Methods and systems for grain size evaluation of multi-cystalline solar wafers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9136185
APP PUB NO 20130156293A1
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13329914

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Methods and systems for evaluation of wafers are disclosed. One example method includes illuminating a multi-crystalline wafer according to a plurality of lighting parameters, capturing a plurality of images of the multi-crystalline wafer, stacking and projecting the plurality of images to generate a composite image, analyzing the composite image to identify one or more grains of the multi-crystalline wafer, and generating a report based on the analysis of the composite image. The multi-crystalline wafer is illuminated according to a different one of the plurality of lighting parameters in at least two of the plurality of images.

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CORNER STAR LIMITEDUNIT 1703B - 1706 LEVEL 17 INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE CENTRE 1 AUSTIN ROAD WEST KOWLOON

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Doane, Thomas E Troy, US 9 50
Fuerhoff, Robert H St. Charles, US 9 150
Kimbel, Steven L St. Charles, US 36 256
Shi, Gang O'Fallon, US 61 140

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