TY - GEN
T1 - Drilling of silicon based solar panels
T2 - ASME 2010 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2010
AU - Cong, W. L.
AU - Feng, Q.
AU - Pei, Z. J.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Solar panels have been developed to convert the solar energy to electricity. Since most solar panels are silicon based, they inherit the mechanical properties of silicon, such as brittleness and hardness. These properties might lead to cracking in workpieces and low tool lives in traditional machining processes. In solar panel manufacturing, to increase the efficiency of solar cells, electrical contacts on the front side of the panel need to be connected to those on the back side. Therefore, holes of different sizes are required to drill in silicon solar panels for certain designs. This paper reviews the literature on different drilling processes for silicon solar panels and summarizes merits, shortcomings, and special characteristics of each method.
AB - Solar panels have been developed to convert the solar energy to electricity. Since most solar panels are silicon based, they inherit the mechanical properties of silicon, such as brittleness and hardness. These properties might lead to cracking in workpieces and low tool lives in traditional machining processes. In solar panel manufacturing, to increase the efficiency of solar cells, electrical contacts on the front side of the panel need to be connected to those on the back side. Therefore, holes of different sizes are required to drill in silicon solar panels for certain designs. This paper reviews the literature on different drilling processes for silicon solar panels and summarizes merits, shortcomings, and special characteristics of each method.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=82455186809&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1115/MSEC2010-34324
DO - 10.1115/MSEC2010-34324
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:82455186809
SN - 9780791849460
T3 - ASME 2010 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2010
SP - 309
EP - 316
BT - ASME 2010 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2010
Y2 - 12 October 2010 through 15 October 2010
ER -