EP3414580A1 - Procédé et dispositif pour détecter un état de détérioration dans un agencement d'élément de suspension pour un ascenseur sur la base de mesures de tension alternative avec des éléments de suspension en court-circuit électrique au niveau de leurs extrémités distales - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour détecter un état de détérioration dans un agencement d'élément de suspension pour un ascenseur sur la base de mesures de tension alternative avec des éléments de suspension en court-circuit électrique au niveau de leurs extrémités distales

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EP3414580A1
EP3414580A1 EP17701902.3A EP17701902A EP3414580A1 EP 3414580 A1 EP3414580 A1 EP 3414580A1 EP 17701902 A EP17701902 A EP 17701902A EP 3414580 A1 EP3414580 A1 EP 3414580A1
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cords
suspension member
arrangement
group
voltage
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Florian Dold
Philippe Henneau
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B7/00—Other common features of elevators
    • B66B7/12—Checking, lubricating, or cleaning means for ropes, cables or guides
    • B66B7/1207—Checking means
    • B66B7/1215—Checking means specially adapted for ropes or cables
    • B66B7/1223—Checking means specially adapted for ropes or cables by analysing electric variables
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B19/00—Mining-hoist operation
    • B66B19/007—Mining-hoist operation method for modernisation of elevators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B7/00—Other common features of elevators
    • B66B7/06—Arrangements of ropes or cables
    • B66B7/08—Arrangements of ropes or cables for connection to the cars or cages, e.g. couplings
    • B66B7/085—Belt termination devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B7/00—Other common features of elevators
    • B66B7/12—Checking, lubricating, or cleaning means for ropes, cables or guides
    • B66B7/1207—Checking means
    • B66B7/1215—Checking means specially adapted for ropes or cables
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D07—ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
    • D07B—ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
    • D07B1/00—Constructional features of ropes or cables
    • D07B1/14—Ropes or cables with incorporated auxiliary elements, e.g. for marking, extending throughout the length of the rope or cable
    • D07B1/145—Ropes or cables with incorporated auxiliary elements, e.g. for marking, extending throughout the length of the rope or cable comprising elements for indicating or detecting the rope or cable status

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  • the present invention relates to a method and a device for detecting a deterioration state in a suspension member arrangement for an elevator.
  • Elevators typically comprise a cabin and, optionally, a counterweight which may be displaced for example within an elevator shaft or hoistway to different levels in order to transport persons or items for example to various floors within a building.
  • the cabin and/or the counterweight are supported by a suspension member arrangement comprising one or more suspension members.
  • a suspension member may be a member which may carry heavy loads in a tension direction and which may be bent in a direction transverse to the tension direction.
  • a suspension member may be a rope or a belt.
  • suspension members comprise a plurality of load carrying cords. The cords may be made for example with an electrically conductive material, particularly a metal such as steel.
  • suspension members During operation of the elevator, suspension members have to carry high loads and are typically repeatedly bent when running along for example a traction sheave, a pulley and/or other types of sheaves. Accordingly, substantial physical stress is applied to the suspension member arrangement during operation which may lead to deteriorations in the suspension members' physical characteristics such as e.g. their load bearing capability.
  • suspension member arrangement can always guarantee safe support of the cabin and/or the counterweight.
  • safety regulations rule for example that any substantial deterioration of an initial load bearing capacity of a suspension member arrangement can be detected such that for example counter-measures such as replacing a substantially deteriorated or faulty suspension member from the suspension member arrangement may be initiated.
  • elevator load bearing member wear and failure detection has been described in EP 1 730 066 Bl .
  • a method and apparatus for detecting elevator rope degradation using electrical resistance is described in US 7,123,030 B2.
  • Electrical signal application strategies for monitoring a condition of an elevator load bearing member are described in US 2011/0284331 Al and US 8 424 653 B2.
  • Electrical signal application strategies for monitoring a condition of an elevator load bearing member are described in US 2008/0223668 Al and US 8 011 479 B2.
  • a simplified resistance based belt type suspension inspection is disclosed in US 2013/0207668
  • the suspension member arrangement comprises at least one suspension member having at least a first, a second and a third group of electrically conductive cords.
  • Each of the groups of cords has opposite proximal and distal ends.
  • At least a first one and a second one of the proximal ends of the first, second and third group of electrically conductive cords are electrically connectable via a multiplexing unit to an alternating voltage generator arrangement comprising a first voltage generator for applying a first alternating voltage Ui and a second voltage generator for applying a second alternating voltage U2.
  • At least a third one of the proximal ends of the first, second and third group of electrically conductive cords is electrically connectable via the multiplexing unit to a voltage measurement arrangement.
  • the voltage measurement arrangement is configured for determining voltages U n between the third proximal end and an electrical reference potential.
  • Distal ends of the first, second and third group of electrically conductive cords are electrically connected to each other via a bridge interconnection, i.e. via an electrically highly conductive interconnector which short-circuits the distal ends.
  • the method comprises the following steps: (i) in a first configuration of the multiplexing unit, the first alternating voltage Ui is applied to the first proximal end and the second alternating voltage U2 is applied to the second proximal end, and a first neutral point voltage U n i between the third proximal end and the electrical reference potential is determined; (ii) the multiplexing unit is then switched to a second configuration in which the first alternating voltage Ui is applied to the second proximal end and the second alternating voltage U2 is applied to the third proximal end, and a second neutral point voltage U n 2 between the first proximal end and the electrical reference potential is determined; (iii) finally, the deterioration state of the suspension member arrangement is determined based on the first and second neutral point voltages U n i, U n 2.
  • the suspension member arrangement comprises at least one suspension member having at least a first, a second and a third group of electrically conductive cords. Distal ends of the first, second and third group of electrically conductive cords are electrically connected to each other via a bridge
  • the detection device comprises (a) an alternating voltage generator arrangement comprising a first voltage generator for generating a first alternating voltage Ui and a second voltage generator for generating a second alternating voltage l3 ⁇ 4 (b) a voltage measurement arrangement for measuring neutral point voltages U n between one of proximal ends of the first, second and third group of electrically conductive cords and an electrical reference potential; (c) a multiplexing unit for selectively connecting at least a first one and a second one of the proximal ends of the first, second and third group of electrically conductive cords to the first voltage generator and the second voltage generator, respectively, and for selectively connecting at least a third one of the proximal ends of the first, second and third group of electrically conductive cords to the voltage measurement arrangement; and (d) an evaluation unit for detecting the alternating voltage generator arrangement comprising a first voltage generator for generating a first alternating voltage Ui and a second voltage generator for generating a second alternating voltage l3 ⁇ 4 (b) a
  • the detection device may be adapted for performing the method according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the invention.
  • an elevator arrangement comprises a suspension member arrangement comprising at least one suspension member having at least a first, a second and a third group of electrically conductive cords.
  • the elevator arrangement further comprises a detection device according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the invention for detecting a deterioration state in a suspension member arrangement.
  • first and second alternating voltages generated by first and second voltage generators have been applied at first ends of each of the groups of cords and voltages have been measured between opposite second ends of each of the groups of cords and a reference potential. Accordingly, in such approaches, both ends of the suspension member have to be electrically contacted in order to, on the one side, apply the alternating voltages to the first ends and, on the other side, measure voltages at the second ends.
  • first and second alternating voltages to a proximal end of a first one and to a proximal end of a second one out of at least three groups of electrically conductive cords and to use the third group of cords for electrically connecting the distal ends of these first and second groups back to the detection device.
  • the distal ends of the first, second and third group of cords are electrically short-circuited, i.e. interconnected with each other, via a bridge interconnector having a negligible electrical resistance compared to the electrical resistances throughout the groups of cords. Accordingly, the distal ends of the first and second groups of cords are both electrically connected to the distal end of the third group of cords such that a so-called neutral point voltage occurring between these distal ends of the first and second groups of cords may be measured through the third group of cords by connecting the proximal end of the third group of cords to the voltage measurement arrangement.
  • both, the alternating voltage generator arrangement comprising the two voltage generators as well as the voltage measurement arrangement for measuring the neutral point voltages may be comprised in a single detection device and may be connected to the first, second and third group of cords, respectively, only at the proximal ends of the suspension members.
  • a complexity of the circuitry of the detection device and its electrical connections to the suspension member arrangement may be significantly reduced.
  • distal ends of the first, a second and a third group of electrically conductive cords are electrically connected to each other via a bridge
  • interconnector and proximal ends of the first, a second and a third group of electrically conductive cords are electrically connected to the multiplexer unit of the detection device.
  • the detection device comprising the multiplexer unit may be easily electrically contacted to the cords in the suspension member arrangement as for example electrical contacts between the multiplexer unit and the cords have to be established only at the proximal ends of the suspension members whereas the distal ends do not have to be contacted by the detection device.
  • Such multiplexing unit shall be configured for selectively connecting two of the proximal ends of the groups of cords to the first and second voltage generators, respectively, and for selectively connecting a third one of the proximal ends of the groups of cords to the voltage measurement arrangement.
  • the multiplexing unit may switch between various configurations such that the alternating voltages may sequentially be applied to different ones of the groups of cords and neutral point voltages may be measured such as to detect deteriorations sequentially throughout all of the groups of cords.
  • the multiplexing unit is switched multiple times into various configurations such that the first and second alternating voltages Ui, U2 are applied at least once to each of the proximal ends of all groups of electrically conductive cords and a neutral point voltage U n is determined at least once between each of the proximal ends and the electrical reference potential, respectively.
  • the multiplexing unit may, in an initial configuration, connect the first and second alternating voltages to the proximal ends of the first and second groups of cords and measure the neutral point voltage via the third group.
  • the multiplexing unit may switch to a modified configuration in which the first and second alternating voltages are applied to the proximal ends of the second and third group and the neutral point voltage is measured via the first group of cords. Then, the multiplexing units may be again switched to another modified configuration in which the first and second alternating voltages are applied to the proximal ends of the third and first group and the neutral point voltage is measured via the second group. Then, the multiplexing unit may be set to its initial configuration and the entire sequence may be repeated. Accordingly, after completing one such sequence, the neutral point voltages have been measured for all possible voltage application configurations to each of the groups of cords such that deteriorations may be detected in each of the groups of cords.
  • each of the groups of cords comprises several cords comprised in a same suspension member.
  • a suspension member arrangement of an elevator typically comprises several suspension members, i.e. several belts or ropes commonly bearing the loads within the elevator, for the approach described herein, it may be beneficial that each of the groups of cords comprises only cords included in a single suspension member.
  • a group of cords should advantageously not comprise cords included in different suspension members.
  • a group of cords may comprise all the cords included in a single suspension member.
  • the cords included in a single suspension member may be divided into two or more groups of cords.
  • each of the groups of cords comprises several cords directly neighbouring to each other.
  • a group of cords comprised in a suspension member should preferably only comprise cords which are directly neighbouring each other, i.e. no cords of another group of cords should be interposed.
  • Such configuration may be in contrast to prior configurations such as those described in the "applicant's prior art", in which a first group of cords comprises for example all even numbered cords within a suspension member whereas a second group of cords comprises all odd numbered cords in this suspension member. While such prior configuration may have some advantages, it has been found that contacting the ends of the cords for establishing electrical connections to the voltage generators and/or to the voltage measurement arrangement may be complicated in cases where only every second cord within a suspension member is to be contacted.
  • a group of cords should preferably only comprise neighbouring cords such that external contacts may easily contact each of these cords of the group without risking contacting any intermediate cords of another group.
  • the bridge interconnector used in the elevator arrangement for interconnecting the distal ends of the cords of the various groups of cords may comprise a multiplicity of needle contacts to be introduced into the suspension member at closely neighbouring positions such as to electrically contact the cords in the suspension member. Therein, the needle contacts may be short-circuited with each other.
  • cords of a group of cords may be interconnected with each other as well as, optionally, with cords of another group of cords at the distal end of the suspension member using a bridge interconnector which comprises multiple needle contacts short-circuited with each other.
  • the needle contacts may be needles made from an electrically conductive material such as a metal.
  • the needle contacts may have a pointed tip such that they may be easily introduced into an end of a suspension member in order to contact the cords comprised therein.
  • the needle contacts may be spaced from each other at small distances, preferably at distances equal or smaller than distances between neighbouring cords in the suspension member.
  • the needle contacts may extend from a backbone or base body in parallel directions, i.e. in a comb-like configuration.
  • the groups of cords are electrically connected in parallel.
  • the cords of the suspension member may be easily interconnected using for example the above-mentioned bridge interconnector or any other type of parallel interconnector.
  • the suspension member arrangement comprises at least two suspension members.
  • each suspension member may comprise exactly two of the groups of electrically conductive cords, wherein the two groups of electrically conductive cords comprised in a common suspension member are electrically short-circuited at their distal ends and wherein the distal ends of the at least two suspension members are electrically short-circuited.
  • the suspension member arrangement comprises more than one suspension member, it appears to be beneficial to divide the cords comprised in one suspension member into two groups and to short-circuit the two groups at their distal ends. Furthermore, the distal ends of the suspension members may be electrically connected to each other and may thereby be short-circuited.
  • all of the groups of cords comprised in the suspension member arrangement are electrically connected to each other at their distal ends such that a voltage applied to the proximal end of a first one of the groups of cords is further transmitted and applied to the distal ends of all of the other groups of cords as long as no deterioration or even interruption occurred in the first group of cords.
  • Such short-circuited configuration at the distal ends allows both, applying the first and second alternating voltages as well as measuring the resulting neutral point voltages at respective proximal ends of three or more groups of cords.
  • Fig. 1 shows an elevator in which a method according to an embodiment of the invention may be applied.
  • Fig. 2 shows a suspension member
  • Fig. 3 shows a measurement arrangement to be applied in a method for detecting the deterioration state in the suspension member arrangement according to an embodiment of the applicant's prior art.
  • Fig. 4 shows major components of a measurement arrangement to be applied in a method for detecting the deterioration state in the suspension member arrangement according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 5 very schematically shows another measurement arrangement to be applied in a method for detecting the deterioration state in the suspension member arrangement according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 6 shows a bridge interconnector to be applied in an elevator arrangement according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the figures are only schematic representations and are not to scale. Same reference signs refer to same or similar features throughout the figures.
  • Fig. 1 shows an elevator 1 in which a method according to embodiments of the present invention may be implemented.
  • the elevator 1 comprises a cabin 3 and a counterweight 5 which may be displaced vertically within an elevator shaft 7.
  • the cabin 3 and the counterweight 5 are suspended by a suspension member arrangement 9.
  • This suspension member arrangement 9 comprises one or more suspension members 11 , sometimes also referred to a suspension traction media (STM).
  • STM suspension traction media
  • Such suspension members 11 may be for example ropes, belts, etc.
  • end portions of the suspension members 11 are fixed to a supporting structure of the elevator 1 at a top of the elevator shaft 7.
  • the suspension members 11 may be displaced using an elevator traction machine 13 driving a traction sheave 15.
  • An operation of the elevator traction machine 13 may be controlled by a control device 18.
  • components of a device 17 for detecting a deterioration state in the suspension member arrangement 9 may be provided.
  • the elevator 1 and particularly its suspension member(s) 11 and its device 17 for detecting the deterioration may be configured and arranged in various other ways than those shown in Fig. 1.
  • the suspension members 11 to be driven for example by the traction machine 13 may utilize metal cords or ropes to support a suspended load such as the cabin 3 and/or the counterweight 5 that is moved by the traction machine 13.
  • Fig. 2 shows an example of a suspension member 11 which is embodied with a belt 19.
  • the belt 19 comprises a plurality of cords 23 which are arranged parallel to and spaced from each other.
  • the cords 23 are enclosed in a matrix material 21 forming, inter alia, a coating.
  • Such coating may mechanically couple neighbouring cords 23.
  • the coating may have a textured or profiled surface including longitudinal guiding grooves.
  • the cords 23 may typically consist of or comprise wires made from a metal such as steel.
  • the matrix material 21 may consist of or comprises a plastic or elastomeric material. Accordingly, the cords 23 are typically electrically conductive such that an electric voltage may be applied to and/or an electric current may be fed through the cords without significant losses.
  • the cords 23 are preferably electrically isolated from each other via the interposed electrically insulating matrix material 21 such that, as long as an integrity of the coating is not deteriorated, an electrical current or voltage between neighbouring cords cannot be transmitted, i.e. no significant shunt current can flow from one cord 23 to another.
  • suspension members 11 may have other shapes or configurations.
  • a belt may have several cords included into a body formed of matrix material, the body being non-profiled (i.e. flat) or having other shapes as those shown in Fig. 2.
  • each cord may be enclosed by matrix material forming a kind of coating wherein the coated cords are separate from each other, i.e. not connected to each other via common matrix material.
  • the suspension members 11 may be provided as coated steel suspension members.
  • wires or cords of the suspension member 11 have a specified minimum strength to ensure an integrity of the suspension member arrangement 9 during its use in an application within an elevator 1.
  • a factor-of-safety requirement for strength combined with other measures, such as protective coating of the cords 23 for example within the matrix material 21, may sustain an initial strength of a suspension member beyond an effective life of the protective measures employed to retain strength.
  • a simple electronic method may be employed and may be sufficient to detect an indication that for example initial physical properties of the suspension members have unexpectedly changed and trigger for example a replacement of the suspension member 11 or other counter-measures.
  • Fig. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of a device 17 as described in the "applicant's prior art". Details on function principles of the device 17 and the deterioration detection method performed therewith may be obtained from the
  • the device 17 is configured for detecting a deterioration state in a suspension member arrangement 9 for an elevator 1.
  • the suspension member arrangement 9 may comprise one or more suspension members 11 such as for example belts as shown in Fig. 2 including a plurality of electrically conducting cords 23.
  • the cords 23 are only indicated schematically as twelve elongate cords 23 being arranged parallel to each other.
  • the multiplicity of cords 23 may be divided into two groups 24a, 24b of cords.
  • a first group 24a of cords may comprise all odd numbered cords 23 whereas a second group 24b of cords may comprise all even numbered cords 23.
  • Alternating voltages Ui, U2 are applied from two voltage generators Gi, G2 to a proximal end 25a of an uppermost cord (numbered "1") of the first group 24a of cords and to a proximal end 25b of an adjacent cord (numbered "2") of the second group 24b of cords.
  • Distal ends 27a, 27b of these cords are then electrically connected to the next two cords (numbered "3" and "4"), respectively.
  • Proximal ends 25a, 25b of these cords are again electrically connected to the next two cords (numbered "5" and "6"), and so on.
  • interconnecting the alternating cords 23 of the first and second groups, respectively, at their proximal and distal ends 25a, 25b, 27a, 27b requires precise alignment of any interconnectors and may therefore be complicated and prone to errors.
  • an alternative measurement arrangement as shown in figure 4 is proposed herein. In figure 4, only some relevant components and features of such measurement arrangement detection device 17 and a suspension member 1 1 are shown.
  • a voltage measurement arrangement 29 is represented only as a rough scheme and details of such voltage measurement arrangement 29 are omitted for the sake of simplicity of representation. Furthermore, features such as those described in the "applicant's prior art" may also be applied to the measurement arrangement of figure 4 but are not shown for the sake of simplicity of representation.
  • an alternating voltage generator arrangement G comprises a first and a second voltage generators Gi, G2 which generate first and second alternating voltages Ui, U2 preferably having a same waveform, i.e. a same amplitude and same time profiles, but which are shifted by 180° with respect to each other.
  • the cords 23 in the suspension member 1 1 are not only divided into two groups but into three groups 24a, 24b,
  • the three groups of cords are not necessarily included in a single suspension member 1 1 but may be included in 2 or 3 suspension members 1 1 of a suspension member arrangement 9. Furthermore, more than three groups of cords may be comprised in the suspension member arrangement and may be distributed among one or a plurality of suspension members, such that each suspension member comprises one, two or more groups of cords.
  • each of the groups 24a, 24b, 24c comprises cords 23 directly neighbouring each other.
  • four cords 23 are included in each one of the groups 24a, 24b, 24c.
  • the cords 23 of one of the groups 24a, 24b, 24c are electrically connected in parallel.
  • a parallel connector 26 may electrically connect proximal ends 25a, 25b, 25c of each of the groups 24a, 24b, 24c, respectively.
  • Distal ends 27a, 27b, 27c of each of the groups 24a, 24b, 24c are also electrically connected in parallel.
  • the groups 24a, 24b, 24c are short-circuited, i.e. electrically interconnected with each other, at their distal ends 27a, 27b, 27c.
  • a short-circuit connector 28 may interconnect all of the cords 23 of all of the groups 24a, 24b, 24c.
  • the detection device 17 comprises a multiplexing unit 30.
  • This multiplexing unit 30 may connect each of the two voltage generators Gi, G2 to the proximal ends 25a, 25b, 25c of one of the groups 24a, 24b, 24c of cords 23.
  • the multiplexing unit 30 may selectively connect the voltage measurement arrangement 29 to the proximal ends 25a, 25b,
  • the multiplexing unit 30 comprises internal switches for selectively connecting electrical connections 31, 32 to the voltage generators Gi, G 2 and an electrical connection 33 to the voltage measurement arrangement 29, on the one hand, to electrical connections 38 to the proximal ends 25a, 25b, 25c of one of the groups 24a, 24b, 24c of cords 23.
  • the multiplexer unit 30 is shown in a
  • the first voltage generator Gi is connected to the proximal ends 25a of the first group 24a of cords
  • the second voltage generator G2 is connected to the proximal ends 25b of the second group 24b of cords and the voltage measurement arrangement 29 is connected to the proximal ends 25c of the third group 24c of cords.
  • the first and second alternating voltages Ui, U2 will be transmitted through the cords 23 of the first group 24a and of the second group 24b, respectively.
  • distal ends 27a, 27b of both groups 24a, 24b are electrically interconnected, a neutral point voltage U n applies at the interconnection of these distal ends.
  • both groups 24a, 24b of cords 23 are substantially identical with respect to their electrical characteristics, particularly with respect to their electrical resistances, such neutral point voltage U n will have substantially no AC component as the applied first and second alternating voltages Ui, U2 have identical waveforms and include a phase shift of 180°.
  • the neutral point voltage U n generally includes an AC component.
  • the presence and/or characteristics of such AC component may be interpreted as indicating such deteriorations.
  • the short-circuited interconnector 28 not only interconnects the first and second groups 24a, 24b of cords but also establishes a bridge interconnection to the distal end 27c of the third group 24c of cords. Accordingly, the neutral point voltage U n is further transmitted towards the proximal end 25c of this third group 24c of cords. This proximal end 25c is then connected via the multiplexer unit 30 to the voltage measurement arrangement 29 and such that the neutral point voltage U n may be measured by the voltmeter 35 comprised therein with respect to a reference potential 34 such as a ground potential.
  • a reference potential 34 such as a ground potential.
  • the neutral point voltage U n may then be evaluated in the evaluation unit 36.
  • the evaluation unit 36 may detect whether or not the neutral point voltage
  • Un comprises an AC component and may, optionally, analyse a magnitude and/or type of the AC component.
  • the evaluation unit 36 may evaluate neutral point voltages U n i, U n 2 measured in various configurations of the multiplexing unit 30, i.e. upon the alternating voltages Ui, U2 being applied to various ones of the groups of cords. Based on such evaluation, a signal may be issued indicating the deterioration state of the suspension member arrangement 11. For example, such signal may be transmitted to a remote monitoring centre.
  • Fig. 5 schematically represents another example of a measurement arrangement comprising a detection device 17 and the suspension member arrangement 9.
  • the suspension member arrangement 9 comprises three suspension members 11.
  • Each of the suspension members 11 comprises two groups 24a-f of cords 23.
  • Each of the groups 24a-f comprises four cords 23.
  • the cords 23 are connected in parallel by parallel connectors 26 connecting their proximal ends 25a-f and by the bridge interconnectors 28 connecting their distal ends 27a-f.
  • the bridge interconnector 28 connects the cords 23 of all cords 23 comprised in both groups comprised in a single suspension member 11.
  • the suspension members 11 are interconnected at their distal ends with an overall interconnector 39.
  • Such overall interconnector 39 may be e.g. a cable electrically interconnecting the bridge interconnectors 28 at the distal ends of each of the suspension members 11.
  • the multiplexer unit 30 (not shown in this figure) is temporarily configured such that the first alternating voltage Ui is applied to the first group 24a of cords including half of the cords 23 comprised in the first suspension member 11 whereas the second alternating voltage U2 is applied to the fourth group 24d of cords including half of the cords 23 comprised in the second suspension member 11.
  • all other groups 24b,c,e,f of cords to which presently no alternating voltage is applied may be used as electrical back connections through which the neutral point voltage U n may be supplied to the voltage measurement unit (not shown in this figure) of the detection device 17.
  • Fig. 6 shows an example of a bridge interconnector 28 for electrically
  • the bridge interconnector 28 comprises a base body 40 and several needle contacts 37.
  • the base body 40 electrically interconnects the needle contacts 37.
  • the base body 40 and/or the needle contacts 37 may be made from metal and, optionally, may form an integral device.
  • the needle contacts 37 may extend in parallel directions and may be spaced from each other by distances being equal to or smaller than lateral distances between neighbouring cords 23 in the belt 19.
  • the needle contacts 37 may have a length sufficient for reliably contacting the cords 23 in the belt 19 upon the bridge interconnector 28 being pressed onto the distal end 27 of the belt 19.

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L'invention concerne un procédé pour détecter un état de détérioration dans un agencement d'élément de suspension SMA (9) pour un ascenseur (1). Le SMA comprenant des éléments de suspension (11) avec au moins des premier, deuxième et troisième groupes (24a, 24b, 24c) de cordons électroconducteurs (23). Au moins des première et seconde extrémités proximales (25a, 25b, 25c) des groupes (24a, 24b, 24c) de cordons (23) peuvent être connectées électriquement par l'intermédiaire d'une unité de multiplexage MU (30) à un agencement de générateur de tension alternative (G) comprenant des premier et second générateurs de tension (G1, G2) pour appliquer des première et seconde tensions alternatives U1, U2. Au moins une troisième extrémité parmi les extrémités proximales (25a, 25b, 25c) des groupes de cordons peut être connectée électriquement par l'intermédiaire de MU (30) à un agencement de mesure de tension (29) pour déterminer des tensions Un entre la troisième extrémité proximale et un potentiel de référence électrique (34). Des extrémités distales (27a, 27b, 27c) des premier, deuxième et troisième groupes de cordons sont reliées électriquement les unes aux autres. Le procédé consiste : - dans une première configuration de MU (30), à appliquer la première tension alternative U1 à la première extrémité proximale (25a) et à appliquer la seconde tension alternative U2 à la deuxième extrémité proximale (25b), et à déterminer une première tension de point neutre Un entre la troisième extrémité proximale (25c) et le potentiel de référence électrique (34) ; - à commuter la MU (30) à une seconde configuration et à appliquer la première tension alternative U à la deuxième extrémité proximale (25b) et à appliquer la seconde tension alternative Un2 à la troisième extrémité proximale (25c), et à déterminer une seconde tension de point neutre Un2 entre la première extrémité proximale (25a) et le potentiel de référence électrique (34) ; - à détecter l'état de détérioration de l'agencement d'élément de suspension (9) sur la base des première et seconde tensions de point neutre Un1,Un2.
EP17701902.3A 2016-02-11 2017-01-31 Procédé et dispositif pour détecter un état de détérioration dans un agencement d'élément de suspension pour un ascenseur sur la base de mesures de tension alternative avec des éléments de suspension en court-circuit électrique au niveau de leurs extrémités distales Withdrawn EP3414580A1 (fr)

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EP16155357.3A EP3124425B1 (fr) 2015-07-31 2016-02-11 Procédé pour détecter un état de détérioration dans une disposition d'un élément de suspension pour un ascenseur sur la base de la mesure d'une tension alternative
EP16155358.1A EP3124986B1 (fr) 2015-07-31 2016-02-11 Dispositif pour détecter un état de détérioration dans une disposition d'élément de suspension pour un ascenseur sur la base de la mesure d'une tension alternative
PCT/EP2017/052064 WO2017137282A1 (fr) 2015-07-31 2017-01-31 Procédé et dispositif pour détecter un état de détérioration dans un agencement d'élément de suspension pour un ascenseur sur la base de mesures de tension alternative avec des éléments de suspension en court-circuit électrique au niveau de leurs extrémités distales

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