Patent ID: 8586858

Claim:
A solar cell modular unit comprising: a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface; an electrical printed circuit formed on said top surface; a solar cell mounted on the top surface of the substrate, the solar cell having a top surface and a bottom surface; means for connecting said bottom surface of said solar cell to said electrical printed circuit on said top surface of said substrate; a base assembly mounted to the top surface of the substrate comprising: a base plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface mounted to the top surface of the substrate; a tower member having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end of the tower member connected to said top surface of said base plate, and a tunnel extending downwardly from said top end of said tower member to said bottom surface of said base plate, said tower member having a top opening having a predetermined configuration and a bottom opening having a predetermined configuration, said top opening being larger than said bottom opening; and a secondary optical element (SOE) having a top end, a bottom end, surrounding side walls extending from said top end to said bottom end, said side walls having an inner surface defining a top opening and a bottom opening and said top opening being larger than said bottom opening, said SOE telescopically received in said tunnel of said tower member such that said SOE is suspended above said solar cell.