Systems and methods for determining elevator loads
AssigneeAppana Industries LLC
InventorAmarnauth APPANA, JR.
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Abstract
A method for dispatching an elevator car that includes determining the elevator car is located at a first location of a plurality of locations, and a predefined positional count corresponds to each of the plurality of locations. The method includes determining a positional count of the elevator car at the first location, and determining a load of the elevator car at the first location based on a difference between the positional count and the predefined positional count corresponding to the first location. The method includes controlling an operation of the elevator car based on the load of the elevator car at the first location.
Claims20
A method for dispatching an elevator car, the method comprising:
- determining the elevator car is located at a first location of a plurality of locations, wherein a predefined positional count corresponds to each of the plurality of locations;
- determining a positional count of the elevator car at the first location;
- determining a load of the elevator car at the first location based on a difference between the positional count and the predefined positional count corresponding to the first location;
- and
- controlling an operation of the elevator car based on the load of the elevator car at the first location.
A system for dispatching an elevator car, comprising:
- at least one position device operably coupled to a plurality of elevator cars, the at least one position device is configured to determine a positional count of each of the plurality of elevator cars when located at one of a plurality of locations;
- and
- at least one dispatch controller operably coupled to the at least one position device of the plurality of elevator cars, the at least one dispatch controller is configured to:
- determine a load of a first elevator car of the plurality of elevator cars based on the positional count of the first elevator car when located at a first location of the plurality of locations;
- and
- control an operation of the first elevator car based on the load of the first elevator car when located at the first location.
A system for dispatching a plurality of elevator cars, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations including:
- determine a first elevator car of the plurality of elevator cars is located at a first location of a plurality of locations, wherein each of the plurality of locations includes a corresponding predefined positional count;
- determine a positional count of the first elevator car at the first location;
- determine a load of the first elevator car based on a difference between the positional count and the predefined positional count corresponding to the first location;
- and
- operate the first elevator car based on the load of the first elevator car at the first location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.