Patent ID: 8316843

Claim:
A boiler for a solar receiver comprising: a) a first boiler panel having a plurality of tubes fluidly connecting an inlet header of the first boiler panel to an outlet header of the first boiler panel, the tubes of the first boiler panel forming a first solar receiver surface and a first internal surface opposite the first solar receiver surface; and b) a second boiler panel having a plurality of tubes fluidly connecting an inlet header of the second boiler panel to an outlet header of the second boiler panel, the tubes of the second boiler panel forming a second solar receiver surface and a second internal surface opposite the second solar receiver surface, wherein the first and second boiler panels are adjacent one another with a portion of the first boiler panel and an end of the first solar receiver surface overlapping an end of the second boiler panel to reduce solar radiation passing between the first and second solar receiver surfaces, wherein the portion of the first solar receiver panel overlapping the end of the second boiler panel includes a 180° bend in the uppermost end of the plurality of tubes of the first solar receiving panel.