Abstract: Electrical characteristics are measured accurately, even for solar battery cells having a busbarless structure. This invention, which has a plurality of probe pins which are brought into contact with a linear electrode formed on the surface of a solar battery cell, and a holder for holding the probe pins, is provided with: a current measuring terminal that is formed by a plurality of probe pins arranged thereon, and disposed on the linear electrode so as to measure current characteristics of the solar battery cell; and a voltage measuring terminal that is formed by a plurality of probe pins arranged thereon, and disposed on the linear electrode so as to measure voltage characteristics of the solar battery cell, and in this structure, the current measuring terminal and the voltage measuring terminal are disposed in parallel with each other.

Abstract: In manufacturing of a solar cell module in which a solar cell having a surface electrode to which a tab lead is connected is sealed with a resin, the step of connecting the tab lead and the step of sealing the solar cell with the resin are performed simultaneously at a relatively low temperature that is used for the resin sealing step. To perform these steps simultaneously, the solar cell having the surface electrode to which the tab lead is connected with an adhesive is resin-sealed using a vacuum laminator to manufacture the solar cell module. The vacuum laminator used includes a first chamber and a second chamber partitioned by a flexible sheet. The internal pressures of these chambers can be controlled independently, and a heating stage for heating is provided in the second chamber.

Abstract: In manufacturing of a solar cell module in which a solar cell having a surface electrode to which a tab lead is connected is sealed with a resin, the step of connecting the tab lead and the step of sealing the solar cell with the resin are performed simultaneously at a relatively low temperature that is used for the resin sealing step. To perform these steps simultaneously, the solar cell having the surface electrode to which the tab lead is connected with an adhesive is resin-sealed using a vacuum laminator to manufacture the solar cell module. The vacuum laminator used includes a first chamber and a second chamber partitioned by a flexible sheet. The internal pressures of these chambers can be controlled independently, and a heating stage for heating is provided in the second chamber.