Vol: 53(67) No: 2 / June 2008 Drives Automation of a Rotary Hearth Furnace Used in Metallurgy Vlad Muresan Department of Automation, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Automation and Computer Science, Str. Gh. Baritiu 26-28, Etaj 1, Sala 350, Cod 400027 Cluj-Napoca , Romania, phone: 0744 420906, e-mail: Vlad.MURESAN@aut.utcluj.ro Mihail Abrudean Department of Automation, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Automation and Computer Science, Str. Gh. Baritiu 26-28, Etaj 1, Sala 350, Cod 400027 Cluj-Napoca , Romania, phone: +40-264-401447, e-mail: Mihai.Abrudean@aut.utcluj.ro Keywords: furnace with rotary hearth, converter, P.L.C., encoder, servo-engine Abstract The paper describes a variant to modernize the operations of a rotary hearth furnace and an automatic system to operate it. References [1] A. Câmpeanu, V. Iancu and M.M. Rădulescu, Machines in electric acting, Editura Scrisul Romanesc, Craiova, 1996. [2] C. Feştilă, M. Abrudean, E. Dulf, Electronics of power in automation, Ed. Mediamira, Cluj-Napoca, 2004. [3] Manual Ansaldo Sistemi Industriali, Instructions for installation and maintenance, Vol. 1 SILCOVERT SVTS Voltage source frequency converters, 2000. [4] Manual Ansaldo Sistemi Industriali, Programming manual SILCOVERT SVTS-SVTL Variable frequency drives for induction motor, 2000. [5] Manual Ansaldo Sistemi Industriali, Programming Manual Vol. 2.B SILCOVERT SVTS Voltage source frequency converters, 2000. [6] Manual Siemens, Simatic S7 Programming 1 Course ST-7PRO. [7] Manual Siemens, Simatic S7-300 Automation System Module Data, 2004. [8] I. Penţa, D. Szeredai, F. Major, The technology of preparing the loading of the CVR and perforating the blocks in the Mannesmann perforator, Bucharest, 1987. [9] Different documentations from Tenaris Silcotub Zalău. [10] Manual Siemens, Decentralise with Profibus-DP. Architectures, configuration and the usage PROFIBUS-DP with SIMATIC S7. |