Method for monitoring a brake system in an elevator system and corresponding brake monitor for an elevator system

A brake monitor for monitoring a brake system of an elevator system that includes a drive and a drive controller checks for a travel signal generated by the elevator system. If a brake-release signal is not received within a time-window after the occurrence of the travel signal, the brake monitor ac...

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Main Authors PHILIPPE HENNEAU, ANDREAS DORSCH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.02.2010
Subjects
ELEVATORS
ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
HAULING
HOISTING
LIFTING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A brake monitor for monitoring a brake system of an elevator system that includes a drive and a drive controller checks for a travel signal generated by the elevator system. If a brake-release signal is not received within a time-window after the occurrence of the travel signal, the brake monitor activates a relay circuit for interrupting a safety circuit of the elevator system or for interrupting a control voltage of the drive controller so that the elevator system can be stopped.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20090284241