The present invention discloses a parallel type energy feedback elevator system comprising a variable frequency driving main loop of an elevator, an energy feedback device and a controller, wherein the variable frequency driving main loop consists of a reactor, an uncontrollable rectifier bridge module, a second direct current bus capacitor and an inverting power module; the energy feedback device consists of a boosting and filtering device, a PWM rectifier module, a first direct current bus capacitor and a power diode module; the input end of a three-phase power supply is provided with two first current sensors; a three-phase input power end of a motor is provided with two second current sensors which are used for providing current feedback signals for the controller respectively; the controller is used for providing PWM control signals for the inverting power module and the PWM rectifier module and directly controlling the on and the off of a switch thereof; and the power diode module consists of two power diodes which are serially connected at the positive side and the negative side of a direct current bus. The energy feedback elevator system can reduce the capacity by half, simultaneously restrict the circulating current in the circuit well, and can realize the purposes of energy saving, environment production and cost reduction.