WO2013128568A1 - ストリング配線装置および配線方法ならびに太陽電池モジュール製造装置および製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a string wiring device and a wiring method for electrically connecting adjacent solar cells via a conductive member, and a solar cell module manufacturing device and a manufacturing method including the string wiring device.
- a solar cell module (solar cell panel) in which a plurality of solar cells having a negative electrode on the light-receiving surface and a positive electrode on the back surface are arranged vertically and horizontally, a plurality of solar cells are arranged.
- An interconnector is used for string wiring. That is, the interconnector connects the electrodes of one solar battery cell and the electrodes of another adjacent solar battery cell to each other and performs string wiring.
- Patent Document 1 one described in Patent Document 1 is known.
- Patent Document 1 The one described in Patent Document 1 is to electrically connect the electrodes of adjacent solar cells with one interconnector. For this reason, in the thing of patent document 1, after connecting the interconnector 2 to the upper surface of the photovoltaic cell C as shown in FIG.4 and FIG.5 (Example 1), it is a photovoltaic cell. C is inverted 180 degrees around the cell rotation axis 14 so that the interconnector 2 is positioned below the solar cell C. In this state, the heated metal 8 is pressed to electrically connect the electrodes of the adjacent solar cells C via the interconnector 2.
- FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show, the light-receiving surface of the photovoltaic cell C faces upwards.
- the electrodes 8 of the adjacent solar cells C are electrically connected via the interconnector 2 by pressing the heated metal 8 from below without turning the solar cells C upside down. I try to connect.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and is a string wiring device and wiring method suitable for efficiently manufacturing a solar cell module with a simple configuration, and a solar cell module manufacturing device and manufacturing. It is intended to provide a method.
- the present invention is a string wiring device for electrically connecting electrodes formed on each of adjacent solar cells through a conductive member, the solar cells supplied with the light receiving surface facing upward, and A first joining unit that joins the conductive members to each other, the solar cell supplied with the light receiving surface facing downward, and a second joining unit that joins the conductive members to each other are provided.
- two types of solar cells that are string-wired with different wiring structures of the conductive members can be easily obtained by a simple configuration in which the conductive members are joined to the solar cells that are supplied by changing the direction of the light receiving surface.
- a string wiring device that can be manufactured and can efficiently manufacture a solar cell module can be obtained.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG.
- a solar cell string wiring device and a solar cell module manufacturing device according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a solar cell module (solar cell panel) 10.
- the solar cell modules 10 are arranged in an XY plane and electrically connected in series (Xm in the X direction, X direction).
- the solar cells 11 are arranged in the Y direction perpendicular to the Y direction).
- FIG. 1 shows an example in which a solar cell module 10 is configured by a total of 16 solar cells 11 in which Xm is 4 and Yn is 4 rows.
- the solar cells 11 adjacent in the X direction are electrically connected through an interconnector 12 as a conductive member.
- the interconnector 12 forms a straight line having a length straddling two solar cells 11 adjacent to each other in the X direction.
- the right end (front half) of the longitudinal direction is The negative electrode formed on the lower surface (light receiving surface) of the solar cell 11 or the positive electrode formed on the upper surface (rear surface) is joined to the left end (second half) in the longitudinal direction of the solar cell 11. It is joined to the plus side electrode formed on the upper surface or the minus side electrode formed on the lower surface.
- an interconnector 12a having a shorter length than the interconnector 12 having a length straddling the two solar cells 11 is provided on the lower surface (minus side electrode) of the solar cells 11. Alternatively, it is joined to the upper surface (plus side electrode). Each one end of the short interconnector 12a is slightly protruded from both ends of the solar battery cell 11.
- the required number Xm of solar cells 11 arranged in the X direction are electrically connected in series to form a string-connected solar cell group 110A, 110B.
- the solar cell groups 110A and 110B are arranged in the Y direction with the required number of columns Yn, and the interconnectors 12a having short lengths are matrix-wired to constitute the solar cell module 10.
- each end of the interconnector 12a having a short length is connected to the upper and lower surfaces of the solar cells 11 at the left and right ends as shown in FIG.
- the solar cell group 110B in the even-numbered columns from the top in FIG. 1 is slightly protruded, and each end of the short-length interconnector 12a has solar cells at the left and right ends as shown in FIG. It slightly protrudes from the lower surface and the upper surface of the cell 11.
- the solar cell module 10 includes two types of solar cell groups 110A and 110B (hereinafter, the first solar cell group 110A and the second solar cell group 110B) in which the junction structure of the interconnector 12 is different.
- the first and second solar battery cell groups 110A and 110B are alternately arranged in the Y direction.
- each one end of the interconnector 12a protruded from both ends of the first solar cell group 110A in the odd-numbered row and the interconnector protruded from both ends in the second solar cell group 110B in the even-numbered row As shown in FIG. 1, each end of 12a is joined to each other by a bus metal 14 as a conductive member, so that all the solar cells 11 constituting the solar cell module 10 are connected in series.
- the solar cell module 10 includes a cover glass made of transparent tempered glass on the light receiving surface (minus side electrode), and a back sheet having excellent weather resistance on the back surface (plus side electrode).
- a plurality of solar cells 11 are sealed with a resin such as EVA between the back sheet and the back sheet, and in the embodiment described below, for convenience of explanation, they are arranged on a cover glass.
- the Xm ⁇ Yn solar battery cells 11 are referred to as a solar battery module 10.
- the manufacturing apparatus includes a string wiring device (string wiring step) 21, a layup device (layup step) 22, and a matrix wiring device (matrix wiring step) arranged along the X direction. ) 23.
- the lay-up device 22 and the matrix wiring device 23 are connected by a transport conveyor 25, and the solar cell module 10 that is matrix-wired by the matrix wiring device 23 is transported to the next process by the carry-out conveyor 26.
- the string wiring device 21 includes two sets of connector supply units (conductive member supply units) 31A and 31B that supply the interconnector 12 for string wiring of the first and second solar battery cell groups 110A and 110B, Two sets of cell supply units 32A and 32B for supplying the battery cells 11, two sets of joining units 33A and 33B for joining the interconnector 12 to the solar battery cells 11, and the solar battery cell 11 to which the interconnector 12 is joined are conveyed.
- the two units (two rows) of the cell transport units 34A and 34B are arranged in parallel.
- each unit that manufactures the first solar cell group 110A is referred to as a first unit
- each unit that manufactures the second solar cell group 110B is referred to as a second unit to be distinguished. To do.
- the first connector supply unit 31 ⁇ / b> A has a plurality of rows (two rows in the embodiment) of bobbins 41 spaced in the Y direction around which the interconnector 12 is wound, and the bobbin 41.
- Each of the interconnectors 12 is clamped at one end and pulled out in the X direction, and a vertically movable cutter 43 for cutting the interconnector 12 pulled out to a predetermined position by the pulling means 42 into a predetermined length is provided. .
- the pulling means 42 has a moving base 45 movably supported by a guide rail 44 formed along the X direction.
- the moving base 45 is rotated by a motor 46 and is a first ball screw shaft 47. Is rotated along the guide rail 44 in the X direction by a predetermined amount.
- a second ball screw shaft 48 is supported on the moving table 45 so as to be rotatable about an axis parallel to the first ball screw shaft 47, and the second ball screw shaft 48 is installed on the moving table 45.
- the motor 49 is rotationally driven.
- a movement guide 50 for guiding the interconnector 12 is fixed to the movement table 45.
- the pull-out means 42 is provided with first and second clampers 51 and 52 for clamping the interconnector 12 pulled out from the bobbin 41.
- the first and second clampers 51 and 52 are operated by an actuator not shown.
- the first clamper 51 is disposed at a position downstream of the cutter 43
- the second clamper 52 is disposed at a position upstream of the cutter 43.
- the first clamper 51 is screw-engaged with the second ball screw shaft 48 so that the end of the interconnector 12 can be clamped and moved by a predetermined amount in the X direction.
- the second clamper 52 is advanced and retracted by a certain amount in the X direction by a cylinder (not shown), and when the interconnector 12 is cut into a predetermined length, the root portion of the interconnector 12 to be cut is removed. It is designed to clamp.
- the interconnector 12 pulled out from the bobbin 41 is pulled out while being guided by a plurality of guide rollers 55.
- an engagement roller 56 is pivotally supported by an elevating member 57 that can move up and down, and the interconnector 12 is stretched over the engagement roller 56 in a U-shape. It is bent and guided to the fixed second clamper 52.
- a guide roller (downstream guide roller) 55 on the downstream side of the engaging roller 56 is common to the plurality of interconnectors 12 joined to the solar battery cell 11, and the outer surface thereof has an interface in the plurality of types of solar battery cells 11.
- a number of grooves are provided in accordance with the joining positions of the connector 12 in the Y direction.
- interval of the Y direction of each interconnector 12 of multiple types of photovoltaic cell 11 is provided previously, the production change to the different photovoltaic cell 11 becomes easy. Further, the interconnector 12 is pulled out at an acute angle by the downstream guide roller 55 in the direction opposite to the direction of the winding rod by the bobbin 41.
- a piston rod 58 a of a tension cylinder 58 is connected to the elevating member 57, and the tension cylinder 58 pulls the interconnector 12 through the elevating member 57 with a tensile force smaller than the breaking force of the interconnector 12. .
- the tension cylinder 58 can change the tensile force according to the type (breaking force) of the interconnector 12.
- FIG. 6 shows a procedure for supplying the image data on the computer 11.
- the second ball screw shaft 47 is rotated by a predetermined amount by the second motor 49, whereby the first clamper 51 that clamps the tip of the interconnector 12 is moved.
- FIG. 6 (B) it is moved forward to a predetermined position and the interconnector 12 is pulled out by a predetermined amount.
- the cutter 43 is lowered to cut the interconnector 12 into a predetermined length.
- the first clamper 51 is moved integrally with the moving table 45 together with the moving guide 50 by moving the moving table 45 by a predetermined amount by the rotation of the first ball screw shaft 47 by the first motor 46. (See FIG. 6C). As a result, the first clamper 51 is moved onto the lower hot plate 81, and the interconnector 12 having a predetermined length clamped thereto is supplied onto the solar cells 11 placed on the lower hot plate 81. .
- the second clamper 52 is unclamped and retracted by a certain amount, and then the second clamper 52 is moved forward by a constant amount while the interconnector 12 is clamped by the second clamper 52, and the interconnector 12 is moved to the cutter 43. (See FIG. 6D.)
- the first clamper 51 is unclamped, and the first clamper 51 is moved together with the moving table 45 by the first and second motors 46 and 49. Is returned to the original position (see FIG. 6A), the interconnector 12 is polymerized on the solar battery cell 11.
- the moving acceleration is appropriately set (for example, 1G), whereby the interconnector 12 is pulled by the tension force of the tension cylinder 58. Can be towed against.
- the curl of the interconnector 12 wound around the bobbin 41 and having the curl can be removed and straightened.
- the interconnector 12 is pulled with a tensile force smaller than the breaking force, if the tensile force acting on the interconnector 12 is increased, the elevating member 57 is raised, and therefore the interconnector 12 is excessively pulled. The curl can be removed without applying a force.
- the second connector supply unit 31B is also configured in the same manner as the first connector supply unit 31A described above, and the interconnector 12 pulled out from the bobbin 41 is cut to a predetermined length while removing the curl. It supplies to the photovoltaic cell 11 mounted in the lower hot plate 81 (refer FIG. 11) of 2 joining unit 33B.
- the first cell supply unit 32A conveys the solar cells 11 in the Y direction with the light receiving surface facing downward, and supplies them to the first joining unit 33A.
- the second cell supply unit 32B is a solar cell. The cell 11 is transported in the Y direction with the light receiving surface facing upward, and is supplied to the second joining unit 33B.
- the first cell supply unit 32 ⁇ / b> A has a cell supply station 62 for supplying a cassette 61 in which a large number of solar cells 11 are stacked with the light receiving surface facing downward, and a stack on the cassette 61.
- the cell lifter station 63 that always holds the uppermost solar cell 11 in a fixed height position, the cell inspection station 64 that inspects chipping or cracking of the solar cell 11, and the inclination of the solar cell 11 is corrected.
- An inclination correction station 65 and a cell delivery station 66 for delivering the solar battery cell 11 are arranged with a certain interval in the Y direction.
- the cassette 61 supplied to the cell supply station 62 is manually or automatically sent onto the lifter 63a of the cell lifter station 63, and the uppermost solar cell 11 stacked on the cassette 61 is always fixed by the lifter 63a. It is designed to be held at the height position. That is, even if the upper surface position of the uppermost solar cell 11 is detected by a height position detection sensor (not shown) and the stacked solar cells 11 are sequentially supplied, the uppermost solar cell 11 is always kept at a certain height. Can be held in this position.
- the cell inspection station 64 is provided with an inspection camera 67 that images the supplied solar battery cell 11 from above. By processing the image captured by the inspection camera 67, the solar battery cell 11 is defective such as a crack or a chip. Can be detected.
- the inclination correction station 65 In the inclination correction station 65, the inclination of the solar battery cell 11 is corrected by pressing the supplied solar battery cell 11 against the reference block 69 by the pressing member 68.
- an opening / closing door 65a is provided on the lower surface of the inclination correction station 65 in order to discard the solar battery cell 11 detected as defective by the inspection camera 67, and a disposal box 70 is installed below the opening / closing door 65a. Yes.
- the photovoltaic cell 11 is moved from the cell lifter station 63 to the cell inspection station 64, from the cell inspection station 64 to the inclination correction station 65, and to the inclination correction station 65 by the pick and place operation by the three cell transfer hands 71a, 71b, 71c.
- the pick-and-place operation the solar cells 11 are sucked and held by the cell transfer hands 71a, 71b, 71c, and are sequentially transported to the next station.
- dispenser nozzles 73a and 73b for applying two rows of flux 72 to the upper and lower surfaces of the solar battery cell 11 are arranged in a total of four. One is provided.
- the dispenser nozzles 73a and 73b apply the flux 72 to the upper and lower surfaces of the solar cells 11 conveyed from the inclination correction station 65 to the cell delivery station 66 by the cell transfer hand 71c.
- the working robot 74 which conveys the photovoltaic cell 11 is arrange
- the working robot 74 is common to the first and second cell supply units 32A and 32B.
- the working robot 74 includes a Y slide 76 that is slidably guided by a guide rail 75 installed along the Y direction, an X slide 77 that is slidably guided by the Y slide 76 in the X direction, and an X slide 77.
- a carry head 78 supported so as to be movable in the vertical direction.
- the carry head 78 is provided with a suction hand 78 a that sucks the solar battery cells 11.
- the work robot 74 performs only the operation of transferring the solar cells 11 from the cell delivery station 66 onto the lower hot plate 81, and therefore, only one carry head 78 is provided. Installed.
- the solar cells 11 transported from the cell delivery station 66 to the first and second joining units 33A and 33B by the carry head 78 are picked up by the camera 79 in the middle of the transport, and are displaced based on the image recognition. Is corrected.
- the second cell supply unit 32B is also configured in the same manner as the first cell supply unit 32A described above, with the flux 72 applied to the upper and lower surfaces of the solar cells 11 supplied with the light receiving surface facing upward.
- the solar battery cell 11 is supplied onto the lower hot plate 81 of the second joining unit 33B.
- the first and second joining units 33A and 33B each have a fixed lower hot plate 81 and a movable upper hot plate 82, as shown in FIG.
- the first and second joining units 33A and 33B are disposed at a predetermined distance in the Y direction across the fixed block 83 disposed between the first and second joining units 33A and 33B.
- the first and second cell transport units 34A and 34B are connected to respective one end portions (start end portions).
- first joining unit 33A and the second joining unit 33B have basically the same configuration, the configuration of the first joining unit 33A will be described below with reference to FIGS.
- the lower hot plate 81 of the first joining unit 33A includes a heater for preheating the upper surface 81a of the lower hot plate 81, and the upper hot plate 82 is used for heating the lower surface 82a of the upper hot plate 82. Built-in heater.
- a guide rail 84 is provided along the X direction on the side surface of the fixed block 83 installed on the base 35.
- a movable table 85 is guided on the guide rail 84 so as to be movable in the X direction by a predetermined amount.
- An upper hot plate 82 is supported on the guide rail 86 provided on the movable table 85 so as to be movable up and down by a predetermined amount.
- a ball screw shaft 88 driven by a motor 87 is supported on the fixed block 83 so as to be rotatable about an axis parallel to the X direction, and a ball nut 85 a fixed to the moving base 85 is screwed to the ball screw shaft 88. Is engaged.
- the upper hot plate 82 is positioned at an upper position of the lower hot plate 81 when the moving table 85 is guided by the guide rail 84 by the rotation of the ball screw shaft 88 and moved by a predetermined amount in the X direction. In this state, the upper hot plate 82 is guided by the guide rail 86 and lowered by a lifting device (not shown), whereby the solar cell 11 and the interconnector 12 are interposed between the lower hot plate 81 and the upper hot plate 82. Apply heat and crimp.
- a plurality of (two) rows of interconnectors 12 (12a) having a predetermined length supplied from the first connector supply unit 31A are placed on the upper surface 81a of the lower hot plate 81. And on these interconnectors 12, the solar cells 11 with the flux 72 applied on the upper and lower surfaces are mounted so that the flux 72 applied on the lower surface is in contact with the interconnector 12, and further on the upper surface of the solar cells 11.
- a plurality of (two) rows of interconnectors 12 having a predetermined length are mounted at positions where they contact the applied flux 72. That is, on the lower hot plate 81, the solar battery cell 11 and the interconnector 12 are superposed on the top and bottom thereof.
- the interconnector 12 and the solar cell 11 are sandwiched between the lower hot plate 81 and the upper hot plate 82 by the movement and lowering of the upper hot plate 82 in the X direction, and the interconnector 12 and the solar cell 11 are heated.
- the interconnector 12 is joined to the plus side electrode and the minus side electrode of the solar battery cell 11 via the flux 72 by crimping.
- a guide groove 89 is formed at the center in the X direction along the Y direction.
- a pressing plate 90 as a pressing member is accommodated so as to be able to protrude and retract from the lower surface 82a of the upper hot plate 82.
- the holding plate 90 is pressed in a direction protruding from the lower surface of the upper hot plate 82 by an urging force of a spring (not shown), and is normally held at a position protruding from the lower surface 82 a of the upper hot plate 82 by a predetermined amount.
- the interconnector 12 prior to thermocompression bonding of the solar cells 11 and the interconnector 12 by the lowering of the upper hot plate 82, the interconnector 12 is pressed by the holding plate 90 with a spring force, and the interconnector 12 and the solar cells 11 are Misalignment is suppressed.
- the pressing plate 90 acts so as to continue to press the interconnector 12 by the spring force even when the upper hot plate 82 rises after the solar battery cell 11 and the interconnector 12 are thermocompression bonded.
- the positional deviation between the solar battery cell 11 and the interconnector 12 is regulated until the welded flux 72 is cured.
- the interconnector 12 can be accurately joined to a predetermined position of the solar battery cell 11.
- reference numeral 160 denotes a duct.
- the duct 160 functions as a smoke absorbing device that sucks smoke generated during thermocompression bonding.
- the second joining unit 33B is configured similarly to the first joining unit 33A described above.
- the difference between the first bonding unit 33A and the second bonding unit 33B is that the solar cell 11 faces the light receiving surface downward from the first cell supply unit 32A on the lower hot plate 81 of the first bonding unit 33A. Supplied in the posture.
- the solar cell 11 is supplied to the lower hot plate 81 of the second joining unit 33B from the second cell supply unit 32B with the light receiving surface facing upward.
- the first cell transport unit 34A has a length in the X direction sufficient to simultaneously support the required number Xm or more of solar cells 11 transported from the lower hot plate 81 of the first joining unit 33A. .
- the first cell transport unit 34 ⁇ / b> A has a pair of transport members 91 that transport the solar cells 11 to which the interconnectors 12 are joined.
- the accommodation grooves 92 that can accommodate the conveying members 91 are provided on the upper surface of the lower hot plate 81 in two rows on both sides along the X direction.
- the transport member 91 lifts and carries the solar cell 11 from above the lower hot plate 81 by a lift-and-carry operation by the first cell transport unit 34A, that is, a box motion of ascending a ⁇ forward b ⁇ descending c ⁇ retreat d. It is transported to the start end of one cell transport unit 34A.
- the conveying member 91 is normally held at the original position buried in the accommodation groove 92, and when the joining between the solar battery cell 11 and the interconnector 12 is finished, the transport member 91 is lifted to scoop up the solar battery cell 11. Thereafter, the forward and downward movement of the transport member 91 transports the solar cells 11 by one pitch and supports them on a fixed support base (not shown) of the first cell transport unit 34A.
- a slow cooling station 95 is provided at the starting end of the first cell transport unit 34 ⁇ / b> A to cool the solar cells 11 transported one pitch at a time from the lower hot plate 81. Yes.
- the slow cooling station 95 is composed of a plurality of slow cooling heaters 96 a, 96 b, 96 c... Arranged along the X direction at the transport pitch interval of the solar battery cells 11.
- the plurality of slow cooling heaters 96a, 96b, 96c... Are set so that the heater temperature gradually decreases so that the temperature of the solar battery cell 11 conveyed from the lower hot plate 81 is gradually decreased. Therefore, the warpage of the solar battery cell 11 is suppressed by slow cooling.
- the solar cells 11 transported from the lower hot plate 81 by the first cell transport unit 34A are first transported onto the first slow-cooling heater 96a set to a predetermined temperature, and then the first slow-heater 96a.
- the solar cell 11 heated by the hot plates 81 and 82 is lowered by a predetermined temperature by the cold heater 96a.
- the solar battery cell 11 is transported onto the second slow cooling heater 96b set lower than the first slow cooling heater 96a by a certain temperature and gradually cooled, and further from the second slow cooling heater 96b. It is transported onto the third slow cooling heater 96c set lower by a certain temperature and gradually cooled.
- the temperature of the solar battery cell 11 is gradually lowered by the slow cooling station 95 including the three to five slow cooling heaters 96a, 96b, 96c,... 11 warpage is suppressed.
- the second cell transport unit 34B is also configured in the same manner as the first cell transport unit 34A described above. The difference is whether the solar cells 11 are transported with the light receiving surface facing downward or transported upward. Only.
- a first cell mounting table 101 and a transfer device 103 are arranged in parallel on both sides of the first cell transport unit 34A.
- the transfer device 103 transfers the first solar cell group 110 ⁇ / b> A including the predetermined number of solar cells 11 conveyed by the first cell conveyance unit 34 ⁇ / b> A onto the first cell mounting table 101. .
- the transfer device 103 includes a moving table 112 that is movably guided by a guide rail 111 installed on the base 35 along the Y direction, and a guide rail 113 that is formed on the moving table 112 along the vertical direction. And a plurality of suction heads 116 held by holding rails 115 held on the lifting table 114 so as to be positionally adjustable in the X direction.
- the adsorption heads 116 are provided in a number capable of adsorbing at least a predetermined number (Xm) of the solar cells 11 constituting the first solar cell group 110A, and the upper surfaces of the solar cells 11 are placed on the adsorption heads 116. A pair of suction hands 116a to be sucked are respectively held.
- an extra suction head 116 is provided by ⁇ (two) so that different types of solar battery modules 10 can be accommodated, and usually the extra suction head 116 ′ is the first solar cell group. It is retracted to a position that does not hinder the adsorption of 110A.
- the suction hand 116a is brought into contact with the upper surface of each of the solar cells 11 on the first cell transport unit 34A as the elevating table 114 is lowered, and simultaneously sucks each of the solar cells 11 by vacuum suction. Then, the first solar cell group 110 ⁇ / b> A adsorbed by the adsorption hand 116 a is transferred onto the first cell mounting table 101 by the ascent of the elevating table 114 and the forward movement of the moving table 112.
- the second cell transfer unit 34B is provided with a second cell mounting table 102 in parallel, and a reverse transfer is performed between the second cell transfer unit 102 and the second cell transfer unit 34B.
- a loading device 104 is provided.
- the reverse transfer device 104 moves the second solar cell group 110B composed of the required number of solar cells 11 transported by the second cell transport unit 34A upside down onto the second cell mounting table 102. It is listed.
- the reversal transfer device 104 has a reversing table 122 supported on the base 35 so as to be rotatable about a support shaft 121 parallel to the X direction, and a motor 123 that reverses the reversing table 122 by 180 degrees as a drive source. And a plurality of suction heads 126 held on the slider 125 so as to be position-adjustable in the X direction.
- the suction head 126 is provided with Xm + ⁇ similarly to the suction head 116 of the transfer device 103 described above, and the lower surfaces of the predetermined number of solar cells 11 constituting the second solar cell group 110B are provided on these suction heads 126. A pair of suction hands 126a that each suck is held.
- the suction hand 126a is brought into contact with the lower surface of each solar cell 11 on the second cell transport unit 34B by the slide of the slider 125, and simultaneously sucks each solar cell 11 by vacuum suction. Then, the second solar cell group 110 ⁇ / b> B adsorbed by the adsorption hand 126 a is transferred onto the second cell mounting table 102 by being inverted by 180 degrees of the inversion table 122.
- the reverse transfer device 104 transfers the second solar cell group 110 ⁇ / b> B onto the second cell mounting table 102 while reversing the posture in which the light receiving surface faces downward. Thereby, the light receiving surfaces of the first and second solar battery cell groups 110A and 110B transferred onto the first and second cell mounting bases 101 and 102 are aligned downward.
- a lay-up device 22 is disposed corresponding to the first and second cell mounting bases 101 and 102 of the string wiring device 21. As shown in FIG. 4, the lay-up device 22 is supplied with a cover glass 130 for arranging a required number of solar battery groups 110A and 110B in the Y-axis direction automatically or manually from the standby position P1. It has become. On the cover glass 130, the 1st and 2nd photovoltaic cell groups 110A and 110B are conveyed alternately from the 1st and 2nd cell mounting bases 101 and 102, and are laid up.
- the lay-up device 22 is provided with a pair of guide rails 131 extending in the Y direction over the upper positions of the first and second cell mounts 101, 102.
- a carry head 132 that conveys the groups 110A and 110B is supported so as to be movable in the Y direction.
- a lift head 133 is supported on the carry head 132 so as to be movable up and down.
- a holding rail is attached to the lifting platform 133, and a plurality of (Xm + ⁇ ) suction heads are held on the holding rail so that the position of the suction head can be adjusted in the X direction. Yes.
- the suction head holds a pair of suction hands that suck the upper surfaces of a predetermined number of solar cells 11 constituting the solar cell group 110A or 110B.
- the suction hands are brought into contact with the upper surfaces of the solar cells 11 of the solar cell groups 110A and 110B transferred onto the first or second cell mounting bases 101 and 102 by the lowering of the lifting / lowering base 133, respectively.
- Each solar cell 11 is adsorbed simultaneously by adsorption.
- the adsorbed solar cell groups 110A and 110B are transported onto the cover glass 130 supplied to the lay-up device 22 by the raising of the elevator 133 and the movement of the carry head 132 in the Y direction.
- Solar cell group 110 ⁇ / b> A, 110 ⁇ / b> B is attached to cover glass 130.
- the cover glass 130 is transported to the matrix wiring device 23 by the transport conveyor 25.
- the matrix wiring device 23 includes a bus metal supply unit (conductive member supply unit) 142 for supplying a bus metal 14 (see FIG. 1) as a conductive member wound around a bobbin 141, and a guide rail.
- a working robot 144 is provided that can move in the X and Y directions along 143a and 143b.
- the bus metal supply unit 142 is configured to pull out the bus metal 14 wound around the bobbin 141 in the Y direction, cut it into a predetermined length, and supply the cut bus metal 14 to a predetermined position.
- the working robot 144 includes a carry head 145 having a suction member that sucks the bus metal 14 cut to a predetermined length, and a heater 146a. Is held movably in the vertical direction.
- the bus metal 14 supplied to the predetermined position by the bus metal supply unit 142 is transferred by the carry head 145 of the work robot 144. As shown in FIG. 19, it mounts
- the cover glass 130 is transported by a predetermined amount by the transport conveyor 25, and in this state, the second and first solar cells that are next to each other in the Y direction.
- the bus metal 14 is sequentially mounted between the end portions of the interconnector 12 protruding from the left end portions of the groups 110B and 110A, and the bus metal 14 is welded. Are electrically connected. As a result, all of the matrix Xm ⁇ Yn solar cells 11 are electrically connected in series.
- an interconnector may be used in place of the bus metal 14, and the interconnector may be joined to the interconnector 12 described above via a flux.
- the first motor 46 rotates the first ball screw shaft 47 by a predetermined amount, and the first clamper 51 together with the moving guide 50 is integrated with the moving table 45 as shown in FIG. Move.
- the first clamper 51 is moved onto the lower hot plate 81, and the interconnector 12 having a predetermined length clamped thereto is supplied onto the solar cells 11 placed on the lower hot plate 81.
- the second clamper 52 is unclamped and retracted by a certain amount.
- the second clamper 52 is moved forward in a state where the interconnector 12 is clamped, and the interconnector 12 is pulled out to the front position of the cutter 43 (see FIG. 6D).
- the first clamper 51 is returned to the original position together with the moving table 45 by the first and second motors 46 and 49 (see FIG. 6A).
- the interconnector 12 has a short length to be joined to the solar cells 11 positioned at both ends of the solar cell groups 110A and 110B and a long length to join the adjacent solar cells 11 to each other. And cut into two types. That is, when the interconnector 12 is joined to the first solar battery cell 11 of the solar battery cell group 110A, 110B, first, the short interconnector 12 is connected to the eleventh and second joint units 33A, 33B. Two rows are supplied to a predetermined position on each lower hot plate 81.
- the first solar cell 11 with the light receiving surface facing downward from the first cell supply unit 32A is exposed to the interface on the lower hot plate 81 of the first joining unit 33A with the flux 72 applied to the upper and lower surfaces. Supplied on the connector 12.
- the first solar cell 11 with the light receiving surface facing upward from the second cell supply unit 32B is exposed to the interface on the lower hot plate 81 of the second joining unit 33B with the flux 72 applied to the upper and lower surfaces. It is placed on the latter half of the connector 12.
- the front half of the interconnector 12 having a long length is then supplied onto the solar cell 11 with the light receiving surface facing downward and the solar cell 11 with the light receiving surface facing upward.
- the solar cells 11 and the interconnectors 12 are placed in a superposed state on the lower hot plates 81 of the first and second joining units 33A and 33B.
- the interconnector 12 and the solar battery cell 11 are sandwiched between the lower hot plate 81 and the upper hot plate 82 by moving and lowering the upper hot plate 82 in the X direction, while heating the interconnector 12 and the solar battery cell 11.
- the interconnector 12 is joined to the plus side electrode and the minus side electrode of the solar battery cell 11 via the flux 72 by pressure bonding.
- the holding plate 90 shown in FIG. 12 presses the interconnector 12 on the solar battery cell 11 from above with a spring force, so that the interconnector 12 and the solar battery superposed on each other are stacked. The positional deviation of the cell 11 can be suppressed.
- each upper hot plate 82 is raised, moved by a predetermined amount in the X direction, and retracted from the lower hot plate 81.
- the interconnector 12 is joined to the upper and lower surfaces of the solar battery cell 11 via the flux 72.
- the presser plate 90 continues to press the interconnector 12 by the spring force even when the upper hot plate 82 rises, so that the position of the solar battery cell 11 and the interconnector 12 is maintained while the welded flux 72 is cured. Deviation can be regulated.
- the solar cells 11 to which the interconnector 12 is joined are scooped up to the transport member 91 by the lift and carry operation by the first and second cell transport units 34A and 34B, and transported one pitch at a time.
- the first solar battery cell 11 is conveyed from the lower hot plate 81 onto the first slow cooling heater 96a and gradually cooled.
- the latter half of the interconnector 12 joined to the upper surface of the solar battery cell 11 is positioned on the lower hot plate 81.
- the second solar cell 11 from the first and second cell supply units 32A and 32B is supplied onto the lower hot plate 81 with the flux 72 applied in the same manner as described above. It is placed on the second half of the interconnector 12 positioned on 81.
- the interconnector 12 having a longer length is supplied onto the lower hot plate 81 in the same manner as described above from the first and second connector supply units 31A and 31B, and the front half of the interconnector 12 is on the solar battery cell 11. (See FIG. 13B).
- the upper hot plate 82 is operated, and the interconnector 12 is joined to the upper and lower surfaces of the solar battery cell 11 via the flux 72.
- the first solar battery cell 11 is simultaneously transported from the first slow cooling heater 96a to the second slow cooling heater 96b by the lift and carry operation by the first and second cell transport units 34A and 34B.
- the second solar battery cell 11 is conveyed from the lower hot plate 81 to the first slow cooling heater 96a.
- the solar battery cell 11 to which the interconnector 12 is joined is sequentially transported one pitch at a time by the first and second cell transport units 34A and 34B.
- the first and second solar battery cell groups 110A and 110B including the predetermined number of solar battery cells 11 are transported on the first and second cell transport units 34A and 34B.
- the first and second solar battery cell groups 110A and 110B are manufactured by the same connection process (see FIG. 13) in which the interconnector 12, the solar battery cells 11, and the interconnector 12 are sequentially stacked from the lower side. Therefore, the string wiring operation of the solar battery cell groups 110A and 110B can be easily performed.
- the interconnector joined to the last photovoltaic cell 11 of the first and second photovoltaic cell groups 110A and 110B is also used with a short length, and the first joining unit 33A makes the length of the interconnector.
- the short interconnector 12a is joined to the back surface (upper surface) side of the solar cell 11, and the short interconnector 12a is joined to the light receiving surface (upper surface) side of the solar cell 11 by the second joining unit 33B.
- the solar battery cell groups 110A and 110B including the required number of solar battery cells 11 are transported on the first and second cell transport units 34A and 34B, respectively, they are transferred to the first and second joining units 33A and 33B.
- the short interconnector 12 is supplied again, the first solar cell 11 is supplied, and the above-described operation is repeated.
- the transfer device 103 is transferred.
- the plurality of adsorption heads 116 adsorb the upper surfaces of the respective solar cells 11 of the first solar cell group 110A on the first cell transport unit 34A, and receive light without changing the posture by the transfer device 103.
- the surface is transferred onto the first cell mounting base 101 with the surface (minus side electrode) facing downward. That is, in the first solar cell group 110A, a short interconnector 12a joined to the negative electrode of the first solar cell 11 is disposed below the solar cell 11 as shown in FIG. In the state where it is located, it is transferred onto the first cell mounting table 101.
- the lower surfaces of the respective solar cells 11 of the second solar cell group 110B on the second cell transport unit 34B are sucked by the plurality of suction hands 126a of the reverse transfer device 104, respectively.
- the second solar cell group 110B is turned upside down by the 180-degree reversing operation, and is transferred onto the second cell mounting table 102 with the light receiving surface (minus side electrode) facing downward. That is, in the second solar cell group 110B, the short interconnector 12a joined to the positive side electrode of the first solar cell 11 is positioned above the solar cell 11 as shown in FIG. In this state, the sample is transferred onto the second cell mounting table 102.
- the first and second solar battery cell groups 110 ⁇ / b> A and 110 ⁇ / b> B have different connection structures of the interconnector 12 to the solar battery cells 11.
- the 1st and 2nd photovoltaic cell group 110A, 110B conveyed on 1st and 2nd cell conveyance unit 34A, 34B is 1st by the transfer apparatus 103 and the reverse transfer apparatus 104. And it is carried out to the 2nd cell mounting base 101,102.
- unnecessary solar cells 11 are not retained on the first and second cell transport units 34A and 34B, the above-described joining work and transport work can be continued, and the string wiring work is efficiently performed. Will be able to do it.
- a cover glass 130 for arranging a required number of two types of solar cell groups 110A and 110B alternately in the Y-axis direction is supplied automatically or manually to the layup position of the layup device 22.
- Solar cell groups 110 ⁇ / b> A and 110 ⁇ / b> B are alternately conveyed from the first and second cell mounting bases 101 and 102 by the carry head 132 onto the cover glass 130.
- the first solar cell group 110 ⁇ / b> A is attached to the first row of the cover glass 130 from the first cell mounting base 101, and the second row of the second glass mounting base 102 is attached to the second row of the cover glass 130.
- the solar battery cell group 110B is mounted.
- the first solar cell group 110A is attached to the odd-numbered rows of the cover glass 130
- the second solar cell group 110B is attached to the even-numbered rows, and the required number of solar cells in the Y-axis direction.
- Cell groups 110A and 110B are arranged.
- the short interconnector 12a joined to the negative electrode of the solar battery cell 11 and the positive side of the solar battery cell 11 are connected to both ends of the solar battery cell groups 110A and 110B adjacent to each other in the Y-axis direction.
- the short interconnectors 12a joined to the electrodes are alternately arranged in the Y-axis direction.
- the bus metal 14 is pulled out from the bobbin 141 of the bus metal supply unit 142 of the matrix wiring device 23 in the Y direction, cut to a predetermined length, and sucked and held by a suction head attached to the carry head 145 of the work robot 144. And mounted between the interconnectors 12a.
- bus metal 14 is connected between the interconnectors 12a protruding from the right ends of the third and fourth row solar cell groups 110A and 110B, and between the fifth and sixth row solar cell groups 110A. , 110B are respectively mounted between the interconnectors 12a protruding from the right ends of
- the process head 146 with a built-in heater is used to heat and bond the connecting portion between the bus metal 14 and the interconnector 12 so that the bus metal 14 is melted and joined to the negative electrode 12a.
- the interconnector 12a joined to the plus side electrode is electrically connected via the bus metal 14.
- two types of solar battery cell groups 110A and 110B having different wiring structures of the conductive member 12 can be easily manufactured, and the string wiring device 21 capable of efficiently manufacturing the solar battery module 10 can be obtained.
- the first and second cell transport units 34A that transport the solar cells 11 to which the conductive members 12 are joined by the first and second joining units 33A and 33B in the X direction, respectively.
- 33B the transfer device 103 for transferring the first solar cell group 110A transported by the first cell transport unit 34A, and the second solar cell group transported by the second cell transport unit 34B
- a reverse transfer device 104 that reverses and transfers 110B around an axis parallel to the X direction is provided.
- the direction of the light-receiving surface of two types of solar cell groups 110A and 110B having different wiring structures can be obtained by simply inverting the solar cell group 110B transported by the second cell transport unit 34B by the reverse transfer device 104. Can be aligned. Moreover, since the solar cell group 110B is inverted around an axis parallel to the X direction, the solar cell group 110B composed of a large number of solar cells 11 can be efficiently and simultaneously inverted in a minimum space. It becomes.
- the first and second cell transfer units 34A and 33B are provided with the first and second cell mounting units 101 and 102, respectively, and are transferred by the first cell transfer unit 34A.
- the transferred solar cell group 110A is transferred to the first cell mounting table 101 without being inverted by the transfer device 103, and the inverted solar cell group 110B transferred by the second cell transfer unit 34B is transferred to the reverse transfer device. It is configured to be transferred to the second cell mounting table 102 in a state inverted by 104.
- the solar cell groups 110A and 110B can be quickly transferred to the cell mounts 101 and 102. As a result, it is not necessary to interrupt the string wiring operation until the solar cell groups 110A and 110B are unloaded from the cell transport units 34A and 34B, and the solar cell groups 110A and 110B are provided on the cell transport units 34A and 34B. It can suppress staying.
- the first and second joining units 33A and 33B are bonded to the conductive member 12 and the solar battery cell 11 while applying heat by the lower and upper hot plates 81 and 82, Since the joining is performed through the flux 72, the plurality of rows of conductive members 12 and the photovoltaic cells 11 that are polymerized on the upper and lower surfaces of the photovoltaic cells 11 can be efficiently and simultaneously joined, and solder or the like is coated.
- the conductive member 12 can be joined to the solar battery cell 11 without using the expensive conductive member 12.
- the first and second cell transport units 34A and 34B are solar cells in which the conductive member 12 is joined by the hot plates 81 and 82 of the first and second joining units 33A and 33B. Since the slow cooling means 95 for gradually cooling the battery cell 11 is provided along the X direction, the warpage of the solar battery cell 11 due to rapid cooling of the solar battery cell 11 heated by the hot plates 81 and 82 is suppressed. Can do.
- the solar battery cell 11 placed with the light receiving surface facing upward, the solar battery cell 11 placed with the light receiving surface faced down, and the conductive member 12 are joined to each other. Since the type of string wiring is performed, the wiring of the conductive member 12 can be performed by a simple method of bonding the conductive member 12 to each of the solar cells 11 placed with the light receiving surface changed in the same bonding process. It is possible to easily manufacture two types of solar cell groups 110A and 110B that are string-wired with different structures, and to obtain a string-wiring method that can efficiently manufacture the solar cell module 10.
- the solar cell group 110A transferred to the first cell mounting table 101 and the solar cell group 110B transferred to the second cell mounting table 102 are replaced with the solar cell group 110A. , 110B on the cover glass 130 for mounting the layup device 22 alternately arranged in the Y direction orthogonal to the X direction, the two cell placement tables 101, 102 by the layup device 22
- the solar battery module 10 can be manufactured simply by arranging the solar battery cell groups 110A and 110B on the cover glass 130 alternately.
- the conductive members 12 at both ends of the adjacent solar cell groups 110 ⁇ / b> A and 110 ⁇ / b> B alternately arranged in the Y direction on the cover glass 130 are electrically connected by the separate conductive member 14. Since the matrix wiring device 21 to be connected is provided, all the solar cells 11 constituting the solar cell module 10 can be connected in series by the matrix wiring device 21.
- the solar battery cell 11 and the conductive member 12 mounted with the light receiving surface facing upward are joined together, and the solar battery cell 11 and the conductive member mounted with the light receiving surface facing downward. 12 are connected to each other, and the solar cell 11 with the light receiving surface to which the conductive member 12 is bonded facing upward and the solar cell 11 with the light receiving surface facing downward are transported by separate cell transport units 34A and 34B,
- the solar battery cell 11 transported by the cell transport unit 34A is not reversed
- the solar battery cell 11 transported by the other cell transport unit 34B is reversed
- the cover cell 130 is moved in the transport direction. They were arranged alternately in the orthogonal direction.
- the solar cell group 110B in which the photovoltaic cells 11 are string-wired with the light receiving surface facing upward is inverted by the reverse transfer device 104 so that the light receiving surface faces downward, and the cover glass
- the solar cell group 110A string-wired with the light receiving surface facing downward may be inverted and mounted on the backsheet.
- the conductive member (interconnector) 12 is joined to each electrode of the solar battery cell 11 via the flux 72.
- a conductive member coated with solder is used as the conductive member 12, It is possible to join the solar battery cell 11 and the conductive member without applying the flux.
- the example has been described in which the solar battery cell 11 and the plurality of conductive members 12 are bonded simultaneously by thermocompression bonding between the lower hot plate 81 and the upper hot plate 82. It is also possible to attach a heater to a robot or the like that can move in a three-dimensional direction.
- the solar battery cell groups 110A and 110B transported by the cell transport units 34A and 34B are attached to the cover glass 130 supplied to the layup device 22 via the cell mounts 101 and 102. Although transferred, the solar battery cell groups 110A and 110B may be transferred directly from the cell transport units 34A and 34B to the layup device 22.
- the present invention is not limited to the configurations described in the embodiments, and can take various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention described in the claims.
- the string wiring device and wiring method and the solar cell module manufacturing device and manufacturing method according to the present invention are suitable for use in a solar cell module in which adjacent solar cells are electrically joined via a conductive member.
- SYMBOLS 10 Solar cell module, 11 ... Solar cell, 12, 14 ... Conductive member (interconnector, bus metal), 21 ... String wiring device, 22 ... Layup device, 23 ... Matrix wiring device, 31A, 31B ... Conductive member Supply unit, 32A, 32B ... cell supply unit, 33A, 33B ... joining unit, 34A, 34B ... cell transport unit, 101, 102 ... cell mounting table, 103 ... transfer device, 104 ... reverse transfer device, 110A, 110B ... Solar cell group, 130 ... cover glass.
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- 隣合う太陽電池セルのそれぞれに形成された電極を導電部材を介して電気的に接続するストリング配線装置であって、
受光面を上向きにして載置された前記太陽電池セルと、前記導電部材とを互いに接合する第1の接合ユニットと、
受光面を下向きにして載置された前記太陽電池セルと、前記導電部材とを互いに接合する第2の接合ユニットと、
を備えたことを特徴とするストリング配線装置。 - 請求項1において、前記第1および第2の接合ユニットによって前記導電部材が接合された前記太陽電池セルをそれぞれX方向に搬送する第1および第2のセル搬送ユニットと、
該第1および第2のセル搬送ユニットのいずれか一方によって搬送された所要個数の前記太陽電池セルを移載する移載装置と、
前記第1および第2のセル搬送ユニットのいずれか他方によって搬送された所要個数の前記太陽電池セルを前記X方向と平行な軸線の回りに反転して移載する反転移載装置と、
を備えたストリング配線装置。 - 請求項1または請求項2において、前記第1および第2のセル搬送ユニットには、第1および第2のセル置台がそれぞれ並設され、前記第1のセル搬送ユニットによって搬送された所要個数の前記太陽電池セルを前記移載装置によって反転させずに前記第1のセル置台に移載するとともに、前記第2のセル搬送ユニットによって搬送された所要個数の前記太陽電池セルを前記反転移載装置によって反転した状態で前記第2のセル置台に移載するように構成されたストリング配線装置。
- 請求項1ないし請求項3のいずれか1項において、前記導電部材は、隣合う太陽電池セルに跨る長さを有し、前記導電部材の一端が、隣合う太陽電池セルの一方のプラス側電極またはマイナス側電極に接合され、前記導電部材の他端が、隣合う太陽電池セルの他方のマイナス側電極またはプラス側電極に接合されるようになっているストリング配線装置。
- 請求項1ないし請求項4のいずれか1項において、前記第1および第2の接合ユニットは、前記導電部材と前記太陽電池セルを、ホットプレートによって熱を加えながら圧着することにより接合するようになっているストリング配線装置。
- 請求項5において、前記導電部材は前記太陽電池セルにフラックスを介して接合されるようになっているストリング配線装置。
- 請求項5または請求項6において、前記第1および第2のセル搬送ユニットは、前記第1および第2の接合ユニットの前記各ホットプレートによって前記導電部材が接合された前記太陽電池セルを、徐冷する徐冷手段を前記X方向に沿って備えてなるストリング配線装置。
- 隣合う太陽電池セルのそれぞれに形成された電極を導電部材を介して電気的に接続するストリング配線方法であって、
受光面を上向きにして載置された前記太陽電池セルおよび受光面を下向きにして載置された前記太陽電池セルと、前記導電部材とをそれぞれ互いに接合し、2種類のストリング配線を行うことを特徴とするストリング配線方法。 - 請求項3に記載のストリング配線装置を備え、前記第1のセル置台に移載された前記太陽電池セルと、前記第2のセル置台に移載された前記太陽電池セルを、前記太陽電池セルを装着するためのカバーガラス上に、前記X方向に対して直交するY方向に交互に配列するレイアップ装置を有してなる太陽電池モジュール製造装置。
- 請求項9において、前記カバーガラス上に前記Y方向に交互に配列された隣合う前記太陽電池セルの各両端の前記導電部材同士を、別の導電部材によって電気的に接続するマトリックス配線装置を備えてなる太陽電池モジュール製造装置。
- 受光面を上向きにして供給された太陽電池セルと導電部材とを互いに接合し、受光面を下向きにして供給された前記太陽電池セルと導電部材とを互いに接合し、前記導電部材が接合された受光面を上向きにした前記太陽電池セルと受光面を下向きにした前記太陽電池セルとを別々の搬送経路上に搬送し、
一方の前記搬送経路に搬送された前記太陽電池セルは反転させずに、他方の前記搬送経路に搬送された前記太陽電池セルは反転させた状態で、カバーガラス上に搬送方向に対して直交する方向に交互に配列することを特徴とする太陽電池モジュール製造方法。
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