Title :
Evaluation of supplementary series reactors to optimize electric arc furnace operations
Author :
Mendis, S.R. ; Bishop, M.T. ; Day, T.R. ; Boyd, D.M.
Author_Institution :
Cooper Power Syst., Franksville, WI, USA
Abstract :
Several issues concerning the application of supplementary series reactors to an existing arc furnace system are discussed in this paper. The impact on the melt shop bus voltage distortion, static VAr compensator (SVC) capacity limitations, harmonic filter duties, voltage flicker, and overall system integrity is discussed. On-site field measurement data are presented throughout the paper to show the actual plant operation. Development of circuit models for system analysis studies is also discussed. The plant production goals and operating experiences with the installation of the supplementary series reactors are also discussed
Keywords :
arc furnaces; harmonic distortion; industrial power systems; metallurgical industries; power system harmonics; reactors (electric); static VAr compensators; circuit models; electric arc furnace operations optimisation; harmonic filter duties; melt shop bus voltage distortion; on-site field measurement data; operating experiences; plant production goals; static VAr compensator; supplementary series reactors; system integrity; voltage flicker; Circuits; Furnaces; Harmonic filters; Inductors; Power system modeling; Power system simulation; Production; Static VAr compensators; Steel; Voltage fluctuations;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 1995. Thirtieth IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '95., Conference Record of the 1995 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3008-0
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1995.530577
