Thermal decomposition apparatus and thermal decomposition method applying the same
A thermal decomposition apparatus includes a heating zone, a cooling zone, a first conveying mechanism and a second conveying mechanism. The heating zone has a first space, a first inlet and a first outlet. The first inlet and the first outlet are located at two opposite sides of the first space. The cooling zone has a second space, a second inlet and a second outlet. The second inlet is selectively in space communication connection with the first outlet of the heating zone. The first conveying mechanism is at least partially disposed in the first space. The second conveying mechanism includes a carrier disposed in the second space. The carrier has an inclined surface. A position of the inclined surface located close to the second inlet is higher than a position of the inclined surface located close to the second outlet along a gravity direction.
1 . A thermal decomposition apparatus, configured to decompose a solar cell module, the thermal decomposition apparatus comprising:
a heating zone, having a first space, a first inlet and a first outlet that are in space communication connection with one another, wherein the first inlet and the first outlet are located at two opposite sides of the first space;
a cooling zone, having a second space, a second inlet and a second outlet that are in space communication connection with one another, wherein the second inlet is selectively in space communication connection with the first outlet of the heating zone;
a first conveying mechanism, at least partially disposed in the first space, wherein the first conveying mechanism is configured to move the solar cell module from the first inlet to the first outlet; and
a second conveying mechanism, comprising:
a carrier, disposed in the second space, wherein the carrier has an inclined surface, a position of the inclined surface located adjacent to the second inlet is higher than a position of the inclined surface located adjacent to the second outlet along a gravity direction, the carrier is configured to move the solar cell module from the second inlet to the second outlet via the inclined surface;
wherein a direction from the first inlet to the first outlet is non-parallel to a direction from the second inlet to the second outlet.
2 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier comprising at least one inclined part and at least one flat part, the at least one inclined part has the inclined surface, and the at least one flat part has a ventilation hole.
3 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the carrier further comprises at least one blocking part, and the at least one blocking part is disposed at a position of the at least one inclined part adjacent to the second outlet and at a side of the inclined surface.
4 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the carrier further comprises a plurality of rolling parts rotatably disposed on the inclined surface of the at least one inclined part.
5 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second conveying mechanism further comprises a lifting device that is movably disposed in the second space and connected to the carrier.
6 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier further has a plurality of ventilation holes that are arranged along a plurality of rows, distances between the plurality of rows and the second outlet are different, and the plurality of ventilation holes in adjacent two of the plurality of rows are misaligned.
7 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first conveying mechanism comprises a transportation passage and a pushing device, the transportation passage extends from the first inlet to the first outlet, the pushing device is located outside the first space, and the pushing device is configured to push the solar cell module to the transportation passage inside the first space, wherein the pushing device comprises a mechanical arm.
8 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first conveying mechanism further comprises a plurality of rolling parts that are rotatably disposed on the transportation passage, and the plurality of rolling parts are configured to support the solar cell module via at least one thermal pad.
9 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a partition gate that is disposed between the heating zone and the cooling zone to selectively connect the first outlet and the second inlet.
10 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an entrance gate and an exit gate, wherein the entrance gate is disposed at the first inlet to selectively cover the first inlet, and the exit gate is disposed at the second outlet to selectively cover the second outlet.
11 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising a middle gate that is disposed between the first inlet and the first outlet to selectively and partially separate the first space.
12 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a number of the carrier inside the cooling zone is one.
13 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of temperature adjustment devices that are disposed in or on the heating zone and the cooling zone, wherein the plurality of temperature adjustment devices comprise a plurality of heaters.
14 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a third conveying mechanism that is disposed at the second outlet of the cooling zone and configured to move a decomposed solar cell module outside the cooling zone.
15 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of exhausting pipes that are disposed to the heating zone and the cooling zone.
16 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier is configured to support the solar cell module via at least one thermal pad on the inclined surface, and the carrier is configured to provide airflow to the at least one thermal pad through a ventilation hole of the carrier during movement of the solar cell module from the second inlet to the second outlet.
17 . A thermal decomposition apparatus, configured to decompose a solar cell module, the thermal decomposition apparatus comprising:
a heating zone, having a first space, a first inlet and a first outlet that are in space communication connection with one another, wherein the first inlet and the first outlet are located at two opposite sides of the first space;
a heat-preserving zone, having a second space, a second inlet and a second outlet that are in space communication connection with one another, wherein the second inlet is in space communication connection with the first outlet of the heating zone;
a first conveying mechanism, at least partially disposed in the first space, wherein the first conveying mechanism is configured to move the solar cell module from the first inlet to the first outlet; and
a second conveying mechanism, at least partially disposed in the second space, wherein the second conveying mechanism is configured to move the solar cell module from the second inlet to the second outlet;
wherein a direction from the first inlet to the first outlet is non-parallel to a direction from the second inlet to the second outlet.
18 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the first conveying mechanism is a conveyor line that extends from the first inlet to the first outlet.
19 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the first conveying mechanism comprises a transportation passage and a pushing device, the transportation passage extends from the first inlet to the first outlet, the pushing device is located outside the first space, and the pushing device is configured to push the solar cell module to the transportation passage inside the first space, wherein the pushing device comprises a mechanical arm.
20 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the second conveying mechanism comprises a track and at least one thermal pad, the track is disposed in the second space, the at least one thermal pad is movably disposed on the track, and the at least one thermal pad is configured to support the solar cell module.
21 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 20 , further comprising a blocker that is located in the second space, wherein the blocker is configured to abut against the solar cell module on the at least one thermal pad when the at least one thermal pad is moved adjacent to the second outlet so as to move the solar cell module to the second outlet.
22 . The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 21 , further comprising a plurality of temperature adjustment devices that are disposed on the blocker and are adjacent to at least part of a path of the at least one thermal pad moving from the second inlet to the second outlet, wherein the plurality of temperature adjustment devices comprise a plurality of heaters.