Featured in Step on the gas – 12-2012

Standardizing bond testing of c-Si solar cells

Bond testing standards: With an increasing need for standards across the solar module manufacturing industry, setting a benchmark for assessing the bond between cells is a vitally important step for customers as Indium Corporation’s Jim Hisert and XYZTEC’s Dirk Schade and Aubert Dupont explain.

Many different organizations are in the process of standardizing various aspects of the solar industry. From incoming silicon to final module assembly, most parts of the industry are adopting guidelines to help ensure that customers are getting the end product they desire. At the same time, manufacturers and customers need to have a clear understanding …

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