WO2012082134A1 - Regenerative power control for passenger conveyors - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
- B66B25/00—Control of escalators or moving walkways
- B66B25/003—Methods or algorithms therefor
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
- B66B23/00—Component parts of escalators or moving walkways
- B66B23/02—Driving gear
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
- B66B25/00—Control of escalators or moving walkways
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B50/00—Energy efficient technologies in elevators, escalators and moving walkways, e.g. energy saving or recuperation technologies
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- An escalator is one type of passenger conveyor. Escalators have proven useful for carrying passengers between different levels of a building, for example. Typical escalator systems include a plurality of steps that move based upon operation of a motor and drive system.
- An exemplary device for controlling power associated with a passenger conveyor motor includes a regenerative drive that is configured to facilitate providing electricity generated by the motor to a power source when the passenger conveyor is moving.
- the controller determines when an operating condition of the regenerative drive is outside of a desired range and responsively prevents the regenerative drive from facilitating providing the electricity to the power source.
- An exemplary method of controlling power associated with a passenger conveyor motor includes generating electricity from the motor when the passenger conveyor is moving.
- a regenerative drive facilitates providing the electricity to a power source.
- a determination is made when an operating condition of the regenerative drive is outside of a desired range. The regenerative drive is then prevented from facilitating providing the electricity to the power source.
- An exemplary passenger conveyor includes a plurality of steps.
- a motor is associated with the steps for selectively moving the steps.
- a regenerative drive is configured to facilitate providing electricity generated by the motor to a power source when the steps are moving.
- the controller determines when at least one of a current or a temperature of the regenerative drive is outside of a desired range. The controller then responsively prevents the regenerative drive from facilitating providing the electricity to the power source.
- Figure 1 diagrammatically illustrates selected portions of an example passenger conveyor including a power control device designed according to an embodiment of this invention..
- Figure 2 schematically illustrates selected portions of an example power control device designed according to an embodiment of this invention.
- Figure 1 illustrates a passenger conveyor 20.
- a plurality of steps 22 and a handrail 24 facilitate moving passengers between landings 26 and 28.
- the example passenger conveyor 20 is an escalator as the landings 26 and 28 are at different vertical positions or elevations.
- the example passenger conveyor 20 includes a power control device 30 that controls whether a regenerative operating mode is used during selected operating conditions of the passenger conveyor 20.
- FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an example power control device 30.
- a passenger conveyor motor 32 selectively causes the steps 22 to move in a desired direction (e.g., up or down) and at a desired speed.
- the motor 32 operates based upon power provided by a power source 34 such as a conventional power grid.
- the example of Figure 2 includes a regenerative drive 36 that facilitates providing electricity generated by the motor 32 to the power source 34 in the regenerative mode.
- the regenerative drive 36 includes an inverter and converter to provide an appropriate interface between the motor 32 and the power source 34 when the illustrated example is operating in a regenerative mode.
- One example includes a known configuration of the inverter and converter.
- a controller 40 selectively controls whether the regenerative drive 36 facilitates providing electricity generated by the motor 32 to the power source 34.
- the controller 40 determines whether at least one characteristic of the regenerative drive 36 is within a desired range. If that characteristic is outside of the desired range, the controller 40 prevents the regenerative drive 36 from facilitating providing electricity from the motor 32 to the power source 34.
- the characteristic that the controller 40 monitors is the current of the regenerative drive 36. Under certain operating conditions of the motor 32 in a regenerative mode, the current will become high enough to generate heat at a level that could be damaging to one or more components of the regenerative drive 36 or other components of the power control device 30.
- the controller 40 monitors the current of the regenerative drive 36. When that current exceeds a predetermined threshold, the controller 40 disables or prevents the regenerative drive 36 from facilitating providing electricity generated by the motor 32 to the power source 34. This protects the regenerative drive components and other portions of the power control device 30.
- the threshold current corresponds to the passenger conveyor 20 carrying a load that is approximately 70% of a full rated load for the passenger conveyor 20.
- Known techniques allow for determining the current corresponding to such a load.
- Another characteristic of the regenerative drive 36 that can be used by the controller 40 is a temperature of the regenerative drive.
- This example includes a heat sink 42 that is associated with the regenerative drive 36 to dissipate heat produced during the regenerative mode.
- the controller 40 in this example determines a temperature of the heat sink 48 and prevents the regenerative drive 36 from operating in the regenerative mode for providing electricity from the motor 32 to the power source 34 when the temperature exceeds a pre- selected threshold.
- the temperature threshold is selected to correspond to the passenger conveyor 20 being loaded at approximately 70% of a maximum rated load. Given this description, those skilled in the art will be able to determine an appropriate temperature threshold for their particular situation.
- the illustrated example includes a bypass switch 44 between the power source 34 and the regenerative drive 36.
- the controller 40 controls the bypass switch to allow current flow between the power source 34 and the motor 32 through the regenerative drive 36 on the conductive lines 46 when the bypass switch 44 is set to a first operating state.
- the controller 40 changes the operating state of the bypass switch 44 so that the connection between the power source 34 and the motor 32 is along conductive lines 48.
- the regenerative drive 36 is disconnected from the power source 34 and bypassed so that it is not involved with any power transmission between the power source 34 and the motor 32.
- the regenerative drive 36 when the regenerative drive 36 is bypassed the motor 32 provides power directly to the power source 34.
- the controller 40 determines which operative state to place the bypass switch 44 into based upon a direction of movement of the steps 22 of the passenger conveyor 20. In one example, when the steps 22 are moving in an upward direction, the controller 40 controls the bypass switch 44 so that power flows along the conductive lines 46 during a start-up of the passenger conveyor 20. Once the speed of the steps 22 reaches a rated speed, the controller 40 causes the bypass switch 44 to change its operative state so that power then flows along the conductive lines 48 and the regenerative drive 36 is no longer involved in power flow management between the power source 34 and the motor 32.
- the regenerative drive 36 can be used in the regenerative mode. Once a load on the steps 22 is sufficient to overcome friction, the motor 32 is not necessarily required to move the steps 22 at a desired speed. Under those conditions, the controller 40 causes the bypass switch 44 to connect the regenerative drive 36 and the conductive lines 46 between the power source 34 and the motor 32. In one example, turning on the regenerative drive 36 in this manner occurs when the passenger conveyor 20 is carrying a load that is approximately 30% of a maximum rated load.
- the controller 40 While the regenerative drive 36 is operating to facilitate providing power from the motor 32 to the power source 34, the controller 40 is continuously monitoring the selected operating characteristic of the regenerative drive 36. Once the temperature or heat of the regenerative drive 36 exceeds the selected threshold (e.g., when the load on the conveyor 20 is greater than approximately 70% of a rated load), the controller 40 causes the bypass switch 44 to disconnect the conductive lines 46 and the regenerative drive 36 and instead to direct power conduction between the motor 32 and the power source 34 along the conductive lines 48. This allows for the regenerative drive to facilitate providing power from the motor 32 to the power source 34 under operating conditions that can be handled by the components of the regenerative drive 36.
- the selected threshold e.g., when the load on the conveyor 20 is greater than approximately 70% of a rated load
- a regenerative drive 36 that is configured for a relatively light duty passenger conveyor system to be used with a heavier duty passenger conveyor system without danger of overheating the regenerative drive components and without requiring more expensive regenerative drive components.
- the illustrated example expands the possible uses of a given regenerative drive configuration. Further, the illustrated example increases the possible number of passenger conveyor systems that can be used in a regenerative mode.
- the controller 40 continues to monitor the current, heat or both. Once the selected characteristic is within the desired range, the regenerative drive 36 is reconnected between the motor 32 and the power source 34.
- bypass switch 44 can be controlled to always direct power between the motor 32 and the power source 34 along the conductive lines 48.
- variable frequency control devices for passenger conveyors require a break resistor while the illustrated example eliminates the need for such a resistor. This provides additional cost savings as it eliminates the requirements for what can be considered a relatively expensive component.
- the illustrated example selectively utilizes the regenerative drive 36 under selected operating conditions provided that a selected characteristic of the regenerative drive 36 (e.g., current, temperature or both) is within a desired operating range.
- a selected characteristic of the regenerative drive 36 e.g., current, temperature or both
- the preceding description is exemplary rather than limiting in nature. Variations and modifications to the disclosed examples may become apparent to those skilled in the art that do not necessarily depart from the essence of this invention. The scope of legal protection given to this invention can only be determined by studying the following claims.
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