JP6089796B2 - Elevator power outage rescue operation device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a power outage rescue operation device that rescues passengers by driving a car stopped between floors at the time of a power failure of a commercial power source to the nearest floor.

  A conventional emergency rescue operation system for an elevator includes a converter that converts AC power into DC power, an inverter that converts DC power into AC power, and drives an electric motor that raises and lowers a car, and a controller that controls the inverter. A power supply circuit that converts AC power and supplies DC power to the control unit; and a power storage unit connection circuit that connects the power storage unit to the input of the inverter and the output of the power supply circuit, and the control unit stores power when a power failure is detected. A technique has been proposed in which a DC power source of a power storage unit is supplied to an inverter and a power circuit through a unit connection circuit, and a car is driven to the nearest floor to rescue passengers.

JP 7-157228 A

  However, in the conventional emergency power failure rescue operation device, if a power failure occurs multiple times in a short period, the power failure rescue operation will be executed in a state where the power storage unit is not sufficiently charged, Eventually, it was found that even if a power failure occurs due to the lack of charge capacity of the power storage unit, the rescue operation at the time of power failure becomes impossible.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and when the charge capacity of the power storage unit when the control unit detects a power failure is less than a predetermined value, the motor rotation control by the inverter is performed. The present invention provides a power failure rescue operation device that enables a power failure rescue operation even when a power failure occurs when the charge capacity of the power storage unit is insufficient by switching to motor rotation control by releasing the brake.

  The rescue operation apparatus for power failure of an elevator according to the present invention drives a converter that converts AC power of commercial power into DC power, and a permanent magnet synchronous motor that converts DC power into AC power and raises and lowers a car and a counterweight. An inverter, a control unit that performs drive control of the inverter and electromagnetic brake control that brakes the permanent magnet synchronous motor, a power storage unit that is provided via an opening / closing unit at an input of the inverter, and a charging unit that charges the power storage unit , Charging capacity detecting means for detecting the charging capacity of the power storage unit, one end connected to the permanent magnet type synchronous motor, the other end connected to the inverter and the charging means for switching, and commercial power failure detection A power failure detection means, and the controller receives a power failure detection signal, stops the car and brakes the permanent magnet synchronous motor, and then the charge capacity is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. When the opening / closing means is closed and the car is operated by driving the inverter using the electric power of the power storage unit, and the charging capacity is less than a predetermined value and the balance with the car and the balancing weight is not balanced, the opening / closing means is With the terminal open, the other end is connected and switched from the inverter to the charging means, and an electromagnetic brake release operation instruction is issued to release the electromagnetic brake and operate the car.

  The rescue operation apparatus for power failure of the elevator configured as described above is an inverter that uses the power of the power storage unit when the charge capacity of the power storage unit detected by the charge capacity detection means is equal to or greater than a predetermined value after the power failure is detected. When the car is operated by driving and the charge capacity is less than the predetermined value, the electromagnetic brake can be released and the car can be operated. It becomes possible. Further, charging the power storage unit with the regenerative power of the permanent magnet type synchronous motor when operating with the electromagnetic brake released can compensate for the shortage of charge capacity of the power storage unit.

It is a block diagram of the rescue operation apparatus at the time of a power failure of the elevator of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart at the time of the rescue operation of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a flowchart at the time of the rescue operation of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an elevator to which a power failure rescue operation apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, an elevator includes a permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1, a hoisting machine 2 connected to a rotating shaft of the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1, a rope 3 wound around the hoisting machine 2, A car 4 suspended at one end and a counterweight 5 suspended at the other end are provided, and the car 4 and the counterweight 5 are moved up and down by the rotation of the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1.

  In the hoistway where the car 4 and the counterweight 5 are raised and lowered, a door zone detection plate 6 is provided near the floor of each landing. The door zone is the range in which the car 4 is allowed to open when it stops at the landing, and the car 4 can be opened by detecting the presence or absence of the door zone detection plate 6 by the door zone detector 7 provided on the car 4 side. Determine if you are stopped in a safe door zone. Further, the car 4 is provided with a load detector 9 for measuring a load of a passenger or the like in the car.

  The rescue operation device at the time of power failure of an elevator controls a converter 12 that converts AC power of a commercial power source 11 into DC power, an inverter 13 that converts DC power into AC power and drives the permanent magnet synchronous motor 1, and an inverter 13. And a power storage unit 20 for supplying power to the inverter 13 and the control unit 14 in the event of a power failure.

  Converter 12 is formed of a diode or the like, converts AC power of commercial power supply 11 into DC power, and outputs the output to DC bus 17. The DC bus 17 is connected to a capacitor 18 that smoothes the ripple of DC power.

  The inverter 13 is formed of a transistor, an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor), or the like, converts the DC power of the DC bus 17 into AC power of variable voltage and variable frequency, and drives the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1.

  A control unit 14 to which control power is supplied from an AC / DC converter 15 that converts AC power of the commercial power supply 11 into DC power performs management and control of the entire elevator, along with start / stop commands for the car 4 A position / speed command for the car 4 is created and a command signal is output to the inverter 13. Further, the control unit 14 controls the electromagnetic brake 8 to brake the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1 so that the car 4 does not move up and down while the car 4 is stopped, and brakes the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1 while the car 4 is raised and lowered. To release.

  The power accumulator 20 includes a battery 21 as a power storage unit, a charger 22 as a charging unit that charges the battery 21, and a charge capacity detector 24 as a charging capacity detection unit that detects the charging capacity of the battery 21. And a normally-open contact 25 as an opening / closing means for connecting the battery 21 and the DC bus 17 when a power failure is detected, and a DC / DC converter for converting the power of the battery 21 into a voltage and supplying a control power to the control unit 14 when a power failure is detected. 23, a normally open contact 26 for connecting the battery 21 and the DC / DC converter 23 is provided. Further, between the normally open contact 25 and the positive electrode of the DC bus 17, between the positive output of the DC / DC converter 23 and the positive input of the control unit 14, and between the positive output of the AC / DC converter 15 and the control unit 14. Between the positive input, diodes 27, 28, and 16 for applying a reverse voltage are provided.

  One end of a normally closed contact 30 and a normally open contact 31 as connection switching means is connected to the input terminal of the permanent magnet synchronous motor 1, and the other end of the normally closed contact 30 is connected to the inverter 13. The other end is connected to the input of the charger 22. Further, the commercial power supply 11 is connected to the input of the charger 22 via a normally closed contact 29 and supplied with AC power.

  The normally open contacts 25, 26, 31 and the normally closed contacts 29, 30 described above are detected when the voltage detector 32 as a power failure detection means provided on the input side of the converter 12 detects a power failure of the commercial power supply 11. The controller 14 inputs the signal and the signal from the charge capacity detector 24 to perform opening / closing control.

  The operation of the power failure rescue operation apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the control unit 14 inputs a power failure detection signal from the voltage detector 32 while the car 4 is traveling (step S100), the control unit 14 closes the normally open contact 26 (step S101), and the power of the battery 21 is changed to DC. The voltage is converted by the / DC converter 23 and supplied to the control unit 14. Next, the control unit 14 issues a stop command for the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1 to the inverter 13 and, after the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1 is stopped, performs braking by the electromagnetic brake 8 to stop the car 4 (step S102). ).

  After the car 4 stops, the control unit 14 inputs a signal from the door zone detector 7 (step S103). If the car 4 is in the door zone, the process proceeds to step S114. When the car 4 is not in the door zone, a signal from the charge capacity detector 24 is input, and the charge capacity of the battery 21 exceeds a specified value that can drive the inverter 13 regardless of the load of the passenger or the like in the car 4. Whether or not (step S104).

  When the charging capacity of the battery 21 is equal to or greater than the specified value, the control unit 14 closes the normally open contact 25 (step S106), connects the battery 21 to the DC bus 17 and supplies power to the inverter 13. Next, the control unit 14 drives the inverter 13 to release the electromagnetic brake 8. (Step S107). Next, the car weight including the car load detected by the load detector 9 is compared with the weight of the counterweight 5 (step S108). Here, when the electromagnetic brake 8 is released, it is determined that the range of the car weight in a state where the car 4 and the counterweight 5 do not run up and down and are balanced is equal to the weight of the counterweight 5.

  If the car weight is equal to or greater than the weight of the counterweight 5, the inverter 13 is driven and the car 4 is lowered at a low speed (step S109). On the other hand, when the weight of the car is not equal to or more than the weight of the counterweight 5, the inverter 13 is driven, and the car 4 is raised at a low speed (step S110). This is because the regenerative operation with a small power consumption of the battery 21 is performed instead of the power running operation with a large power consumption of the battery 21.

  Immediately after the start of the ascending operation or descending operation, the signal of the door zone detector 7 is constantly monitored (step S111). When the door zone is detected, the control unit 14 issues a stop command for the permanent magnet synchronous motor 1 to the inverter 13. Then, after the permanent magnet synchronous motor 1 is stopped, braking is performed by the electromagnetic brake 8 to stop the car 4 (step S112). Next, the control unit 14 opens the normally open contact 25 (Step S <b> 113), and disconnects the battery 21 from the DC bus 17. Further, the door (not shown) of the car 4 is opened for a predetermined time, and the door is closed after a predetermined time during which the passenger can surely escape (step S114).

  If the charge capacity of the battery 21 is less than the specified value in step S104, the car weight and the weight of the counterweight 5 are compared in step S105. If the car weight is not equal to the weight of the counterweight 5, the control unit 14 opens the normally closed contact 29 and disconnects the commercial power supply 11 from the input of the charger 22. Furthermore, the connection of the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1 is switched from the inverter 13 to the charger 22 by opening the normally closed contact 30 and closing the normally open contact 31 (step S120).

  Next, the electromagnetic brake 8 is released (step S121). When the electromagnetic brake 8 is released, the car 4 travels in the downward direction when the car weight is heavier than the weight of the counterweight 5, and the car in the upward direction when the car weight is lighter than the weight of the counterweight 5. 4 runs. When the car 4 travels, the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1 is rotated and the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1 generates electric power as a generator. The generated electric power is supplied to the input of the charger 22, and the battery 21 is charged by the charger 22.

  Since the speed of the car 4 increases as time elapses after the car 4 starts running, the speed of the car 4 is decelerated or stopped by braking the electromagnetic brake 8 for a second predetermined time after the first predetermined time from the release of the electromagnetic brake 8. (Step S122). Next, a signal from the door zone detector 7 is input (step S123), and steps S121 and S122 are repeatedly executed until a door zone is detected. When the door zone is detected, the control unit 14 switches the connection of the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1 from the charger 22 to the inverter 13 by opening the normally open contact 31 and closing the normally closed contact 30. Further, the normally closed contact 29 is closed, and the commercial power supply 11 is connected to the input of the charger 22 (step S124). Next, the door of the car 4 is opened for a certain period of time, and the door is closed after a predetermined time during which the passenger can surely escape (step S125).

  The change in the speed of the car 4 after the electromagnetic brake 8 is released increases as the difference between the car weight and the weight of the counterweight 5 increases. Therefore, it is preferable that the release time (first predetermined time) and the braking time (second predetermined time) of the electromagnetic brake 8 are determined according to the car load detected by the load detector 9.

  If the car weight is equal to the weight of the counterweight 5 in step S105, the process proceeds to step S106, and the car 4 is operated by driving the inverter 13. When the car weight is equal to the weight of the counterweight 5, the car 4 and the counterweight 5 are in a balanced state, and the holding current of the inverter 13 with respect to the permanent magnet synchronous motor 1 when the electromagnetic brake 8 is released is small. Then, since the output current when the car 4 is raised in step S110 is also small, the car 4 can be operated even if the charging capacity of the battery 21 is less than the specified value.

  In step S103, if the car 4 is in the door zone or if the car 4 is stopped at the landing when a power failure is detected, the car 4 is not operated and step S114 is directly executed.

  The emergency rescue operation device for an elevator according to the first embodiment configured as described above has a converter 12 that converts AC power of the commercial power supply 11 into DC power, and converts DC power into AC power, which is in balance with the car 4. An inverter 13 that drives the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1 that moves the weight 5 up and down, a control unit 14 that controls the drive of the inverter 13 and the electromagnetic brake 8 that brakes the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1, and an input of the inverter 13 The battery 21 provided via the normally open contact 25, the charger 22 for charging the battery 21, the charge capacity detector 24 for detecting the charge capacity of the battery 21, and one end connected to the permanent magnet synchronous motor 1 A normally closed contact 30 and a normally open contact 31 for switching the connection between the inverter 13 and the charger 22 at the other end, and a voltage detector 32 for detecting a power failure of the commercial power supply 11. The controller 14 receives the power failure detection signal, stops the car 4 and brakes the permanent magnet synchronous motor 1, and then closes the normally open contact 25 if the charge capacity is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. When the car 4 is operated by driving the inverter 13 using the power of the battery 21 and the charging capacity is less than a predetermined value and the balance between the car 4 and the counterweight 5 is not balanced, the normally open contact 25 is With the terminal open, the other end is connected and switched from the inverter 13 to the charger 22, and the electromagnetic brake 8 is operated by releasing the electromagnetic brake 8 and operating the car 4.

  Thus, after the power failure is detected, when the charge capacity of the battery 21 detected by the charge capacity detector 24 is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the car 4 is driven by driving the inverter 13 using the power of the battery 21, and the charge capacity Is less than a predetermined value, the electromagnetic brake 8 can be released and the car 4 can be operated, and even if a power failure occurs when the battery 21 has insufficient charge capacity, a rescue operation during a power failure is possible. Furthermore, charging the battery 21 with the regenerative electric power of the permanent magnet type synchronous motor 1 when the electromagnetic brake 8 is operated for operation can compensate for the shortage of the charging capacity of the battery 21.

  Further, in the electromagnetic brake releasing operation, it is preferable to repeat the procedure of braking the electromagnetic brake 8 for the second predetermined time after releasing the electromagnetic brake 8 for the first predetermined time.

Thereby, it can suppress that the speed of the cage | basket | car 4 becomes large too much by electromagnetic brake release driving | operation.
The first predetermined time and the second predetermined time are preferably set according to the weight of the car 4.

  The change in the speed of the car 4 after the electromagnetic brake 8 is released increases as the difference between the car weight and the weight of the counterweight 5 increases. Therefore, the release time (first predetermined time) and braking time (second predetermined time) of the electromagnetic brake 8 are shortened when the difference between the weight of the car and the weight of the counterweight 5 is large, and the weight of the car and the counterweight 5 is decreased. By increasing the length when the difference in weight is small, it is possible to prevent the speed from increasing and the traveling time from becoming longer.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Permanent magnet type synchronous motor, 4 cages, 5 counterweight, 8 electromagnetic brake, 11 commercial power supply, 12 converter, 13 inverter, 14 control part, 21 battery, 22 charger, 24 charge capacity detector, 25 normally open contact, 30 Normally closed contact, 31 Normally open contact, 32 Voltage detector

Claims (3)

A converter that converts AC power from commercial power into DC power;
An inverter that drives a permanent magnet synchronous motor that converts the DC power into AC power and raises and lowers the car and the counterweight; and
A control unit for performing drive control of the inverter and electromagnetic brake control for braking the permanent magnet synchronous motor;
A power storage unit provided via an opening / closing means at the input of the inverter;
Charging means for charging the power storage unit;
Charging capacity detecting means for detecting a charging capacity of the power storage unit;
One end is connected to the permanent magnet type synchronous motor, and the other end is a connection switching means for switching the connection between the inverter and the charging means,
A power failure detection means for performing a power failure detection of the commercial power supply, and the control unit receives the power failure detection signal, stops the car and brakes the permanent magnet synchronous motor,
When the charging capacity is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the opening / closing means is closed, and the car is operated by driving the inverter using the power of the power storage unit,
If the charging capacity is less than a predetermined value and the car and the counterweight are not balanced, the switching means remains open and the other end is switched from the inverter to the charging means, An elevator power failure rescue operation device that performs an electromagnetic brake release operation instruction to release the electromagnetic brake and operate the car.   The rescue operation device for an elevator power failure according to claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic brake releasing operation repeats a procedure of releasing the electromagnetic brake for a first predetermined time and then braking the second time for a second predetermined time.   The rescue operation device for an elevator power failure according to claim 2, wherein the first predetermined time and the second predetermined time are set according to the weight of the car.

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