JP2005152919A - Correction method of plate crown estimation model - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To correct a plate crown estimation model for the minimization of a plate crown error, especially an error dependent on a rolling load. <P>SOLUTION: In the method, the plate crown error, that is a difference between the plate crown estimation value determined from the plate crown estimation model and the actually measured datum, is divided into a load dependent error which is dependent on the rolling load and a load independent error which is independent from the rolling load, and then the plate crown estimation model is corrected for the minimization of the plate crown error or the load dependent error. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for correcting a plate crown prediction model of a rolled material rolled by a rolling mill.

Conventionally, the sheet crown of the rolled material (the center thickness in the width direction of the rolled material minus the thickness on both sides in the width direction) is calculated in advance using a prediction model, and the rolling mill is reduced so that it is the target value. Controlling the properties was done.
In order to perform better rolling control, calculate the difference (plate crown error) from the plate crown predicted value while measuring the plate crown measured value sequentially, and correct the prediction model so that the plate crown error is minimized. It was also done.
For example, in Patent Document 1, a sheet crown prediction model includes a load-dependent prediction formula (roll elastic deformation formula) that predicts a component that depends on the rolling load, and a load-independent prediction formula that predicts a component that does not depend on the rolling load ( Roll thermal expansion prediction formula and wear prediction formula), and determine how much error each element of the plate crown prediction model has from the relationship between the plate crown error and the number of rolls after rolling. And the technique which corrects a plate crown prediction model based on this determination result is indicated.
JP-A-7-265927 (pages 3 to 4, FIG. 6)

However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 is to reduce the plate crown error by adjusting the coefficient of each formula from the predicted value based on the thermal expansion prediction formula and the wear prediction formula of the roll, and the roll elastic deformation formula The amendment is not clearly disclosed. That is, the prediction model is not corrected by paying attention to the plate crown error depending on the rolling load fluctuation.
In the actual rolling process, the elastic deformation of the roll varies greatly depending on the rolling load fluctuation and the mechanical state of the roll, and the accompanying plate crown error becomes very large. That is, the fact that the plate crown error contains many components due to the rolling load is generally recognized in the field.

Therefore, in order to perform accurate plate crown prediction, it is indispensable to correct the plate crown prediction model in consideration of the component depending on the rolling load among the plate crown errors.
Therefore, the present invention separates the plate crown error into a load-dependent error that depends on the rolling load and a load-independent error that does not depend on the rolling load, and the prediction model so that the plate crown error or the load-dependent error is minimized. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for correcting a plate crown prediction model for correcting the above.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following technical means.
That is, the technical means for solving the problems in the present invention is a plate crown obtained from the plate crown prediction model in a method for correcting a plate crown prediction model of a rolled material rolled by a rolling mill having a pair of rolling rolls. The plate crown error, which is the difference between the predicted value and the actual measured value of the plate crown, is composed of a load-dependent error that depends on the rolling load and a load-independent error that is independent of the rolling load, so that the load-dependent error is minimized. Further, the present invention is characterized by correcting the plate crown prediction model.

According to this technical means, after considering the plate crown error separately into load-dependent error and load-independent error, by correcting the plate crown prediction model so that the load-dependent error is minimized, Precise plate crown prediction can be performed.
The technical means for solving the problems in the present invention is a method for correcting a plate crown prediction model of a rolled material rolled by a rolling mill having a pair of rolling rolls, wherein the plate crown prediction model is used as a rolling load. The plate crown prediction value and the plate obtained from the plate crown prediction model are composed of a load dependency prediction equation for predicting a load dependent error and a load independent prediction equation for predicting a load independent error independent of rolling load. The parameters of the load-dependent prediction formula are corrected so that the plate crown error, which is the difference from the measured crown value, is minimized.

According to this technical means, the plate crown prediction model is composed of a load-dependent prediction equation and a load-independent prediction equation, and the parameters of the load-dependent prediction equation are corrected so that the plate crown error is minimized. Thus, it is possible to reduce the load-dependent error depending on the rolling load and perform accurate plate crown prediction.
The load dependence prediction formula has a parameter indicating the degree of restraint of the rolling roll with respect to the housing of the rolling mill so that the gradient of the linear approximation line indicating the relationship between the rolling load and the plate crown error is minimized. In addition, it is preferable to determine the constraint degree parameter and apply the constraint degree parameter to the plate crown prediction model.

  The load independent error is caused by deformation of the rolling roll profile due to thermal expansion or wear.

  According to the present invention, the plate crown error is separated into a load-dependent error that depends on the rolling load and a load-independent error that is independent of the rolling load, so that the plate crown prediction or the load-dependent error is minimized. By correcting the model, it is possible to accurately predict the plate crown.

Hereinafter, a method for correcting a plate crown prediction model according to the present invention will be described by illustrating reverse rolling of a thick steel plate.
A thick steel plate, which is a rolled material, is manufactured by introducing a heated slab into a single rolling mill and performing reciprocating rolling a plurality of times (a plurality of passes).
As shown in FIG. 1, the rolling mill 1 has a pair of work rolls 3 for rolling a rolled material 2 and a pair of backup rolls 4 for backing it up. Further, the rolling mill 1 is provided with a rolling load meter 5 for measuring a rolling load, and a thickness gauge 6 for measuring the exit side plate thickness of the rolled material 2 is provided on the exit side of the rolling mill 1. Yes. The data of the rolling load meter 5 and the plate thickness meter 6 are sent to the prediction model correcting means 7 and used for correcting the plate crown prediction model.

Furthermore, the rolling mill 1 includes a control unit 8 that calculates a plate crown based on the corrected plate crown prediction model and controls the rolling mill 1 using the value as a target value.
Although the cross section of the rolled material 2 rolled by the rolling mill 1 is ideally a rectangle that is long in the width direction, the thickness in the center in the width direction is actually different from the thickness on both sides in the width direction. It may become a drum shape. A quantity called a plate crown is defined as an index indicating such a cross-sectional shape. That is, plate crown = plate thickness in the center in the width direction−plate thickness on both sides in the width direction.
By predicting such a sheet crown before rolling and controlling the rolling mill 1 using this as a target value, a rolled material 2 with good quality can be produced. Therefore, various plate crown prediction models have been proposed, and corrections are made as appropriate so that the plate crown prediction models calculate accurate prediction values.

The basic concept of the plate crown prediction model and its correction method used in this embodiment is as described below.
As shown in FIG. 2, the plate crown error, which is the difference between the predicted plate crown value obtained from this prediction model and the measured plate crown value, is a load-dependent error that depends on the rolling load and a load-independent that is independent of the rolling load. As described in the equation (1), the load-dependent prediction formula Ch1 for predicting the load-dependent component of the plate crown and the load-independent for predicting the load-independent component of the plate crown are described. The plate crown prediction model is configured in the form of the sum with the prediction formula Ch2.

The load-independent component of the plate crown predicted by the load-independent prediction formula, in other words, the load-independent error is caused by deformation of the profile of the work roll 3 (rolling roll in the present invention) due to thermal expansion or wear. However, as the rolling progresses, the work roll 3 is thermally expanded, or wear on the surface of the work roll 3 progresses to change the roll profile.
On the other hand, the load-dependent component of the plate crown, in other words, the load-dependent error is expressed by the rolling load P, the roll crown CW of the work roll 3, and the degree of restriction of the rolling roll with respect to the housing 12 of the rolling mill 1, as shown in Equation (2). It is comprised with the function which consists of parameter (alpha) which shows.

As shown in FIG. 10, the work roll 3 is provided with bearing portions 10 that protrude from both end faces of the work roll 3 and have a diameter smaller than the diameter of the work roll 3 on both sides in the width direction. It is rotatably supported by a bearing 13 provided in the portion 11. The chock part 11 is connected and fixed to the housing 12 of the rolling mill 1.
What shows the restraint state of the bearing portion 10 of the rolling roll with respect to the chock portion 11 is a restraint degree parameter α. When the restraint state is weak, the bearing portion 10 comes out of the chock portion 11 and the work roll 3 The deflection of the becomes larger. (Fig. 2 (i))
If the restraint state is strong, the bearing portion 10 is connected to the chock portion 11 so as to be integrated with each other. Therefore, the deformation of the work roll 3 is reduced even during rolling, and the rotation axis is substantially horizontal. ing. (Fig. 2 (ii))
When inappropriate α is selected (FIG. 2 (i)), the work roll 3 will be greatly bent in the vertical direction, and in this state, the rolling load is plotted on the horizontal axis and the plate crown error is plotted on the vertical axis. When the equation is considered, the slope of the linear approximate straight line indicating the “relationship between rolling load and plate crown error” appearing there is very large (FIG. 2 (iii)). That is, as the rolling load increases, the difference between the predicted value of the plate crown and the actual measured value of the plate crown increases, and the accuracy of the predicted plate crown model becomes worse.

On the other hand, when an appropriate restraint degree parameter α is selected (FIG. 2 (iv)), the plate crown prediction model is very accurate, and the plate can be obtained regardless of whether the rolling load is large or small. The predicted crown value is very close to the actually measured value, and the slope of the linear approximation line indicating the “relationship between rolling load and plate crown error” is nearly zero and the slope is small.
Therefore, the prediction model correction is performed by calculating the constraint degree parameter α such that the slope of the linear approximation line indicating “the relationship between the rolling load and the plate crown error” is small, and applying this α to the plate crown prediction model. As a result, the load-dependent error of the plate crown is minimized, and the overall plate crown error becomes small, and it is possible to perform plate crown prediction with very high accuracy. Moreover, it becomes possible to manufacture a rolled material with good quality by controlling the predicted value to be a target value.

The detail of the correction method of a plate crown prediction model is demonstrated based on FIGS.
In the rolling mill 1, it is assumed that the rolled material 2 is rolled from the 1st pass to the (n-1) th pass, and the nth pass is currently being rolled. (S31)
At that time, data such as rolling load P and roll crown CW in the n-th pass is collected. (S32)
Next, using the plate crown prediction model shown in Equation (2), the n-th pass plate crown prediction value is calculated (S33), and the plate crown gauge 6 is used to calculate the plate crown actual measurement value. To. (S34)
Using them, the plate crown error δ (n), that is, δ (n) = plate crown predicted value−plate crown measured value is calculated. (S35)
The optimum constraint degree parameter α is calculated using δ (n) thus obtained and δ (1),..., Δ (n−1) for the past n paths obtained in the same manner. (S36)
By replacing the constraint degree parameter α thus determined with α included in the independent variable of the load dependency formula Ch1 = f (P, CW, α,...) Of the plate crown prediction model, Make corrections to the prediction model. (S37)
It is very preferable to perform the above processing for each rolling pass, calculate α each time and apply it to the model, that is, make the model correction by learning.

The S36 processing step (processing step for calculating the optimum constraint degree parameter α) is as shown in detail in FIG.
First, since the value of the initial constraint condition parameter α is unknown, an initial value is set by temporarily placing the value of α as appropriate. At this time, the value of α in the current prediction model may be used. (S41)
Next, predicted plate crown values for the past n passes are calculated using equation (2). Note that it is not always necessary to recalculate using the plate crown prediction model, and it is preferable that the plate crown prediction values for the past n passes obtained in step S33 are once recorded and extracted again. (S42)
Next, for the data for n passes, the plate crown error δ (n) for the past n passes is calculated by subtracting the plate crown actual measurement value from the plate crown predicted value, and the plate crown error as shown in FIG. Consider the distribution.

In this distribution, a straight line that linearly approximates the load and the plate crown error is calculated using the least square method. (S43)
Considering this approximate straight line, it is determined whether or not the gradient has a minimum value. That is, if the gradient of the linear approximation line is substantially zero as shown by the broken line in FIG. 5, the plate crown error is irrelevant to the rolling load, and it can be considered that there is almost no influence of the load-dependent component of the plate crown. Become. (S44)
If it is determined that the gradient is the minimum value and appropriate, the constraint condition parameter α set in S41 is optimal (S45), and this α is used as the load-dependent prediction formula of the plate crown prediction model. By replacing the included α, the prediction model itself is corrected. (S37)
On the other hand, when the gradient of the approximate straight line is not appropriate, the value of the constraint condition parameter α is appropriately changed from the initial value, and recalculation is performed from processing step S42. The change of the constraint condition parameter α in the recalculation may be increased or decreased by a certain amount, and there is no problem even if the value is changed by a predetermined amount based on the idea of a neural network or the like. (S46)
As described above, when the constraint condition parameter α included as an independent variable in the load dependent prediction formula is appropriately changed, it is preferable to simultaneously optimize the parameters of the load independent formula and replace them. That is, it is preferable to correct the plate crown prediction model by simultaneously correcting not only the load dependent prediction formula but also the load independent prediction formula.

The load-independent prediction formula is corrected, for example, with respect to the roll thermal expansion prediction model and the roll wear prediction model constituting the prediction formula, by obtaining a plate crown error and rolling the plate material after the end of the rolling cycle. It is preferable to determine how much error each prediction equation has from the number relationship, and adjust the coefficient of each prediction equation based on the determination result.
Further, the load-independent equation is corrected for each rolling pass (high cycle), and the load-dependent equation is corrected when the work roll 3 is changed and the gripping state is changed (low cycle). It is preferable.

An embodiment in which the method for correcting a plate crown prediction model according to the present invention is applied to an actual rolling mill 1 will be described below.
Like the rolling conditions shown in FIG. 6, in the rolling mill 1, the rolling load was changed and the continuous three rolling material 2 was rolled, and the precision of the plate crown prediction model was investigated. In this figure, rolling chance 1 is the rolling without correcting the prediction model by the conventional method.
Chance 2 is a result of rolling while correcting the aforementioned plate crown prediction model.

  FIG. 7 shows the result of rolling. The horizontal axis in the figure represents the rolling load, and the vertical axis represents the plate crown error. When the rolling load changes from 3500 tons to 3900 tons, the chance crown 1 has an increase in the plate crown error of 0.1 mm or more, whereas the chance 2 has an increase in the plate crown error of 0.1 mm. The predicted value by the model is not significantly different from the actually measured value, and highly accurate plate crown prediction is performed.

Another embodiment in which the method for correcting a plate crown prediction model according to the present invention is applied to an actual rolling mill 1 will be described below.
In this embodiment, it is assumed that the rolling load P, which is the input value of the load-dependent prediction formula, is distributed as a quadratic function in the work roll width direction, and the load-independent error predicted by the load-independent prediction formula. , The influence of roll wear is calculated for each pass according to the contact length of the work roll 3 with the rolled material 2, and the influence of roll thermal expansion is the temperature of the rolled material 2 and the rolled material 2 of the work roll 3. In consideration of the contact length with the roller and the influence of roll cooling, the calculation is performed based on the heat conduction analysis.

8 and 9 show the results.
The horizontal axis in FIG. 8 indicates the number of rolled sheets, and the vertical axis indicates the plate crown error. In the conventional method in which the plate crown prediction model is not corrected, the average value of the plate crown error is as large as 0.089 mm, and the variation is large. Further, as can be seen from FIG. 8, the plate crown error distribution is offset to the plus side by about 0.1 mm as a whole.
On the other hand, in the case where the plate crown prediction model according to the present invention is corrected, the average value of the plate crown error is as small as -0.001 mm, and the variation is smaller than that in the conventional method. Further, the offset of the plate crown error distribution is substantially zero.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
That is, as the rolling mill to which the plate crown prediction model can be applied, the thick steel plate reverse rolling mill 1 is exemplified, but a thin steel plate rolling mill or a tandem type may be used. The rolling form may be either hot or cold.

It is a figure which shows the structure of a reverse rolling mill. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the idea of the correction method of a plate crown prediction model. It is a flowchart of the correction method of a plate crown prediction model. It is a flowchart of the correction method of a plate crown prediction model. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a rolling load and a sheet | seat crown error. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing rolling conditions of Example 1. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the rolling load in Example 1, and a sheet | seat crown error. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the rolling load in Example 2, and a sheet | seat crown error. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the rolling load in Example 2, and a sheet | seat crown error. It is sectional drawing of a work roll bearing part and a chock part.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rolling machine 2 Rolled material 3 Work roll 4 Backup roll 5 Rolling load meter 6 Sheet thickness meter 7 Predictive model correction means 8 Control means

Claims (3)

In a method for correcting a sheet crown prediction model of a rolled material rolled by a rolling mill equipped with a pair of rolling rolls,
The difference between the predicted value of the plate crown predicted by the plate crown prediction model consisting of a load-dependent term that depends on the rolling load and a load-independent term that is independent of the rolling load, and the measured value of the measured plate crown is obtained as the plate crown error. A method for correcting a plate crown prediction model, wherein the load dependence term is corrected to prevent an increase in plate crown error when the rolling load fluctuates.   The load dependence term has a parameter indicating a degree of restraint of the rolling roll with respect to a housing of the rolling mill, and the restraint degree parameter is set so that a slope of a regression equation between the rolling load and a sheet crown error is minimized. 2. The method for correcting a plate crown prediction model according to claim 1, wherein the constraint degree parameter is determined and applied to the plate crown prediction model. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the load-independent term is caused by deformation of a rolling roll profile due to thermal expansion or wear.

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