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In dish systems, dish-shaped parabolic mirrors are used as reflectors to concentrate and focus the solar radiation on a receiver [Figure 1.3]. The receiver is generally mounted above the dish. The receiver absorbs the thermal energy and transfers it to the Stirling engine or steam engine. Dish systems are also point focusing concept like solar towers. There were two thermal power plants with dish systems constructed [Figure 1.4]. In addition, very few works on dish systems are available in the literature (Zapata, 2015; Poullikkas et al., 2010; Affandi et al., 2015). Currently, dish systems have not been operational since the 1990s after the deployment of other configurations. The disadvantages of such systems are that they are expensive with a lower collection temperature.