Patent ID: 11866817
Assignee: FIRST SOLAR, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 19:
20. An evaporation system comprising:
an evaporation chamber having an interior enclosed by one or more chamber walls;
an evaporation source comprising (i) a source body defining a cavity for containing a feedstock material, and (ii) an evaporation port fluidly coupling the source body with an interior of the evaporation chamber;
an insulation material; and
a computer-based controller for configuring the insulation material in (i) a first configuration in which the insulation material is disposed snugly around and contacts the source body and (ii) a second configuration in which at least a portion of the insulation material is spaced away from the source body and at least a second portion of the insulation material is disposed snugly around and contacts the source body;
wherein an entirety of an opening of the evaporation port is exposed by the insulation material in the first configuration and the second configuration.