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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
Marty W. Degroot, Midland, MI (US);
Narayan Ramesh, Midland, MI (US);
Minoru Sakuma, Midland, MI (US);
Dustin M. Charamut, Mesa, AZ (US);
Michael E. Mills, Midland, MI (US);
David J. Perkon, Mesa, AZ (US);
Marty W. Degroot, Midland, MI (US);
Narayan Ramesh, Midland, MI (US);
Minoru Sakuma, Midland, MI (US);
Dustin M. Charamut, Mesa, AZ (US);
Michael E. Mills, Midland, MI (US);
David J. Perkon, Mesa, AZ (US);
Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing electrically interconnected solar cell assemblies, including the steps of: positioning at least a first interconnect element () in an alignment feature of a top carrier and facing a top surface of a first photovoltaic cell (); adhering the first interconnect element to a location on the top surface of the first cell, wherein a length of the first interconnect element extends beyond a trailing edge () of the first cell; and adhering a portion of the length of the first interconnect element that extends beyond a trailing edge of the first cell to the bottom surface of a second cell (). In one aspect, a system is provided for assembling solar cell strings, including cell transfer equipment, a bottom pallet including grooves, multiple top pallets including grooves, an adhesive dispensing system, a ribbon supply mechanism, and a system for moving ribbons and top pallets.