Patent ID: 7394016

Claim:
A solar cell assembly comprising: (A) a plurality of elongated solar cells, wherein elongated solar cells in said plurality of elongated solar cells are arranged in a parallel or a near parallel manner thereby forming a planar array having a first face and a second face; and (B) a plurality of internal reflectors, wherein each respective internal reflector in the plurality of internal reflectors is configured between an adjacent first and second elongated solar cell in said plurality of elongated solar cells such that a portion of the solar light reflected from the respective internal reflector is reflected onto the adjacent first and second elongated solar cell, wherein a portion of the solar light reflected from the respective internal reflector onto the first elongated solar cell is received from both a side of said solar cell assembly that includes said first face of said planar array and a side of said solar cell assembly that includes said second face of said planar array.