Identification and measurement system for solar cell module

Abstract

The invention discloses an identification and measurement system for a solar cell module. The identification and measurement system comprises a bearing mechanism and an image identification mechanism, the bearing mechanism comprises a bearing module capable of bearing the solar cell module and a weight measuring module capable of measuring the weight of the solar cell module borne by the bearing module. The image identification mechanism comprises a first adjusting and moving module, an image acquisition device which is installed on the first adjusting and moving module and performs image acquisition, and an image analysis module. The first shifting module can drive the image acquisition device to shift relative to the solar cell module, and the image analysis module can analyze images acquired by the image acquisition device to obtain module size data and product specification data of the solar cell module. Through the structural design of the identification and measurement system, the identification and measurement system can be used for automatically obtaining size data and specification data of the solar cell module to be recycled, and is very convenient and practical.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an identification and measurement system, and in particular to an identification and measurement system for model identification and specification measurement of solar cell modules. Background Art

[0002] Solar cell modules are one of the most common green energy devices. In order to prevent discarded solar cell modules from becoming a source of environmental pollution, many companies have begun to invest in the recycling of discarded solar cell modules, trying to turn them into renewable resources that can be reused. In addition to chemical or thermal decomposition of recycled materials, another material recycling method that has attracted attention is the physical processing method of milling or grinding solar cell modules.

[0003] A solar cell module generally includes a solar cell body for photoelectric conversion, a frame arranged around the solar cell body, and a junction box arranged on the back of the solar cell body. The solar cell body is composed of a back plate, a cover plate, and a plurality of photovoltaic panels fixed between the back plate and the cover plate via an adhesive layer. However, since there are more than 17,000 specifications of solar cell modules in the world, how to accurately obtain the product specification data, length and width data, junction box location data, and thickness data of each layer of the solar cell body of the solar cell module before recycling is a problem that recycling companies need to solve urgently. Summary of the invention

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide an identification and measurement system for a solar cell module that can improve at least one disadvantage of the prior art.

[0005] The solar cell module identification and measurement system of the present invention is suitable for identifying the specifications and measuring the dimensions of the solar cell modules to be recycled. The solar cell module comprises a solar cell body and a product label attached to the solar cell body.

[0006] The identification and measurement system includes a housing structure, and a carrying structure and an image recognition structure installed on the housing structure. The carrying structure includes a weighing module installed on the housing structure, and a carrying module installed on the weighing module and capable of carrying the solar cell module placed in the housing structure. The weighing module can be used to measure the weight of the solar cell module carried by the carrying module to obtain weight data.

[0007] The image recognition mechanism includes a first shifting module installed on the housing mechanism, an image capturer installed on the first shifting module, and an image analysis module connected to the image capturer by signal. The first shifting module can drive the image capturer to move relative to the solar cell module carried by the carrying module. The image capturer can capture images toward the solar cell module during the displacement process, and the image analysis module can analyze the images captured by the image capturer to obtain module size data corresponding to the solar cell body and product specification data corresponding to the product label.

[0008] The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules described in the present invention comprises a solar cell body including a photovoltaic panel unit, wherein the photovoltaic panel unit has a back panel and a cover panel spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of photovoltaic panels arranged in a matrix and fixed between the cover panel and the back panel by an adhesive layer. The identification and measurement system further comprises a measurement mechanism, wherein the measurement mechanism comprises a second adjustment module installed on the housing mechanism, and a measurement module installed on the second adjustment module, wherein the second adjustment module is capable of transmitting the measurement module to move relative to the photovoltaic panel, and the measurement module is capable of measuring the thickness of the cover panel, the height of the bottom surface of each photovoltaic panel relative to the bottom surface of the cover panel, and the height of the bottom surface of the back panel relative to the bottom surface of the cover panel, so as to obtain the layered structure data of the photovoltaic panel.

[0009] The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules described in the present invention comprises a shell mechanism that defines a measurement space, wherein the measurement space has a forward entrance and a rearward exit, the supporting module comprises a supporting seat body mounted on the weighing module, and a conveying unit installed on the supporting seat body and capable of carrying the solar cell module placed from the entrance into the measurement space, wherein the conveying unit can be used to convey the solar cell module toward the exit, the supporting mechanism also comprises a rear stop positioning module that is arranged on the supporting seat body and between the rear end of the conveying unit and the exit, wherein the rear stop positioning module can be controlled to change between a release position that does not block the solar cell module from being conveyed backward by the conveying unit, and a blocking position that allows the solar cell module to be positioned backward by the conveying unit.

[0010] The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules described in the present invention, the supporting mechanism also includes a lateral positioning module installed on the shell mechanism, the lateral positioning module includes a guide unit extending left and right and installed on the shell mechanism, two side thrust members installed on the guide unit so as to be displaceable left and right, a transmission unit connected between the side thrust members, and a driver installed on the shell mechanism and connected to the transmission unit, the driver can be used to drive the transmission unit to synchronously drive the side thrust members, so that the side thrust members are displaced left and right along the guide unit, and then the side thrust members cooperate to drive the solar cell module on the conveying unit to be swayed and positioned left and right.

[0011] The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules described in the present invention comprises a transmission unit including a rotating seat rotatably mounted on the housing mechanism and connected to the driver, and two transmission rods radially symmetrically eccentrically pivoted on the rotating seat and respectively pivoted to the side thrust member. The rotating seat can be driven by the driver to rotate and transmit the transmission rod to a relative left-right rotational and swinging displacement, thereby transmitting the side thrust member to a left-right displacement toward each other and a left-right displacement away from each other along the guide unit.

[0012] In the identification and measurement system for solar cell modules of the present invention, the measurement module measures the photovoltaic panel unit in an optical measurement manner to obtain the layered structure data of the photovoltaic panel.

[0013] The solar cell module identification and measurement system of the present invention comprises a solar cell body with the back plate facing upward, a measuring mechanism located below the carrying module, and a first measuring device, a second measuring device, and a third measuring device. The first measuring device uses a confocal laser to scan the cover plate upward to measure the thickness of the cover plate. The third measuring device uses a color confocal laser to measure the distance D0 between the first measuring device and the bottom surface of the cover plate upward. The second measuring device uses a first infrared light with a first power to scan and displace through at least two photovoltaic panels upward to measure the distance D3' between the second measuring device and the bottom surface of the back plate, and uses a second infrared light with a second power to scan and displace through at least two photovoltaic panels upward to measure the distance D2' between the second measuring device and the bottom surface of the corresponding photovoltaic panel. The second measuring device analyzes D0, D2', and D3' to obtain the height of the bottom surface of the back plate relative to the bottom surface of the cover plate, and the height of the bottom surface of the photovoltaic panel relative to the bottom surface of the cover plate. The second power is greater than the first power.

[0014] The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules of the present invention comprises a solar cell body including a photovoltaic panel unit, and the photovoltaic panel unit has a back plate and a cover plate spaced apart from each other. The identification and measurement system further comprises a measurement mechanism installed on the housing mechanism, the measurement mechanism comprising a measurement module, the measurement module comprising a first measuring device and a second measuring device, the first measuring device having a first ultrasonic probe, and being able to be driven to place the first ultrasonic probe against the side of the cover plate facing away from the back plate, and measuring the thickness of the cover plate by ultrasonic measurement technology, the second measuring device having a second ultrasonic probe, and being able to be driven to place the second ultrasonic probe against the side of the back plate facing away from the cover plate, and measuring the thickness of the back plate by ultrasonic measurement technology.

[0015] The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules described in the present invention comprises a shell body that defines the measurement space, a front door module installed at the front end of the shell body and capable of being controlled to open and close the entrance, and a rear door module installed at the rear end of the shell body and capable of being controlled to open and close the exit.

[0016] In the identification and measurement system for solar cell modules of the present invention, the weighing module comprises four load cells symmetrically arranged on the housing mechanism, and the bearing seat is mounted on the load cells.

[0017] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the structural design of the carrying mechanism and the image recognition mechanism can be used to automatically obtain the module size data and the product specification data of the solar cell module to be recycled, which is quite convenient and practical. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0019] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram illustrating a solar cell module structure;

[0020] Figure 2 is an incomplete cross-sectional schematic diagram, schematically illustrating a situation in which a measuring module of a first embodiment of the solar cell module identification and measurement system of the present invention is used to measure the layered structure of the solar cell module;

[0021] Figure 3 is an incomplete three-dimensional diagram illustrating the structure of the first embodiment, in which a portion of the outer shell component of a housing mechanism is removed, and is used to illustrate the structure of other internal components of the housing mechanism;

[0022] Figure 4is an incomplete side sectional view illustrating a situation when a front door module of the first embodiment is opened;

[0023] Figure 5 is an incomplete side sectional view illustrating a rear door module of the first embodiment when it is opened;

[0024] Figure 6 is a side sectional view illustrating the first embodiment of the present invention in which the solar cell module is positioned in a measurement space;

[0025] Figure 7 is a fragmentary rear cross-sectional view illustrating the structure of a conveying unit of the first embodiment;

[0026] Figure 8 is a top sectional view illustrating the structure of the first embodiment;

[0027] Fig. 9 is a top cross-sectional view illustrating the first embodiment of the present invention in which the solar cell module is transported and positioned in the measuring space;

[0028] Fig.10 is a functional block diagram illustrating the functional architecture of the first embodiment;

[0029] Fig.11 is an incomplete three-dimensional diagram illustrating the structure of a measuring mechanism of the first embodiment; and

[0030] Fig.12 is similar Figure 3 , illustrating the structure of a second embodiment of the solar cell module identification and measurement system of the present invention; and

[0031] Fig.13 It is an incomplete side cross-sectional schematic diagram, schematically illustrating the situation when the measuring module is used to measure the thickness of the layered structure of the solar cell module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, the same components are represented by the same reference numerals.

[0033] See also Figure 1 , 23. A first embodiment of the identification and measurement system 200 for solar cell modules 9 of the present invention is suitable for identifying specifications and measuring dimensions of solar cell modules 9 to be recycled. The solar cell module 9 includes a solar cell body 91, a junction box 92 disposed on the solar cell body 91, and a product label 93 attached to the solar cell body 91. The solar cell body 91 has a photovoltaic panel unit 911 and a frame 916 framed around the photovoltaic panel unit 911. The photovoltaic panel unit 911 includes a back plate 913 and a cover plate 914 spaced parallel to each other, and a plurality of photovoltaic panels 912 arranged in a matrix and fixed between the opposite sides of the back plate 913 and the cover plate 914 via an adhesive layer 915. The junction box 92 and the product label 93 are both disposed on the side of the back plate 913 facing away from the cover plate 914. In the first embodiment, the solar cell module 9 is transported into the identification and measurement system 200 with the back plate 913 on top, so the junction box 92 and the product label 93 are exposed upward.

[0034] See also Figure 3 , 4 , 5, the identification and measurement system 200 includes a shell mechanism 3, a supporting mechanism 4 installed on the shell mechanism 3, an image recognition mechanism 5 and a measuring mechanism 6, and a control device 7 that connects the shell mechanism 3, the supporting mechanism 4, the image recognition mechanism 5 and the measuring mechanism 6 by signals.

[0035] The housing structure 3 includes a housing body 31 surrounding and defining a closed measuring space 310, and a front door module 32 and a rear door module 33 respectively installed at the front and rear ends of the housing body 31. The housing body 31 is composed of a combination of many rods and wall panels to surround and define the measuring space 310. Since the housing body 31 has many structural types and is not the focus of this case, it will not be described in detail. In order to facilitate the description of other component structures installed in the housing body 31, Figure 3 Some of the rods and wall panels are omitted to expose the measuring space 310. Therefore, during implementation, the shell body 31 is not limited to the state shown in the drawings.

[0036] The measuring space 310 has a rearward exit 311 and a forward entrance 312. The front door module 32 includes a front door plate 321 installed in the front end of the shell body 31 and closing the entrance 312, and a front door driver 322 installed in the shell body 31 and connected to the front door plate 321. The front door driver 322 can be controlled by the control device 7 to drive the front door plate 321 to open so that the entrance 312 is exposed. The rear door module 33 includes a rear door plate 331 installed in the rear end of the shell body 31 and closing the exit 311, and a rear door driver 332 installed in the shell body 31 and connected to the rear door plate 331. The rear door driver 332 can be controlled by the control device 7 to drive the rear door plate 331 to open so that the exit 311 is exposed.

[0037] See also Figure 3 , 6 , 7, 8, the bearing mechanism 4 is located in the measuring space 310, and includes a weighing module 41 installed on the shell body 31, a bearing module 42 arranged on the weighing module 41, two rear stop positioning modules 43 installed at a left and right interval at the rear end of the bearing module 42, and two lateral positioning modules 44 installed at a front and back interval on the bearing module 42. The weighing module 41 includes four load cells 411 symmetrically arranged on the shell body 31.

[0038] The carrying module 42 includes a carrying seat 421 straddling the load cell 411, and a conveying unit 422 installed on the carrying seat 421 and between the entrance 312 and the exit 311. The conveying unit 422 can be used to receive the solar cell module 9 placed in the measuring space 310 from the entrance 312, and convey the solar cell module 9 toward the exit 311. The weighing module 41 can measure the weight of the solar cell module 9 carried by the carrying module 42 in cooperation with the load cell 411 to obtain a weight data.

[0039] In the first embodiment, the conveying unit 422 has two annular conveyor belts 423 that are spaced apart from each other and extend front to back, a plurality of support seats 424 that are spaced apart from each other and arranged front to back and are installed on the bearing seat body 421, and a conveying driver 425 for driving the conveyor belt 423 to operate. The support seat 424 abuts against the lower portion of the upper section of the conveyor belt 423, so that the upper section of the conveyor belt 423 can be maintained at a predetermined height position when carrying and conveying the solar cell module 9. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, the conveying unit 422 may also adopt a roller-type conveying structure design with a plurality of rollers that extend axially from left to right and are arranged front to back. Since the above two types of conveying units 422 are both prior art and are of many types, they will not be described in detail, and the implementation is not limited to the above embodiments.

[0040] See also Figure 3 , 6 9, the rear stop positioning module 43 is installed at the rear end of the bearing seat 421 and is located on the inner side of the outlet 311. Each of the rear stop positioning modules 43 can be driven to move up and down relative to the bearing seat 421, and can change between a blocking position protruding upward and higher than the top surface of the conveying unit 422, and a release position lower than the top surface of the conveying unit 422. When the rear stop positioning module 43 is located at the blocking position, it will block between the conveying unit 422 and the outlet 311, and can be used for the solar cell module 9 conveyed by the conveying unit 422 toward the outlet 311 to lean back and position. When the rear stop positioning module 43 is located at the release position, it will not block the solar cell module 9 conveyed backward by the conveying unit 422, and the solar cell module 9 can be conveyed through the outlet 311.

[0041] In the first embodiment, each rear stop positioning module 43 is a telescopic cylinder that can be extended and retracted up and down, but because there are many types of structures of the rear stop positioning module 43 that can be used to change between the release position and the blocking position, for example, the rear stop positioning module 43 can be designed to swing up and down between the release position and the blocking position. Therefore, during implementation, the rear stop positioning module 43 is not limited to the above-mentioned implementation.

[0042] See also Figure 3 , 8 9. Each of the lateral positioning modules 44 includes a guide unit 441 extending left and right and mounted on the bearing seat body 421, two side pushers 442 mounted on the guide unit 441 and slidably mounted left and right, a driver 443 mounted on the bearing seat body 421, and a transmission unit 444 connected between the side pushers 442 and the driver 443. The transmission unit 444 includes a rotating seat 445 mounted on the bearing seat body 421 and driven to rotate by the driver 443, and two transmission rods 446 eccentrically pivoted to the rotating seat 445 in a radially symmetrical manner and pivoted to the side pushers 442 respectively.

[0043] The driver 443 of each lateral positioning module 44 can be controlled to rotate the rotating seat 445, so that the rotating seat 445 transmits the transmission rod 446 to a left-right relative swing displacement, thereby transmitting the side thrust member 442 to a left-right relative displacement or a left-right relative displacement along the guide unit 441.

[0044] When the side pusher 442 of the lateral positioning module 44 is driven to move leftward and rightward, it can be used to push the two side edges of the solar cell module 9 carried by the conveying unit 422 towards the left and right, and can be used to drive the solar cell module 9 that is tilted leftward and rightward to be positioned on the conveying unit 422.

[0045] See also Figure 3 , 6 , 10, the image recognition mechanism 5 includes a first shifting module 51 which is extended forward and backward and installed on the shell body 31 and is spaced above the conveying unit 422, an image capturer 52 installed on the first shifting module 51, and an image analysis module 53 which is connected to the image capturer 52 by signal.

[0046] The first transfer module 51 includes a first slide rail 511 extending forward and backward and mounted on the housing body 31, a first moving seat 512 mounted on the first slide rail 511 and capable of being displaced forward and backward and for mounting the image capturer 52, and a first driving unit 513 mounted on the first slide rail 511 and connected to the first moving seat 512. The first driving unit 513 can drive the first moving seat 512 to move forward and backward along the first slide rail 511, and drive the image capturer 52 to move forward and backward relative to the solar cell module 9 carried by the conveying unit 422.

[0047] The image capturer 52 can be controlled to capture images downwardly toward a partial length section of the solar cell module 9, and thus can capture a plurality of partially overlapping section images in the forward and backward displacement process.

[0048] The image analysis module 53 is integrated with the control device 7, and can integrate the segment images to construct a top side appearance image of the solar cell module 9, and obtain the image of the product label 93, and further analyze the top side appearance image to obtain the length and width of the solar cell body 91, the size of the junction box 92, and the relative position of the solar cell body 91 and the junction box 92, so as to obtain a module size data, and can analyze and identify the text data in the image of the product label 93 to obtain a product specification data about the solar cell module 9. The content of the product specification data is, for example, but not limited to, brand, model, place of origin and power.

[0049] See also Figure 3 , 9, 11, the measuring mechanism 6 includes a second transfer module 61 installed on the shell body 31 and located below the supporting mechanism 4, and a measuring module 62 installed on the second transfer module 61. The second transfer module 61 includes a second slide rail 611 extending horizontally from front to back and left to right, a second moving seat 612 installed on the second slide rail 611 and capable of oblique displacement, and a second driving unit 613 installed on the shell body 31 and connected to the second moving seat 612. The measuring module 62 is installed on the second moving seat 612.

[0050] In the first embodiment, the extension direction of the second slide rail 611 corresponds to the extension line direction of two diagonal lines of one of the photoelectric panels 912 of the photoelectric panel unit 911 above. The second driving unit 613 can drive the second movable seat 612 to move along the second slide rail 611, thereby driving the measuring module 62 to move across multiple diagonally adjacent photoelectric panels 912 relative to the photoelectric panel unit 911. In the first embodiment, it is across at least two diagonally adjacent photoelectric panels 912.

[0051] See also Figure 2 , 9 , 10, the measuring module 62 can measure the thickness D1 of the cover plate 914, the height D2 of the bottom surface of each photovoltaic panel 912 relative to the bottom surface of the cover plate 914, and the height D3 of the bottom surface of the back plate 913 relative to the bottom surface of the cover plate 914, so as to obtain the photovoltaic panel layer structure data. The measuring module 62 includes a first measuring device 621, a second measuring device 622 and a third measuring device 623 located at the same reference height.

[0052] The first measuring device 621 can be used to measure the thickness D1 of the cover plate 914. In the first embodiment, the first measuring device 621 uses an optical measuring method to emit a confocal laser of predetermined power upward toward the photoelectric panel unit 911, such as but not limited to an ultraviolet laser. When the confocal laser is irradiated upward to the cover plate 914, part of the confocal laser will be absorbed by the adhesive layer 915, and part of the confocal laser will be reflected at the interface between the cover plate 914 and the adhesive layer 915. The first measuring device 621 measures the time difference between the confocal laser reflected from the bottom surface of the cover plate 914 and the confocal laser reflected from the interface between the cover plate 914 and the adhesive layer 915, and statistically analyzes the time difference measured at each measuring point during its displacement process to obtain the thickness D1 of the cover plate 914.

[0053] The third measuring device 623 can optically measure the distance D0 between the third measuring device 623 and the bottom surface of the cover plate 914. In the first embodiment, the third measuring device 623 scans and measures the bottom surface of the cover plate 914 using a color confocal laser displacement measurement technique to obtain the distance D0 between the third measuring device 623 and the bottom surface of the cover plate 914. However, in practice, the method for the third measuring device 623 to measure the distance D0 is not limited thereto.

[0054] The second measuring device 622 can measure the distance D3' between it and the bottom surface of the back plate 913 and the distance D2' between it and the bottom surface of each of the measured photovoltaic panels 912 by an optical method, and analyze the height D3 of the bottom surface of the back plate 913 of the photovoltaic panel unit 911 relative to the bottom surface of the cover plate 914 and the height D2 of the bottom surface of each of the measured photovoltaic panels 912 relative to the bottom surface of the cover plate 914 according to the D0 measured by the third measuring device 623. In the first embodiment, the second measuring device 622 can emit a first infrared light of a first power and a second infrared light of a second power upward toward the photovoltaic panel unit 911, wherein the first power is less than the second power.

[0055] When the second measuring device 622 scans and moves upward through at least two of the photoelectric panels 912 with the first infrared light of the first power, the power of the first infrared light is designed to be completely absorbed by the photoelectric panels 912, and will not be reflected by the photoelectric panels 912, but will penetrate upward through the adhesive layer 915 located at the gap between the two photoelectric panels 912 and be emitted toward the back plate 913. When the second infrared light scans and moves upward through at least two of the photoelectric panels 912, the power of the second infrared light is designed not to be completely absorbed by the photoelectric panels 912, that is, the second infrared light will be partially absorbed and partially reflected by the photoelectric panels 912, and the second infrared light will also penetrate upward through the adhesive layer 915 located at the gap between the two photoelectric panels 912 and be emitted toward the back plate 913.

[0056] When the second measuring device 622 emits the first infrared light, the first infrared light will penetrate the cover plate 914 upwards and be emitted toward one of the photoelectric panels 912. It will be completely absorbed by the photoelectric panel 912 without generating reflected light, and the second measuring device 622 will not measure the reflected first infrared light. When the first infrared light is upwards and hits the adhesive layer 915 between the two photoelectric panels 912, the first infrared light will penetrate the adhesive layer 915 upwards and be emitted toward the back plate 913, and will be reflected downwards by the bottom surface of the back plate 913, and the second measuring device 622 will measure the reflected first infrared light.

[0057] When the second measuring device 622 emits the second infrared light, the second infrared light will also penetrate the cover plate 914 upwards and be emitted toward one of the photoelectric panels 912. Because the power of the second infrared light is greater than the power of the first infrared light and cannot be completely absorbed by any of the photoelectric panels 912, when the second infrared light irradiates one of the photoelectric panels 912, it will be partially absorbed and partially reflected, so the second measuring device 622 will measure the second infrared light reflected by the bottom surface of the photoelectric panel 912. When the second infrared light irradiates the adhesive layer 915 located between the two photoelectric panels 912, it will penetrate the adhesive layer 915 upwards and be emitted toward the back plate 913, and will be reflected by the bottom surface of the back plate 913, and the second measuring device 622 will measure a large amount of the second infrared light. In this first embodiment, since the signal generated by sensing the second infrared light reflected by the back plate 913 is too large, the second measuring device 622 will regard the sensing result of the second infrared light reflected by the back plate 913 as noise and filter it out, and only retain the sensing result of the second infrared light reflected by the photoelectric panel 912.

[0058] The second measuring device 622 statistically analyzes the reflection time data of the first infrared light measured during the displacement process to obtain the distance D3' between the second infrared light and the bottom surface of the back plate 913, and subtracts D0 from D3' to obtain the height D3 of the bottom surface of the back plate 913 relative to the bottom surface of the cover plate 914. The second measuring device 622 also statistically analyzes the reflection time data of the second infrared light measured during the displacement process to obtain the distance D2' between the second infrared light and the bottom surface of each photoelectric panel 912 being measured, and subtracts D0 from D2' to obtain the height D2 of the bottom surface of each photoelectric panel 912 being measured relative to the bottom surface of the cover plate 914.

[0059] The control device 7 is connected to the front door module 32, the rear door module 33, the weighing module 41, the carrying module 42, the rear stop positioning module 43, the lateral positioning module 44, the image recognition mechanism 5 and the measuring mechanism 6 by signals, and can be used to control the operation of the modules and the mechanisms. The control device 7 will integrate the weight data of the weighing module 41, the module size data and the product specification data of the image analysis module 53, and the data of the thickness D1, height D3 and height D2 measured by the measuring module 62, and establish an identification measurement data corresponding to the solar cell module 9.

[0060] In the first embodiment, a plurality of lateral positioning modules 44 are provided at intervals in front and back. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, only one lateral positioning module 44 may be provided. By extending and expanding the front-to-back length of the side pusher 442, the single lateral positioning module 44 can push the solar cell module 9 to the left and right to align it. Similarly, in another embodiment of the present invention, only one rear stop positioning module 43 can be used to position the solar cell module 9 backward. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, it is not necessary to provide the rear stop positioning module 43 and the lateral positioning module 44. The solar cell module 9 placed in the measuring space 310 can be directly carried and positioned by the supporting module 42.

[0061] In the first embodiment, the image recognition mechanism 5 and the measuring mechanism 6 are respectively arranged above and below the supporting module 42. However, during implementation, in another embodiment of the present invention, the solar cell module 9 transported into the measuring space 310 can be reversed upside down, and the setting positions of the image recognition mechanism 5 and the measuring mechanism 6 can be swapped upside down.

[0062] See also Fig.12 , 13 The difference between a second embodiment of the solar cell module identification and measurement system 200 of the present invention and the first embodiment lies in the structural design of the measurement mechanism 6. For the convenience of description, only the differences between the embodiments will be described below.

[0063] In the second embodiment, the measuring mechanism 6 includes a measuring module 62 installed on the housing body 31 . The measuring module 62 includes a first measuring device 621 disposed below the conveying unit 422 , and a second measuring device 622 disposed above the conveying unit 422 .

[0064] The first measuring device 621 has an upward-facing first ultrasonic probe 624 that can be controlled to protrude upward, and the first ultrasonic probe 624 is pressed upward against the bottom surface of the cover plate 914 of the photoelectric panel unit 911, and ultrasonic waves of specific power are sent toward the photoelectric panel unit 911. The ultrasonic measurement technology is used to measure and analyze the ultrasonic signals reflected from the interfaces of each layer structure, so as to obtain the thickness D1 of the cover plate 914 and the thickness D4 of the adhesive layer 915 between the cover plate 914 and the photoelectric panel 912 above.

[0065] The second measuring device 622 has a second ultrasonic probe 625 facing downward, which can be controlled to protrude downward, and the second ultrasonic probe 625 is pressed downward against the top surface of the back plate 913 of the photovoltaic panel unit 911, and ultrasonic waves of specific power are sent toward the photovoltaic panel unit 911. The ultrasonic measurement technology is used to measure and analyze the ultrasonic signals reflected from the interfaces of each layer structure, and the thickness D5 of the back plate 913 and the thickness D6 of the adhesive layer 915 between the back plate 913 and the photovoltaic panel 912 below are obtained.

[0066] The first measuring device 621 and the second measuring device 622 are designed to measure the thickness of the layered structure of the photovoltaic panel unit 911 using ultrasonic measurement technology, and can be used to accurately measure the thickness D1 of the cover plate 914, the thickness D5 of the back plate 913, and the thickness D4 and D6 of the adhesive layer 915 between the cover plate 914, the back plate 913 and the photovoltaic panel 912.

[0067] However, in other embodiments of the present invention, the first measuring device 621 can also measure the thickness D1 of the cover plate 914 by other methods such as eddy current. Since there are many ways for the first measuring device 621 to measure the thickness D1 of the cover plate 914, the above-mentioned method is not limited to the above-mentioned method.

[0068] In summary, the structural design of the supporting mechanism 4 and the image recognition mechanism 5 can be used to automatically obtain the module size data and the product specification data of the solar cell module 9 to be recycled, so that the recycling system that needs to recycle it in a physical manner can remove and recycle the frame 916 and the junction box 92 according to the module size data and the product specification data, which is very convenient and practical.

[0069] The measuring mechanism 6 can further be designed to measure and obtain data such as D1 to D6 of the photovoltaic panel unit 911, so that the subsequent recycling system can physically recycle each layer of the photovoltaic panel unit 911 layer by layer.

[0070] In addition, the structural design of the rear positioning module 43 and the lateral positioning module 44 of the supporting mechanism 4 can be used to guide and position the solar cell module 9 sent into the measuring space 310 of the shell mechanism 3, which helps to improve the accuracy of identification and measurement.

[0071] Therefore, the identification and measurement system 200 for the solar cell module 9 of the present invention is indeed a very innovative and practical creation, and can indeed achieve the purpose of the present invention.

[0072] The above are only embodiments of the present invention and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims and description of the present invention are still within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An identification and measurement system for a solar cell module, wherein the solar cell module comprises a solar cell body and a product label attached to the solar cell body, wherein the identification and measurement system comprises a housing mechanism and a supporting mechanism installed on the housing mechanism, wherein: The identification and measurement system further includes an image recognition mechanism installed on the shell mechanism, the carrying mechanism includes a weighing module installed on the shell mechanism, and a carrying module installed on the weighing module and capable of carrying the solar cell module placed in the shell mechanism, the weighing module can be used to measure the weight of the solar cell module carried by the carrying module to obtain weight data, the image recognition mechanism includes a first adjustment module installed on the shell mechanism, an image capturer installed on the first adjustment module, and an image analysis module connected to the image capturer by signal, the first adjustment module can drive the image capturer to move relative to the solar cell module carried by the carrying module, the image capturer can capture images toward the solar cell module during the displacement process, and the image analysis module can analyze the images captured by the image capturer to obtain module size data corresponding to the solar cell body and product specification data corresponding to the product label.

2. The solar cell module identification and measurement system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The solar cell body includes a photovoltaic panel unit, which has a back plate and a cover plate spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of photovoltaic panels arranged in a matrix and fixed between the cover plate and the back plate by an adhesive layer. The identification and measurement system also includes a measurement mechanism, which includes a second adjustment module installed on the shell mechanism and a measurement module installed on the second adjustment module. The second adjustment module can drive the measurement module to move relative to the photovoltaic panel. The measurement module can measure the thickness of the cover plate, the height of the bottom surface of each photovoltaic panel relative to the bottom surface of the cover plate, and the height of the bottom surface of the back plate relative to the bottom surface of the cover plate, so as to obtain the layered structure data of the photovoltaic panel.

3. The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The shell mechanism defines a measuring space, and the measuring space has a forward entrance and a rearward exit. The supporting module includes a supporting seat body mounted on the weighing module, and a conveying unit installed on the supporting seat body and capable of carrying the solar cell module placed from the entrance into the measuring space, and the conveying unit can be used to convey the solar cell module toward the exit. The supporting mechanism also includes a rear stop positioning module arranged on the supporting seat body and between the rear end of the conveying unit and the exit, and the rear stop positioning module can be controlled to change between a release position that does not block the solar cell module conveyed backward by the conveying unit, and a blocking position that allows the solar cell module conveyed backward by the conveying unit to be positioned backward.

4. The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules according to claim 3, characterized in that: The supporting mechanism also includes a lateral positioning module installed on the shell mechanism, and the lateral positioning module includes a guide unit extending left and right and installed on the shell mechanism, two side thrust members installed on the guide unit so as to be displaceable left and right, a transmission unit connected between the side thrust members, and a driver installed on the shell mechanism and connected to the transmission unit, wherein the driver can be used to drive the transmission unit to synchronously drive the side thrust members so that the side thrust members are displaced left and right along the guide unit, thereby enabling the side thrust members to cooperate to drive the solar cell module on the conveying unit to be swayed and positioned left and right.

5. The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules according to claim 4, characterized in that: The transmission unit includes a rotating seat that can be rotatably mounted on the housing mechanism and connected to the driver, and two transmission rods that are radially symmetrically eccentrically pivoted on the rotating seat and respectively pivoted to the side thrust member. The rotating seat can be driven by the driver to rotate and transmit the transmission rod to a relative left-right rotational and swinging displacement, thereby transmitting the side thrust member to a left-right displacement toward each other and a left-right displacement away from each other along the guide unit.

6. The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules according to claim 2, characterized in that: The measuring module measures the photovoltaic panel unit in an optical measuring manner to obtain the layered structure data of the photovoltaic panel.

7. The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules according to claim 6, characterized in that: The solar cell body is in a state where the back plate faces upward, the measuring mechanism is located below the carrying module, and the measuring module includes a first measuring device, a second measuring device, and a third measuring device. The first measuring device uses a confocal laser to scan the cover plate upward to measure the thickness of the cover plate. The third measuring device uses a color confocal laser to measure the distance D0 between the first measuring device and the bottom surface of the cover plate upward. The second measuring device uses a first infrared light with a first power to scan and displace through at least two of the photovoltaic panels upward to measure the distance D3' between the second measuring device and the bottom surface of the back plate, and uses a second infrared light with a second power to scan and displace through at least two of the photovoltaic panels upward to measure the distance D2' between the second measuring device and the bottom surface of the corresponding photovoltaic panel. The second measuring device analyzes D0, D2', and D3' to obtain the height of the bottom surface of the back plate relative to the bottom surface of the cover plate, and the height of the bottom surface of the photovoltaic panel relative to the bottom surface of the cover plate. The second power is greater than the first power.

8. The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules according to claim 1, characterized in that: The solar cell body includes a photovoltaic panel unit, and the photovoltaic panel unit has a back plate and a cover plate spaced apart from each other. The identification and measurement system further includes a measurement mechanism installed on the shell mechanism, and the measurement mechanism includes a measurement module, and the measurement module includes a first measurer and a second measurer. The first measurer has a first ultrasonic probe, and can be driven to place the first ultrasonic probe against the side of the cover plate facing away from the back plate, and measure the thickness of the cover plate through ultrasonic measurement technology. The second measurer has a second ultrasonic probe, and can be driven to place the second ultrasonic probe against the side of the back plate facing away from the cover plate, and measure the thickness of the back plate through ultrasonic measurement technology.

9. The solar cell module identification and measurement system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The shell mechanism includes a shell body that defines the measuring space, a front door module installed at the front end of the shell body and capable of being controlled to open and close the entrance, and a rear door module installed at the rear end of the shell body and capable of being controlled to open and close the exit.

10. The identification and measurement system for solar cell modules according to claim 3, characterized in that: The weighing module comprises four load cells symmetrically arranged on the housing mechanism, and the bearing seat body is mounted on the load cells.

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