Patent ID: 9455367
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: B32B,H01L,Y02W,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of disassembling a photovoltaic module including a plurality of photovoltaic cells and a conductive ribbon connecting the photovoltaic cells to each other, the conductive ribbon having a base material and a metal coating layer that covers the base material, the method comprising: applying heat to the photovoltaic module in a furnace; removing an insulating protective layer wrapping the photovoltaic cell of the photovoltaic module; providing an oxidizing atmosphere in the furnace so that metallic oxide is formed on the metal coating layer of the conductive ribbon in a process of applying heat to the photovoltaic module; and obtaining the conductive ribbon separated from the photovoltaic cell by the metallic oxide and the photovoltaic cell of the photovoltaic module.