EAF Optimization with Amige Smartfurnace System in KWT Steel

by Y.D. Tripathi, Guillermo Fernandez

Publisher - Production Head, KWT Steel, Kuwait & Technology director, AMIGE, Monterrey, Mexico

Category - Engineering & IT

With a 120 ton EAF, designed originally to run mainly with HBI and DRI, KWT Steel in Kuwait installed the AMIGE SmartFurnace system in order to add flexibility to an operation requiring significant variability in the charged scrap weight, and at the same time increase the production output. With the AMIGE TransformerCare service, an exhaustive study revealed potential risks in the EAF transformer before the installation using a dedicated remote monitoring system. Potential risks were identified and the collected data was used to implement an optimization strategy. Taking into consideration the transformer situation, the required flexibility and the need to increase efficiency and output, the SmartFurnace system by AMIGE was commissioned in 2015 with a new DigitARC PX3 Electrode Regulator together with the Electrical & Chemical Energy Optimization modules. The results include a reduction in the Power On time, and the electrical and chemical energy consumptions while avoiding stress in the transformer. With a 120 ton EAF, designed originally to run mainly with HBI and DRI, KWT Steel in Kuwait installed the AMIGE SmartFurnace system in order to add flexibility to an operation requiring significant variability in the charged scrap weight, and at the same time increase the production output. With the AMIGE TransformerCare service, an exhaustive study revealed potential risks in the EAF transformer before the installation using a dedicated remote monitoring system. Potential risks were identified and the collected data was used to implement an optimization strategy. Taking into consideration the transformer situation, the required flexibility and the need to increase efficiency and output, the SmartFurnace system by AMIGE was commissioned in 2015 with a new DigitARC PX3 Electrode Regulator together with the Electrical & Chemical Energy Optimization modules. The results include a reduction in the Power On time, and the electrical and chemical energy consumptions while avoiding stress in the transformer.

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