User-Preference Driven Control of Electrical and Thermal Output from a Photonic Energy Device

A system comprising:

• a solar photovoltaic module;
• at least one glass surface positioned over the solar photovoltaic module;
• a fluid positioned between (i) the glass surface and (ii) the solar photovoltaic module, wherein at least one variable pertaining to the fluid is configurable based on one or more user preferences;
• a plurality of configurable reflective surfaces that (i) collect direct solar radiation and diffuse solar radiation and (ii) distribute the collected direct solar radiation and the collected diffuse solar radiation across (a) multiple portions of the fluid and/or (b) one or more portions of the solar photovoltaic module, wherein:
• each one of the plurality of configurable reflective surfaces is physically connected to the solar photovoltaic module at an angle that is variable in relation to the surface of the solar photovoltaic module;
• and
• at least one variable pertaining to each one of the plurality of configurable reflective surfaces is configurable based on the one or more user preferences;
• and
• a controller, wherein said controller comprises at least a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, and wherein the controller modulates an amount of thermal output and/or electrical power output generated by the solar photovoltaic module in response to an input of the one or more user preferences by:
• transmitting a signal to adjust the at least one variable pertaining to a fluid in response to the one or more user preferences;
• and
• transmitting a signal to adjust the at least one variable pertaining to one or more of the plurality of reflective surfaces in response to the one or more user preferences.