IP Library Granted Patent US 10,700,228
Granted Patent B2
US 10,700,228 · App. 15/687,002 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Method for manufacturing solar cell module having defect tested solar cell strings

Inventors: Daeseon Hyun (Seoul, KR); Bojoong Kim (Seoul, KR); Byungjun Kang (Seoul, KR); Junhan Kwon (Seoul, KR); Minpyo Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H01L31/0504H01L31/022441H01L31/048H01L31/0516H01L31/0682H01L31/1804H01L31/188H02S50/10Y02E10/547Y02P70/521
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Patent No.
US 10,700,228
App. No.
15/687,002
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solar cell module and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method of manufacturing a solar cell module includes forming a plurality of strings to which a plurality of solar cells are connected; disposing a target string at a repair device, the target string including a target solar cell having a defect; separating the target solar cell from the target string by selectively thermally processing a connection area of a target intercell connector and the plurality of conductive wirings fixed to the target solar cell; disposing a new solar cell at the target string; and connecting the plurality of conductive wirings fixed to the new solar cell to the target intercell connector.

Claims (20)

1. A method of manufacturing a solar cell module, the method comprising:

forming a plurality of strings using a plurality of solar cells arranged in a first direction by commonly connecting a plurality of conductive wirings fixed to a rear surface of each of the plurality of solar cells to a rear surface of a plurality of intercell connectors disposed between the plurality of solar cells, respectively;

testing a defect of each of the plurality of solar cells included in each of the plurality of strings to find a target solar cell having the defect among the plurality of string;

disposing a target string among the plurality of strings at a repair device such that a rear surface of the target string faces upward, the target string comprising the target solar cell having the defect;

separating the target solar cell from the target string by selectively thermally processing a connection area of a target intercell connector among the plurality of intercell connector and the plurality of conductive wirings fixed to the target solar cell in the target string;

disposing a new solar cell at the target string such that conductive wirings fixed to the new solar cell are overlapped with the target intercell connector; and

connecting the conductive wirings fixed to the new solar cell to the target intercell connector by selectively thermally processing an overlapping area of the target intercell connector and the conductive wirings fixed to the new solar cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of conductive wirings fixed to the rear surface of each of the plurality of solar cells comprise a plurality of first and second conductive wirings having different polarities,

in the forming of the plurality of strings, the plurality of intercell connectors are disposed between the plurality of solar cells, respectively in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and the plurality of strings are respectively formed by thermally processing the plurality of conductive wirings in a state in which the plurality of conductive wirings connected to the plurality of solar cells respectively are commonly overlapped with the plurality of intercell connectors, and

the plurality of intercell connectors and the plurality of conductive wirings fixed to the plurality of solar cells respectively are connected by a conductive adhesive.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the separating of the target solar cell, an area is selectively thermally processed, the area being where the target intercell connector and the plurality of conductive wirings fixed to the target solar cell are connected, and

in the separating of the target solar cell, an area is not thermally processed, the area being where the target intercell connector and the plurality of conductive wirings fixed to a normal cell are connected.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the connecting of the conductive wirings, a thermal processing is performed in a state in which the conductive adhesive is additionally supplied between the target intercell connector and the conductive wirings fixed to the new solar cell, and

after the connecting of the conductive wirings, a coating area of the conductive adhesive that bonds the conductive wirings of the new solar cell on the target intercell connector is larger than that of a conductive adhesive that bonds a plurality of conductive wirings fixed to a normal cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the plurality of strings, a shield that visually blocks the intercell connector is further provided at a front surface of the intercell connector,

wherein the method further comprises, before the separating of the target solar cell after the disposing of the target string:

overturning, by the repair device, the target string such that a front surface of the target string faces upward;

removing the shield positioned at the front surface of the target intercell connector in the target string; and

overturning, by the repair device, the target string such that a rear surface of the target string faces upward after the shield is removed.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, after the connecting of the conductive wirings, attaching a fixing member that fixes the plurality of intercell connectors on the plurality of intercell connectors.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2024
From: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
To: JINGAO SOLAR CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 067599/0894 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 11, 2023
From: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
To: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
Reel/Frame 066044/0299 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061571/0754 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2017
From: HYUN, DAESEON; KIM, BOJOONG; KANG, BYUNGJUN; KWON, JUNHAN; KIM, MINPYO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 043521/0146 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2016-0109413 · Aug 26, 2016 · national
KR 10-2017-0098954 · Aug 4, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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