Abstract:
A method of stopping an elevator in the event of a power failure is provided. The method includes determining that a power source for a drive system of an elevator has failed, retaining energy electrically separate from the power source, managing the retained energy to enable drive-assisted emergency stopping of an elevator, and stopping an elevator using the managed, retained energy.
Abstract:
A power system including a first drive including a first drive output, a second drive including a second drive output, wherein the first drive output is larger than the first drive output, at least one inductor operably coupled to the first drive and the second drive, and a load operably coupled to the system output.
Abstract:
Embodiments herein relate to a rectifier to supply a DC bus that in turn supplies voltage to a converter that drives a motor and configuring the rectifier to minimize or eliminate common mode voltage between the DC bus and the AC source. In this way, the embodiments herein relate to timing and switching a power from the rectifier to the DC bus.
Abstract:
A regenerative elevator drive device, a method for buffering energy of a regenerative elevator drive device, and an elevator system are disclosed. The regenerative elevator drive device may include an inverter having a plurality of power components and a converter having a plurality of power components. The regenerative drive may further include a direct current (DC) link bridging the inverter and the converter, the DC link including a first capacitor bridging the inverter and the converter and a second capacitor in parallel with the first capacitor. The regenerative elevator drive device may be a multi-level regenerative drive device.