Abstract:
A ropeless elevator system (80) is disclosed. The ropeless elevator system (80) may include a plurality of elevator cars (24), a first hoistway (22), a second hoistway (26), an upper transfer station (34), and a lower transfer station (36). Movement of each of the plurality of elevator cars (24) may be controlled according to a predetermined assignment (90, 112) in which: a plurality of floors (101-110, 121-130) is divided into a plurality of floor groups (92, 94, 114, 116), each of the plurality of elevator cars (24) is assigned to at least one of the plurality of floor groups (92, 94, 114, 116), and each of the plurality of elevator cars (24) is dispatched only to floors within the at least one floor group assigned thereto.
Abstract:
In an elevator system which enables a subset of a plurality of elevators under group supervisory control to be switched to exclusive operations, it becomes possible to prevent a decrease in the operation efficiency of the whole system and to perform switchovers to exclusive operations quickly. For this purpose, the elevator system is provided with a call registration device with which an elevator user registers his or her destination floor before getting in a car and an exclusive operation switchover device which sends a switchover request in order to switch a subset of the plurality of elevators to exclusive operations. Upon receipt of the switchover request from the exclusive operation switchover device, service time for destination calls which have already been registered by the call registration device is computed regarding the subset of the elevators. On the basis of the computed service time, services for some of the destination calls is performed in a range not exceeding a prescribed threshold value and switching the subset of the elevators to exclusive operations is performed without performing services for the remaining destination calls.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Steuerung einer Aufzugsanlage (10) mit mehreren Aufzugskabinen (1,1',1'') pro Aufzugsschacht (S0,S0',S0''); wobei auf mindestens einem Rufeingabestockwerk mindestens ein Zielruf (T1) eingegeben wird bzw. mindestens ein Identifikationscode (T1') empfangen wird; welcher Zielruf (T1) bzw. Identifikationscode (T1') ein Ankunftstockwerk bezeichnet; wobei für den Zielruf (971) bzw. Identifikationscode (T1') mindestens eine Fahrt mit mindestens einer Aufzugskabine (1,1',1'') von einem Abfahrtstockwerk auf ein Ankunftstockwerk ermittelt wird; wobei vor Ermittlung einer Fahrt überprüft wird, ob mindestens ein situationsspezifischer Parameter (972) erfüllt ist; und falls ein situationsspezifischer Parameter (972) erfüllt ist, mindestens eine situationsgerechte Rufzuteilung (T6) für eine Fahrt mit einer Stockwerkdifferenz von Null zwischen dem Rufeingabestockwerk und dem Abfahrtstockwerk bzw. mit einer Stockwerkdifferenz von Null zwischen dem Zielstockwerk und dem Ankunftstockwerk ermittelt wird.
Abstract:
A method of operating an elevator arrangement (1) with an emergency priority function is proposed. The elevator arrangement (1) comprises an elevator car (3) being movable between various floors (5) upon control by an elevator controller (7). The method comprises: monitoring an emergency call initiator (19) (e.g. emergency button 17), being configured to be actuated e.g. by an person waiting in an affected floor (5). Upon detecting actuation of the emergency call initiator (19), an operation mode of the elevator controller (7) is switched from a normal mode to an emergency priority mode. In such mode, car calls made with lower priority are generally ignored and following emergency actions are performed: - the elevator car (3) is moved directly to the affected floor (5); - passengers are alerted about the emergency; - the passengers are allowed to exit at the affected floor (5) and the person is allowed to enter the elevator car (3); - upon a single selection of a destination floor made by a person in the elevator car (3), the elevator car is moved directly to the destination floor and the person is allowed to exit the elevator car at the destination floor. Upon completion of the emergency actions, the operation mode is switched from the emergency priority mode to a restricted mode in which at least some of functions available in the normal mode are restricted. Resulting from a sum of measures proposed herein, fastest possible transportation may be provided by the elevator arrangement being in the emergency priority mode. However, inter alia due to the subsequent automatically attained restricted operation mode, misuse of the emergency priority function is discouraged.
Abstract:
A method for allocating elevators including reading, via one or more reading devices, identification data from one or more access cards associated with passengers until a desired termination condition is fulfilled; forming a passenger group based on the identification data such that the passenger group is formed only if the reading reads the identification data associated with two or more of the passengers, the passenger group containing the passengers therein; registering one or more destination calls to the passenger group, the one or more destination calls having at least one or more destination floors associated therewith; and allocating one or more of a plurality of elevators to the passenger group to transport the passengers belonging to the passenger group from a departure floor to the one or more destination floors.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for controlling an elevator system (10) having a double or multiple elevator cabin per elevator shaft (S0, S01''); wherein at least one destination call (T1) is entered or at least one identification code (T1') is received on at least one call entry floor; said destination call (T1) or identification code (T1') designating an arrival floor; wherein at least one trip by at least one elevator cabin (1, 1', 1'') of the double or multiple elevator cabin from a departure floor to an arrival floor is determined for the destination call (T1) or identification code (T1'); wherein before determining a trip, it is determined whether at least one situation-specific parameter (T2) is fulfilled; and if said situation-specific parameter (T2) is fulfilled, at least one situation-compatible call assignment (T6) is determined for a trip having a floor difference of zero between the call entry floor and the departure floor or having a floor difference of zero between the destination floor and the arrival floor.