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

Claim 0:
1. A solar power generation system including a modular construction building envelope on an exterior of a structure comprising:
a plurality of modular construction materials wired together and positioned on said building envelope, said modular construction materials comprising:
a frame including an end wall fabricated substantially from a photovoltaic material, a reflective base, and opposing reflective side walls;
a wedge-shaped translucent body layer on said frame, said wedge-shaped translucent body layer having a hollow interior;
a first film comprising luminescent species embedded at a base of said wedge-shaped translucent body layer, said first film positioned at a height above said reflective base;
a second film being reflective positioned between said wedge-shaped translucent body layer and said reflective base, said second reflective film being separate from said reflective base, said second reflective film having a length as measured between a first end and a second end thereof; and
a gap between said translucent body layer and said second reflective film, said gap having a uniform height as measured along the length of said second reflective film;
wherein said wedge-shaped translucent body layer has a length, a first end having a height at said photovoltaic material, a second end opposing said first end, and an aspect ratio of said length to said first end height is greater than about 1.