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Photovoltaic Solar Tabbing Wire

Two and three bus bar technologies have dominated the solar industry, but advanced and more powerful generations of solar cells require new designs and a higher number of bus bars to carry the extra current. Today’s technology includes up to six or more bus bars.

Applications

  • Solar
  • Solar Cells

Multi-Tabbing PV Wire

Ulbrich Specialty Wire Products is a world leader in PV Ribbon products. Years ago, we developed Multi-Tabbing PV Wire, a solder coated round wire for high efficiency solar cell modules.

Innovative solar cell concepts require adaptive bus bar technologies that promise efficiency gains, lower series resistance, less shadowing and the reduction of silver consumption.

Two and three bus bar technologies have dominated the solar industry, but advanced and more powerful generations of solar cells require new designs and a higher number of bus bars to carry the extra current. Today’s technology includes up to six or more bus bars.

Multi-Tabbing PV Wire’s small dimension of round wire allows a narrower bus bar width on the solar cell, reducing the shadowing loss with traditional rectangular ribbon, while maintaining optimal power gains for the best output results.

Multi-Tabbing PV Wire offers the same high quality and performance standards you would expect from other Ulbrich products supplied to the PV industry.

Ulbrich Solar Technologies Inc. (UST), is a world leader in PV Ribbon products used to interconnect and transmit current for crystalline silicon and thin film solar cells. For decades, UST has supplied the solar industry with tinned flat copper ribbon while continuously identifying emerging PV Ribbon technologies and engineering innovative solutions to increase the electrical output and performance of solar modules.

Solar Cell Tabbing

Solar Cell Tabbing or Interconnect Wire and Tinned Copper Flat Wire for Solar Cell Modules are primarily produced from a tin or tin alloy coated copper flat wire*. Ulbrich has been producing conductive materials for the photovoltaic industry since 1992, accumulating years of expertise that is applied to each and every order. A critical feature of Tabbing and Interconnect is lower yield strength and higher elongation. Our standard ribbon is engineered softer than the inferior higher yield strength ribbon commonly produced. Our XP Ribbon, capable of larger cross sections, transmits electricity even more efficiently.

Our Solar Cell Tabbing and Interconnect Wire is rolled from round wire in a proprietary process, then solder coated on all four sides. This combination of processes results in superior coatings and a completely burr free product. Our PV Ribbon products are produced from the highest quality material with each order engineered to your dimensional and physical property specifications.

*other base metals and plating alloys are available

Tabbing Ribbon

Data Sheet Tabbing

Standard specification

Tensile strength Rm [N/mm²]

Max. 270

Yield strength Rp0.2 [N/mm²]

Max. 90

Elongation at rupture A100 [%]

Min. 25

Tabbing Ribbon XP

Data Sheet Tabbing XP

Standard specification

Tensile strength Rm [N/mm²]

Max. 270

Yield strength Rp0.2 [N/mm²]

Max. 70

Elongation at rupture A100 [%]

Min. 25

Global:

  • Multi-Lingual Applications Engineers located strategically around the globe to assist you in determining the best PV Ribbon choices to fit your solar module design.
  • Our manufacturing facilities are located in North America, Europe and Asia for short lead times and availability.

Experience:

  • We’ve been producing solar cell tabbing and interconnect wire since the early 90’s, gaining valuable knowledge and expertise that is unrivalled.
  • Our Engineers and Executives are some of the most highly trained PV experts worldwide.


More Options

Don’t see what you’re looking for?
Additional alloys are available upon request. Contact us today!
Contact a Specialist

Applications

  • Solar
  • Solar Cells

Multi-Tabbing PV Wire

Ulbrich Specialty Wire Products is a world leader in PV Ribbon products. Years ago, we developed Multi-Tabbing PV Wire, a solder coated round wire for high efficiency solar cell modules.

Innovative solar cell concepts require adaptive bus bar technologies that promise efficiency gains, lower series resistance, less shadowing and the reduction of silver consumption.

Two and three bus bar technologies have dominated the solar industry, but advanced and more powerful generations of solar cells require new designs and a higher number of bus bars to carry the extra current. Today’s technology includes up to six or more bus bars.

Multi-Tabbing PV Wire’s small dimension of round wire allows a narrower bus bar width on the solar cell, reducing the shadowing loss with traditional rectangular ribbon, while maintaining optimal power gains for the best output results.

Multi-Tabbing PV Wire offers the same high quality and performance standards you would expect from other Ulbrich products supplied to the PV industry.

Ulbrich Solar Technologies Inc. (UST), is a world leader in PV Ribbon products used to interconnect and transmit current for crystalline silicon and thin film solar cells. For decades, UST has supplied the solar industry with tinned flat copper ribbon while continuously identifying emerging PV Ribbon technologies and engineering innovative solutions to increase the electrical output and performance of solar modules.

Solar Cell Tabbing

Solar Cell Tabbing or Interconnect Wire and Tinned Copper Flat Wire for Solar Cell Modules are primarily produced from a tin or tin alloy coated copper flat wire*. Ulbrich has been producing conductive materials for the photovoltaic industry since 1992, accumulating years of expertise that is applied to each and every order. A critical feature of Tabbing and Interconnect is lower yield strength and higher elongation. Our standard ribbon is engineered softer than the inferior higher yield strength ribbon commonly produced. Our XP Ribbon, capable of larger cross sections, transmits electricity even more efficiently.

Our Solar Cell Tabbing and Interconnect Wire is rolled from round wire in a proprietary process, then solder coated on all four sides. This combination of processes results in superior coatings and a completely burr free product. Our PV Ribbon products are produced from the highest quality material with each order engineered to your dimensional and physical property specifications.

*other base metals and plating alloys are available

Tabbing Ribbon

Data Sheet Tabbing

Standard specification

Tensile strength Rm [N/mm²]

Max. 270

Yield strength Rp0.2 [N/mm²]

Max. 90

Elongation at rupture A100 [%]

Min. 25

Tabbing Ribbon XP

Data Sheet Tabbing XP

Standard specification

Tensile strength Rm [N/mm²]

Max. 270

Yield strength Rp0.2 [N/mm²]

Max. 70

Elongation at rupture A100 [%]

Min. 25

Global:

  • Multi-Lingual Applications Engineers located strategically around the globe to assist you in determining the best PV Ribbon choices to fit your solar module design.
  • Our manufacturing facilities are located in North America, Europe and Asia for short lead times and availability.

Experience:

  • We’ve been producing solar cell tabbing and interconnect wire since the early 90’s, gaining valuable knowledge and expertise that is unrivalled.
  • Our Engineers and Executives are some of the most highly trained PV experts worldwide.


More Options

Don’t see what you’re looking for?
Additional alloys are available upon request. Contact us today!
Contact a Specialist

Applications

  • Solar
  • Solar Cells

Multi-Tabbing PV Wire

Ulbrich Specialty Wire Products is a world leader in PV Ribbon products. Years ago, we developed Multi-Tabbing PV Wire, a solder coated round wire for high efficiency solar cell modules.

Innovative solar cell concepts require adaptive bus bar technologies that promise efficiency gains, lower series resistance, less shadowing and the reduction of silver consumption.

Two and three bus bar technologies have dominated the solar industry, but advanced and more powerful generations of solar cells require new designs and a higher number of bus bars to carry the extra current. Today’s technology includes up to six or more bus bars.

Multi-Tabbing PV Wire’s small dimension of round wire allows a narrower bus bar width on the solar cell, reducing the shadowing loss with traditional rectangular ribbon, while maintaining optimal power gains for the best output results.

Multi-Tabbing PV Wire offers the same high quality and performance standards you would expect from other Ulbrich products supplied to the PV industry.

Ulbrich Solar Technologies Inc. (UST), is a world leader in PV Ribbon products used to interconnect and transmit current for crystalline silicon and thin film solar cells. For decades, UST has supplied the solar industry with tinned flat copper ribbon while continuously identifying emerging PV Ribbon technologies and engineering innovative solutions to increase the electrical output and performance of solar modules.

Solar Cell Tabbing

Solar Cell Tabbing or Interconnect Wire and Tinned Copper Flat Wire for Solar Cell Modules are primarily produced from a tin or tin alloy coated copper flat wire*. Ulbrich has been producing conductive materials for the photovoltaic industry since 1992, accumulating years of expertise that is applied to each and every order. A critical feature of Tabbing and Interconnect is lower yield strength and higher elongation. Our standard ribbon is engineered softer than the inferior higher yield strength ribbon commonly produced. Our XP Ribbon, capable of larger cross sections, transmits electricity even more efficiently.

Our Solar Cell Tabbing and Interconnect Wire is rolled from round wire in a proprietary process, then solder coated on all four sides. This combination of processes results in superior coatings and a completely burr free product. Our PV Ribbon products are produced from the highest quality material with each order engineered to your dimensional and physical property specifications.

*other base metals and plating alloys are available

Tabbing Ribbon

Data Sheet Tabbing

Standard specification

Tensile strength Rm [N/mm²]

Max. 270

Yield strength Rp0.2 [N/mm²]

Max. 90

Elongation at rupture A100 [%]

Min. 25

Tabbing Ribbon XP

Data Sheet Tabbing XP

Standard specification

Tensile strength Rm [N/mm²]

Max. 270

Yield strength Rp0.2 [N/mm²]

Max. 70

Elongation at rupture A100 [%]

Min. 25

Global:

  • Multi-Lingual Applications Engineers located strategically around the globe to assist you in determining the best PV Ribbon choices to fit your solar module design.
  • Our manufacturing facilities are located in North America, Europe and Asia for short lead times and availability.

Experience:

  • We’ve been producing solar cell tabbing and interconnect wire since the early 90’s, gaining valuable knowledge and expertise that is unrivalled.
  • Our Engineers and Executives are some of the most highly trained PV experts worldwide.


More Options

Don’t see what you’re looking for?
Additional alloys are available upon request. Contact us today!
Contact a Specialist

Applications

  • Solar
  • Solar Cells

Multi-Tabbing PV Wire

Ulbrich Specialty Wire Products is a world leader in PV Ribbon products. Years ago, we developed Multi-Tabbing PV Wire, a solder coated round wire for high efficiency solar cell modules.

Innovative solar cell concepts require adaptive bus bar technologies that promise efficiency gains, lower series resistance, less shadowing and the reduction of silver consumption.

Two and three bus bar technologies have dominated the solar industry, but advanced and more powerful generations of solar cells require new designs and a higher number of bus bars to carry the extra current. Today’s technology includes up to six or more bus bars.

Multi-Tabbing PV Wire’s small dimension of round wire allows a narrower bus bar width on the solar cell, reducing the shadowing loss with traditional rectangular ribbon, while maintaining optimal power gains for the best output results.

Multi-Tabbing PV Wire offers the same high quality and performance standards you would expect from other Ulbrich products supplied to the PV industry.

Ulbrich Solar Technologies Inc. (UST), is a world leader in PV Ribbon products used to interconnect and transmit current for crystalline silicon and thin film solar cells. For decades, UST has supplied the solar industry with tinned flat copper ribbon while continuously identifying emerging PV Ribbon technologies and engineering innovative solutions to increase the electrical output and performance of solar modules.

Solar Cell Tabbing

Solar Cell Tabbing or Interconnect Wire and Tinned Copper Flat Wire for Solar Cell Modules are primarily produced from a tin or tin alloy coated copper flat wire*. Ulbrich has been producing conductive materials for the photovoltaic industry since 1992, accumulating years of expertise that is applied to each and every order. A critical feature of Tabbing and Interconnect is lower yield strength and higher elongation. Our standard ribbon is engineered softer than the inferior higher yield strength ribbon commonly produced. Our XP Ribbon, capable of larger cross sections, transmits electricity even more efficiently.

Our Solar Cell Tabbing and Interconnect Wire is rolled from round wire in a proprietary process, then solder coated on all four sides. This combination of processes results in superior coatings and a completely burr free product. Our PV Ribbon products are produced from the highest quality material with each order engineered to your dimensional and physical property specifications.

*other base metals and plating alloys are available

Tabbing Ribbon

Data Sheet Tabbing

Standard specification

Tensile strength Rm [N/mm²]

Max. 270

Yield strength Rp0.2 [N/mm²]

Max. 90

Elongation at rupture A100 [%]

Min. 25

Tabbing Ribbon XP

Data Sheet Tabbing XP

Standard specification

Tensile strength Rm [N/mm²]

Max. 270

Yield strength Rp0.2 [N/mm²]

Max. 70

Elongation at rupture A100 [%]

Min. 25

Global:

  • Multi-Lingual Applications Engineers located strategically around the globe to assist you in determining the best PV Ribbon choices to fit your solar module design.
  • Our manufacturing facilities are located in North America, Europe and Asia for short lead times and availability.

Experience:

  • We’ve been producing solar cell tabbing and interconnect wire since the early 90’s, gaining valuable knowledge and expertise that is unrivalled.
  • Our Engineers and Executives are some of the most highly trained PV experts worldwide.


More Options

Don’t see what you’re looking for?
Additional alloys are available upon request. Contact us today!
Contact a Specialist

Capabilities Overview

Multi-Tabbing Wire Benefits
Lead or lead free consistent solders concentric applied for a perfect bond between solar cell and tabbing wire
Low melting temperature solder alloys
Reduced silver consumption for cell production
Lower series resistance
Higher module power output
Lower production cost
Solar Cell Tabbing Ribbon Benefits
PV Ribbon engineered to individual client specifications with dimensional and physical property flexibility to fit your solar module design
Base metal options: CDA 110, Cu-ETP1, CDA 101, CDA 102 and Cu-OF1 copper alloys, aluminum alloys and hybrids
Rolled flat, from round wire for burr free ribbon with in-line gauge measurement for dimensional thickness and width accuracy & consistency
State of the art annealing ensures consistent physical properties with low yield strength, high elongation for low cell breakage
Lead or lead free consistent solders applied on all four sides post production for a perfect bond between solar cell and tabbing ribbon
Precision levelled, wound and packaged for safe transport and problem-free stringing
Minimal camber for optimal bus bar alignment
Flexible cell bond options regardless of heat source including infrared, iron soldering, induction, laser, hot air or conductive films and tapes
ISO Certified and PV Ribbon produced in accordance with SEMI standard PV18-0811 and SEMI standard PV19-0811

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