Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and a method for determining/predicting a tapping time for a metal melt in an electric arc furnace (EAF), wherein at least one electrode is provided for melting the metal melt until it reach a target tapping temperature, wherein the EAF further comprises a slag and smoke layer on the surface of the metal melt, wherein an electromagnetic stirrer is provided for stirring the metal melt. The method comprising supplying a power to the electrode in order to melt a scrap to a metal melt (S10), electromagnetic stirring the metal melt in the EAF (S20), blowing away the slag and smoke from the surface of the metal melt (S30), non- contactingly measuring a temperature of the metal melt (S40), receiving the measured temperature (S50), calculating a temperature profile based on the received temperature (S60), estimating/predicting a tapping temperature at a time point based on the calculated temperature profile (S70), and determining a tapping time based on the estimated temperature, the target tapping temperature and the power supplied to the electrode (S80).
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a method for controlling a process with a plurality of field devices in a process plant using a plurality of regulatory controllers connected to a remote supervisory controller over a communication link and to a local supervisory controller over a process bus. The method comprises monitoring transmission of control data between the remote supervisory controller and the plurality of controllers over the communication link, determining functional correlations between measured process variables and control process variables, based on the control data and a predetermined correlation function, configuring local process model based on the determined functional correlations, and providing intermediate set points in relation to the control process variables using the configured local process model, upon an intermediate failure of the communication link, where the communication link recovers from the intermediate failure within a predetermined time period.