Receiver

The component of a central receiver solar thermal system where reflected solar energy is absorbed and converted to thermal energy.

A component of a solar energy facility that receives solar energy and converts it to useful energy forms, typically heat.

The electronic device which detects the backscattered radiation, amplifies it and converts it to a low-frequency signal which is related to the properties of the target.

The sink or terminator of any signal on a transmission medium. [T1.408-1990]