Manchester, N.H.-based J. P. Sercel Associates Inc. (JPSA) has made its first shipment of multiple PV-5000 Thin Film Photovoltaic Laser Scribing Systems to a U.S. customer.
The PV-5000 is a high-volume production system for scribing new thin film on glass solar panels. According to the company, the system uses advanced laser-scribing technology to rapidly and accurately produce fine-scribed lines with >30MOhm isolation.
Applications includes thin film, P1 front contact, P2 semiconductor, P3 back contacts, border deletion and bulk deletion of all three layers to provide an edge-isolation border.
SOURCE: JPSA