Elevator system
An elevator system provided in an existing apartment building, includes a motor that is a drive source for a lifting mechanism of an elevator car, a power storage device configured to store power supplied to the motor, and a charger configured to charge the power storage device with power supplied from a power grid. A traveling motor, an in-vehicle power storage device, and an in-vehicle charger of a used vehicle are diverted to the motor, the power storage device and the charger. The power storage device is used as a normal power supply of the elevator system. The motor is driven by power supplied from not the power grid but the power storage device.
1 . An elevator system provided in an existing apartment building, comprising:
a motor that is a drive source for a lifting mechanism of an elevator car;
a power storage device configured to store power supplied to the motor; and
a charger configured to charge the power storage device with power supplied from a power grid,
wherein a traveling motor, an in-vehicle power storage device, and an in-vehicle charger of a used vehicle are diverted to the motor, the power storage device and the charger of the elevator system,
the in-vehicle power storage device is used as a power supply of the elevator system in case of an emergency of a power failure, and
the motor is driven by power supplied from not the power grid but the in-vehicle power storage device.
2 . The elevator system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an air conditioner configured to air-condition inside the elevator car, wherein an in-vehicle air conditioner of a used vehicle is diverted to the air conditioner.
3 . The elevator system according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is driven by power supplied from the in-vehicle power storage device whether it is in a normal or emergency situation.
4 . The elevator system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a drive circuit configured to drive the motor,
wherein an in-vehicle drive circuit, of the used vehicle, configured to drive the traveling motor is diverted to the drive circuit.
5 . The elevator system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a supply unit configured to supply power of the power storage device to an electric load of the apartment building.
6 . The elevator system according to claim 1 , wherein the power storage device is charged with the charger in a predetermined unused time zone of the elevator.