Abstract:
An apparatus for hole drilling in a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a laser system configured to apply a laser beam onto the substrate for removing material from a set of areas on the substrate by directing the laser beam onto predefined positions corresponding to the set of areas on the substrate in a sequence. The apparatus includes a ventilation system configured to produce a fluid flow along one or more sides of the substrate. The apparatus controls the laser beam such that the laser beam is sequentially positioned according to a first laser beam movement direction and a second laser beam movement direction.
Abstract:
A transportation system (10) for transporting two or more substrates used for the manufacture of photovoltaic devices is provided. The transportation system includes a multiple substrate support (100) including a first platform (110) to support a first substrate (115) and a second platform (120) to support a second substrate (125). The first substrate is a first solar cell or a first solar cell piece. The second substrate is a second solar cell or a second solar cell piece. The second platform is movable relative to the first platform. The multiple substrate support (100) is movable over a first distance from a first position (160) to a second position (170) to provide a joint transportation of the first platform (110) and the second platform (120).
Abstract:
A method for processing a solar cell is provided. The method includes the following operations. A solar cell (1) is held by a plurality of holding members (510, 520, 530) of a cleaving system. The plurality of holding members include a first holding member (510) and a second holding member (520). The first holding member is rotatable about a first rotation axis. The first rotation axis and the solar cell held by the plurality of holding members are disposed in a substantially same plane. At least a first rotation movement of the first holding member about the first rotation axis is performed to separate the solar cell into a plurality of solar cell pieces including a first solar cell piece (10a) and a second solar cell piece (10b). At least a second rotation movement of the first holding member in a sense opposite to the first rotation movement is performed to arrange the first solar cell piece in a target position. One or more first features (30a) are deposited on the first solar cell piece and one or more second features (30b) are deposited on the second solar cell piece while the first solar cell piece and the second solar cell piece are disposed in a same deposition area (810).
Abstract:
A method for screen printing of a material on a substrate (10) is provided. The method includes moving a process head assembly (110) having at least one deposition device (120) from a first position to a second position to perform a stroke, wherein the stroke includes at least a first phase (I) for material processing of a material on a screen device (150) using the at least one deposition device (120) and a second phase (II) for a material transfer from the screen device (150) to the substrate (10). The at least one deposition device (120) moves in a first direction (1) in the first phase (I). At least one device moves in a second direction (2) perpendicular to the first direction (1) in the first phase (I). The at least one deposition device (120) and the at least one device simultaneously move during at least a part of the first phase (I). The at least one device is selected from the group including the at least one deposition device (120), a material processing device (130), the screen device (150), and a substrate support (20).
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides an apparatus (100) for manufacture of a solar cell arrangement having two or more overlapping solar cell pieces. The apparatus (100) includes a positioning device (120) configured to selectively adjust an overlap of adjacent solar cell pieces (11, 12) based on a predetermined length of the solar cell arrangement (20).
Abstract:
An apparatus (100) for screen printing of a material on a substrate (10) used in the manufacture of a solar cell is provided. The apparatus (100) includes a process head assembly (110) including one or more deposition devices (120) configured for transferring the material from a screen (154) to the substrate (10) and one or more material processing devices (130) for processing of the material on the screen (154), and a drive device (140) configured for moving the process head assembly (110) in a first direction (1) along a substrate support (20) for transferring and processing of the material during a deposition process.
Abstract:
An apparatus (100) for transportation of a substrate (10) used in the manufacture of a solar cell is provided. The apparatus (100) includes a substrate support (110) configured for supporting the substrate (10), one or more beams (120) configured for moving the substrate (10) from the substrate support (110) at least in a first direction (1), at least one first actuator (130), at least one eccentric device (140) connected to the at least one first actuator (130) and configured for moving the one or more beams (120) at least in the first direction (1), and at least one second actuator (150) configured for moving the one or more beams (120) in a second direction (2) different from the first direction (1).
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides an apparatus (100) for printing on a substrate (10) for the production of a solar cell. The apparatus (100) includes two or more process stations (110); at least one substrate support (120) configured to support the substrate (10); and at least one transport device (130) configured to transport the at least one substrate support (120) in a horizontal direction (300) and in a vertical direction (310) for transporting the at least one substrate support (120) between the two or more process stations (110).
Abstract:
A method of performing screen printing on a substrate (60) used for the manufacture of a solar cell is provided. The method includes moving a print head (110) over a screen (50) by a first drive actuator (112) to perform a printing stroke in a first direction (1). The method includes moving a material processing head (120) in the first direction by a second drive actuator (122) to perform a material processing stroke behind the print head. The print head is moved away from the material processing head by the first drive actuator during a distance increasing phase of the printing stroke to increase a separation distance (250) between the print head and the material processing head.
Abstract:
A support device (10) includes a substrate receiving region. The support device (10) includes a support body (110) shaped as a pattern having an array of openings (130). The support body (110) is a sparse structure wherein a joint area of the openings of the array of openings (130) is 40% or more of the area of the substrate receiving region. The support body (110) includes one or more suction openings (140) configured to be in fluid communication with a vacuum source arrangement.