EP0342033B1 - Arrangement for the compensation of damaging magnetic fields on transverely disposed electrolysis cells - Google Patents

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EP0342033B1
EP0342033B1 EP89304777A EP89304777A EP0342033B1 EP 0342033 B1 EP0342033 B1 EP 0342033B1 EP 89304777 A EP89304777 A EP 89304777A EP 89304777 A EP89304777 A EP 89304777A EP 0342033 B1 EP0342033 B1 EP 0342033B1
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  • This invention relates to a potline for the electrolytic production of aluminium which provides compensation for the unwanted electromagnetic influence from the rectifier and the end cells of the potline.
  • a typical arrangement of the aluminium electrolytic cells is to position the cells transversely in rows with the electric current being conducted from one cell to the next and from one row to the next. The direction of the current in one row will be opposite to the current direction in the neighbouring row.
  • the present electrolytic process utilizes a current of 200 to 300 kA. This current induces large magnetic fields affecting the neighbouring rows and cells causing great problems because the magnetic fields influence the molten metal forming the cathode in the bottom of each cell.
  • the first and last cell (end cells) of every row are the cells which are most exposed to the electromagnetic field, because they are influenced by the magnetic field both from the neighbouring row and from the busbars conducting the current from one end of the potline area back to the rectifier and, at the other end, conducting the current from one row to the next (between the end cells).
  • US 3756938 discloses a potline for the electrolytic production of aluminium, comprising two rows of reduction cells with the cells arranged tranversely in each row, the electric current being conducted to and from the end cells by three asymmetrically arranged supply bars.
  • the influence of the magnetic field may be reduced by increasing the distance between the rectifier and the potline, and by increasing the distance from the last cell in a row to the transverse busbar, leading the current to the neighbouring row. This is however an expensive method, giving unnecessary long busbars and requiring a large area.
  • a potline for the electrolytic production of aluminium comprises at least two rows of reduction cells with the cells arranged transversely in each row, the electric current being conducted to and from the end cells by three or more asymmetrically arranged supply bars, characterised in that a distribution bar is provided on each end cell and connected to the supply bars so that a net current is formed in the distribution bar, providing compensation for the magnetic influence from the rectifier field and end cell field.
  • This arrangement reduces the installation costs by reducing the busbar length and saves space by reducing the distance between the rectifier and the potline at one end and between the transverse busbar and the potline at the other end of the potline.
  • the Figure illustrates the end cells of the row of cells and not the whole row of cells. It is also understood that by using well-known technology the rows per se are stabilized with respect to influence from the neighbouring row.
  • Electric current from the rectifier L is carried in three or more supply bars T to the first end cells in row 1, and is connected asymmetrically to a distribution bar A comprising four or more risers S being symetrically positioned with respect to the cell.
  • This arrangement will give a net electric current in the distribution bar A conducted from right to left and provides compensation for the first end cell in row 1.
  • the electric current is thereafter conducted from the cathode of an upstream cell to the anode of the next downstream cell, as normal, and to the other end cell in row 1.
  • the electric current is conducted from this second end cell to a distribution bar B.
  • the current is then conducted from the distribution bar to the first cell in the neighbouring row 2 seen in the current direction via three or more supply bars T asymmetrically positioned with respect to the midpoint of the distribution bar B.
  • This arrangement gives a net current in the distribution bar B from left to right and provides the necessary extra compensation for this other end cell in row 1.
  • the electric current is further conducted to a distribution bar C on the first cell in the row 2 by means of asymmetrically arranged supply bars T. Thereafter the current is conducted from the cathode of an upstream cell to the anode of the next downstream cell, as normal, to the other end cell in the row 2. From this other end cell in row 2 the current is conducted to a distribution bar D. The current is then conducted via three or more supply bars T, being asymmetrically arranged with respect to the midpoint of the distribution bar D, back to the rectifier L, as illustrated in the drawing.

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  • This invention relates to a potline for the electrolytic production of aluminium which provides compensation for the unwanted electromagnetic influence from the rectifier and the end cells of the potline.
  • It is of great importance for the economical production of aluminium by electrolysis that the electrical energy is used in the most efficient way. It is also very important that the various parts of the busbar arrangement, which conducts the current from the rectifier to the first electrolytic cell in the row, from the last cell in said row to the first cell in the neighbouring row and then from the last cell to the rectifier, are positioned so as to minimize the magnetic field induced in the cells.
  • A typical arrangement of the aluminium electrolytic cells is to position the cells transversely in rows with the electric current being conducted from one cell to the next and from one row to the next. The direction of the current in one row will be opposite to the current direction in the neighbouring row.
  • The present electrolytic process utilizes a current of 200 to 300 kA. This current induces large magnetic fields affecting the neighbouring rows and cells causing great problems because the magnetic fields influence the molten metal forming the cathode in the bottom of each cell.
  • The distance between two rows of cells in a potline is normally such that the only effect on the neighbouring row will be the vertical component of the magnetic field. To compensate for the unwanted or bias field component caused by the neighbouring row, a higher current is normally passed around or under the short end facing the neighbouring row rather than to other parts of the transversely arranged electrolysis cells.
  • The first and last cell (end cells) of every row are the cells which are most exposed to the electromagnetic field, because they are influenced by the magnetic field both from the neighbouring row and from the busbars conducting the current from one end of the potline area back to the rectifier and, at the other end, conducting the current from one row to the next (between the end cells). US 3756938, for example, discloses a potline for the electrolytic production of aluminium, comprising two rows of reduction cells with the cells arranged tranversely in each row, the electric current being conducted to and from the end cells by three asymmetrically arranged supply bars. The influence of the magnetic field may be reduced by increasing the distance between the rectifier and the potline, and by increasing the distance from the last cell in a row to the transverse busbar, leading the current to the neighbouring row. This is however an expensive method, giving unnecessary long busbars and requiring a large area.
  • A potline for the electrolytic production of aluminium, in accordance with the invention, comprises at least two rows of reduction cells with the cells arranged transversely in each row, the electric current being conducted to and from the end cells by three or more asymmetrically arranged supply bars, characterised in that a distribution bar is provided on each end cell and connected to the supply bars so that a net current is formed in the distribution bar, providing compensation for the magnetic influence from the rectifier field and end cell field.
  • This arrangement reduces the installation costs by reducing the busbar length and saves space by reducing the distance between the rectifier and the potline at one end and between the transverse busbar and the potline at the other end of the potline.
  • The invention will now be explained in detail by way of example, with reference to the accompanying Figure illustrating a potline according to the invention.
  • The Figure illustrates the end cells of the row of cells and not the whole row of cells. It is also understood that by using well-known technology the rows per se are stabilized with respect to influence from the neighbouring row.
  • Electric current from the rectifier L is carried in three or more supply bars T to the first end cells in row 1, and is connected asymmetrically to a distribution bar A comprising four or more risers S being symetrically positioned with respect to the cell. This arrangement will give a net electric current in the distribution bar A conducted from right to left and provides compensation for the first end cell in row 1. The electric current is thereafter conducted from the cathode of an upstream cell to the anode of the next downstream cell, as normal, and to the other end cell in row 1.
  • The electric current is conducted from this second end cell to a distribution bar B. The current is then conducted from the distribution bar to the first cell in the neighbouring row 2 seen in the current direction via three or more supply bars T asymmetrically positioned with respect to the midpoint of the distribution bar B. This arrangement gives a net current in the distribution bar B from left to right and provides the necessary extra compensation for this other end cell in row 1.
  • The electric current is further conducted to a distribution bar C on the first cell in the row 2 by means of asymmetrically arranged supply bars T. Thereafter the current is conducted from the cathode of an upstream cell to the anode of the next downstream cell, as normal, to the other end cell in the row 2. From this other end cell in row 2 the current is conducted to a distribution bar D. The current is then conducted via three or more supply bars T, being asymmetrically arranged with respect to the midpoint of the distribution bar D, back to the rectifier L, as illustrated in the drawing.
  • It is obvious that the dimensioning and positioning of the distribution bars, the risers and the supply bars in the rectifier field and end field will determine the current intensity in the distribution bar, and the level of compensation for the end cells.
  • The practical arrangment of the invention will be solved by normal construction procedures, with respect to the numerous factors and conditions which are considered when building and planning an aluminium potline with a high current intensity and reduced magnetic field. Normally, only the end cells in a potline with a current above 200 kA need extra compensation.

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  1. A potline for the electrolytic production of aluminium comprising at least two rows of reduction cells with the cells arranged transversely in each row, the electric current being conducted to and from the end cells by three or more asymmetrically arranged supply bars (T), characterised in that a distribution bar (A,B,C,D) is provided on each end cell and connected to the supply bars (T), so that a net current is formed in the distribution bar, providing compensation for the magnetic influence from the rectifier field and end cell field.
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NO882083A NO164787C (en) 1988-05-11 1988-05-11 DEVICE FOR COMPENSATION OF DAMAGING MAGNETIC EFFECT FROM LIKE RIGHT FIELD AND ENDFIELD ON TRANSFERRED ELECTROLYE OVEN IN MOLDING ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTS OF ALUMINUM.
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