Abstract:
The present invention discloses a method for optimal routing of the elevators in an elevator system in a situation where the supply power received by the system is limited e.g. due to emergency power operation. In the invention, routes are optimized by using a cost function to which has been added a term containing the summed instantaneous power consumed. Power consumption is monitored in real time, and the elevators need a start permission from the control system. A route alternative that exceeds the power limit is penalized in the cost function by a so-called penal term. With the elevator routing obtained as a result, the instantaneous power consumed by the system remains continuously below the set power limit. Some call can thus be postponed to be served later. By the method of the invention, the number of elevators serving passengers in an emergency power situation can be varied dynamically .
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for operating an elevator system (100) having at least one elevator (10, 10', 10''), at least one call input device (4), and a call controller (3); wherein the call input device (4) transmits a call (T4) to the call controller (3); in a normal operating mode of the elevator system (100), at least one elevator (10', 10', 10'') is assigned to the transmitted call (T4) by the call controller (3), to that end, at least one normal operation signal is transmitted to the assigned elevator (10, 10', 10'') by the call controller (3); for a transmitted normal operation signal, at least one elevator car (1, 1') of the assigned elevator (10, 10', 10'') is activated to drive to the call input floor by at least one elevator controller (2, 2', 2'') of the assigned elevator (10, 10', 10''). In a peak-time mode of the elevator system (100), at least one main operation signal is transmitted to at least one elevator (10, 10', 10''); for a main operation signal transmitted to an elevator (10, 10', 10''), at least one elevator car (1, 1') of said elevator (10, 10', 10'') is activated to drive between at least two main operation floors (HS) by at least one elevator controller (2, 2', 2'') of said elevator (10, 10', 10'').
Abstract:
In an elevator control device that transfers an elevator to pause operation when predetermined pause conditions are met, the elevator operation can be changed over properly according to the call cutoff state without decreasing the building security. This control device includes a pause operation selecting means and a car call cutoff means. The pause operation selecting means stops a car at a predetermined pause floor, closes a door after door opening motion, and pauses the elevator by selecting pause operation if predetermined pause conditions are met. The car call cutoff means prohibits a car call from being registered from a car call button in the car by cutting off the car call. The configuration is made such that when the car call to the pause floor has been cut off by the car call cutoff means, even if the predetermined pause conditions are met, the elevator is not transferred to pause operation.
Abstract:
Provided is an elevator group control apparatus which brings distributed standby control into action when the movement of users is heavy in one direction in an unbalanced manner in time zones which account for large proportions of an elevator use condition of a day, for example, in off-hour zones and time zones in which traffic demand is relatively small, thereby improving the waiting time of users, and does not bring distributed standby control into action when there is no unbalanced condition of the movement of the users, whereby it is possible to perform energy savings by reducing power consumption during runs without greatly worsening the waiting time of the users. In an elevator group control apparatus which performs the operation control of a plurality of elevators, there is detected a downward traffic flow ratio of traffic flows departing downward from floors higher than a prescribed main floor in the total traffic flow departing from one floor to another. If the downward traffic flow ratio is not less than a prescribed reference value, a standby mode for downward traffic flow is made effective. If the above-described standby mode for downward traffic flow has been made effective, at least one elevator car is caused to be on standby on a floor higher than the main floor and at least one elevator car is caused to be on standby on the main floor.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft verschiedene Verfahren zur Steuerung wenigstens eines Aufzuges bzw. einer Aufzugsgruppe mit wenigstens jeweils einer Aufzugskabine und einer Steuerung. Ein Verfahren betrifft die Optimierung der Türöffnungszeiten. Die zweite Ausgestaltung betrifft die Optimierung der Parkposition eines Aufzuges in Abhängigkeit einer Verkehrsstatistik. Ein dritter Aspekt betrifft eine Optimierung der Energiesparschaltungen..
Abstract:
Vorrichtung zum Vermindern des Energiekonsums einer Aufzugsanlage, die alternativ in einen Operations-Modus oder in einen Stand-by-Modus bringbar ist. Im Stand-by-Modus ist die Aufzugsanlage von einer Hauptenergiequelle getrennt und mit einer Hilfs-Energiequelle verbunden, mittels welcher Basisfunktionen der Aufzugsanlage aufrecht erhalten werden, um ein späteres Eintreten in den Operations-Modus zu ermöglichen. Die Vorrichtung weist Erfassungsmittel (19.1) auf, um ein Benutzungs-Kriterium zu erfassen, das den aktuellen Benutzungs-Status der Aufzugsanlage beschreibt. Ausserdem sind Stromsparmittel (11) mit einem Mikroprozessor (30) vorgesehen, um die Aufzugsanlage bei Nicht-Erfüllen des Benutzungs-Kriteriums und Erfüllen von Stand-by-Kriterien aus dem Operations-Modus in den Stand-by-Modus zu bringen, und bei Nicht-Erfüllen der Stand-by-Kriterien aus dem Stand-by-Modus in den Operations-Modus zu bringen.
Abstract:
Ein Verfahren zur Steuerung einer Aufzugsanlage mit mehreren Aufzügen, bei dem Zielrufeingaben (NZR) von Passagieren über Zielrufeingabegeräte eingegeben werden und bei dem wenigstens ein eine Verkehrsintensität (MVI) kennzeichnendes Verkehrskriterium der Aufzuganlage von einer Aufzugssteuerung (16) gemessen wird, wobei die Aufzugssteuerung (16) den Zielrufeingaben (NZR) kostenoptimierend Aufzüge zuteilt. Um eine Energieeinsparung bei Aufzugsanlagen mit Zielrufsteuerung zu erhalten, ohne die Transportkapazität der Aufzugsanlage zu beeinträchtigen, wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Aufzugssteuerung (16) den Zielrufeingaben (NZR) zusätzlich energieoptimierend Aufzüge in Abhängigkeit von dem Verkehrskriterium (MVI) zuteilt.
Abstract:
An elevator control system employing a micro-processor-based group controller ( Fig. 2 ) which communicates with the cars of the elevator system to determine conditions of the cars and responds to hall calls registered at a plurality of landings in the building serviced by the cars under control of the group controller, to provide assignments of the hall calls to the cars based on a weighted summation for each car, wi h reapect to each call, of a plurality of system response factors, some indicative, and some not, of conditions of the car irrespective of the call to be assigned, assigning "bonuses" and "penalties" to them in the weighted summation. In the invention, rather than a set of unvarying bonuses and penalties being assigned based on the relative system response factors, the assigned bonuses and penalties are varied (4,6) based on the perceived intensity of traffic, as measured (3,5) by, for example, a past average waiting time and the elapsed time since registration of the hall call, a selected past five minute average waiting time being exemplary.