Abstract:
AN CONVEYOR CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A GROUP OF CARS IN WHICH THE CARS RESPOND TO CALLS FOR SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WORK LOAD OF EACH INFIVIDUAL CAR AND THE AVERAGE OF THE WORK LOADS OF ALL THE CARS IN THE GROUP. THE WORK LOAD OF A CAR PREFERABLY IS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF THE PERFORMANCE TIME SEPARATING IT FROM THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF IT IN A PRESCRIBED WAY OF TRAVEL AND IS A FUNCTION OF BOTH THE DISTANCE BETWEEN IT AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AHEAT OF IT AND THE NUMBER OF LANDINGS BETWEEN THEM AT WHICH THE CAR IN QUESTION WILL ANSWER CALLS FOR SERVICE. IF THE WORK LOAD OF ANY CAR IS LESS THAN THE AVERAGE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF IT IS ENABLED TO BYPASS WITHOUT STOPPING AT THOSE LANDINGS AT WHICH IT OTHERWISE WOULD IN ANSWER TO CALLS. IF THE COM-
BINED WORK LOADS OF ANY ONE CAR AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEHIND IT ARE LESS THAN THE AVERAGE, THAT ONE CAR IS AVAILABLE AND WILL OPERATE TO PROVIDE-DIRECT SERVIVE TO A SELECTED ONE OF THE HALL CALLS IN REGISTRATION.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to an elevator group supervisory control system in which bits of information, as to registered demands for service, position of the cars, and the degree of availability of the cars relative to the number of calls for service each is capable of answering without undue delay, are successively and repetitively scanned to control the respective movement of the cars.
Abstract:
In a method for allocating an elevator in an elevator system, the elevator system including elevator groups, each group including elevators, the elevator groups being formed based on a load unbalance of the elevators, the method includes: detecting received service calls in a predefined time window; evaluating a number of passengers requesting service based on the received number of service calls; selecting, based on the evaluated number of passengers, an elevator group to serve the floor; and allocating an elevator belonging to the selected elevator group to provide service. An apparatus, an elevator system, and a computer program are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method and system for controlling elevator dispatch is provided. User data, including user behavior, is collected from a number of users over a specified time period. Elevator use data for a number of elevators in a building is also collected over the specified time period. Applying the user data and elevator use data, an elevator dispatch model is constructed that predicts future elevator use according to predicted user needs. An elevator control system dispatches the elevators according to the dispatch model. The elevator dispatch model is refined according to feedback data collected from users over a subsequent time period.
Abstract:
A method of operating a building elevator system within a building having a plurality of floors including: controlling a building elevator system comprising a first elevator system having a first elevator car and a second elevator system having a second elevator car; determining one or more sectors for the plurality of floors in response to at least one of a time of day, manual input, a density of the down peak traffic, and whether there is simultaneous up peak or inter-floor traffic, the one or more sectors comprising a first sector having a first plurality of floors and a second sector having a second plurality of floors; assigning the first elevator car to the first sector; and assigning the second elevator car to the second sector.
Abstract:
Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products that can facilitate elevator analytics and/or elevator optimization components are provided. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a prediction component that can predict a current destination of an elevator passenger based on historical elevator usage data of the elevator passenger. The computer executable components can further comprise an assignment component that can assign the elevator passenger to an elevator based on the current destination.
Abstract:
Elevator system passengers are transported in one or more of a plurality of elevator cars. The elevator cars can require different amounts of energy to operate. Passenger trips can be allocated to one car or another car based on the expected energy consumption for the trips in one or the other car.
Abstract:
An elevator system can be operated while recording the energy consumption of at least one energy consumer of the elevator system and at least one traffic situation of the elevator system. At least one energy consumption value is determined for the recorded energy consumption and the recorded traffic situation, and the calculated energy consumption value is output to at least one output means.
Abstract:
An elevator group control apparatus performs operation control of a plurality of elevators by detecting 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, in which 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.