Patent ID: 9163857
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: F24S,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A boiler for a solar receiver comprising: a) a plurality of boiler walls arranged end to end surrounding a boiler interior space, each boiler wall including a plurality of side by side solar receiver panels, wherein the panels are fluidly connected to one another by way of a steam circuit, wherein the steam circuit includes four heat transfer passes, wherein each heat transfer pass is on a respective boiler wall, wherein a first pass is on an opposite one of the boiler walls from a fourth pass and a second pass is on an opposite one of the boiler walls from a third pass for substantially uniform heating of the steam circuit regardless of the position of the sun; and b) a cross-over conduit forming a portion of the steam circuit and fluidly connecting panels on a first one of the boiler walls to panels on a second one of the boiler walls opposite to the first one of the walls, wherein the cross-over conduit includes at least one spray station in fluid communication with the cross-over conduit, wherein the at least one spray station is configured and adapted to provide temperature control spray into the steam circuit to control temperature of the panels, wherein the cross-over conduit passes fluid to an opposite side of the boiler.