1. A solar cell panel inspection device for performing inspection with respect to a solar cell panel, said solar cell panel including a transparent electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a back-side electrode layer sequentially stacked on a main surface of a transparent insulating substrate, and having an outer peripheral insulating area located in proximity to an outer periphery of said transparent insulating substrate and exposing said main surface of said transparent insulating substrate, and said solar cell panel inspection device is for inspecting insulation performance of said outer peripheral insulating area, the solar cell panel inspection device comprising:
a housing accommodating said solar cell panel subject to inspection;
a first terminal for abutting against said back-side electrode layer;
a second terminal for abutting against a region in proximity to an outer peripheral end of said outer peripheral insulating area;
a voltage applying section applying voltage respectively between said first terminal and said second terminal;
a current detecting section detecting a current flowing between said first terminal and said second terminal applied with voltage by said voltage applying section; and
means for reducing moisture amount in said housing.
2. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 1, wherein said means for reducing the moisture amount includes a drying air.
3. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 1, wherein said means for reducing the moisture amount includes a dehumidifier.
4. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 1, wherein said means for reducing the moisture amount includes a drying agent.
5. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 1, further comprising means for regulating the moisture amount in said housing.
6. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 5, wherein said means for regulating the moisture amount regulates temperature and humidity in said housing.
7. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 5, wherein said means for regulating moisture amount regulates humidity at a maximum temperature in said housing.
8. The solar cell panel inspection device according to claim 5, wherein said moisture amount is regulated to be equal to or lower than 14.3 gm3.
9. A method for inspecting a solar cell panel, said solar cell panel including a transparent electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a back-side electrode layer sequentially stacked on a main surface of a transparent insulating substrate and having an outer peripheral insulating area located in proximity to an outer periphery of said transparent insulating substrate and exposing said main surface of said transparent insulating substrate, the method for inspect insulation performance of said outer peripheral insulating area, comprising the steps of:
reducing moisture amount in an atmosphere around said solar cell panel subject to inspection; and
detecting a current flowing between said back-side electrode layer and a location in proximity to an outer peripheral end of said outer peripheral insulating area after the step of reducing the moisture amount.
10. A solar cell panel including a transparent electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a back-side electrode layer sequentially stacked on a main surface of a transparent insulating substrate and having an outer peripheral insulating area located in proximity to an outer periphery of said transparent insulating substrate and exposing said main surface of said transparent insulating substrate, said solar cell panel manufactured by using a solar cell panel inspection method for inspecting insulation performance of said outer peripheral insulating area,
said solar cell panel inspection method including the steps of:
reducing moisture amount in an atmosphere around said solar cell panel subject to inspection; and
detecting a current flowing between said back-side electrode layer and a location in proximity to an outer peripheral end of said outer peripheral insulating area after the step of reducing the moisture amount.
11. A method for manufacturing a solar cell panel, comprising the steps of:
stacking a photoelectric conversion layer and a back-side electrode layer onto a transparent electrode layer provided on a transparent insulating substrate;
forming an outer peripheral insulating area by removing said transparent electrode layer, said photoelectric conversion layer, and said back-side electrode layer stacked in proximity to an outer periphery of said transparent insulating substrate;
reducing a moisture amount in an atmosphere around said transparent insulating substrate; and
inspecting insulation performance of said outer peripheral insulating area by detecting a current flowing between said back-side electrode layer and a region in proximity to an outer peripheral end of said outer peripheral insulating area after the step of reducing a moisture amount.
12. A solar cell panel manufactured by using a method for manufacturing a solar cell panel,
said method for manufacturing a solar cell panel including the steps of:
stacking a photoelectric conversion layer and a back-side electrode layer on a transparent electrode layer provided at a transparent insulating substrate (2);
forming an outer peripheral insulating area by removing said transparent electrode layer, said photoelectric conversion layer, and said back-side electrode layer stacked in proximity to an outer periphery of said transparent insulating substrate;
reducing a moisture amount in an atmosphere around said transparent insulating substrate; and
inspecting insulation performance of said outer peripheral insulating area by detecting a current flowing between said back-side electrode layer and a location in proximity to an outer peripheral end of said outer peripheral insulating area after the step of reducing the moisture amount.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A device for filtering a liquid processing medium used in a shaping operation performed by cutting, the device comprising:
an intake for a contaminated processing medium;
first filter cells each comprising an inlet, a filter element, and an outlet, wherein the filter element is adapted to be back-flushed;
a discharge for purified processing medium;
a disposal container;
a suction andor conveying device;
wherein, for filtering the contaminated processing medium, the intake is connected with the inlets of the first filter cells by a first valve, respectively, and the outlets of the first filter cells are connected to the discharge for the purified processing medium;
wherein, for back-flushing the filter elements of the first filter cells, at least one of the inlets of the first filter cells is connected either through the first valve or a further valve to the disposal container and not to the intake;
at least one second filter cell comprising a filter element for contaminated processing medium of the disposal container, the at least one second filter cell disposed above or at least partially inside the disposal container;
wherein the at least one second filter cell, for filtering the contaminated processing medium of the disposal container, is connected by the suction andor conveying device to the discharge for the purified processing medium; and
a cleaning device for the at least one second filter cell wherein waste products removed during cleaning pass from a filter element of the at least one second filter cell directly into the disposal container.
2. The device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one conveying device that is arranged between the intake and the first valves.
3. The device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one second valve that is arranged between the outlets of the first filter cells and the discharge for the purified processing medium.
4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the filter elements of the first and second filter cells are in the form of paper filter elements embodied as cartridges.
5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the outer circumference of the filter element of the at least one second filter cell in a direction toward the disposal container is open so as to form an inlet and wherein an interior of the filter element of the at least one second filter cell in the direction of the disposal container is closed and in an opposite direction forms at least one outlet.
6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the filter element of the at least one second filter cell is comprised of two stacked parts wherein the liquid component, disposed above the solid waste products, is removed from the disposal container through the lower part and conveyed by the suction andor conveying device to the discharge for the purified processing medium.
7. The device according to claim 5, wherein the cleaning device for the at least one second filter cell is a coupled vibration motor.
8. The device according to claim 5, wherein the cleaning device for the at least one second filter cell is a device for generating compressed air that is connected to the interior of the at least one second filter cell.
9. The device according to claim 5, wherein the cleaning device for the at least one second filter cell is a coupled vibration motor and a device for generating compressed air that is connected to the interior of the at least one second filter cell.
10. The device according to claim 5, further comprising a suction jacket that is arranged about a circumference of an upper part of the filter element of the second filter cell and is spaced from the upper part of the filter element.
11. The device according to claim 1, comprising a filling level sensor arranged in the disposal container, wherein the filling level sensor senses a filling level of settled solid components of the waste products separated from the processing medium in the disposal container, wherein upon reaching the filling level the connection to the first filter cells is interrupted by a valve, the residual liquid component of the processing medium is conveyed through the at least one second filter cell and the suction andor conveying device to the discharge for the purified processing medium, and at least an uppermost layer of the settled solid components in the disposal container is dried by the suction andor conveying device connected to the at least one second filter cell.
12. The device according to claim 1, comprising a control unit and actuating devices connected to the control unit and acting on the first valves, wherein the control unit controls the actuating devices such that several of the first filter cells filter the contaminated processing medium while at least one of the first filter cells is back-flushed by means of filtered processing medium of said several first filter cells.
13. The device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one second filter cell is arranged springily and the cleaning device is a coupled vibration motor, wherein an attachment is provided on the disposal container and the at least one second filter cell and the coupled vibration motor are disposed in the attachment, wherein in the attachment a sensor for determining the filling level is arranged.
14. The device according to claim 1, wherein downstream of the first filter cells a buffer container for back-flushed processing medium of the filter elements of the first filter cells is arranged.