| 摘要 |
The present invention provides an inspection apparatus for photovoltaic devices which passes electric current through the photovoltaic devices in a forward direction thereof to make the photovoltaic devices emit electroluminescence light and which is simple-structured and inexpensive. Also, the present invention provides a transport apparatus, which transports stacked constituent members of the photovoltaic devices in pre-laminated state to the inspection apparatus without positional deviation among the constituent members of the photovoltaic devices. The inspection apparatus for photovoltaic devices includes: a darkroom 110 having an opening (or a transparent plate) 112 in an upper surface thereof; supporting means provided at the upper surface 111 of the darkroom for disposing an inspection-object; a camera 120 provided inside the darkroom 110; and a shading cover that prevents light from entering the darkroom from the opening and from a gap in a boundary between the opening 112 and the photovoltaic devices disposed on the supporting means. The inspection apparatus has a transport apparatus for transporting stacked constituent members of a photovoltaic device in a pre-laminated state to the inspection apparatus. The transport apparatus has endlessly connected transport members with wall portions lower than a thickness dimension of a transparent substrate that is a constituent member of the photovoltaic devices to be transported. The constituent members of the photovoltaic devices are transported and guided by the transport members provided in a pair (in two rows) symmetrically relative to the direction of transportation, so as to prevent positional deviation among the constituent members during transport. |
