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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2012
Mark Jeffrey Pavol, Arvada, CO (US);
Russell Weldon Black, Longmont, CO (US);
Brian Robert Murphy, Golden, CO (US);
Christopher Rathweg, Louisville, CO (US);
Edwin Jackson Little, Denver, CO (US);
Max William Reed, Niwot, CO (US);
Mark Jeffrey Pavol, Arvada, CO (US);
Russell Weldon Black, Longmont, CO (US);
Brian Robert Murphy, Golden, CO (US);
Christopher Rathweg, Louisville, CO (US);
Edwin Jackson Little, Denver, CO (US);
Max William Reed, Niwot, CO (US);
PrimeStar Solar, Inc., Arvada, CO (US);
Abstract
A system for vapor deposition of a thin film layer on a photovoltaic module substrate is provided. The system includes a vacuum chamber having a pre-heat section, a vapor deposition apparatus, and a cool-down section; and a conveyor system operably disposed within said vacuum chamber and configured for conveying the substrates in a serial arrangement from said pre-heat section and through said vapor deposition apparatus at a controlled constant linear speed. The vapor deposition apparatus is configured for depositing a thin film of a sublimed source material onto an upper surface of the substrates as the substrates are continuously conveyed by said conveyor system through said vapor deposition apparatus.