WO2012133338A1

WO2012133338A1 - Solar cell module, method for producing solar cell module, and tab wire

Info

Publication number: WO2012133338A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/057791
Authority: WO
Inventors: 須賀　保博
Original assignee: ソニーケミカル＆インフォメーションデバイス株式会社
Priority date: 2011-03-25
Filing date: 2012-03-26
Publication date: 2012-10-04
Also published as: TW201251065A; JP2012204666A; JP5798772B2

Abstract

Provided is tab wire that is easily produced and capable of reducing shadow loss. A solar cell module is provided with a plurality of solar cells (2), and tab wire (3) that connects the plurality of solar cells (2) to one another by being adhered to electrodes (11, 13) formed respectively on the front surface of a solar cell (2) and on the rear surface of a neighboring solar cell (2). Therein, the tab wire (3) is adhered to the electrodes (11, 13) by a linear adhesive layer (16) that covers an outer surface that includes the adhesion sections with the electrodes (11, 13).

Description

Solar cell module, method for manufacturing solar cell module, tab wire

The present invention relates to a solar cell module in which a plurality of solar cells are connected by a tab wire, and particularly to a linear tab wire, a solar cell module using the tab wire, and a method for manufacturing the solar cell module.
This application claims priority on the basis of Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-68685 filed on Mar. 25, 2011 in Japan. This application is incorporated herein by reference. Incorporated.

For example, in a crystalline silicon solar cell module, a plurality of adjacent solar cells are connected by a tab wire serving as an interconnector. One end side of the tab wire is connected to the front surface electrode of one solar battery cell, and the other end side is connected to the back surface electrode of the adjacent solar battery cell, thereby connecting the solar battery cells in series. At this time, one surface of the tab wire is bonded to the surface electrode of one solar cell, and the other surface of the other end is bonded to the back electrode of the adjacent solar cell.

Specifically, in the solar cell, a bus bar electrode is formed on the light receiving surface by screen printing of silver paste, and an Ag electrode is formed on the back surface connection portion of the solar cell. In addition, Al electrodes and Ag electrodes are formed in regions other than the connection portion on the back surface of the solar battery cell.

As shown in FIG. 11, the tab wire 50 is formed by providing solder coat layers 52 on both sides of a ribbon-like copper foil 51. Specifically, the tab wire is a rectangular copper wire having a width of 1 to 3 mm obtained by slitting a copper foil rolled to a thickness of about 0.05 to 0.2 mm or rolling a copper wire into a flat plate shape. It is formed by performing solder plating, dip soldering, or the like.

The connection between the solar battery cell and the tab wire is performed by disposing the tab wire on each electrode of the solar battery cell and applying heat and pressure with a heating bonder to melt and cool the solder formed on the tab wire surface ( Patent Document 1).

However, since soldering is performed at a high temperature of about 260 ° C., the solar cells are warped, the internal stress generated at the connection between the tab wire and the front and back electrodes, the residue of the flux, etc. There is a concern that the connection reliability between the front and back electrodes of the battery cell and the tab wire is lowered.

Therefore, conventionally, a conductive adhesive film that can be connected by thermocompression treatment at a relatively low temperature is used to connect the front and back electrodes of the solar battery cell and the tab wire (Patent Document 2). As such a conductive adhesive film, a film obtained by dispersing spherical or scaly conductive particles having an average particle size on the order of several μm in a thermosetting binder resin composition is used.

The conductive adhesive film is interposed between the front electrode and the back electrode and the tab wire, and then thermally pressed by a heating bonder from above the tab wire, so that the binder resin exhibits fluidity and the electrode and tab. While flowing out from between the wires, the conductive particles conduct between the electrode and the tab wire, and in this state, the binder resin is thermally cured. Thereby, the string by which the several photovoltaic cell was connected in series by the tab wire is formed.

A plurality of solar cells in which the tab wire and the front and back electrodes are connected using a conductive adhesive film are made of a surface protective material having translucency such as glass and translucent plastic, and PET (Poly Ethylene Terephthalate) ) And the like, and a back protective material made of a film such as ethylene vinyl acetate resin (EVA).

JP 2004-356349 A JP 2008-135654 A

However, as described above, the tab wire needs to be formed into a flat copper wire by slitting a copper foil rolled to a thickness of about 0.05 to 0.2 mm or rolling a copper wire into a flat plate shape. And manufacturing man-hours increase.

In addition, the tab wire made of a rectangular conductor has a width of about 2 to 3 mm, and when this is adhered to the light receiving surface of the solar battery cell, a shadow loss corresponding to the width of the tab wire occurs.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a tab wire that can be easily manufactured and can reduce shadow loss, a solar cell using the tab wire, and a method for manufacturing a solar cell module.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the solar cell module according to the present invention is bonded to a plurality of solar cells and electrodes formed on the surface of the solar cell and the back surface of the adjacent solar cell, A plurality of tab wires connecting the plurality of solar cells, and the tab wires are linearly bonded to the electrodes by an adhesive layer covering an outer peripheral surface including an adhesive portion with the electrodes. It is.

Moreover, the manufacturing method of the solar cell module which concerns on this invention uses a linear tab wire, arrange | positions the one end side of the said tab wire in the surface electrode of a photovoltaic cell, and the photovoltaic cell adjacent to the said photovoltaic cell The step of arranging the other end side of the tab wire on the back electrode, and the pressure bonding of the tab wire to the surface electrode and the back electrode, and flowing between the surface electrode and the back electrode and the tab wire A step of adhering the tab wire to the front electrode and the back electrode by an agent layer.

Further, the tab wire according to the present invention is bonded to the electrodes formed on the front surface of the solar battery cell and the back surface of the adjacent solar battery cell, and the tab wire connecting the plurality of solar battery cells is linear. In the longitudinal direction, at least 50% of the outer peripheral surface is covered with the adhesive layer, and is bonded to the electrode by the adhesive layer.

According to the present invention, by using a linear tab wire, a step of forming and slitting a rolled copper foil and a step of rolling a copper wire into a flat plate shape are not required, and it is possible to reduce manufacturing equipment and man-hours. In addition, the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, according to the present invention, by using a linear tab wire, the area placed on the light receiving surface of the solar battery cell can be reduced as compared with the case where a flat tab wire is used. And reduction in photoelectric conversion efficiency due to shadow loss can be suppressed.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a solar cell module. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing strings of solar cells. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a back electrode and a connection part of the solar battery cell. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a bonding state of tab wires. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a cross-sectional dimension of the wire. 6A and 6B are diagrams showing a tab wire in which a wire is covered with an adhesive layer in advance, FIG. 6A is a sectional view, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a conductive adhesive film. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a conductive adhesive film wound in a reel shape. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an embodiment. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a comparative example. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a conventional tab line.

Hereinafter, a tab wire to which the present invention is applied, a solar cell module using the tab wire, and a method for manufacturing the solar cell module will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[Solar cell module]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a solar cell module 1 to which the present invention is applied has a string 4 in which a plurality of solar cells 2 are connected in series by a tab wire 3 serving as an interconnector. A matrix 5 in which a plurality of 4 are arranged is provided. And the solar cell module 1 is laminated together with the front cover 7 provided on the light receiving surface side and the back sheet 8 provided on the back surface side, with the matrix 5 sandwiched between the sealing adhesive sheets 6. Finally, a metal frame 9 such as aluminum is attached to the periphery.

As the sealing adhesive, for example, a translucent sealing material such as ethylene vinyl acetate resin (EVA) is used. Moreover, as the surface cover 7, for example, a light-transmitting material such as glass or light-transmitting plastic is used. Further, as the back sheet 8, a laminated body in which glass or aluminum foil is sandwiched between resin films is used.

Each solar battery cell 2 of the solar battery module has a photoelectric conversion element 10. The photoelectric conversion element 10 includes a single crystal silicon photoelectric conversion element, a crystalline silicon solar cell using a polycrystalline photoelectric conversion element, a cell made of amorphous silicon and a cell made of microcrystalline silicon or amorphous silicon germanium. Various photoelectric conversion elements 10 such as a thin film silicon solar cell using a photoelectric conversion element, a so-called compound thin film type, an organic type, and a quantum dot type can be used.

Further, the photoelectric conversion element 10 is provided with a finger electrode 12 for collecting electricity generated inside and a bus bar electrode 11 for collecting electricity of the finger electrode 12 on the light receiving surface side. The bus bar electrode 11 and the finger electrode 12 are formed by baking after the Ag paste is applied to the surface to be the light receiving surface of the solar battery cell 2 by screen printing or the like. Further, the finger electrode 12 has a plurality of lines having a width of about 50 to 200 μm, for example, approximately parallel to each other at a predetermined interval, for example, every 2 mm, over the entire light receiving surface. The bus bar electrodes 11 are formed so as to be substantially orthogonal to the finger electrodes 12, and a plurality of bus bar electrodes 11 are formed according to the area of the solar battery cell 2.

The photoelectric conversion element 10 is provided with a back electrode 13 made of aluminum or silver on the back side opposite to the light receiving surface. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the back electrode 13 is formed of an electrode made of aluminum or silver on the back surface of the solar battery cell 2 by, for example, screen printing or sputtering. The back electrode 13 has a tab line connecting portion 14 to which a tab line 3 described later is connected.

The solar battery cell 2 is electrically connected to each bus bar electrode 11 formed on the surface by the tab wire 3 and the back electrode 13 of the adjacent solar battery cell 2, thereby connecting the strings connected in series. 4 is configured. The tab wire 3 and the bus bar electrode 11 and the back electrode 13 are connected by an adhesive layer 16 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the tab wire 3.

[Tab line]
As shown in FIG. 2, the tab wire 3 electrically connects each of the adjacent

solar cells

2X, 2Y, 2Z. As shown in FIG. A 2.0 m wire 15 is provided, and an adhesive layer 16 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 for bonding to the bus bar electrode 11 and the back electrode 13 of the solar battery cell 2.

The wire 15 is made of a linear conductive material, and for example, a conductive material such as a copper wire, a gold wire, or an aluminum wire is used. The solar cell module 1 uses the wire 15 which consists of a linear conductive wire as the tab wire 3, and the process of forming and slitting rolled copper foil and the process of rolling a copper wire into flat form become unnecessary. Therefore, it is possible to reduce manufacturing equipment and man-hours, and to reduce manufacturing costs. Moreover, the solar cell module 1 uses the wire 15 as the tab wire 3, thereby narrowing the area placed on the light receiving surface of the solar cell 2 as compared with the case where a flat tab wire is used. And reduction in photoelectric conversion efficiency due to shadow loss can be suppressed.

[Cross sectional area]
The wire 15 has a cross-sectional area in the range of 0.5 to 13.0 mm ² . This is because the solar cell module 1 is for electrically connecting the solar cells 2 via the tab wires 3, so that if the cross-sectional area of the wire 15 is smaller than 0.5 mm ² , the conduction of the tab wires 3 is achieved. This is because the resistance increases and the photoelectric conversion efficiency may be reduced. Moreover, since the tab wire 3 is adhered to the light receiving surface of the solar battery cell 2 in the solar cell module 1, if the cross-sectional area of the wire 15 is larger than 13.0 mm ² , the shadow loss due to the tab wire 3 is greatly affected. This is because there is a possibility of becoming.

[Oblong]
Further, the wire 15 may have a circular or elliptical cross section. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the wire 15 has an x-axis (major axis) radius of b and y-axis (minor axis) a of orthogonal coordinates passing through the center of a circle (ellipse) constituting the cross section. The following relationship is satisfied.
0.4 ≦ a ≦ 2 (Unit: mm)
a ≦ b ≦ 2 (unit: mm)
As a result, the tab wire 3 satisfies the above-described range of the cross-sectional area, and can suppress the increase in conduction resistance and the influence of shadow loss.

[Adhesive layer]
The adhesive layer 16 covers the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 to adhere the tab wire 3 to the bus bar electrode 11 and the back electrode 13 of the solar battery cell 2. As shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the adhesive layer 16 may be formed in a paste shape and may cover the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 of the tab wire 3 in advance, or may be formed in a film shape, and the solar battery cell 2. When the tab wire 3 is bonded to each of the

electrodes

11 and 13, the outer periphery of the wire 15 is placed on the

electrodes

11 and 13 and the wire 15 is placed on the adhesive film and then heated and pressed by the heating bonder 20. The surface may be coated (FIG. 4). Moreover, the batch connection method of laminating | stacking the uncured adhesive bond layer 16 and the sealing material on the photovoltaic cell 2, and hardening | curing the adhesive layer 16 at a lamination process can also be used.

As shown in FIG. 7, the adhesive layer 16 is a thermosetting binder resin layer containing conductive particles 23 at a high density. The adhesive layer 16 preferably has a minimum melt viscosity of 100 to 100,000 Pa · s from the viewpoint of indentability. If the minimum melt viscosity of the adhesive layer 16 is too low, the resin will flow during the process of low pressure bonding to main curing, and connection failure or protrusion to the cell light receiving surface is likely to occur, causing a decrease in the light receiving rate. Moreover, even if the minimum melt viscosity is too high, defects are likely to occur when the film is adhered, and the connection reliability may be adversely affected. The minimum melt viscosity can be measured while a sample is loaded in a predetermined amount of rotational viscometer and raised at a predetermined temperature increase rate.

The conductive particles 23 used for the adhesive layer 16 are not particularly limited. For example, metal particles such as nickel, gold, silver, and copper, resin particles that are plated with gold, and resin particles that are plated with gold. Examples thereof include those in which the outermost layer of the applied particles is provided with an insulating coating. In addition, by containing flat flaky metal particles as the conductive particles 23, the number of the conductive particles 23 that overlap each other can be increased, and good conduction reliability can be ensured.

Further, the adhesive layer 16 preferably has a viscosity of about 10 to 10000 kPa · s at room temperature, more preferably 10 to 5000 kPa · s. When the adhesive layer 16 has a viscosity in the range of 10 to 10,000 kPa · s, when the adhesive layer 16 is wound in a tape-like reel, so-called protrusion can be prevented and a predetermined tack force can be obtained. Can be maintained.

The composition of the binder resin layer of the adhesive layer 16 is not particularly limited as long as it does not impair the above-described characteristics, but more preferably a film-forming resin, a liquid epoxy resin, a latent curing agent, and a silane coupling. Containing the agent.

The film-forming resin corresponds to a high molecular weight resin having an average molecular weight of 10,000 or more, and preferably has an average molecular weight of about 10,000 to 80,000 from the viewpoint of film formation. As the film-forming resin, various resins such as an epoxy resin, a modified epoxy resin, a urethane resin, and a phenoxy resin can be used. Among them, a phenoxy resin is preferably used from the viewpoint of the film formation state, connection reliability, and the like. .

The liquid epoxy resin is not particularly limited as long as it has fluidity at room temperature, and all commercially available epoxy resins can be used. Specific examples of such epoxy resins include naphthalene type epoxy resins, biphenyl type epoxy resins, phenol novolac type epoxy resins, bisphenol type epoxy resins, stilbene type epoxy resins, triphenolmethane type epoxy resins, phenol aralkyl type epoxy resins. Resins, naphthol type epoxy resins, dicyclopentadiene type epoxy resins, triphenylmethane type epoxy resins, and the like can be used. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Moreover, you may use it combining suitably with other organic resins, such as an acrylic resin.

As the latent curing agent, various curing agents such as a heat curing type and a UV curing type can be used. The latent curing agent does not normally react but is activated by some trigger and starts the reaction. The trigger includes heat, light, pressurization, etc., and can be selected and used depending on the application. When using a liquid epoxy resin, a latent curing agent composed of imidazoles, amines, sulfonium salts, onium salts and the like can be used.

As the silane coupling agent, epoxy, amino, mercapto sulfide, ureido, etc. can be used. Among these, in this Embodiment, an epoxy-type silane coupling agent is used preferably. Thereby, the adhesiveness in the interface of an organic material and an inorganic material can be improved.

Moreover, it is preferable to contain an inorganic filler as another additive composition. By containing an inorganic filler, the fluidity of the resin layer during pressure bonding can be adjusted, and the particle capture rate can be improved. As the inorganic filler, silica, talc, titanium oxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide and the like can be used, and the kind of the inorganic filler is not particularly limited.

FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the product form of the adhesive layer 16. The adhesive layer 16 is formed in a tape shape by laminating a binder resin layer on a release substrate 24. This tape-like conductive adhesive film is wound and laminated on the reel 25 so that the peeling substrate 24 is on the outer peripheral side. The release substrate 24 is not particularly limited, and PET (Poly Ethylene Terephthalate), OPP (Oriented Polypropylene), PMP (Poly-4-methlpentene-1), PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene), or the like can be used. Further, the adhesive layer 16 may have a transparent cover film on the binder resin layer.

In the above description, the conductive adhesive film having a film shape has been described as the adhesive layer 16, but there is no problem even if it is in a paste form. The adhesive layer 16 may be an insulating adhesive that does not contain conductive particles in the binder resin layer. When the insulating adhesive is used, the tab wire 3 is bonded by the wire 15 being in direct contact with the bus bar electrode 11 and the back surface electrode 13 to achieve conduction, and the adhesive layer 16 is sealed by sealing the periphery thereof. In the present application, a film-like or paste-like conductive adhesive containing the conductive particles 23 and a film-like or paste-like insulating adhesive not containing the conductive particles 23 are defined as “adhesive layer 16”.

The adhesive layer 16 is not limited to a reel shape, and may be a strip shape. As shown in FIG. 8, when the adhesive layer 16 is provided as a reel product wound, the adhesive layer 16 is prevented from being deformed by setting the viscosity of the adhesive layer 16 in the range of 10 to 10,000 kPa · s. And a predetermined dimension can be maintained. Similarly, when two or more adhesive layers 16 are stacked in a strip shape, deformation can be prevented and a predetermined dimension can be maintained.

Such an adhesive layer 16 dissolves the conductive particles 23, the film-forming resin, the liquid epoxy resin, the latent curing agent, and the silane coupling agent in a solvent. As the solvent, toluene, ethyl acetate or the like, or a mixed solvent thereof can be used.

The solution for resin production obtained by dissolving is applied to the wire 15 and then dried to volatilize the solvent, thereby obtaining the tab wire 3 in which the adhesive layer 16 is previously provided on the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15. . When the tab wire 3 is bonded to each

electrode

11, 13, the tab wire 3 is disposed on the bus bar electrode 11 and the tab wire connecting portion 14 of the back electrode 13, and a predetermined amount is applied from above the tab wire 3 by a heating bonder Heat-pressed with temperature and pressure. Thereby, the tab wire 3 is cured between the adhesive portions where the binder resin of the adhesive layer 16 flows on the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 and contacts the

electrodes

11 and 13, and the conductive particles 23 are connected to the tab wire 3. It is sandwiched between the bus bar electrode 11 and the back electrode 13. Thus, the adhesive layer 16 can adhere the tab wire 3 onto each electrode and can be conductively connected.

On the other hand, when the adhesive layer 16 is formed into a film, an adhesive film is obtained by applying a solution for resin production obtained by dissolution onto a release sheet and volatilizing the solvent. The adhesive film is cut to a predetermined length for the bus bar electrode and the back electrode, and after the release sheet is peeled off, the adhesive layer 16 is temporarily attached onto the

electrodes

11 and 13 on the front and back surfaces of the solar battery cell 2. Is done. Similarly, the wire 15 cut to a predetermined length is disposed on the adhesive layer 16 in an overlapping manner. Thereafter, the adhesive layer 16 is heat-pressed from above the tab wire 3 with a heating bonder at a predetermined temperature and pressure. As a result, the tab wire 3 is cured after the binder resin flows and covers the outer peripheral surface including the adhesive portions that come into contact with the

electrodes

11 and 13 of the wire 15, so that the conductive particles 23 become the tab wire 3 and the bus bar electrode. 11 and the back electrode 13. Thus, the adhesive layer 16 can adhere the tab wire 3 onto each electrode and can be conductively connected.

[Coverage of adhesive layer 16]
The adhesive layer 16 covers at least 50% of the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 and preferably covers 50 to 80%. This is because if the coverage of the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 by the adhesive layer 16 is lower than 50%, the amount necessary for bonding the wire 15 and the

electrodes

11 and 13 cannot be secured, and the adhesive strength may be insufficient. Because there is. Further, if the coverage of the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 by the adhesive layer 16 is about 80%, it is sufficient to ensure the adhesive strength. However, if the coverage is higher than 90%, the binder resin is not heated when the wire 15 is hot-pressed. This is because the light receiving efficiency may be reduced by protruding from the bus bar electrode 11 onto the light receiving surface of the solar battery cell 2.

Regarding the coverage of the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 by the adhesive layer 16, the tab wire 3 in which the adhesive layer 16 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 in advance is covered by the adhesive layer 16 out of the surface area of the wire 15. It is determined by the ratio between the area and the area where the wire 15 is exposed.

Moreover, the coverage of the wire 15 of the film-like adhesive layer 16 disposed on each

electrode

11, 13 is covered by the adhesive layer 16 out of the surface area of the wire 15 when the wire 15 is heated and pressurized. It is determined by the ratio of the area where the wire 15 is exposed and the area where the wire 15 is exposed.

In the above-described embodiment, the solar battery cell 2 having the bus bar electrode 11 is described as an example, but the present invention does not have the bus bar electrode 11 and directly bonds the tab wire 3 onto the finger electrode 12. The so-called bus bar-less solar cell 2 can be applied. The bus bar-less structure includes, for example, a structure having an intermittent portion where the bus bar electrode 11 is not provided in the central portion of the solar battery cell 2 and partially including the bus bar electrode 11 only at the outer edge portion of the solar battery cell.

Next, examples of the present invention will be described together with comparative examples. FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a comparative example. In each of the examples and comparative examples, a tab wire having a length of 5 cm previously covered with the adhesive layer 16 was used, and each tab wire was applied to the Ag electrode 30 of the glass substrate 31 having the entire surface formed with the Ag electrode 30. Bonded by hot pressing one by one. The hot pressing conditions were all 180 ° C., 15 sec, and 0.5 MPa. After preparing the sample, measure the adhesive strength (N / mm) of the tab wire, the initial resistance value (mΩ) between the two tab wires, and the resistance value (mΩ) after the thermal shock test (85 ° C., 85% RH, 500 hr). did.

As a specific method for measuring the adhesive strength and resistance value, the adhesive strength is a 90 ° peel test in which each tab wire is peeled in 90 ° direction from the adhesive layer 16 bonded to the Ag electrode 30 (JIS K6854-1). The adhesive strength (N / mm) was measured. Further, the resistance value (mΩ) was measured by a four-terminal method in which a current terminal and a voltage terminal were connected to each other from two tab wires.

In Example 1, a cylindrical copper wire was used as the wire 15. The cross-section of the wire 15 is a circle with a radius of 1.0 mm and a cross-sectional area of 3.14 mm ² . Moreover, the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 was coat | covered with the adhesive bond layer 16 containing electroconductive particle, and the coverage was 50%. The adhesive layer 16 has a thickness of 10 μm.

Example 2 was the same as Example 1 except that the coverage of the adhesive layer 16 was 60%.

Example 3 was the same as Example 1 except that the coverage of the adhesive layer 16 was 80%.

Example 4 was the same as Example 1 except that the coverage of the adhesive layer 16 was 90%.

In Example 5, the cross section of the wire 15 is a circle having a radius of 0.45 mm, the cross-sectional area is 0.64 mm ² , and the coverage of the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 by the adhesive layer 16 is 80%. The conditions were the same as in Example 1.

In Example 6, the cross section of the wire 15 is a circle having a radius of 2.00 mm, the cross-sectional area is 12.56 mm ² , and the coverage of the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 by the adhesive layer 16 is 80%. The conditions were the same as in Example 1.

In Example 7, a copper wire having an elliptical cross section was used as the wire 15. The cross section of the wire 15 is an ellipse having a major axis b of 0.70 mm and a minor axis a of 0.60 mm, and a sectional area of 1.32 mm ² . Moreover, the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 was coat | covered with the adhesive bond layer 16 containing electroconductive particle, and the coverage was 80%. The adhesive layer 16 has a thickness of 10 μm.

Example 8 was the same as Example 1 except that the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 was covered with an adhesive layer 16 containing no conductive particles, and the coverage was 80%.

In Comparative Example 1, a rectangular copper foil was used. The copper foil has a width of 2 mm, a thickness of 50 μm, and a cross-sectional area of 1.26 mm ² . Moreover, both surfaces of the copper foil were covered with an adhesive layer 16 containing conductive particles. The adhesive layer 16 has a thickness of 20 μm.

The adhesive layer 16 was prepared by blending an epoxy resin, a latent curing agent, and an organic solvent (toluene) for diluting them. In the adhesive layer 16 having conductivity, nickel particles of 2 to 5 μm were further blended so as to have a weight ratio of 5% t. In Examples 1 to 8, this adhesive solution was applied and dried so as to cover the outer peripheral surface of the wire 15 by 50 to 90%. In Comparative Example 1, the adhesive solution was applied onto a copper foil having a thickness of 50 μm and dried, and then cut into a width of 2 mm and a length of 5 cm.

Table 1 shows the measurement results.

As shown in Table 1, in Examples 1 to 8, the adhesive strength was 0.6 to 2.0 N / mm regardless of pressing at a low pressure such as 0.5 MPa, which can withstand practical use. It can be seen that it is. In each of Examples 1 to 8, the initial conduction resistance value was 5 to 10 mΩ, and it was 8 to 13 mΩ even after the thermal shock test. As a result, in Examples 1 to 8, there is almost no increase in the initial value and the resistance value after the thermal shock test, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency is not reduced. On the other hand, in Comparative Example 1, the adhesive strength was as good as 1.6 N / mm, but the initial conduction resistance was as high as 50 mΩ, and the resistance value could be detected due to poor conduction after the thermal shock test. There wasn't.

1 solar cell module, 2 solar cell, 3 tab wire, 4 strings, 5 matrix, 6 sheet, 7 surface cover, 8 back sheet, 9 metal frame, 10 photoelectric conversion element, 11 bus bar electrode, 12 finger electrode, 13 back surface Electrode, 14 tab wire connection, 15 wire, 16 adhesive layer, 23 conductive particles, 24 release substrate, 25 reel, 30 Ag electrode, 31 glass substrate

Claims

A plurality of solar cells, and a tab wire that is bonded onto the respective electrodes formed on the surface of the solar cell and the back surface of the adjacent solar cell, and connects the plurality of solar cells,
The said tab wire is a solar cell module which is adhere | attached on the said electrode with the adhesive bond layer which comprises linear form and covers the outer peripheral surface containing the adhesion part with the said electrode.
2. The solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein at least 50% of the outer peripheral surface of the tab wire is covered with the adhesive layer by forming the adhesive layer in the longitudinal direction.
The solar cell module according to claim 2, wherein 50 to 80% of the outer peripheral surface of the tab wire is covered with the adhesive layer.
The tab line has a circular cross section or an elliptical shape,
2. The solar cell module according to claim 1, wherein b is a radius in the major axis direction of the cross section and a is a radius in the minor axis direction of the cross section.
0.4 ≦ a ≦ 2 (Unit: mm)
a ≦ b ≦ 2 (unit: mm)
The solar cell module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the tab wire has a cross-sectional area of 0.5 to 13.0 (mm 2 ).
Using a linear tab line,
Arranging one end side of the tab wire on the surface electrode of the solar battery cell, and arranging the other end side of the tab wire on the back electrode of the solar battery cell adjacent to the solar battery cell;
The tab wire is heat-pressed to the front electrode and the back electrode, and the tab wire is bonded to the front electrode and the back electrode by an adhesive layer that flows between the front electrode and the back electrode and the tab wire. The manufacturing method of the solar cell module which has a process to do.
The method for manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 6, wherein 50 to 80% of the outer peripheral surface of the tab wire is covered with the adhesive layer provided in advance on the outer peripheral surface.
The method for manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 6, wherein 50 to 80% of the outer peripheral surface of the tab wire is covered with an adhesive layer disposed on the front electrode and the back electrode.
The tab line has a circular cross section or an elliptical shape,
The method for producing a solar cell module according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the following equation is satisfied, where b is a radius in the major axis direction of the cross section and a is a radius in the minor axis direction of the cross section.
0.4 ≦ a ≦ 2 (Unit: mm)
a ≦ b ≦ 2 (unit: mm)
10. The method for manufacturing a solar cell module according to claim 6, wherein the tab wire has a cross-sectional area of 0.5 to 13.0 (mm 2 ).
In the tab wires that are bonded onto the electrodes formed on the front surface of the solar cell and the back surface of the adjacent solar cell, respectively, and connecting the plurality of solar cells,
A tab wire that is linear and has at least 50% of the outer peripheral surface covered with an adhesive layer in the longitudinal direction and is bonded to the electrode by the adhesive layer.
The tab wire according to claim 11, wherein 50 to 80% of the outer peripheral surface is covered with the adhesive layer.
It has a circular or oval cross section,
The tab wire according to claim 11 or 12, wherein a radius in the major axis direction of the cross section is b and a radius in the minor axis direction of the cross section is a, the following formula is satisfied.
0.4 ≦ a ≦ 2 (Unit: mm)
a ≦ b ≦ 2 (unit: mm)
The tab wire according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the cross-sectional area is 0.5 to 13.0 (mm 2 ).