Process for regulating the temperature of the bath of an electrolytic pot for the production of aluminium
US5882499A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25C3/20
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The process according to the invention solves the problem of the individual thermal regulation of electrolytic pots. It involves acting on the temperature of the pot by means of the setpoint resistance Ro which is modulated so as to correct the temperature both by anticipation and by reversed feedback. On the one hand, correction by anticipation, known as "a priori" correction allows for known, quantified disturbances and allows their effect on the temperature of the pot to be compensated in advance. On the other hand, reversed feedback correction, known as "a posteriori" correction, involves determining, from direct measurement at regular time intervals of the temperature of the electrolytic bath, a mean temperature corrected as a function of periodic operating procedures and allows the variations and deviations from the setpoint temperature to be compensated. The corrections are made by regular adjustment of a positive or negative so-called additional resistance value which is added to the setpoint resistance Ro of the pot. Correction reversed feedback preferably acts in such a way that, if the corrected mean temperature of the bath is lower than the setpoint temperature, this ad…
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