An elevator system includes a first elevator group controller (GC-1) configured to control a first elevator car (103) of a first elevator group; a second elevator group controller (GC-2) configured to control a second elevator car (103) of a second elevator group, the second elevator group controller (GC-2) in bi-directional communication with the first elevator group controller (GC-1); a destination entry device (204) configured to receive a destination call from a passenger, the destination call identifying a source floor and a destination floor; at least one of the first elevator group controller (GC-1) and the second elevator group controller (GC-2) determining that a journey from the source floor to the destination floor requires a first phase utilizing the first elevator group and a second phase utilizing the second elevator group; at least one of the first elevator group controller (GC-1) and the second elevator group controller (GC-2) allocating the first elevator car and allocating the second elevator car.
DESTINATION CALLS ACROSS MULTIPLE ELEVATOR GROUPS
ZIELRUFE ÜBER MEHRERE AUFZUGSGRUPPEN HINWEG
APPELS DE DESTINATION SUR PLUSIEURS GROUPES D'ASCENSEURS
2020-02-12
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B66B Aufzüge , ELEVATORS |
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