Module assembly for back contact modules

High speed production line for back contacted solar cells

By:

Bram Verschoor.
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Place in value chain

Ingot

Wafer

Cell

Module

Installation

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MWT module build up before and after lamination Cells are glued with conductive adhesive to the conductive backsheet Lower internal resistance due to shorter interconnects lower Rs

Before lamination

After lamination
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Module cost structure

Power supply

Compressed air supply

Backsheet

Conductive adhesive
EVA #1 Solar cells EVA #2 Solar glass Junction box, diode, wire Frame, corners, tape Various Building Equipment Direct wages
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Wafer thickness & back contact

Reduced wafer thickness required backcontacted modules Backcontact is now ramping up and can grow to 50% of Si-based modules in 2020

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Bill of materials

350,000

Various Frame, corners, tape Junction box, diode, wire

300,000

250,000

Solar glass EVA

200,000

Bus-bar / Inter-connector Conductive adhesive Backsheet

150,000

100,000

Conductive backsheet Solar cells

50,000

H-type MWT

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Yield increase
99,700% 99,600% 99,500% 99,400% 99,300%

99,200%
99,100% H-type MWT

Due to: 1-step processing no thermical stress

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Uptime
93% 93% 92% 92% 91% 91%

90%
90% 89% 89% H-type MWT

Due to: Ease of process Less scrape removal

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Module performance
240 235 230 225 220 215 H-type MWT

Module power output

3 2,5 2 1,5 1 0,5 0 H-type MWT

3 2,5 2 1,5

01% 01%

01%
01% 00% 00% 00% H-type MWT H-type MWT

1
0,5 0

Interconnection losses

Spacing

Encapsulation losses
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10%

15%

20%

25%

35%

40%

45%

50%

30%

0% 230 231 232 233 234 235 236

5%

237
238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247

248
249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258

Module power deviation

259
260 261

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Overall costs per Wp excl. cells

,44000 ,42000

,4000
,38000 ,36000 ,34000 ,32000 H-type MWT

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Whatever your roadmap, let us improve it

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Your 6,5 benefits:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. High speed -150 MW = 3 x common speed Due to carefull cell processing: high yield % and possibility to handle thinner cells Very low LID and TID CTM losses <1% instead of 2-6% for H-type Less module power variation

6.

Output (+1-5%) & fill factor (+4%) increase

6,5. Minimum amount of operators required & small equipment footprint Your results: Lower costs + higher sales prices more profit ! Eurotron, Mai 2012

Your best connection in back contact

Eurotron B.V., Van Beukelaarweg 45, NL-2971 VL Bleskensgraaf

Tel.: +31 184 691105 Fax: +31 184 691107 Web: www.eurotron.nl Mail: info@eurotron.nl