Substrate crack inspecting method, substrate crack inspection apparatus, and solar battery module manufacturing method
First Claim
1. substrate crack inspecting method comprising the steps of (1) producing a sound by providing vibration for a substrate, (2) determining a power spectrum by capturing the produced sound and carrying out an acoustic analysis for the captured sound, and (3) judging whether or not a substrate crack exists based on a spectral intensity of a predetermined frequency region.
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Abstract
The present invention aims to provide a method for detecting a substrate crack by simple equipment and steps. A substrate crack inspecting method according to the present invention comprises the steps of (1) producing a sound by providing vibration to a substrate, (2) determining a power spectrum by capturing the produced sound and carrying out an acoustic analysis for the captured sound, and (3) judging whether or not a substrate crack exists based on a spectral intensity of a predetermined frequency region.
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- 1. substrate crack inspecting method comprising the steps of (1) producing a sound by providing vibration for a substrate, (2) determining a power spectrum by capturing the produced sound and carrying out an acoustic analysis for the captured sound, and (3) judging whether or not a substrate crack exists based on a spectral intensity of a predetermined frequency region.
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2. A substrate crack inspecting method comprising the steps of (1) providing vibration for a plurality of positions on a substrate in order, and each time vibration is provided, determining a power spectrum by capturing a sound produced by the vibration and carrying out an acoustic analysis for the captured sound, (2) statistically analyzing spectral intensities of a predetermined frequency region for a plurality of obtained power spectrums, and judging whether or not a substrate crack exists based on the result of analysis.
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10. A substrate crack inspection apparatus comprising:
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an openable/closable hollow airtight container;
an airtight container opening/closing portion for opening/closing the hollow airtight container;
a substrate supporting portion for supporting a substrate provided in the airtight container;
a striking portion for striking the substrate provided and supported in the airtight container;
a sound collecting portion for collecting a striking vibration sound of the substrate provided in the airtight container; and
an acoustic analysis portion for carrying out an acoustic analysis of the striking vibration sound collected by the sound collecting portion and judging whether or not a substrate crack exists based on an obtained power spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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