Modeling and analysis of first generation photovoltaic cell manufacturing system

• Main Author: Cher, Yi Song.
• Other Authors: Appa Iyer Sivakumar
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Alternative, renewable energy sources
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/17090
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This report introduces the reader to first generation solar cell manufacturing technology. The process flow and the screen printing technology are explained in the literature review. A cost model of a production line is developed to study the effects of equipment, material and labour on unit cost. T...