Battery piece flexible layout test section based on AGV scheduling

By introducing a flexible cell layout testing section based on AGV scheduling, the problem of insufficient production flexibility for multiple product types in TOPcon battery production has been solved, achieving efficient material scheduling and equipment utilization, and improving production flexibility and capacity utilization.

CN224556266UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-24TIANJIN ZHONGHUAN PHOTOVOLTAIC TECH CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
TIANJIN ZHONGHUAN PHOTOVOLTAIC TECH CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-08-11
Publication Date
2026-07-24

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Technical Problem

In the current TOPcon battery production, the linear series layout of the testing section leads to low efficiency in switching between multiple production varieties, lack of intelligent material scheduling, insufficient production line flexibility, equipment redundancy and energy waste, serious problem of half-cell passivation capacity overflow, and the need for additional equipment investment and high operation and maintenance costs.

Method used

The test section adopts a flexible layout of battery cells based on AGV scheduling, and introduces stacking machines and AGV conveying mechanisms to realize dynamic storage and cross-line scheduling of materials. This breaks the traditional 1-to-1 serial mode, supports many-to-many flexible production, and reduces equipment redundancy and operation and maintenance costs.

Benefits of technology

It improves production line flexibility, reduces the need for manual intervention, reduces investment and maintenance costs for half-cell passivation equipment, adapts to the production of multi-size cells, significantly shortens changeover time, and improves capacity utilization.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of battery piece flexible layout test section based on AGV scheduling belongs to battery piece production test technical field, to solve the problem of cross-section production capacity coordination that prior art has not solved, and lack intelligent material scheduling scheme, leading to insufficient production line flexibility, resulting in production capacity waste, artificial dependence and layout rigidification Problem, including: whole piece test;The stacking machine is stacked into the inside of standardization material box after whole piece test test battery piece;The AGV conveying mechanism is conveyed to specified position by standardization material box, and by laser slip sheet loading and into half piece passivation equipment inside processing, finally complete half piece test;The utility model introduces the production line decoupling design of stacking machine+AGV, solves the problem of production capacity mismatch, prevents half piece passivation production capacity overflow, improves production line flexibility, reduces the demand of manual intervention, reduces labor cost.
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Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of battery cell production and testing technology, and more specifically, it relates to a battery cell flexible layout testing section based on AGV scheduling. Background Technology

[0002] In current TOPcon battery production, the testing section generally adopts a linear series layout. The 1-to-1 series mode cannot adapt to the production of multiple varieties, resulting in low switching efficiency and rigid matching of capacity of each process. Existing technologies have not solved the problem of capacity coordination across processes and lack intelligent material scheduling solutions, leading to insufficient production line flexibility, equipment redundancy, and energy waste. Half-cell passivation is a key process, and its capacity overflow problem is particularly prominent. It requires additional equipment investment and has high operation and maintenance costs. In case of failure, manual intervention is required, which increases hidden costs and downtime risks. Utility Model Content

[0003] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this utility model provides a flexible battery cell layout testing section based on AGV scheduling. This addresses the shortcomings of existing technologies mentioned in the background, such as the failure to solve cross-section capacity coordination issues and the lack of intelligent material scheduling solutions, which result in insufficient production line flexibility, wasted capacity, reliance on manual labor, and rigid layout.

[0004] This utility model discloses a flexible battery cell layout testing section based on AGV scheduling, achieved through the following specific technical means: A flexible layout testing section for solar cells based on AGV scheduling includes: whole-cell testing, a stacking machine, a standardized material box, an AGV conveying mechanism, a half-cell passivation device, and a half-cell testing unit. The solar cells first undergo whole-cell testing. The stacking machine stacks the tested solar cells into the standardized material box. The AGV conveying mechanism transports the standardized material box to a designated position, where it is loaded by a laser slide and enters the half-cell passivation device for processing, finally completing the half-cell testing. The AGV conveying mechanism includes: a conveying body, a lifting control component, a lateral movement component, and a clamping component. The conveying body is generally a cuboid structure. The lifting control component is installed on one side of the conveying body. The lateral movement component is inserted inside the conveying body and connected to the lifting control component. The clamping component is connected to the lateral movement component.

[0005] Preferably, the lifting control assembly further includes: a fixed support rod, an electrically controlled lifting rod, and a drive plate; the fixed support rod is fixedly connected to the conveying body; the electrically controlled lifting rod is installed inside the fixed support rod; the drive plate has a T-shaped structure, and one side of the drive plate is slidably inserted into the groove of the fixed support rod and connected to the electrically controlled lifting rod.

[0006] Preferably, the lateral movement assembly further includes: a support frame, a threaded control rod A, a motor housing A, and a connecting slide plate; the support frame is U-shaped, with a groove on its inner side, allowing one side of the slide plate to slide into the conveyor body and be fixedly connected to the support frame; one side of the threaded control rod A is rotatably inserted into the groove of the support frame; a motor is installed inside the motor housing A, and the threaded control rod A is connected to the motor inside the motor housing A; the connecting slide plate is slidably installed inside the groove of the support frame and threadedly connected to the threaded control rod A, and the rotation of the threaded control rod A can control the sliding of the connecting slide plate.

[0007] Preferably, the clamping assembly further includes: an outer support frame, a threaded control rod B, a motor housing B, and a clamping rod; the outer support frame is a square frame structure, with a sliding groove on the inner side of the outer support frame, and the outer support frame is fixedly connected to the connecting slide plate; the threaded control rod B has two sets of threads in opposite directions on its surface, and the threaded control rod B is rotatably installed inside the sliding groove of the outer support frame; the motor inside the motor housing B is connected to the threaded control rod B; the clamping rod is slidably inserted into the sliding groove of the outer support frame and threadedly connected to the threaded control rod B, and the clamping rod can assist in clamping standardized material boxes.

[0008] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: This utility model introduces a decoupled production line design of stacking machine + AGV. The standardized material box storage and cross-line scheduling form breaks the traditional 1-to-1 serial mode, supports "many-to-many" flexible production, solves the problem of capacity mismatch, reduces investment and operation and maintenance costs of half-cell passivation equipment, eliminates half-cell passivation capacity overflow, improves production line flexibility, reduces the need for manual intervention, reduces labor costs, adapts to the production of multi-size battery cells, and significantly shortens the cutting time. Attached Figure Description

[0009] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the testing process structure of this utility model.

[0010] Figure 2 This is a side view of the AGV conveying mechanism of this utility model.

[0011] Figure 3 This is a side view of the lifting control component of this utility model.

[0012] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the axial side view of the transverse movement component of this utility model.

[0013] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the axial side view of the clamping component of this utility model.

[0014] In the diagram, the correspondence between component names and drawing numbers is as follows: 1. Whole piece testing; 2. Stacking machine; 3. Standardized material box; 4. AGV conveying mechanism; 401. Conveying body; 402. Lifting control assembly; 4021. Fixed support rod; 4022. Electrically controlled lifting rod; 4023. Drive plate; 403. Lateral movement assembly; 4031. Support frame; 4032. Threaded control rod A; 4033. Motor box A; 4034. Connecting slide plate; 404. Clamping assembly; 4041. Outer support frame; 4042. Threaded control rod B; 4043. Motor box B; 4044. Clamping rod; 5. Half piece passivation equipment; 6. Half piece testing. Detailed Implementation

[0015] The embodiments of this utility model will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

[0016] Example 1: As attached Figure 1 To be continued Figure 5 As shown: This utility model provides a flexible layout testing section for battery cells based on AGV scheduling, including: whole cell testing 1, stacking machine 2, standardized material box 3, AGV conveying mechanism 4, half cell passivation equipment 5, and half cell testing 6; the battery cells first undergo whole cell testing 1; the stacking machine 2 stacks the battery cells after whole cell testing 1 into the standardized material box 3; the AGV conveying mechanism 4 transports the standardized material box 3 to a designated position, where it is loaded by laser sliding and enters the half cell passivation equipment 5 for processing, finally completing half cell testing 6; the AGV conveying mechanism 4 includes: a conveying body 401, a lifting control component 402, a lateral movement component 403, and a clamping component 404; the conveying body 401 is generally a cuboid structure; the lifting control component 402 is installed on one side of the conveying body 401; the lateral movement component 403 is inserted inside the conveying body 401 and connected to the lifting control component 402; the clamping component 404 is connected to the lateral movement component 403.

[0017] like Figure 3 As shown, the lifting control assembly 402 also includes: a fixed support rod 4021, an electrically controlled lifting rod 4022, and a drive plate 4023; the fixed support rod 4021 is fixedly connected to the conveying body 401; the electrically controlled lifting rod 4022 is installed inside the fixed support rod 4021; the drive plate 4023 has a T-shaped structure, and one side of the drive plate 4023 is slidably inserted into the groove of the fixed support rod 4021 and connected to the electrically controlled lifting rod 4022.

[0018] like Figure 4As shown, the lateral movement assembly 403 also includes: a support frame 4031, a threaded control rod A4032, a motor housing A4033, and a connecting slide plate 4034; the support frame 4031 has an overall U-shaped structure, and a groove is provided on the inner side of the support frame 4031, which drives the plate 4023 to slide into the conveying body 401 and be fixedly connected to the support frame 4031; one side of the threaded control rod A4032 is rotated and inserted into the groove of the support frame 4031; a motor is installed inside the motor housing A4033, and the threaded control rod A4032 is connected to the motor inside the motor housing A4033; the connecting slide plate 4034 is slidably installed inside the groove of the support frame 4031 and is threadedly connected to the threaded control rod A4032, and the rotation of the threaded control rod A4032 can control the sliding of the connecting slide plate 4034.

[0019] like Figure 5 As shown, the clamping assembly 404 also includes: an outer support frame 4041, a threaded control rod B4042, a motor housing B4043, and a clamping rod 4044; the outer support frame 4041 is a square frame structure, and a sliding groove is provided on the inner side of the outer support frame 4041. The outer support frame 4041 is fixedly connected to the connecting slide plate 4034; the surface of the threaded control rod B4042 is provided with two sets of threads in opposite directions, and the threaded control rod B4042 is rotatably installed inside the sliding groove of the outer support frame 4041; the motor inside the motor housing B4043 is connected to the threaded control rod B4042; the clamping rod 4044 is slidably inserted into the sliding groove of the outer support frame 4041 and threadedly connected to the threaded control rod B4042. The clamping rod 4044 can assist in clamping the standardized material box 3.

[0020] The specific usage and function of this embodiment are as follows: In this invention, during testing, after the whole-cell test 1, the cells are introduced into the stacking machine 2 to be boxed and stored in the standardized material box 3. Combined with the AGV conveying mechanism 4, dynamic material scheduling is achieved. The conveying body 401 moves to one side of the standardized material box 3, and the electrically controlled lifting rod 4022 can control the lifting and sliding of the drive plate 4023. One side of the drive plate 4023 is fixedly connected to the lateral moving component 403, which slides along with it. After sliding above the standardized material box 3, the motor box A4033 controls the threaded control rod A4032 to rotate. Rod A4032 pushes the clamping assembly 404 to move directly above the standardized material box 3 via the connecting slide plate 4034. The lifting control assembly 402 controls the downward movement, and the motor box B4043 controls the rotation of the threaded control rod B4042. The two sets of clamping rods 4044 slide inward to form a clamping and fixing, which facilitates the transport to the half-piece passivation equipment 5. Finally, the half-piece test 6 is performed. The AGV conveying mechanism 4 breaks the traditional 1-to-1 serial mode and supports "many-to-many" flexible production, reduces equipment redundancy, and can increase the capacity utilization rate by 4% and the utilization rate of the half-piece passivation equipment by 15%.

[0021] The following points should be noted in this article: 1. The accompanying drawings of this utility model embodiment only involve the structure involved in this utility model embodiment; other structures can refer to general designs.

[0022] 2. Where there is no conflict, the embodiments of this utility model and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other to obtain new embodiments.

[0023] The above are merely specific embodiments of this utility model, but the protection scope of this utility model is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A test section for flexible battery cell layout based on AGV scheduling, comprising: The system comprises a whole cell test (1), a stacking machine (2), a standardized material box (3), an AGV conveying mechanism (4), a half cell passivation device (5), and a half cell test (6); the cell first undergoes a whole cell test (1); characterized in that the stacking machine (2) stacks the cell after the whole cell test (1) into the standardized material box (3); the AGV conveying mechanism (4) conveys the standardized material box (3) to a designated position, and the material is loaded by a laser slide and enters the half cell passivation device (5) for processing, finally completing the half cell test. Test (6); The AGV conveying mechanism (4) includes: a conveying body (401), a lifting control component (402), a lateral movement component (403), and a clamping component (404); the conveying body (401) is a rectangular parallelepiped structure; the lifting control component (402) is installed on one side of the conveying body (401); the lateral movement component (403) is inserted inside the conveying body (401) and connected to the lifting control component (402); the clamping component (404) is connected to the lateral movement component (403).

2. The test section for flexible battery cell layout based on AGV scheduling according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting control assembly (402) further includes: a fixed support rod (4021), an electrically controlled lifting rod (4022), and a drive plate (4023); the fixed support rod (4021) is fixedly connected to the conveying body (401); the electrically controlled lifting rod (4022) is installed inside the fixed support rod (4021); one side of the drive plate (4023) is slidably inserted into the groove of the fixed support rod (4021) and connected to the electrically controlled lifting rod (4022).

3. The test section for flexible battery cell layout based on AGV scheduling according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lateral movement assembly (403) further includes: a support frame (4031), a threaded control rod A (4032), a motor housing A (4033), and a connecting slide plate (4034); the support frame (4031) has a groove on its inner side, which drives one side of the plate (4023) to slide into the conveying body (401) and be fixedly connected to the support frame (4031); one side of the threaded control rod A (4032) is rotated into the groove of the support frame (4031); a motor is installed inside the motor housing A (4033), and the threaded control rod A (4032) is connected to the motor inside the motor housing A (4033); the connecting slide plate (4034) is slidably installed inside the groove of the support frame (4031) and is threadedly connected to the threaded control rod A (4032).

4. The test section for flexible battery cell layout based on AGV scheduling according to claim 3, characterized in that: The clamping assembly (404) further includes: an outer support frame (4041), a threaded control rod B (4042), a motor housing B (4043), and a clamping rod (4044); a sliding groove is provided on the inner side of the outer support frame (4041), and the outer support frame (4041) is fixedly connected to the connecting slide plate (4034); the threaded control rod B (4042) is rotatably installed inside the sliding groove of the outer support frame (4041); the motor inside the motor housing B (4043) is connected to the threaded control rod B (4042); the clamping rod (4044) is slidably inserted into the sliding groove of the outer support frame (4041) and threadedly connected to the threaded control rod B (4042).