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Construction and Application of Digital Twin in Aluminum Electrolysis

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Light Metals 2024 (TMS 2024)

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The fourth industrial revolution, commonly referred to as Industry 4.0, with smart manufacturing at its forefront has arrived. This work focuses on the deep integration of advanced digital twin technology and traditional aluminium electrolysis technology, involving the overall architecture design, core technological development, and demonstrative application study. A five-dimensional modeling method and a standard application framework for aluminum electrolysis are proposed for the first time. The constructed digital twin of aluminium electrolysis comprises three levels: electrolysis plant, workshop, and equipment, and is equipped with advanced functions such as real-time monitoring, data management, virtual-real mapping, and intelligent decision-making. The engineering applications of digital twin technology in aluminium electrolysis have demonstrated its efficacy, producing favourable results in terms of labour downsizing, energy conservation, and pollution reduction. This research is expected to establish a solid groundwork for the digitalization and intelligent advancement of aluminium electrolysis.

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFB3304902), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U2202253, 62133016, 51974373), the Yunnan Province Science and Technology Planning Project (202202AB080017), the Frontier Cross-disciplines Project of CSU (2023QYJC007).

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  1. School of Automation, Central South University, No. 932, South Road Lushan, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China

    Jiaqi Li, Chunhua Yang & Xiaofang Chen

  2. School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, No. 932, South Road Lushan, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China

    Jiaqi Li, Kejia Qiang, Jie Li & Hongliang Zhang

  3. National Engineering Research Center of Low-Carbon Nonferrous Metallurgy, Central South University, No. 932, South Road Lushan, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China

    Jiaqi Li, Kejia Qiang, Jie Li & Hongliang Zhang

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Li, J., Qiang, K., Yang, C., Chen, X., Li, J., Zhang, H. (2024). Construction and Application of Digital Twin in Aluminum Electrolysis. In: Wagstaff, S. (eds) Light Metals 2024. TMS 2024. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50308-5_58

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