Method and system of controlling elevators and method and apparatus of inputting requests to the control system
First Claim
1. An elevator control system having a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors and a control apparatus for group supervisory control of the elevators, wherein each of the elevators has a predetermined maximum passenger load for its respective cage, said control apparatus comprising:
- means for detecting the passenger load of each of said cages of said elevators as a proportion of the corresponding maximum passenger load;
means for determining control targets of said elevators by permitting input of information concerning said control targets, said control targets indicating desired operating conditions of said elevators and including information indicating respective desired passenger loads of said cages of said elevators, said desired passenger loads being a proportion less than unity of the corresponding maximum passenger load;
means for determining a control strategy on the basis of the inputted information concerning said control targets; and
means for executing group supervisory control on the basis of the control strategy to cause the elevators to operate so that the detected passenger loads of the elevators can approach the corresponding desired passenger loads.
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Abstract
Elevator group supervisory control method and system for group supervisory control of a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors. The method and apparatus of the invention permits the inputting of qualitative requests (guidance), from the user, concerning elevator operation into the group supervisory control system. Qualitative requests concerning elevator operation are set in the form of guidance (or request) targets. The thus set request targets are converted into control targets for the elevators. Actual group supervisory control is executed using the control targets.
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51 Claims
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1. An elevator control system having a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors and a control apparatus for group supervisory control of the elevators, wherein each of the elevators has a predetermined maximum passenger load for its respective cage, said control apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting the passenger load of each of said cages of said elevators as a proportion of the corresponding maximum passenger load; means for determining control targets of said elevators by permitting input of information concerning said control targets, said control targets indicating desired operating conditions of said elevators and including information indicating respective desired passenger loads of said cages of said elevators, said desired passenger loads being a proportion less than unity of the corresponding maximum passenger load; means for determining a control strategy on the basis of the inputted information concerning said control targets; and means for executing group supervisory control on the basis of the control strategy to cause the elevators to operate so that the detected passenger loads of the elevators can approach the corresponding desired passenger loads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of controlling an elevator system comprising a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors and a control apparatus for group supervisory control of the elevators, wherein each of the elevators has a predetermined maximum passenger load for its respective cage, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting the passenger load of each of said cages of said elevators as a proportion of the corresponding maximum passenger load; determining control targets of said elevators by permitting input of information concerning said control targets, said control targets indicating desired operating conditions of said elevators and including information indicating respective desired passenger loads of said cages of said elevators, said desired passenger loads being a proportion less than unity of the corresponding maximum passenger load; determining a control strategy on the basis of the inputted information concerning said control targets; and executing group supervisory control on the basis of the control strategy to cause the elevators to operate so that the detected passenger loads of the elevators can approach the corresponding desired passenger loads.
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5. An elevator control system having a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors and a control apparatus for group supervisory control of the elevators, wherein each of the elevators provides service to a passenger on one of the floors, said control apparatus comprising:
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means for calculating for each of said cages of said elevators a waiting time within which said cage provides service to a passenger on one of the floors; means for determining control targets of said elevators by permitting input of information concerning said control targets, said control targets indicating desired operating conditions of said elevators and including information indicating respective desired waiting times for said cages of said elevators; means for determining a control strategy on the basis of the inputted information concerning said control targets; and means for executing group supervisory control on the basis of the control strategy to cause the elevators to operate so that the detected wait times of the elevators can approach the corresponding desired waiting times. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling an elevator system comprising a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors and a control apparatus for group supervisory control of the elevators, wherein each of the elevators provides service to a passenger on one of the floors said method comprising the steps of:
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calculating for each of said cages of said elevators a waiting time within which said cage provides service to a passenger on one of the floors; determining control targets of said elevators by permitting input of information concerning said control targets, said control targets indicating desired operating conditions of said elevators and including information indicating respective desired waiting times of said cages of said elevators; determining an control strategy on the basis of the inputted information concerning said control targets; and executing group supervisory control on the basis of the control strategy to cause the elevators to operate so that the detected waiting time of the elevators can approach the corresponding desired waiting times.
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9. An elevator control system having a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors and a control apparatus for group supervisory control of the elevators, wherein each of the elevators caries passengers from one of said floors to another of said floors, said control apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting for each of said cages of said elevators a riding time within which passengers are carried from one of the floors to another of the floors; means for determining control targets of said elevators by permitting input of information concerning said control targets, said control targets indicating desired operating conditions of said elevators and including information indicating respective desired riding times for said cages of said elevators; means for determining a control strategy on the basis of the inputted information concerning said control targets; and means for executing group supervisory control on the basis of the control strategy to cause the elevators to operate so that the detected riding times of the elevators can approach the corresponding desired riding times. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling an elevator system comprising a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors and a control apparatus for group supervisory control of the elevators, wherein each of the elevators carries passengers from one of said floors to another of said floors, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting for each of said cages of said elevators a riding time within which passengers are carried from one of the floors to another of the floors; determining control targets of said elevators by permitting input of information concerning said control targets, said control targets indicating desired operating conditions of said elevators and including information indicating respective desired riding times of said cages of said elevators; determining a control strategy on the basis of the inputted information concerning said control targets; and executing group supervisory control on the basis of the control strategy to cause the elevators to operate so that the detected riding times of the elevators can approach the corresponding desired riding times.
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13. An elevator control system for controlling a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors using a control apparatus for group supervisory control of the elevators, said control apparatus comprising:
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means for indicating a predetermined range of values for each of a plurality of control targets defining desired service of the elevators to the floors in a manner to permit selection of a particular value of a control target during operation of the elevators and permitting selection of a value for a control target from said predetermined range of values for said control target; and means for providing the desired service of the elevators to the floors based on said selected value of said control target, to cause the elevators to operate, taking into account selected values for all of said control targets including waiting time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of controlling an elevator system which includes a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors and a control apparatus for group supervisory control of said elevators, said method comprising the steps of:
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permitting input of control targets of said elevators including a degree of jam in cages of said elevators, said degree of jam represents the number of passengers in each of said cages of said elevators relative to the rated capacity of said elevators, said control targets indicating desired operating conditions of said elevators; and executing group supervisory control based on a selected control target. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An elevator control method for group supervisory control of a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors, comprising the steps of:
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indicating target levels within a predetermined range for each of a plurality of request items defining running characteristics of the elevators in a manner selectable by a user of said elevators; allowing said user to input a target level selected by said user for each request item; calculating at least a call assignment evaluation formula and/or parameters from said inputted target levels; and executing one of a predetermined group supervisory control methods in accordance with said evaluation formula and/or parameters. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An elevator control method for group supervisory control of a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors, comprising the steps of:
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indicating target levels within a predetermined range for each of a plurality of request items defining running characteristics of the elevators in a manner selectable by a user of said elevators; allowing said user to input a target level selected by said user for each request time; calculating at least a call assignment evaluation formula in group supervisory control and/or parameters from said inputted target levels; and executing the group supervisory control in accordance with said evaluation formula and/or parameters; wherein said input target levels are converted into control targets for elevator, and said evaluation formula and/or parameters are calculated using said control targets.
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32. An elevator control method for group supervisory control of a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors, comprising the steps of:
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indicating target levels within a predetermined range for each of a plurality of request items defining running characteristics of the elevators in a manner selected by said user of said elevators; allowing said user to input a target level selected by said user for each request item; calculating at least a call assignment evaluation formula in group supervisory control and/or parameters from said inputted target levels; executing the group supervisory control in accordance with said evaluation formula and/or parameters; and converting said inputted target levels into a plurality of quantitative control targets by using a knowledge base; wherein said knowledge base is constructed of a table showing correlation between target levels and a plurality of control targets which can be determined quantitatively. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. An elevator control method for group supervisory control of a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors, comprising the steps of:
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indicating target levels within a predetermined range for each of a plurality of request items defining running characteristics of the elevators in a manner selectable by a user of said elevators; allowing said user to input a target level selected by said user for each request item; calculating at least a call assignment evaluation formula in group supervisory control and/or parameters from said inputted target levels; executing the group supervisory control in accordance with said evaluation formula and/or parameters; converting said inputted target levels into a plurality of quantitative control targets by using a knowledge base; displaying individual request items in the form of a radar chart; and inputting target levels for said request items by using said radar chart.
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35. An elevator control system having a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors and a control apparatus for group supervisory control of the elevators, wherein each of the elevators has a predetermined maximum passenger load for its respective cage, said control apparatus comprising:
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a detector which detects the passenger load of each of said cages of said elevators as a proportion of the corresponding maximum passenger load; a decision unit which determines control targets of said elevators by permitting input of information concerning said control targets, said control targets indicating desired operating conditions of said elevators and including information indicating respective desired passenger loads of said cages of said elevators, said desired passenger loads being a proportion less than unity of the corresponding maximum passenger load, and determines a control strategy on the basis of the inputted information concerning said control targets; and a control unit which executes group supervisory control on the basis of the control strategy to cause the elevators to operate so that the detected passenger loads of the elevators can approach the corresponding desired passenger loads. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. An elevator control system having a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors and a control apparatus for group supervisory control of the elevators, wherein each of the elevators provides service to a passenger on one of the floors, said control apparatus comprising:
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a decision unit which calculates for each of said cages of said elevators a waiting time within which said cage provides service to a passenger on one of the floors, determines control targets of said elevators by permitting input of information concerning said control targets, said control targets indicating desired operating conditions of said elevators and including information indicating respective desired waiting times for said cages of said elevators, and determines a control strategy on the basis of the inputted information concerning said control targets; and a control unit which executes group supervisory control on the basis of the control strategy to cause the elevators to operate so that the detected wait times of the elevators can approach the corresponding desired waiting times. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. An elevator control system having a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors and a control apparatus for group supervisory control of the elevators, wherein each of the elevators caries passengers from one of said floors to another of said floors, said control apparatus comprising:
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a detector which detects for each of said cages of said elevators a riding time within which passengers are carried from one of the floors to another of the floors; a decision unit which determines control targets of said elevators by permitting input of information concerning said control targets, said control targets indicating desired operating conditions of said elevators and including information indicating respective desired riding times for said cages of said elevators, and determines a control strategy on the basis of the inputted information concerning said control targets; and a control unit which executes group supervisory control on the basis of the control strategy to cause the elevators to operate so that the detected riding times of the elevators can approach the corresponding desired riding times. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. An elevator control system for controlling a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors using a control apparatus for group supervisory control of the elevators, said control apparatus comprising:
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a request unit which indicates a predetermined range of values for each of a plurality of control targets defining service of the elevators to the floors in a manner to permit selection of a particular value of a control target during operation of the elevators and wherein permits selection of a value for a control target from said predetermined range of values for said control target; and a control unit which provides the desired service of the elevators to the floors based on said selected value of said control target, to cause the elevators to operate, taking into account selected values for all of said control targets including waiting time. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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