System and method for liquid silicon containment
AssigneeAMG IdealCast Solar Corporation
InventorsJames A. Cliber, Roger F. Clark, Nathan G. Stoddard, Paul Von Dollen
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Abstract
This invention relates to a system and a method for liquid silicon containment, such as during the casting of high purity silicon used in solar cells or solar modules. The containment apparatus includes a shielding ember adapted to prevent breaching molten silicon from contacting structural elements or cooling elements of a casting device, and a volume adapted to hold a quantity of breaching molten silicon with the volume formed by a bottom and one or more sides.
Claims13
A containment apparatus suitable for use in producing high purity silicon, the apparatus comprising:
- a shielding member adapted to prevent breaching molten silicon from contacting structural elements or cooling elements;
- and a volume adapted to hold a quantity of breaching molten silicon, and the volume formed by a bottom and one or more sides;
- wherein the shielding member comprises a gabled structure.
A method of containing molten silicon suitable for use in producing high purity silicon, the method comprising:
- breaching molten silicon from a casting process;
- preventing the molten silicon from contacting structural elements or cooling elements with a shielding member;
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- holding a quantity of the molten silicon in a volume formed by a bottom and one or more sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.