Electric Arc Furnace Model in Distribution Systems

Author

Cano-Plata, Eduardo A. ; Ustariz Farfan, Armando J. ; Soto Marin, Oscar J.

Author_Institution

Grupo de Investig. en Redes de Distribucion y Potencia, Univ. Nac. de Colombia, Manizales, Colombia

Volume

51

Issue

5

fYear

2015

Firstpage

4313

Lastpage

4320

Abstract

This paper presents a new technique to characterize electrical arc furnaces through the measurement of electric power, stationary and transient states, and the imbalance of these systems. The nonstationary behavior of the voltage and current signals in electric arc furnaces is considered, and analysis techniques of power quality in the time domain are used. ATPDraw (Electromagnetic Transient Program) was used to validate the characterization of the electric arc furnace, and the simulation results were compared with the measurements taken in a local steel manufacturing facility.

Keywords

arc furnaces; production facilities; ATPDraw program; current signal; distribution system; electric arc furnace model; electric power measurement; electromagnetic transient program; power quality analysis technique; steel manufacturing facility; time domain; voltage signal; Electrodes; Furnaces; Harmonic analysis; Impedance; Reactive power; Resistance; Steel; Arc resistance; Arc stability; Electric arc furnace; Flicker; Flicker measurement; Furnace transformer; Harmonic analysis; Power quality; Total demand distortion; Total harmonic distortion; arc stability; electric arc furnace (EAF); flicker; flicker measurement; furnace transformer; harmonic analysis; power quality; total demand distortion (TDD); total harmonic distortion (THD);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIA.2015.2429638

Filename

7101840