Cigs Solar Panels

Other architectures use rigid cigs panels sandwiched between two panes of glass.

Cigs solar panels.

Cigs solar cell in full copper indium gallium selenide solar cell thin film photovoltaic device that uses semiconductor layers of copper indium gallium selenide cigs to absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity. It is manufactured by depositing a thin layer of copper indium gallium and selenium on glass or plastic backing along with electrodes on the front and back to collect current. With efficiencies exceeding 20 measured in the laboratory there may be a continuing place for high efficiency cigs panels in the general solar panel market. Copper indium gallium deselenide and these are the 4 elements in certain mixing ratios that are the active substance in cigs.

Although cigs solar cells are considered to be in the early stages of large scale commercialization they can be produced by using a process that has the potential to reduce the cost of producing photovoltaic devices. Eterbright utilizes cigs cu in ga se technology in its solar panels because of the numerous advantages of this innovative process. Cigs is a thin film technology but it is important that it is not confused with another thin film solar that is mostly silicon based. For example cigs can be deposited on substrates such as glass metal foils and polymers.

Cigs cell on a flexible plastic backing. Cigs does not use the previously named element of silicon. Cigs based thin film solar modules represent a high efficiency alternative for large scale commercial solar modules. A copper indium gallium selenide solar cell or cigs cell sometimes ci g s or cis cell is a thin film solar cell used to convert sunlight into electric power.

Cigs cells also use the toxic chemical cadmium.