ABB India on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, announced that it is working with SMS Group to provide all the MV motors and MV drives for ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel’s new hot strip mill in Hazira, Gujarat. The scope also includes a large number of low voltage (LV) drives.
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel’s new hot strip mill at Hazira is part of a major expansion of the site. The new mill will become operational in 2025 and will increase Hazira’s production capacity by around 5.5 million tons per year.
ABB India in its release said, “The hot strip mill will roll thick slabs of cast steel into thin strip suitable for industrial customers. ABB is supplying and installing 13 MV drives and 16 large MV motors. These will form the drivetrain for the two key elements of the operation, the roughing mill and the finishing mill.” The release also adds, “In addition to the MV equipment, ABB is also supplying 14 LV multidrives line ups and 256 LV inverters to support auxiliary services.”
The direct torque control (DTC) technology embedded in ABB’s drives will deliver a very fast and accurate response to any changes in the load on the motors during the rolling operations. This precision control will ensure the optimal quality of the finished steel product. The multidrives capability of the MV drives will be employed in some parts of the operation to control four motors in parallel, reducing the installation footprint and saving energy.
ABB in its release added, “According to SMS Group the expansion of the Hazira plant is a very high-profile project that will enable the future transfer of carbon-neutral steel technology, which is currently under development by ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel. That is why they decided to work in partnership with ABB to utilize its proven expertise in providing reliable, high-performance powertrain solutions for the demanding applications found in steel mills.”
(Edited by : Asmita Pant)
First Published: Sept 20, 2023 4:10 PM IST
