Thin film module contacting lines.

Description
The ecoContact™ is a concept which has been developed to carry out fully-automated contacting processes to manufacture powerful thin film solar modules.

Electrical connections are made through a unique combination of special conductive adhesives, tinned-copper ribbons and a highly reliable soldering technique. Technically advanced processing stations can be flexibly combined to create a complete contacting line to meet specific customer process requirements.

Similarly to contacting cells in the conventional way using longitudinal, pre-tinned copper tapes, the ecoContact™ system can also be utilised to establish the necessary
cross-contacting (bussing) of photovoltaic modules, including the automatic application of insulation tape onto the active layer.

Together with our cleanroom suitable conveyors, ecoContact™ forms a complete production structure for all back-end contacting operations in the manufacture of thin film solar modules.

Flexibility
ecoContact™ can be offered as a stand-alone laboratory cell for development and low production runs, or in combination as a complete high speed turn-key contacting line.

A recipe driven control system allows for multiple contacting configurations to be recalled, edited and saved; thus allowing for flexible contacting configurations and module sizes.

The system is configured to meet your required cycle times!

Applications
Dispensing (automatic dispensing of liquid conductive adhesive onto the glass substrate)

Contacting (automatic placement of ribbon/bus-bar onto the glass substrate)

Curing (automatic hardening of the conductive adhesive)

Insulating Film (automatic application of insulating tape to isolate the bus-bars from the active layer)

Bussing (cross-contacting of ribbon/bus-bar, finals are prepared for junction box assembly)

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