Patent ID: 8428417

Claim:
A Modular Solar Collector System (MSCS) comprising a solar/optical waveguide (SOW) having a waveguide body comprising: (a) front top radiation injection port; (b) front face radiation input port; and (c) rear face radiation output port; wherein said front top radiation injection port collects incident radiant solar energy from a solar radiation source at a variety of incident angles on the top surface of said waveguide body; said incident radiant solar energy is summed within said waveguide body with that of a pass-thru radiation source input into said front face radiation input port to produce a summed radiation result; said summed radiation result is emitted at the rear face radiation output port to a solar radiation sink; said waveguide body further comprises optically reflective surfaces exclusive of said front top radiation injection port, said front face radiation input port, and said rear face radiation output port; and said optically reflective surfaces direct solar energy from said front top radiation injection port and said front face radiation input port to said rear face radiation output port.