CN1170693A - Elevator group control system - Google Patents

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CN1170693A
CN1170693A CN97111437A CN97111437A CN1170693A CN 1170693 A CN1170693 A CN 1170693A CN 97111437 A CN97111437 A CN 97111437A CN 97111437 A CN97111437 A CN 97111437A CN 1170693 A CN1170693 A CN 1170693A
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米田健治
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藤野笃哉
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B66B1/20Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action electric with devices, e.g. push-buttons, for indirect control of movements with means for storing pulses controlling the movements of several cars or cages and for varying the manner of operation to suit particular traffic conditions, e.g. "one-way rush-hour traffic"
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    • B66BELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B2201/00Aspects of control systems of elevators
    • B66B2201/20Details of the evaluation method for the allocation of a call to an elevator car
    • B66B2201/225Taking into account a certain departure interval of elevator cars from a specific floor, e.g. the ground floor
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Abstract

In order efficiently to cope with a greater traffic demand occurring at a specific service floor at a specific time zone, a plurality of elevators is split into a plurality of service groups each for exclusively serving zones of specified service floors assigned respectively thereto. During the spliting operation for elevator service group, traffic demand at the common service floor which is serviced by all service groups is serviced automatically depending on the traffic condition or in response to a hall call by calling an elevator car from the most appropriate service group(s), wherein the hall call buttons on the common service floor need not be allocated to each service group since the call is automatically processed, thereby enabling to call a most appropriate elevator car for the user.

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Elevator group control system
The present invention relates to a kind of elevator group control system, the invention particularly relates to a kind of elevator group control system, it is used for improving the elevator traffic capacity and the service quality in peak time on the crowded floor, for example, and lunchtime or similar time on cafeteria's floor.
In general office building, with peak time at dusk, bottom is the most crowded, and is also very crowded at lunchtime bottom and cafeteria's floor in the morning.Usually, by a plurality of elevators being divided into two service groups, one group is exclusively used in higher floor and another group is exclusively used in low floor, thereby the through operation that can cut apart in the crowded period strengthens traffic capacity, operates whole elevators concentrate on this transportation volume in the specific period with the group control elevator device processing of serving whole floors demand basically thereby use.In addition, in some buildings, enter, leave office and lunchtime by change and avoid the crowded of peak time.
The first, in the 59-177264 Japanese patent application, disclosed elevator has been divided into a plurality of service groups, thereby guaranteed that each cuts apart the service quality that service groups has all even raisings according to the transportation volume demand.
Second, in the 63-87486 Japanese patent application, disclosed the concentrated period of transportation volume demand has been divided into a plurality of parts, thereby service floor is divided into preferential floor district and non-preferential floor district, wherein a large amount of elevator service also can change the preferential floor district according to the transportation volume demand time of concentration fragment of cutting apart in the preferential floor district.
The 3rd, in 63-247279 number and 63-247280 Japanese patent application, disclosed a plurality of elevators have been divided into two groups: according to information service time, serve whole floors for one group, another group special service is in specific floor, and hall call buttons also is divided into and is exclusively used in each group, to deal with the demand of big transportation volume.
The 4th, in the 5-319704 Japanese patent application, disclosed the stream of people of transportation has been divided into the high transportation volume demand stream of people and the normal traffic demand stream of people, the elevator of specifying specific distribution is with the stream of people of special service in high transportation volume demand, thereby prevents unbalanced service distribution during the elevator operation.
After building completion, the transportation volume demand in the building is not changeless, but time to time change usually.Often take place to think that from inhabitation people's script number the elevator number is enough, the elevator number is become be not enough to deal with the transportation volume demand that increases because of inhabitation people number.In the case, any crowded in order to prevent peak time such as what born in the lunchtime, need carry out more effective and crucial operation to the elevator that number limits.
Above-mentioned first prior art of 59-177264 Japanese patent application has disclosed and a kind of service floor has been divided into the method for a plurality of service groups, yet it is not enough to handle effectively the hall call that produces on the public service floor.
In above-mentioned second prior art of 63-87486 Japanese patent application, disclosed change and be used for the processing of the elevator number in preferential floor district and non-preferential floor district, thereby needn't separate hall call buttons according to each service groups.Yet,, and the passenger's total number of persons that betransported that increases is not had contribution because this processing is intended to only change the elevator number of the hall call of distributing to each floor place generation.
The method of the 3rd prior art that discloses at 63-247279 number and 63-247280 Japanese patent application only according to and the information of time correlation determine bigger transportation volume demand, thereby the method is not enough to deal with the dynamic transportation volume demand that is at every moment changing in the building, serves the most crowded public service floor thereby can not satisfy.
Disclosed in the 4th prior art of 5-319704 Japanese patent application a plurality of elevators have been divided into a plurality of service groups, and handle is used to call out elevator cage from particular service set under it and the user wishes to take the method that is divided into a plurality of service groups by the hall call of the public service floor of a plurality of elevator common service, the hall call buttons that wherein is located on the public service floor is respectively applied for each service groups, and this is identical with the method for operation of going directly cutting apart of routine.Yet the shortcoming of the method is which button the user can not determine by to call out which elevator, how to select certain elevator by double-clicking or pin continuously button though illustrated, is not easy to uncomfortable user's actual use.
Elevator group control system of the present invention plans to solve these problems relevant with prior art.
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of elevator group control system, it can be improved service quality basically, and this service quality can offer the user at the public service floor place of a plurality of elevator common service that belonged to a plurality of service groups.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of elevator group control system, it can deal with the big transportation volume demand that takes place in peak time such as lunchtime or similar time effectively on crowded floor, can not offer other not service quality of crowded service floor and do not weaken.
According to one aspect of the present invention, further feature with elevator group control system of a plurality of elevators of serving a plurality of floors and the device of an allocation of elevators in a plurality of elevators being given a hall call is to comprise: the service zone setting device, and it sets different service zones to above-mentioned a plurality of elevators; Call button is used in response to being called out elevator by the hall call that produces on the public service floor of a plurality of eleva-tor bank common service; And another call button, be used for call distribution automatically to the certain elevator of serving public service floor particular service area, and no matter whether there is hall call from the public service floor.
The elevator group control system of operating basis one embodiment of the invention as follows: by detecting the transportation volume demand between service floor, it is each transportation volume demand between each service floor, and obtain at preset time learning outcome to these transportation volume demands in the cycle, with reference between service floor in the transportation volume demand look-up table value of data assessment to the plan of each service groups and public service floor, thereby carry out a plurality of elevators are divided into the operation of a plurality of service groups according to this plan, wherein the hall call buttons on the public service floor is not respectively applied for each service groups, but is arranged for calling out each hall call of each elevator in each service groups.
Also will make other features and advantages of the present invention obviously in conjunction with the accompanying drawings from following description, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the schematic block diagram of the elevator group control system of expression one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the schematic block diagram of expression according to the control and treatment software configuration of Fig. 1 embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the schematic block diagram of the hardware configuration of presentation graphs 1 embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the diagram of circuit that is used for handling the control program of the employed public service floor of Fig. 1 embodiment hall call;
Fig. 5 is that expression is according to the figure of the present invention at the various indicating status of through operating period public service floor place entrance hall annunciator;
Fig. 6 represents according to the present invention at the example of cutting apart the service floor that operating period is cut apart and serve effectively that goes directly; And
Fig. 7 is the diagram of circuit that changes program according to service floor of the present invention.
Accompanying drawing referring to figs. 1 to 7 will be described preferred embodiment of the present invention in more detail.
Fig. 1 refers to three elevator service in the schematic block diagram of the one embodiment of the invention of nine layers of building.In Fig. 1, the apparatus for controlling elevator 50 that is contained in the elevator(lift) machine room comprises group function unit 501 and a plurality of elevator cage function unit 504 (A is to C).In each elevator cage 20 (A is to C), be provided with cab call button 30 (A is to C), signal is transferred to elevator cage function unit 504 (A is to C) from cab call button 30 (A is to C).
Be provided with from place, each entrance hall on each service floor of first to the 9th floor hall call buttons 601 ..., 608,609.To be directly passed to group function unit 501 in the input from these hall call buttons shown in this figure, yet, be not limited thereto, this input can as entrance hall signal lamp 12 (A is to C) ..., 82 (A is to C), 92 (A is to C) input and output same way as import by elevator cage function unit 504 (A is to C).In addition, on same floor, can be provided with the hall call buttons that is exclusively used in wheelchair, honored guest and underground parking.The function of above-mentioned entrance hall signal lamp is the reservation flick of lamp that makes expression distribute which elevator cage and notify its arrival.Group function unit 501 is by considering from each position that each cab function unit 504 (A is to C) is transmitted, the service direction of each elevator, the current state of hall call, the degree of crowding and the similar problem each elevator, the hall call of new input is distributed to a elevator in a plurality of elevators, and, promptly reserve modulating signal to cab function unit 504 (A is to C) the generation distributed intelligence of controlling institute's allocated elevators cab.The switch of the operation of the elevator cage that elevator cage function unit 504 (A is to C) control is relevant with it and door thereof, also in response to control from the reservation modulating signal of group function unit 501 entrance hall signal lamp 12 (A is to C) ..., 82 (A is to C), 92 (A is to C) on/off.Comprise information display 11 (A is to C) ..., 81 (A is to C), 91 (A is to C) and loud speaker 10 (A is to C) ..., 80 (A is to C), 90 (A is to C) the calling set that instructs provide information, the purpose floor of these information and the group function unit 501 through cab of being distributed, its wait time and relevant to the user's that on each elevator lobby, waits for elevator operation state.This information display 11 can be by showing that the LED device such as 4 characters satisfies.Label 40 expression maintainers or engineer set the specific operation rules special-purpose method of calling select input block, it links apparatus for controlling elevator 50 by signal wire (SW) 41.
Fig. 2 represents control and treatment software and the schematic block diagram of structure in of the present invention group of function unit 501.
In the figure of Fig. 2, usually keep organizing data transmission between function unit 501 and the cab function unit 504 (A is to C) by group-cab transmission procedure P01, thereby the cab status data that comprises cab calling signal, cab position, door On/Off state, cab load and similar information is transferred to group function unit 501 from cab function unit 504 (A is to C), and comprises that hall call distributes, disperses other data of order, calling lamp control signal and similar information to be transferred to cab function unit 504 from group function unit 501.These transmission data are deposited in transmission data sheet T01.
Deposit table T02 for hall call, to setting a sign corresponding to the type of call of the hall call buttons of being pressed, the direction and the floor of calling.When deposit table T02 at hall call in, setting this sign, carry out hall call allocator P02, to calculate the distribution estimated valve that is used for each elevator cage according to its estimated time of arrival and similar information, and hall call distributed to optimum elevator, for example have the smallest allocation estimated valve or the elevator of short wait time.In addition, by reading the floor whether elevator cage of distributing to hall call from the data check of service floor table T03 can be used to serve the request hall call immediately.If it can not be served immediately, then from assignable elevator, remove the elevator cage that has been assigned with, therefore carry out allocation process once more.If can serve this floor, then in hall call allocation sheet T04, set related data.Then, in transmission data sheet T01, translate its hall call distributed intelligence, and this signal is transferred to cab function unit 504 (A is to C), thereby make the elevator cage that is distributed move to the floor that hall call is asked by group-cab transmission procedure P01.
Cab state table T05 storage cab calling signal, cab load signal and similar signal, the current transportation stream of people determines program P04 according to cab state table T05 operation, utilize state and determine that whether the current transportation stream of people is before or after morning or, lunchtime in peak time the dusk to analyze elevator cage, or the normal working time, its result is stored in the current transportation stream of people and shows among the T08.In addition, the elevator by transportation volume demand learning program P03 study every day utilizes state, and the result of study is stored between building among carrier's flow data table T06.In addition, operation transportation volume demand learning program P03, learning each transportation volume request between each service floor, such as " the passenger's number that is multiplied by and leaves at the 5th floor at first floor ", its result is stored among the floor gap transportation volume demand schedule T07.
The SCT1 that dotted line surrounded represents to cut apart the plan part, is used for according to the elevator running operational state data plan and cuts apart through operation.
The operation service component is cut proposal program P05, to detect floor gap transportation volume demand with big transportation volume demand from floor gap transportation volume demand schedule T07, produce according to detected big transportation volume demand data and to be used to cut apart a plurality of plans of service floor, and they are deposited in service groups cut apart planning chart T09.Can obtain service groups by any expert system that has wherein added expert's technical skill and experience and cut apart plan, perhaps also can simulate the plan of cutting apart that obtains to suit repeatedly by using genetic algorithm as program.
Simulate the service groups that deposits service groups planning chart T09 in by simulator P06 and cut apart plan, its analog result is compared with the current service performance, if Simulation result is better than current service performance, then cuts apart among the grant table T10 and set enabling signal in service groups.
The SCT2 of dotted line represents to cut apart the planning execution part, and it is according to the service floor of cutting apart through each elevator of Planning Change of cutting apart plan part SCT1 generation, and control is sent elevator with charge free the public service floor.
When cutting apart in service groups among the grant table T10 when setting enabling signal, service floor reprogramming P07 is cut apart service floor mode specific among the planning chart T09 according to service groups and is changed service floor table T03.In addition, operation public service floor hall call control program P08, control is from the hall call request of public service floor when being divided into many groups at service floor, and rewrites hall call by this program P08 and deposit table T02 and control and carry out hall call and deposit automatically and the automatic callwork of elevator.
In operation instructions data sheet T11, store the public service floor elevator-calling method of selecting input block 40 to choose and import by method of calling by operation instructions transmission procedure P09.By public service floor hall call control program P08 or the current data that are stored among the operation instructions data sheet T11 of service floor reprogramming P07, these data are used to set the control method or the setting that are used for the public service floor and cut apart service floor.
Fig. 3 is the schematic block diagram of expression one embodiment of the invention hardware configuration.
In the figure of Fig. 3, micro processing unit (MPU) HD1 is coupled to stored program read-only memory (ROM) (ROM) HD2 via the bus HC that comprises address bus, data bus and control bus, the random-access memory (ram) HD5 of storage data, carry out two-port RAM (DP-RAM) HD4 of data exchange by it with transmission microcomputer HD6, and the interface circuit that carries out asynchronous communication interface adapter (ACIA) HD3 of handshaking by itself and external control device.Transmission microcomputer HD6 reads or writes the data that are used for DP-RAM, and exports and receive the data that commute transmitting device HD7.Transmitting device HD7 commutes the data of transmission microcomputer HD6 to transmission line LAN1, LAN2, LAN3 output, or receives the data from them.These devices HD1 is installed in the group function unit 501 to HD7.
From be located at each hall call buttons 601 on each floor ..., 608,609 signal be transfused to the communication peripheral HP1 that is located on each floor ..., HP8, HP9, and be transferred to transmitting device HD7 via LAN1.By the hall call signal that is stored in the routine processes input that is used for the hall call distribution among the ROM (HD2), its hall call distributed intelligence is stored among the RAM (HD5).
In addition, the group function unit 501 that links to each other with each cab function unit 504A, 504B, 504C via transmission line LAN2 produces entrance hall call distribution signal, door via LAN2 and closes/open command signal, cab position signal, cab calling signal and similar signal.
Method of calling selects input block 40 to link group function unit 501, selects the data of the method for calling that input block 40 chooses to be transferred to ACIA (HD3) via signal wire (SW) 41 corresponding to method of calling, and these data are stored in RAM (HD5).
In addition, ACIA (HD3) to the information display (4 character LED indicating device) 11 that is used for transportation volume information indication and broadcasting ..., 81,91 (A is to C) and loud speaker 10 ..., 80,90 (A is to C) produce display data and broadcast code data.
Fig. 4 is the diagram of circuit of the public service floor hall call control program P08 of operation when being illustrated in these through operations.
At step S00, the data that service groups is cut apart grant table T10 are compared with the data that the current transportation stream of people shows T08, and determine whether to cut apart any sign of setting in the grant table corresponding to the current transportation stream of people in service groups.When setting this sign, then step advances to S01.When also not setting sign, do not change the public service floor, the operation of yet not going directly.
At step S01, from operation instructions data sheet T11, read the public service floor hall call control method that is stored in wherein, even when its public service floor hall call control method was the method for also automatically calling out when not having the hall call request from each elevator cage of two service groups, step advanced to S02.At step S02, deposit the hall call request of setting in the table two groups at the public service hall call, thereby can call out each elevator cage from different a plurality of service groups to the public service floor.The part of being surrounded by dotted line 5-1 in Fig. 4 is corresponding to an elevator cage of calling out from each service groups, and the step that needn't deposit the hall call of public service floor.Following with shown in the Fig. 5-1 that describes under above 5-1 condition the entrance hall state of public service floor.
Now, go back to Fig. 4, in step S03, when public service floor hall call control method was this type of calling out during at its call park from the cab of two groups, step advanced to S04.In step S04, determine whether to press the hall call buttons of public service floor, under the situation of the button of pressing the public service floor, the processing of execution in step S02, and from each service groups, call out an elevator cage.Under the situation of the button of not pressing the public service floor, finish the hall call control and treatment.The part of being surrounded by dotted line 5-2 among Fig. 4 is corresponding to the processing of calling out an elevator cage when depositing public service floor hall call from each service groups.Following with shown in the Fig. 5-2 that describes at the entrance hall state of public service floor under this environment.
At step S05, even check whether the public service floor hall call control method of choosing is this method of also automatically calling out express lift when not having the hall call request.If it is confirmed as the express lift automatic call method, then step advances to S06, herein the express lift hall call to the public service floor is automatically set at hall call and deposits in the table, thus the express lift cab that can call out the public service floor, and needn't deposit hall call.In addition, at step S07, whether decision should deposit through floor cab is automatically called out.Selecting whether to deposit automatically through floor cab by method of calling selection/input block 40 calls out.Under the situation of depositing through floor cab calling automatically, step advances to S08, wherein deposits the cab of the service floor that points to express lift automatically and calls out.The processing that the part of being surrounded by dotted line 5-3 needn't be deposited public service floor hall call corresponding to calling out the express lift cab.Following with the entrance hall state of public service floor under this environment shown in the Fig. 5-3 that describes.By way of example, in response to pressing of hall call buttons, serve the elevator cage of whole floors by normal entrance hall call distribution controlling call.
At step S09, judge whether public service floor hall call control method is this method of automatically calling out whole floor service groups elevators, if it is whole floor service groups elevator automatic call methods, then step advances to S10.At step S10, deposit in the table hall call request of sending with charge free from the public service floor of whole floor service groups of setting at hall call.Thereby, can be to the whole floor service elevator of public service floor call cab, and needn't press entrance hall cab button.The part of being surrounded by dotted line 5-4 is corresponding to the processing of not depositing public service floor hall call to the whole floors service cabs of public service floor call.Following with the entrance hall state of public service floor under such environment shown in the Fig. 5-4 that describes.By way of example, in response to the input of pressing hall call buttons, by normal entrance hall call distribution controlling call express lift.
Fig. 5 represents according to one embodiment of the invention, uses the general-purpose state and the information indication thereof of the elevator operation of calling set on the public service floor.
Fig. 5-the 1st, according to two groups of the present invention example of automatic call method all, wherein elevator ELA1 and ELA2 belong to service groups A, and elevator ELB1 and ELB2 belong to service groups B.Even the user not according to following entrance hall button HB1, HB2, HB3, has also kept these buttons of public service floor in the state of depositing,, just optionally from each service groups, call out an elevator cage always in through operating period.The entrance hall signal lamp HL1, the HL2 that are called out elevator in each service groups are glittering, and relative message indicator HYO1, HYO2 show each service floor of appointment, thereby the guiding user is easy to select to forward to the very fast elevator of its destination.
Fig. 5-the 2nd has two groups of call park examples of method of calling, and wherein elevator ELA3, ELA4 belong to service groups A, and elevator ELB3, ELB4 belong to service groups B.During any button on pressing the public service floor among entrance hall button HB4, HB5 or the HB6, elevator cage from each service groups is called out optionally.By behind the button of next entrance hall, utilize the entrance hall signal lamp and the information display that are similar to Fig. 5-1, indicate the destination of being called out elevator to the user.
Fig. 5-3 refers to an example of express lift automatic call method of the present invention, and wherein elevator EL1, EL2, EL3 are whole floor service elevators, and elevator ELK1 is an express lift.When hall call buttons HB7, a HB8 on pressing the public service floor, HB9, call out the optimum elevator cage of from whole floor service elevator groups, choosing by normal allocation process.In addition, in the through operation permission cycle,, and needn't deposit its calling automatically to public service floor call express lift ELK1.In the case, connect the entrance hall signal lamp HL3 of express lift ELK1, its information display HYO4 shows through service purpose floor, and the out of Memory telltale HYO3 of the elevator except express lift also shows the now just called scrolling information of express lift ELK1.In addition, be located at loud speaker SP1 in the entrance hall and report the passenger subscribe to through service floor and can be multiplied by express lift, and needn't press express lift cab call button, and recommend to use the express lift ELK1 that is called out automatically.In addition, when method of calling selection/input block 40 chooses the through service floor cab that does not stop to call out automatic register method, arrive and elevator door when opening at express lift ELK1, automatically deposit the through service floor cab that does not stop and call out, thereby the user of express lift ELK1 needn't press the through service floor cab call button that does not stop at every turn.
Fig. 5-the 4th, an example of whole floor service groups elevator automatic call methods of the present invention, wherein elevator EL4, EL5, EL6 are whole floor service elevators, and elevator ELK2 is an express lift.When depositing hall call buttons HB10, HB11 or HB12, call out express lift ELK2, information display HYO6 shows the service floor of express lift ELK2.Always, from whole floor service elevator groups, choose and call out optimum elevator cage, press hall call buttons and needn't handle by call distribution in response to hall call request to whole floor service elevators.In the figure of Fig. 5-4, elevator EL6 is called out, and connects its entrance hall signal lamp HL4 and is now just called out to notify this elevator of user.This exonarthex loud speaker SP2 announces that the non-passenger who subscribes to through service floor of suggestion waits for next all floor service elevators and needn't press hall call buttons.Then, all the information display HYO5 of floor service elevator shows that the passenger who subscribes to through service floor need press hall call buttons.By this guiding of easily being understood by the user, the user can select and call out optimum elevator, and this elevator can be faster and more easily the passenger be taken to its destination.
Usually, any floor that is set to the public service floor will be the most crowded floor.Statistic analysis result to the elevator operation situation shows that in the crowded period, the entrance hall button of crowded floor is almost being deposited always, thereby also seldom becomes the service of deadlock even call out two elevator cages simultaneously to this crowded floor.In addition, according to this embodiment of the present invention, owing to respectively the peak in general-purpose carrier stream mode such as morning is transported, the transportation of lunchtime, the transportation volume demand of every day is learnt in the transportation of normal time and similar transportation, then according to the various through method of operation of having learnt of transportation volume requirement simulation, have only any through method of operation when simulation to guarantee and to bring up to service quality when better than whole floor service operations of current employing, just carry out the through operation of passing through, thereby make the service of not crashing, it can control the transportation volume demand of crowded public service floor effectively.
Fig. 6 is the scheme drawing that is illustrated in according to several examples of the various elevator operation of cutting apart through operating period of the present invention and service floor thereof.
Fig. 6-the 1st, whole elevator cages are assigned to the situation of serving whole floors.Group control elevator with the method operating routine.
Fig. 6-the 2nd, two parts are cut apart an example of through operation, wherein No. 1 and No. 2 elevator cages are assigned to the upper zone the 5th, the 6th and the 7th floor of serving first floor and building, and No. 3 and No. 4 elevator cages are assigned to lower region first to the 4th floor of serving first floor and building.The public service floor distribution is given first floor.Certain floor such as lobby floor is crowded and other floor is not so crowded occasion in the morning peak time or similar time, adopts these two parts to cut apart through operation.
Fig. 6-the 3rd becheduled for the example that does not stop operation of certain floor, wherein No. 4 elevator cages is assigned as and does not stop elevator, and it directly arrives the 6th and the 7th floor from first floor, and 1 to No. 3 allocation of elevators of phase shaft is for serving whole floors.This does not stop method of operation is the through method of operation of a kind of actv., and it is applicable to serves the certain floor of having held dining room, conference hall and similarly having had big transportation volume demand place.In this example, the public service floor is set at first floor, yet, be not limited thereto, provide any floor of dining room and conference hall all can add as the public service floor.In addition, do not stop express lift and be not only limited to elevator cage No. 4, can distribute No. 3 elevator cages as not stopping elevator yet, or do not stop express lift according to No. 3 and No. 4 elevator cages all being assigned as from user's transportation volume demand.
Fig. 6-the 4th, the example that orientation of the present invention does not stop operation wherein distributes the elevator that does not stop of No. 4 elevator conducts, and its to serving the first, the 6th and the 7th floor, and serves whole floors along downward direction along upward.This direction-sense stop in the operation, express lift is not only limited to cab No. 4 yet, and it can change according to the degree of crowding.This through method of operation that does not stop method of operation that is similar to Fig. 6-3 is a kind of effective method, and it is applicable to serves the specific service floor with big transportation volume demand.
Fig. 6-the 5th, an example of operation loop of the present invention, wherein No. 1 and No. 2 elevator cages are served the odd number floor, and No. 3 and No. 4 elevator cages are served the even number floor.During and the transportation volume demand that satisfy not increase limited when the number of elevator, this operation loop method is an actv..Though this operation loop method must be used stair because of the user can not directly arrive the purpose floor, thus some inconvenience brought to the user, however its advantage is can be from improving transport capability in essence.
Fig. 6-the 6th, whole cabs are cut apart an example of through method of operation, and wherein the public service floor is served by whole cabs, but other floor is served by any cab specially arbitrarily.It is a kind of actv. method of operation that these whole cabs are cut apart through method of operation, is applicable at the transportation volume that has only the certain floor place to crowd very much and use when other transportation volume at other floor place is crowded.
In addition, in all through method of operation, the public service floor refers to first floor in Fig. 6, yet, be not limited thereto, can distribute the most crowded any floor as the public service floor.
Fig. 7 is the diagram of circuit of expression service floor reprogramming P07 of the present invention.
At step S11, the data of service groups being cut apart grant table T10 are compared with the data that the current transportation stream of people shows T08, and determine whether to cut apart the sign of setting in the grant table corresponding to the current transportation stream of people in service groups.If do not set this sign, then step moves on to S20, and here service floor table T03 changes to whole floor service operations, thereby does not go directly operation.
If set sign therein corresponding to the current transportation stream of people, then step advances to S12, read service groups here and cut apart planning chart T03, cut apart the through sign of operating if set two parts, then step moves on to S13, and here service floor table T03 is rewritten as because two parts are cut apart the service floor pattern of through operation.
At step S12, do not stop operation flag if set, then step moves on to S14.At step S14, reset to 0 handling counting i.Then, at step S15, handle counting and add " 1 ".Then, at step S16, determine whether that setting does not stop the operation execute flag to elevator cage i, do not stop the operation execute flag if set, then step advances to S17.If do not set and do not stop the operation execute flag, then step moves on to S18, wherein the service floor table T03 of i elevator cage is rewritten as whole floor service operations.At step S17, have only the service floor table T03 of i cab to be made not stop into operation, thereby except not stopping through service floor, do not serve other floor.At step S19, decision whether with the as many number of times repeating step of elevator cage number S16,17 and 18 processing.By processing from step S14 to S19, and by change the required operation execute flag that do not stop, can change the number that do not stop elevator cage or which cab service for not stopping the operation elevator.
Utilized the example of cutting apart through operation and not stopping through operation both of these case with reference to two parts to describe this embodiment of the present invention, yet, be not limited thereto, the number of cutting apart group can be 3 or more, can distribute two or more elevator cages as not stopping elevator in the scope of the invention.In addition, each elevator cage is not fixed in specific scope group, and they can at random switch between each service groups according to the utilize situation and the transportation volume demand of elevator.
As mentioned above, according to embodiments of the invention, the user can call out any elevator cage and arrive the common range floor, and the user is without any need for additional operation, or brings any inconvenience to the user.In order to serve non-homogeneous dispersion and the transportation volume demand of the time of dependence effectively, from a plurality of service groups that are divided into different service groups, optionally call out elevator cage.
According to the present invention, a kind of elevator group control system has been proposed, it can be from offering quality of services for users on the public service floor in essence, and this public service floor is served by a plurality of elevator cages.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of elevator group control system has been proposed, it can control the big transportation volume demand that crowded floor place produces effectively, and is not reduced in the service quality that inherent public service floor place provides such as the peak time that comprises lunchtime or similar time under the big transportation volume demand condition.

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1. elevator group control system has a plurality of elevators of serving a plurality of floors and distributes the device of an elevator in described a plurality of elevator in response to the hall call that produces on described a plurality of floors, it is characterized in that comprising:
The service zone setting device is used for described a plurality of elevators are set different service zones;
First call button in response to by the hall call that produces on the public service floor of described a plurality of elevator common service, is called out elevator; And
Second call button, no matter whether there is described hall call, call distribution is to the elevator of serving described public service floor particular service area automatically.
2. elevator group control system has a plurality of elevators of serving a plurality of floors and distributes the device of an elevator in described a plurality of elevator in response to the hall call that produces on described a plurality of floors, it is characterized in that comprising:
The service groups segmenting device is used for described a plurality of elevators are divided into a plurality of service groups, thereby described a plurality of service groups are set different particular service area;
One device, no matter whether there is hall call, and according to the transportation volume demand of public service floor is automatically called out certain elevator, described public service floor is by described a plurality of elevator common service.
3. elevator group control system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that the described certain elevator of being called out the public service floor belongs to a group that is assigned in the described service groups of serving particular service area.
4. elevator group control system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that also comprising selecting arrangement, is used for optionally switching described certain elevator between described a plurality of service groups.
5. elevator group control system has a plurality of elevators of serving a plurality of floors and distributes the device of an optimum elevator in described a plurality of elevator in response to the hall call that produces on described a plurality of floors, it is characterized in that comprising:
The service groups segmenting device is used for described a plurality of elevators are divided into a plurality of service groups, thereby set different service zones described a plurality of service groups is served for it;
First call button in response to by the hall call that produces on the public service floor of described a plurality of elevator common service, is called out elevator; And
Second call button, no matter whether there is described hall call, call distribution is to the elevator of serving described public service floor particular service area automatically.
6. elevator group control system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that comparing with described first service groups, and the floor number of described second service groups institute distribution services is less.
7. elevator group control system has a plurality of elevators of serving a plurality of floors and distributes the device of an elevator in described a plurality of elevator in response to the hall call from described a plurality of floors, it is characterized in that comprising:
The service groups segmenting device is used for described a plurality of elevators are divided into a plurality of service groups, thereby it is set different particular service area;
One device in response to the hall call that produces, is called out an elevator from divided described a plurality of groups each group on the public service floor, the described a plurality of elevator common service in the described public service floor cut apart described a plurality of groups.
8. elevator group control system has a plurality of elevators of serving a plurality of floors and distributes the device of an elevator in described a plurality of elevator in response to the hall call from described a plurality of floors, it is characterized in that comprising:
The service groups segmenting device is used for described a plurality of elevators are divided into a plurality of service groups, thereby it is set different particular service area;
One device no matter whether have hall call on described public service floor, is automatically called out an elevator from each described a plurality of groups group of having cut apart.
9. elevator group control system has a plurality of elevators of serving a plurality of floors and distributes the device of an elevator in described a plurality of elevator in response to the hall call from described a plurality of floors, it is characterized in that comprising:
The service groups segmenting device is used for described a plurality of elevators are divided into a plurality of service groups, thereby described a plurality of service groups are set different particular service area;
One device is deposited the hall call from the public service floor of described a plurality of elevator common service of having been cut apart continuously and automatically; And
One device is called out an elevator in response to described hall call from each described a plurality of groups group.
10. as any described elevator group control system in the claim 1 to 9, it is characterized in that described public service floor is a crowded floor of being crowded with passengers.
11., it is characterized in that described service groups segmenting device comprises: transportation volume demand detecting device as any described elevator group control system in the claim 1 to 10; And segmenting device, be used for correspondingly a plurality of elevators being divided into a plurality of service groups, wherein when meeting predetermined condition, detected described transportation volume demand determines a service floor is distributed to each elevator.
12. elevator group control system as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that also comprising a device, is used for changing each group that each elevator adds according to the operating conditions of each elevator.
13. as any described elevator group control system in the claim 1 to 12, it is characterized in that also comprising a device, respectively the operating and setting up and down of elevator allowed the different service floors of elevator stop.
14. an elevator group control system has a plurality of elevators of serving a plurality of floors and gives distribution device from a hall call of described a plurality of floors an allocation of elevators, it is characterized in that comprising:
The service groups segmenting device is used for described a plurality of elevators are divided into a plurality of service groups, thereby the described a plurality of service groups that will serve are set different particular service area; And
Automatically LD device is used for automatically being deposited with the cab that is produced by the public service floor place of described a plurality of eleva-tor bank common service and calls out, described cab call request an allocation of elevators to serving its specific and a limited number of service floor appointment.
15. an elevator group control system has a plurality of elevators of serving a plurality of floors and gives distribution device from a hall call of described a plurality of floors an allocation of elevators, it is characterized in that comprising:
The service groups segmenting device is used for described a plurality of elevators are divided into a plurality of groups, comprises first group and second group, and described first eleva-tor bank is served the floor of greater number, and described second eleva-tor bank is served the floor than peanut; And
Call button is in response to from being called out an elevator by the hall call of the public service floor of described a plurality of eleva-tor bank common service from described first group.
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