Silicon solar cell production

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1439-1453

  Ranjan, S ^a   Balaji, S ^a   Panella, Rocco A ^a   Ydstie, B Erik ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Modeling; Process systems engineering; Silicon; Simulation; Solar cells; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

CELL MANUFACTURING; COMMERCIAL ENTITY; CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION; ENGINEERING COMMUNITY; GLOBAL MARKET; INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PROCESS INNOVATION; PROCESS SYSTEM; PROCESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION PROCESS; REAL-TIME OPTIMIZATION; SCALE-UP; SIMULATION; SOLAR GRADE SILICONS; SOLAR PANELS; WAFER PRODUCTION;

FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYSILICON; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 79960555243     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.04.017     Document Type: Review

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