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Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2012
Applicant:

Alstom Technology Ltd., Baden, CH;

Inventor:

Ronald G. Payne, West Simsbury, CT (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/42 (2006.01); F24J 2/46 (2006.01); F24J 2/07 (2006.01); F24J 2/24 (2006.01); B21D 53/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/4647 (2013.01); B21D 53/02 (2013.01); F24J 2/07 (2013.01); F24J 2/245 (2013.01); Y02E 10/41 (2013.01); Y02E 10/44 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49355 (2015.01);
Abstract

In a solar receiver arrangementwith a support structure, the support structureincludes a plurality of tie membersfor tangentially coupling a plurality of tubes, for forming at least one receiver panel, in such a manner that the at least one tie memberis coupled in at least one crotch portionbetween a pair of tubes. The support structurefurther includes a plurality of panel support memberscoupled to the receiver panelselectively in at least one crotch portionbetween a pair of tubes. Furthermore, at least one latching memberis configured to detachably attach the plurality of panel support membersfor engaging the plurality of receiver panels


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