APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A CONDUCTIVE TAB ELEMENT AND A PLURALITY OF OVERLAPPING SOLAR CELL PIECES, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME

An apparatus (100) for manufacturing a photovoltaic arrangement is provided. The photovoltaic arrangement includes a conductive tab element (30) and a plurality of overlapping solar cell pieces. The apparatus includes an assembling module (300). The assembling module is configured for assembling a partial photovoltaic arrangement including a first solar cell piece (10a) and the conductive tab element. The assembling of the partial photovoltaic arrangement includes providing the first solar cell piece and the conductive tab element in an overlapping configuration. The assembling module is configured for providing a second solar cell piece (10b) and a solar cell piece of the partial photovoltaic arrangement in an overlapping configuration. The solar cell piece of the partial photovoltaic arrangement may be the first solar cell piece or a third solar cell piece (10c). Providing the second solar cell piece and the solar cell piece of the partial photovoltaic arrangement in an overlapping configuration is performed after providing the first solar cell piece and the conductive tab element in an overlapping configuration.