Elevator

Features
! Fully working model of an elevator with

34-150

four floors
! Floor sensing and visual indication of ! ! ! ! ! ! !

direction of travel Motorised elevator car door Normally on brake to hold car at desired floor Up/down call buttons on each floor Front panel manual switch for testing and debugging Integral motor servo controller with mechanical brake Interfaces with most PLC types. Analogue control is also available Switchable faults

Description
The elevator provides a sophisticated application to illustrate the principles of PLC interfacing and control based on a real life application. Starting with simple programme sequences to control elevator speed, direction and floor arrival/departure, the student can progress to advanced floor request handling and continuous (analogue) control with acceleration profiling and compensation for varying car loads. The elevator car moves between floors in response to requests from call buttons at each floor and within the elevator car (located on an external panel). Sensors indicate which floor the elevator car is at and provide advance warning to allow the car to be slowed prior to arriving at the destination floor. A brake allows the car to be held at a floor while the motorised car door is operated to allow occupants to enter or leave and a sounder is provided to announce arrival. The internal controller unit provides closed-loop motor speed control with both logic and analogue interfaces so the elevator can be controlled by a basic PLC with minimal digital I/O. More sophisticated control may be implemented using an additional analogue I/O. An integral load-cell and motor position feedback can extend the application to continuous control. The loadcell indicates elevator car loading and a set of weights simulate varying numbers of car occupants. The position feedback signal allows advanced control of the elevator car motion.

Layout of drive motor and pulley with the perspex cover removed

Photo illustrating the scale of the Elevator

Specification
Four floors Elevator car driven by belt with counterbalance. Normally on mechanical brake to hold car at desired floor. Winder motor driven by fully protected power amplifier (eg. if elevator car jams or car is driven with the brake applied). Built-in closed loop speed control. Elevator car with motorised door, internal illumination and sounder to announce arrival. Visual indication of position of elevator car and direction of travel. Up/down call buttons on each floor. Floor request buttons inside elevator car (located on external panel). Discrete motor interface for PLC logic-only control: up/ down, 100% speed, 60% and 30% speed. Time to travel from ground to top floor at 100% speed: ~ 7 secs. Vertical travel limit switches. Manual drive switch on front panel to aid testing and debugging. Load-cell to indicate passenger loading in elevator car. Selection of weights to simulate varying passenger loads Analogue car position feedback signal. Fault simulation selected via rear panel DIP switches. Example code provided for Allen Bradley and Mitsubishi PLCs. Electrical interface: logic I/O will operate from 3V to 24V (using external pull-up voltage), analogue I/O operates from 0 -10V or 10V. Multiple units may be mounted side-by-side to form complex multi-elevator systems.

Curriculum Coverage
Fundamentals of logic Basics of PLC programming Developing ladder logic programmes Basic and advanced sequence control

Services Required
Power Supply
Universal input range: 110V - 230V ac, 50 - 60Hz Power: 50 VA

PLC Requirements
Minimum PLC I/O requirement: 16 digital inputs, 16 digital outputs For basic analogue control: 1 analogue input, 1 analogue output For advanced analogue control: 3 analogue inputs, 1 analogue output

Tender Specification
[1] A working model of an elevator with 4 floors [2] To illustrate the principles of PLC interfacing and control [3] Elevator car to have motorised door, internal illumination and sounder to announce arrival [4] Analogue closed-loop control can be implemented [5] To be supplied with an experimental manual [6] To be supplied by a supplier offering a 1 year parts and labour warranty

Dimensions and Weight

Height: 1,070mm, Width: 340mm, Depth: 300mm, Weight: 14 kg

Ordering Information
Elevator 34-150 Units may be mounted side-byside to form complex multielevator systems

List of I/O
Digital outputs:
Floor 1 up call button Floor 2 up call button Floor 2 down call button Floor 3 up call button Floor 3 down call button Floor 4 down call button Car floor 1 call button Car floor 2 call button Car floor 3 call button Car floor 4 call button Floor 1 sensor Floor 2 sensor Floor 3 sensor Floor 4 sensor Car door open Car door closed

Digital inputs:
Open/close car door Brake release Car going up indicator Car going down indicator Car on its way floor 4 down Car on its way floor 3 down Car on its way floor 3 up Car on its way floor 2 down Car on its way floor 2 up Car on its way floor 1 up Destination floor 4 (car indicator) Destination floor 3 (car indicator) Destination floor 2 (car indicator) Destination floor 1 (car indicator) Car 100% speed Car 60% speed Car 30% speed Car direction up/down Arrival bell

Analogue outputs:
Car speed Car position Car passenger load

Analogue inputs:
Car speed demand Motor current demand

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Park Rd, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2QR, England. Tel: +44 (0) 1892 653322 Fax: +44 (0) 1892 663719 E-mail: feedback@fdbk.co.uk Website: www.fbk.com
Feedback reserves the right to change these specifications without notice. Registered in England number 990620. A subsidiary of Feedback plc.

Elevator 34-150

Printed in England by FI Ltd, Crowborough 0207