Patent ID: 9692352
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: F24S,H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Claim:
1. A method of converting solar energy to electricity comprising: providing a plurality of solar cells and a plurality of solar collectors, each solar collector having a front side with a reflective surface, a lower edge, an upper edge, a left lateral edge, and a right lateral edge; arranging the collectors into rows; orienting the collectors so that the reflective surfaces of the collectors in each row face in the same direction; organizing the rows so the lateral edges of adjacent rows extend along a plane that is substantially parallel to the rows, so that substantially all of the solar energy directed along the plane contacts the collectors; orienting the collectors in the rows and the solar cells, so that solar energy that contacts one of the reflective surfaces is directed to one of the solar cells and converted to electricity by the solar cell; and directing the electricity converted by the solar cell to a load.