Lift Drives

IMechE CPD Certificate Course

5 Dec, 2016

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Definitions
• Definition of a Lift - according to Cap 618, it means a
lifting machine or appliance having a carrier the
direction of movement of which is restricted by one or
more guides, or a mechanized vehicle parking system,
but does not include an escalator.
• Definition of Escalator – an inclined, continuous
stairway that is driven by mechanical power and is
used for (i) raising passengers; (ii) lowering
passengers; or (iii) both of the purposes mentioned
above; a passenger conveyor that is a continuous
walkway driven by mechanical power and is used for
conveying passengers on the same or between different
traffic levels.

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 Types
Lifts
– Traction
• gearless medium to high speed passenger
(1.5 m/s up)
• geared low speed passenger (below 1.5 m/s)
– Hydraulic ( 1 m/s or below)
• plunger
• roped

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Types of Lifts:
• Traction (Geared/Gearless)
• Hydraulic
Types of Drives:
• AC2 (AC 2-speed)
• ACVV (AC Variable Voltage)
• ACVVVF (AC Variable Voltage Variable
Frequency)
• DCWL (DC Ward Leonard)
• DCTL (DC Thyristor Leonard)
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Ideal Speed Profile of a Lift

dx
v=
dt
dv d 2 x
a= = 2
dt dt
da d 3 x
j= = 3
dt dt

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 Roping
Systems

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Most
common
motors
used in
elevator
systems

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Torque Speed Curve of a standard Induction Machine

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ACVV
Control

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 ACVVVF Torque Speed Curves

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 Control Block Diagram of AC VVVF Scalar

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Torque Speed Curves of ACVVVF Scalar Control

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 Machine Roomless Lifts

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Mitsubishi Ropeless Elevator

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Odyssey

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ThyssenKrupp
MULTI

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Twin Lifts
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My Research at PolyU

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