Linear Fresnel collector plants represent a promising line-focusing concentrating solar
thermal technology that has not yet reached commercial maturity. This technology has many …

Abstract Solar Central Receiver power facilities are complex industrial systems which
require a very important initial investment. The heliostat field is a key factor for both the initial …

A solar CPV device using a linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) concentrator is described. The
design principle of the concentrator is provided. The solar concentrating processes are …

Linear Fresnel collectors are a type of concentrating solar power technology. In this paper,
the technology's technical features and aspects are first described via illustrations of various …

Solar linear Fresnel reflectors (LFR) are attractive because of low cost and optimal utilization
of land area. They provide high concentration ratio when used in conjunction with secondary …

Linear Fresnel collector arrays present some relevant advantages in the domain of
concentrating solar power because of their simplicity, robustness and low capital cost …

In a linear Fresnel reflector field, parallel rows of reflectors in a collector direct the incident
sun rays towards a common linear receiver. Some portion of reflector aperture remains …

An analytical optical approach—First-principle OPTical Intercept Calculation (FirstOPTIC)—
is developed for the optical performance evaluation of linear Fresnel collectors. Instead of …

This paper presents a new method for the optimisation of the mirror element spacing
arrangement and operating temperature of linear Fresnel reflectors (LFR). The specific …

The optical analysis of any reflector of sunrays is a major task, because it is never easy to
predict the quantity and the quality of the solar flux radiation falling on a receiver. Two …