Patent ID: 8669460
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising a light redirector and a light collection array, wherein the light redirector redirects incident light onto the light collection array, the light collection array including: a top surface having multiple photovoltaic cells electrically connected in series, each cell having both photovoltaically active areas and photovoltaically inactive areas; wherein the light redirector is mounted over inactive areas of at least two cells in the light collection array to shade the inactive areas of the at least two cells; wherein the light redirector has an outer reflective surface to redirect incident light onto the active area of at least one cell, wherein the light redirector has a cross-section consisting of a triangle with a base corresponding to a bottom surface of the light redirector, wherein the bottom surface includes a material mounted to the top surface of the light collection array such that the bottom surface covers the inactive areas of the at least two cells and portions of active areas of the at least two cells of the light collection array.