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Primetals Technologies, BGH Complete First Melting Tests of Active Power Feeder
02/17/2026 - Primetals Technologies announced it has completed the first melting tests of the active power feeder alongside BGH Edelstahl at its electric arc furnace (EAF) in Siegen, Germany.
The active power feeder has two parallel modular multilevel converters. The second converter was installed in December 2025 and commissioned in January 2026, with both expected to operate together at full power by mid-2026, the companies said.
The companies said the active power feeder reduces energy consumption and has greater flicker reduction than traditional methods. It also reduces power-on times compared to statis synchronous compensator technology.
Primetals Technologies said it put the active power feeder into BGH’s existing EAF system with a container-based design. The system was installed about 200 m from the furnace on a rooftop. It can be added to both existing and new EAFs.
The companies said the active power feeder reduces energy consumption and has greater flicker reduction than traditional methods. It also reduces power-on times compared to statis synchronous compensator technology.
Primetals Technologies said it put the active power feeder into BGH’s existing EAF system with a container-based design. The system was installed about 200 m from the furnace on a rooftop. It can be added to both existing and new EAFs.
