Chongchang: Monocrystalline Silicon Cost & Efficiency

Chongchang: Monocrystalline Silicon Cost & Efficiency



Against the backdrop of the accelerated advancement of global "dual carbon" goals and the vigorous development of the new energy industry, monocrystalline silicon, as a core raw material in the photovoltaic industry chain, has witnessed a continuous surge in market demand. 

Faced with the photovoltaic industry's urgent pursuit of efficient and refined production, enterprises can only gain an advantage in the fierce competition by optimizing production management and control, improving product quality, and reducing cost input. 

And Chongchang Company, relying on its professional Zhichun product technology solutions, is becoming a key force to help enterprises break through development bottlenecks.

Solution Difficulties

The production process of photovoltaic monocrystalline silicon faces multiple technical challenges, which are as follows:

① The electromagnetic interference intensity in the production environment is high, which puts forward extremely high requirements for the anti-electromagnetic interference capability of industrial control equipment;

② The complex electrical environment in the workshop is prone to interfere with network transmission signals, requiring the use of dedicated network cables with shielding performance;

③ As a core production equipment, the monocrystalline silicon furnace needs to meet the process standard of 24/7 continuous and stable operation, and no interruption is allowed;

④ Under the traditional production mode, data security relies on manual monitoring, which not only consumes a lot of labor costs, but also makes it difficult to guarantee the monitoring accuracy and response efficiency;

⑤ Each production equipment needs to be deployed with supporting software independently, which takes about 5-8 minutes per unit, resulting in low overall deployment efficiency and affecting the release of production capacity.

Solution Architecture

In response to the actual needs of a leading monocrystalline silicon production enterprise, Chongchang Company has customized a fully automatic control system solution for monocrystalline silicon, building a full-link management system of "background central control - core control - bottom control":

Hardware Core: With Industrial PC 4U (such as the high-performance 4U industrial PC under the Zhichun brand, which has strong computing capability) as the computing foundation, it is matched with 17 inch industrial monitor (like the 17-inch industrial monitor of Zhichun, with clear and stable display) as the visual output device. At the same time, it combines Open Frame Tablet PC (for example, the open-frame tablet PC of Zhichun, which is convenient for flexible operation) for data interaction; in addition, Panel Mount Computer (such as the panel-mounted computer of Zhichun, which is convenient and stable for installation) is adopted to realize the integrated integration of equipment.

Software Support: Relying on Chongchang's independently developed intelligent management platform, it integrates configuration software and visual software interfaces, and links with servo motors through the motion control module to realize precise control of the monocrystalline silicon furnace;

Technological Innovation: Integrating HMI (Human Machine Interface) control technology, it connects the hardware and software collaboration channel, realizes cross-level data interaction and command transmission, and ensures production efficiency, product quality and operation safety from the source, helping enterprises build a cost competitive barrier.

Solution Advantages

The core advantages of this solution are concentrated in the application of Zhichun products, which provide stable support for the production process with their excellent performance:

Strong Environmental Adaptability: It has excellent EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) performance, and at the same time meets the requirements of dust prevention, efficient heat dissipation and anti-vibration, so it can operate reliably in complex workshop environments. For example, IP65 Panel PC (the IP65 protection level panel PC of Zhichun) can effectively resist dust and water splashes, and is suitable for harsh production environments.

Comprehensive and Practical Functions: It supports real-time monitoring and regulation of silicon production status, flexible setting of equipment working parameters, statistical query of historical production data, automatic reporting and traceability of fault information, covering the management needs of the entire production process. Taking Android System Industrial Panel PC (the Android system industrial panel PC of Zhichun) as an example, its customized system can conveniently realize the above functions.

Reliable Hardware Quality: It adopts industrial touch screens of various sizes, such as 15 Inch Tablet PC, 15.6-inch industrial touch screen AIO Panel PC , etc., supporting ten-point touch operation; the panel reaches IP65 waterproof and dustproof level, with aluminum alloy frame and all-metal shell, which is structurally strong and durable.

Flexible and Efficient Configuration: The modular design can be adapted to different platform hosts to meet the personalized configuration needs of enterprises. At the same time, it has undergone multiple rounds of strict testing to ensure long-term stable operation and reduce equipment maintenance costs. For example, VESA Mount Panel PC is convenient for users to install flexibly according to the site and equipment layout.

Since the application of Chongchang's Zhichun products and the entire set of solutions, the conversion efficiency of monocrystalline silicon products of the cooperative enterprises has been significantly improved. This not only brings higher profit space to the enterprises, but also helps them achieve continuous expansion of production and sales scale in the field of monocrystalline silicon wafers, injecting strong momentum into the high-quality development of the photovoltaic industry.