Samenvatting

This report describes how a PV module laminator for high-end flexible PV modules can be made from an existing machine base. In this report, the lamination cycle is explained and lamination tests are performed from which the requirements are set up. This project started with an existing machine base upon which improvements and changes were made, the membrane has been mounted to the lid and the actuator of the lid has been improved to accommodate the added weight of the membrane. To control the temperature at which the lamination takes place a temperature controller is selected and a heating system is designed and manufactured. A pneumatic system is proposed, tested and manufactured that has a precise and repeatable lamination pressure control by the use of an Electronic Pressure Regulator. An electronic system is designed to accommodate the pneumatic system which includes a PLC for which software is written that controls the machine. These systems have been combined onto the existing machine base after which the functionality of the machine was tested. To aid the reliability of the lamination process an improvement to the mounting of the membrane was made after which the machine was successfully commissioned to be used in production.