A holding brake monitoring circuit system, an elevator system, and a holding brake monitoring method. The holding brake monitoring circuit system includes a plurality of opening sensors corresponding to holding brakes, wherein the number of the opening sensors is an even number greater than 3, and the opening sensors are configured to be paired to form at least two working groups, and each of the working groups is configured to output an output signal for judging status of the holding brake(s).

Methods and systems for enhancing sensor operation are provided. Aspects includes obtaining, by a primary sensor, primary sensor data associated with an electrical mechanical system, obtaining, by at least one secondary sensor, secondary sensor data associated with the electrical mechanical system, and analyzing the primary sensor data responsive to a determination of a predetermined state of the electrical mechanical system based on the secondary sensor data.

A brake device includes: a fixed member; a moving member which is movable between a retracted position in which the moving member is adjacent to the fixed member and separate from a braking member, and a braking position in which a friction plate of the moving member contacts the braking member and provides a braking force to the braking member; an elastic member connected between the moving member and the fixed member; a coil disposed in the fixed member; and a controller which provides an operating current to the coil when the elevator is in normal operation, wherein the controller is configured to implement a test mode in which the controller provides a test current less than the operating current to the coil and determines whether the moving member has been attracted to the retracted position.

An elevator apparatus includes: a traction machine including a sheave around which a middle portion of a main rope from which a car and counterweight are suspended is wound; a controller configured to control travel of the car; a section specification unit configured to specify a determination target section serving as a travel section, including at least a travel position of the car, satisfying a predetermined determination execution condition; a sheave rotation detector configured to detect a sheave rotation amount; and a determinator configured to determine traction performance of the sheave based on the sheave rotation amount detected during travel of the car in the determination target section. The determination execution condition is to have a load weight and an acceleration of the car that cause direction of an acceleration vector of one of a car side and a counterweight side heavier than the other to match an ascent direction.

A method of predicting deterioration in a component part of a passenger moving system includes, activating at least one sensor in communication with the component part, performing data acquisition to acquire data from the at least one sensor, processing the data, repeating the processing step over a first specified time period, and triggering a command signal to initiate a maintenance operation and generating a predictive alert, both in response to the processed data reaching a pre-determined threshold.

According to an aspect, a method includes monitoring a plurality of vibration data by a vibration monitoring beacon and determining that the vibration monitoring beacon has been installed at a service location based on detecting an installation characteristic signature in the vibration data. The vibration monitoring beacon can transition into a learning mode based on determining that the vibration monitoring beacon has been installed at the service location. The method can also include monitoring for a learning mode termination event and transitioning the vibration monitoring beacon from the learning mode to a normal operation mode based on detecting the learning mode termination event.

A method for determining a state of a system for transportation of passengers includes the steps of: receiving condition data of the system, the condition data being generated by a condition sensor adapted for sensing physical conditions of an equipment of the system; receiving environmental data of the system, the environmental data containing information on an influence of an environment of the system on the equipment and/or the condition sensor; weighting the condition data with the environmental data; and determining a state of the equipment based on the weighted condition data.

A method and brake monitoring device check a current functional state of a brake for an elevator installation traction sheave. The brake has a stationary part and a rotatable part rotationally fixedly coupled to the sheave. A braking mechanism has a displaceable braking element, a biasing mechanism and a release mechanism arranged on the stationary part. The biasing mechanism mechanically biases the braking element with an elastic biasing force toward a braking configuration. The release mechanism has an electrical actuator producing a force acting on the braking element and counteracting the elastic biasing force. The method includes: varying electrical power to the actuator; measuring a release power value that, when exceeded, causes the braking element to switch between the braking configuration and a released configuration; comparing the release power value with a predetermined reference power value; and determining the current functional state of the brake based the comparison result.

The invention relates to a method and a device for improving elevator maintainability, comprising: selecting an efficient point; performing technical measurement to obtain a load−current changing curve and a current−time changing curve of the car; evaluating a mean value of the curve; generating a threshold; and counting to generate an inevitable remaining life Δt.sub.21, wherein Δt.sub.21=t.sub.2−t.sub.1. The inevitable remaining life Δt.sub.21 is determined by the abnormal time threshold t.sub.1 and the defect time threshold t.sub.2, and is only related to the load−current changing curve and the current−time changing curve of the car, so that a user is capable of directly predicting the inevitable remaining life of the elevator, which presents excessive or missing maintenance, saves a maintenance industry, and belongs to the category of original intelligence.

Elevator components can be equipped with an electronic information plate. The electronic information plate are associated with a particular electronic information plate that can store different properties of the associated component. The content of each electronic information plate is read manually or automatically and transmitted to a controller. The controller analyzes the received content and launches a predetermined action if the content indicates a possible mistake or a fraud.