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The Review of Studies on Scheffler Solar Reflectors

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Intelligent Techniques and Applications in Science and Technology (ICIMSAT 2019)

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Scheffler solar reflector has been used internationally more than two decades. invented by Wolfgang Scheffler. This collector harvests the solar energy and has a fixed focal point and sun tracking system. the current study aims to conduct a exhaustive review on Scheffler solar collectors and its implications. Scheffler fixed focus concentrators, Parabolic Scheffler reflectors, Techniques used in Scheffler, Applications, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), Concentrated Solar Technologies (CST), and Design Factors of Scheffler are areas this study focus.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, J&K, India

    Qamar Ul Islam

  2. Department of Architecture, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

    Fatemeh Khozaei

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Siliguri Institute of Technology, Sukna, West Bengal, India

    Subhojit Dawn

  2. Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Arad, Arad, Romania

    Valentina Emilia Balas

  3. Department of Psychology and IIASS, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Caserta, Italy

    Anna Esposito

  4. Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India

    Sadhan Gope

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Islam, Q.U., Khozaei, F. (2020). The Review of Studies on Scheffler Solar Reflectors. In: Dawn, S., Balas, V., Esposito, A., Gope, S. (eds) Intelligent Techniques and Applications in Science and Technology. ICIMSAT 2019. Learning and Analytics in Intelligent Systems, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42363-6_69

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