Patent ID: 8609978

Claim:
A mounting assembly for a photovoltaic device comprising: a. a metal substrate having a front surface and a back surface; b. a current bus positioned lateral to the metal substrate; c. a first mold compound encapsulating at least a portion of the metal substrate, wherein the first mold compound and the metal substrate form a substantially planar surface and the first mold compound electrically isolates the metal substrate and the current bus such that the metal substrate forms a first electrode and the current bus forms a second electrode; d. at least one photovoltaic device mounted to the front surface of the metal substrate to effectuate transfer of current and heat therethrough, wherein the at least one photovoltaic device comprises an anode side on a first surface and a cathode side on a second surface opposite the first surface, and the cathode side is coupled to the first electrode and the anode side is electrically coupled to the second electrode, further wherein the second surface is entirely coupled to the metal substrate; e. a second mold compound encapsulating at least a portion of the first mold compound, the second mold compound having an opening sized to receive a solar concentrator; and f. a solar concentrator positioned within the opening of the second mold compound configured to concentrate light onto the anode side of the at least one photovoltaic cell.