Electric Arc Furnaces as a Cause of Current and Voltage Asymmetry

• Main Author: Zbigniew Olczykowski
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
• Series: Energies
• Subjects: current and voltage asymmetry; arc furnace; power quality; voltage fluctuations
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/16/5058

<span>In the case of three-phase arc furnaces, two types of asymmetry can be distinguished: constructional and operational.</span> <span>The structural asymmetry is related to the construction of high-current circuits supplying the arc furnace. The knowledge of the parameters of the high-current circuit allows to determine the operating characteristics of the arc device. </span>The author proposed a method for calculating the real values of the resistance and reactance of the high-current circuit. For this purpose, tests were made to short-circuit the electrodes with the charge. During the short-circuit, with the use of a power quality analyzer, measurements of electrical indicators were carried out, which allow to determine the parameters of the high-current circuit. <span>A new method for determining voltage operational</span><span> unbalance is also presented in this paper.</span> <span>The theoretical considerations presented in the article were verified in industrial conditions.</span>