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AssigneeSPX Corporation
InventorsTao Li, Richard H. Berg, Richard Heckert
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A solidification system is provided and includes a crucible, heater, insulation, movable insulation, and radiation regulator. The crucible is configured to retain a volume of silicon. The heater is to heat the crucible. The heater being configured to provide sufficient heat to melt the volume of silicon. The insulation is to reduce heat loss from a first portion of the crucible. The movable insulation to regulate heat loss from a second portion of the crucible. The radiation regulator is to regulate radiant heat loss over the second portion of the crucible. The radiation regulator is configured to modulate a size of an opening in the radiation regular through which radiant heat dissipates from.
A solidification system, comprising:
A radiation regulator, comprising:
A method of solidifying a volume of silicon, the method comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for solidifying a volume of silicon, the apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.