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Bonding machine for forming a solar array stripA machine is described for attaching solar cells to a flexable substrate on which printed circuitry has been deposited. The strip is fed through: (1) a station in which solar cells are elevated into engagement with solder pads for the printed circuitry and thereafter heated by an infrared lamp; (2) a station at which flux and solder residue is removed; (3) a station at which electrical performance of the soldered cells is determined; (4) a station at which an encapsulating resin is deposited on the cells; (5) a station at which the encapsulated solar cells are examined for electrical performance; and (6) a final station at which the resulting array is wound on a takeup drum.
Document ID
19790016260
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Costogue, E. N.
(JPL)
Downing, R. G.
(JPL)
Middleton, O.
(JPL)
Mueller, R. L.
(JPL)
Yasui, R. K.
(JPL)
Cairo, F. J.
(JPL)
Person, J. K.
(JPL)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
April 17, 1979
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Accession Number
79N24431
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-CASE-NPO-13652-2|US-PATENT-4,149,665
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-848794
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