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WP6-Brochure-E4 brochure - ELA European Lift Association.

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preventing the car from falling. Typically, the generated (braking) power in the motor is<br />

dissipated in a resistance, returned to the main supply naturally, if the motor, acting as a<br />

generator, is directly connected to the grid or, depending on the topology, some VVVF drives<br />

also allow the braking energy to be injected back to the power network.<br />

In some countries there are restrictions on the injection of power into the distribution<br />

network. Even in these cases, regenerative braking should not pose a problem, since the total<br />

load of the building (computers, servers, lighting, HVAC) will be higher than the peak power<br />

injected by a lift.<br />

Line side converter<br />

L<br />

Machine side converter<br />

Line<br />

C<br />

R d<br />

AC<br />

Motor<br />

T d<br />

Figure 3‐11. Topology of a VSD‐PWM with dissipation resistance (Rd) (source: ISR‐UC)<br />

Figure 3‐12. Topology of a VSI‐PWM with regenerative capacity and power factor control (source: ISR‐UC)<br />

When the lift is going down, and the load weight (people inside) is larger than the<br />

counterweight, then the motor torque is in opposite direction to the speed, i.e., the motor is<br />

braking. In the same way, when the lift is going up unloaded, energy savings can be reached if<br />

the motor is controlled with a regenerative VVVF drive.<br />

Theoretically, if there were no losses, the regenerated energy would be equal to the motoring<br />

energy. However, there are still losses due to the existence of friction losses (e.g. friction in the<br />

guide rails, air resistance), motor losses (e.g. the copper losses, the iron losses and the friction<br />

and windage losses) and, in geared systems, losses in the gearbox (this is especially significant<br />

in systems equipped with worm gears where the efficiency in the reverse direction is<br />

considerably lower than in the forward direction).<br />

Because it adds a significant cost to the installation, regeneration is not always cost‐effective,<br />

especially with reduced traffic in low‐ and mid‐rise buildings.<br />

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