Patent ID: 7582826

Claim:
A photovoltaic (PV) generation assembly comprising: at least one photovoltaic element, each said photovoltaic element having a first planar surface, a second planar surface, and an edge surface coextensive with both said first planar surface and said second planar surface; a light-impervious housing for preventing direct exposure of said photovoltaic element to a source of light energy; at least a first light energy collector and a second light energy collector, said first and second light energy collectors being integral with said light-impervious housing; and at least a first fiber optic element and a second fiber optic element, said first fiber optic element being integral with said first light energy collector and said second fiber optic element being integral with said second light energy collector; wherein said first light energy collector is configured to focus light incident thereon onto said first fiber optic element and said second light energy collector is configured to focus light incident thereon onto said second fiber optic element wherein said first fiber optic element is configured to direct cold light energy to only said first planar surface of said photovoltaic element and said second fiber optic element is configured to direct cold light energy to only said second planar surface of said photovoltaic element, whereby contacting said cold light energy with said photovoltaic element generates electrical energy.