Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector

A compact linear Fresnel reflector, or CLFR, also called a concentrating linear Fresnel reflector, is a specific type of linear Fresnel reflector technology, named for its similarity to a Fresnel lens, in which many small, thin lens fragments are combined to simulate the effect of a much thicker simple lens; its mirrors are capable of concentrating the sun energy to approximately 30 times its normal intensity. Linear Fresnel reflectors use long, thin segments of mirror to focus sunlight onto a fixed absorber at a common focal point of the reflectors, transferring the concentrated energy through the absorber into a thermal fluid, typically an oil capable of remaining liquid at very high temperatures, which then passes through a heat exchanger to power a steam generator. Unlike a traditional linear Fresnel reflector, a compact linear Fresnel reflector uses multiple absorbers within the vicinity of its mirrors.