EFFICIENT LIFT DESIGN

This project is related with the design of efficient lift. It uses torque balance technique to increase the efficiency. At each level weight across both sides of the pulley is made same. Causing negligible work done when lift is moving with constant speed. Application areas: Hospitals, malls, hostels, apartments, hotels, etc How much it can save energy???? Approximately : 39,24,28,800 J/day (As per our hostel with few approximations. Calculations shown further)

DESIGN PROSPECT As shown in fig. , it has counter weight blocks at each floor. Each counter weight block is of average weight of people (say 60 kg). At each floor there are counter weight blocks that gets loaded to the other side of lift according as how many people gets inside the lift to balance the weight on either side of the lift.

these weight blocks are added as many as the number of people gets in the lift at a particular floor.

WORKING PROSPECT When a person enters the lift , same number of counter weight blocks as that of number of people enters the lift, is added to the counter side of the lift. This balances the torque on either side of the pulley of lift which is connected with electrical motor. This causes no work to be done when lift is going with constant speed either upward or downward. Which is not the case with now a days lift that requires power even when moving (upward or downward) with constant speed. Sample calculation is shown in consequent pages PROBLEMS Problems arise when a person goes upward using lift and comes downward using ladder. This causes coagulation of weight blocks at a particular floor.

Thankfully we can think of one solution to this problem.

SOLUTION Lift goes to reset itself when it is free say at night. By reset we mean it will go to rearrange weight blocks i.e. it will equally redistribute weight blocks as the blocks were same at each floor initially.

EXAMPLE THAT EXPLAINS WORKING OF THIS DESIGN AND PROBLEM AND SOLUTION Suppose four man go to fourth floor from ground floor Then four counter weight blocks gets loaded at the opposite side of the lift. Suppose total weight of four man is 240 then it will cause a net torque zero on the pulley as on the other side there are four counter weight blocks( total weight of 240 kg =4*60) Problem : if two of then comes to ground floor by ladder then two extra weight block gets coagulated at fourth floor. But if all comes with lift then this problem would not arrive as the weight blocks would be at their original positions(equally distributed) Solution : it will go reset cycle at free times and collect those two block and send it to ground floor.

SAMPLE CALCULATION As per the data taken from our lifts in the hostels Assuming four people of total weight 240 kg are going to fourth floor from ground floor. Data from the hostel lift.. It takes 7.5(2t+t0) sec to travel from ground floor to 2rd floor. It takes 11(2t+t1) sec to travel from ground floor to 3th floor. Assuming constant acceleration(a) and constant decelaration(-a) and constant peak velocity(v). Assuming height of each floor= 4m. S=total dist, S1=accelerating dist, S2=retardation dist S3= dist travelled with constant velocity S=S1+S2+S3 .1 8=(1/2at2)+vt0+(vt-1/2at2) =v(t+t0) ..2 12=v(t+t1) ..3 7.5=2*t +t0 4 11=2*t+t1 ..5 On solving we get t=1.90 sec , t0=3.7 sec, t1=7.2sec v=1.43 m/s, a=0.75m/s2

Work done in 1st case = m(g+a)s1 + mgs2 + m(g-a)s3 = 240*g*16 = 37,632 J work done in 2nd case = 2*mas1 + 2*mas3 =480*0.75*2.70 = 972 J Here any losses are ignored. And energy loss during reset is not calculated and energy required for setting weight block is not approximated. These loses might be very less compared to the energy required in current models of lift. Energy saved during this case is 37,632-972=36,660 J

OTHER IMPORTANT POINTS This model will show higher efficiency as higher as lift goes without a break. Conversely this model will be less efficient when small distance is travelled. Even though it will be higher than the current model. A SMALL CALCULATION SHOWING AVERAGE ENERGY SAVED IN A DAY (AS IN OUR HOSTEL ) With assumptions that average distance travelled without break is 3 floor distance and average trips made by one student in one day is 3 which means 3 times up and 3 times down. Average number of student using lifts=800 Energy saved in one day = (240*g*12-972)*3*2*3*800 =39,24,28,800 J/day (this result is the energy saved by all the lifts installed in our hostel)