New products
the world.” FLEXcon incorporates a high-performing, output is either 100W, 200W, 300W
Key to the Charger platform’s high proprietary laminating adhesive for or 400W of power, at fiber diameters
productivity is its streamlined modular superior film bonding. PVguard products, of 200 µm, 400 µm, 600 µm or 800 µm
architecture that easily expands from three which have been proven in use for over five respectively. Integration into industrial
to five processing stations to sequentially years, also meet all applicable IEC and UL applications is further enhanced by
deposit multiple thin films while keeping requirements. the laser’s 19” rack mount form factor,
the wafer in an ultra-clean, ultra-high PVguard 105040W is FLEXcon’s armored fiber, air-cooling, aiming beam
vacuum environment. Incoming wafers backsheet protective laminate for use and a comprehensive selection of fiber
are conditioned using novel Isani wafer with slow-cure encapsulants. It is a imaging optics. This new system also
treatment technology that ensures a TPE—Tedlar®*/PET/EVA—construction achieves industry leading MTTF (mean
low-resistance, low-contaminant interface that is RoHS compliant and has a partial time to failure) and operating lifetime
between the incoming device and the discharge rating from TÜV of >1000 volts. characteristics through the use of
metal films to be deposited while also PVguard 10E40W is a backsheet Coherent’s proprietary in-house epitaxy
delivering excellent defect performance protective laminate for use with fast-cure and packaging technology.
and greatly extended maintenance encapsulants. It is also a TPE—Tedlar®*/ www.Coherent.com
intervals. Applied’s superior PVD reactor PET/EVA—construction that is RoHS
technology can tailor the properties compliant and UL recognized under UL New Siemens transformerless
of each film layer for optimum device QIHE2 file number E318502. PVguard solar inverters achieve 98 percent
performance while the flexible architecture 10E40W backsheet has a partial discharge
efficiency
enables extendibility to emerging three- rating from TÜV of >1000 volts.
Transformerless inverters supplement the
dimensional interconnect and packaging The white EVA tie layer on both
Sinvert series of solar inverters from the
technologies. PVguard products, which adheres to
Siemens Industry Automation Division.
The Charger UBM system builds on the encapsulant EVA during module
Compared to the predecessor units
Applied’s two decades of leadership in lamination, provides for reflectivity to
with transformers, the new three-phase
PVD metallization technology. Applied’s improve module efficiency.
photovoltaic inverters achieve efficiencies
PVD systems are used by virtually all Due to a long-standing relationship
that are up to two percent higher: namely,
advanced manufacturers around the globe with DuPont, FLEXcon is a continuous
98 percent in a master-slave combination
for fabricating chips. resource for backsheet solutions
according to Euro-Eta. This performance
www.appliedmaterials.com constructed with Tedlar®, which has a
enables the plant operator to make a
proven record of success spanning over
higher profit during infeed into the
FleXcon offers a range of 25 years. With manufacturing capabilities medium-voltage system.
pVguard™ solar panel backsheet in Europe and North America, FLEXcon In addition, system costs can also
solutions
offers an uninterrupted supply of
be reduced with the option of a voltage
backsheet protective laminates of all types.
window increased from 900 to 1000 volts.
www.FLEXcon.com
In this case, for example, a number of
photovoltaic (PV) modules are linked
Modular diode laser system offers together as in a chain and fewer generator
up to 400 W of power terminal boxes and smaller conductor areas
are needed.
The new inverter series also includes
units with graduated ratings of 500, 1000
and 1500 kilowatts and also 2 megawatts,
which is the most powerful transformerless
inverter currently on the market.
The new Sinvert inverters are suitable
for applications in medium and large-scale
PV power plants. The new central inverter
units satisfy the currently effective medium-
voltage regulations and can be
A new turnkey diode laser system
from Coherent offers modular
flexibility and output power of up
FLEXcon now offers a range of high- to 400W at 976 nm. Specifically,
performance PVguard™ TPE multi-layer the HB-Diode laser system can be
backsheet solutions for use in photovoltaic configured with from one to four
panel production. 100W 200 µm diode modules,
Available for use with either slow- and the output from each diode
cure or fast-cure encapsulants, PVguard module can then be fiber-delivered
delivers the long-lasting UV, moisture and individually, or combined into a
partial discharge protection that module single, 0.22 NA delivery fiber in
and encapsulant producers require. order to optimally match the needs
To enhance strength and durability, of the application. The resulting
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