Developments and Designs of Solar Engineering Fresnel Lenses

This paper deals with the suitability of Fresnel lenses of imaging and nonimaging designs for solar energy concentration. The paper's scope is the review of long known, and recently developed Fresnel lenses, and the analyes of their characteristics for utilization as solar concentrators, putting an emphasis on a lens designed by the authors. Nonimaging optics are presented as o ering the possibilities needed for a breakthrough of Fresnel lenses in commercial solar energy concentration, both in photovoltaic and thermal power conversion. NOTE. Rather than delivering an exhaustive list of papers whose authors have contributed to the advances in the eld, we have decided to focus on dominant designs, space permitting. A comprehensive reference list will be sent upon request.