Title :
Effects of main transformer replacement on the performance of an electric arc furnace system
Author :
Akdag, Alper ; Cadirci, Isik ; Nalcaci, Erbil ; Ermis, Muammer ; Tadakuma, Susumu
Author_Institution :
Tubitak-Metu Inf. Technol. & Electron. Res. Inst., Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
In this paper, the effects of transformer replacement on the electric arc furnace power system of an iron and steel plant have been investigated. The new operating strategy has been determined according to stable arc and maximum productivity requirements. Based on these new operating conditions, the sufficiency of the existing flicker compensation system in terms of the load balancing, power factor correction and flicker have been examined. All investigations made in this work are supported by real time measurements
Keywords :
arc furnaces; compensation; power factor correction; power transformers; steel industry; electric arc furnace system performance; flicker; flicker compensation system; iron and steel plant; load balancing; main transformer replacement; maximum productivity requirements; operating strategy; power factor correction; real time measurements; stable arc; Capacitors; Equivalent circuits; Furnaces; Iron; Power harmonic filters; Power system harmonics; Power system modeling; Reactive power; Steel; Voltage fluctuations;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 1999. Thirty-Fourth IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5589-X
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1999.801669
