Cement, Minerals & Mining

Aluminium Smelter Project Hillside PL3

Client	Billiton Aluminium SA Ltd., South Africa
Project	Potline Number 3
Capacity	144 pots 330 kA 680 VDC
Technology	Pechiney, France
Consultant	SNC- Lavalin, Murray & Roberts, South Africa
Scope of ABB	- 170 kV GIS with three incomers - Two 60 Mvar 132 kV PFC banks - 132 kV cables - 5 Conversion units 100 kA, 680 VDC - DC measurement 400 kA - DC collector bus design - Level 1 and level 2 controls - Power demand control - Fire detection system - Turn-key
Award of Contract	April 2002
Start of Operation	November 2003

Last edited 2003-11-27

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