Title :
Energy saving during modern lift operation
Author :
Mitronikas, E.D. ; Spyropoulos, D.V. ; Papanikolaou, N.P. ; Tatakis, E.C. ; Spyropoulos, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Patras, Patras, Greece
Abstract :
In this work, an active regenerative braking converter using a bidirectional Buck-Boost converter is implemented in order to improve the overall efficiency of modern building lifts. The converter is connected in parallel to the inverter DC-bus. Energy is stored in a set of supercapacitors during regeneration and it is transferred back to the DC-bus when the elevator accelerates. In order to test the effectiveness of the proposed converter, a simulation model of the whole lift has been developed and simulation tests have been carried out. To illustrate operation of the whole system, characteristic results are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
energy conservation; invertors; lifts; regenerative braking; supercapacitors; active regenerative braking converter; bidirectional Buck-Boost converter; building lift efficiency; elevator; energy saving; inverter DC-bus; modern lift operation; simulation tests; supercapacitors; whole lift simulation model; Elevators; Energy consumption; Equations; Inverters; Mathematical model; Supercapacitors; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Motors; Supercapacitors;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Machines (ICEM), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
DOI :
10.1109/ICELMACH.2014.6960266
