Assembly and mounting of solar cells on space panels

摘要

The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a solar cell panel in an automated process by applying an adhesive pattern to a support, positioning a solar cell assembly over the pattern, and applying pressure to adhere the assembly to the support.

主权项

1. A method of fabricating a solar cell array carrier comprising:
providing a support for mounting an array of solar cells; providing a pattern of a plurality of discrete predefined adhesive regions on a top surface of the support; positioning a single solar cell assembly of a plurality of solar cell assemblies over the top surface of each adhesive region; bonding each solar cell assembly of the plurality of solar cell assemblies to each region by application of pressure; and electrically connecting each solar cell assembly to an adjoining solar cell assembly subsequent to the bonding step to form at least a string of electrically interconnected solar cell assemblies, wherein electrically connecting each solar cell assembly to an adjoining solar cell assembly comprises: automatically positioning an interconnector using a pick and place process; and welding the placed interconnector using automatic parallel gap welding.