Method for forming a solar array strip
US4173820A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49206
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for forming a solar array strip including the steps of depositing solder pads on printed circuitry deposited on flexible substrate storing the resulting substrate on a drum, withdrawing the substrate from the drum and incrementally advancing it along a linear path, serially transporting solderless solar cells into engagement with the pads and thereafter heating the pads for thus attaching the cells to the printed circuitry, cleaning excess flux from the solar cells, encapsulating the cells in a protective coating and thereafter spirally winding the resulting array on a drum.
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