Source:JASE-W Japanese Smart Energy Products & Technologies

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Toshiba Corporation/Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation

Green Concept Elevators
Featuresu Main use
A standard or customized traction-type elevator (with or without a machine room) to be installed in
office buildings, apartments, condominiums, shopping centers, hospitals, etc.
u Energy-saving efficiency
Green concept elevator reduces energy consumption 50% max. compared with a conventional one. A
regenerative power control contributes to thin energy conservation. Furthermore, this is also owing to
the reduction of standby power, efficient operation and the adoption of LED lightings.
(In the case of models intended for the Japanese market, they operate with a load of 1,000kg andspeed of 105m/min.)u Environment friendliness:
An adoption of roller guides as a guiding device running along guide-rails realizes no lubricating for
maintenance work. This led to reduce 3.2 liters of lubricants annually.
u Poisonous substances rejection:
Lighting devices change to LED for rejecting mercury. Furthermore, lead-free soldering of printed
circuit board and wedge-type rope fixings contribute to eliminate lead.
u Function to continue operation during power failure:
A charged optional specification, TOSMOVE NEO, enables continued operation of an elevator with a battery
during power failure. The energy-saving oriented TOSMOVE NEO also realizes reduction in power consumption by charging the battery with electric power generated while the elevator is in the power regeneration
operation and using the power charged in the battery while the elevator is in the power consumption operation
during the normal operation (available only for the Japanese model).
Basic Concept or Summary
Energy saving

Controlpanel

Energy saving

Traction
machineRegenerative power function
Standby electric power reduced

Poisonous substances
rejected

Detection of power failure

Efficient energy system

Guiding device

Shock-free operation (Deceleration and operation to
the nearest floor without sudden stop)

Environmental friendlinessLead-free soldering(printed circuit board)“Power failure” displayed on the control panel
and announced in the cage

Roller guide(No-lubricant for guide-rail)

Poisonous substances
rejected

Cage

Ropefixing
Lead-free

Energy saving

The door of the cage opens when it reaches thenearest floor and closes after a certain period of time.
The elevator continues to be operated in use.

LED lighting

Poisonous substances
rejected

Counter weight

No-mercury substance

Energy-saving oriented type Power failure oriented typeOperating time: 30 minutes Operating time: two hours
Operating speed:
Operating speed:max. 60 m/min.
20 m/min.

Figure 1: Schematic diagram of a machine-room-less elevator

Normalpower
supplyControl
panel

Regenerative
chargingController

Traction
machineRegenerativeelectric power

Normalpower
supplyReduction inelectric power
consumption

BatteryTOSMOVE NEO

Figure 2: Operation flow of TOSMOVE NEO

Controlpanel
Use of electric
power charged
in the battery

Controller
Elevator

Figure 3: Schematic diagram of the regenerative charging mechanism
in TOSMOVE NEO (Energy-saving oriented type)

Traction
machineBatteryTOSMOVE NEO

Elevator

Figure 4: Schematic diagram of the power-assisting (hybrid operation)mechanism in TOSMOVE NEO (Energy-saving oriented type)

Effects or Remarksu Electric power consumption has been reduced from 598kWh per month to as little as 309 kWh permonth. (Carbon dioxide emissions were reduced from 2.8 tons to as little as 1.4 tons.)(Japanese market model with 1000 kg capacity and speed of 105 m/min.)u The annual lubricant consumption has been reduced by up to 3.2 liters because of the industry's firstincorporation of roller guides for the guiding device of a standard traction type elevator.
u The Green Concept Elevators won “the Minister’s Prize, the Ministry of Economy, Trade andIndustry, Eco-Products Category, the 10th Eco-Products Awards.”
u The Green Concept Elevators won “2013 Environment Minister’s Award for Global Warming
Prevention Activity.”u Sales of the “SPACEL-GR II” and “ORDER SPACEL-GR II” (featuring with sill-gap-less function andwide-viewing mirror on Car Operating Panel to “SPACEL-GR” and “ORDER SPACEL-GR” to improvesafety and a sense of security) launched in January 2016.
u Antibacterial and antiviral features of “SPACEL-GR II” and “ORDER SPACEL-GR II” were enhanced,
and “SPACEL” elevators, with substantiated design line sales, were launched in February 2021.

Installation in Practice or Schedule
Domestic

Sales of the standard machine-room-less elevators “SPACEL-GR” launched in January 2012
(the newer model "SPACEL-GR II" will be available in January 2016).
Sales of the customized machine-room-less elevators “ORDER SPACEL-GR” launched in July
2013 (the newer model "SPACEL-GR II" will be available in January 2016).
Sales of compact machine room elevators “ELCRUISE” launched in September 2013.
Sales of the customized machine-room type elevators “ELCRUISE” launched in September 2013.
Sales of “TOSMOVE NEO”, a function for continuous operation during power failure(optional, available for “SPACEL-GR” and “SPACEL-GR II”), launched in April 2013 (the newermodel "SPACEL" will be available in February 2021).
Sales of the standard, customized machine-room-less elevators “SPACEL-GRII / ORDERSPACEL-GRII” launched in January 2016 (the newer model "SPACEL(customized)" will beavailable in February 2021).
Machine-room-less type “SPACEL” on sale since February 2021

Overseas

Sales of the standard machine-room-less elevators “SPACEL-III” launched in January 2012.
Sales of the customized machine-room-less elevators “SPACEL-III” launched in April 2013.
Sales of the standard compact machine room elevators “ELCOSMO-III” launched in April 2012.
Sales of the customized compact machine room elevators “ELCOSMO-III” launched in April2013.

Contact:

Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation, Corporate Communications OfficeTel: +81-44-331-7001 Fax+81-44-548-9593
https://www.toshiba-elevator.co.jp/elv/saigai/blackout.html
https://www.toshiba-elevator.co.jp/elv/new/elevator/gr/
https://www.toshiba-elevator.co.jp/elv/new/elevator/order_spacel/
https://www.toshiba-elevator.co.jp/elv/new/elevator/spacel/
https://www.toshiba-elevator.co.jp/elv/new/elevator/elcruise/https://www.toshiba-elevator.co.jp/elv/infoeng/products/elcosmo-3/
https://www.toshiba-elevator.co.jp/elv/infoeng/products/spacel-3/

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