阅读说明：本技术 被轧制材料的蛇行控制方法 (Method for controlling meandering of rolled material ) 是由 山口和马 石井笃 新国大介 于 2020-04-10 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种被轧制材料的蛇行控制方法,轧机具有多个辊,多个辊至少包括一对作业辊和一对加强辊,该被轧制材料的蛇行控制方法包括估计步骤和尾端控制步骤,在该估计步骤中,在轧制被轧制材料的尾端部之前,获取辊间推力和材料-辊间推力中的至少一方,该辊间推力是基于通过测定或估计而获取到的辊间交叉角和辊间摩擦系数来估计的,该材料-辊间推力是基于通过测定或估计而获取到的材料-辊间交叉角和材料-辊间摩擦系数来估计的,该尾端控制步骤是在轧制被轧制材料的尾端部时实施的步骤,在该尾端控制步骤中进行以下处理：测定作业侧和驱动侧的轧制荷重,基于辊间推力、材料-辊间推力以及测定轧制荷重时的辊轴方向推力反作用力中的获取到的任意两个参数,来对轧制荷重差或轧制荷重差率进行校正,基于校正后的轧制荷重差或轧制荷重差率,来实施轧机的压下调平控制。(A method for controlling meandering of a rolled material, the rolling mill having a plurality of rolls including at least a pair of work rolls and a pair of reinforcing rolls, the method for controlling meandering of the rolled material comprising an estimation step of acquiring at least one of an inter-roll thrust estimated based on an inter-roll intersection angle and an inter-roll friction coefficient acquired by measurement or estimation and a material-roll thrust estimated based on a material-roll intersection angle and a material-roll friction coefficient acquired by measurement or estimation, before rolling a trailing end portion of the rolled material, and a trailing end control step of performing the following process in the trailing end control step: the rolling load on the work side and the drive side is measured, the rolling load difference or the rolling load difference rate is corrected based on any two parameters obtained from the roll thrust, the material-roll thrust, and the roll shaft direction thrust reaction force at the time of measuring the rolling load, and the rolling leveling control of the rolling mill is performed based on the corrected rolling load difference or rolling load difference rate.)

1. A method for controlling meandering of a rolled material in a 4-roll or higher rolling mill, wherein,

the rolling mill has a plurality of rolls including at least a pair of work rolls and a pair of stiffening rolls supporting the work rolls,

the upper roll system of the rolling mill comprises an upper working roll and an upper reinforcing roll,

the lower roll system of the rolling mill comprises a lower working roll and a lower reinforcing roll,

the meandering control method of a rolled material includes an estimation step and a tail end control step,

the estimating step is a step performed before rolling a trailing end portion of the rolled material,

in the estimating step, at least one of an inter-roller thrust estimated based on the inter-roller intersection angle and the inter-roller friction coefficient acquired through measurement or estimation and a material-roller thrust estimated based on the material-roller intersection angle and the material-roller friction coefficient acquired through measurement or estimation is acquired,

the tail end controlling step is a step performed when rolling a tail end portion of the rolled material,

in the tail end control step, the following processing is performed:

the rolling load on the working side and the driving side is measured for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system,

correcting rolling load difference information calculated based on the measured rolling loads on the working side and the driving side based on any two parameters obtained from the inter-roll thrust, the material-to-roll thrust, and a roll axis direction thrust reaction force at the time of measuring the rolling load acting on a roll other than the reinforcing roll,

and performing a rolling leveling control of the rolling mill based on the corrected rolling load difference information.

2. The method for controlling meandering of a rolled material as claimed in claim 1,

in the tail-end controlling step,

the rolling load difference information is corrected based on the roll axial thrust reaction force measured when the rolling load is measured and the inter-roll thrust force or the material-to-roll thrust force acquired in the estimating step.

3. The method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to claim 1 or 2,

in the step of estimating, it is preferable that,

the inter-roll intersection angle, the material-to-roll intersection angle, the inter-roll friction coefficient, and the material-to-roll friction coefficient are obtained by estimation based on 4 or more horizontal rolling loads, rolling reductions, and thrust reaction forces acting on rolls other than the reinforcing roll, which are obtained for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system,

at least one of the inter-roller thrust and the material-roller thrust is obtained by estimation based on the obtained inter-roller intersection angle, the material-roller intersection angle, the inter-roller friction coefficient, and the material-roller friction coefficient.

4. The method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to claim 1 or 2,

in the step of estimating, it is preferable that,

obtaining a friction coefficient between rolls and a friction coefficient between material and rolls by measurement, and obtaining an intersection angle between rolls and an intersection angle between material and rolls by estimation based on 2 or more levels of rolling load, reduction ratio, and thrust reaction force acting on rolls other than the reinforcing rolls obtained for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system,

at least one of the inter-roller thrust and the material-roller thrust is obtained by estimation based on the obtained inter-roller intersection angle, the material-roller intersection angle, the inter-roller friction coefficient, and the material-roller friction coefficient.

5. The method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to claim 1 or 2,

in the step of estimating, it is preferable that,

obtaining an inter-roll intersection angle and a material-roll intersection angle by measurement, and obtaining an inter-roll friction coefficient and a material-roll friction coefficient by estimation based on 2 or more levels of rolling load, reduction ratio, and thrust reaction force acting on rolls other than the reinforcing roll obtained for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system,

at least one of the inter-roller thrust and the material-roller thrust is obtained by estimation based on the obtained inter-roller intersection angle, the material-roller intersection angle, the inter-roller friction coefficient, and the material-roller friction coefficient.

6. The method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

in the step of estimating, it is preferable that,

the estimated values obtained by estimation of the roll intersection angle, the material-roll intersection angle, the roll friction coefficient, and the material-roll friction coefficient are obtained from a predicted value of the fluctuation amount for each rolled material based on the estimated values estimated from the past learning results and an estimated result of the estimated value in the previous rolling.

7. The method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

in the step of estimating, it is preferable that,

with respect to the estimated values obtained by estimation of the roll intersection angle, the material-roll intersection angle, the roll friction coefficient, and the material-roll friction coefficient, the estimated values obtained by estimation are corrected based on differences between the estimated value based on data of a stationary portion in the rolled material that has been rolled in the past and the estimated value based on data of a trailing end portion in the rolled material that has been rolled in the past, respectively.

8. The method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

in the estimating step, a rolling load, a reduction ratio, and a thrust reaction force acting on a roll other than the reinforcing roll of the rolled material that has been rolled recently are used.

9. The method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to claim 1 or 2,

in the step of estimating, it is preferable that,

obtaining the inter-roller friction coefficient, the material-roller friction coefficient, the inter-roller intersection angle, and the material-roller intersection angle by measurement,

at least one of the inter-roller thrust and the material-roller thrust is obtained by estimation based on the obtained inter-roller intersection angle, the material-roller intersection angle, the inter-roller friction coefficient, and the material-roller friction coefficient.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a method for controlling meandering of a rolled material.

Background

When a rolling mill rolls a material to be rolled, so-called meandering occurs in which the widthwise center of the material to be rolled is displaced from the center of the rolling mill when the trailing end of the material to be rolled passes through the rolling mill. If the rolled material meanders, the trailing end portion may contact a side guide provided on the downstream side of the rolling mill through which the material passes, and in this case, the rolled material is rolled in a folded state by the next rolling mill and is pressed. When the material to be rolled is squeezed, an excessive rolling load is applied to the rolling mill, so that the rolls are damaged, and the operation must be stopped for repairing the rolls.

Therefore, a method for preventing the material to be rolled from meandering when the tail end portion passes through the rolling mill has been proposed. For example, patent document 1 discloses a differential load type hunting control method as follows: the roll axis direction thrust reaction force of all the upper and lower at least one of the rolls other than the reinforcing roll is measured, and the influence of the roll thrust on the differential load is taken into consideration. Patent document 2 discloses a differential load hunting control method as follows: the work roll thrust reaction force and the surface profile of the work roll were measured, and the influence of the roll thrust and the material-roll thrust on the differential load was taken into account. Further, patent document 3 discloses a differential load type hunting control method as follows: the roll deflection angle was measured, and the effect of the thrust between the rolls on the differential load was taken into account. Patent document 4 discloses a method of controlling a rolling mill, the method including: before rolling, the roll gap is opened and a bending force is applied in a roll driving state to recognize the influence of the inter-roll thrust on the differential load, and the roll-down leveling control is performed in consideration of the influence of the inter-roll thrust on the differential load.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open No. 2000-312911

Patent document 2: japanese patent laid-open No. 2005-976

Patent document 3: japanese patent laid-open No. 2014-4599

Patent document 4: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2009-178754

Non-patent document

Non-patent documents: liu and others, "Investigation of Hot Strip Mill 4Hi Reversing Rolling Mill Main Motor thread Bearing Damage" of Reversing Roughing Mill Main Motor of 4-roll Strip Hot Rolling Mill, AISTech2009Proceedings-Volume II, 2009, p.1091-1101

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In the conventional differential load type hunting control, the rolling load on the working side and the driving side of at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system is measured to determine the rolling load difference or the rolling load difference rate, and the rolling mill is subjected to the rolling leveling control based on the measured value. However, it is known that when a cross between the rollers occurs (a rotation inclination state in a horizontal plane), an axial force (an inter-roller thrust force) is generated between the rollers. When the material-roll cross occurs, an axial force (material-roll thrust) is also generated between the material rolls. The material-to-roller thrust is small compared to the roller thrust, but the effect is particularly great at low pressure rates. The roll thrust and the material-roll thrust are supported by the reaction force from the roll chock, but because there is a vertical distance (moment arm) between the support point and the line of action of the force, a roll-over moment acts on the roll. The roll turning moment is a moment in a plane perpendicular to the rolling length direction. At this time, it is considered that the difference (differential load) between the measurement values of the depressing direction load sensors on the working side and the driving side changes in order to balance the tilting moment. When the differential load due to the thrust force is unintentionally generated, the differential load due to the thrust force interferes with the push-down leveling control, and causes a reduction in the accuracy of the leveling correction.

In the techniques described in patent documents 1, 3, and 4, since the influence of the material-roller thrust on the differential load is not taken into consideration, the differential load due to the thrust cannot be accurately estimated, and accurate leveling correction cannot be performed as described above. In the technique described in patent document 2, the influence coefficients of the inter-roller thrust and the material-to-roller thrust on the differential load are calculated, and the sum of the calculated influence coefficients and the measured thrust reaction force is applied to estimate the differential load due to the thrust, thereby performing the push-down leveling control. However, in this technique, parameters for obtaining the influence coefficients are insufficient, and the estimation accuracy is insufficient. Therefore, as in the patent documents 1, 3, and 4, accurate leveling correction cannot be performed.

In addition, in the technique described in patent document 4, it is necessary to open the roll gap before rolling and apply a bending force in a roll driving state to recognize the influence of the thrust between the rolls on the differential load, and it is necessary to perform the above-described operation in addition to the stable operation.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved method for controlling meandering of a rolled material, which can perform leveling correction more accurately in consideration of the influence of thrust force on a differential load.

Means for solving the problems

In order to solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling meandering of a material to be rolled in a rolling mill having 4 or more rolls, the rolling mill having a plurality of rolls including at least a pair of work rolls and a pair of reinforcing rolls supporting the work rolls, an upper roll system of the rolling mill including an upper work roll and an upper reinforcing roll, a lower roll system of the rolling mill including a lower work roll and a lower reinforcing roll, the method of controlling meandering of the material to be rolled including an estimation step and a tail end control step, the estimation step being performed before rolling a tail end portion of the material to be rolled, in the estimation step, at least one of an inter-roll thrust and a material-to-roll thrust is acquired, the inter-roll thrust is estimated based on an inter-roll intersection angle and an inter-roll friction coefficient acquired by measurement or estimation, and the material-to-roll thrust is acquired based on the material-to-roll intersection angle and the material-to-roll friction coefficient acquired by measurement or estimation The tail end control step is a step performed when rolling a tail end of the rolled material, and the tail end control step performs: the rolling load difference information calculated based on the measured rolling loads on the work side and the drive side is corrected based on any two parameters obtained from the roll thrust, the material-roll thrust, and the roll shaft direction thrust reaction force at the time of measuring the rolling load acting on the rolls other than the reinforcing roll, and the rolling load leveling control of the rolling mill is performed based on the corrected rolling load difference information.

In the tail end control step, the rolling load difference information may be corrected based on the roll axial thrust reaction force measured when the rolling load is measured and the roll thrust or the material-roll thrust obtained in the estimation step.

In the estimating step, the roll intersection angle, the material-roll intersection angle, the roll friction coefficient, and the material-roll friction coefficient may be obtained by estimation based on 4 or more horizontal rolling loads, rolling reductions, and thrust reaction forces acting on rolls other than the reinforcing roll, which are obtained for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system, and at least one of the roll thrust and the material-roll thrust may be obtained by estimation based on the obtained roll intersection angle, the material-roll intersection angle, the roll friction coefficient, and the material-roll friction coefficient.

Alternatively, in the estimating step, the coefficient of friction between the rolls and the coefficient of friction between the material and the rolls may be acquired by measurement, the roll intersection angle and the material-roll intersection angle may be acquired by estimation based on 2 or more levels of rolling load, reduction ratio, and thrust reaction force acting on rolls other than the reinforcing roll acquired for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system, and at least one of the roll thrust and the material-roll thrust may be acquired by estimation based on the acquired roll intersection angle, material-roll intersection angle, coefficient of friction between the rolls, and coefficient of friction between the material and the rolls.

In the estimating step, the roll intersection angle and the material-roll intersection angle may be acquired by measurement, the roll friction coefficient and the material-roll friction coefficient may be acquired by estimation based on 2 or more levels of rolling load, reduction ratio, and thrust reaction force acting on rolls other than the reinforcing roll acquired for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system, and at least one of the roll thrust and the material-roll thrust may be acquired by estimation based on the acquired roll intersection angle, material-roll intersection angle, roll friction coefficient, and material-roll friction coefficient.

In the estimating step, the estimated values obtained by estimation of the roll intersection angle, the material-roll intersection angle, the roll friction coefficient, and the material-roll friction coefficient may be obtained from a predicted value of the fluctuation amount for each rolled material of the estimated values estimated based on the past learning result and an estimated result of the estimated value in the previous rolling.

In the estimating step, the estimated values obtained by the estimation may be corrected based on a difference between the estimated value based on the data of the stationary portion in the rolled material that has been rolled in the past and the estimated value based on the data of the trailing end portion in the rolled material that has been rolled in the past, with respect to the estimated values obtained by the estimation among the roll intersection angle, the material-roll intersection angle, the roll friction coefficient, and the material-roll friction coefficient.

In the estimating step, the rolling load, the reduction ratio, and the thrust reaction force acting on the rolls other than the reinforcing roll of the rolled material that has been rolled in the past may be used.

In the estimating step, the inter-roll friction coefficient, the material-roll friction coefficient, the inter-roll intersection angle, and the material-roll intersection angle may be acquired by measurement, and at least one of the inter-roll thrust and the material-roll thrust may be acquired by estimation based on the acquired inter-roll intersection angle, the acquired material-roll intersection angle, the acquired inter-roll friction coefficient, and the acquired material-roll friction coefficient.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

As described above, according to the present invention, leveling correction can be performed more accurately in consideration of the influence of thrust on the differential load.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the configuration of a 4-roll mill and a processing apparatus for controlling meandering of a material to be rolled according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing forces acting on the rolling mill shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the meandering control method of the rolled material according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the acquisition of μ by estimation_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBA flowchart of the method for controlling meandering of a rolled material in all cases (case 1).

FIG. 6 is a graph showing the acquisition of μ by measurement_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtains phi by estimation_WMAnd phi_WBA flowchart of the meandering control method of the rolled material in the case (case 6).

Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method of measuring the friction coefficient.

Fig. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another example of the friction coefficient measuring method.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating obtaining μ by estimation_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtaining phi by measurement_WMAnd phi_WBFlow of the method for controlling meandering of a rolled material in the case of (example 11)Figure (a).

Fig. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method of measuring the intersection angle.

FIG. 11 is a graph showing acquisition of μ by measurement_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBA flowchart of the method for controlling meandering of a rolled material in all cases (case 16).

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to components having substantially the same functional configuration, and redundant description is omitted.

[1. Structure of Rolling Mill ]

First, a schematic configuration of a rolling mill to which a meandering control method of a rolled material according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to fig. 1. Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing one configuration example of a 4-roll mill and a processing apparatus for controlling meandering of a material S to be rolled according to the present embodiment. Although fig. 1 shows a 4-high rolling mill, the present invention can be applied to a 4-high rolling mill including a plurality of rolls including at least a pair of work rolls and a pair of reinforcing rolls supporting the work rolls. In fig. 1, the working side is denoted by ws (work side) and the driving side is denoted by ds (drive side) in the roll axis direction. The working side is the operating side, which is the side opposite the drive side for the rolling mill.

The rolling mill 10 shown in fig. 1 is a 4-roll rolling mill having a pair of work rolls 1 and 2 and a pair of reinforcing rolls 3 and 4 supporting the pair of work rolls 1 and 2. The upper work roll 1 is supported by upper work roll chocks 5a, 5b and the lower work roll 2 is supported by lower work roll chocks 6a, 6 b. The upper reinforcing roll 3 is supported by upper reinforcing roll chocks 7a and 7b, and the lower reinforcing roll 4 is supported by lower reinforcing roll chocks 8a and 8 b. The upper work roll 1 and the upper reinforcing roll 3 constitute an upper roll system, and the lower work roll 2 and the lower reinforcing roll 4 constitute a lower roll system. The upper reinforcing roll chock 7a, 7b and the lower reinforcing roll chock 8a, 8b are held by a housing 15.

The rolling mill 10 shown in fig. 1 includes lower load detecting devices 11a and 11b for detecting a load in the rolling direction related to the lower roll system. The rolling mill 10 may be provided with an upper load detecting device for detecting a load in the rolling direction related to the upper roll system, instead of the lower load detecting devices 11a and 11b, or may be provided with both the lower load detecting devices 11a and 11b and the upper load detecting device. The lower load detecting device 11a detects a load (rolling load) in the pressing direction on the driving side, and the lower load detecting device 11b detects a load (rolling load) in the pressing direction on the working side.

Leveling devices 13a and 13b for applying a vertically upward load to the lower reinforcing roller bearing blocks 8a and 8b are provided below the lower load detection devices 11a and 11 b. The leveling devices 13a and 13b are configured by using, for example, hydraulic cylinders, and adjust leveling by moving the hydraulic cylinders in the vertical direction.

Further, thrust reaction force measuring devices 12a and 12b for measuring thrust reaction forces in the roll axis direction are provided for the work rolls 1 and 2 of the rolling mill 10. In the rolling mill 10 shown in fig. 1, the thrust reaction force measuring devices 12a, 12b are provided between the work side upper work roll chock 5a, the work side lower work roll chock 6a, and the work roll shifting devices 14a, 14 b. The work roll shifting devices 14a and 14b are driving devices for moving the work rolls 1 and 2 in the roll axis direction, and support the upper work roll chock 5a and the lower work roll chock 6a, and generate reaction forces (roll axis direction thrust reaction forces) between the support roll thrust and the material-roll thrust. The thrust reaction force in the roller axis direction measured by the thrust reaction force measuring devices 12a and 12b is output to the differential load/thrust reaction force acquisition unit 120.

As shown in fig. 1, the rolling mill 10 according to the present embodiment includes an estimation unit 110, a differential load/thrust reaction force acquisition unit 120, a correction unit 130, and a leveling control unit 140 as devices for performing information processing for performing the screw-down leveling control by the leveling devices 13a and 13 b. The arithmetic processing device having these functional units may be configured by using general-purpose components and circuits, or may be configured by hardware dedicated to the functions of the respective components. The CPU or the like may perform all functions of the respective components of the arithmetic processing unit. The configuration used in the arithmetic processing unit can be appropriately changed according to the technical level at the time of implementing the present embodiment. Further, a computer program for realizing each function of the arithmetic processing device may be created and installed in a personal computer or the like. Further, a computer-readable recording medium storing such a computer program can also be provided. The computer program described above may be distributed via, for example, a network without using a recording medium.

The estimating unit 110 estimates at least one of the roll thrust and the material-roll thrust generated in the rolling mill before the tail end of the material S to be rolled is rolled. The estimation unit 110 calculates an inter-roll intersection angle, a material-to-roll intersection angle, an inter-roll friction coefficient, and a material-to-roll friction coefficient, and calculates at least one of an inter-roll thrust and a material-to-roll thrust, based on 4 or more horizontal rolling loads, rolling reductions, and thrust reaction forces acting on rolls other than the reinforcing roll, which are acquired for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system. The rolling load, rolling reduction, and thrust reaction force acting on the rolls other than the reinforcing rolls at 4 levels or more than 4 levels used by the estimation unit 110 may be rolling actual condition data stored in the rolling actual condition database 200.

The differential load/thrust reaction force acquisition unit 120 acquires the rolling load on the drive side detected by the lower load detection device 11a and the rolling load on the work side detected by the lower load detection device 11b, and calculates a rolling load difference or a rolling load difference rate as rolling load difference information. The rolling load difference is a difference between the rolling load on the driving side and the rolling load on the working side, and the rolling load difference rate is a ratio of the load difference to the total load (i.e., the sum of the rolling load on the driving side and the rolling load on the working side) (load difference/total load). The rolling load difference ratio can remove detection errors caused by characteristic differences of left and right load detection devices. Even if the rolling load fluctuates due to changes in temperature, sheet width, sheet thickness, and the like, the detected rolling load difference rate does not fluctuate as long as the amount of meandering is the same. Therefore, the amount of meandering can be corrected more accurately by using the rolling load difference rate than in the case of using the rolling load difference rate.

The correcting unit 130 corrects the rolling load difference or the rolling load difference rate calculated by the differential load/thrust reaction force acquiring unit 120 based on the measured roll axial thrust reaction force and the roll thrust force or the material-roll thrust force calculated by the estimating unit 110. Thereby, the rolling load difference or rolling load difference caused by the thrust force is removed from the rolling load difference or rolling load difference used for the rolling leveling control.

The leveling control unit 140 controls the leveling devices 13a and 13 b. The leveling control unit 140 performs the rolling leveling control using the rolling load difference or the rolling load difference rate corrected by the correction unit 130. The push-down leveling control can be performed by a known method such as the push-down leveling control described in patent document 1.

[2. calculation of Rolling load Difference due to thrust ]

In the method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to the present embodiment, the rolling load difference or rolling load difference rate from which components due to a thrust force that becomes a disturbance are removed is used to perform the rolling leveling control. Therefore, when considering the load difference due to the thrust force, it is necessary to measure or estimate 2 or more values of the inter-roller thrust force, the material-roller thrust force, and the roller-axis-direction thrust reaction force acting on the work roller. The axial thrust reaction force can be measured. On the other hand, since the inter-roller thrust and the material-roller thrust cannot be measured, it is necessary to estimate at least one of the inter-roller thrust and the material-roller thrust. Therefore, it is necessary to obtain the roll intersection angle, the material-roll intersection angle, the roll friction coefficient, and the material-roll friction coefficient by measurement or estimation.

Next, a method of calculating a rolling load difference by a calculation thrust force according to an acquisition pattern of a material-roll intersection angle, a material-roll friction coefficient, and a roll friction coefficient will be described in detail with reference to fig. 2. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the forces acting on the rolling mill 10 shown in FIG. 1. In fig. 2, only the force acting on the lower roller system is shown, but the same applies to the upper roller system.

In addition, the coefficient of friction between material and roller is μ_WMCoefficient of friction between rolls mu_WBMaterial-roller intersection angle phi_WMAnd the crossing angle phi between the rolls_WBIs obtained by estimation or measurement. Specifically, consider 16 cases shown in table 1 below. In Table 1, the results of determining the material-to-roll thrust T are also shown in each case_WM ^BThrust T between rollers_WB ^BAnd thrust reaction force T acting on lower work roll chocks 6a, 6b_W ^BThe formula (1).

[ Table 1]

TABLE 1

Example (A)

μWM

μWB

φWM

φWB

TWM B

TWB B

Tw B

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Formula (6a)

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Formula (6a)

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Formula (6b)

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5

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Formula (6c)

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Formula (6a)

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Formula (6b)

Formula (7k)

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Formula (6c)

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Formula (6b)

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Formula (5b)

Formula (6)d)

Formula (7n)

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Formula (5d)

Formula (6c)

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Formula (6d)

Formula (7p)

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Formula (6d)

Formula (7d)

●: estimation and O measurement

Next, the following 4 examples will be explained.

(case 1) obtaining μ by estimation_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBAll of

(example 6) obtaining of μ by measurement_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtains phi by estimation_WMAnd phi_WB

(case 11) obtaining μ by estimation_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtaining phi by measurement_WMAnd phi_WB

(example 16) obtaining of μ by measurement_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBAll of

The other examples will be described after the 4 examples are described.

[2-1 ] obtaining [ mu ] by estimation_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBAll of (1)]

First, for obtaining μ by estimation_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBThe method of calculating the rolling load difference due to the thrust force in all the cases (example 1) will be described. The balance of forces acting in the roller axis direction of the lower work roller 2, the balance of forces acting in the roller axis direction of the lower reinforcing roller 4, and the balance of moments of the lower roller system in fig. 2 are represented by the following equations (1) to (3).

[ number 1]

T_WB ^B＝T_W ^B+T_WM ^B

···(1)

T_B ^B＝T_WB ^B

···(2)

Each symbol represents the following component.

T_WB ^B: thrust acting between the lower work roll 2 and the lower reinforce roll 4 (thrust between rolls)

T_WM ^B: thrust acting between the lower work roll 2 and the material S to be rolled (material-roll thrust)

T_W ^B: acting on lower work roll chocks 6a, 6bThrust reaction force

T_B ^B: thrust reaction forces acting on the lower stiffening roller bearing blocks 8a, 8b

P^T _df ^B: load difference due to thrust

a: distance between pressing fulcrums

h_B ^B: the action point position of the thrust reaction force acting on the lower reinforcing roll bearing blocks 8a, 8b

D_B: diameter of the lower reinforcing roll 4

D_W: diameter of lower work roll 2

When T is eliminated from the above formulae (1) to (3)_B ^BWhen is, P^T _df ^BCan be expressed by any of the following formulae (4-1) to (4-3).

[ number 2]

Wherein the content of the first and second substances,

thus, as described above, it is known that the rolling load difference P is obtained by thrust force^T _df ^BThe material-to-roll thrust T needs to be estimated_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^BAt least one of them.

Here, for example, according to non-patent document 1, the material-roller thrust is expressed by the following formulas (5a) and (6a)Force T_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^B。

[ number 3]

Each symbol represents the following component.

μ_WM: coefficient of friction between the lower work roll 2 and the material S to be rolled

μ_WB: coefficient of friction between lower work roll 2 and lower stiffening roll 4

φ_WM: intersection angle between lower work roll 2 and rolled material S

φ_WB: the crossing angle between the lower working roll 2 and the lower reinforcing roll 4

Gamma (1-r)/r (r: reduction ratio)

G_W: transverse modulus of elasticity of work roll

G_B: transverse modulus of elasticity of the reinforcing roller

p₀: maximum contact pressure between rolls

P: rolling load

Namely, it can be seen that: thrust between material and roller T_WM ^BIn the calculation of (2), the friction coefficient μ between the lower work roll 2 and the rolled material S is required_WMThe crossing angle phi between the lower working roll 2 and the rolled material S_WMRolling load P and reduction r. It can also be known that: thrust between the rollers T_WB ^BIn the calculation of (2), the friction coefficient mu between the lower work roll 2 and the lower reinforce roll 4 is required_WBAnd the intersection angle phi between the lower working roll 2 and the lower reinforcing roll 4_WBAnd a rolling load P.

Therefore, according to the equation (1), the thrust reaction force T acting on the lower work roll chocks 6a and 6b can be expressed by the following equation (7a)_W ^B。

[ number 4]

T_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(μ_WM，μ_WB，φ_WM，φ_WB，P，r)...(7a)

The rolling load P and the reduction ratio r in the formula (7a) can be obtained as actual values or set values. On the other hand, the coefficient of friction μ between the lower work roll 2 and the material S to be rolled_WMThe coefficient of friction mu between the lower work roll 2 and the lower stiffening roll 4_WBThe crossing angle phi between the lower working roll 2 and the rolled material S_WMAnd the intersection angle phi between the lower work roll 2 and the lower reinforcing roll 4_WBIs an unknown number. In order to obtain 4 unknowns, the thrust reaction force T acting on the lower work roll chocks 6a, 6b is measured for the combination of the rolling load P and the reduction ratio r at 4 levels or more than 4 levels_W ^BAnd (4) finishing. After the fifth level, the material-to-roll thrust T is obtained from the above equations (5a) and (6a) by using the values of the unknowns obtained at 4 levels, the rolling load P and the reduction ratio r after the fifth level_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^B。

The material-to-roll thrust T thus obtained can be used_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^BAnd a load difference P caused by the thrust is calculated from any one of the above equations (4-1) to (4-3) and the measured thrust reaction force in the roller axis direction^T _df ^B。

[2-2 ] obtaining mu by measurement_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtains phi by estimation_WMAnd phi_WB(case 6)]

Then, mu is obtained by measurement_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtains phi by estimation_WMAnd phi_WBA method of calculating a rolling load difference due to the calculated thrust force in the case (example 6) will be described. In this case, the material-to-roll thrust T represented by the formulas (5a) and (6a) in example 1 is represented by the following formulas (5b) and (6b)_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^B。

[ number 5]

Namely, it can be seen that: thrust between material and roller T_WM ^BIn the calculation of (2), the crossing angle phi between the lower work roll 2 and the material S to be rolled is required_WMRolling load P and reduction r. It can also be known that: thrust between the rollers T_WB ^BIn the calculation of (2), the roll intersection angle phi between the lower work roll 2 and the lower reinforce roll 4 is required_WBAnd a rolling load P.

Therefore, according to the equation (1), the thrust reaction force T acting on the lower work roll chocks 6a and 6b can be expressed by the following equation (7b)_W ^B。

[ number 6]

T_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(φ_WM，φ_WB，P，r)...(7b)

The rolling load P and the reduction ratio r in the formula (7b) can be obtained as actual values or set values. On the other hand, the crossing angle φ between the lower work roll 2 and the material S to be rolled_WMAnd the intersection angle phi between the lower work roll 2 and the lower reinforcing roll 4_WBIs an unknown number. In order to obtain 2 unknowns, the thrust reaction force T acting on the lower work roll chocks 6a, 6b is measured for a combination of a rolling load P and a reduction ratio r of 2 levels or more than 2 levels_W ^BAnd (4) finishing. Further, after the third level, the material-to-roll thrust T is obtained using the values of the unknowns obtained at 2 levels, the rolling load P and the reduction ratio r after the third level, based on the above equations (5b) and (6b)_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^B。

The material-to-roll thrust T thus obtained can be used_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^BAnd a load difference P caused by the thrust is calculated from any one of the above equations (4-1) to (4-3) and the measured thrust reaction force in the roller axis direction^T _df ^B。

[2-3 ] obtaining [ mu ] by estimation_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtaining phi by measurement_WMAnd phi_WBCondition (case 11)]

Then, for obtaining mu by estimation_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtaining phi by measurement_WMAnd phi_WBA method of calculating a rolling load difference due to the calculated thrust force in the case (example 11) will be described. In this case, the material-to-roll thrust T represented by the formulas (5a) and (6a) in example 1 is represented by the following formulas (5c) and (6c)_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^B。

[ number 7]

Namely, it can be seen that: thrust between material and roller T_WM ^BIn the calculation of (2), the friction coefficient μ between the lower work roll 2 and the rolled material S is required_WMRolling load P and reduction r. It can also be known that: thrust between the rollers T_WB ^BIn the calculation of (2), the friction coefficient mu between the lower work roll 2 and the lower reinforce roll 4 is required_WBAnd a rolling load P.

Therefore, according to the formula (1), the thrust reaction force T acting on the lower work roll chocks 6a and 6b can be expressed by the following formula (7c)_W ^B。

[ number 8]

T_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(μ_WM，μ_WB，P，r)...(7c)

The rolling load P and the reduction r in the formula (7c) can be obtained as actual values or set values. On the other hand, the coefficient of friction μ between the lower work roll 2 and the material S to be rolled_WMAnd the coefficient of friction mu between the lower work roll 2 and the lower stiffening roll 4_WBIs an unknown number. In order to obtain 2 unknowns, the thrust reaction force T acting on the lower work roll chocks 6a, 6b is measured for the combination of the rolling load P and the reduction ratio r at 2 levels or more than 2 levels_W ^BAnd (4) finishing. Further, after the third level, the material-to-roll thrust T is obtained using the values of the unknowns obtained at 2 levels, the rolling load P and the reduction ratio r after the third level, based on the above equations (5c) and (6c)_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^B。

The material-to-roll thrust T thus obtained can be used_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^BAnd a load difference P caused by the thrust is calculated from any one of the above equations (4-1) to (4-3) and the measured thrust reaction force in the roller axis direction^T _df ^B。

[2-4 ] obtaining mu by assay_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBAll cases (case 16)]

Then, mu is obtained by measurement_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBThe method of calculating the rolling load difference due to the thrust force in all the cases (example 16) will be described. In this case, the material-to-roll thrust T represented by the formulas (5a) and (6a) in example 1 is represented by the following formulas (5d) and (6d)_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^B。

[ number 9]

Namely, it can be seen that: thrust between material and roller T_WM ^BThe rolling load P and the reduction ratio r are required for the calculation of (2). It can also be known that: thrust between the rollers T_WB ^BThe rolling load P is required for the calculation of (2).

Therefore, according to the formula (1), the thrust reaction force T acting on the lower work roll chocks 6a and 6b can be expressed by the following formula (7d)_W ^B。

[ number 10]

T_W ^B＝T_WBB-T_WM ^B＝f′(P，r)...(7d)

The rolling load P and the reduction r in the formula (7d) can be obtained as actual values or set values. Since there is no unknown number, the material-to-roll thrust T can be obtained from the first level by using the rolling load P and the reduction ratio r according to the expressions (5d) and (6d)_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^B。

The material-to-roll thrust T thus obtained can be used_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^BAnd a load difference P caused by the thrust is calculated from any one of the above equations (4-1) to (4-3) and the measured thrust reaction force in the roller axis direction^T _df ^B。

The method of calculating the rolling load difference by the thrust force according to the 4 acquisition modes of the material-roll intersection angle, the material-roll friction coefficient, and the roll friction coefficient was described above. For the other examples, as shown in Table 1, the material-to-roll thrust T_WM ^BThe inter-roller thrust T can be obtained by any of the above equations (5a) to (5d)_WB ^BCan be obtained by any of the above equations (6a) to (6 d). Further, the thrust reaction force T acting on the work roll chocks 6a and 6b is shown_W ^BThe expression (c) differs among the respective cases. In particular toThe expression (c) is as follows.

[ number 11]

(case 2): t is_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(μ_WB，φ_WM，φ_WB，P，r)···(7e)

(case 3): t is_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(μ_WM，φ_WM，φ_WB，P，r)···(7f)

(case 4): t is_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(μ_WM，μ_WB，φ_WB，P，r)···(7g)

(case 5): t is_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(μ_WM，μ_WB，φ_WM，P，r)···(7h)

(case 7): t is_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(μ_WB，φ_WB，P，r)···(7i)

(case 8): t is_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(μ_WB，φ_WM，P，r)···(7j)

(case 9): t is_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(μ_WM，φ_WB，P，r)···(7k)

(case 10): t is_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(μ_WM，φ_WM，P，r)···(7l)

(case 12): t is_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(φ_WB，P，r)···(7m)

(case 13): t is_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(φ_WM，P，r)···(7n)

(case 14):T_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(μ_WB，P，r)···(7o)

(case 15): t is_W ^B＝T_WB ^B-T_WM ^B＝f′(μ_WM，P，r)···(7p)

[3. Snake control method ]

[3-1. summary ]

Next, a method of controlling meandering of a rolled material according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 3 and 4. Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of the meandering control method of the rolled material according to the present embodiment. Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the meandering control method of the rolled material according to the present embodiment. The meandering control method of a rolled material according to the present embodiment includes an estimation step (S1 in fig. 3 and S10 in fig. 4) performed before rolling the trailing end of the rolled material, and a trailing end control step (S2 in fig. 3 and S20 to S40 in fig. 4) performed when rolling the trailing end of the rolled material.

As shown in fig. 3, in the estimating step, at least one of the inter-roller thrust and the material-inter-roller thrust is acquired by the estimation (S1 of fig. 3). The inter-roller thrust force can be estimated based on the inter-roller intersection angle and the inter-roller friction coefficient. The material-to-roll thrust can be estimated based on the material-to-roll intersection angle and the material-to-roll friction coefficient. The roll intersection angle, the material-roll intersection angle, the roll friction coefficient, and the material-roll friction coefficient were obtained by measurement or estimation as shown in table 1.

In the trailing end control step, the rolling load difference information calculated based on the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side is corrected based on any two parameters of the roll shaft direction thrust reaction force, the roll thrust force, and the material-roll thrust force, and the roll rolling leveling control is performed (S2 in fig. 3).

First, the rolling load on the work side and the rolling load on the drive side are measured for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system. Next, the rolling load difference information is corrected based on any two parameters of the roll shaft direction thrust reaction force, the inter-roll thrust force, and the material-to-roll thrust force. The roll axis direction thrust reaction is a thrust reaction acting on the rolls other than the reinforcing rolls, which is measured for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system for which the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side are measured. The thrust reaction force in the roll axis direction can be measured at the same time when the rolling load is measured. The inter-roller thrust and the material-inter-roller thrust can be acquired by step S1. Then, the rolling load difference information is corrected based on any two acquired parameters, and the rolling mill is subjected to rolling leveling control based on the corrected rolling load difference information.

By acquiring any two parameters of the thrust reaction force in the roller axis direction, the thrust between the rollers, and the material-roller thrust, the differential load due to the thrust between the rollers can be accurately obtained. The selection of the two parameters can be made arbitrarily. For example, a parameter that can be acquired with higher accuracy may be selected to determine the differential load due to the inter-roller thrust.

Fig. 4 shows a process in the case where one of the roll thrust and the material-roll thrust and the roll-axis-direction thrust reaction force are selected as two parameters.

In the process shown in fig. 4, first, the roll axis direction thrust reaction force acting on the rolls other than the reinforcing roll and the rolling load on the working side and the driving side are measured simultaneously for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system (S20). When the rolling load on the working side and the driving side is measured, the thrust reaction force in the roll axis direction is measured. Here, it is sufficient to obtain the roll axis direction thrust reaction force and the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side within a range in which the trailing end control effectively functions, and it is not necessary to perform measurement strictly at the same time. Next, the rolling load difference information calculated based on the measured rolling loads on the working side and the driving side is corrected based on the measured roll axial direction thrust reaction force and the inter-roll thrust or the material-to-roll thrust acquired in step S10 (S30). The rolling load difference information includes a rolling load difference, which is a difference between the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side, and a rolling load difference rate. Then, the rolling mill is subjected to the rolling leveling control based on the corrected rolling load difference information (S40).

According to the method for controlling meandering of a material to be rolled in the present embodiment, the meandering of the material to be rolled is controlled in consideration of the material-to-roll thrust or the roll thrust, and in consideration of the influence of the intersection angle (for example, temporal change due to wear of the spacer) and the influence of the friction coefficient (for example, temporal change due to wear of the roll and surface roughness). Thus, the leveling correction can be performed more accurately in consideration of the influence of the thrust force, and the amount of hunting can be reduced. In addition, in the method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to the present embodiment, since it is not necessary to install a measuring device on a production line, it can be easily realized.

Next, a method for controlling meandering of a rolled material will be specifically described for the following 4 examples.

(case 1) obtaining μ by estimation_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBAll of

(example 6) obtaining of μ by measurement_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtains phi by estimation_WMAnd phi_WB

(case 11) obtaining μ by estimation_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtaining phi by measurement_WMAnd phi_WB

(example 16) obtaining of μ by measurement_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBAll of

[3-2 ] obtaining [ mu ] by estimation_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBAll of (1)]

First, based on fig. 5, for obtaining μ by estimation_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBThe following describes a method for controlling meandering of a rolled material in all cases (example 1). FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the acquisition of μ by estimation_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBA flowchart of the method for controlling meandering of a rolled material in all cases (case 1).

As shown in fig. 5, first, before the start of rolling the trailing end portion of the rolled material, the estimation unit 110 performs an estimation process (S100) for obtaining the intersection angle between the rolls, the material-roll intersection angle, the friction coefficient between the rolls, and the friction coefficient between the material-rolls, based on the actual rolling conditions including the rolling load at 4 levels or more, the reduction ratio, and the thrust reaction force acting on the rolls other than the reinforcing rolls. In step S100, any one of the actual condition value and the set value may be used for the rolling load and the reduction ratio. The thrust reaction force is a measured value measured at each level. The rolling situation of 4 levels or more than 4 levels used in step S100 is stored in the rolling situation database 200. The estimation unit 110 acquires 4 or more actual rolling conditions acquired for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system from the actual rolling condition database 200.

Here, the rolling actual conditions of 4 levels or more than 4 levels used in the estimation may not be data continuously acquired in time series as long as the rolling actual conditions of the rolled material that has been rolled before the rolled material that will pass through later at the tail end are the rolling actual conditions. On the premise that the friction coefficient and the intersection angle in the steady rolling state hardly change between the rolling materials that are continuous in time series, the friction coefficient and the intersection angle that take into account the temporal change can be obtained by using the rolling actual conditions obtained for the 4 rolling materials that have been rolled most recently in the estimation. The rolled material that has been rolled recently means a rolled material that has been rolled during a period from the material concerned, which can be considered as a period in which there is no change in the friction coefficient or the intersection angle due to roll replacement, roll wear, or the like. The rolling actual conditions of 4 levels or more than 4 levels may be values obtained from different rolling target materials, or rolling actual conditions of a plurality of levels obtained using the same rolling target material may be used. The more the number of levels is, the higher the accuracy of the acquired friction coefficient and intersection angle is.

The estimating unit 110 calculates the material-to-roll thrust T based on the roll intersection angle, the material-to-roll intersection angle, the roll friction coefficient, and the material-to-roll friction coefficient acquired as the estimation result in step S100_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^BAt least one of them (S110). Thrust T between material and roller_WM ^BThe inter-roller thrust T can be obtained by the above equation (5a), for example_WB ^BFor example, the value can be obtained by the above formula (6 a). The processing up to step S110 is performed before the start of rolling the trailing end of the rolled material. Further, steps S100 and S110 correspond to step S1 of the process shown in fig. 3.

Next, when rolling the tail end of the material to be rolled, tail end control is performed as shown in the following steps S120 to S140. Steps S120 to S140 correspond to step S2 of the processing shown in fig. 3.

First, the roll axis direction thrust reaction force acting on the rolls other than the reinforcing roll and the rolling load on the working side and the driving side are measured simultaneously for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system (S120). Further, it is only necessary to obtain the roll axial thrust reaction force and the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side within a range in which the trailing end control effectively functions, and it is not necessary to perform measurement strictly at the same time. The thrust reaction force in the roller axis direction is measured by the thrust reaction force measuring devices 12a and 12 b. The rolling load on the driving side is measured by the lower load detecting device 11a, and the rolling load on the working side is measured by the lower load detecting device 11 b. The acquired roll shaft direction thrust reaction force and the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side are output to the differential load/thrust reaction force acquisition section 120. The differential load/thrust reaction force acquisition unit 120 calculates a load difference or a load differential ratio using the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side.

Next, the correcting unit 130 corrects the rolling load difference or the rolling load difference ratio calculated based on the measured rolling loads on the working side and the driving side, based on the measured roll axial thrust reaction force and the roll thrust or the material-to-roll thrust calculated by the estimating unit 110 (S130). The correction unit 130 calculates a rolling load difference caused by the thrust force based on any one of the above equations (4-1) to (4-3). Then, the rolling load difference is corrected by removing the rolling load difference due to the calculated thrust force from the rolling load difference calculated based on the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side measured in step S120. In the case of the rolling load difference rate, the correction may be performed in the same manner.

Then, the leveling control unit 140 performs the rolling leveling control based on the rolling load difference or the rolling load difference rate corrected by the correction unit 130 (S140). The leveling control unit 140 calculates a control amount of the leveling devices 13a and 13b, and drives the leveling devices 13a and 13b based on the control amount.

The above describes the acquisition of μ by estimation_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBThe method for controlling meandering of a rolled material in all cases (example 1).

[3-3 ] obtaining mu by measurement_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtains phi by estimation_WMAnd phi_WB(case 6)]

Subsequently, based on fig. 6 to 8, μ is obtained by measurement_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtains phi by estimation_WMAnd phi_WBThe method of controlling meandering of the rolled material in the case (example 6) will be described. FIG. 6 shows the acquisition of μ by measurement_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtains phi by estimation_WMAnd phi_WBA flowchart of the meandering control method of the rolled material in the case (case 6). Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method of measuring the friction coefficient. Fig. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another example of the friction coefficient measuring method. In the following description, the same processing as in the case of example 1 shown in fig. 5 will not be described in detail.

In this case, as shown in fig. 6, first, before the start of rolling the trailing end portion of the rolled material, the following processing is performed by the estimating unit 110: the roll intersection angle and the material-roll intersection angle are acquired based on the actual rolling conditions including the rolling load at 2 levels or more than 2 levels, the reduction ratio, and the thrust reaction force acting on the rolls other than the reinforcing rolls (S200). Any of the actual condition value and the set value may be used for the rolling load and the reduction ratio. The thrust reaction force is a measured value measured at each level. The 2 levels or more than 2 levels of rolling actual conditions used in step S200 are saved in the rolling actual conditions database 200. The estimation unit 110 acquires 2 or more actual rolling conditions acquired for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system from the actual rolling condition database 200.

Here, as in the case of the above-described example 1, the actual rolling conditions of 2 levels or more than 2 levels used for estimation may not be data continuously acquired in time series, and may be any actual rolling conditions of the rolled material that has been rolled before the rolled material that will pass through the end portion next. On the premise that the friction coefficient and the intersection angle in the steady rolling state hardly change between the rolling materials that are continuous in time series, the intersection angle in which the temporal change is taken into consideration can be obtained by using the rolling actual conditions obtained for the 2 rolling materials that have been rolled most recently in the estimation. The rolling actual conditions of 2 levels or more than 2 levels may be values obtained from different rolling target materials, or rolling actual conditions of a plurality of levels obtained using the same rolling target material may be used. The greater the number of levels, the higher the accuracy of the acquired intersection angle.

On the other hand, the inter-roller friction coefficient and the material-roller friction coefficient were obtained by measurement. Coefficient of friction between material and roller mu_WMFor example, the method can be obtained based on the method described in japanese patent application laid-open No. 4-284909. In the above method, as shown in fig. 7, in the upstream side roll stand of the finishing mill, the load sensor on signal of the roll stand is received to measure the side speed V₀And the peripheral speed V of the roller_RAccording to the speed V of the outlet side₀Velocity V around the roller_RThe ratio of the forward slip rate is obtained. Velocity V at the exit side₀Can be measured by an exit velocity meter 16b disposed on the exit side of the roll stand. Then, the deformation resistance of the rolled material S and the friction coefficient [ mu ] between the rolling roll and the rolled material are calculated from the actual state values of the forward slip ratio and the rolling load p based on the measured values_WM。

In addition, the coefficient of friction μ between the rolls is generally known_WBDepending on the surface roughness of the object. Thus, for exampleBefore assembling the rolls, the surface roughness of the working rolls 1 and 2 and the reinforcing rolls 3 and 4 and the friction coefficient mu between the rolls are previously determined_WBAnd obtaining the relationships in the form of a table. The surface roughness of the work rolls 1 and 2 and the reinforcing rolls 3 and 4 and the coefficient of friction between the rolls are expressed as mu_WBThe table of the relationship between the work rolls 1 and 2 and the reinforcing rolls 3 and 4 can be obtained by, for example, preparing test pieces having different surface roughness from the same material as the surface of the work rolls and 2 and the reinforcing rolls and measuring the friction coefficient by a friction wear tester or the like.

Then, after the rolls are assembled and before the start of rolling, the surface roughness of the work rolls 1 and 2 and the reinforcing rolls 3 and 4 can be measured, and the coefficient of friction μ between the rolls can be estimated by referring to a table acquired in advance_WB. Surface roughness R of work rolls 1, 2 and reinforcing rolls 3, 4_W、R_BFor example, a roughness meter provided for each roll, such as the work roll roughness meter 17b of fig. 8, can be used for the measurement. In addition, if the surface roughness R of the rolled material S can be measured_MThe plate roughness meter 17a of (1) can also obtain the material-to-roll friction coefficient μ_WM。

Returning to the explanation of fig. 6, the estimating unit 110 calculates the material-to-roll thrust T based on the roll intersection angle and the material-to-roll intersection angle acquired as the estimation result of step S200, and the measured roll friction coefficient and the measured material-to-roll friction coefficient_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^BAt least one of them (S210). Thrust T between material and roller_WM ^BThe inter-roller thrust T can be obtained by the above equation (5b), for example_WB ^BFor example, the value can be obtained by the above formula (6 b). The processing up to step S210 is performed before the start of rolling the trailing end of the rolled material.

Next, when rolling the tail end of the rolled material, tail end control is performed as shown in the following steps S220 to S240. The processing in steps S220 to S240 is performed in the same manner as in steps S120 to S140 in fig. 5.

That is, first, the roll axis direction thrust reaction force acting on the rolls other than the reinforcing roll and the rolling load on the working side and the driving side are measured simultaneously for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system (S220). Further, it is only necessary to obtain the roll axial thrust reaction force and the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side within a range in which the trailing end control effectively functions, and it is not necessary to perform measurement strictly at the same time. The differential load/thrust reaction force acquisition unit 120 calculates a load difference or a load differential ratio from the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side.

Next, the correcting unit 130 corrects the rolling load difference or the rolling load difference ratio calculated based on the measured rolling loads on the working side and the driving side, based on the measured roll axial direction thrust reaction force and the roll thrust or the material-roll thrust calculated by the estimating unit 110 (S230). Then, the rolling load difference is corrected by removing the rolling load difference due to the calculated thrust force from the rolling load difference calculated based on the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side measured in step S220. In the case of the rolling load difference rate, the correction may be performed in the same manner.

Then, the leveling control unit 140 performs the rolling leveling control based on the rolling load difference or the rolling load difference rate corrected by the correction unit 130 (S240). The leveling control unit 140 calculates a control amount of the leveling devices 13a and 13b, and drives the leveling devices 13a and 13b based on the control amount.

The above describes the acquisition of μ by measurement_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtains phi by estimation_WMAnd phi_WBThe method for controlling meandering of a rolled material in the case (example 6).

[3-4 ] obtaining [ mu ] by estimation_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtaining phi by measurement_WMAnd phi_WBCondition (case 11)]

Next, based on fig. 9 and 10, the μ is obtained by estimation_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtaining phi by measurement_WMAnd phi_WBThe method of controlling meandering of the rolled material in the case (example 11) will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the acquisition of μ by estimation_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtaining phi by measurement_WMAnd phi_WBA flowchart of the meandering control method of the rolled material in the case (case 11). Fig. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method of measuring the intersection angle. In the following description, the same processing as in the case of example 1 shown in fig. 5 will not be described in detail.

In this case, as shown in fig. 9, first, before the start of rolling the trailing end portion of the rolled material, the following processing is performed by the estimating unit 110: the coefficient of friction between rolls and the coefficient of friction between material and rolls are obtained based on actual conditions of rolling including rolling loads of 2 levels or more than 2 levels, rolling reduction, and thrust reaction forces acting on rolls other than the reinforcing rolls (S300). Any of the actual condition value and the set value may be used for the rolling load and the reduction ratio. The thrust reaction force is a measured value measured at each level. The rolling situation of 2 levels or more than 2 levels used in step S300 is stored in the rolling situation database 200. The estimation unit 110 acquires 2 or more actual rolling conditions acquired for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system from the actual rolling condition database 200.

Here, as in the case of the above-described example 1, the actual rolling conditions of 2 levels or more than 2 levels used for estimation may not be data continuously acquired in time series, and may be any actual rolling conditions of the rolled material that has been rolled before the rolled material that will pass through the end portion next. On the premise that the friction coefficient and the intersection angle in the steady rolling state hardly change between the rolling materials that are continuous in time series, the friction coefficient that takes into account the temporal change can be obtained by using the actual rolling situation obtained for the 2 rolling materials that have been rolled most recently for the estimation. The rolling actual conditions of 2 levels or more than 2 levels may be values obtained from different rolling target materials, or rolling actual conditions of a plurality of levels obtained using the same rolling target material may be used. The greater the number of levels, the higher the accuracy of the acquired friction coefficient.

On the other hand, the crossing angle phi between the rolls is obtained by measurement_WBAnd the material-roller intersection angle phi_WM. For example, when a device capable of applying an external force in the rolling direction between the bearing housing and the housing is provided, the intersection angle can be determined from the difference between the cylinder position on the Working Side (WS) and the cylinder position on the Driving Side (DS). Here, based on fig. 10, the intersection angle θ of the lower work roll 2 and the lower reinforce roll 4 of the lower roll system is considered_W、θ_B. The lower work roll 2 is supported on the drive side and the work side by lower work roll chocks 6a, 6 b. The lower work roll chocks 6a and 6b are pressed against the housing 15 by rolling direction external force applying devices 18a and 18 b. The lower reinforcing roll chocks 8a, 8b are pressed against the shell 15 by rolling direction external force applying means 19a, 19 b. The same can be said for the upper roll system.

As shown in fig. 10, the cylinder position on the Working Side (WS) of the Working Roll (WR) is C_W ^WThe cylinder position of the Driving Side (DS) of the Working Roll (WR) is set as C_W ^D. Further, the cylinder position of the Work Side (WS) of the reinforcing roller (BUR) is set as C_B ^WThe cylinder position of the Drive Side (DS) of the reinforcing roller (BUR) is set as C_B ^D. The distance between the bearing seats is defined as a₁. At this time, the crossing angle θ of the lower work roll 2_WAnd the crossing angle theta of the lower reinforcing roller 4_BThe following formulae (8) and (9) are given.

[ number 12]

According to the above formulas (8) and (9), the material-roll intersection angle phi_WMAngle of intersection phi with the rolls_WBThe following formulae (10) and (11) are given.

[ number 13]

Returning to the explanation of fig. 9, the estimating unit 110 calculates the material-to-roll thrust T based on the inter-roll friction coefficient and the material-to-roll friction coefficient acquired as the estimation result of step S300, and the measured inter-roll intersection angle and the measured material-to-roll intersection angle_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^BAt least one of them (S310). Thrust T between material and roller_WM ^BThe inter-roller thrust T can be obtained by the above equation (5c), for example_WB ^BFor example, the value can be obtained by the above formula (6 c). The processing up to step S310 is performed before the start of rolling the trailing end of the rolled material.

Next, when rolling the tail end of the rolled material, tail end control is performed as shown in the following steps S320 to S340. The processing in steps S320 to S340 is performed in the same manner as in steps S120 to S140 in fig. 5.

That is, first, the roll axis direction thrust reaction force acting on the rolls other than the reinforcing roll and the rolling load on the working side and the driving side are measured simultaneously for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system (S320). Further, it is only necessary to obtain the roll axial thrust reaction force and the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side within a range in which the trailing end control effectively functions, and it is not necessary to perform measurement strictly at the same time. The differential load/thrust reaction force acquisition unit 120 calculates a load difference or a load differential ratio from the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side.

Next, the correcting unit 130 corrects the rolling load difference or the rolling load difference ratio calculated based on the measured rolling loads on the working side and the driving side, based on the measured roll axial direction thrust reaction force and the roll thrust or the material-roll thrust calculated by the estimating unit 110 (S330). Then, the rolling load difference is corrected by removing the rolling load difference due to the calculated thrust force from the rolling load difference calculated based on the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side measured in step S320. In the case of the rolling load difference rate, the correction may be performed in the same manner.

Then, the leveling control unit 140 performs the rolling leveling control based on the rolling load difference or the rolling load difference rate corrected by the correction unit 130 (S340). The leveling control unit 140 calculates a control amount of the leveling devices 13a and 13b, and drives the leveling devices 13a and 13b based on the control amount.

The above describes the acquisition of μ by measurement_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtains phi by estimation_WMAnd phi_WBThe method for controlling meandering of a rolled material in the case (example 6).

[3-5 ] obtaining mu by measurement_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBAll cases (case 16)]

Next, based on FIG. 11, μ is obtained by measurement_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBThe method for controlling meandering of a rolled material in all cases (example 16) will be described. FIG. 11 shows the acquisition of μ by measurement_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBA flowchart of the method for controlling meandering of a rolled material in all cases (case 16). In the following description, the same processing as in the case of example 1 shown in fig. 5 will not be described in detail.

In this example, the inter-roll friction coefficient, the material-to-roll friction coefficient, the inter-roll intersection angle, and the material-to-roll intersection angle were obtained by measurement. The coefficient of friction between rolls and the coefficient of friction between material and roll may be obtained by measurement according to the methods shown in fig. 7 and 8. The roll intersection angle and the material-roll intersection angle may be obtained by measurement using the method shown in fig. 10.

The estimating unit 110 calculates a material-to-roll thrust T based on the inter-roll friction coefficient, the material-to-roll friction coefficient, the inter-roll intersection angle, and the material-to-roll intersection angle obtained by the measurement_WM ^BThrust T between the rolls_WB ^BAt least one of them (S410). Thrust T between material and roller_WM ^BCan be obtained by, for example, the above equation (5d)Thrust force T_WB ^BFor example, the value can be obtained by the above formula (6 d). The process of step S410 is performed before the start of rolling the trailing end of the rolled material.

Next, when rolling the trailing end of the material to be rolled, the trailing end control shown in the following steps S420 to S440 is performed. The processing in steps S420 to S440 is performed in the same manner as in steps S120 to S140 in fig. 5.

That is, first, the roll axis direction thrust reaction force acting on the rolls other than the reinforcing roll and the rolling load on the working side and the driving side are measured simultaneously for at least one of the upper roll system and the lower roll system (S420). Further, it is only necessary to obtain the roll axial thrust reaction force and the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side within a range in which the trailing end control effectively functions, and it is not necessary to perform measurement strictly at the same time. The differential load/thrust reaction force acquisition unit 120 calculates a load difference or a load differential ratio from the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side.

Next, the correcting unit 130 corrects the rolling load difference or the rolling load difference ratio calculated based on the measured rolling loads on the working side and the driving side, based on the measured roll axial direction thrust reaction force and the roll thrust or the material-roll thrust calculated by the estimating unit 110 (S430). Then, the rolling load difference is corrected by removing the rolling load difference due to the calculated thrust force from the rolling load difference calculated based on the rolling loads on the working side and the driving side measured in step S420. In the case of the rolling load difference rate, the correction may be performed in the same manner.

Then, the leveling control unit 140 performs the rolling leveling control based on the rolling load difference or the rolling load difference rate corrected by the correction unit 130 (S440). The leveling control unit 140 calculates a control amount of the leveling devices 13a and 13b, and drives the leveling devices 13a and 13b based on the control amount.

The above describes the acquisition of μ by measurement_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBIn all cases (example 16), the meandering control method of the rolled material. In addition, examples 1, 6, and 11 shown in Table 1In the case other than 16, the meandering control of the rolled material can be performed in the same manner as described above.

According to the present embodiment, the meandering control of the material to be rolled is performed in consideration of the material-to-roll thrust or the inter-roll thrust, and in consideration of the influence of the intersection angle (for example, temporal change due to wear of the pad) and the influence of the friction coefficient (for example, temporal change due to wear of the roll and surface roughness). Thus, the leveling correction can be performed more accurately in consideration of the influence of the thrust force, and the amount of hunting can be reduced. In addition, in the method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to the present embodiment, since it is not necessary to install a measuring device on a production line, it can be easily realized.

[4. update of crossing angle and Friction coefficient ]

In the above-described meandering control method of the rolled material, in addition to the case 16 of table 1, the intersection angle or the friction coefficient is obtained by estimation before rolling the trailing end portion of the rolled material. Here, it is possible to create a learning model of a more accurate intersection angle and friction coefficient by learning the behavior of change in the learning value of the intersection angle and friction coefficient from after the rearrangement of the roller to before the replacement.

For example, μ is obtained by estimation as in case 1 of table 1_WM、μ_WB、φ_WMAnd phi_WBIn all cases, in step S100 shown in fig. 5, the estimation unit 110 calculates the roll intersection angle, the material-roll intersection angle, the roll friction coefficient, and the material-roll friction coefficient in the current rolling based on the predicted values of the variation amounts for the respective materials to be rolled, which are calculated from the previous learning results, and the learning results of the roll intersection angle, the material-roll intersection angle, the roll friction coefficient, and the material-roll friction coefficient in the previous rolling.

For example, as shown in table 2 below, consider the following: learning results of the intersection angle and the friction coefficient of the first to ith rolled materials are obtained, and the intersection angle and the friction coefficient of the (i + 1) th rolled material (the rolled material) are estimated.

[ Table 2]

TABLE 2

In this case, for example, the predicted value of the fluctuation amount of each rolled material can be used to predict the intersection angle (φ) of the (i + 1) th rolled material using the following equations (12-1) to (12-4)_WM ⁱ⁺¹、φ_WB ⁱ⁺¹) And coefficient of friction (μ)_WM ⁱ⁺¹、μ_WB ⁱ⁺¹). The predicted fluctuation amount is represented by the difference between the intersection angle or the friction coefficient between the i-th rolled material and the i-1 th rolled material. For example, in the formula (12-1), (μ_WMi-μ_WM ^i-1) The predicted value of the fluctuation amount is shown.

[ number 14]

In the case other than case 1 shown in table 1, the values obtained by measurement may be excluded from the update targets. For example, in obtaining μ by measurement_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtains phi by estimation_WMAnd phi_WBIn case of example 6, the crossing angle phi between the rolls_WBAnd the material-roller intersection angle phi_WMIs an update object. Obtaining mu by estimation_WMAnd mu_WBAnd obtaining phi by measurement_WMAnd phi_WBIn case of example 11, the coefficient of friction between the rolls μ_WBAnd coefficient of friction between material and roller mu_WMIs an update object. In example 16, all of the inter-roll friction coefficient, the material-to-roll friction coefficient, the inter-roll intersection angle, and the material-to-roll intersection angle were obtained by measurement, and therefore the above-described processing was not performed.

By learning the intersection angle and the friction coefficient in this manner, it is not necessary to learn the intersection angle and the friction coefficient of the rolled material in real time, and the online calculation load can be reduced. Note that the learning item is not limited to the value obtained by estimation. That is, although the update target may be the one described above when the learning process of the intersection angle and the friction coefficient aims to reduce the online calculation load, the learning of the change behavior may be performed also for the items acquired by the measurement, for example, when taking measures against sudden abnormality of the measurement device into consideration.

Further, the estimated values obtained by estimation of the roll intersection angle, the material-roll intersection angle, the roll friction coefficient, and the material-roll friction coefficient may be corrected based on the difference between the estimated value based on the data of the stationary portion in the rolled material that has been rolled in the past and the estimated value based on the data of the trailing end portion in the rolled material that has been rolled in the past. For example, the material-roll friction coefficient may be different between the steady portion and the tail end portion of the rolled material due to the influence of scale (Japanese: スケール) generated during rolling. Therefore, when the estimated value is obtained based on the data of the steady part of the rolled material, the estimated value may be a value that is not suitable for the trailing end of the rolled material that is actually subjected to the meandering control. Therefore, learning may be performed based on a difference between an estimated value based on data of a stationary portion in a rolled material that has been rolled in the past and an estimated value based on data of a trailing portion in a rolled material that has been rolled in the past, and the estimated value may be calculated for the material in consideration of the difference.

In the case of a rolling mill including a plurality of rolling stands, such as a hot finishing mill, for example, the tail end of the material to be rolled is a portion from the passage of the tail end through the preceding stand to the passage of the tail end through the stand. The stable portion of the rolled material means a portion having a stable shape except for the leading end portion and the trailing end portion. For example, the stabilizing portion of the rolled material other than the final stand may be a portion from the leading end of the rolled material being bitten into the next stand to the trailing end of the rolled material passing through the previous stand. The final stand may have a portion equivalent to the stabilizing portion of the preceding stand as the stabilizing portion of the material to be rolled.

Examples

In order to verify the effect of the method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to the present invention, rolling leveling control simulation of the rolled material was performed. The simulation conditions are as follows. The following conditions were set on the assumption of a small test mill, and simulations were performed in consideration of a wedge (30 μm) and a left-right deformation resistance difference (35kg/mm) as disturbances other than thrust.

(simulation Condition)

Diameter of the working roll: 295.2mm

Diameter of the reinforcing roller: 714.0mm

Rolling load: 400tonf

The reduction rate is as follows: 30 percent of

Thickness of the entry side plate: 5mm

Plate width: 400mm

Rolling speed: 50mpm

Coefficient of friction between material and roller mu_WM：0.25

Coefficient of friction between rollers mu_WB：0.1

Material-to-roll intersection angle phi_WM：0.03°

Angle of intersection phi between rollers_WB：0.03°

As examples 1 to 4, simulations of the case where the rolled material was rolled by the meandering control method according to the present invention were performed. In example 1, in the case of example 1 of table 1, the rolling load difference obtained from the measurement value is corrected by estimating the intersection angle and the friction coefficient to obtain the thrust force and using the rolling load difference due to the thrust force, and the rolling leveling control is performed. In example 2, in the case of example 6 of table 1, the estimated intersection angle is obtained by estimation, the friction coefficient is obtained by measurement, the thrust force is obtained, and the rolling load difference obtained from the measurement value is corrected by the rolling load difference due to the thrust force, thereby performing the rolling leveling control. In example 3, in the case of example 11 of table 1, the friction coefficient was obtained by estimation, the thrust force was obtained by measurement to obtain the intersection angle, and the rolling load difference obtained from the measurement value was corrected by the rolling load difference due to the thrust force, thereby performing the rolling leveling control. In example 4, in the case of example 16 of table 1, the rolling load difference obtained from the measured value is corrected by measuring the crossing angle and the friction coefficient to obtain the thrust force and using the rolling load difference due to the thrust force, and the rolling leveling control is performed.

In examples 2 to 4, the measurement error was considered, and it was assumed that the measurement error was 1%. In example 2, the material-roller friction coefficient μ is assumed_WM0.2525, coefficient of friction between rollers μ_WBIs 0.101. In example 3, the material-roller intersection angle phi was assumed_WMIs 0.0303 DEG and the crossing angle phi between the rollers_WBIs 0.0303 deg. In example 4, the material-roller friction coefficient μ is assumed_WM0.2525, coefficient of friction between rollers μ_WBIs 0.101 and the material-roller intersection angle phi_WMIs 0.0303 DEG and the crossing angle phi between the rollers_WBIs 0.0303 deg.

On the other hand, in comparative example 1, the rolling load difference obtained from the measurement value was corrected by the rolling load difference due to the thrust force, and the rolling leveling control was performed by obtaining only the intersection angle to obtain the thrust force. In comparative example 2, the thrust force was obtained by obtaining only the friction coefficient, and the rolling load difference obtained from the measurement value was corrected by the rolling load difference due to the thrust force, thereby performing the rolling leveling control. In comparative example 3, the rolling load difference obtained from the measurement value was corrected by the rolling load difference due to the thrust force, and the rolling leveling control was performed while considering the thrust force, but without obtaining the intersection angle and the friction coefficient. In comparative example 4, the push-down leveling control was performed without considering the thrust force at all.

Further, in comparative example 1, the material-roller friction coefficient μ is assumed_WM0.3, coefficient of friction between rollers mu_WBIs 0.15. In comparative example 2, the material-roll intersection angle φ was assumed_WMIs 0.031 degree and the crossing angle phi between the rollers_WBIs 0.031 deg. In comparative example 3, the material-to-roller friction coefficient μ is assumed_WM0.3, coefficient of friction between rollers mu_WBIs 0.15 and the material-roller intersection angle phi_WMIs 0.031 degree and the crossing angle phi between the rollers_WBIs 0.031 deg.

The evaluation of each method of example 1 and comparative examples 1 to 4 was performed based on the amount of snake movement. The meandering amount is a meandering amount after 3 seconds from the generation of the thrust. The simulation results are shown in table 3.

[ Table 3]

TABLE 3

As shown in table 3, in examples 1 to 4, the error of the differential load correction by the thrust force can be reduced and the amount of meandering can be minimized as compared with comparative examples 1 to 4. It is thus demonstrated that by using the method for controlling meandering of a rolled material according to the present invention, it is possible to more accurately perform leveling correction in consideration of the influence of thrust force, thereby reducing the amount of meandering of the rolled material.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can conceive various modifications or alterations within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, and it is needless to say that these modifications or alterations also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

For example, although the method of controlling the meandering of the rolled material in the 4-high rolling mill has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above example. For example, it can be applied to a 6-roll mill.

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1: an upper working roll; 2: a lower work roll; 3: an upper reinforcing roller; 4: a lower reinforcing roller; 5 a: upper work roll chock (drive side); 5 b: an upper work roll chock (work side); 6 a: lower work roll chock (drive side); 6 b: lower work roll chock (work side); 7 a: an upper stiffening roller bearing block (drive side); 7 b: an upper reinforcing roll chock (working side); 8 a: a lower stiffening roller bearing block (drive side); 8 b: a lower stiffening roll chock (working side); 10: a rolling mill; 11 a: a lower load detection means (drive side); 11 b: a lower load detection device (working side); 12 a: a thrust reaction force measuring device (drive side); 12 b: a thrust reaction force measuring device (working side); 13 a: leveling means (drive side); 13 b: leveling devices (working side); 14 a: a work roll shifting device (drive side); 14 b: a work roll shifting device (work side); 15: a housing; 16 b: an exit side speedometer; 17 a: a plate roughness meter; 17 b: a work roll roughness meter; 18 a: a rolling direction external force applying device (working roll driving side); 18 b: a rolling direction external force applying device (working roll working side); 19 a: a rolling direction external force applying device (reinforcing roller driving side); 19 b: a rolling direction external force applying device (a reinforcing roller operation side); 110: an estimation unit; 120: a differential load/thrust reaction force acquisition section; 130: a correction unit; 140: a leveling control section; 200: and rolling actual condition database.