Archive for September, 2009

American ideals HeatSeeke thermal imager to ensure superior quality rechargeable batteries

Posted by admin on September 30, 2009
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IDEAL Industries (IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC.) Announced that Shenzhen Ge Ruipu Battery Co., Ltd. has adopted American ideals HeatSeeker ™ thermal imager to check their rechargeable batteries FK890 battery , C1295 battery in the use of heat, so as to ensure the excellent quality and rechargeable batteries a stable performance. Shenzhen Ge Ruipu Battery Co., Ltd. is specialized in nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery research and development, production and marketing of high-tech enterprise of Shenzhen. Its products include low self-discharge of civil battery, toy series of batteries, communication series of batteries, tools, batteries and other special purpose series of nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batteries.
The company uses American ideals HeatSeeker ™ thermal imager thermography inspection of rechargeable batteries, heating is uniform, this is the process of production safety, environmentally friendly battery products to implement total quality management, an important part. They used thermal imager HeatSeeker ™ quick scan cell surface and rechargeable batteries can determine the working state, identify potential signs of overload or failure, and even found a very small change in case temperature, in order to recharge the battery R & D, innovation and production processes , perfect quality control system provides a useful data.
Rechargeable laptop battery  testing officials said the United States HeatSeeker ™ ideal handheld thermal imager is really value for money, its use is more than the traditional thermal imager convenient, so long as a digital camera, you can use HeatSeeker ™ thermal imager professional inspection. The thermal imager can be hot early detection of the battery to achieve the hottest and coldest temperatures of the track, and to provide the temperature and the difference between two points, saving the cost of the test. Their digital photos and a complete infrared image overlay for the image analysis provides more details, you can more accurately suspected the problem to ensure the quality of rechargeable batteries.

Solar cells and materials research

Posted by admin on September 25, 2009
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Solar energy is inexhaustible human renewable energy. Is also a clean energy, does not produce any environmental pollution. Among the effective use of solar energy; the use of solar energy photovoltaic is the fastest growing in recent years, the most dynamic area of research, is one of the most watched one of the items. To this end, it is research and development of solar cells. Production of solar cells are mainly based on semiconductor materials, its working principle is the use of photovoltaic materials, occurred after the photoelectric absorption of light energy in the conversion reaction, according to the different materials used in solar cells can be divided into: 1, silicon solar cell; 2, with inorganic salts such as gallium arsenide III-V compounds, cadmium sulfide, Inspiron 600m battery copper indium selenium compounds such as multi-material cells; 3, functional polymer materials can be prepared by sun cells; 4, nano-crystalline solar cells. Regardless of what material to produce batteries for solar cell materials, general requirements are: 1, band gap semiconductor materials can not be too wide; ② have a high photoelectric conversion efficiency of: 3, the material itself will not cause environmental pollution; 4, material suitable for mass production and the material properties and stability. Based on the above aspects to consider is the best silicon solar cell material, which is silicon-based solar cells to the main reason. However, with the continuous development of new materials and related technologies, in other village-based solar cell materials have shown more and more attractive prospect. This paper briefly reviews the types of solar cells and its research status, and discussed the development of solar cells and trends.

Q-Cells released 15.9% efficient silicon solar cell module

Posted by admin on September 23, 2009
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In September 2009, solar industry leader Q-Cells stated that the company’s successful application of next-generation silicon solar cells, design a photoelectric conversion efficiency of up to 15.9% of the solar cell component, the conversion efficiency of solar cell production reached a world record .
Q-Cells, said the new solar cell module is scheduled for listing in 2010. The message announcement the same day so that Q-Cells shares rose 12.23%.
Q-Cells that the above-mentioned solar cell power generation capacity of 249-watt module,  battery has been an independent organization Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems for testing and certification.

Battery electric vehicles will be published UL Standard Platform

Posted by admin on September 18, 2009
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 Sept. 18 (Xinhua Ruo Xi) Global Product Safety Testing and Certification, the leader of the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) announced today it will unveil its large scale batteries ASM 92P1138 , ASM 92P1140 for electric vehicles in a study of the latest platform - UL Subject 2580.
As people of the growing interest in electric cars, UL Framework introduction of this new research will help to reduce the use of people in the car electrical potential risk of fire and electricity, and enhance the overall safety of battery electric vehicles. Before the official as standard, this outline to accept a committee of global technical standards (PTS) for a full review. STP by consumer representatives, government regulators, manufacturers and other organizations with expertise, whose objective is to develop and update safety standards for efficient products.
As prices of traditional energy sources and concerns on environmental issues, it is expected that the use of electric vehicles in coming years there will be a substantial increase. In the world there are billions of dollars have been invested in the manufacture and promotion of this technology, including the U.S. recovery in 2009 and Reinvestment Act expressly nearly three billion dollars, but as a key component of a large battery scale electric vehicle in the U.S. market will be much to offer. Orville Consulting international consulting firm in the next decade, the annual Sheung hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles will reach 1000000-5000000, but at the same time, accompanied by high growth rate of a possible fire, electric shock and other security problems.
“Many factors will determine the market, use of electric vehicles, such as a large batteries cost, performance, durability and safety.” UL Global Energy Business Unit General Manager, Mr Jeff Smidt said: “UL, we have always considered safety first. through a series of safety standards have been developed requirements and the latest version of the battery safety requirements of the standard, we can help manufacturers to provide the market an electric car safer. ”
UL Subject 2580 is not mandatory, manufacturers are free to choose or do not meet all requirements of this framework in order to reduce security risks. Currently, no such large-scale test vehicle standards UL battery .

Fluorescent color solar panels Israel

Posted by admin on September 18, 2009
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Solar energy and environmental practice, but because of their high cost, expensive solar panels are not yet widely used in everyday life, coupled with the efficiency of solar energy into electricity is very low, use the scope is limited. Israel is developing an energy company fluorescence of solar panels, proposes to solve these problems.
Some of them look like plastic sheet products(Inspiron 6000 battery, Inspiron 6400 battery) of color, is Israel’s “Soylent Green” energy companies newly developed fluorescent solar panels. According to technical staff, the technical principle of fluorescent solar panels is the use of color to light, to capture the sun in different parts of the spectrum. Thus, compared to conventional solar panels, fluorescent solar panels, they are not directly facing the sun can be absorbed by the scattered light. Therefore, on cloudy days, or direct sunlight is not the case can also generate electricity, but the efficiency will be somewhat reduced. In addition, this solar panel fluorescence in the fluorescent plate edge using Media Converter, rather than having such a large area of land covered by the past, media converter cost, greatly reducing costs. Absorption is not endothermic is another advantage of fluorescent panels, which solved the overheating of the shortcomings of traditional solar panels. Is particularly convenient, the solar panel can be installed in doors and windows ordinary walls and other architectural facades, without the need for laying on the roof alone. These fluorescent solar panels is still in laboratory research and development phase, should be widely encouraged.

German organic thin film cell efficiency of solar conversion is also up 6%

Posted by admin on September 18, 2009
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Heliatek Germany GmbH has announced that its organic thin film solar cell conversion efficiency reached 6.07%. Measured values certified by the German ISE Fraunfofer. Several companies had previously announced that the organic thin film solar cell conversion efficiency of more than 6%, while organic thin film solar cell modules HD438, the Department of slightly more open to 2cm2 characterized.
The solar cells in series based on the structure of materials of low molecular weight. Technical University of Dresden in Germany (Technical University of Dresden), Institute of Applied Physics Photo (IAPP) with the help of developers. Heliatek goal is to make the coming years to reach 10 percent conversion efficiency.

Global Solar CIGS efficiency thin film cells to 15.45%

Posted by admin on September 18, 2009
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Global Solar Energy Inc. (Arizona, Tucson) announced that its products at the copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells has been the U. S. Department of Energy (DoE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has confirmed, who won 15.45% efficiency in the region. In addition, Global Solar has also said, CIGS solar cells has reached a maximum yield of 11.7%, these C1295 battery packs in its 35MW plant in Berlin and Tucson manufacturing plant of 40 MW.

Global Solar scientific verification of the sweetness of the battery PowerFlex.

“At NREL independent verification of the conversion efficiency of 15.45% of the region, is used in a production environment, rapid deposition of thin films on metal foil obtained thanks to significant progress,” NREL National Solar Center (Golden Colorado ) of the Harin S. Ullal said. The study also received the NREL Thin Film Photovoltaic partial support for cooperation projects.
Global Solar flexible material in the production of its CIGS thin-film solar cells history of more than 5 years, and this low cost, high efficiency and high performance CIGS technology in a variety of applications. The company produces a wide variety of solar energy products, including solar chargers hand, the traditional Global Solar flexible monomer in the second generation of CIGS thin film solar cells. The glass components and the next generation of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) products.

Global Solar flexible monomer in the second generation of CIGS thin film solar cells.

“In less than two years, Global Solar to its global production capacity rose 4.2Mw of 75MW, and has continued to improve the flexibility and adaptability of high efficiency photovoltaic materials,” Global Solar Global Solar Energy Department, said CEO Michael Gering. “These results not only help improve our existing customers and partners to develop solar energy programs, but also for new applications and BIPV has created opportunities.”

From the first U.S. solar PV market in China look at the prospects for thin-film battery applications

Posted by admin on September 16, 2009
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September 9, Chinese and foreign media reports, the first U.S. solar companies (FIRST SOLAR) plans to use the company’s thin-film batteries Inner Mongolia region in China to build the world’s largest 2000MW solar photovoltaic plants, Johnson & Johnson photoelectric believe that the U.S. first construction of solar power plants in China, illustrates the two major issues: first, the thin-film batteries  for its low-cost, low energy consumption, pollution-free absolute advantage, has become the next mainstream application and development of solar energy products U6256 , BAT3151L8 ; second, the next major solar energy applications should be the construction of 500MW, 1000MW and more very large scale photovoltaic power station on the ground, while the station address of the main options in a good light desert regions, to address land use issues, and to increase the generating capacity, reduce cost of electricity.
The first U.S. solar energy company said construction of 2000MW power plant in the United States, about 50-60 billion U.S. dollars investment, equivalent to 250-300 million U.S. dollars per MW investment, investment in China can be further lowered the price. Johnson & Johnson Photoelectric that the use of Johnson & Johnson production of thin-film batteries, photovoltaic power plant construction cost of only 1.5 million U.S. dollars per MW in three years can be further reduced.
Johnson & Johnson photoelectric hope that the introduction of foreign companies in China’s construction of a large-scale photovoltaic power plants at the same time, the state must vigorously support the development of domestic enterprises and domestic photovoltaic thin-film modules applications.

BYD Company Limited announced results of oprofit in 2008

Posted by admin on September 11, 2009
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Recently, BYD Company Limited announced results, showing ownership of the parent company in 2008 net profit of 1.021 billion yuan of shareholders, earnings per share was 0.50 yuan, up 37 percent decline.
The report shows that, BYD secondary rechargeable battery and other related products business sales 62.1 billion yuan, a decline of about 13%. Among them, the lithium-ion battery sales of 3.937 billion yuan, up basically the same; nickel U4873 battery sales are subject to United States power tools market economy and weakness in the same period last year fell 26 percent to 2.204 billion yuan.
At the same time, a marked increase in the proportion of motor vehicle business. Turnover ratio in 2007 from 23% to 32%. Car sales nearly 8.65 billion yuan, an increase of 77%, achieve gross profit of about 504 million yuan, in 2007 compared to 2.57 billion yuan, nearly doubling.

Battery Vs polysilicon shipments to increase prices

Posted by admin on September 11, 2009
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Cell volume recovery and the prices of polysilicon solar energy industry is undoubtedly the most cause for concern in May the two signals;
From our observation of the situation of companies and dealers, the 1691P battery in May than a substantial increase in the volume of ring, some enterprises have increased year-on-year data, this is exciting news. Increased shipments mainly depends on three factors: the progressive installation of the beginning of season, the slow recovery of bank credit policies and the continuing uncertainty, which coincided with the fourth quarter of last year, in contrast to industry predicament;
The beginning of April in Europe, especially Germany, the end of the winter, outdoor construction to start on the components of the gradual restoration of the natural demand;
Some European banks began to slightly relax the restrictions on solar energy credit. This is the wave of bank failures over the past, the banking industry might not be worried about their own and so began the restoration of credit; On the other hand, the global scope of the new solar energy and publicity executives of banks and credit approval also has a direct impact.
Judge in accordance with the present situation, if no unexpected events occur, the global battery shipments this year to achieve positive growth in the probability of a large, this is what we have been adhering to the view. Need to be reminded that, as a result of year-on-year decline in prices, income will decline in the size, of course, the magnitude of the specific need to see the back of the battery recovery of prices;
And battery shipments climbing situation is different, as the most important solar cell raw material, polysilicon prices are low again and again, the current price of mainstream products in the 50 to 60 yuan / ton level, leaving only last year Over the same period a fraction of the price, at such prices, some of the high cost of low-profit enterprises do not even have to make money, instead of polysilicon in accordance with the present price, the lower reaches of the  Latitude D620 battery and components in space while corporate profits have improved, which the former two years, the opposite is true;
Appeared to increase battery shipments fell but the reasons for polysilicon is still the structural imbalance between supply and demand.
Although shipments of batteries than a significant increase in ring, but just the same the same period last year, but shipments of polysilicon has a substantial year-on-year growth, coupled with the factors and dealer inventory factors, volatile prices is not hard to understand;
Throughout the year, as well as from the perspective of the next two years, there has been no pattern of polysilicon supply and demand in excess of one-sided, doom will not be equivalent to changes in the cost price, we view that experience volatility in the industry gradually to the bulk chemical raw materials Properties close, winning the need to have the three characteristics of enterprises: large-scale, leading technology, a slight, low-cost.
From the demand, if the terminal needs to achieve positive predictive value, polysilicon and even a basic balance between supply and demand may have a small number of gaps, and the terminal from the current situation goes beyond the next two years is expected to demand a great possibility;
The supply side, step by step down the price of making a lot of plans to enter the industry began to deter investors from our current understanding of the situation, this case is not isolated cases, which makes the supply of the next two years will be less than current estimates value.
Gone through a harsh winter, the spring has been blow against our faces, though there is still a ray of slightly cooler.