Study about the possibility of electrodes motion control in the EAF based on adaptive impedance control

Abstract

The paper presents a study about the possibility of adaptive process control in three phased electric arc furnace. The method is based on the electrodes motion control. The control principle is depending on impedance of the electric arc. The method proposed use a data acquisition board whose input signals are taken from electric arc. These signals allow the calculation of electric arc impedance. Using a numeric computer, it can be commands the control of electrodes position independently on each one of three phases. We propose to use a static frequency converter on each phase to control the electrodes motion.