Patent ID: 8517008

Claim:
A solar boiler comprising: a) a steam generator including a plurality of steam generator panels in fluid communication with a boiler fluid circuit; and b) a superheater including a plurality of superheater panels in fluid communication with the fluid circuit; and c) a reheater including a plurality of reheater panels in fluid communication with the fluid circuit, wherein each of the steam generator, reheater, and superheater panels is a separate modular panel including: i) an inlet header; ii) an outlet header; and iii) a plurality of tubes fluidly connecting the inlet header to the outlet header, wherein the tubes are substantially coplanar with one another forming a solar receiver surface and an opposed internal surface, and wherein the tubes of the superheater panels have a smaller diameter than the tubes of the steam generator panels, and wherein the tubes of the reheater panels have a larger diameter than the tubes of the steam generator panels.