SURGE PROTECTION FOR

LIFTS
MADE BY BARABÁS SÁNDOR
 FUNCTION OF THE LIFTS

• LIFTS OR ELEVATORS ARE A TYPE OF VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION

FOUND IN HIGH-RISES AND SKYSCRAPERS THAT ARE PRIMARILY
UTILIZED TO CONVEY PEOPLE BETWEEN SEVERAL FLOORS.
• SMOOTH STARTING AND STOPPING CONTROLLED BY A
FREQUENCY CONVERTER
• TRAFFIC OPTIMISATION MEASURES (E.G. NO STOP IN CASE OF FULL
LOAD, PRIORITY TRAVELS, BEHAVIOUR OF LIFTS IN CASE OF FIRE)
• ENERGY SAVING FUNCTION (CABIN LIGHTING AND VENTILLATOR
ARE SWITCHED OFF IN CASE OF EMPTY TRAVELS OR STANDSTILL)
• POWER SUPPLY FUNCTION (THE KINETIC ENERGY GENERATED BY
GOODS TRANSPORT TOT HE GROUND FLOOR AND EMPTY TRAVELS
TOT HE TOP FLOORS IS FED INTO THE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM)
 ELEVATOR TYPES
TRACTION ELEVATORS: THESE ELEVATORS ARE GENERALLY USED IN HIGH-RISES
AND OTHER LARGE ESTABLISHMENTS, BOTH FOR TRANSPORTING PEOPLE AND
FREIGHTS. THESE CAN FURTHER BE CLASSIFIED INTO:
HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS: THESE ARE LESS COMPLEX THAN THE TRACTION
ELEVATORS AND ARE HENCE IDEAL FOR LOW TRAFFIC OR LOW-RISE BUILDINGS
AND ESTABLISHMENTS. USING A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, THESE ELEVATORS PUSH
THE ELEVATOR CAR UPWARDS AGAINST THE GRAVITY WHILE THE CAR DESCENDS
UNDER THE PULL OF GRAVITY.
CLIMBING ELEVATORS: THESE ARE SELF-ASCENDING AND USE THEIR OWN
PROPULSION TO ASCEND. THIS PROPULSION CAN EITHER BE ACHIEVED BY A
COMBUSTION OR ELECTRIC ENGINE. THESE TYPES OF ELEVATORS ARE GENERALLY
USED IN TOWERS OR GUYED MASTS SO AS TO FACILITATE THE EASY ACCESS FOR
THE MAINTENANCE OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURE.
PNEUMATIC ELEVATOR: AS THE NAME SUGGESTS THESE ELEVATORS USE A
VACUUM AND A VALVE TO MOVE THE CAR UPWARDS AND AIR IN PLACE OF THE
VACUUM TO MOVE IT DOWN. THESE ARE HOWEVER, LOW CAPACITY ELEVATORS
WHEREIN ONLY ABOUT 3 PASSENGERS WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 525POUNDS
CAN GET ON IT AT THE SAME TIME.
ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPULSION ELEVATORS: THESE CABLE-FREE ELEVATORS USE
ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPULSION TO MOVE THE CAR WHICH CAN MOVER BOTH
HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY.
REASONS FOR THE DAMAGE TO
ELEVATORS CAUSED BY
LIGHTNING
DAMAGE TO MASTER CONTROL BOARDS: WHEN BUILDINGS
HAVING AN ELEVATOR AND THE NEARBY BUILDINGS ARE
SUBJECTED TO DIRECT LIGHTNING STROKE, THE LIGHTNING
STROKE BRINGS A HUGE TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD,
SO THAT THE LINES OF THE ELEVATOR INDUCE OVERVOLTAGE
AND OVERCURRENT TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CONTROL
SYSTEM.
ONCE AN ELEVATOR IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, THESE CONTROL
DEVICES ARE EASILY INTERFERED OR BURNED OUT DUE TO
LOW WORKING VOLTAGE. IN THIS LIGHTNING DISASTER, THE
MASTER CONTROL BOARDS OF FOUR ELEVATORS WERE
DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING. SUCH DAMAGE ACCOUNTS FOR THE
MAJORITY OF ELEVATOR ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY LIGHTNING.
 REASONS FOR THE DAMAGE TO ELEVATORS
CAUSED BY LIGHTNING

DAMAGE TO SENSORS: ALTHOUGH THE GROUNDING SYSTEM OF AN ELEVATOR IS DESIGNED

AS A SYSTEM WITH A CERTAIN CAPABILITY OF OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION, LIGHTNING
WAVE CAN INVADE THE ELEVATOR DUE TO THE POOR LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM OF
THE PARENT ( AN BUILDING ) ITSELF. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSIENT OVERVOLTAGE CAUSED
BY THE INDUCED CURRENT ON THE POWER LINE OF THE DEVICE IS CAUSED, AND THE
CONTROL SYSTEM OF HE ELEVATOR IS SUBJECTED TO LIGHTNING STROKE FREQUENTLY. IN
THIS LIGHTNING DISASTER, THE SENSORS OF TWO ELEVATORS WERE BROKEN BY LIGHTNING
BECAUSE COMMUNICATION LINES INDUCED LIGHTNING ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES.
INTERFERENCE OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTIN THE MACHINE ROOM OF ELEVATORS BY
LIGHTNING STROKE: OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE SAME BUILDING IS STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING, AND BECAUSE POWER LINES ARE CONNECTED IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION
ROOM, THE CONDUCTION AND SHUNTING OF LIGHTNING CURRENT OR LIGHTNING
INDUCTION CURRENT CAUSES DAMAGE TO ELEVATORS.

THE SPD SOLUTION
SURGE PROTECTION IS A COST-EFFECTIVE
SOLUTION TO PREVENT DOWNTIME,
IMPROVE SYSTEM AND DATA RELIABILITY
AND ELIMINATION OF EQUIPMENT
DAMAGE DUE TO TRANSIENTS AND
SURGES FOR BOTH POWER AND SIGNAL
LINES. IT IS SUITABLE FOR ANY FACILITY
OR LOAD 1000 VOLTS AND BELOW.
Selecting the appropriate
SPD for your Elevator.
NEC/NFPA 70 REQUIRE THAT SURGE
PROTECTIVE DEVICES (SPDS) BE UL
LISTED. THIS MEANS SELECTING A SURGE
PROTECTOR IS EASIER THAN IT HAS EVER
BEEN. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW CHOICES
AVAILABLE FOR SPD’S THAT ARE UL
LISTED FOR ANY OF THE MOST
COMMONLY USED SURGE STANDARDS
INCLUDING UL1449 4TH EDITION, UL497B,
AND UL497E.
RECOMMENDED SURGE
PROTECTORS FOR THE MAIN
SERVICE PANEL

• EQUIPMENT: MAIN PANELBOARD

• SYSTEM: 480VAC
• THE EXACT MODEL: MDS750E-480D
RECOMMENDED SURGE PROTECTORS FOR THE
ELEVATOR CONTROL PANEL

• EQUIPMENT: CONTROL PANEL