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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1980
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A Amick, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research & Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136246 ; 136251 ;
Abstract
A solar cell module is provided having a plurality of circular solar cells arrayed on a support structure in which at least the land areas between the cells have facets with light reflecting surfaces. An optical cover medium couples the facets and the cells. Importantly the angular relationship of the facet surfaces is such that light impinging thereon will be reflected upwardly into the optical medium and then internally reflected downwardly toward an active cell area thereby effectively increasing the output of the module.