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A simulation model of the vertical dynamics of an elevator system

Arrasate, X., Kaczmarczyk, S. and Abete, J. M. (2010) A simulation model of the vertical dynamics of an elevator system. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on the Mechanics of Slender Structure (MoSS 2010). 9788460811009.

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Abstract: The drive system is a key component of an elevator installation that supplies energy into the system, coupling the car-rope and the counterweight-rope subsystems. However, it often becomes a source of excitation that is responsible for vibrations that compromise the car ride quality. In this paper a non-stationary distributed-parameter model describing vertical dynamics of an elevator system that accommodates the drive machine, the car, the counterweight and the suspension ropes has been developed. The model is used to analyze the influence of the drive machine on the elevator system performance. The dynamic behaviour is described by a set of partial differential equations. Those are discretized by expanding the vertical displacements in terms of the linear mode shapes to obtain a set of ordinary differential equations. The mode shapes correspond to a system composed of three masses constrained by a suspension rope. The discrete model is then solved numerically in Matlab-Simulink using parameters of a real installation. The numerical simulation results predict transient resonance phenomena in the system
Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > TJ1350 Hoisting and conveying machinery
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > TJ1370 Elevators
Creators: Arrasate, Xabier, Kaczmarczyk, Stefan and Abete, Jose M
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: Faculties > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology > Engineering
Date: 2010
Date Type: Publication
Title of Book: Proceedings of the Symposium on the Mechanics of Slender Structure (MoSS 2010)
Event Title: Symposium on the Mechanics of Slender Structures (MoSS 2010)
Event Dates: 21-23 July 2010
Event Location: University of Mondragon, San Sebastian, Spain
Event Type: Conference
Language: English
ISBN: 9788460811009
Media of Output: CD-ROM
Status: Published / Disseminated
URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/3024

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