Patent ID: 7745723

Claim:
A structure, comprising: a glazed building envelope; a plurality of spaced apart solar modules located in a space between two transparent glass layers in the glazed building envelope; and an actuating mechanism operatively connected to the plurality of solar modules and adapted to move the solar modules in two dimensions about two axes track the sun; wherein each module comprises a back support structure, a photovoltaic cell, a heat sink on which the photovoltaic cell is mounted, and a concentrating device which is adapted to concentrate solar radiation onto the photovoltaic cell; the back support structure comprises a translucent material, a Fresnel diverging material or a diffusing material such that diffuse light is admitted into the glazed building envelope through each module; the back support structure connects the concentrating device and the heat sink in a fixed geometry; and wherein the plurality of solar modules are spaced apart from each other such that partially or substantially unobstructed views of objects are available through spaces between the plurality of solar modules and through the two transparent glass layers.