Patent ID: 9654053
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H02S,Y02E

Claim:
1. A solar energy collection system comprising: a bifacial photovoltaic module having a first photovoltaic surface and a second photovoltaic surface; a first reflector having a first reflective surface; a second reflector having a second reflective surface; and a support structure comprising a rod having a longitudinal axis about which the support structure rotates, the support structure further comprising a first arm and a second arm; wherein the support structure couples to the bifacial photovoltaic module, the first reflector, and the second reflector; wherein the bifacial photovoltaic module couples to the rod of the support structure and is positioned essentially horizontally relative to an outer surface of the rod so that the first photovoltaic surface faces away from the outer surface of the rod and the second photovoltaic surface faces towards the outer surface of the rod; wherein the first reflector and the second reflector respectively couple to the first and the second arm of the support structure and are positioned so that they each face both a solar energy source and the second photovoltaic surface of the bifacial photovoltaic module thus reflecting solar energy from a solar energy source to the second photovoltaic surface.