EP 2890833 A1 20150708 - IMPROVED ELECTRIC CURRENT SENSING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTROLYTIC PLANTS
Title (en)
IMPROVED ELECTRIC CURRENT SENSING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTROLYTIC PLANTS
Title (de)
VERBESSERTES STROMMESSUNG UND -VERWALTUNGSSYSTEM FÜR ELEKTROLYTISCHE ANLAGEN
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME DE GESTION ET DE DÉTECTION DE COURANT ÉLECTRIQUE AMÉLIORÉ POUR INSTALLATIONS ÉLECTROLYTIQUES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201261694208 P 20120828
- US 201361765142 P 20130215
- AU 2013000948 W 20130826
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2014032085A1] The present invention relates to an electric current management (ECM) system andmethod comprising at least one electrolytic cell having at least two electrodes in contact with electrolyte media; a plurality of sensor means for measuring the current passing through one or more electrodes, said sensor means being located inside at least one ECM bar installed in one or more operating electrolytic cells; a support means for supporting at least one ECM bar in each cell; wherein the support means is adapted to avoid disruption to normal electrode movements and damage to the ECM bar. The present invention introduces improvements for minimizing the effects that several types of variables have on current measurement, such as magnetic field interference, cell geometry and contact configuration, in order to provide a reliable approximation of the current passing through each electrode. The present invention can be applied to real time monitoring of each cathode, or anode, constituting a metal electrowinning or electrorefining cell or other electrolytic cell.
IPC 8 full level
C25B 15/02 (2006.01); C25C 7/06 (2006.01); C25D 17/02 (2006.01); C25D 21/12 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
C23F 13/04 (2013.01 - EP US); C23F 13/22 (2013.01 - EP US); C25B 15/02 (2013.01 - EP US); C25C 1/00 (2013.01 - US); C25C 7/06 (2013.01 - EP US); C25D 17/004 (2013.01 - EP US); C25D 21/12 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2014032085 A1 20140306; AP 2015008290 A0 20150228; AU 2013308380 A1 20150319; AU 2013308380 B2 20171005; CL 2015000493 A1 20150710; CN 104769164 A 20150708; CN 104769164 B 20170613; EP 2890833 A1 20150708; EP 2890833 A4 20160615; IN 426MUN2015 A 20150904; RU 2015110618 A 20161020; RU 2641289 C2 20180117; US 2015211136 A1 20150730
DOCDB simple family (application)
AU 2013000948 W 20130826; AP 2015008290 A 20130826; AU 2013308380 A 20130826; CL 2015000493 A 20150227; CN 201380056525 A 20130826; EP 13832519 A 20130826; IN 426MUN2015 A 20150227; RU 2015110618 A 20130826; US 201314424825 A 20130826