Direct current arc furnace
US4018974A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1975 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/20
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A DC arc furnace having a hearth through which electric power can be transmitted to a melt formed on the hearth to form a positive connection permitting the arcing electrode or electrodes to be negatively connected to a DC power source, to operate as a cathode with improved operational characteristics, is made with its hearth enclosure having one or more permanent openings required for the normal operation of any arc furnace, this opening being exemplified by a deslagging port through which slag is removed by tilting the furnace in the direction of the port. The hearth connection is unsuitable for use when the furnace is charged initially with solid metal, so at that time a starting electrode positively connected to the power source, must be inserted through the hearth enclosure and into contact with the charge, the arcing electrode or electrodes then melting down the charge and forming a melt on the hearth permitting the hearth connection to become effective, after which the starting electrode is removed from the furnace. This starting electrode is mounted outside of the furnace by a permanent mounting supporting the starting electrode movably so that it can be inserted through th…
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