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Thanks to the SMBB tech we use, the current transmission path of the product is shortened, which reduces the power loss of the module. Meanwhile, the double-glass gap lamination technology is applied, which makes full use of the solar light reflected from the gap of the cell to the front side, and improves the power of the module. From the side of solar system design, compared to the traditional 182*182 square cell products, ASTRO N7 can effectively reduce cable usage, dilute tracking bracket costs, and achieve lower BOS costs and lower LCOE.
In the future, all silicon wafers utilized in our products would be thinner, and frontier manufacturing techs such ZBB-TF tech would help reduce more consumable materials, the carbon emission per watt of our products will be lower.
All Astronergy modules have passed the humidity and heat performance test and wind tunnel test (60m/high wind speed, which is equivalent to a level 17 super typhoon environment), and have obtained the PIT (Pressure, Immersion and Temperature) test certificate.
Due to the utilization of rectangular wafers, the loading rate of a single container increased by 4.3%, and the transportation cost of a single watt can be reduced by about 4.1%. At the same time, the rectangular wafer product has a feature of low voltage, which can effectively increase the installed capacity of a single string at a solar plant, thus realizing a lower BOS cost.
Although HJT cell technology could make a module with a higher bifaciality rate and low-temperature coefficient. However, the tech-powered module has a higher cost, which limits its further development.
The xBC cell technology has higher conversion efficiency and could ensure the module with a beautiful appearance. However, the xBC product is mainly applicable to high-end residential scenarios with higher requirements for appearance and better price premiums. The complexity of the manufacturing process, low yield, high processing cost, and low bifaciality rate will limit its further development.
The newly launched ASTRO N7& N7s series products are supported by the double-layer high-transmittance glass. The upper layer is a closed-hole film to improve the transmittance, and the lower layer is a dense silicon dioxide layer, which can effectively isolate the water vapor.
The upper and lower layers of the film have different refractive indices, to realize the transition of the refractive index from the air side to the glass gradually from low to high, to achieve a better transmittance enhancement effect, and at the same time improve the durability of the products in the environment of high salt spray, high humidity.
During the manufacturing process, we adopt non-destructive laser cutting, which needs to heat the cell with the laser and then cool the cell, then the thermal stress makes the cells naturally crack to achieve a smooth cross-section without cracks. The process improves the bending strength of PV cells and ensures the overall mechanical load of our modules.
4. Given the dynamic nature of the solar industry, how does Astronergy stay ahead of technological trends and ensure that its n-type TOPCon products remain competitive in the Asia Pacific region?
Astronergy is firmly optimistic about the n-type TOPCon product as our mainstream technology product in the next 3-5 years. As one of the first companies in the industry to realize mass production of n-TOPCon PV modules, Astronergy has built the ASTRO N series with n-TOPCon technology as the core.
The entire series gives full play to the advantages of diversified main grid technologies such as SMBB and ZBB, and is characterized by high efficiency, high power and high reliability, which enables the series of products to achieve extreme power and efficiency performance and meet the needs of multiple scenarios.
In terms of the supply chain, we have a mature manufacturing base in Thailand which could help us to supply the neighboring Asia-Pacific region as quickly as possible to meet the requirements of our customers.
As an international company, we employ many local professionals. They have in-depth research and understanding of local market needs and provide advice on the latest technology trends and more diverse scenarios, which lays the foundation for product optimization and iteration and maintaining competitiveness.
According to a report by S&P Global Commodity Insights, the Asia-Pacific region, excluding India and China, will see a significant increase in installed capacity of more than 80GW in 2024, with demand from more emerging countries still being tapped.
The nominal production capacity of TOPCon cells is expected to exceed 600GW by the end of 2023 (data from PV Info link), and is accelerating the replacement of PERC capacity, with TOPCon cells accounting for about 25% of overall shipments in 2023. It also proves that the n-type TOPCon technology, as a more cost-controlled and mature technology route, has been widely recognized by the market.
Just as geological samples from Earth record the natural history of our planet, astromaterials hold the natural history of our solar system and beyond. Astromaterials acquisition and curation practices have direct consequences on the contamination levels of astromaterials and hence the types of questions that can be answered about our solar system and the degree of precision that can be expected of those answers. Advanced curation was developed as a cross-disciplinary field to improve curation and acquisition practices in existing astromaterials collections and for future sample return activities, including meteorite and cosmic dust samples that are collected on Earth. These goals are accomplished through research and development of new innovative technologies and techniques for sample collection, handling, characterization, analysis, and curation of astromaterials. In this contribution, we discuss five broad topics in advanced curation that are critical to improving sample acquisition and curation practices, including (1) best practices for monitoring and testing of curation infrastructure for inorganic, organic, and biological contamination; (2) requirements for storage, processing, and sample handling capabilities for future sample return missions, along with recent progress in these areas; (3) advancements and improvements in astromaterials acquisition capabilities on Earth (i.e., the collection of meteorites and cosmic dust); (4) the importance of contamination knowledge strategies for maximizing the science returns of sample-return missions; and (5) best practices and emerging capabilities for the basic characterization and preliminary examination of astromaterials. The primary result of advanced curation research is to both reduce and quantify contamination of astromaterials and preserve the scientific integrity of all samples from mission inception to secure delivery of samples to Earth-based laboratories for in-depth scientific analysis. Advanced curation serves as an important science-enabling activity, and the collective lessons learned from previous spacecraft missions and the results of advanced curation research will work in tandem to feed forward into better spacecraft designs and enable more stringent requirements for future sample return missions and Earth-based sample acquisition.
Human fascination with the night sky and with celestial objects that fall to the Earth from the sky is as old as our species, and use of these astromaterials as a natural resource occurred at least as early as the Bronze Age (Jambon 2017; McCoy 2018; McCoy et al. 2017). However, the initial curation of astromaterials as objects of scientific interest to understand our universe began more recently (Marvin 2006) and in earnest with the curation of meteorite samples in museums starting in the year 1748 at the Natural History Museum Vienna (Brandsttter 2006). Meteorites have remained objects of fascination by scientists and the public alike with the establishment of many meteorite collections across the world. Meteorite recovery and curation practices vary widely and are highly dependent on many factors, including the knowledge and resources of the finder and the financial and technical support available for the collection in which the sample is curated. The scientific importance of the sample can also be a determining factor, but this is predicated on the aforementioned factors. All meteorites, regardless of how they were handled from recovery to curation, have experienced uncontrolled entry and exposure to the terrestrial environment, including, at minimum, the terrestrial atmosphere and the ground. This exposure results in terrestrial contamination, the amount of which is typically dependent on the physicochemical properties of the meteorite, the conditions at the fall site, and the amount of exposure time to the terrestrial environment. Consideration of these factors can also be determining factors in how a meteorite sample is curated. An overview of meteorite collections, their contents, and curation practices is available in McCall et al. (2006).
Selection of a diversity of materials for primary sample containment, handling, and storage equipment to enable scientific investigations of the entire periodic table, organic compounds, and biological matter.
Sample return missions should establish a concept of sample segregation for primary mission goals (e.g., segregation of samples in different containment/isolation used for inorganic, organic, and biological investigations as well as focused goals of the mission). Sample acquisition and containment must always focus on prohibiting cross-contamination and preservation of the scientific integrity of each sample.
The integration of curation, proper material selection, and cleaning into mission contamination control requirements and implementation during Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations (ATLO) is critical for sample return.
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