The invention relates to a method for controlling crowding in a transfer floor (TF) with an elevator system (1000), the elevator system (1000) comprising a first group of elevators (110) providing shuttle service and a second group of elevators (120, 130, 140) serving a number of floors accessible from the transfer floor (TF), the method, performed by a control apparatus (150), comprising: determining (210) data indicative of passenger flow to the transfer floor (TF); comparing (220) the determined data to reference data; and generating (240), upon a detection (230) based on the comparison that the transfer floor (TF) is getting crowded, a control signal to at least one elevator belonging to one of groups of elevators to request a service to the transfer floor (TF). The invention also relates to a control apparatus (150), and elevator system (1000), and a computer program.
MANAGEMENT OF PASSENGER FLOW WITH ELEVATOR SYSTEM
2024-06-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B66B Aufzüge , ELEVATORS |
PASSENGER GUIDING SYSTEM FOR ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND PASSENGER GUIDING METHOD
European Patent Office | 2019
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