JP2003341946A - Elevator control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of times of stops in each reciprocation and a traveling distance by dynamically switching the number of each destination zone and the number of cars allocated to each destination zone, etc., according to a destination request, etc., of each passenger and optimizing an operation pattern of each car. <P>SOLUTION: Whether or not reviews, etc., of divided contents of the destination zone 12 and the number of the cars 3 allocated to each destination zone 12 are required is checked by a group control device 7 based on landing calls and calls outputted from each landing call input device 5 and each destination registration device. When the reviews are required, the divided contents of the destination zone 12 and the number of the cars 3 allocated to each destination zone 12, are dynamically switched based on each of the landing calls and each of the calls, etc. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to elevator control systems.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In elevator facilities such as buildings, up / down buttons or destination registration buttons provided on each floor are operated, and when a hall call occurs, the up / down buttons or destination registration buttons are pressed. The up / down button or the destination registration button etc. was operated by assigning the hall call to the most suitable car out of the cars that are heading to the specified floor or the cars that are stopped on the nearest floor. The car is on the floor. After passengers get in, they leave the car and land it on the floor designated by the destination.

However, in such an elevator facility, if the utilization rate of each car is high, such as when the elevator is frequently used, for example, at the time of work, lunch, or leaving work, one round trip time of the car becomes long. , There was a problem that the waiting time for each passenger waiting for the car would be long.

Further, when determining the optimum car for each hall call, the optimum contents are determined based on fluctuations in time, load, etc. while referring to statistical data such as expected contents and number of calls generated as learning data. Since we select the number of the car, when an unexpected call occurs, for example, when a passenger boarding each car operates the destination registration button in the car to change the destination, the car that arrives However, there was a problem that it was not the optimum number and the waiting time for other passengers became long.

As described above, even in an elevator facility in which a destination registration button is provided in each hall so that passengers in each hall can enter a destination call in advance, when the passenger gets in the car, the elevator equipment is registered in advance. As a destination call is a car call, it is a simple thing to transfer to the operation control device,
Although the convenience of passengers is improved, there is a problem that the traffic congestion cannot be eliminated.

Therefore, as a method for solving such a problem, conventionally, a split operation system for managing three to eight elevators as a group has been developed and widely used.

In an elevator installation using this split operation system, each floor is divided into a plurality of destination zones, for example, a high rise side zone and a low rise side zone, and 3 to 8 are respectively provided to the high rise side zone and the low rise side zone. By allocating a plurality of cars, the number of times each car is landed is reduced so that the lap time of each car does not become long, and the elevator waiting time for passengers is shortened.

[0008]

However, in an elevator installation using such a conventional split operation system,
When dividing the floor of each car into a high-rise zone and a low-rise zone, the divided floors and the number of divisions are fixed to prevent confusion among passengers, so the number of passengers in the low-rise zone or When one of the passengers in the high-rise zone increases and the other passenger decreases, the number of passengers unable to cope with this and the number of passengers unable to board the car increases.
There was a problem that it was difficult to improve the overall operation efficiency.

Therefore, as a conventional example for solving such a problem, an elevator shown in FIG. 6 has been proposed.

The elevator 101 shown in this figure is a group management system which comprises a communication interface 102, a traffic condition judging unit 103, a driving mode determining unit 104, a driving condition judging unit 105, a destination zone division setting unit 106, and a driving control unit 107. The control device 108 determines the traffic situation in the building and switches the operation content of the car based on the content of the determination. That is, as shown in FIG.
When the building is quiet, each car is operated in the normal operation mode, and when the building is congested, each car is operated in the recall operation mode. In addition, when congestion in the building is at its peak, each car is operated in the zone division operation mode, and in this state,
When the number of passengers per turn becomes large, or when the lap time of each car becomes long, the number of zone divisions is increased to increase the number of destination zones and the convenience of the elevator is improved.

However, such an elevator 10
In No. 1, when the building is crowded, the number of destination zones of each car is only increased or decreased according to the degree of congestion. Therefore, when the building is most crowded, the number of divisions of the destination zone becomes too large. When the destinations of the passengers waiting for the car on the main floor are concentrated on a specific floor, for example, the 8th floor, there is a problem that the passengers waiting on the main floor cannot get into the car.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention can optimize the driving pattern of the car and reduce the number of stops in one round trip and the traveling distance. The main object of the present invention is to provide an elevator control system that can shorten the waiting time of passengers, dramatically improve the convenience of each passenger, and reduce the energy consumption rate.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention, according to claim 1, assigns each floor of a building to a plurality of destination zones, and assigns each car to each destination zone. , In the elevator control system for driving each car, based on the destination information of each passenger entered in the plurality of destination information input device provided for each floor, by the group management device, the number of each destination zone , The contents of each floor assigned to each destination zone,
Any one of the assignment contents of the respective cars to the respective destination zones is changed.

With the above configuration, depending on the destination of each passenger,
Dynamically switch the number of destination zones, the allocation of floors to each destination zone, and the number of cars assigned to each destination zone to optimize the driving pattern of the cars, thereby eliminating the need to use estimated statistics, etc. It is possible to reduce the number of stops for one round trip and the traveling distance, shorten the waiting time of each passenger, dramatically improve the convenience of each passenger, and reduce the energy consumption rate.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the elevator control system according to the first aspect, the destination floor of each passenger is counted by the group management device based on the destination information of each passenger input to each destination information input device. , Depending on this counting result,
Any of the number of each destination zone, the assignment content of each floor to each destination zone, and the assignment content of each car to each destination zone is changed.

With the above configuration, when each passenger operates each destination information input device, the number of each destination zone and the number of cars assigned to each destination zone are dynamically changed to optimize the operation pattern of the car. By doing so, the number of stops per round trip and the mileage can be reduced, the waiting time for each passenger can be shortened, and the convenience of each passenger can be dramatically improved without using estimated statistical values. The consumption rate can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the elevator control system according to any of the first and second aspects, the number of the destination zones, the allocation contents of the floors to the destination zones, and the destinations are controlled by the group management device. When any one of the assigned contents of each car to the zone is changed, the guidance device guides each passenger to the car corresponding to the destination floor.

With the above configuration, when any one of the number of each destination zone, the allocation contents of each floor to each destination zone, and the allocation contents of each car to each destination zone is changed, each passenger is informed of this. , Guide each passenger to the car corresponding to the destination floor and prevent each passenger from being confused.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the elevator control system according to the third aspect, the guidance device causes the display color of the lantern and the display color of the destination button of each destination information input device to be the same, so that each passenger To the car corresponding to the destination floor.

With the above configuration, when any one of the number of each destination zone, the assignment contents of each floor to each destination zone, and the assignment contents of each car to each destination zone is changed, the lantern and each destination information input device are changed. With existing equipment such as the destination button, notify the passengers of the car number corresponding to the destination floor and guide each passenger to the car corresponding to the destination floor, thereby reducing the cost to build the system. Even if you change the number of each destination zone, the allocation contents of each floor to each destination zone, the allocation contents of each car to each destination zone, etc. while keeping it low,
Prevent confusion for each passenger.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the elevator control system according to the third or fourth aspect, the guidance device guides the passengers to the car corresponding to the destination floor in a voice guidance form.

With the above configuration, when any one of the number of destination zones, the assignment contents of each floor to each destination zone, and the assignment contents of each car to each destination zone is changed, existing equipment such as a voice guidance device is changed. By notifying each passenger of the car number corresponding to the destination floor, and guiding each passenger to the car corresponding to the destination floor, the cost for building the system can be kept low, and each destination zone Even if the number of cars, the contents assigned to each floor to each destination zone, the contents assigned to each car to each destination zone, etc. are changed, the confusion of each passenger is prevented.

[0023]

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an elevator control system according to the present invention.

The elevator control system 1 shown in this figure
Are provided in a plurality of cars 3 traveling between the floors of the building 2 and in each hall 4, and when a destination button is operated by a passenger, a hall call indicating the destination is generated and the floor corresponding to the planned floor is decided. A plurality of hall call input devices 5 that light up destination buttons in any of the display colors, for example, red, blue, yellow, or white, and are arranged in the machine room of the building 2 or the like. Each hall call output from the input device 5 is taken in, and each call output from the destination registration device (not shown) provided in each car 3 is also taken in, and the operation of each car 3 is grouped. A group management device 7 for controlling each unit, and a plurality of elevator control devices 8 for controlling the traveling of each corresponding car 3 by taking in a control signal for each group output from the group management device 7, Each platform When the voice data is output from each of the corresponding elevator control devices 8, the voice guide device 10 that takes in the voice data via each serial transmission line 9 and guides the destination floor by voice, and the destination. In addition to notifying passengers of the planned destination floor by turning on the lamp in any of the display colors corresponding to the planned floor, for example, red, blue, yellow, or white, the car 3
And a plurality of lanterns (displays) 11 for blinking the lamp corresponding to the traveling direction of.

Then, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 2, when the elevator is in operation, the preset division contents, for example, as shown in FIG.
2nd floor is 2nd to 4th floor, 5th to 7th floor, 8th to 10th floor, 11
Destination zone 12 for each car 3 divided into 1st and 12th floors
1 lantern assigned to each car and corresponding to each car 3
1 is lit in a display color corresponding to the destination zone 12, for example, red, blue, yellow, or white, and each passenger is notified of the destination zone 12 of each car 3 (step ST
1).

When each hall call input device 5 is operated to generate a hall call, the group management device 7
After each hall call output from each hall call input device 5 is taken in and the floor to which the hall call is issued is registered (step ST2), as shown by the white circle 13, which hall zone call each destination zone 12 Is determined to be a landing call for
Based on this determination result, each hall call is assigned to each destination zone 12 (step ST3). afterwards,
Of the destination buttons provided on the hall call input device 5,
The destination button operated by the passenger is lit in a display color corresponding to the destination zone 12, for example, red, blue, yellow, or white, and the destination button is pushed to the landing door where the lantern 11 is lit in the same color. The operated passenger is guided (step ST4).

Further, in parallel with this operation, based on the allocation contents obtained by the group management device 7, each elevator control device 8 operates the hall call input device 5 from the voice guidance device 10 on the floor to answer the call. The passengers are guided by voice guidance of numbers and the like (step ST5).

Hereinafter, each time the destination button provided on the hall call input device 5 is operated, the above-mentioned answering machine determination processing, guidance processing using the destination button, and guidance processing using voice are repeated, Be heard (steps ST2-ST
6).

After the loading process for the additional hall call is completed and the destination is determined, as indicated by the black circle 14, the car 3 running in the direction of the black arrow 16 is operated by the passenger. When the passenger has landed on the floor where the input device 5 is installed and passengers have finished boarding and there is no change in load, or when the destination registration device provided in the car 3 has not been operated for a certain period of time (step ST6), the traveling of the car 3 is started by each elevator control device 8, and the destination zone 1 of the car 3 is started.
Of the floors corresponding to 2, the floor designated as the destination is landed and the passengers are unloaded (step ST7).

In parallel with this operation, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 4, each hall call input device 5 provided in each hall 4 and each destination registration device provided in each car 3 are operated. , Hall call, and when a call occurs, the group management device 7 takes in the hall call and the call output from each hall call input device 5 and each destination registration device (step ST11), and determines the answer machine, When there is no additional call, it is checked whether the division contents of the destination zone 12 and the number of cars 3 assigned to each destination zone 12 need to be reviewed.

When the passengers cannot be efficiently moved by the currently set division contents of the destination zone 12, the number of cars 3 assigned to each destination zone 12, etc., for example, FIG. As shown in 6
When the number of operations of each hall call input device 5 on the floor below the floor and the number of passengers getting on and off are increasing (step ST12),
By reducing the destination zone 12, 2nd-6th floors, 7th-9th floors,
The number of cars 3 assigned to the destination zones 12 including the second to sixth floors is set to two as well as the tenth to twelfth floors (step ST13).

After this, the contents of the division change of the destination zone 12,
Each lantern 1 corresponding to each car 3 is controlled by each elevator control device 8 based on the change in the number of cars 3
1 is switched to the display color corresponding to the destination zone 12, and each passenger is informed of the changed contents of the destination zone 12 of each car 3 (step ST14), and the changed contents of the answering machine from the voice guidance device 10 on each floor. Is voice-guided (step ST15).

As described above, in this embodiment, based on the hall calls and calls output from each hall call input device 5 and each destination registration device, the group management device 7 causes the group management device 7 to divide the destination zone 12 into each destination zone. Check if it is necessary to review the number of cars 3 assigned to each of the 12 cars, and when it is necessary to review, the contents of division of the destination zone 12 and the destination zones 12 based on each hall call, each call, etc. Since the number of assigned cars 3 is dynamically switched, the number of destination zones 12 at the time when each passenger completes the operation of each hall call input device 5, each destination registration device, Dynamically change the number of cars 3 assigned to each destination zone 12 to optimize the operation pattern of the cars 3 1
The number of stops between round trips and the distance traveled can be reduced, which makes it possible to significantly reduce the waiting time for each passenger and dramatically improve the convenience of each passenger without using expected statistics. In addition, the traveling distance of each car 3 can be shortened and the energy consumption rate can be reduced.

Further, in this embodiment, when the group management device 7 changes the contents of division of the destination zone 12, the contents of the number of cars 3, etc., each elevator control device 8 corresponds to the contents of each destination zone 12. As described above, the display color of each lantern 11 is switched, and the voice guidance device 10 on each floor provides voice guidance about the change contents of the answering machine, so that the number of each destination zone 12 and each floor for each destination zone 12 are changed. When the contents of allocation of the car, the contents of allocation of each car 3 to each destination zone 12, etc. are changed, the existing equipment such as the lantern 11, the destination button of each hall call input device 5, the voice guidance device 10 is used,
It is possible to inform each passenger of the car number of the car 3 corresponding to the destination floor and guide each passenger to the car 3 corresponding to the destination floor, thereby keeping the cost for constructing the system low. Number of each destination zone 12, assignment contents of each floor to each destination zone 12, each destination zone 1
Even when the assignment contents of the respective car 3 to the 2 are changed, it is possible to prevent the passengers from being confused.

In the above-described embodiment, the destination zone 12 is divided based on the operation contents of the hall call input device 5 provided for each hall and the destination registration device provided for each car 3. The contents and the number of cars 3 assigned to each destination zone 12 have been reviewed. However, such an information input device other than each hall call input device 5 and each destination registration device, such as a ticket gate, is used. The output of an information input device that can capture the destination information of each passenger, such as a commuter pass system, is used to divide the destination zones 12 described above and the cars assigned to each destination zone 12. You may make it review about the number of 3 and the like.

Even in this case, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the number of each destination zone 12 and the number of the cars 3 assigned to each destination zone 12 are dynamically switched,
By optimizing the driving pattern of the car 3, it is possible to reduce the number of stops for one round trip and the distance traveled, thereby shortening the waiting time of each passenger without using the expected statistical value, etc. The convenience can be dramatically improved, and the traveling distance of each car 3 can be shortened to reduce the energy consumption rate.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the elevator control system according to claim 1, the number of each destination zone, the assigned contents of each floor to each destination zone, and each destination according to the destination of each passenger. It is possible to dynamically switch the number of cars assigned to a zone, optimize the driving pattern of the cars, and reduce the number of stops per round trip and the distance traveled, thereby making it possible to use expected statistics and the like. The waiting time for each passenger can be shortened, the convenience of each passenger can be dramatically improved, and the energy consumption rate can be reduced.

According to the elevator control system of claim 2,
When each passenger operates each destination information input device, the number of destination zones and the number of cars assigned to each destination zone are dynamically changed to optimize the operation pattern of the car, and the number of stops per round trip, It is possible to reduce the distance traveled, thereby shortening the waiting time for each passenger without using expected statistics and so on, and dramatically improving the convenience of each passenger, and the energy consumption rate. Can be reduced.

In the elevator control system according to claim 3,
When any one of the number of each destination zone, the assigned contents of each floor to each destination zone, and the assigned contents of each car to each destination zone is changed, notify each passenger of this and respond to each passenger to the destination floor Even if you change the number of each destination zone, the allocation contents of each floor to each destination zone, the allocation contents of each car to each destination zone, etc., you can prevent each passenger from being confused. be able to.

In the elevator control system according to claim 4,
When changing any of the number of each destination zone, the assignment contents of each floor to each destination zone, and the assignment contents of each car to each destination zone, existing equipment such as the lantern and the destination button of each destination information input device is changed. Use,
It is possible to inform each passenger of the car number corresponding to the destination floor and guide each passenger to the car corresponding to the destination floor, which reduces the cost of building the system at each destination zone. Even if the number, the allocation contents of each floor to each destination zone, the allocation contents of each car to each destination zone, and the like are changed, it is possible to prevent the confusion of each passenger.

In the elevator control system according to claim 5,
When changing any of the number of each destination zone, the assignment contents of each floor to each destination zone, the assignment contents of each car to each destination zone, a voice guidance device, etc.
By using existing equipment, it is possible to inform each passenger of the car number corresponding to the destination floor and guide each passenger to the car corresponding to the destination floor. It is possible to prevent the confusion of each passenger even when the number of each destination zone, the assignment contents of each floor to each destination zone, the assignment contents of each car to each destination zone, and the like are changed while keeping the value low.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an elevator control system according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart showing an example of main operation of the elevator control system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of main operation of the elevator control system shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of division content switching operation of the elevator control system shown in FIG.

5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of division content switching operation of the elevator control system shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an outline of a conventional “elevator”.

7 is a graph showing an operation pattern switching operation example of the elevator shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Elevator control system 2: Building 3: Car basket 4: Platform 5: Hall call input device (destination information input device) 6: Transmission line 7: Group management device 8: Elevator control device 9: Serial transmission line 10: Voice guidance device 11: Lantern 12: Destination zone 13: White circle 14: Black circle 16: Black arrow

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An elevator control system in which each floor of a building is assigned to a plurality of destination zones, and each car is assigned to each of the destination zones to drive each car. Based on the operation contents of the passengers, a plurality of destination information input devices that capture the destination information of each passenger, and based on the destination information of each passenger input to each destination information input device, the number of each destination zone, each destination An elevator control system, comprising: a group management device that changes one of the allocation contents of each floor to the zone and the allocation contents of each car to each destination zone. 2. The elevator control system according to claim 1, wherein the group management device counts the destination floor of each passenger based on the destination information of each passenger input to each destination information input device, and counts the destination floor of each passenger. Depending on the result, any one of the number of each destination zone, the assignment content of each floor to each destination zone, and the assignment content of each car to each destination zone is changed. . 3. The elevator control system according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the group management device controls the number of each of the destination zones, the allocation contents of each floor to each of the destination zones, and the each of the destination zones. Of the contents assigned to each car,
An elevator control system comprising: a guide device for guiding each passenger to a car corresponding to a destination floor when any one of them is changed. 4. The elevator control system according to claim 3, wherein the guidance device sets the display color of the lantern and the display color of the destination button of each destination information input device to be the same to correspond each passenger to the destination floor. An elevator control system characterized in that it guides the passenger to a car that has been struck. 5. The elevator control system according to claim 3, wherein the guidance device uses voice guidance to guide each passenger to a car corresponding to a destination floor. Elevator control system.