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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2016
Deployable Space Systems, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Brian J Spence, Solvang, CA (US);
Stephen F White, Ventura, CA (US);
Tiffany N Allmandinger, Goleta, CA (US);
Paul Cronin, Oxnard, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An automated system provides automated manufacturing of photovoltaic standard power modules for utilization in a space solar array, in both rolled blanket and z-folded configurations. The automated system provides robotically controlled systems for CIC-ing, glassing, stringing, laydown and acceptance testing of interconnected photovoltaic devices. A method of manufacturing the photovoltaic standard power modules includes the steps of robotic positioning of diodes, interconnects and busbars onto a SPM stringing tray followed by the robotic positioning of bare cells into position adjacent to the diodes, interconnects and busbars to form strings. The SPM stringing tray is thereafter robotically positioned adjacent to an integral welder for welding of the front side of the string. Cover glass is thereafter robotically placed over the cells. The string is flipped and the backside of the string is robotically positioned for welding.