Elevator control apparatus and method for minimizing an elevator group load difference

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PATENT NO 9890015
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15431411

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A method for controlling an elevator group including at least a first elevator and a second elevator, wherein a counterweight balance of the first elevator differs from a counterweight balance of the second elevator, the method including: controlling the elevator group; determining threshold loads for the first and second elevator separately for up and down direction, a threshold load being dependent of the counterweight balance of the corresponding elevator, wherein the threshold load being a load for which consumed energy per up-down run is approximately zero; and controlling, when allocating an elevator in response to a destination call, route determination for the first and second elevator involves minimizing a load difference from the threshold loads.

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  • KONE CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hakonen, Henri Espoo, FI 6 29
Siikonen, Marja-Liisa Helsinki, FI 43 417
Sorsa, Janne Helsinki, FI 26 163

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