Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect ScienceDirect Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Procedia Engineering 00 (2017)000–000 Procedia Engineering 00 (2017)000–000 ScienceDirect www.elsevier.com/locate/procedia www.elsevier.com/locate/procedia Procedia Engineering 206 (2017) 1753–1760 International Conference on Industrial Engineering, ICIE 2017 International Conference on Industrial Engineering, ICIE 2017 Setting Automated Roll Axial Shifting Control System of Plate Mill Setting Automated Roll Axial Shifting Control System of Plate Mill A.S. Karandaeva,*, B.M. Loginovb, A.A. Radionova, V.R. Gasiyarova a, A.S. Karandaev *, B.M. Loginovb, A.A. Radionova, V.R. Gasiyarova South Ural State University, 76, Lenin Avenue, Chelyabinsk 454080, The Russian Federation a b a Magnitogorsk Steel Works, Kirova St., 70,Chelyabinsk Magnitogorsk, 455000, Russian Federation South Ural Iron Stateand University, 76, Lenin Avenue, 454080, TheThe Russian Federation b Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, Kirova St., 70, Magnitogorsk, 455000, The Russian Federation Abstract Abstract The paper provides the CVCplus system designed for control of cross-section and sheet flatness of the 5,000 mm plate mill stand at Iron plus andsystem Steel Works. considers of rolland axial shifting andofspindle horizontal balancing. It designedItfor control principles of cross-section sheet flatness the 5,000 mm plate mill stand TheOJSC paperMagnitogorsk provides the CVC describes designs of correlated of automated roll and spindle of position control. Theand authors offer oscyllograph records at OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron andsystems Steel Works. 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Publishedswitching by Ltd. committee Peer-review under responsibility of Elsevier the scientific of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering. © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering Keywords: Plate mill;responsibility mill stand; horizontal axial committee shifting system; spindle horizontal Conference balancing; servo-system; design; setting; experimental Peer-review under of the rolls; scientific of the International on Industrial Engineering. studies. Keywords: Plate mill; mill stand; horizontal rolls; axial shifting system; spindle horizontal balancing; servo-system; design; setting; experimental studies. 1. Introduction 1. Introduction Today, rolling mills are equipped with systems enabling roll horizontal shifting relative to each other [1,2]. Thus, theToday, mill stand of the 5,000 mm platewith mill systems at OJSCenabling Magnitogorsk Iron andshifting Steel Works (hereafter referred to as the rolling mills are equipped roll horizontal relative to each other [1,2]. Thus, plus 5,000 mill) is 5,000 equipped WRS (Work RollIron Shifting) system being a partreferred of the toCVC the millmm stand of the mm with plate the millaxial at OJSC Magnitogorsk and Steel Works (hereafter as the (Continuously Variable Crown) with unit for flatness control [3,4]. system being a part of the CVCplus 5,000 mm mill) is equipped thesheet axialshape WRSand(Work Roll Shifting) The CVC principle been developed by Schloemann-Siemag in cooperation with Krupp [5]. It is based on rolls (Continuously Variablehas Crown) unit for sheet shape and flatness control [3,4]. with anCVC unsymmetrical crown. shifting these rolls enables continuous variation the required roll crowning The principle has been Axial developed by Schloemann-Siemag in cooperation with of Krupp [5]. It is based on rolls directly mill operation. the same direction variation results in of thethe same variation the roll with an during unsymmetrical crown. Axial Axial shifting shiftingboth theserolls rollsinenables continuous required roll of crowning gap profile at both andAxial positive roll crown (dependent on the shiftingresults direction). directly during millnegative operation. shifting both rolls in the same direction in the same variation of the roll gap profile at both negative and positive roll crown (dependent on the shifting direction). * Corresponding author. Tel.: +7-351-943-12-56. E-mail address: askaran@mail.ru * Corresponding author. Tel.: +7-351-943-12-56. E-mail address: askaran@mail.ru 1877-7058 © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review the scientific committee 1877-7058 ©under 2017responsibility The Authors. of Published by Elsevier B.V.of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering . Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering . 1877-7058 © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering. 10.1016/j.proeng.2017.10.709 A.S. Karandaev et al. / Procedia Engineering 206 (2017) 1753–1760 A.S. Karandaev et al. / Procedia Engineering 00 (2017) 000–000 1754 2 The improved CVCplus system differs from the known CVC one mainly in the following [6]: CVCplus-shape – work roll crown with a control range significantly increased; CVCplus-shape – crown of a support roll reducing load imposed on it; form-optimized shifting approaches for reduced shape deviations and increased sheet lots. The WRS system is used for pre-setting the roll bite shape between passes without metal in the stand. It automatically provides correction of work roll wear and, thus, increases their durability. The control range of transverse gage interference and strip flatness is increased. The system functions also include elimination of edge thinning, monitoring and control of strip cross-section shape. The mill is also furnished with the spindle horizontal balancing system along with the axial shifting one. It is designed for spindle shifting in the same direction as for the roll CVC-displacement. Thus, the specified gap between the roll and spindle head is controlled. The system also limits axial forces between them in dynamic modes. Many authors studied the system of axial shifting theoretically and experimentally with the outcome published, in particular, in [7–11]. This paper considers issues of practical setting controllers of these systems and outcome of study of their coordinated operation. 2. Problem statement 2.1. CVCplus work roll shifting control The design of the CVCplus system of the 5,000 mm mill is shown in Fig. 1,a. Its main function is axial shifting work rolls in the horizontal direction along the rolling axis. Corresponding grinding work rolls enables crown variation and consequent roll bite outline by shifting the top and bottom rolls oppositely. A special roll design with a gap up to 320 mm has been implemented for a rolling stand of the plate mill. A definite shape of a finishing sheet is achievable due to the roll crown corresponding to the rolling force and sheet width. The CVC versions of the top and bottom work rolls have a S-cross-section shown in Fig. 1,b [12, 13]. The diameter difference across the crown of a roll is 0.2–0.4 mm [14-17]. The crowns of both rolls are identical but turned by 180° relative to each other. As a result, rolls complement each other and form a parallel outline of the opening between them. With a mutually antithetical axial shifting, the roll bite changes towards a negative or positive crowing dependent on the shifting direction. The shifting value can infinitely vary, thus providing a constantly variable roll crowing. The term "crowing" means the difference of the values of roll bite from the sheet center to its edge [15]. If roll convex areas approach each other at axial shifting, strip draft will be greater in the middle portion than at edges. If convex crown portions move apart at axial shifting work rolls, draft is reduced in the middle portion and increased at edges. Axial shifting range, mm -150 150 Roll crown range (μm) -200 ...+ 400 a b 5350 mm Fig. 1. (a) Typical design of plate mill's CVCplus system; (b) Example of axial shifting CVC work rolls. A.S. Karandaev et al. / Procedia Engineering 206 (2017) 1753–1760 A.S. Karandaev et al. / Procedia Engineering 00 (2017) 000–000 1755 3 As the shifting value is set smoothly within available control range (±150 mm), a sufficiently high compliance of the roll bite form with the incoming section shape can be ensured. It helps minimizing non-uniformity of edgewise drawing distribution and enabling a high flatness of the rolled sheet. CVC position setting is formed with a model of rolling of level 2 of the automated rolling control system. Support rolls of a standard quarto-CVC system have a cylindrical forming with beveled edges resulting in a essential irregularity in pressure distribution along the length of work and support roll contact. Consequently, it leads to reduced durability of support rolls in the area of contact with convex sections of work rolls. Support rolls of modern CVCplus systems also have a S-shaping significantly enhancing uniformity of inter-roll pressure and durability of support rolls [18]. 2.2. Spindle hydraulic balancing One hydraulic cylinder in a horizontal plane and another in a vertical one are used for position control of every spindle. Arrangement of hydraulic cylinders of the bottom roll spindle is shown in Fig. 2. Hydraulic cylinders of the upper rolls are arranged similarly. Obviously, coordinated operation of roll and spindle axial shifting systems must be synchronized. No gap between the spindle head and roll results in forces, heating and increased wear and, ultimately, in accident evolution. This situation may be prevented by coordinated functioning shift control systems. Here, the CVC ACS (roll position automated control) system should be a (main system) master. The spindle position control system shall be used as a servo ACS and have a switching design to prevent appearing forces at a non-allowable gap reduction. This paper is aimed at design specifications and setting analysis of correlated CVC ACS and that of spindle horizontal balancing implemented at the 5,000 mm mill. It is connected with a number of system improvements introduced at mill operation that have increased performance and control accuracy. It is rationally to consider design solutions of the systems under study preliminary. 3. Main part 3.1. Specification of roll axial shifting system The roll axial shifting system is designed as an automated position control system with proportional controllers. It also includes integrators with a high integration constant compensating valve "zeros". A simplified ACS design is shown in Fig. 3. CVC shifting rate depends on the roll rotation speed and rolling force and is calculated with a special unit. An output of this unit is used as a rate for the position power-up sensor. A positive setting signal supplied to the servo-valve corresponds to roll shift in the drive direction. Subsequently, with a positive CVC position setting, the top roll is shifted in the drive direction, while the bottom one is displaced to the stand. Fig. 2. Arrangement of spindle hydraulic equipment. A.S. Karandaev et al. / Procedia Engineering 206 (2017) 1753–1760 A.S. Karandaev et al. / Procedia Engineering 00 (2017) 000–000 1756 4 CvcCalcSpd rolling force speed v c WRB TFFC S CvcPosCtrl Setup data from PCFC CvcShftSync TP TP TP TP CvcCalcAct WRB = Work-roll bending PCFC = Profile, contour and flatness computer CvcCalcRef = Setpoint generation CvcCalcAct = Act.-value generation CvcPosCtrl = Position controller CvcShftSync = Shifting synchronisation CvcCalcSpd = Shifting speed calculation CvcCalcAktFs = Shifting forces calculation (optional) S act. forces + S S CvcCalcAktFs pressure transducer Fig. 3. Design of CVC roll position automated control system. When shifting, roll position shall be constantly monitored. Absolute probes with SSI interface built in hydraulic cylinders are used as position sensors. A zero position corresponds to the roll middle one without shifting. Forces at shifting used for diagnostic purposes are also calculated for CVC. An indicative oscyllograph record displaying a final adjustment of roll shifting is shown in Fig. 4. The Figure shows (up down) the following: window 1: position of CVC bottom hydraulic cylinder rods at stand entry and exit, mm; window 2: the same signals for top hydraulic cylinders and setting supplied to the position controllers for top cylinders (setting at output of the power-up sensor– position PS), mm; window 3: setting signals supplied to servo-valves of top hydraulic cylinders at stand entry and exit, %; window 4: similar setting signals supplied to servo-valves of bottom cylinders, %; window 5: forces of hydraulic cylinders, kN; window 6: rate of roll horizontal shifting (to be calculated with a special unit; rate of position power-up sensor), as well as discrete signal requesting for speed of the main electric drive, mm/s; window 7: linear speed of the main drive, m/s. When setting for every new pass, the second level system supplies a signal setting position of horizontal rolls to the stand controller. As rolls' CVC-shifting is possible at their rotation only, monitoring current speed of the main drive is required. For this purpose, a request needed for CVC re-adjustment (CvcLogicOut.CvcSpdRed signal) is supplied to the (SPC) speed control system. Dependent on speed of the main drive, a signal of allowable rate of CVC-shifting (CvcPpmsLoopOut.ShiftingSpeed) is generated. The following condition provides the above: the lower speed of the electric drive, the lower is the shifting rate. Thus, CvcPpmsLoopOut.ShiftingSpeed shifting rate depends on speed of the main electric drive (MdcRtData.MdcActLin SpdWrTop signal). It prevents mechanical damage of work rolls at their contact with support ones. A signal of allowable speed of CVC shifting is supplied to the CVC position power-up sensor. A pattern of roll motion from a current position to the specified one is formed at its output with provisions for allowable shifting speed. Prior operations performed result in setting for roll position change (CvcLoopOut.ReflntTwr signal). CVC cylinder position controllers adjust position setting by affecting servo-valves. As a result, a mutually antithetical shifting bottom and top rolls takes place. Signals of current position shown in the first and second window vary correspondingly. Motion friction result in forces in hydraulic cylinders shown in window 5. Karandaev et /al. / Procedia Engineering 206 (2017) 1753–1760 A.S.A.S. Karandaev et al. Procedia Engineering 00 (2017) 000–000 17575 Fig. 4. CVC shifting adjustment: act – actual value; P – pressure; os – operator side; ds – drive side; Bwr – bottom work roll; Twr – top work roll; Es – entering side (at stand entrance); Xs – exit side (at stand exit); ref – reference; svo – servo-valve setting. Based on analysis of oscyllograph records, we may conclude that an optimal controller setting enables smooth processes according to the specified pattern without any shocks or impacts. 3.2. Spindle position control system A flowchart of the spindle horizontal balancing is shown in Fig. 5. This system can be operated with a position controller (main mode) or force controller. Fig. 5. Flowchart of the spindle horizontal balancing. 1758 6 A.S. Karandaev et al. / Procedia Engineering 206 (2017) 1753–1760 A.S. Karandaev et al. / Procedia Engineering 00 (2017) 000–000 The horizontal balancing ACS is operated in a normal mode as a position loop and maintains the set gap between the spindle head and roll. The spindle position control system monitors roll horizontal CVC-motion. For this purpose, a CVC-position signal is supplied to the input of the cylinder position computer. A setting for rod position of the spindle's hydraulic cylinder needed for maintaining the specified gap is formed at the unit output. Thus, the spindle position control system is a servo one relative to the CVC system. Emergencies (wedging up) are accompanied by increased force at motion of the hydraulic cylinder. If its value exceeds the set point, the system switches automatically to the force control mode and pushes the spindle in the roll direction. However, the force is controlled rather than the position, limiting it at allowable level. Then, after the force has been stabilized, the system returns to the position control mode. Furthermore, it provides for a constant gap control. With the gap exceeding the upper tolerance, rotation of the main electric drive is blocked and emergency shutdown follows. It limits the maximum runs of the roll and spindle and prevents their uncoupling. The system operation considered above is illustrated with oscyllograph records shown in Fig. 6. They have been obtained at spindle motion together with rolls' CVC-shifting. Oscillograph records correspond to the system normal operation. The spindle-roll gap for a bottom roll (window 2) is calculated as a difference between HssLoopOut.ActBotSpPos and CvcLoopOut.ActPosBwrXs signals shown in window 1. As we can see, the set gap of 20 mm is maintained by the spindle position control servo-system in all modes. The force of the spindle horizontal cylinder is within the limit (set point of 345 kN). 3.3. Coordinated operation of CVC and spindle horizontal balancing systems Fig. 7 shows oscyllograph records explaining operation of the spindle position ACS. System operation with mechanical problems is shown as switching to the force controller does not usually occur at normal operation. Fig. 6. Oscillograph records illustrating CVC and spindle horizontal balancing operation. Window layout (up-down): 1 – position of CVC cylinder and spindle head relative to roll, mm; 2 – gap between spindle and roll, mm; 3 – set and actual positions of bottom spindle; 4 – force in spindle hydraulic cylinder, kN; 5 – setting to servo-valve of spindle hydraulic cylinder, %; 6 – rolling force, kN. A.S. Karandaev et al. / Procedia Engineering 206 (2017) 1753–1760 A.S. Karandaev et al. / Procedia Engineering 00 (2017) 000–000 t1 t2 t3 t4 1759 7 t5 Fig. 7. Oscillograph records of axial shifting and spindle horizontal balancing systems at rolling. Window layout: 1 – rolling force, kN; 2 – actual and set positions of bottom spindle and discrete signal of switching to force control; 3 – gap between spindle and roll, mm; 4 – force of the bottom spindle, kN; 5 – setting to servo-valve of horizontal balancing bottom spindle, %. Metal is gripped at t1, and a rolling force signal in window 1 rises. This process is accompanied by significant dynamic surges of the drive torques of the bottom and top rolls (not shown in Fig. 7). In the case at hand, it results in varying position of the bottom spindle (window 2) by about 5 mm relative to the set position (-77 mm). The gap between the spindle and roll varies by the same value (from -20 to -25 mm, window 3). At that, force in the bottom hydraulic cylinder of the spindle horizontal balancing is increased (window 4). With the force value achieving the threshold of 345 kN, the horizontal balancing ACS (Fig. 5) switches to force control. It takes place at t2 (FPM.CVC.ClobVar.HssLoopOut.ForceCtrlBotActive discrete signal appears in window 2). Through this operation, force is stabilized at about 250 kN (window 4), and the spindle is moved in the drive direction (from -24 to -17 mm, window 3) in the t2– t3 range. At t3, the system tries to re-switch to position control. At that, the discrete signal disappears and returns after a small time period. This is due to the fact that the force in the bottom hydraulic cylinder (window 4) has been risen again at the attempt of switching to the position controller. Further, the system is operated in the mode of force limiting and switches to position control at t4. t5 moment corresponds to rolling finish, whereupon the system is set for the next pass (not shown in the Figure). As we can seen in oscyllograph records, loop switching of the horizontal balancing system prevents force rise in the roll and spindle connections, thus, accident evolution. The example provided clearly demonstrates efficiency of the introduced algorithm for control of roll and spindle horizontal shifting at the specified ACS designs and controller settings. Switching the spindle horizontal balancing ACS to force control is a justified solution. 4. Conclusion The considered CVCplus system is operated at the 5,000 mm mill. With gained experience, we may draw an inference that it is relevant and enables rolling 8 to 50 mm thick, 1,600 to 4,800 mm wide and 6 to 52 m long sheets with high quality indexes and minimized side and butt end crops. 1760 8 A.S. Karandaev et al. / Procedia Engineering 206 (2017) 1753–1760 A.S. Karandaev et al. / Procedia Engineering 00 (2017) 000–000 Experimental results have confirmed a great accuracy of roll position control at CVC-shifting. It validates selection of control algorithms and the best controller setting. The CVCplus solution with its roll shifting between passes provides automated correction of work roll wear. As a result, their durability is improved, while unit roll consumption and replacement number are reduced. The spindle horizontal balancing system that automatically monitors roll shifting at setting for every new pass maintains a constant gap between the roll and spindle during the rolling cycle with accuracy of ±1 mm and higher. 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