Defining Emergency Power Behavior - MCi iControl User Manual

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buttons to place them in the Generator 1 or Generator 2 column. The cars must be physically
wired to receive their emergency power from the selected generator.

Defining Emergency Power Behavior

The Generator 1 and Generator 2 controls allow you to define emergency power parameters for
each generator individually.
Emergency Power Input
or active low (0VAC) as required by the job.
• After Emergency Power comes on, time to wait before running the cars: Set
the amount of time to wait, after switching to emergency power, before initiating the
Recall phase. This allows emergency power to stabilize. Set this time long enough to allow
the controllers to establish communication with the dispatcher.
Emergency Power Recall
same time parameter, cars are selected to recall as follows:
1. Cars with a Priority Recall Request status, e.g. heavily loaded cars, are recalled in the
order they appear on the Recall sequence list.
2. All remaining cars are recalled in the order they appear on the Recall sequence list.
3. A second attempt is made to recall any cars unsuccessfully recalled.
These parameters define Emergency Power Recall behavior.
• Activate recall by the Auto recall selection switch input: If this option is
selected, Emergency Power Recall will be activated if the Auto recall selection switch
input is active when the After emergency power comes on, time to wait before run-
ning the cars time elapses. Otherwise, Emergency Power Recall will be skipped.
• Always recall: Emergency Power Recall will always be activated when the After
Emergency power comes on, time to wait before running the cars time elapses.
• Never recall: The Recall phase is always skipped.
Note
Some Fire codes require a car that is on Fire Service to be recalled on Emergency Power regard-
less of the options selected.
• Recall Sequence: Cars are recalled in the order in which they appear in this list. Select a
car and use the Up/Down buttons to order the list.
• Number of cars that can be recalled at the same time: Set the number of cars that
may be recalled at the same time, considering generator capabilities and elevator car and
other building power demands.
• Recall Timeout: If a car fails to respond to a recall signal within this time, the car will be
placed Out of Service.
• At a minimum, recall to next floor: This option permits cars to be recalled to the
nearest floor to prevent entrapments if the Recall phase would instead be bypassed. The
Recall phase is bypassed if one of the cars is manually selected to run, Activate recall by
the Auto recall selection switch is selected but the Auto recall selection switch input is not
active, or Never recall is selected.
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Using the controls at the top of the screen, select cars and use the arrow
Set the Emergency power input to be active high (120VAC)
Based on the Number of cars that can be recalled at the