Linearly corrugated panel system for solar panels and other radiation-based applications

A panel structure for increasing efficiency in a panel system, the panel structure comprising:

• a panel substrate with a plurality of conductive bridges positioned therein and extending between a top surface of the panel substrate and a bottom surface of the panel substrate, the panel substrate having a corrugated top surface with a corrugation pattern and a planar bottom surface;
• a linearly corrugated layer attached to the top surface of the panel substrate, wherein the linearly corrugated layer includes a pair of top wire channels extending entirely therethrough, the top wire channels being aligned with the conductive bridges, such that the top wire channels are parallel with an elongate length of the corrugation pattern;
• a pair of top wires positioned within the top wire channels and operatively engaged with the conductive bridges;
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• a pair of bottom wires positioned on the bottom surface of the panel substrate, the bottom wires being operatively engaged with the conductive bridges.