Meyer Burger successfully commissions first new generation cell tester for high efficiency solar cells for an industrial customer in Japan
Meyer Burger’s (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) competence centre for measurement technologies, Pasan SA, has successfully installed and commissioned the first next generation SpotLIGHT cell tester for high efficiency solar cells in an industrial manufacturing environment. The Choshu Industry Corporation (CIC) has commissioned the SpotLIGHT cell tester at its Sanyo Onoda plant in Japan in order to meet the demanding performance measurement requirements of its innovative cell technologies.
CIC is a research and development driven manufacturer with a strong focus on cutting edge photovoltaic technologies such as heterojunction (HJT) and busbarless cells for the development and production of very high efficiency solar modules. The IV testing of high efficiency cells is technically demanding for the quality of the light source as well as for the reliable electrical contact to the cell. In order to meet these challenges, CIC has chosen Meyer Burger as its trusted supplier based on the outstanding performance of its innovative metrological systems. As the competence centre for measurement technologies, Pasan has successfully commissioned its SpotLIGHT HighCap cell tester combined with its GridTOUCH contacting solution for busbarless cells at CIC’s Sanyo Onoda plant in Japan. They will be used to measure the next generation high efficiency busbarless technologies developed by R&D team at CIC.
The SpotLIGHT HighCap cell tester is an innovative solution designed to assess the performance of solar cells exhibiting high capacitance such as HJT. Its revolutionary hybrid light source (combining a Xenon source with LEDs) enables highest precision measurement of solar modules at lowest cost of ownership. The GridTOUCH contacting solution for busbarless cells is a unique, patent pending industrial contacting solution enabling the fully automated electrical contacting of busbarless cells for production environments. The SpotLIGHT and GridTOUCH technologies can both be integrated into fully automated cell sorting systems with high throughput allowing producers to assess the performance of their products to the highest standards.
Meyer Burger is proud to support CIC in their pioneering PV business development and their effort towards the cost reduction of PV electricity. The Japanese market is very demanding in terms of quality, performance and service and Meyer Burger is pleased to strengthen its position with this leading industrial reference customer.
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Ingrid Carstensen
Corporate Communications
Tel +41 (0)33 221 28 34
ingrid.carstensen@meyerburger.com
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Meyer Burger is a leading global technology Group specialising on innovative systems and processes based on semiconductor technologies. The Group’s focus is on photovoltaics (solar industry) while its competencies and technologies also cover important areas of the semiconductor and the optoelectronic industries as well as other selected high-end markets based on semiconductor materials. The Group currently employs more than 1,700 people across three continents. Over the past ten years, Meyer Burger has risen to the forefront of the photovoltaic market and established itself as an international premium brand by offering superior precision products and innovative technologies.
The Group’s offering in systems, production equipment and services along the photovoltaic value chain includes the manufacturing processes for wafers, solar cells, solar modules and solar systems. Meyer Burger provides substantial added value to its customers and clearly differentiates itself from its competitors by focusing on the entire value chain.
The Group’s comprehensive product portfolio is complemented by a worldwide service network with spare parts, consumables, process know-how, customer support, after-sales services, training and other services. Meyer Burger Group is represented in Europe, Asia and North America in the respective key markets and has subsidiaries and own service centres in China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA. The Group is also working intensively to develop new markets such as South America, Africa and the Arab region. The registered shares of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (Ticker: MBTN).
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