2. CHAPTER THREE THE SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY 2e A G.I. Module Energie Solaire Copyright, 2006 © Ahmed S. Bouazzi المدرسة الوطنية للمهندسين بتونس

3. World production (MW)

4. PV systems shipping (1995)

5. SiO 2 + 2C  Si (solid) + 2CO (gas) Silicon Purification

6. Czochralski Crystal Pulling

7. The Silicon Ingot

8. Heat Exchange Method (HEM)

9. Inner-Diameter Saw

10. Multiwire Saw

11. Si Wafers Sliced From Ingot

12. Edge Film Growth (EFG)

13. Doping of the Wafers

14. Electric Contact on the Cell

15. t Silicon SiO 2 Anti-reflection Solutions (1)

16. Anti-reflection Solutions (2)

17. Aluminum frame Sealing gasket EVAGlass Spacer Cell Encapsulation of the Panel

18. By-pass Diode

19. I SC Parallel Connection

20. V OC Series Connection

21. V OC I SC Series-Parallel Connection

22. Cells in Parallel with Different V OC

23. Cells in Series with Different I SC

24. Amorphous Silicon Cells

25. CdS/Cu2S Cells

26. CdS/CdTe Cells

27. GaAlAs/GaAs Cells

28. C2C2 0 Watt price Line of the minimum efficiency (  cmin ) Row material cost Profitability limit line P Cost Effectiveness

29. C2C2 0 Watt price Line of the minimum efficiency (  cmin ) Row material cost Profitability limit line P Importance of the Efficiency

30. Lost material Energetic Pay Back