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POSCO, SINAMICS GL150, Blast Furnace Blower Application
Optimizing reliability and efficiency at the Blast Furnace Blowers

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POSCO Pohang Steel Plant, South Korea

POSCO Pohang Steel Plant
Pohang,
Korea
Higher reliability and maximum efficiency for the blast furnace blowers at Pohang Steel Plant.
POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company) is a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Pohang, South Korea. POSCO changed existing blower drive systems with SIEMENS equipment.

A combination of SIMOTICS HV motors, including excitation system, together with two SINAMICS GL150 MV frequency converters, the most modern and reliable MV converters for this type of application.
"The three high voltage motors from Siemens are running very reliably, within a reliability of 99 percent. Siemens is a good and trusted partner, always close at hand at our iron- and steel-production sites."
Jeong Han Lee, Maintenance Team Leader, POSCO Pohang Steel Plant, South Korea
  • Shortened starting times
  • Easy operation
  • Low maintenance
  • Optimized OPEX costs due to high efficiency
  • Superior availability and reliability of more than 99%
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