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This is a list of elevator or escalator controllers.

Proprietary Elevator Controllers[]

A. B. See[]

Relay logic[]

  • 6GFA-10

Deve[]

Microprocessor[]

  • LPC

Dover[]

Hydraulic[]

  • DMC-I

Traction[]

  • Composite
  • Dover Traflomatic (some models relay logic, some models solid state/microprocessor)

Express Lift[]

Kone[]

Solid state/microprocessor[]

Mitsubishi Electric[]

Note: this list only includes the controllers used; not the group control systems (i.e. OS-2100, AI-2100, ΣAI-2200C etc.) Refer their respective page for more info about them.

Relay logic[]

AC traction[]
Controller Drive control Used in...
AC-1 AC 1-speed Elepet [AC/1 version]

E series [AC/1 version]

SP and SP-II [AC/1 version]

AC-2 AC 2-speed Elepet [AC/2 version]

E series [AC/2 version]

SP and SP-II [AC/2 version]

MF

AC-R AC 2-speed (?)
ACEE-1 / ACEE-2 AC feedback control (AC variable voltage, VV)

(DIA-GLIDE[1])

Elepet [AC VV version]

SP and SP-II [AC VV version]

MP [1 m/s model only[2]]

DC traction[]
Controller Drive control Used in...
Geared DC[3] traction
GD-CL DC variable voltage (DC VV) Elepet [DC VV version] (?)

SP and SP-II [DC VV version] (?)

GD DCFE
GD DCFP
Gearless DC[3] traction
GL RWBL Ward-Leonard (motor-generator) RWBL
GL DMN / GL DMS DMSL
GL TFN MP (?) [TFNL] / Elepet (customize)
GL TFH MP (?) [TFHL] / Elepet (customize)
Other AC traction[]
  • AC-1EBS
  • AC-1BSC
Hydraulic[]
Main article: Mitsubishi Hydraulic Elevator
  • MD
  • MDL
  • MDW
  • 2MDL
  • HVL
  • HVC
  • HVB
  • HVE
  • HVE-G
Dumbwaiter[]
  • D Series
  • DW Series

Solid state/microprocessor[]

AC traction[]
Controller Drive control Used in...
AC geared traction
AC-E1LE / AC-E2LE AC feedback control (AC VV) Elepet Advance

SP-III

AC-E4LP EP
VFCL / VFCLA AC variable voltage variable frequency (VVVF) Elepet Advance V

SP-VF

MP-VF (lower speeds)

VFDL GRANDEE (early 1990s models)

GPS

GFM-T (?)

VFDL-II GPS-II
VFEL GRANDEE (later 1990s models)

GPS-III / -IIIMZ, GPX


GFM-T (?)

VFGL ELEMOTION (first generation, with geared traction machine retained)
AC gearless traction
VFML / VFMW / VFMWA AC variable voltage variable frequency (VVVF) Elepet Advance V (customize) / ACCEL (VVVF version?)

MP-VF

VFHW / VFHWA
VFDH-N / VFDH-H ACCEL-AI (early 1990s? models)

GPM

VFEH-N / VFEH-H ACCEL-AI (later 1990s models?)

GPM-III / -IIIMZ

VFEL ELEPAQ / GPQ
VFGL NEXCUBE (lower speeds)

AXIEZ series (early 2000s models?)

NexWay series (lower speeds)

ELEPAQ-i / Elenessa

ELEMOTION (first generation, with traction machine replacement)

MAXIEZ series (-CZ and -B)

GFC-L2 (?)

VFGLC AXIEZ series (late 2000s-present models?)

NEXIEZ series

ELEMOTION (lower speeds)

Elenessa

GFC-L3 (?)

VFGLF AXIEZ-LINK (?)

NEXIEZ-MRL v2

VFGH-N NEXCUBE (higher speeds)

NexWay series (higher speeds)

ELEMOTION (higher speeds)

VFGH-H NEXCUBE (higher speeds)

NexWay series (higher speeds)

DC traction[]
Controller Drive control Used in...
Gearless DC[3] traction
GL SMN Thyristor drive control

(Thyristor-Leonard / Thyrist-Glide[4])

Elepet Advance (customize) / ACCEL (thyristor-Leonard version?) MP-III (?) [SMNL]
GL SMH MP-III (?) [SMHL]
GL SHM
GL SHH
GL TLCM / GL TLCH "TCLM"
AC winding drum[]
  • AC-S (used in WELL)
  • AC-S2 (used in WELL)
  • ACEE-3
  • AC-E3LE (possibly used in COMPACT 4)
  • AC-SF
  • SF-00 Series
  • SFC00 Series
  • VFDE (possibly used in COMPACT 4c)
Hydraulic[]
Main article: Mitsubishi Hydraulic Elevator
  • HVA
  • HVJ-G
Dumbwaiter[]
  • E Series

Montgomery[]

Solid state/microprocessor[]

  • Miprom 21 DTM (not sure if this controller was ever made or discontinued before being sold)
  • Miprom 21 GFM (not sure if this controller was ever made or discontinued before being sold)

Montgomery Kone[]

Solid state/microprocessor[]

  • Miprom 21 VFM (not sure if this controller was ever made or discontinued before being sold)
  • Miprom SL

Otis/Xizi Otis/Otis Electric[]

Relay logic[]

  • Otis 10UCL
  • Otis 2SLU
  • Otis 21AUV (used on some, or all Otis Autotronic elevators)
  • Otis 21UCL
  • Otis 21UKL
  • Otis 23UCL
  • Otis 30UCL
  • Otis 30UCLS
  • Otis 30URL
  • Otis 69UA
  • Otis 6FD
  • Otis 73UAL
  • Otis N6C

Solid state/microprocessor[]

In this list, MCS stands for Modular Control System
Otis Ring Car Board (RCB) II based[]
Otis Limited Car Board (LCB) based[]
  • Otis MCS 310
  • Otis MCS 312
Otis Limited Car Board (LCB) II based[]
  • Otis MCS 120
  • Otis MCS 220
  • Otis MCS 280
  • Xizi Otis OH-CON4421
  • Xizi Otis OH-CON4423
  • Xizi Otis OH-CON4723
Otis Global Elevator Control Board (GECB) based[]

Schindler[]

Relay logic[]

  • Schindler Dynator (DC)

Solid state/microprocessor[]

Thyssen/thyssenkrupp/TK Elevator[]

Hydraulic[]

Solid state/microprocessor[]

Traction[]

Solid state/microprocessor[]

Toshiba[]

Relay logic[]

AC Low-rise[]
AC Two Speed (AC/2)[]
  • CA1
  • CA2
  • CA3
  • CA11
  • CA21
AC Variable Voltage[]
  • CV10
  • CV11
  • CV20
DC Mid-rise (DC-GD)[]
  • CD10
DC High-rise (DC-GL)[]
  • CL10
  • CL11
  • CL20
  • CL30
  • CL31
Hydraulic[]
  • CH10
  • CH11
  • CH20

Solid state/microprocessor[]

AC Low-rise/mid-rise[]
AC Variable Voltage[]
  • CV16(A)
  • CV26(A)
  • CV40
AC VVVF[]
DC High-rise[]
  • CL40
AC High-rise (VVVF)[]
  • CL50
  • CL70
  • CL75
  • CL90
  • CL150
  • CL200
  • CL300
  • CL600
Hydraulic[]
  • CH40
  • CH90
  • CH92
  • CH100
AC Winding Drum[]
  • CP5
  • CV5
  • CF90

U.S.[]

Hydraulic[]

  • Ascension 1000
  • Ascension 2000

Westinghouse[]

Relay logic[]

Non-proprietary Elevator Controllers[]

Elevator Controls[]

Hydraulic[]

  • H800
  • H900
  • Pixel Hydro

Traction[]

  • V800
  • V900
  • Pixel AC
  • Pixel DC

GAL[]

Hydraulic[]

  • GALaxy Hydro (complex controller layout)
  • GALaxy Hydro S (simple controller layout)

Traction[]

  • GALaxy III
  • GALaxy IV

International Lift Equipment (ILE)[]

  • CanX

Shanghai STEP[]

  • MCP-ST/C series (AS380 main control board)
    • MCP-ST/C 0100
    • MCP-ST/C 2300
    • MCP-ST/C 3600
    • MCP-ST/C 7000
      • MCP-ST/C 7000-4T05P5
      • MCP-ST/C 7000-4T07P5
      • MCP-ST/C 7000-4T0011
      • MCP-ST/C 7000-4T0015
      • MCP-ST/C 7000-4T18P5
      • MCP-ST/C 7000-4T0022
      • MCP-ST/C 7000-4T0030
      • MCP-ST/C 7000-4T0037
  • MCP-ST/G 6400
  • MCP-SW/F 2000
  • MCP-B 8000
  • MCP-HS

SmartRise[]

Hydraulic[]

  • Hydro:Evolved
  • SRH

Traction[]

  • SRA (AC traction)
  • SRD (DC traction)
  • C4

Motion Control Engineering[]

Hydraulic[]

  • Element hydro
  • Motion 2000

Traction[]

  • Element
  • HMC-1000-PHC
  • Motion 4000
  • Motion 4000MRL
  • iControl

Millar[]

Solid state/microprocessor[]

Monarch Control[]

  • NICE1000
  • NICE3000
  • NICE3000new
  • NIC7000

CEC[]

Virginia Controls[]

Hydraulic[]

  • Vision Hydro (CPU based, serial wiring)
  • MH-3000 (CPU based, discrete wiring)
  • MH (PLC based, discrete wiring)

Traction[]

  • Vision Traction (CPU based, serial wiring)
  • VF-3000 (CPU based, discrete wiring)
  • MVF (PLC based, discrete wiring)

See also[]

Notes and references[]

  1. Nobuo Anzai and Narihiro Terazono (1977). "AC Elevators with DIA-GLIDE Control". Mitsubishi Electric Advance: Vol. 2, December 1977, Page 23-25
  2. Kenzo Funahashi (1980). "PASSENGER ELEVATORS FOR EXPORT". Mitsubishi Electric Advance: Vol. 13, September 1980, Page 7-8
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 It is implied the GD prefix means Geared DC traction and GL prefix means Gearless DC traction.
  4. Eiki Watanabe and Toshiaki Ishii (1978). "Thyristor-Leonard (Thyrist-GIide) Gearless Elevators". Mitsubishi Electric Advance: Vol. 5, September 1978, Page 9-10

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