Passenger transport system with disinfection device and method for operating same

A passenger transport system, comprising:

• a passenger conveying device for conveying passengers within a building structure;
• a control unit for controlling an operation of the passenger conveying device;
• and
• a disinfection device for disinfecting a surface to be disinfected on the passenger conveying device;
• wherein the disinfection device comprises a controller for controlling an operation of the disinfection device and at least one ultraviolet-C light emitting diode;
• wherein the controller of the disinfection device is connected to the control unit of the passenger transport system via a bidirectional communication system, and
• wherein the control unit of the passenger transport system and the controller of the disinfection device are adapted in such a manner that status signals, which reflect information about a current operation, a current state and/or a current configuration of the disinfection device, are sent from the controller to the control unit, and the control unit generates control signals taking into account received status signals and transmits them to the controller, wherein the controller controls the operation of the disinfection device taking into account received control signals,
• wherein the controller of the disinfection device is adapted to control a disinfection intensity of the at least one ultraviolet-C light emitting diode with which the disinfection device disinfects the surface to be disinfected depending on control signals which are sent to the controller by the control unit of the passenger transport system and which indicate an operating parameter of the disinfection device correlating with a disinfection intensity of the at least one ultraviolet-C light emitting diode currently to be effected,
• wherein the control unit of the passenger transport system or the controller of the disinfection device are adapted to increase the operating parameter of the disinfection device correlating with a currently effected disinfection intensity of the at least one ultraviolet-C light emitting diode depending on an operating time since start-up of the disinfection device.

A method for operating a passenger transport system, the passenger transport system comprising a passenger conveying device for conveying passengers within a building structure, a control unit for controlling an operation of the passenger conveying device, and a disinfection device for disinfecting a surface to be disinfected on the passenger conveying device, wherein the disinfection device comprises a controller for controlling an operation of the disinfection device and at least one ultraviolet-C light emitting diode, and wherein the controller of the disinfection device is connected to the control unit of the passenger transport system via a bidirectional communication system, the method comprising:

• transmitting status signals reflecting information about at least one of a current operation, a current state, or a current configuration of the disinfection device from the controller to the control unit, and
• controlling an operation of the disinfection device taking into account received control signals which are transmitted from the control unit to the controller taking into account received status signals,
• controlling the operation of the disinfection device by increasing an operating parameter of the disinfection device correlating with a currently effected disinfection intensity of the at least one ultraviolet-C light emitting diode depending on an operating time since start-up of the disinfection device,
• wherein the status signals are sent from the control unit to a remotely arranged computer and processed there or wherein control signals are transmitted from the remotely arranged computer to the control unit and from the control unit further to the controller to control the operation of the disinfection device.