MANAGING ELEVATOR CARS IN A MULTI-CAR ELEVATOR SHAFT SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190168991A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-06

    申请号:US16268080

    申请日:2019-02-05

    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for managing elevator cars in a multi-car elevator shaft system. The method comprises determining, by an elevator control entity, the optimum number of elevator cars for a given time of a day in the multi-car elevator shaft system; and commanding, by the elevator control entity, at least one elevator car into at least one elevator car storage or back to service from the at least one elevator car storage based on the determination, wherein elevator cars in the at least one elevator car storage act as standby elevator cars for the multi-car elevator shaft system.

    MULTICAR ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND A METHOD THERETO

    公开(公告)号:US20210130132A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-06

    申请号:US17149265

    申请日:2021-01-14

    Abstract: A multicar elevator system includes a plurality of elevator sub-systems, each elevator sub-system including a shaft forming a loop path including a first vertical section and a second vertical section connected to each other with at least two horizontal sections. The first vertical section in each elevator sub-system is travelable upwards by at least one elevator car and the second vertical section is travelable downwards by at least one elevator car. The elevator system further include a reservation shaft accessible for at least one elevator car from each elevator subsystem. A method for controlling the multicar elevator system is disclosed.

    COMPUTING ALLOCATION DECISIONS IN AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190106289A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-11

    申请号:US16214565

    申请日:2018-12-10

    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for computing allocation decisions in an elevator system is provided. Historical passenger batch journey data relating to the elevator system is obtained, wherein each passenger batch journey includes an origin and a destination floor of the journey, the number of passengers of the journey and the time of the journey. Historical passenger traffic statistics are constructed based on the passenger batch journey data, and expected calls are modelled based on the passenger traffic statistics. The modelled expected call is taken into account in computing subsequent allocation decisions in the elevator system.

    ELEVATOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A DESTINATION CONTROL SYSTEM
    5.
    发明申请
    ELEVATOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A DESTINATION CONTROL SYSTEM 审中-公开
    包括目标控制系统的电梯系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160272461A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-22

    申请号:US15171827

    申请日:2016-06-02

    Abstract: An elevator system includes at least one elevator group control with a destination control system, at least one elevator group having elevators with a different destination range, destination operating panels at each landing comprising an input for issuing destination calls, car operating panels located in the elevators having an input for the input of destination calls, hall lanterns for each elevator indicating the moving direction of the corresponding elevator, a signaling device for each elevator indicating the arrival of an elevator at the landing, whereby the DCS controls the hall lantern means to indicate the moving direction of the elevators and wherein the DCS is further configured to activate the signaling device when elevators of the group(s) arrive at a landing. The DCS is configured to display after the issue of a destination call at the DOP a range identifier of the elevators serving the destination, which range identifier is indicative of the elevator's destination range, and to indicate the next arriving elevator by activation of its signaling device before its arrival at the landing, whereby the range identifier of each of the elevators of the elevator system is located in its vicinity. This elevator system offers sophisticated transport capacity even under conditions where the passengers are not familiar with the use of a destination call system, e.g. on cruise ships.

    Abstract translation: 电梯系统包括至少一个具有目的地控制系统的电梯组控制,至少一个具有不同目的地范围的电梯的电梯组,每个着陆处的目的地操作面板包括用于发出目的地呼叫的输入,位于电梯中的汽车操作面板 具有用于输入目的地呼叫的输入,用于指示相应电梯的移动方向的每个电梯的门厅灯,用于每个电梯的信号装置,其指示电梯到达着陆处,由此DCS控制门厅灯装置以指示 所述电梯的移动方向,并且其中所述DCS还被配置为当所述组的电梯到达着陆点时激活所述信令装置。 DCS被配置为在DOP发出目的地呼叫之后显示服务目的地的电梯的范围标识符,该范围标识符指示电梯的目的地范围,并且通过激活其信令装置来指示下一个抵达的电梯 在其到达之前,电梯系统的每个电梯的距离标识符位于其附近。 这种电梯系统即使在乘客不熟悉使用目的地呼叫系统的情况下也提供了复杂的运输能力,例如。 在游船上。

    CONTROL OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210053794A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-25

    申请号:US17092442

    申请日:2020-11-09

    Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator system comprising: a plurality of elevator sub-systems and a group controller configured to control the plurality of the elevator sub-systems, wherein the group controller is configured to: determine an efficiency of the elevator system; and control, in accordance with the efficiency of the elevator system, at least one elevator sub-system to serve elevator calls at different zones from at least one other elevator sub-system. The invention also relates to a method, a group controller and a computer program product.

    MULTI-DECK ELEVATOR ALLOCATION CONTROL
    8.
    发明申请
    MULTI-DECK ELEVATOR ALLOCATION CONTROL 审中-公开
    多层电梯分配控制

    公开(公告)号:US20160145073A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-26

    申请号:US15009550

    申请日:2016-01-28

    CPC classification number: B66B1/2433 B66B1/2458 B66B2201/233 B66B2201/306

    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for a passenger-allocation in a multi-deck elevator group, the decks of which defining elevator cars, respectively, being stacked above each other and being mounted in a car frame to be moved synchronously in an elevator shaft. The method being performed by a control unit to dispatch the elevator cars for serving any passenger call which can be entered as a landing call or a car call, wherein a call can create a number of allocation proposals calculated by means of an optimization algorithm carried out by the control unit for dispatching an elevator to a passenger call. The invention is characterized in that said allocation proposals are then processed in a routing algorithm defining one serving deck to be taken for the allocation of a specific call, which routing algorithm is restarted either for any further incoming call independent of whether said further incoming call is creating new elevator allocation proposal(s) or when a reallocation timeout has passed. The invention further relates to a computer program carrying out the inventive method.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于多层电梯组中的乘客分配的方法,其中甲板分别定义为彼此层叠并安装在轿厢架中以在电梯井中同步移动的电梯轿厢。 所述方法由控制单元执行以分派用于服务任何可作为层站呼叫或轿厢呼叫的乘客呼叫的电梯轿厢,其中呼叫可以创建通过执行的优化算法计算的多个分配建议 由用于将电梯调度到乘客呼叫的控制单元。 本发明的特征在于,所述分配建议随后在定义要用于特定呼叫分配的一个服务台的路由算法中进行处理,该路由算法重新启动用于任何进一步的呼入,而不管所述另外的来话呼叫是否为 创建新的电梯分配建议书或重新分配超时时间。 本发明还涉及实现本发明方法的计算机程序。

    ELEVATOR SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请
    ELEVATOR SYSTEM 审中-公开
    电梯系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150166301A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-18

    申请号:US14634173

    申请日:2015-02-27

    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for controlling an elevator system. In the method an elevator is allocated for the use of a passenger in a first optimization phase in such a way that a first cost function is minimized, a second optimization phase is performed, in which the route of the allocated elevator is optimized in such a way that a second cost function is minimized.

    Abstract translation: 本发明公开了一种电梯系统的控制方法。 在该方法中,电梯被分配用于第一优化阶段中的乘客的使用,使得第一成本函数被最小化,执行第二优化阶段,其中分配的电梯的路线被优化为 使第二个成本函数最小化的方式。

    SOLUTION FOR CONTROLLING PASSENGER FLOW

    公开(公告)号:US20230088242A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US18072853

    申请日:2022-12-01

    Abstract: A method for controlling a passenger flow in a building includes: dividing a group of elevators to sub-groups; receiving a service call; selecting a sub-group to provide a service and generating an indication for indicating the selected sub-group; selecting a first candidate elevator; evaluating a second candidate elevator by comparing the second forecast time to the first forecast time; selecting the second candidate elevator to provide the service if the second forecast time is less than the first forecast time. The evaluation is continued until a selection is locked for the service call due to at least one characteristic relating to the elevator system. The invention also relates to a group controller, a computer program product, and an elevator system.

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