Abstract:
A ropeless elevator system (80) is disclosed. The ropeless elevator system (80) may include a plurality of elevator cars (24), a first hoistway (22), a second hoistway (26), an upper transfer station (34), and a lower transfer station (36). Movement of each of the plurality of elevator cars (24) may be controlled according to a predetermined assignment (90, 112) in which: a plurality of floors (101-110, 121-130) is divided into a plurality of floor groups (92, 94, 114, 116), each of the plurality of elevator cars (24) is assigned to at least one of the plurality of floor groups (92, 94, 114, 116), and each of the plurality of elevator cars (24) is dispatched only to floors within the at least one floor group assigned thereto.
Abstract:
An elevator system (20) is disclosed. The elevator system (20) includes a hoistway (22, 26, a transfer station (34, 36, 42), and a propulsion system (50). The propulsion system (50) may include a moving part (52) mounted on the elevator car (24), and a stationary part (54). An interaction of the moving part (52) and the stationary part (54) may generate a thrust force to move the elevator car (24) in a vertical direction within the hoistway (22, 26) and the transfer station (34, 36, 42). The stationary part (54) may include a first section (80) disposed in the hoistway (22, 26), and a second section (26) disposed in the transfer station (34, 36, 42), the second section (82) having thrust force generation characteristics different from thrust force generation characteristics of the first section (80).
Abstract:
An elevator system includes a hoistway; an elevator car to travel in the hoistway; permanent magnets mounted to one of the elevator car and the hoistway; and a stator mounted to the other of the elevator car and the hoistway, the stator including windings coacting with the permanent magnets to control motion of the elevator car in the hoistway, the stator having a stator core supporting the windings, the stator core being electrically non-conductive.
Abstract:
An elevator system includes a first hoistway; a second hoistway; and a structural member disposed between the first hoistway and the second hoistway; the structural member supporting a first stationary portion of a propulsion system for the first hoistway; the structural member supporting a first guide surface for an elevator car in the first hoistway; the structural member supporting a second stationary portion of the propulsion system for the second hoistway; the structural member supporting a second guide surface for an elevator car in the second hoistway.
Abstract:
A rotor for a permanent magnet electric machine includes a rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnet bundles located at the rotor core. Each permanent magnet bundle includes a first magnet of a first magnetic material and a second magnet of a second magnetic material located radially outboard of the first magnet. The second magnet has an increased resistance to demagnetization relative to the first magnet. A permanent magnet electric machine includes a stator and a rotor magnetically interactive with the stator. The rotor includes a rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnet bundles located at the rotor core. Each permanent magnet bundle includes a first magnet of a first magnetic material and a second magnet of a second magnetic material located radially outboard of the first magnet. The second magnet has an increased resistance to demagnetization relative to the first magnet.
Abstract:
An exemplary locking or coupling device includes a plurality of magnets each having a direction of magnetization. A plurality of pole shoe members are positioned between selected ones of the magnets. A moveable support supports some of the magnets and some of the pole shoe members. The moveable support is moveable to selectively change a relative orientation of the directions of magnetization. One relative orientation primarily directs a flow of magnetic flux between the magnets through the pole shoe members and the magnetic flux remains essentially in a plane containing the magnets and the pole shoe members. A second, different relative orientation primarily directs the flow of magnetic flux from the pole shoe members in a transverse direction away from the plane.
Abstract:
An exemplary elevator machine frame includes a plurality of support surfaces configured to support at least one of a motor or a brake. A plurality of arms between the support surfaces maintain a desired alignment of support surfaces. At least one of the arms has a first cross section taken transverse to a longitudinal direction along a length of the arm at a first longitudinal location on the arm. That same arm has a second, different cross section at a second, different longitudinal location on the arm.
Abstract:
An electric machine (10) includes a rotor (14) rotatable about a central axis (16). The rotor (14) includes at least one rotor element (24) having a first element edge (32). A stator includes a stator face (30) facing the rotor (14) and a plurality of stator slots (20). Each stator slot (20) has at least one stator slot edge (28) located at the stator face (30). A first edge portion (40) of the at least one stator slot edge (28) is oriented nonparallel to the first element edge (32) in a first direction and a second edge portion (44) of the at least one stator slot edge (28) is oriented nonparallel to the first element edge (32) in a second direction.
Abstract:
An elevator brake assembly includes a braking fluid for providing a braking force. A first magnet provides a first magnetic field that influences the braking fluid to provide the braking force. The second magnet selectively provides a second magnetic field that controls how the first magnetic field influences the braking fluid to control the braking force.