ELEVATOR GROUP MANAGEMENT FOR OCCUPANT EVACUATION

    公开(公告)号:US20190168997A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-06

    申请号:US15830070

    申请日:2017-12-04

    Abstract: A method of operating a building elevator system includes determining that an evacuation call is active for an evacuation floor serviced by a first elevator group. A transfer floor serviced by the first elevator group is set as an evacuation discharge floor of the first elevator group. A second elevator group is requested to enter an evacuation mode of operation. The second elevator group is operable to service the transfer floor and a discharge floor. The transfer floor is set as the evacuation floor of the second elevator group. Control of the first elevator group and the second elevator group is coordinated to evacuate one or more occupants from the evacuation floor serviced by the first elevator group to the discharge floor serviced by the second elevator group.

    Emergency elevator power management

    公开(公告)号:US10604378B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US15622433

    申请日:2017-06-14

    Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator system includes: a plurality of elevator cars; a plurality of elevator machines, respectively associated with the elevator cars to selectively cause movement of the associated elevator car, at least some of the elevator machines respectively operating in a first mode including consuming power and in a second mode including generating power; a power source having a power output threshold and a power intake threshold; and at least one controller that is configured to determine when the power source is providing power for the elevator system, and dynamically adjust how the plurality of machines move the elevator cars to maximize a number of the plurality cars being used to move passengers while keeping power consumption by the elevator system below the power output threshold and keeping power generation by the elevator system below the power intake threshold.

    ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEM
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190330015A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:US15966323

    申请日:2018-04-30

    Abstract: According to an aspect, a technique for operating an elevator safety system using pressure-sensitive detection includes detecting a presence in a safety zone of a first elevator of the elevator system, and activating a safety mode of the first elevator based at least in part on the determination. The technique also includes operating the first elevator in the safety mode, and transmitting data of the first elevator to a server.

    Elevator sensor array system
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10983210B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-20

    申请号:US15713733

    申请日:2017-09-25

    Abstract: According to an aspect, a method includes detecting, by a computing system, whether there are any pre-existing objects between a first group of sensors of a sensor array in an elevator shaft. The computing system detects whether there is a foreign object between a second group of sensors of the sensor array in the elevator shaft, where the second group of sensors includes at least one sensor that differs from the first group of sensors. The computing system triggers a modification to a control aspect of an elevator car in the elevator shaft based on detection of the foreign object.

    ELEVATOR SENSOR ARRAY SYSTEM
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190094358A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-28

    申请号:US15713733

    申请日:2017-09-25

    Abstract: According to an aspect, a method includes detecting, by a computing system, whether there are any pre-existing objects between a first group of sensors of a sensor array in an elevator shaft. The computing system detects whether there is a foreign object between a second group of sensors of the sensor array in the elevator shaft, where the second group of sensors includes at least one sensor that differs from the first group of sensors. The computing system triggers a modification to a control aspect of an elevator car in the elevator shaft based on detection of the foreign object.

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