Patent ID: 11955575
Assignee: RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC F  G  H

Claim 8:
9. A solar power harvesting apparatus comprising:
a frame including an end wall fabricated substantially from a photovoltaic material, a reflective base, and opposing reflective side walls;
a first film being reflective positioned above said reflective base at an angle to said photovoltaic material end wall, said first reflective film being separate from said reflective base, said first reflective film having a length as measured between a first end and a second end thereof;
a wedge-shaped translucent body layer positioned above said first reflective film, said wedge-shaped translucent body layer having a hollow interior, said wedge-shaped translucent body layer having a length, a first end having a height at said photovoltaic material end wall, and a second end opposing said first end;
a second film comprising luminescent species positioned at a base of said wedge-shaped translucent polymeric body, said second luminescent species film positioned at a height above said reflective base, said first reflective film and said second luminescent species film defining parallel planes;
a first gap between said translucent body layer and said first reflective film, said first gap having a uniform height as measured along the length of said first reflective film; and
a second gap between said photovoltaic material end wall and said first end;
wherein an aspect ratio of said length to said first end height is greater than about 7.