Elevator system

A method of determining the position of an elevator car (6) within a hoistway (4) of an elevator system (2), the hoistway (4) extending between a plurality of landings (8) and comprising landing portions (A) and intermediate portions (B), wherein each landing portion (A) is associated with a corresponding landing (8) and each intermediate portion (B) is located between two adjacent landing portions (A)), wherein each landing (8) has a landing door (10) with a landing door frame (18);

• wherein the method comprises determining the current position of the elevator car (6) by means of a first position determining system (15), while the elevator car (6) is located within one of the landing portions (A), wherein determining the current position of the elevator car (6) includes detecting, with a position detection sensor (14) attached to the elevator car (6), at least one position detection element (12), which is attached to the landing door frames (18) and includes at least one coded strip or tape extending in the direction of the height of the hoistway (4);
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• wherein the method comprises determining the current position of the elevator car (6) by means of a second position determining system (17), while the elevator car (6) is located within one of the intermediate portions (B).