Safe operation-stop method for escalator

A method for safely stopping operation of an escalator comprising a driving motor, a main control panel for controlling the driving motor, an emergency brake apparatus configured to perform emergency braking on the escalator, and a brake unit configured to control the emergency brake apparatus, wherein the main control panel and the brake unit are configured to communicate with each other, the driving motor and a driving sprocket of a driving shaft are connected by a driving chain, and a step sprocket is configured to rotate when the driving shaft is rotated by a motive power of the driving motor that is configured to drive a step connected on an endless track through step chains, the method comprising:

• a characteristic storage step for storing, by the brake unit, start-up, normal moving, braking, and deceleration characteristics of the escalator while the escalator is configured and started up;
• a braking step for dividing, by the brake unit, a moving speed of the escalator into multiple stages that are respectively based upon the stored characteristics of the escalator, determining an abnormality, and performing braking based on the determination;
• and
• a test braking step for performing, by the brake unit, test braking in order to test the emergency brake apparatus when the operation of the escalator is normally terminated.