Patent ID: 8242352

Claim:
A solar module with light concentrator structure for photovoltaic strips, the solar module comprising: a front cover member including a webbing with a flat front plane, a back plane, a first thickness provided between the front plane and the back plane, a plurality of concentrating elements integrally formed in a parallel manner extending from a first edge to a second edge, and a peripheral region, each of the plurality of concentrating elements including an aperture region, an exit region, a second thickness provided between the aperture region and the exit region, and two sides connecting the aperture region and the exit region; a plurality of triangular notches separating each of the plurality of concentrating elements from its neighbor one, each of the plurality of triangular notches including an apex region; a first radius of curvature of 0.10 mm to 0.005 mm characterizing the apex region; a first refractive index of about 1.45 or higher characterizing the webbing with the plurality of concentrating elements; an optical coupling material applied overlying all exit regions of the plurality of concentrating elements; a plurality of photovoltaic strips bonded to all exit regions via the optical coupling material; a plurality of triangular shaped regions including the corresponding plurality of triangular notches; and a second refractive index of about 1 characterizing the plurality of triangular regions, wherein the first thickness ranges from 5 to 7 mm.