Recent advances, challenges, and prospects in solar dish collectors: Designs, applications, and optimization frameworks

H Allouhi, A Allouhi, MS Buker, S Zafar… - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of solar powered dish-Stirling engines to convert thermal energy into electricity is a
promising and renewable alternative in reducing the fossil fuel consumption. However …

A review of linear Fresnel primary optical design methodologies

AE Rungasamy, KJ Craig, JP Meyer - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Linear Fresnel collector plants represent a promising line-focusing concentrating solar
thermal technology that has not yet reached commercial maturity. This technology has many …

Influence of topography on the optical performances of a Fresnel linear asymmetrical concentrator array: The case of the eLLO solar power plant

E Montanet, S Rodat, Q Falcoz, F Roget - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar field orientation and inclination are variables that significantly influence the optical
performance over the year of Linear Fresnel Collector (LFC). The usual field configuration is …

Bionically inspired flattened linear Fresnel concentrator and its photothermal application on building façade

Z Duan, Z Li, W An, L Zhang - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The paper presents a low wind-load linear Fresnel concentrator (LFR) for solar energy
harvesting on high-rise building façades. This concentrator, characterized by a significantly …

Utilizing the wasted heat from the secondary reflector of linear fresnel solar system by installing thermoelectric generator modules and reheating the working fluid

KS Qananba, MA Al-Nimr - Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2023 - Springer
This study aims to utilize the reflector-sheet temperature of the secondary reflector for the
Linear Fresnel Solar system, which reaches high temperatures due to the reflection and …

Performance of polymer composite constituted cabinet dryer integrated within a solar flat plate collector

SR Sachin, AM Kuzmin, S Krishnakumar… - … in Materials Science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Generally, solar dryer cabinets are made up of sheet metals that are heavy, costly, tend to
rust over time, and possess the high heat rate to the outer atmosphere. In order to overcome …

Geometrical Aspects of the Optics of Linear Fresnel Concentrators: A Review.

R Grena - Energies (19961073), 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Linear Fresnel concentrators (LFR) are widely seen by the scientific community as one of the
most promising systems for the production of solar energy via thermal plants or concentrated …

Design and optimization of linear Fresnel reflector concentrating solar system using particle swarm optimization algorithms

M Babu, N Bhuvanesh, SS Raj, E Elavarasan - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
A linear Fresnel reflector concentrating solar system (LFRCS) is modeled and optimized to
obtain the maximum solar energy conversion. The concentration ratio is based on the …

Promote optical performance of linear Fresnel micro-concentrator by an offset-axis mirror layout in building-integrated PV/T application

Z Duan, W An - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In building integrated PV/T applications, the utilization of linear Fresnel micro-concentrators
could promote solar energy harvesting efficiency. For the consideration of low wind load and …

Explicit Dynamic Analysis of Multilayer Sheet Metal Forming–A Simulatory Analysis

P Mohan Babu, M Saravanan, S Krishnakumar… - Strength of …, 2024 - Springer
The formation of sheet metal products is now widely utilized for multi-purposes in the
automotive, aerospace and in industrial sectors. In this study, the phenomenon of plastic …