Monitoring traveling cable movements

An elevator system comprising:

• a traveling cable physically and electronically coupled to an elevator car, wherein the traveling cable and the elevator car are configured to operate within a hoistway;
• and
• a controller operable to perform controller operations comprising:
• receiving machine-readable sensor output generated in response to movement of the traveling cable within the hoistway;
• analyzing the machine-readable sensor output to determine a traveling cable operating condition;
• responsive to a determination that the traveling cable operating condition comprises a first type of traveling cable operating condition, executing an alert operation;
• and
• responsive to a determination that the traveling cable operating condition comprises a second type of traveling cable operating condition, executing an elevator control operation operable to reduce the movement of the traveling cable within the hoistway.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, using a processor system, machine-readable sensor output generated in response to movement of a traveling cable within a hoistway;
• analyzing the machine-readable sensor output to determine a traveling cable operating condition;
• responsive to a determination that the traveling cable operating condition comprises a first type of traveling cable operating condition, executing an alert operation;
• and
• responsive to a determination that the traveling cable operating condition comprises a second type of traveling cable operating condition, executing an elevator control operation operable to reduce the movement of the traveling cable within the hoistway.