| 20120012148 | HIGH SURFACE AREA PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS - A high-surface area photovoltaic device is disclosed. A photovoltaic module created in accordance with the disclosed technique can include a three-dimensional multi-cell photovoltaic structure, a multi-three-dimensional cell photovoltaic structure, or a polyhedron formed with photovoltaic cells. Photovoltaic cells can be arranged along a three-dimensional surface cover of the photovoltaic device. The photovoltaic device can include internally-reflective surfaces to at least in part contain light within the photovoltaic device. A monolithic lens can be used to focus light on a photovoltaic cell within the photovoltaic device. | 01-19-2012 |
