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US 2012/0073746 A1Published application
Method for producing a solar panel
Assignee3S Swiss Solar Systems AG
InventorsJuerg ZAHND, Ronald LANGE, Roman POLO, Markus GMUER
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Abstract
Processes and apparatus for producing laminated solar panels built up of a plurality of layers, wherein at least one layer is preheated and stores thermal energy. The at least one layer is laminated, under vacuum or in controlled gas atmosphere, with at least one other layer.
Claims20
A process for producing solar panels, comprising steps of:
- providing an unassembled first layer for a solar panel;
- preheating the unassembled first layer to charge it with a thermal energy as a thermal reservoir at a first elevated temperature;
- terminating the step of preheating when the unassembled first layer is charged as the thermal reservoir at the first elevated temperature;
- introducing the unassembled first layer into a laminator chamber;
- retaining the unassembled first layer between a laminator chamber cover and a laminator chamber lower part;
- providing an unassembled second layer having a melting temperature lower than the first elevated temperature;
- introducing the unassembled second layer into the laminator chamber;
- positioning the unassembled second layer between the laminator chamber cover and the laminator chamber lower part;
- converging the laminator chamber cover and the laminator lower part to contact the unassembled first layer to the unassembled second layer in a lamination sandwich assembly;
- melting the second layer into lamination with the first layer by utilizing the previously-charged thermal energy of the first layer thermal reservoir;
- separating the laminator chamber cover and the laminator lower part;
- and,
- withdrawing the laminated second and first layers from the laminator chamber.
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A process for producing solar panels, comprising steps of:
- providing an unassembled first layer for a solar panel;
- preheating the unassembled first layer to charge it with a thermal energy as a thermal reservoir at a first elevated temperature;
- terminating the step of preheating when the unassembled first layer is charged as the thermal reservoir at the first elevated temperature;
- introducing the unassembled first layer into a laminator chamber;
- providing a laminator chamber cover with a recess for a suction seal;
- applying suction to a space delimited by the suction seal between the laminator chamber cover and the unassembled first layer to retain the unassembled first layer between the laminator chamber cover and a laminator chamber lower part;
- providing an unassembled second layer having a melting temperature lower than the first elevated temperature;
- introducing the unassembled second layer into the laminator chamber;
- positioning the unassembled second layer between the laminator chamber cover and the laminator chamber lower part;
- converging the laminator chamber cover and the laminator lower part to contact the unassembled first layer to the unassembled second layer in a lamination sandwich assembly;
- melting the second layer into lamination with the first layer by utilizing the previously-charged thermal energy of the first layer thermal reservoir;
- separating the laminator chamber cover and the laminator lower part;
- and,
- withdrawing the laminated second and first layers from the laminator chamber.
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A process for producing solar panels, comprising steps of:
- providing an unassembled first layer for a solar panel;
- preheating the unassembled first layer to charge it with a thermal energy as a thermal reservoir at a first elevated temperature;
- terminating the step of preheating when the unassembled first layer is charged as the thermal reservoir at the first elevated temperature;
- providing an unassembled second layer having a melting temperature lower than the first elevated temperature;
- contacting the unassembled first layer to the unassembled second layer in a lamination sandwich assembly;
- and,
- melting the second layer into lamination with the first layer by utilizing the previously-charged thermal energy of the first layer thermal reservoir.
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