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Alstoms wide range
of Electrostatic
Precipitators (ESP)
designs offer the best
t for all applications,
optimising emission
compliance and
saving power.
Meeting the most stringent regulation
with the lowest cost
Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP) are widely accepted across the world as an
effective system for particulate emissions control. Alstom Electrostatic
Precipitators, offer a reliable solution to the demands of increasingly strict
regulations for particulate matter emissions worldwide, at the lowest
lifecycle cost.
ESPs work by creating a high voltage electrical eld (corona) around the discharge
electrodes, which causes the gases and the dust particles being carried by the gases,
to get ionised. The dust particles, once charged, migrate to and deposit themselves
on the neutral collecting plates, from which they are dislodged by periodic rapping and
guided to dust hoppers for removal.
Alstom offers a wide range of ESP designs, with a choice of discharge electrodes and
rapping systems, to provide the most cost effective, technically reliable solution for
every application.
APPLICATIONS

Power and industrial boilers ring coal, lignite, oil, orimulsion, biomass and
other fuels

Various processes in iron and steel and non-ferrous metallurgical industries,
cement industry, incineration plants, glass smelting and pulp & paper plants, etc.
AIR QUALITY CONTROL SOLUTIONS
Electrostatic Precipitators
Effectively improving the environment
Customer benets
HIGH PARTICULATE REMOVAL
EFFICIENCY
Emission levels less than 10 mg/Nm
3
.
CUSTOMISATION
Choice of discharge electrodes
customised to specic demands of
various applications.
INCREASED AVAILABILITY
Robust design and construction
ensures reliability.
REDUCED COMPLIANCE COSTS
Integrated control system optimises
power savings while maximising
performance.
LOWER INVESTMENT
Easy to install due to exible layout
and modular design.
PROVEN DESIGN
Proven technology ne tuned with
global experience and a large installed
base.
LOWERING
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
<10 mg/Nm
3

emissions achievable using our
ESP Solutions and Technology.
Alstom has a strong reference
base of more than 4,500
successful ESP installations
worldwide including 230 GW
eqv. in power generation.
ALSTOM 2013. All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is indicative only. No representation or warranty is given or should be
relied on that it is complete or correct or will apply to any particular project. This will depend on the technical and commercial circumstances. It is
provided without liability and is subject to change without notice. Reproduction, use or disclosure to third parties, without express written authority,
is strictly prohibited. Photo credits: ALSTOM 2013. All rights reserved. Printed on environmentally friendly paper.
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To nd out more about Alstoms
ESP technology and applications,
please contact your local Alstom
representative:
Alstom Power
Brown Boveri Strasse 7
5401 Baden
Switzerland
Visit us online: www.alstom.com
AIR QUALITY CONTROL SOLUTIONS
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
SCOPE OPTIONS
EPC OPTION
Design, engineering, supply, erection and
commissioning with or without civil works
EP OPTION
Design, engineering and supply with advisory
service during erection and commissioning
SERVICES ONLY
Operation and maintenance services
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
PM removal efciency approx. 99.95%
Emission level < 10 mg/Nm
3
Corona power consumption 1 10 W/m
2
3 STEPS TO MAXIMISE PERFORMANCE
1 Optimum charging of the dust is fundamental to effective ESP performance and
this is achieved by perfectly matching the choice of the discharge electrode design
to the demands of the application.

The Alstom spiral discharge electrodes ensure uniform corona current distribution
and is universally recognised as the most effective solution for medium and high
resistivity dust.

The Alstom multi-peak discharge electrodes are best suited for applications
involving low resistivity dusts or dusts having large amounts of ne particles.
2 Effective Cleaning System design helps prevent dust building up on the collecting
plates, minimising the back corona effect, which otherwise diminishes the
efciency of the ESP, especially if the dust resistivity is high.

Alstom uses a robust tumbling hammer design which is most effective in
dislodging even the most resistant dust from the electrodes, to ensure consistently
high efciency of the ESP.

Alstom also offers, Electric Impact Rapping (EIR) for applications involving low
resistivity dust, where relatively mild rapping is sufcient. The design of the EIR
is simple and easy to maintain as all the moving parts are accessible from outside
the ue gas path.
3 High quality Integrated ESP Control systems ensure optimised performance of
the ESP

Alstoms Electrostatic Precipitator Intelligent Controller (EPIC III) is a 3
rd

generation state-of-the-art ESP control system that delivers
optimum performance and power savings thanks to a range of operating modes
rapping sequence optimisation and power controlled rapping as well as self-
optimisation algorithms (EPOQ)

Alstom also offers the Switch Integrated Rectier (SIR) high frequency output
power supplies, which ensures maximum power injection without sparking and
is highly effective for low and medium resistivity dusts.
TYPICAL ESP LAYOUT AND KEY COMPONENTS
Gas distribution
screens
Power supply
Casing
Collecting electrodes
Discharge electrode
system
Bottom arrangement
(pyramid hoppers,
trough hoppers
or scrapers, bafes)
Rapping mechanism
for discharge and
collecting electrodes
STATE-OF-THE-ART LABORATORY AND TESTING FACILITIES
Highly-skilled engineers and technicians from Alstoms R&D Execution Centre in
Vxj, Sweden support our customers and the further development of our ESP
technology solutions.