Electrical

Connection

Encapsulation

Final Assembly

Cooling Unit

[C]

YIELD

150
120

Enhances

quality of edge sealing

Reduces bow-effect

Reproducible x-linking process

Testing

critical
process
area

Palletising

Laminating Line

process time
reduction

Highest throughput encapsulation for solar modules

20

TCO

Time
controlled cooling in cooling unit
uncontrolled cooling (no cooling unit)

Reduces

footprint needed for cooling

Reduces heat dissipation

Decision drivers with biggest impact on $/kWh

Lowest Cost of Ownership

XL and four chamber process permit high

membrane lifetime

Low CapEx/MW
Yield > 99.8%

Highly reproducible process parameters

(pressure, vacuum, temperature) enhances module
quality

Monitored position of lay-ups/laminates during transport

Lowest cell breakage rate using active pin-lift system

Uptime > 96 % (SEMI E10)
< 30 min. for membrane replacement

Maintenance free heating system

Industrialised 24/7 approved components

Low degree of complexity

3S Modultec Membrane
TCO

Unmatched

lifetime in combination with

XL-process as well as four-chamber-process

Lifetime-optimized

Active Pin-lift System

Meyer Burger active pin-lift system
low bow

YIELD / THROUGHPUT

Reduction

of cell breakage
of cycle times

Homogeneous heating

Competitor (without pin-lift system)

high bow

Reduction

Different PV-module types

Glass / Backsheet

Glass / Glass, BIPV

430 - 4100 mm

Different cell types

c-Si (mono- and multi-crystalline)

a-Si (amorphous silicon)

Micro morph (a-Si & mc-Si)

Triple junction (3 x a-Si)

CI(G)S (Copper-Indium Gallium-Selenide / Sulfide)

CdTe (Cadmium Telluride)

We reserve the right to make changes reflecting technical progress / 03-2013

420 - 2100 mm

Heating
chamber

Lamination
chamber

Lamination
chamber

Active
cooling

Heat

Heat
Vacuum
Pressure

Heat
Vacuum
Pressure

Cooling
Pressure

Output [MW]

More

Flexible modules

Different encapsulants

EVA (standard cure, fast cure,

ultra fast cure)

PVB

TPU

Silicone

Up to 4:30 min cycle time

Industrys shortest cycle time

Market Applications
Different PV-module sizes

Meyer Burger's new four chamber process

than triplicated throughput with 3S Modultecs

optimised four chamber process

Process optimisation by Meyer Burgers Process Service

80 - 115 MWp per year, one machine

(four chamber process)

115
optimised
XL-process

80
70
60

30

XL-process

optimised
4-chamberprocess

4-chamberprocess

one
chamber
process

Highly reproducible x-linking value

165

Meyer

Burger patented hybrid heating plate with

outstanding 1C cutting edge homogeneity and
reproducibility of x-linking value

Heating unit for highest process stability - Minimised

impact of fluctuations of ambient temperature on the
x-linking value

Cooling chamber with water cooled aluminium plate

and vacuum Controlled and reproducible stop of
x-linking process

164

2200 mm

Glass Processing

163
162
161
160
159
158

157
156
155
154
153

3600/4200 mm

152
151
150

Meyer Burger AG, Division Module, infomodule@meyerburger.com, www.meyerburger.com

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Cycle
Time

Glass Processing

Electrical
Connection

Encapsulation

Final Assembly

Testing

Palletising

Laminating Line Portfolio

Glass processing

Electrical
connection

Encapsulation

Final Assembly

Palletising

Testing

Hybrid Heating Plate

Electrical elements inside the heating plate are heating up the
thermal oil. The latter transmits the heat to the aluminium
heating plate. The oil is flowing through the heating plate.
Heating plate

YIELD

Homogeneous

Heat carrier oil

and reproducible

Electrical rod elements

x-linking quality

1 C all over the heating plate

UPTIME

No

OUTPUT
oil replacement needed
components, 24/7 approved

Higher

Industrial

Up

Laminator with one process chamber

11:15 - 15:15 min process time

higher processing
temperature

[%]

processing temperature
to 12,5 % shorter cycle times

temp. max depending

on material

Laminator with one process chamber and cooling unit

11:15 - 15:15 min process time

Laminator with two process chamber (XL process)

06:00 - 07:15 min process time
temperatur
heting plate
[C]

Laminator with two process chambers (XL process) and cooling unit
06:00 - 07:15 min process time

Meyer Burger hybrid

heating plate 1C

lower temperature tolerance

market standard
heating plate >1C

Four chamber process with two process chambers, heating unit and
cooling unit
04:30 - 06:15 min process time
[%] gel content for fast-cure EVA
90

Sizes of Heating Plate

Size of Module

88
86

3.6 x 2.2 m (3622)

84

4.2 x 2.2 m (4222)

82

144C
142C

80

1600 x 1000 mm
60 c-Si cells

2C higher
process temperature

78
76
74

2000 x 1000 mm
72 c-Si cells

12.5% reduction of cycle time

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