Tabbing device for manufacturing solar battery module
Provided is a tabbing device for manufacturing a solar battery module, which is capable of preventing over-soldering and under-soldering from occurring in the tabbing device for performing soldering during manufacture of a solar battery module, wherein the tabbing device for manufacturing a solar battery module includes: a solar battery module cell transported by cell unit along conveyor transport equipment; a soldering head provided on an upper side of the solar battery module cell and having embedded therein a heat source configured to provide heat to solder flux coated on the solar battery module cell being transported; a cooling unit installed to be positioned outside the soldering head, and configured to discharge cooling fluid to a lower position of the soldering head and cool the soldering head; and a control unit configured to control operations of the cooling unit and the soldering head in a case where transportation of the solar battery module cell is stopped, wherein, when the transportation of the solar battery module cell is stopped, the control unit operates the cooling unit to provide the cooling fluid and when restarting, stops the operation of the cooling unit and controls the temperature of the heat source to be increased to a predetermined temperature until all of the solar battery module cells in the offset section pass through the lower part of the soldering head.
1 . A tabbing device for manufacturing a solar battery module, the tabbing device comprising:
a soldering head provided on an upper side of a solar battery module cell and having embedded therein a heat source configured to provide heat to solder flux coated on the solar battery module cell being transported;
a cooling unit installed to be positioned outside the soldering head, and configured to discharge cooling fluid to a lower position of the soldering head and cool the soldering head; and
a control unit configured to control operations of the cooling unit and the soldering head, wherein the control unit is further configured to, upon restarting transportation of the solar battery module cell after the transportation is stopped, control a temperature of the heat source until all of the solar battery module cells positioned in an offset section prior to passing under the soldering head have passed under the soldering head,
wherein the control unit is further configured to operate the cooling unit to provide the cooling fluid while the transportation of the solar battery module cell is stopped; and upon restarting the transportation of the solar battery module cell, stop the operation of the cooling unit and control the temperature of the heat source to be increased to a predetermined temperature until all of the solar battery module cells positioned in the offset section prior to passing under the soldering head have passed under the soldering head.
2 . The tabbing device of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to, upon restarting the transportation of the solar battery module cell, increase a soldering time for which the solar battery module cells previously positioned in the offset section prior to passing under the soldering head are exposed to the heat source while being soldered under the soldering head.
3 . The tabbing device of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to return the temperature of the heat source and the soldering time to original states after all of the solar battery module cells positioned in the offset section prior to passing under the soldering head have passed under the soldering head.
4 . The tabbing device of claim 1 , wherein the cooling unit comprises:
a cooling fluid supply unit configured to provide the cooling fluid;
a nozzle unit installed adjacent to the outside of the soldering head and configured to discharge the cooling fluid; and
a connection hose connecting the cooling fluid supply unit and the nozzle unit.
5 . The tabbing device of claim 4 , wherein the nozzle unit comprises a metal material, and the connection hose comprises a material which allows an adjusted state to be maintained, enabling a direction of the nozzle unit to be adjusted.
6 . The tabbing device of claim 4 , wherein the nozzle unit comprises an air nozzle, and the cooling fluid comprises air.
7 . The tabbing device of claim 1 , further comprising a driving unit configured to reciprocally transport the soldering head in a movement direction of a conveyor, wherein the driving unit is controlled by the control unit.
8 . The tabbing device of claim 1 , wherein the heat source of the soldering head comprises an infrared lamp.
9 . The tabbing device of claim 7 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:
while the transportation of the solar battery module cell is stopped and the cooling unit is inactive, control the driving unit to move the heat source from a first position corresponding to a cell being soldered among the solar battery module cells to a second position corresponding to a waiting cell positioned in the offset section; and
upon restarting the transportation of the solar battery module cell, control the driving unit to return the heat source from the second position to the first position.