ELEVATORS AND

AUTOMATIC RESCUE
DEVICE

BUILDING SERVICES III

NITIN BOPPANNA
MONIKA
AIMAN
GOUTHAM
 •INTRODUCTION

 WHY DO WE NEED RESCUE DEVICES FOR

ELEVATORS ?
RESCUE DEVICES ARE USED IN ELEVATORS
IN ORDER TO AVOID DEATH DUE TO SUFFOCATION
WHICH IS CAUSED DUE TO SUDDEN FAILURE OF
POWER SUPPLY TO THE ELEVATORS.
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 IT IS TEMPORARY POWER SUPPLY TO THE LIFT
DURING SUDDEN POWER CUT OFF DURING THR
LIFT IN MOTION.
 IT PROVIDES A VERY LIMITED POWER SUPPLY TO
THE LIFT TILL IT REACHES TO ITS NEAREST STOP
AND IT GETS TOTALLY DISCHARGED.
 PASSENGERS TRAVELLING IN THE LIFT COULD
COME OUT SAFELY.
 THIS TYPE OF ARRANGEMENT IS NECESSARY AS
PER GOVERNMENT PWD RULE.
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What it works for ?
The ARD comes into operation within few
seconds when the AC mains power is failure or
power system got problem in lift itself. If the lift is
staying at the floor level, ARD simply open the
cabinet door. If the lift is blocked between two
floors, ARD turns the motor in the direction that
requires the least expenditure of current to bring
the cabinet to the nearest floor level or bottom
floor level with commanded, and then open the
door.
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Features :

• Safe and reliable operation: The ARD continuously

monitors the battery voltage, battery current and inverter
current. Any fault condition is annunciated by the use of
status LEDs and cut off to protect devices. The system
aborts the backup operation in the event of any fault
condition.
• Intelligent energy saving feature: The ARD alarms
and cut offs when the battery current exceeds a threshold
during the emergency operation.
• Battery condition monitoring: When mains-power is
present the system monitors the battery condition and
indicates if the battery is faulty. This aids in preventive
maintenance and ensures -that backup does not fail due to
fault battery.
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• Extensive signaling: Status LEDs indicate the
load, mains-power present, backup inverter on,
battery charging on, battery fault, Overload,
Under-load, battery charging over, over current
fault conditions. There is a fault relay which
indicates battery fault or battery low condition.
• Smart CPU to detect the elevator power
condition at real time and operate the safe
landing for any emergency happened.
Additional Safety Devices of Hydraulic
Lifts:
• Pawl Device is a mechanical device for
stopping involuntary descent of the car
and maintaining it stationary on fixed
supports.
• Electrical Anti-creep system is a
combination of precautions against the
danger of creeping.
Protection Against Unintended Car Movement
• A traction drive lift shall be provided with a means to stop
unintended car movement away from the landing with the
landing door not in the locked position and the car door
not in the closed position, as a result of failure in any
single component of the lift machine or drive control
system upon which the safe movement of the car depends,
except failure of the suspension ropes or chains and the
traction sheave or drum or sprockets of the machine.
• Failure of traction sheave includes a loss of traction.
• The means shall detect unintended movement of the car
away from the landing and cause the car to come to a stop
at the latest in a distance of 1,200 mm as measured from
the landing sill.
ELEVATORS
-LIFT CARS
 Types of
Lifts:

TRACTION LIFT HYDRAULIC LIFT

LIFT CARS
Configuration of Lifts: Number
Determination of number of lifts depends on the required quality and quantity
of service. It should be noted here that grouping of lifts and location should be
given adequate attention.
If a bank of 3 lifts is required to meet the anticipated traffic requirements, they
have to be oriented to facilitate grouping. Three individual lifts will not achieve
the required quantity and quality of service.
Configuration of Lifts: Capacity
Determination of car capacity depends on the required quality and quantity of
service. A larger car, while improving the handling capacity might adversely
impact the quality of service.
Configuration of Lifts: Speed
In addition to the speeds derived from the calculations for handling capacity
and interval, the nominal travel time is used for selecting suitable rated
speeds. The higher the building, the faster lifts are needed. The recommended
values for Nominal Travel Time in case of an office, commercial or hotel
building are given in Table 5.
Configuration of Lifts: Layout
The shape and size of a passenger lift car bears a distinct relation to its efficiency in traffic
handling. A study of the most suitable proportions for passenger lifts reveals that the width
of the lift well entrance is the basic element in the determination of the best proportions. In
other words, the width of the car is determined by the width of the entrance and the depth
of the car is regulated by the loading per square meter permissible under this standard.
Centre opening doors are the most practicable and the most efficient entrance units for
passenger lifts. Given the same door speed, the center opening is much faster than the side
opening type. For passenger lifts, wider cars are preferred as the ingress and egress efficiency
is higher. For service/freight / stretcher lifts deeper cars are preferred so as to easily carry the
stretcher/goods.
While sizing the hoist-ways, the possible construction inaccuracies have to be considered.
Further where high speeds lifts are being considered the hoist-ways need to be designed to
address the impact of the wind tunnel effect
Bottom Car Clearance
When the car rests on its fully compressed buffer there shall be a vertical clearance of not less
than 600 mm between the pit floor and the buffer striker plate or the lowest structural or
mechanical part equipment or device installed. The clearance shall be available beneath the
whole area of the platform except for:
a) guide shoes or rollers, safety jaw blocks, platform aprons, guards of other equipment located
within 300 mm measured horizontally from the sides of the car platform and
b) compensating sheaves

Provided that in all the cases, including small cars, a minimum clearance of 600 mm is available
over a horizontal area of 800 mm x 500 mm.
Provided also that in all the cases, when the car rests on its fully compressed buffers, there shall
be a vertical clearance of not less than 50 mm between any part of the car and any obstruction
of device mounted in the pit.

Top Car Clearance

The vertical clearance between the car cross-head and the nearest overhead obstruction within
500 mm measured horizontally to the nearest part of the crosshead when the car platform is
level with the top landing, shall be not less than the sum of the following:
a) The bottom counterweight run-by.
b) The stroke of the counterweight buffer used.
c) One-half of the gravity stopping distance based on;
NOTES
1 CH is the clear car height from car finished floor level to car roof (Goods lifts will normally not
have any false ceiling).
2 Normal range for CH is 2100 mm to 2400 mm.
3 Door height is less than or equal to the car height CH.
4 In case counterweight safety is applicable check for dimensions with lift manufacturer