Power supply arrangement of an elevator

• US 8,471,403 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2010
• Issued: 06/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kone Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kone Corporation
• Inventors: Hytti, Pekka, Khkipuro, Matti, Thtinen, Joni, Helvil, Jari
• Primary Examiner(s): Barnie, Rexford
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, TOAN T
• Application Number:
  US12/941,339
• Publication Number:
  US 20110068629A1
• Time in Patent Office: 960 Days
• Field of Search: 307/46, 307/80, 307/64
• US Class Current: 307/46
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/302 for energy saving

Abstract

The invention relates to a power supply arrangement of a transport system. The transport system comprises a motor for moving the transport appliance; a power supply circuit of the transport system, for supplying power between the power source of the transport system and the motor; a power controller of the energy storage, which power controller comprises at least one controllable switch; an energy storage, which is connected to the power supply circuit of the transport system via the power controller of the energy storage; and also a power control, which is fitted to control the aforementioned at least one controllable switch of the power controller of the energy storage, for adjusting at least one electrical magnitude relating to the power supply between the power supply circuit of the transport system and the energy storage. The power controller of the energy storage is fitted to discharge the aforementioned energy storage with a power limitation.

Claims

1. Power supply arrangement of a transport system, comprising:

a motor for moving the transport appliance;

a power supply circuit of the transport system, for supplying power between a power source of the transport system and the motor;

a power controller of the energy storage, including at least one controllable switch

an energy storage connected via the power controller of the energy storage to the power supply circuit of the transport system; and

a power control configured to control the at least one controllable switch of the power controller to adjust a direction and electrical magnitude of the power supplied between the power supply circuit of the transport system and the energy storage,

wherein when the direction of the power is from the energy storage to the power supply circuit, the power control limits the discharge power of the energy storage to a set limit value (Plim), and the power control is further configured to;

determine the voltage of the energy storage (UE); and

determine the instantaneous limit value (Ilim) for the discharge current of the energy storage on the basis of the quotient

2. Power supply arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the transport system is an elevator system without counterweight.

3. Power supply arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the energy storage comprises at least one supercapacitor.

4. Power supply arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the power controller of the energy storage is further controlled to precharge the energy storage with a power limitation during a standstill of the transport system, and

wherein the limit value of the precharging power is smaller than the limit value of the discharge power of the energy storage during operation of the transport system.

5. Power supply arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising:

a precharging circuit for precharging the energy storage, the precharging circuit including at least one controllable switch for disconnecting the current flowing in the precharging circuit.

6. Power supply arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the power supply circuit of the transport system comprises a frequency converter with an intermediate circuit, and

wherein the power controller of the energy storage is connected to the intermediate circuit of the frequency converter to supply power between the intermediate circuit of the frequency converter and the energy storage.

7. Power supply arrangement of a transport system, comprising:

a motor for moving a transport appliance;

a power supply circuit that supplies power between a power source of the transport system and the motor, the power supply circuit including a frequency converter with an intermediate circuit;

an energy storage connected via at least one controllable switch to the power supply circuit of the transport system;

a power control configured to control the at least one controllable switch of the energy storage to adjust at least one electrical magnitude relating to the power supply between the power supply circuit of the transport system and the energy storage, and to discharge the energy storage with a power limitation; and

a precharging circuit for precharging the energy storage, the precharging circuit including a transformer connected to the power source of the transport system and a rectifying bridge connected to the intermediate circuit of the frequency converter,

wherein a precharging current for precharging the energy storage is supplied to the energy storage via the precharging circuit and the at least one controllable switch of the energy storage.