NOVELTY - Solar module (S1) comprises: (a) photovoltaic cell (120) having front side and back side, where the photovoltaic cell is configured for converting light into electricity; (b) back side encapsulant disposed adjacent to back side of cell; (c) thermally conductive particles interspersed in back side encapsulant; (d) front side encapsulant disposed adjacent to front side of cell; and (e) discrete region of thermally conductive particles disposed in front side encapsulant, where discrete region of particle facilitates anisotropic heat transfer from upper surface (102) to backside encapsulant.    USE - The solar module is useful for converting solar energy into electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The solar module: has improved heat transfer properties by increasing the rate and/or amount of heat transferred from the upper surface of the solar module to the lower surface of the module; and does not require the expenditure of any additional energy to cool the photovoltaic cells, thus are cost effective.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Solar module (S1) comprises: (a) a photovoltaic cell (120) having a front side and a back side, where the photovoltaic cell is configured for converting light into electricity; (b) a back side encapsulant disposed adjacent to the back side of the cell; (c) thermally conductive particles interspersed in the back side encapsulant, where the particles have a heat transfer coefficient greater than a heat transfer coefficient of the back side encapsulant; (d) a front side encapsulant disposed adjacent to the front side of the cell; and (e) a discrete region of thermally conductive particles disposed in the front side encapsulant, where the heat transfer coefficient of the particles are greater than a heat transfer coefficient of the front side encapsulant, and the discrete region of particle facilitates anisotropic heat transfer from an upper surface (102) of the module to the backside encapsulant. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a solar module (S2) having an upper surface and a lower surface (104), comprising (a) as above per se, a back side encapsulant disposed adjacent to the back side of the cell and extending adjacent to the lower surface of the module, a front side encapsulant disposed adjacent to the front side of the cell and extending adjacent to the upper surface of the module, and regions of particles disposed in the front side encapsulant, where the particles have a heat transfer coefficient greater than a heat transfer coefficient of the front side encapsulant; and    (2) a solar module (S3) having an upper surface and a lower surface, comprising (a) as above per se, a back side encapsulant disposed adjacent to the back side of the cell, where the back side encapsulant is optically opaque, a front side encapsulant disposed adjacent to the front side of the cell, where the front side encapsulant is optically transparent, and a back sheet (110) defining the lower surface of the solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view of the solar module.    Upper surface (102)    Lower surface (104)    Back sheet (110)    Coating (112)    Photovoltaic cell (120)