DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPENSATORY CONTROL SYSTEMS TO REDUCE HYSTERESIS OF STEEL LEVEL CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN CONTINUOUS CASTING MOLD

In the continuous casting process, mold level fluctuation Is the major cause of the surface and sub-surface defects. In the No.3 bloom continuous caster at Kobe Works, we ensured that the major cause of mold level fluctuation was mechanical hysteresis which existed in the driving system of mold level control. Moreover, we found out that it was possible to greatly Improve the stability of mold level by estimating this mechanical hysteresis and compensating It on-line. As a result of applying a new level control system based on this method, we got accurate control over good stability.