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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2016
Solarcity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Jiunn Benjamin Heng, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Chunguang Xiao, Fremont, CA (US);
Dongzhi Yan, Hangzhou, CN;
Jiansheng Zhou, Hangzhou, CN;
Zhiquan Huang, Hayward, CA (US);
Zheng Xu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
SolarCity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is described for protecting photovoltaic cells. During the fabrication process, a photovoltaic cell can be received from a first processing station. The photovoltaic cell can have at least one exposed surface, which may include crystalline silicon or oxidized crystalline silicon. The photovoltaic cell can then be placed in a controlled microenvironment with controlled chemical content, which can protect the exposed surface of the photovoltaic cell from contamination. Subsequently, the photovoltaic cell can be moved toward and delivered to a second processing station in the controlled microenvironment.