PV Ribbon Line | Plasmait

PV ribbon is a tinned copper ribbon installed in photovoltaic solar panels. The interconnect ribbon is soldered directly onto silicon crystal to interconnect solar cells in a solar panel. The PV bus bar is installed around the perimeter of the solar panel and connects the interconnect ribbons to the junction box.

PV Ribbon Line is used for production of PV Ribbon. The production includes annealing and cleaning of copper ribbon prior to hot-dip tinning and spooling. This is an acid-free, flux-free, environmentally friendly process. It provides the operator with safe and clean working conditions. The production is fully automated utilizing an easy-to-use operator interface with integrated quality control features.

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PV Ribbon Line components:

Payoff or integrated with rolling mill
Annealing and surface preparation
Tinning and wiping
Cooling
Takeup with accumulator

PV Ribbon product quality benefits:

Smooth, consistent and shiny tin coat
Small tin coat thickness tolerance
Super-soft or extra-soft PV ribbon (Rp0.2% down to 50MPa)
Computer-based production know-how management
Computer-based quality control
Production recipe database
Integrated alarm system with fault record database

Process Type: Continuous
Inlet Material: Rolled copper ribbon copper on 500kg spools
Size Range: Interconnect ribbon and bus bar
Finished Material: Tinned flat copper wire / PV ribbon on various spool sizes

Operational benefits:

High production speed – up to 210m/min
Acid-free, flux-free and operator-friendly production
High production up time with utilization rate of up to 95%
Quick changeover between different product specifications
Short string-in time
Less scrap through better product control
Less tin waste due to flux-free production
Low power and gas consumption
Low maintenance costs
Computer process controls with user-friendly operator interface

Download Plasma PV Ribbon Product Sheet:

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