REPTILE

Repairing of Photovoltaic Wafers and Solar Cells by Laser Enabled Silicon Processing

Coordinatore	ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION METALURGICA DEL NOROESTE    more  Organization address address: CALLE RELVA TORNEIROS 27A city: PORRINO postcode: 36410 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Gala Cognome: Perez Perez Email: send email Telefono: +34 986 344000 Fax: +34 986 337302
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Spain [ES]
Totale costo	1˙445˙068 €
EC contributo	1˙029˙000 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2011
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-10-01   -   2013-09-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION METALURGICA DEL NOROESTE  Organization address address: CALLE RELVA TORNEIROS 27A city: PORRINO postcode: 36410 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Gala Cognome: Perez Perez Email: send email Telefono: +34 986 344000 Fax: +34 986 337302	ES (PORRINO)	coordinator	34˙640.00
2	SOLARTEC S.R.O.  Organization address address: TELEVIZNI 2618 city: ROZNOV POD RADHOSTEM postcode: 75661 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Iveta Cognome: Dorotikova Email: send email Telefono: +420 575 750 050 Fax: +420 575 750 018	CZ (ROZNOV POD RADHOSTEM)	participant	464˙257.97
3	INGENIERIA Y SOLUCIONES EN ENERGIAS ALTERNATIVAS SL  Organization address address: POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL IBAITARTE 7 city: Elgoibar postcode: 20870 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Ana Cognome: Iriondo Astigarraga Email: send email Telefono: +34 94 3030559 Fax: +34 94 3530418	ES (Elgoibar)	participant	314˙131.47
4	G. ZARLAS - D. KOUMANAKOS O.E  Organization address address: PEO PATRON PYRGOU VRACHNEIKA PATRON 60 city: VRACHNAIKA postcode: 25002 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Dimitrios Cognome: Koumanakos Email: send email Telefono: +30 2610 240242 Fax: +30 2610 240243	EL (VRACHNAIKA)	participant	205˙970.55
5	INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER KONSTANZ  Organization address address: Rudolf-Diesel-Strasse 15 city: Konstanz postcode: 78467 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Florian Cognome: Keller Email: send email Telefono: +49 7531 36183 190 Fax: +49 7531 36183 11	DE (Konstanz)	participant	10˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'REPTILE will develop a laser-based technique for repairing of broken and defective silicon cells and wafers, improving the yield of the European wafer and cell manufacturers, and representing an opportunity for European SMEs for the reuse of scrapped and recovered silicon to produce custom PV products at low price, covering a growing demand for small format, semi-transparent or custom shape PV cells. The concept is based in the automated defect recognition and classification performed on C or D class cells, and the subsequent laser reprocessing to obtain a smaller A-class cell. Research efforts will be focused in image-based cell inspection, computer-based detection of optimal process path, precision laser cutting, laser ablative isolation, and automatic handling of the processed parts. Advances will be made in defect classification and interpretation algorithms by luminescence and thermal imaging. In the field of laser processing, advantage will be taken from high brilliance laser sources and advanced scanner control for performing surface processing in novel repairing techniques. These developments will allow the integration of the whole process in a single station which comprises automatic wafer/cell handling, recognition, processing and classification. The work plan is designed to end up with a prototype system, able to automatically select and cut or isolate non-defective areas in scrap cells and wafers, with computer based calculation of the best geometry for maximum efficiency and minimum waste of material. Proof-of-concept modules will be then built, installed and tested to asses the market potential. The project will bridge the gap between the need of the PV market for a solution for their rejected cells and wafers, and the capacity of European SMEs to reprocess this material and take economical advantage from its recovery. Hence, this project can lead to market replication and easily be implemented in a profitable way, opening new markets for SMEs.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

EU-funded scientists developed a laser-based technique to automatically repair defective photovoltaic (PV) cells and wafers. These should be reused to produce custom, low-cost solar modules.