An elevator brake control system (10) is described, in particular for controlling an elevator brake in a machine room-less elevator, the elevator including a drive machine drivingly coupled to an elevator car for moving the elevator car between a plurality of landings in a hoistway, and an elevator brake having at least an engaged condition for holding the elevator car at a fixed position in the hoistway, and a released condition for allowing the elevator car to move along the hoistway; the elevator brake control system (10) comprising a first safety device (T1) and a second safety device (T2), each of the first safety device (T1) and the second safety device (T2) responsive to detection of a failure in any sub-system of the elevator, such as to bring the elevator brake into its engaged condition in response to detection of such failure; wherein each of the first safety device (T1) and the second safety device (T2) comprises a power semiconductor switching device.
Elevator brake control system
2019-10-15
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B66B Aufzüge , ELEVATORS |
Europäisches Patentamt | 2022
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