APPLICATION BROCHURE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT FOR SOLAR Non-contact temperature control in the production of photovoltaic cells and modules

SOLAR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS Improving Solar Cell Quality and Yield The solar industry is a growing market with ever expanding demands on the quality and performance of its products. Producers of solar cells are pushing to reduce the cost of solar energy to the level of traditional energy sources. Solar Application Experience Advanced Energy understands how critical precise temperature measurement is to the production of solar cells, and we offer you: Reducing PV cost/watt by improving product performance and increasing production throughput is a constant industry demand. High quality...

SOLAR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS Solutions Non-Contact Temperature Control Advanced Energy solutions represent rugged, modern, and reliable technologies. We have more than 60 years of experience integrating temperature measurement sensors into production processes. Our solutions also include first class support and consultation. Advanced Energy works with you to understand your specific measurement needs and unique challenges. Our experience enables manufacturers to quickly improve their process control and to avoid production losses. Controlling the production process of:  Ingots and...

SOLAR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline, and Thin Film Cells for the Solar Industry The Advanced Energy’s Impac® and Mikron® product lines provide non-contact temperature measurement for process control during the production of monocrystalline, polycrystalline, and thin film cells. Ingot & Wafer Manufacturing Our infrared temperature measurement solutions enable both an improvement in product quality as well as a more effective process control for all current manufacturing processes in the solar industry. The figures below illustrate varying applications using...

SOLAR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS Steps in Photovoltaic Manufacturing PV Module Production Thin Film Deposition for CIGS Cells Lightpipe Thin Film Deposition Quality Control Before Laminating Infrared Thermometer Setup 1) Radient Heaters Glass Panels PhotriX-Sensor Heat image Application Details Thin Film Deposition for CIGS Cells Thin Film Deposition for CdTe Cells Soldering by Radiant Heating Quality Control Before Laminating Process temperature control on low emissivity surface at low or moderate temperature. Accurately measure and control temperatures during deposition onto glass substrates....

SOLAR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS Product Examples Advanced Energy offers hundreds of different non-contact temperature measurement instruments for virtually every industrial application. Through our long standing experience in the field, we have developed a wide portfolio of high quality products for the solar industry. The “silicon” wavelength: 0.94 µm Silicon is one of the most difficult materials for non-contact temperature measurements. Not only does the emissivity curve strongly vary over the infrared spectrum, but each curve intensity depends on the silicon temperature. To achieve...

SOLAR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS Series 140 Highly accurate and fast unit for measurement of difficult to access objects  Temperature Ranges: 100 to 750°C  Wavelength: 2 to 2.6 µm  Exposure Time (t90): 1.5 ms  Fiber optics with laser targeting Series 50 Universal temperature unit for small spot sizes  Temperature Ranges: 400 to 1300°C  Wavelength: 0.94 µm  Exposure Time (t90): < 1 ms  Fiber optics with spot sizes from 0.45 mm including laser PI 6000 controller Simple PID controller for digital infrared thermometer with easy, guided setup  Programmable via PC software  Sampling...

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY Advanced Energy (AE) has devoted more than three decades to perfecting power for its global customers. AE designs and manufactures highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex semiconductor and industrial thin film plasma manufacturing processes, demanding high and low voltage applications, and temperature-critical thermal processes. With deep applications know-how and responsive service and support across the globe, AE builds collaborative...