Rapid thermal firing IR conveyor furnace having high intensity heating section

High reflectance element IR lamp module and method of firing multi-zone IR furnaces for solar cell processing comprising lamps disposed backed by a flat or configured plate of ultra-high reflectance ceramic material. Optionally, the high reflectance plate can be configured with ripples or grooves to...

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Hauptverfasser: RAGAY PETER G, REY GARCIA LUIS ALEJANDRO, PARKS RICHARD W
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Zusammenfassung:High reflectance element IR lamp module and method of firing multi-zone IR furnaces for solar cell processing comprising lamps disposed backed by a flat or configured plate of ultra-high reflectance ceramic material. Optionally, the high reflectance plate can be configured with ripples or grooves to isolate each lamp from adjacent lamps in the process zone. Furnace cooling air is exhausted and recycled upstream for energy conservation. Lamp spacing can be varied and power to each lamp individually controlled to provide infinite control of temperature profile in each heating zone. The high reflectance element may be constructed of dense ceramic fiber board, and then coated with high reflectance ceramic composition, and baked or fired to form the finished element.