Electrical Engineering of Arc Furnaces
Feb 3rd, 2027 – Feb 5th, 2027
Directed by
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Krüger, Ingenieurbüro Klaus Krüger
Content
- Importance of the EAF in hydrogen concepts
- Physics of AC and DC arcs
- Design of the AC high-current system
- Equivalent circuit diagram of AC-EAF & OBF
- Short circuit and operating reactance
- Design of the AC high-current system
- Power supply for EAF and requirements for the supply network
- Excursus: New energy supply concepts for the EAF
- Furnace transformers
- Circle and furnace power diagram of AC-EAF
- Electrical layout of AC Furnaces
- Melting of DRI and HBI in the EAF
- Comparison EAF vs. OBF/Smelter
- Closed loop power control of AC-furnaces
- Electric principles of DC-furnaces
- Energy balance of the EAF
- Exercise: Electrical design of an AC-EAF
Registration fee
- EUR 1090,00* registration fee VAT-free plus EUR 240,00 conference package (total EUR 1.330,00)
- EUR 1290,00 registration fee VAT-free plus EUR 240,00 conference package (total EUR 1.530,00)
* for employees of member companies and individual members of the Steel Institute VDEh. Scientific staff of universities gets a 50 % off.
+++ as part of the VDEh youth development sponsorship also young engineers (up to 28 years)
of member companies receive a 50 % discount +++
=> for personal VDEh membership click HERE
The conference package includes food and beverages during the seminar.
Cancellation
A free withdrawal from the seminar is possible until two weeks prior to the start. Then, 25 % of the seminar fee must be paid. The total registration amount will be charged for no show or cancellation from the first day of the event.
Organisation
Steel Academy / Steel Institute VDEh
Mr. Peter Schmieding
Sohnstraße 65 / 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
Fon +49 211 6707-458
training_at_vdeh.de / www.steel-academy.com
Venue
Stahlinstitut VDEh
Sohnstraße 65
40237 Düsseldorf - Germany
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Your contact person
Peter Schmieding
Head of Steel Academy
Stahlinstitut VDEh
Sohnstraße 65
40237 Düsseldorf
Telefon: +49 211 6707-478
peter.schmieding_at_vdeh.de