Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corporation

Leo G Evans

Walter W Ruthel

Michael B Bykowski

A cathode busbar structure is provided for an electrolytic cell which can enable the electrolytic cell to be designed to operate as a chlor-alkali diaphragm cell at high current capacities of about 150,000 amperes and upward to about 200,00 amperes while maintaining high operating efficiencies while in normal or jumpered operation. These high current capacities provide for high production capacities which result in high production rates for given cell room floor areas and reduce capital investment and operating costs.

Cathode busbar structure

In a high amperage switching apparatus comprising multiple, spaced apart, stationary first terminals, each in interruptable circuit communication with corresponding multiple, spaced apart, stationary second terminals, said communication being by movable knife type circuit interrupting means pivotably attached to each second terminal such that it will contact the corresponding first terminal at some point in the pivot arc, the improvement comprising removably and conductively attaching to at least one stationary first terminal, at least one primary sacrificial, bimetallic contact, having highly conductive lower attachment section and highly resistant contact tip and removably and conductively attaching to at least one corresponding movable circuit interrupting means at least one secondary sacrificial bimetallic contact, being comprised of multiple laminate highly conductive metal fingers backed by a spring, compression laminate, having a high resistant metal tip, said primary and secondary sacrificial bimetallic contacts being so attached to said first terminal and interrupting means that under high amperage current, when closing said switch, contact is made between the resistant tips of said primary and secondary sacrificial contacts prior to the initiation of arcing between the first terminal and the movable interrupting means, contact between the sacrificial contacts being maintained throughout the closing of the switch and when opening said switch, contact is maintained between the primary and secondary sacrificial contacts until the interrupting means is so far removed fro the first terminal that arcing therebetween may not occur.

High amperage switching apparatus with bi-metallic arcing contacts

A novel anode base structure is provided for an electrolytic cell which can enable the electrolytic cell to be designed to operate as a chlor-alkali diaphragm cell at high current capacities of about 150,000 amperes and upward to about 200,000 amperes while maintaining high operating efficiencies. These high current capacities provide for high production capacities which result in high production rates for given cell room floor areas and reduce capital investment and operating costs.

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Tonawanda, NY, United States of America

Leo G Evans