# US 10,500,621 B2 · Method for processing material to be rolled on a rolling line, and rolling line > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,500,621 B2 - Document ID: US10500621B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/913,752 - Filed: 2014-08-19 - Published: 2016-07-28 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-08-23 - Assignees: Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH - Applicants: Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH - Inventors: Bernhard Weisshaar - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500621B2 ## CPC - B21B 37/46: Roll speed or drive motor control (B21B37/52, B21B37/60 take precedence) - B21B 37/52: by drive motor control - B21B: ROLLING OF METAL (auxiliary operations used in connection with metal-working operations covered in B21, see B21C; bending by rolling B21D; manufacture of particular objects, e.g. screws, wheels, rings, barrels, balls, by rolling B21H; pressure welding by means of a rolling mill B23K20/04) ## Abstract A method for machining rolled stock (6) in a rolling train (2), the train including at least one rolling block (20, 20a, 20b) having at least two rolling stands (4) with each stand including at least one roll (13). Each rolling stand (4) has a separate drive (8) with a speed controller (14) for its roll (13). A time (tzw) that is dependent on the point in time (tB) that an actual loading moment is applied to the drive (8) of the first rolling stand (4) of the rolling block (20, 20a, 20b), for controlling the speed of the drive (8). An additional value (ZW), dependent on an expected actual loading moment, is fed to the speed controller (14) of each drive (8). Also, a rolling train (2) for machining rolled stock (6), is disclosed having the features above and having an open-loop/closed-loop control unit (24), in which software for the method is implemented. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for rolling materials to be processed in an advancing direction on a rolling line wherein the rolling line includes at least one rolling section, each rolling section having at least two roll stands arranged in the advancing direction, each roll stand having at least one roll configured and operable for enabling movement of the materials in the advancing direction; a separate respective drive with a rotational speed regulator for the at least one roll of each roll stand for moving the materials in the advancing direction; the method comprising: determining a first point in time at which a real load moment is imposed on the drive of the first roll stand by material tracking of the material being rolled; and at a second point in time, which depends on the first time point at which the real load moment caused by the materials moving in the advancing direction is imposed on the drive of the first roll stand in the rolling section, feeding a supplementary value, which is a function of an expected real load moment, to the rotational speed regulator of each drive, wherein the feeding of the supplementary value is simultaneous with the rotational speed regulator of the drive of the first roll stand and with the rotational speed regulators of the drives of the subsequent roll stands in a same rolling section such that the supplementary value regulates the rotational speed regulators to regulate the rotation speeds of the drives. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotational speed regulator incorporates a PI-regulator and the method further comprising feeding the supplementary value as preloading of an I-component of the PI-regulator. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising determining the expected real load moment and the supplementary value by reference to a pass plan for processing the materials. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein: determining said second point in time for feeding said supplementary value to the rotational speed regulator of each said drive takes into account delays in the rotational speed regulator and in the drives. ### Claim 5 A method for rolling materials to be processed in an advancing direction in a rolling line wherein the rolling line includes at least one rolling section, each rolling section having at least two rolling stands arranged in the advancing direction, each roll stand having at least one roll configured and operable for enabling movement of the materials in the advancing direction; a separate respective drive with a rotational speed regulator for the at least one roll of each roll stand for moving the materials in the advancing direction; the method comprising: determining a first point in time at which the real load moment is imposed on the drive of the first roll stand by reference to a measurement of a rolling force at the first roll stand; and at a second point in time, which depends on the first time point at which the real load moment caused by the materials moving in the advancing direction is imposed on the drive of the first roll stand in the rolling section, feeding a supplementary value, which is a function of an expected real load moment, to the rotational speed regulator of each drive, wherein the feeding of the supplementary value is simultaneous with the rotational speed regulator of the drive of the first roll stand and with the rotational speed regulators of the drives of the subsequent roll stands in a same rolling section such that the supplementary value regulates the rotational speed regulators to regulate the rotational speeds of the drives. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising: determining the point in time at which the real load movement is imposed on the drive of the first roll stand by using a strain gauge for measuring the rolling force. ### Claim 7 A rolling line for the processing of materials to be rolled, the rolling line comprising: at least one rolling section having at least two roll stands, and each roll stand having at least one roll; and a separate drive with a rotational speed regulator configured for driving and regulating the at least one roll of each roll stand; and a control/regulation unit configured and operable for controlling the speed regulators for the rolls such that at a first point in time at which a real load moment caused by the materials moving in an advancing direction is imposed on the drive of the first roll stand in the rolling section determined by material tracking of the material being rolled by one or more hot metal detectors, and at a second point in time which depends on the first time point, feeding a supplementary value, which is a function of an expected real load moment, to the rotational speed regulator of each drive, wherein the feeding of the supplementary value is simultaneous with the rotational speed regulator of the drive of the first roll stand and with the rotational speed regulators of the drives of the subsequent roll stands in a same rolling section such that the supplementary value regulates the rotational speed regulators to regulate the rotation speeds of the drives. ### Claim 8 A rolling line for the processing of materials to be rolled, the rolling line comprising: at least one rolling section having at least two roll stands, and each roll stand having at least one roll; and a separate drive with a rotational speed regulator configured for driving and regulating the at least one roll of each roll stand; and a control/regulation unit configured and operable for controlling the speed regulators for the rolls such that at a first point in time at which a real load moment caused by the materials moving in an advancing direction is imposed on the drive of the first roll stand in the rolling section determined by material tracking of the material being rolled by a measurement device for measuring the rolling force on the first roll stand, at a second point in time which depends on the first time point, feeding a supplementary value, which is a function of an expected real load moment, to the rotational speed regulator of each drive, wherein the feeding of the supplementary value is simultaneous with the rotational speed regulator of the drive of the first roll stand and with the rotational speed regulators of the drives of the subsequent roll stands in a same rolling section such that the supplementary value regulates the rotational speed regulators to regulate the rotation speeds of the drives.