SAVING ELECTRIC ENERGY AT FERROUS METALLURGY PLANTS (STATE, LAWS, STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE)

The purpose of the work is the investigation of the state and laws of changing specific and total electric energy consumption at ferrous metallurgy plants (FMPs) and drawing up recommendations relating to the methods of normalization and economy of utilities. The probability laws of changing the specific electric energy consumption for the FMPs of variuos types have been investigated; mathematical models describing the electric power consumption for various energy-intensive installations, industries and plants have been constructed; a method of the exergetic analysis of the technological processes has been used to scientifically normalize the consumption of utilities by the FMPs. The strategy of saving energy by the FMPs makes it possible to achieve a considerable saving of the utilities. Based on the results of the investigations, "Recommendations as to Normalizing, Forecasting and Saving electric Energy by Metallurgic al Plants" have been drawn up; they have been submitted to Energonadzor (Energy Supervision) of "Nizhnovenergo" for their use by the metallurgical plants of the Nizhny Novgorod RegionAvailable from VNTIC / VNTIC - Scientific & Technical Information Centre of RussiaSIGLERURussian Federatio