Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aluminum smelter comprising electrical conductors made from a superconducting material
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Application No.: US14232168Application Date: 2012-07-10
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Publication No.: US09598783B2Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Christian Duval , Steeve Renaudier , Benoit Bardet , Olivier Martin , Stéphane Wan Tang Kuan
- Applicant: Christian Duval , Steeve Renaudier , Benoit Bardet , Olivier Martin , Stéphane Wan Tang Kuan
- Applicant Address: CA Montreal
- Assignee: Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
- Current Assignee: Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
- Current Assignee Address: CA Montreal
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: FR1102198 20110712; FR1102199 20110712
- International Application: PCT/FR2012/000282 WO 20120710
- International Announcement: WO2013/007893 WO 20130117
- Main IPC: C25B9/00
- IPC: C25B9/00 ; C25B9/06 ; C25B9/18 ; C25C7/02 ; C25C1/02 ; C25C1/00 ; C25C3/08 ; C25C3/20 ; C25C3/16

Abstract:
An aluminum smelter comprising: (i) a series of electrolytic cells, designed for the production of aluminum, forming one or more rows, (ii) a supply station designed to supply the series of electrolytic cells with an electrolysis current, the said electricity supply station comprising two poles, (iii) a main electrical circuit through which the electrolysis current flows, having two extremities each connected to one of the poles of the supply station, (iv) at least one secondary electrical circuit comprising an electrical conductor made of superconducting material through which a current flows, running along the row or rows of electrolytic cells, characterized in that the electrical conductor made of superconducting material in the secondary electrical circuit runs along the row or rows of electrolytic cells at least twice in such a way as to make several turns in series.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140138241A1 ALUMINUM SMELTER COMPRISING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS MADE FROM A SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIAL Public/Granted day:2014-05-22
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