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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2011
Andrew Plotkin, Worcester, MA (US);
Craig Gillum, West Boylston, MA (US);
Andrew Plotkin, Worcester, MA (US);
Craig Gillum, West Boylston, MA (US);
Babcock Power Services Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
A boiler for a solar receiver includes a plurality of boiler walls arranged end to end surrounding a boiler interior space. Each wall includes a plurality of side by side solar receiver panels. The panels are fluidly connected to one another by way of a steam circuit. The boiler also includes a plurality of conduits each forming a portion of the steam circuit fluidly connecting the panels. The panels and conduits form a plurality of heat transfer passes in the steam circuit. In certain embodiments, the steam circuit includes between two and ten passes, inclusively.