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PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company • www.pasan.ch

25 years measurement and testingTechnology trends for tomorrow

World of Photovoltaics ConferenceHong-Kong, 2009 /10/15

Pasan SA - Pierre-René Beljean, CTO.


For the 25 years anniversary of Pasan company


Pioneers in PV test equipments from 1981 :

Small history :

1981 First Pasan electronic load for modules testing1982 First Pasan Cell Tester, first full Pasan module tester including flash1983 Founding of Belval SA (Belval Ltd).1996 First 3-quadrants Pasan dynamic load2000 First Pasan concentration Cell Tester2002 First Pasan module flasher with real-time intensity control2006 First Pasan CPV module tester2007 First interferential filters for spectral control2007-07 Belval SA joins 3S Swiss Solar Systems (Becomes later 3S Industries).2008-02 Belval SA changes its name to Pasan and moves to Neuchâtel


Some steps in images 1/4

Sun Simulator II - 1981 Sun Simulator IIa - 1982



Cell Tester I - 1982



Location 1981-1984; 1988 – 2007« Sous la Roche »

Location 1984-1988« L’Ancienne Poste »



Actual location in Neuchâtel :


Issues

PV context A bit of technics … … and a bit of aesthetics


PV competitivity

Prices evaluation over years for PV and general utility grid (other sources)

« Volume effect » or «learning curve» evaluated at 18% to 20% for every doubling of installed capacity.

Incentives are necessary up to grid parity in each country.

Grid parity is not the full story, but an important milestone for PV industry.

Source: EPIA (www.epia.org)


Forecast of annual PV production

2008Source: EPIA (www.epia.org)


PV technologies

Mono and polysilicon Thin film (~µm) (a-Si, CIGS, CdTe,…)

Others: - III-V cells

- Dye cells

- Organic cells

- etc.

Concentration PV


Pasan positionning inside production chain

3S Industries AG

Key products

Electrical

connecting

Crystalline

solar cell Encapsulation Testing

Electrical

connecting

Thinfilm

substratEncapsulation Testing

LaminatorSoldering

machinesTester

Installation Operation

Installation Operation

c-si

Thinfilm

BIPV

products


Products portfolio

HighLIGHT module testers (I/V)

SpotLIGHT cell testers (I/V)

ContinuousLIGHT continuous light (I/V)

DeviceINSPECT PV measurement and control

(non I/V)


A module production line from 3S Industries


Pasan : Challenges for a bright future

Quick grow :

Keep full control on qualityMaster the delivery timeFocalize on customers needsKeep care of competitors



For production lines :

Ruggedized equipmentsSpeed and reliability improvementsKeep care of customers through efficient

after-sales service.



International marketing :

Presence all around the worldParticipation to 3-S Industries strategy of

commercial and service centres.Ensures efficient technical support for

customers in their languages, with local presence.

PASAN SA, a 3S Industries company • www.pasan.ch As promised, a bit of aesthetics !


Thanks

People who contributed to actual Pasan company :- Mr Maurice Juillerat, visionary of PV industry in Switzerland.

- Mr Michel Villoz, our first contact with the PV industry,

- Ms Anne-Marie Bonjour †, for her indefectible support to our company during the first years.

- Mr Lluis Duran, for financing the first company Belval SA and his confidence during more than 20 years.

Institutions and authorities :- Neuchatel Bank and County economic promotion for their help.

And a specific thanks to :- Mr Dick Wong, owner of company Star Power, our first customer in the Hong-Kong area.


So, my speech is closed …

Thanks for your attention !

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