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In Thin Film Photovoltaics, manufacturers are faced with unique challenges. They are simultaneously striving to reduce cost, increase volume, and increase conversion efficiencies all while maintaining a technological competitive advantage. BTU has a long track record of partnering with our customers through such challenges. In semiconductors, electronics, and fuel cells over our sixty year history, BTU has developed novel equipment that enabled our customers to make advances that were truly game-changing. BTU is known for its expertise in high-volume thermal processing equipment with superior uniformity.
The TritanTM Metallization Firing System, featuring BTU’s exclusive TriSpeedTM technology, allows users to take advantage of superior ramp rates up to 200ºC per second while not compromising the drying and cooling sections of the profile. The three-belt, three-speed system gives revolutionary control of profile development. In trials, TritanTM has consistently shown an improvement in fill factor resulting in increased efficiency. This combined with Tritan’s low Cost of Ownership gives customers the lowest cost per watt.
Existing batch processes cannot keep pace with the cost pressure facing PV manufacturers today. BTU’s solution is the MeridianTM In-Line Diffusion System. The system can be configured to process up to 1,500 wafers per hour providing uniform and repeatable emitters. The MeridianTM in-line system offers reduced wafer handling and very low breakage rates. In the race to lower cost per watt, the shift to in-line processing puts users in a winning position.