Drive device of an elevator with safety system

• US 9,802,790 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2014
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kone Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kone Corporation
• Inventors: Kattainen, Ari, Raassina, Pasi, Saarikoski, Tapio, Stolt, Lauri, Nakari, Arto, Kallioniemi, Antti
• Primary Examiner(s): SALATA, ANTHONY J
• Application Number:
  US14/532,753
• Publication Number:
  US 20150075917A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,092 Days
• Field of Search: 187247, 187277, 187288, 187289, 187293, 187296, 187297, 187391, 187393
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/30 effective on driving gear , e.g. acting on power electronics, on inverter or rectifier controlled motor
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/308 with AC powered elevator drive
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/32 effective on braking devices , e.g. acting on electrically controlled brakes brake control H02P, lift brakes per se B66B5/02
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 13/22 Operation of door or gate contacts
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 5/00 Applications of checking, fault-correcting, or safety devices in elevators
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 5/0031 for safety reasons
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 5/02 responsive to abnormal operating conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 5/06 electrical

Abstract

A drive device of an elevator includes a DC bus, a motor bridge connected to the DC bus for the electricity supply of the elevator motor, a control circuit with which control circuit the operation of the motor bridge is controlled by producing control pulses in control poles of high-side and low-side switches of the motor bridge, a brake controller, which comprises a switch for supplying electric power to an electromagnetic brake, a brake control circuit, with which the operation of the brake controller is controlled, an input circuit for the safety signal to be disconnected/connected from outside the drive device, drive prevention logic and brake drop-out logic connected to the input circuit and configured to prevent the passage of control pulses to the control poles of the high-side and/or low-side switches when the safety signal is disconnected.

Claims

1. A drive device of an elevator, comprising:

a DC bus;

a motor bridge connected to the DC bus for the electricity supply of the elevator motor, said motor bridge comprising high-side and low-side switches for supplying electric power from the DC bus to the elevator motor when driving with the elevator motor, and also from the elevator motor to the DC bus when braking with the elevator motor;

a control circuit of the motor bridge, with which control circuit the operation of the motor bridge is controlled by producing control pulses in the control poles of the high-side and low-side switches of the motor bridge;

a brake controller, which comprises a switch for supplying electric power to the control coil of an electromagnetic brake;

a brake control circuit, with which the operation of the brake controller is controlled by producing control pulses in the control pole of the switch of the brake controller;

an input circuit for a safety signal, which safety signal can be disconnected/connected from outside the drive device;

drive prevention logic, which is connected to the input circuit and is configured to prevent the passage of control pulses to the control poles of the high-side and/or low-side switches of the motor bridge when the safety signal is disconnected; and

brake drop-out logic, which is connected to the input circuit and is configured to prevent passage of the control pulses to the control pole of the switch of the brake controller when the safety signal is disconnected.

2. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein:

the brake controller is connected to the DC bus; and

the switch is configured to supply electric power from the DC bus to the control coil of an electromagnetic brake.

3. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein:

the drive prevention logic is configured to allow passage of the control pulses to the control poles of the switches of the motor bridge when the safety signal is connected; and

the brake drop-out logic is configured to allow passage of the control pulses to the control pole of the switch of the brake controller when the safety signal is connected.

4. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein:

the drive device comprises indicator logic for forming a signal permitting startup of a run;

the indicator logic is configured to activate the signal permitting startup of a run when both the drive prevention logic and the brake drop-out logic are in a state preventing the passage of control pulses;

the indicator logic is configured to disconnect the signal permitting startup of a run if at least either one of the drive prevention logic and the brake drop-out logic are in a state permitting the passage of control pulses; and

the drive device comprises an output for indicating the signal permitting startup of a run to a supervision logic external to the drive device.

5. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein:

the signal path of the control pulses to the control poles of the high-side and/or low-side switches of the motor bridge travels via the drive prevention logic; and

the electricity supply to the drive prevention logic is arranged via the signal path of the safety signal.

6. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein the signal path of the control pulses from the control circuit of the motor bridge to the drive prevention logic is arranged via an isolator.

7. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein:

the signal path of the control pulses travel to the control pole of the switch of the brake controller travels via the brake drop-out logic; and

the electricity supply to the brake drop-out logic is arranged via the signal path of the safety signal.

8. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein the signal path of the control pulses from the brake control circuit to the brake drop-out logic is arranged via an isolator.

9. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein:

the drive prevention logic comprises a bipolar or multipolar signal switch, via which the control pulses travel to the control pole of a switch of the motor bridge; and

at least one pole of the signal switch is connected to the input circuit in such a way that the signal path of the control pulses through the signal switch breaks when the safety signal is disconnected.

10. The drive device according to claim 9, wherein the signal switch is fitted in connection with the control pole of each high-side switch of the motor bridge and/or in connection with the control pole of each low-side switch of the motor bridge.

11. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein:

the brake drop-out logic comprises a bipolar or multipolar signal switch , via which the control pulses travel to the control pole of the switch of the brake controller; and

at least one pole of the signal switch is connected to the input circuit in such a way that the signal path of the control pulses through the signal switch breaks when the safety signal is disconnected.

12. The drive device according to claim 5, wherein the electricity supply occurring via the signal path of the safety signal is configured to be disconnected by disconnecting the safety signal.

13. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein the drive device comprises a rectifier connected between the AC electricity source and the DC bus.

14. The drive device according to claim 1, wherein the drive device is implemented without any mechanical contactors.

15. The drive device according to claim 2, wherein:

the drive prevention logic is configured to allow passage of the control pulses to the control poles of the switches of the motor bridge when the safety signal is connected; and

the brake drop-out logic is configured to allow passage of the control pulses to the control pole of the switch of the brake controller when the safety signal is connected.

16. The drive device according to claim 2, wherein:

the drive device comprises indicator logic for forming a signal permitting startup of a run;

the indicator logic is configured to activate the signal permitting startup of a run when both the drive prevention logic and the brake drop-out logic are in a state preventing the passage of control pulses;

the indicator logic is configured to disconnect the signal permitting startup of a run if at least either one of the drive prevention logic and the brake drop-out logic are in a state permitting the passage of control pulses; and

the drive device comprises an output for indicating the signal permitting startup of a run to a supervision logic external to the drive device.

17. The drive device according to claim 3, wherein:

the drive device comprises indicator logic for forming a signal permitting startup of a run;

the indicator logic is configured to activate the signal permitting startup of a run when both the drive prevention logic and the brake drop-out logic are in a state preventing the passage of control pulses;

the indicator logic is configured to disconnect the signal permitting startup of a run if at least either one of the drive prevention logic and the brake drop-out logic are in a state permitting the passage of control pulses; and

the drive device comprises an output for indicating the signal permitting startup of a run to a supervision logic external to the drive device.

18. The drive device according to claim 2, wherein:

the signal path of the control pulses to the control poles of the high-side and/or low-side switches of the motor bridge travels via the drive prevention logic; and

the electricity supply to the drive prevention logic is arranged via the signal path of the safety signal.

19. The drive device according to claim 3, wherein:

the signal path of the control pulses to the control poles of the high-side and/or low-side switches of the motor bridge travels via the drive prevention logic; and

the electricity supply to the drive prevention logic is arranged via the signal path of the safety signal.

20. The drive device according to claim 4, wherein:

the signal path of the control pulses to the control poles of the high-side and/or low-side switches of the motor bridge travels via the drive prevention logic; and

the electricity supply to the drive prevention logic is arranged via the signal path of the safety signal.