BUSBAR ARRANGEMENT FOR ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYTIC CELLS

An aluminium potline comprises rows of reduction cells with the cells arranged transversely in each row. The invention provides an asymmetric arrangement of busbars (1, 1', 2, 2') for conducting current from the upstream collector bars 16 of an aluminium electrolytic reduction cell 10 unde...

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Main Authors BOIVIN, RICHARD FRANCOIS, POTOCNIK, VINKO, HUNI, JEAN-PAUL ROBERT
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.05.1990
Subjects
APPARATUS THEREFOR
CHEMISTRY
ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES
METALLURGY
PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY ORREFINING OF METALS
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Summary:An aluminium potline comprises rows of reduction cells with the cells arranged transversely in each row. The invention provides an asymmetric arrangement of busbars (1, 1', 2, 2') for conducting current from the upstream collector bars 16 of an aluminium electrolytic reduction cell 10 underneath the cell to the next downstream cell 12 in the row. One or more of the busbars is displaced longitudinally of the cell towards the end facing a magnetically dominating neighboring row of cells. The extent of the displacement is such as to counteract the magnetic field induced by the neighboring row.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19840309126