Our Products
The ARTisun® solar cells that Suniva manufactures in the United States are made of polysilicon (click to read why silicon is the most efficient and reliable choice) which is created by refining sand or quartz, one of the most abundant materials on earth. After being refined and "grown" into extremely pure monocrystalline ingots, the ingots are carefully sliced into very thin wafers.
The monocrystalline wafers then undergo processing steps which apply an electric field to them, a metal grid or pattern of electrodes is affixed, and both an aluminum backing and a surface antireflective layer are applied. Suniva utilizes a number of patents and proprietary knowledge and technologies in these processing steps which yield very high cell efficiency at low cost and when combined with the ability to use thinner wafers results in industry leading cost per watt levels. (Efficiency refers to the net percentage of energy from solar radiation that the cell converts to electricity). These Suniva monocrystalline silicon cells are marketed as the ARTisun® series.
Suniva's customers use ARTisun® cells to make solar modules (also known as solar panels). These modules are made by packaging and connecting a series of solar cells together in a maintenance free frame, with a clear protective face or cover. Thus the total voltage output of a module is equivalent to the total output of all the cells within the panel less a very small amount of normal overhead for connections and the protective panel layer. Multiple modules are placed on roof-tops, in arrays and in "farms" to generate power for residential and industrial applications as well as for utilities.
Suniva also markets it own branded PV modules Powered by SunivaTM. Our high power-density module offerings consist of ART245 (UL 1703 certified, 2BB, 60 cell) and ART305 (UL 1703 certification pending, 3BB, 72 cell), which contain over 85% U.S. content. For more information, see the product sheets below.
Product Offerings:
ARTisun® series solar cells: 2busbar and 3busbar
Modules Powered by SunivaTM : ART245 and ART305
