Purpose. To suggest applying a converter with a characteristic of "constant current-constant voltage" for supply ing electrical arc furnaces. methodology. The MatLab Simulink software with matrix formation of electromagnetic state equations was used to obtain mode parameters for the installation. The averaged mode coordinates t for a certain interval of the furnace operation were calculated by taking into account the stochastic nature of the load based on the theory of probability. findings. It is demonstated that the use of the above converter allows choosing the required level of reactive power flow between the electric network and the furnace device and provides constant value of the reactive power flow due to maintaining steady current in operating modes. As a result, the voltage fluctuations are significantly reduced and phase loads are balanced. A possibility to maintain steady reactive power consumption in furnace operating modes and to influence the reactive power volume is shown. originality. An approach to the dynamic compensation of the reactive power of an electric arc furnace due to the device with static parameters is found. Practical value. Applying the "constant current-constant voltage" converter allows optimizing the reactive pow er use and its costs and improves electromagnetic compatibility of the arc furnace.
This paper presents a proposal for a historic building thermal diagnostics algorithm for the example of a historical townhouse located in Lviv, Ukraine. The authors proposed a testing and diagnostics procedure that should precede design and renovation work associated with improving the energy standard of the buildings under discussion. The procedure was presented using a case study of a selected historical building. The scope of the study included an assessment of the building’s technical condition, thermal vision diagnostics, wall moisture, and water absorption in the context of protection against rain. Sample thermal and hygrothermal calculations were performed for a sample architecture element. The calculations included simulations of partition envelope behaviour after planned thermal retrofitting had been carried out. Performing the presented thermal diagnostics methods in three interlinked blocks (A, B, and C) shall ensure the proper thermal retrofitting of historical buildings in the context of their further occupancy.
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