Managing elevator cars in a multi-car elevator shaft system
AssigneeKone Corporation
InventorsMarja-Liisa Siikonen, Janne Sorsa, Pentti Alasentie
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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.
Claims19
A method for managing elevator cars in a multi-car elevator shaft system, the method comprising:
- determining, by an elevator controller, 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 controller, 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.
An apparatus for managing elevator cars in a multi-car elevator shaft system, the apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
- determine the optimum number of elevator cars for a given time of day in the multi-car elevator shaft system;
- and
- command 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.