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The paper describes an application of optimization techniques for the minimization of the specific electrical energy consumption related to the production of steel for a steelworks situated in Italy. The major electrical consumption derives from two internal plants: the Electric Arc Furnace and the Ladle Furnace. This work addresses the problem of understanding the best settings (based on predefined models) to produce a specific steel, which is mainly characterized by its steelgrade and quality, with the minimum energy consumption.
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The work described in the present paper has been developed within the project entitled “Application of a factory wide and product related energy database for energy consumption” (Ref. EnergyDB, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2013-00027) that has received funding from the Research Fund for Coal and Steel of the European Union, which is gratefully acknowledged. The sole responsibility of the issues treated in the present paper lies with the authors; the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
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Mocci, C., Maddaloni, A., Vannucci, M., Cateni, S., Colla, V. (2018). A Dive into the Specific Electric Energy Consumption in Steelworks. In: Rocha, Á., Adeli, H., Reis, L., Costanzo, S. (eds) Trends and Advances in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST'18 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 746. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77712-2_67
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