Electric Boost

The TECO Group designs and constructs electric boost systems to meet the clients’ requirements for melting capacity, emissions reduction and/or glass-quality improvement. TECO can provide a wide range of boost systems, such as:

• Single, two or three-phase transformers and firing systems;
• Bottom, side wall or top entry electrode systems;
• Electrode firing over a wide range of frequencies;
• Electrodes installed at hot spot or under blanket;
• Installation with original furnace, at rebuild of a furnace or during a campaign;
• Electrodes made of molybdenum, tin oxide or other metals and metal oxides depending on type of glass.