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Elevator speed control

US9957131B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 2012
Grant dateMay 1, 2018
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66B5/145
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments are directed to calculating a current associated with a motor of an elevator based on an output of a speed regulator, and controlling the elevator based on the current. Embodiments are directed to examining a feeder current obtained via a converter current sensor of a regenerative drive during a peak power condition, and regulating a speed of an elevator based on the feeder current.

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