines.” accelerated exposure testing, an outdoor
oxide (AZO) transparent conductive oxide
www.qcomptech.com testing device can provide approximately
films by using NanoBond® to bond the
63 years of South Florida UV radiation
AZO target to a copper backing plate.
Integrated solution for thin film exposure in a single year. Atlas developed
NanoBond enables room temperature
module assembly this new solar concentrator technology
bonding of this class of target assemblies
German machine suppliers Maschinenbau in partnership with the National
using tin solder instead of indium. Due
GEROLD GmbH & Co. KG (Nettetal) Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
to the fact that tin is more electrically
and 4JET Sales+Service GmbH (Alsdorf) and the Russian Institute of Laser
conductive and provides a stronger
offer an integrated solution for edge Optical Technology (ILOT) under a U.S.
bond, the sputtering process can be run
deletion and contacting of thin film solar Department of Energy (DOE) program.
at higher power settings. The result is a
panels. 4JET is responsible for laser-based www.atlas-mts.com
higher deposition rate, which translates
edge deletion and the mechanical exposure
into higher throughput and lowers overall
of molybdenum coatings on CIGS panels, Fujitsu develops relays for solar
manufacturing costs. www.rntfoil.com
while GEROLD provides fully automated powered and power saving
solutions for bus bar contacting. These applications
2200V rectifier diode for
are either based on glueing, soldering or Fujitsu Components America, Inc. is
photovoltaic systems
welding technologies. The sequentially developing new electromechanical relays
IXYS Corporation launched a new high
operating production cells are designed for to target alternative energy markets. The
voltage diode called DNA30E2200PA.
panel sizes of up to 2200 x 2600 mm. company is initially offering two high-
This 2200V specialized rectifier in
www.gerold-mb.de, www.4JET.de voltage, high-current, high-insulation
a TO-220 housing is designed as a
power relays and one low-profile, power
decoupling diode for photovoltaic systems
Modular diode laser system offers latching relay for energy management
in renewable energy applications where
up to 400 W of power applications in solar powered systems and
solar panels are deployed to provide
A new turnkey diode laser system from smart power meters. The new high-voltage,
power into the electrical grid. The new
Coherent offers modular flexibility and high-current, high-insulation power relays
diode covers the enhanced requirements
output power of up to 400W at 976 can also be used in electronic vehicles and
for photovoltaic systems (IEC 62548).
nm. For solar cell assembly, the HB- as a replacement for power conductors and
This new standard includes an increase
Diode offers substantial advantages over power FETs. The new low-profile latching
of the system voltage that leads to the
traditional soldering technologies, such relay is also suitable for various power
higher voltage requirements for the
as induction heating. In particular, laser saving applications. www.fujitsu.com
specialized power semiconductors in these
applications. www.ixys.com
BioSolar to commercialize
BioBacksheet for thin-film
photovoltaic modules
BioSolar, Inc., developer of a breakthrough
technology to produce bio-based materials
from renewable plant sources that
reduce the cost of photovoltaic solar
modules, announced plans to expand the
company’s BioBacksheet™ technology
to accommodate CIGS and CdTe thin-
film modules. Currently, the company’s
patent-pending BioBacksheet technology
for crystalline silicon (C-Si) photovoltaic
solar cells is in the pre-production phase.
Designed to replace petroleum-based
components with renewable plant sources,
the BioBacksheet is a premium-grade
backsheet consisting of a cellulosic film
combined with a highly water resistant and
high dielectric strength nylon film made
from castor beans. www.biosolar.com
30 – Global Solar Technology – Marechnology – May/June 2009ch/April 2009
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