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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
May. 10, 2006
Applicant:
Kenneth Friestad, Kristiansand, NO;
Inventor:
Kenneth Friestad, Kristiansand, NO;
Assignee:
Elkem Solar AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The method and apparatus includes a vessel having a bottom and sidewalls arranged to house the material in a molten state. A temperature controlled horizontally oriented, cooling plate is movable into and out of the top of the molten material. When the cooling plate is lowered into the top of the melt, an ingot of solid silicon is solidified downwards.