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 …

Comprehensive review of line-focus concentrating solar thermal technologies: parabolic trough collector (PTC) vs linear Fresnel reflector (LFR)

J Sun, Z Zhang, L Wang, Z Zhang, J Wei - Journal of Thermal Science, 2020 - Springer
In the present review, parabolic trough collector (PTC) and linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) are
comprehensively and comparatively reviewed in terms of historical background …

History, current state, and future of linear Fresnel concentrating solar collectors

G Zhu, T Wendelin, MJ Wagner, C Kutscher - Solar Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

Direct absorption nanofluid-based solar collectors for low and medium temperatures. A review

M Sainz-Mañas, F Bataille, C Caliot, A Vossier… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar energy is expected to play an important role in the decarbonization of the energy and
industrial sectors. Low and medium temperature (< 400° C) solar thermal collectors have …

[HTML][HTML] Digital twin of a Fresnel solar collector for solar cooling

DO Machado, WD Chicaiza, JM Escaño, AJ Gallego… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This work develops digital entities of a commercial Fresnel Solar Collector (FSC) installed in
an absorption cooling plant. The objective is to create and validate models that describe the …

A review on solar-powered cooling systems coupled with parabolic dish collector and linear Fresnel reflector

P Esfanjani, S Jahangiri, A Heidarian… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Solar energy is the most sustainable and free source to manage the world energy demand.
One aspect of solar-driven energy supply can be observed in cooling systems. Recently …

Comparison of medium-size concentrating solar power plants based on parabolic trough and linear Fresnel collectors

G Cau, D Cocco - Energy procedia, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper compares the performance of medium-size Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
plants based on an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power generation unit integrated with …

Technological assessment of different solar-biomass systems for hybrid power generation in Europe

CMI Hussain, B Norton, A Duffy - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Solar Tower (ST), Parabolic Trough (PT), Linear Fresnel (LF) and Solar
Photovoltaic (PV) are discussed in the context of their suitability for hybridisation with …

High concentration linear Fresnel reflectors

R Abbas, J Muñoz-Antón, M Valdés… - Energy Conversion and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The late exponential development of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology has
driven to a very high power installed worldwide, but with no time for global optimization of …

A secondary reflector geometry optimization of a Fresnel type solar concentrator

H Beltagy - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The present paper aims to develop a new shape of secondary reflector for Fresnel linear
concentrator; it represents the continuation of a series of optimization carried out on a solar …