XsunX Inc. (Aliso Viejo, CA), the developer of Power Glass™ solar technology that allows glass windows to produce electricity from the power of the sun, announced that the design of its mass production systems for the manufacture of its Power Glass photovoltaic (PV) films will provide for modular expansion capabilities. The system design will provide for production capacities of as little as 1 MW annually while maintaining expansion capabilities, allowing manufacturers to ramp up to meet increasing production requirements incrementally through 20 MW or more.
The core design is based on a patented multi-chamber cluster tool approach using cassettes to control or handle rolls of thin plastic films. The rolls of material (transparent plastic films) are loaded into the cassettes and robotically moved between chambers or stations. Layers of transparent semiconductor and conducting materials are deposited onto the plastics in a manner that prevents cross-contamination between chambers to achieve high-performance, semi-transparent, large-area, solar cell devices. The system design allows for co-joining of cluster tool systems and hence, increased output.
"The goal for us has been to not only focus on the design of new applications and form factors for solar technologies, but to also provide efficient manufacturing methods necessary to establish commercial viability for our technology," stated XsunX CEO Tom Djokovich.
The company is working to complete the design and engineering process, and anticipates moving into the manufacturing process of its first cluster system prior to the end of the year.
