CN102640299A - Method for fixing a mounting element to a photovoltaic module - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for fixing a mounting element (12) to a photovoltaic module (14), the method comprising the steps of: providing at least on mounting element (12) in a first feed line (16), the mounting element (12) having at least one contact area; providing a photovoltaic module (14) in a second feed line (18) the photovoltaic module (14) having at least one contact area (40); cleaning at least one of the contact area (40) of the photovoltaic module (14) and the contact area of the mounting element (12); applying adhesive to at least one of the contact area (40) of the photovoltaic module (14) and the contact area of the mounting element (12); ; and fixing the mounting element (12) to the photovoltaic module (14) by transporting the mounting element (12) to the photovoltaic module (14) by a handling device (34) and joining the contact area (40) of the photovoltaic module (14) and the contact area of the mounting element (12) together. The method according to the invention is time saving and cost saving and provides a stable and durable connection of the photovoltaic module.
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The present invention about a kind of be used for fixing one mount a component to a photovoltaic module (photovoltaic module) method, this installation elements places the back side of this photovoltaic module.Particularly, the present invention is used for fixing one and mounts a component to a photovoltaic module for the method that is introduced into industrial process about a kind of.
Background technology
Solar cell also is called photovoltaic (photovoltaic; PV) battery is for being used for the semiconductor device that converts electric energy such as electromagnetic energies such as light or solar radiations to.The photovoltaic solar conversion has the prospect of the electric energy generating method that a kind of environmental protection can be provided.Yet at present, the cost of the electric energy that the photovoltaic energy converting unit is provided still is higher than the electric energy that convention power plant (power station) is provided.Therefore, the method for more cost-effective (cost-effective) that be used to make the photovoltaic energy converting unit and the exploitation of processing procedure are being received much concern in recent years.At the various distinct methods that are used for making low-cost solar cell, thin film silicon solar cell (thin-film silicon solar cell) is regarded as the important channel that is used to reach this target.
Be arranged at a plurality of independent solar cell that also electrically connects on the shared underlying structure and be called as module, solar modules or photovoltaic module.These modules usually are combined into bigger system on roof, building walls or open ground, for example to form solar power plant.Solar modules can comprise the shade (cover) that is used for the carrier structure of photovoltaic activeleg or active layer and is used to resist environmental impact.The two can be processed carrier and shade by the glass as the transparent material that can extensively obtain.
The solar modules of based thin film silicon technology and crystal technology need be fastened to the foundation structure (substructure) that is used to provide multiple basic function.In detail, this foundation structure can compensate the power from wind, rain, snow.In addition, it also provides with the interface of electric connector and preferably makes and is easy to safeguard and the impaired module of fault-free ground replacing.In view of this, have various fastening demands, the therefore suitable and mounting technique saving cost just becomes major issue.
There are various module mounting techniques at present.For the photovoltaic module is installed or is fixed on the foundation structure, all these mounting techniques all need use well-designed supporting construction and instrument that the photovoltaic module is mounted on the said structure.Correspondingly, look closely the type of the installation elements that the institute desire uses, known have various be used for fixing one mount a component to a photovoltaic module method.
For example, known use fixing point or back side track (backrail) come " clamping (clamp) " and/or " (screw) being installed with screw " this module, in order to do making the photovoltaic module can compensate wind and snow load.
Using back side track or fixing point fastener to install in the situation of photovoltaic module to a foundation structure, can use manual work or automatic mode.Yet,, need a large amount of fabrication steps for improving reliability and stability.
In using the situation of anchor clamps, can only end user's construction method, these methods can't be incorporated in the automated production process of photovoltaic module, but must during installation steps, directly carry out.In addition, must consider slow and complex installation process.
When utilizing these known methods fixing to mount a component to a photovoltaic module, especially, may there be some shortcoming owing to must adopt manual steps.In detail, manual steps usually can not be reproduced, and is affected because of artificial processing procedure possibly cause the output output of processing procedure that makes on the low side.This can cause the increase of human cost again.In addition, in the situation of using artificial processing procedure, because of using more such as materials such as intervallum (spacer tape) and adhesives, so required material cost raises.
Summary of the invention
A purpose of the present invention be to provide a kind of can save time and cost and can be introduced in the automated process being used for fixing fixing one mount a component to a photovoltaic module method.
This purpose is reached through the method for claim 1.Its preferred embodiment is provided in the dependent claims.
The present invention about a kind of be used for fixing one mount a component to a photovoltaic module method, this method may further comprise the steps:
-in one first feed lines, providing and go up installation elements at least, this installation elements has at least one contact area;
-a photovoltaic module is provided in one second feed lines, this photovoltaic module has at least one contact area;
This contact area of this contact area and this installation elements of this photovoltaic module of-cleaning at least one of them;
-apply an adhesive to this photovoltaic module this contact area and this installation elements this contact area at least one of them; And
-mount a component to this photovoltaic module and this contact area of this photovoltaic module this contact area with this installation elements is engaged in by transport this with a Handling device, and this installation elements is fixed on this photovoltaic module.
According to the present invention, installation elements provides in one first feed lines, and photovoltaic module (PV module) then provides in one second feed lines.In the downstream part of this two feed lines, a Handling device is bonded together photovoltaic module and installation elements.For reaching appropriate fixing, can clean contact area separately and apply an adhesive in contact area.
Therefore, can through amount, the adhesive of control glue or adhesive execute figure case, priming paint (if use) amount and installation elements layout and control is according to the method for the invention easily.In addition, can look closely layout, circulation timei (cycle time) and used technology according to the method for the invention and different.So apparently, can be suitable for desired application easily in large quantities according to the method for the invention, and can be introduced into easily such as in the automated process such as industrial process.
And, owing to can support various photovoltaic module sizes and structure according to the method for the invention, therefore have very much elasticity.In addition, can according to single products production time (tact time), WeiLai Technology, following installation elements, following photovoltaic module and thereby used different materials size and type, and easily the system that is used to carry out this method is upgraded.
In addition, according to the method for the invention cost can be minimized.In detail, purchase cost and low human cost can make processing procedure have much economy.This is at least in part owing to the following fact: can be used as semi-automatic processing procedure or full-automatic processing procedure according to the method for the invention and carry out, reach the single products production time fast by this, and and then reach the high-throughput of photovoltaic module.Secondly, this method comprises repeatably fabrication steps, and then material consumption and mating surface are minimized.
According to the present invention, can provide to have high reliability and high-quality product.For example, can significantly reduce in useful life (for example being longer than 25 years) at the photovoltaic module to be applied to stress on the photovoltaic module by clamp structure.
In addition, especially, do not need distance piece with back side track compared with techniques.That compares is following, and gummed or adhesion area can provide a small amount of, simple and efficient installation.
For formed photovoltaic module is worked on desired location rightly, installation elements is attached to the back side of photovoltaic module.According to the present invention, the back side of photovoltaic module is not for being exposed to the side of sunlight, and the front is then for being exposed to the side of sunlight.
In addition, according to installation elements of the present invention be a kind of photovoltaic module that directly is fixed to so that the element of a foundation structure is installed/be fixed to the photovoltaic module, need not to use other assemblies (for example bolt or anchor clamps).
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, fixing a plurality of this photovoltaic modules that mount a component to.This can reach the photovoltaic module that firm especially also fixing and then formation has high-durability.Especially preferably, fixing four mount a component to this photovoltaic module, on each angle of photovoltaic module, attach in fact by this and adorn an installation elements.
In a preferred embodiment more of the present invention, apply a priming paint (primer) to this installation elements.This step can improve the adhesiveness of installation elements to photovoltaic module or its contact area more.By this, can improve the durability and the stability of the photovoltaic module of formation like this more.
In addition; Preferably; This adhesive comprise one gather siloxy adhesive (silicone based adhesive) (1K, 2K), a polyurethanes based adhesive (polyurethane based adhesive), an acryloid cement (acrylic adhesive), a resin-based adhesive (resin based adhesive), a hotmelt (hotmelt adhesive), a rapid curing adhesive (fast curing adhesive) or a hotmelt gather the siloxy adhesive together with one.These adhesives are particularly useful for reaching durable and stable being connected of installation elements and photovoltaic module.
In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, this installation elements system is formed by aluminium.An installation elements that is formed by aluminium EN AW 6060.T66 is particularly suitable for according to the method for the invention.Particularly, when the photovoltaic module was placed in its desired location, the aluminium ability received climatic effect, more improved its durability by this.In addition, the installation elements that is formed by aluminium has splendid formability, thereby can be adapted to desired application easily.
In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, cleaning agent is by trapping.In detail, the steam of trapping cleaning agent especially.This makes to have improved characteristics from the environment viewpoint according to the method for the invention.
As for reaction condition, best, this method ties up between to the relative humidity smaller or equal to 60% scope, carrying out under smaller or equal to a temperature of 25 ℃ of scopes and/or more than or equal to 40% more than or equal to 18 ℃.This especially can reach quick and firm adhesiving effect.Thus, utilize above-mentioned condition can reach single products production time and stable connection fast.
The present invention more be about a kind of be used for fixing one mount a component to a photovoltaic module system; Comprise one first feed lines and one second feed lines; This first feed lines is used to prepare an installation elements; This second feed lines then is used to prepare a photovoltaic module, and this two feed lines connects by a Handling device, and this Handling device is used to transport this and mounts a component to this photovoltaic module.
According to system of the present invention thereby be designed to use method of the present invention.It mainly comprises two feed lines, in order to prepare installation elements and photovoltaic module therein.In detail, installation elements and photovoltaic module are settled, to carry out installation elements is fixed to the fixing step of photovoltaic module.Therefore, this preparation or arrangement operation can comprise cleaning or apply an adhesive.In the downstream part of these feed lines, connect these feed lines by a Handling device.This means through this Handling device the object of being prepared on these feed lines (being installation elements and photovoltaic module) is bonded together.
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Through reference embodiment hereinafter described, these and other aspect of the present invention will become obvious and illustrated.
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Fig. 1 show a kind of be used for fixing one mount a component to the system of a photovoltaic module the sketch map of an embodiment, this system is used for carrying out according to the method for the invention;
Fig. 2 demonstration embodiment's according to the method for the invention is graphic;
Fig. 3 is presented at the back side of preceding this photovoltaic module of fixed installation element to photovoltaic module;
Fig. 4 show a kind of be used for fixing one mount a component to the system of a photovoltaic module the sketch map of another embodiment, this system is used for carrying out according to the method for the invention; And
Fig. 5 shows the sketch map of the installation elements desire to be fixed to the photovoltaic module.
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Fig. 1 shows the sketch map of a system 10, and system 10 is used to carry out the method that is used for fixing an installation elements 12 to one photovoltaic modules 14 according to of the present invention.System 10 and the method improvement that system 10 is carried out are used to form the overall manufacturing processing procedure of photovoltaic module 14, and are not limited to the particular type of photovoltaic module.The photovoltaic module 14 that is fixed with installation elements 12 can for example be used for Application in Building.
For making layout, circulation timei and fabrication steps optimization, photovoltaic module 14 carries out with the preparation system of installation elements 12 side by side.Below will set forth each independent fabrication steps.It can be semi-automatic processing procedure or full-automatic processing procedure, and preferable system is integrated in the industrial process.Controlled and the use that produce material of crucial fabrication steps is able to minimize.
Can be described below and carry out an embodiment according to the method for the invention, this embodiment also is shown among Fig. 2.
Provide and settle a photovoltaic module 14 on second feed lines 18.Conveyor system 24 transports photovoltaic module 14 along the direction of arrow 26, and then passes through a plurality of treating stations or treatment step respectively.
First treating stations can be to be a cleaning station 38, cleaning photovoltaic module 14 in cleaning station 38.This cleaning can artificially be carried out or preferably carry out by an automated system.
In detail, for example, must remove from the back side of solar modules 14 for example possibly exist because of the production of photovoltaic module 14 such as polyvinyl butyral (polyvinyl butyral; PVB) plasticizer pollutants such as (plasticizer) and such as fingerprint, fat, oil, rubber, powder, from other organic residues such as plasticizer of PVB paper tinsel.At least must clean the zone that desire engages with installation elements 12 in next step.This zone is called as contact area 40.Therefore, the quantity of contact area 40 depends on the quantity of the installation elements 12 that institute's desire engages.According to Fig. 1, four contact areas 40 are provided.The zone of therefore, desiring to be cleaned can comprise the zone of contact area 40 more than the 5mm of x direction and y direction (referring to Fig. 3) (promptly on each side).
This cleaning can comprise and utilizes solvent to clean.For example, acetone capable of using, isopropyl alcohol (isopropyl alcohol), acetone/alcohol or similar solvent.Preferable system utilizes and removes the required minimum flow of all contaminants.In addition, the preferable discharge or cleaning agent that trapping is evaporated.In addition, can use the cleaning consumptive material.In detail, can use felt, lint-free cloth (lint-free cloth) or similar cleaning consumptive material.Other options that are used to clean can comprise use atmospheric pressure plasma (atmospheric plasma), Corona discharge Treatment (corona discharge treatment) or dry ice pellet (CO
2, snow, pellets).
Therefore, must remove all contaminants, and on module or contact area 40, should not leave the residue of cleaning agent.
Yet, though the preferable use step that the back side of photovoltaic module 14 is cleaned as indicated above, in the situation that installation elements 12 obtains cleaning, also can save the cleaning of photovoltaic module 14, and this hereinafter will be obvious.
In another step, photovoltaic module 14 is transferred into an adhesive and applies station 42, to apply an adhesive to photovoltaic module 14.In detail, adhesive can be executed the back side or its contact area 40 that is assigned to photovoltaic module 14.
Generally speaking; Can use any adhesive applicable to fixed installation element 12 to photovoltaic module 14 or its contact area 40; And preferably system can use one gather the siloxy adhesive (1K, 2K), a polyurethanes based adhesive, acryloid cement, resin-based adhesive, hotmelt (for example gathering the siloxy adhesive), rapid curing adhesive or hotmelt be together with gathering the siloxy adhesive.In addition, an adhesive tape to the contact area 40 of also can adhering is with as other a kind of selection.
In addition, but the preferably uses an adhesive system, and this adhesive system comprises the catalyst that a base material and is used to form adhesive.Catalyst and base material can be by the ratio mixed of 100 weight portion base materials and 14 weight portion catalyst (for example Dow CorningQ3-3636).In this kind situation, adhesive is executed match system can preferablely be equipped with gear or the piston metering group Pu that is used for base material and catalyst, and can comprise a static mixer in addition.
The geometry of adhesive pearl or nozzle can have different shapes, and should cover whole or at least a portion of cemented surface.The width of pearl is preferable to be designed to maximum 50 millimeters, and the height of pearl then is designed to maximum 2 millimeters to 10 millimeters.
After installation elements 12 is fixed; Should avoid step entrapped air in adhesive because of applying an adhesive; In addition, the prescription formula of executing of adhesive should make the adhesive material that after installation elements 12 installations, does not have significant quantity exceed installation elements 12 parts (being contact area 40).Adhesive can cover whole contact area 40, or only covers the part of contact area 40.
In addition, after installation elements 12 was fixed, the amount of adhesive or the thickness of adhesive tape should be no more than 6 millimeters thickness.
Said like hereinafter with reference to Fig. 4, be provided with in the situation of an adhesive or an adhesive tape at installation elements 12, can save the back side of coating one adhesive to photovoltaic module 14 or the step of its contact area 40.
Behind the back side of application of adhesive to photovoltaic module 14, transmit photovoltaic module 14 to and engage station 44, in engaging station 44, installation elements 12 is engaged or is fixed to photovoltaic module 14, this hereinafter will be obvious.
Referring to installation elements 12, it can manual type or preferably is fed to a starting point 46 of first feed lines 16 with automated manner.Preferable being designed to of the capacity of first feed lines 16 and second feed lines 18 can keep producing continuously and minimized downtime (down time).This processing procedure can use can give back packing.
As a preferred embodiments, installation elements 12 can be processed by aluminium (especially aluminium EN AW 6060.T66).It can be plate finish (for example, extrude after black skin, tumbling).If need, also can select other materials and/or extra surface treatment for use.
Then, installation elements 12 is sent to a cleaning station 48.In the cleaning station, use the back side or its contact area of cleaning agent cleaning installation elements 12.Cleaning agent can comprise solvent or for example be positioned at a coarse lint-free cloth or the pad of the summary tool polishing property on the felt.Other options that are used for cleaning installation elements 12 can comprise electricity slurry cleaning (in the situation that does not need priming paint), corona cleaning or carbon dioxide cleaning.Yet, although preferable have a cleaning, however the person of noting, in certain embodiments, can save cleaning.In addition, installation elements 12 also can clean or perform the preparation of priming in advance.Generally speaking, preferably, system must be able to flexibly carry out other cleaning solutions.
Preferably, evaporate cleaning agent.This can carry out in an evaporation step, sustainable for example 1 second to 20 seconds of this evaporation step.
In next step, for example apply in the station 50 at a priming paint, can apply a priming paint to installation elements 12 or its contact area.In detail, can apply a priming paint monolayer equably, for example apply and reach by a paint finishing or felt to installation elements.Use priming paint can more improve the adhesion of 12 pairs of photovoltaic modules 14 of installation elements.
In the situation of using a priming paint, reply priming paint evaporates or is dry.Therefore, a dry station 52 can be provided.In view of the above, priming paint can and cushion about 1 minute to 5 minutes by the air drying.The thickness that depends on priming paint drying time.In addition, preferablely should avoid existing humidity.
Can carry out an electricity slurry coating and replace using a priming paint.For example, can use anti-corrosion protection, high temperature gummed tape (pyrosil) or another kind of coating/surface treatment to aluminium or other materials.Therefore, can not re-use a priming paint.
When using 2K to gather the silica adhesive, must consider and carry out a curing schedule, to guarantee combination quality for successive process steps (for example carry, pack and transport).
Answer the gas of trapping, to avoid contaminated environment from priming paint or clean operation discharging.
As indicated above provide and prepare photovoltaic module 14 and installation elements 12 or a plurality of photovoltaic module 14 and a plurality of installation elements 12 after, installation elements 12 is fixing or be engaged to the contact area 40 of photovoltaic module 14.This step lies in to engage in the station 44 and carries out.
Therefore, Handling device 34 picks up installation elements 12 and it is transported to photovoltaic module 14 from transmission system 20, by the adhesive that is provided installation elements 12 is engaged to contact area 40 and is fixed to contact area 40 at the back side of photovoltaic module 14 then.Handling device 34 preferable systems are the device that is designed to automatic carrying and installation element 12.For example, Handling device 34 can be to be a manipulator or a linear axes turning device (linear axis flipping device).One possibly can comprise a reciprocation type conveyer again.The preferable system of travelling speed is adjustable.
Contact area 40 (being geometry, shape and/or size and material (for example metal or nonmetallic), quantity and position) can have different versions, and can look closely the size of photovoltaic module 14 and/or installation elements 12, used technology and structure and different.In detail, the position display of contact element 40 is in Fig. 3.In Fig. 3, the back side 54 of photovoltaic module 14 and four contact areas 40 and an electrical contact 56 are together shown.Can as shown in table 1 belowly choose the definite position of contact area 40:
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After fixed installation element 12 to photovoltaic module 14 or its contact area 40, can photovoltaic module 14 be transported to and be installed on desired location.For example, be fixing photovoltaic module 14 to one surface or foundation structures, can other erecting devices of installation elements 12 and one or more (scheming not shown) be connected and be attached on the foundation structure.Therefore, these erecting devices can be formed for example buckle-type device (snap on device).
Fig. 4 schematically shows an embodiment more according to the method for the invention.By and large, the method according to Fig. 4 is equivalent to the embodiment according to Fig. 1 to a great extent.Therefore, its difference will be described mainly, wherein identical reference marker refers to identical characteristic.
According to Fig. 4, be to apply the step of an adhesive with the main distinction of Fig. 1.In detail,, mainly apply an adhesive to installation elements 12 according to Fig. 4, and not to photovoltaic module 14 application of adhesive.
Look closely the geometry of installation elements 12 and decide, as shown in Figure 5, can use a installation elements 12 with a cavity 58.Cavity 58 can be filled with adhesive.Therefore, the geometry tolerable of installation elements 12 is filling adhesive to cavity 58 when installation elements 12 is arranged on the photovoltaic module 14, forms a binder film 60 by this.Have in the situation of installation elements 12 of cavity 58 in use, can adhesive be executed and join the station and 44 be combined into one and stand 58 with engaging to stand.
The person of noting especially according to Fig. 1 and Fig. 4, shows a station for each fabrication steps all substantially.Yet, certainly also can a plurality of step groups be bonded in the station, and then save indivedual stations according to separately requirement, this does not deviate from the present invention.
Though illustration and set forth the present invention in detail in the explanation of accompanying drawing and preceding text, this kind illustration and explanation should be regarded as exemplary or exemplary and nonrestrictive, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment that disclosed.Those skilled in the art can understand and make other versions of the embodiment that discloses putting into practice when of the present invention according to accompanying drawing, this disclosure and the claims of enclosing.In claim, word " comprises " does not get rid of other elements or step, and indefinite article " (a or an) " is not got rid of plural form.When just in mutually different dependent claims, mentioning some measure, do not represent advantageously to use a combination of these measures.Any mark in claims is neither should to be regarded as restriction scope of the present invention.
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1. method that is used for fixing an installation elements (12) to a photovoltaic module (14), this method may further comprise the steps:
In one first feed lines (16), provide and go up installation elements (12) at least, this installation elements (12) has at least one contact area;
In one second feed lines (18), provide this photovoltaic module (14) of a photovoltaic module (14) to have at least one contact area (40);
This contact area (40) that cleans this photovoltaic module (14) and this contact area of this installation elements (12) at least one of them;
This contact area (40) that applies an adhesive to this photovoltaic module (14) and this contact area of this installation elements (12) at least one of them; And
Also this contact area (40) of this photovoltaic module (14) and this contact area of this installation elements (12) are bonded together through transport this installation elements (12) to this photovoltaic module (14) by a Handling device (34), and this installation elements (12) is fixed on this photovoltaic module (14).
2. the method for claim 1 is wherein fixed a plurality of installation elements (12) to this photovoltaic module (14).
3. method as claimed in claim 2, wherein fixing four installation elements (12) are to this photovoltaic module (14).
4. like the described method of aforementioned arbitrary claim, wherein apply a priming paint (primer) to this installation elements (12).
5. as the described method of aforementioned arbitrary claim, wherein this adhesive comprises one and gathers siloxy adhesive (silicone based adhesive), a polyurethanes based adhesive (polyurethane based adhesive), an acryloid cement (acrylic adhesive), a resin-based adhesive (resin based adhesive), a hotmelt (hotmelt adhesive), a rapid curing adhesive (fast curing adhesive), a hotmelt and gather the siloxy adhesive together with one.
6. like the described method of aforementioned arbitrary claim, wherein this installation elements (12) is to be formed by aluminium.
7. like the described method of aforementioned arbitrary claim, wherein this cleaning agent is by trapping.
8. as the described method of aforementioned arbitrary claim, wherein this method between to a temperature, carrying out smaller or equal to 25 ℃ of scopes more than or equal to 18 ℃.
9. as the described method of aforementioned arbitrary claim, wherein this method between to a relative humidity, carrying out smaller or equal to 60% scope more than or equal to 40%.
10. system that is used for fixing an installation elements (12) to a photovoltaic module (14); Comprise one first feed lines (16) and one second feed lines (18); This first feed lines (16) is used to prepare an installation elements (12), and this second feed lines (18) then is used to prepare a photovoltaic module (14), this two feed lines (16; 18) connect through a Handling device (38), this Handling device (38) is used to transport this installation elements (12) to this photovoltaic module (14).
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