EMERGENCY OPERATION FOR ELEVATOR SYSTEMS

Control methods and systems for elevators are provided. The methods and systems include receiving emergency information at an elevator controller, activating an emergency mode of operation of the elevator system, determining a position and direction of travel of an elevator car within an elevator sh...

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Main Authors FOURNIER, GUILHEM, PHILIPPE, Nicolas
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 25.09.2019
Subjects
ELEVATORS
ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
HAULING
HOISTING
LIFTING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Control methods and systems for elevators are provided. The methods and systems include receiving emergency information at an elevator controller, activating an emergency mode of operation of the elevator system, determining a position and direction of travel of an elevator car within an elevator shaft with an absolute positioning system, wherein the determination is made in real-time, and controlling operation of the elevator car to travel to an evacuation landing when the emergency mode of operation is activated.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20180305329