Development of silicon solar cells and photovoltaic modules in Brazil: analysis of a pilot production

Materials Research

Adriano Moehlecke¹  Izete Zanesco¹ 

[1] ,Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul Faculty of Physics Solar Energy Technology NucleusPorto Alegre RS ,Brazil

关键词: pilot plant;    solar cells;    photovoltaic modules;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-14392012005000084

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Brazil is a country that receives a large amount of solar radiation. Moreover, high quality quartz mines has been found in its territory and the country has well-established metallurgical grade silicon industries. However, PV technology is not used in large scale and there are no active solar cell fabs. In this context, a pilot plant to develop industrial PV technology was carried out in a Brazilian university combining education, research and industrial development. Silicon solar cell processes based on low cost chemicals and gases as well as gettering mechanisms were developed and more than 12,000 solar cells were fabricated, achieving efficiencies up to 16%, and two hundred photovoltaic modules were produced and characterized.

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