NOVELTY - A solar cell module comprises housing comprising two opposite sides; integral array of Fresnel lenses coupled to the first side of the housing; solar cell receivers (12) disposed on the second side of the housing; diode (14) having body, anode terminal and cathode terminal; two electrical terminals (43, 44); substrate for supporting the solar cell (30) and the diode; coating (305) disposed over the top portion of the diode body and extending to the substrate; and undercoating occupying all spaces between the diode body and the substrate.    USE - A solar cell module for converting solar energy to electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The module includes a diode which becomes forward-biased and a bypass current flow only through the diode, when one solar cell becomes damaged or shadowed, thus the non-damaged or non-shadowed solar cells continue to generate electricity from the solar energy received by those solar cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar cell module comprises housing comprising two opposite sides; integral array of Fresnel lenses coupled to the first side of the housing; solar cell receivers (12) disposed on the second side of the housing; diode (14) having body, anode terminal and cathode terminal; two electrical terminals (43, 44); substrate for supporting the solar cell (30) and the diode; coating (305) disposed over the top portion of the diode body and extending to the substrate; and undercoating occupying all spaces between the diode body and the substrate. Each solar cell receiver comprises solar cell comprising III-V compound semiconductor layers. The solar cell has dimensions of 1 cm by 1 cm. The diode is coupled in parallel with the solar cell. The terminals are coupled in parallel with the solar cell and the diode and adapted to provide electrical connection to spaced apart solar cell receivers. A bottom portion of diode body is disposed closer to the substrate than a top portion of the diode body. The coating encapsulates the diode body, anode terminal and cathode terminal. Secondary optical elements are disposed in the optical path of each respective lens. Each secondary optical element defines a respective tapered optical channel having reflective walls. Each solar cell is disposed in an optical path of a respective lens and a respective optical channel. The lens is operable to concentrate the solar energy onto the respective solar cell by a factor of greater than or equal to 400 and generate in excess of 14 watts of peak power. Each Fresnel lens has a focal length of 15-20 (preferably 17.75) inches. The undercoating is disposed such that there is no air gap between the diode and the substrate. The integral array of Fresnel lenses is an acrylic sheet having alignment element to couple with an alignment element on the housing; and comprises 14 Fresnel lenses. The solar cell is multi junction cell comprising three regions including germanium containing substrate, indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) or gallium arsenide (GaAs) containing layer disposed on the substrate, and a layer of indium gallium phosphide disposed on the InGaAs or GaAs containing layer. The secondary optical element is trapezoidal solid with a highly reflective inner surface. The optical channel is defined by optical inlet and optical outlet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an implementation of a solar cell receiver, which forms a part of the solar cell module.    Solar cell receivers (12)    Diode (14)    Solar cell (30)    Electrical terminals (43, 44)    Coating (305)