Title :
Static Kiln Drive Power Supplies: I--Features of a 600-hp Reactor-Controlled Rectifier Drive System
Author_Institution :
Riverside Division, American Cement Corporation
fDate :
3/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A reactor-controlled rectifier drive is another type of adjustable speed static drive used extensively for large cement kilns. The characteristics required of a modem kiln drive and the author´s experience with a 600-hp one, installed at the Riverside Cement Plant, Crestmore, Calif., are described.
Keywords :
Cement industry; DC motors; Feeds; Friction; Gears; Kilns; Power supplies; Power system reliability; Rectifiers; Torque;
Journal_Title :
Industry and General Applications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIGA.1969.4181009