Title :
A practical model to simulate arc furnaces in steel mills
Author :
Cajamarca, G. ; Montana, Johny ; Rondon, D. ; Salazar, Javier
Author_Institution :
Siemens S.A., Santiago de Cali
Abstract :
The goal of this paper is to present a characterization of harmonic distortion, voltage fluctuations and power consumption in electric arc furnaces EAF based on measurements carried out in several steel mills. This characterization was used in order to get a model which was implemented in a software tool named PSStradeSINCAL. The simulation results showed that the model represents in a good way the real performance of this kind of loads, in that way it is possible to propose optimal solutions in order to reduce harmonic distortion in compliance with recommendations IEEE-519, EN 50160 and Colombian regulation.
Keywords :
arc furnaces; harmonic distortion; power supply quality; power system harmonics; steel industry; PSStradeSINCAL software; electric arc furnaces; harmonic distortion; steel mills; voltage fluctuations; Distortion measurement; Electric variables measurement; Energy consumption; Furnaces; Harmonic distortion; Milling machines; Power measurement; Software tools; Steel; Voltage fluctuations; Arc furnaces; Harmonics; Power Quality; Steel Mills;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition: Latin America, 2008 IEEE/PES
Conference_Location :
Bogota
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2217-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2218-0
DOI :
10.1109/TDC-LA.2008.4641841
