Title :
Conversion equipment in the United States Aluminum industry
Author_Institution :
Aluminum Company of America, Massena, N. Y.
Abstract :
There are a number of advantages in the operation and maintenance of mercury-arc rectifiers in comparison with rotary converters. Operation of rectifiers has been found to be simple, dependable, and relatively free from trouble by the aluminum industry in the United States. Comments and discussion presented apply only to reduction plants of the Aluminum Company of America.
Keywords :
Anodes; Brushes; Circuit breakers; Interrupters; Maintenance engineering; Rectifiers; Windings;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1947.6443818
