IP Library Granted Patent US 7,681,697
Granted Patent B2
US 7,681,697 · App. 11/661,669 · Granted Mar 23, 2010

Elevator operation control device which controls the elevator based on a sensed temperature

Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,681,697
App. No.
11/661,669
Granted
Mar 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An elevator operation control device has a component temperature detecting portion for detecting a temperature of a drive device, and a component-protective operation control portion for restraining an elevator from operating in accordance with the temperature detected by the component temperature detecting portion. Upon detecting a rise in the temperature of the drive device, the component-protective operation control portion changes operation control parameters of the elevator to restrain the elevator from operating and thus stops the rise in the temperature of the drive device before a protection circuit stops the elevator from operating.

Claims (38)

1. An elevator operation control device, comprising:

a component temperature detecting portion for detecting a temperature of a drive device; and

a component-protective operation control portion for restraining an elevator from operating in accordance with the temperature detected by the component temperature detecting portion,

wherein the component-protective operation control portion prolongs a time from a door-open state to a door-closed state to retard operation of the elevator in restraining the elevator from operating.

2. An elevator operation control device, comprising:

a component temperature detecting portion for detecting a temperature of a drive device; and

a component protective operation control portion for restraining an elevator from operating in accordance with the temperature detected by the component temperature detecting portion, wherein the component-protective operation control portion changes an allocation of calls to retard operation of the elevator in restraining the elevator from operating.

3. An elevator operation control device, comprising:

a component temperature detecting portion for detecting a temperature of a drive device;

a component-protective operation control portion for restraining an elevator from operating in accordance with the temperature detected by the component temperature detecting portion; and

a component temperature estimation portion for calculation a tendency of changes in the temperature of the drive device based on information from the component temperature detecting portion, wherein

the component-protective operation control portion for restrains the elevator from operating in accordance with information from the component temperature estimating portion.

4. An elevator system, comprising:

an elevator car;

an elevator vertical movement control system including at least a drive device which raises and lowers the elevator car including at least a motor, and a controller which controls an operation of the motor which raises and lowers the elevator car;

a control system which detects a temperature of the drive device and reduces an amount of a vertical movement of the elevator car to prevent an overheating condition while allowing the elevator car to continue to be raised and lowered to a plurality of floors.

5. An elevator system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the control system reduces an amount of vertical movement by prolonging a time from a door-open state to a door-closed state.

6. An elevator system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the control system reduces an amount of vertical movement by reducing at least one of a door-opening speed and a door-closing speed.

7. An elevator system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the control system reduces an amount of vertical movement by changing an allocation of calls.

8. An elevator system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the control system reduces an amount of vertical movement by reducing at least one of a speed of the elevator car, an acceleration rate of the elevator car, a deceleration rate of the elevator car, and a change in the acceleration rate of the elevator car.

9. An elevator system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the control system stops movement of the elevator car when the temperature which has been detected reaches an overheating condition.

10. An elevator system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the control system detects temperature of an inverter control circuit.

11. An elevator system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the control system detects temperature of an inverter.

12. An elevator system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the control system detects temperature of a motor.

13. An elevator system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the control system detects temperature of a drive sheave.

14. An elevator system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the control system detects temperature of a rope.

15. An elevator system according to claim 4 , wherein:

the controller which controls the operation of the motor and the control system which detects the temperature and reduces the amount of vertical movement is the same controller.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2020
From: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
To: MUROLET IP LLC
Reel/Frame 053343/0443 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2007
From: IWATA, MASAFUMI; UEDA, TAKAHARU
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019015/0025 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070295563A1 · Dec 27, 2007