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An elevator machine room (sometimes known as elevator machinery room or lift motor room) is a room that house elevator drives and controllers.

Overview

Typically, entrance to elevator machine rooms are located off a public corridor, usually located on a rooftop penthouse of a building or through a mechanical equipment room. if they are located in a room or space containing other machinery (such as the controllers) and equipment essential to the operation of the building, provided that they are separated from the other machinery or equipment by a substantial metal grille enclosure. Traction elevator machine rooms are usually located directly above the hoist way of the elevator served by that equipment; for bottom drive traction types, the machine room is usually located next to the elevator bank or bottom of the shaftway. In older installations where space is at a premium, particularly in high-rise buildings, the machine room is sometimes split over two levels in order to house the traction equipment, motor-generator (MG) sets and the relay controllers. Typically, an upgrade to a solid state controller and variable frequency drive (in place of the M-G set) can free up this space for other uses.

Hydraulic elevator machine rooms are almost always located on the ground floor or in the basement, normally close to the elevators. It is possible for the hydraulic machine room to be located above the shaft.

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Videos

Inside_the_Elevator_Motor_Room_-_2005_Schindler_Traction_Elevators

Inside the Elevator Motor Room - 2005 Schindler Traction Elevators

Elevator machine room of a modernized Schindler elevators (video: SchindlerLift1874).

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Drive systems: Traction • Winding Drum • Hydraulic

Types of elevators: Double DeckDumbwaiterFireman'sFreightIncline • PassengerResidentialWheelchair lift


Concept: CapacityDestination dispatchElevator algorithm • Elevator control systemElevator machine room • Elevator maintenance • Elevator monitoring systemElevator modernizationACOP & UCMPMachine room less elevatorMajor alterationsRated speed


Elevator systems, controllers and equipments: Elevator emergency automatic rescue device • Elevator fixtures • Elevator keys • Elevator special modesElevator doorsDoor camDoor interlocks (Interlock wiring communication system) • Door restrictorElevator Inspection CertificateEmergency stop buttonFloor designatorsGate switch • Old Deadman controls • Overspeed governorMotor-generator set & Silicon-controlled rectifier (for DC-powered elevators) • Insulated-gate bipolar transistor (for AC-VVVF-powered elevators) • SelectorTape headRegenerative converter (for AC-VVVF-powered elevators)


See also: List of elevator fixtures guide • List of elevator and escalator companies • Elevator door sill guide (Non-proprietary elevator component door sill guide) • Floor numbering (Unlucky floor numbers) • Elevator incidents and accidents

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