JP2004051343A - Elevator operation system in case of power failure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator operation system in case of power failure capable of surely rescuing to move weak people left at a waiting area in the event of power failure. <P>SOLUTION: The system includes a control means 7 for changing a power supply source for each elevator to battery power 11 in the event of power failure of commercial power and making the each elevator respond to a landing call for performing a rescue operation, and a battery capacity check means 6 for checking charge capacity of each battery power 11. The control means 7 makes a specified elevator 7 respond to the landing call according to the battery capacity in the event of power failure. If the elevator becomes unable to respond the landing call due to decrease in the battery capacity of the battery power, the control means 7 makes another elevator respond to the landing call according to the charge capacity of the each battery power in a predetermined order. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator power failure operation device for rescuing a person trapped in an elevator car to a nearest floor (evacuation floor) when a commercial power supply fails, and more particularly, to rescue a person trapped in a power failure and a landing. The present invention relates to an elevator power outage operation device that can promptly rescue a waiting customer (use of an elevator) left in a vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as referred to in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-238657, an elevator power failure operation device that performs rescue operation by switching power supply to an elevator to battery power when a commercial power failure occurs is well known. I have.
[0003]
In the conventional device described in the above publication, during rescue operation, if a wheelchair user is present in the passenger, the landing error when the elevator car touches the nearest floor is set smaller than usual. It has become.
[0004]
However, rescue of persons left in the elevator hall at the time of the power failure is not considered, so after returning the elevator car to the nearest floor, the elevator is stopped without responding to a hall call or the like.
[0005]
Therefore, among the people left behind in the elevator hall, especially weak people such as wheelchair users and the elderly, it is extremely difficult to move by stairs, so they must wait on the floor of the elevator hall until the power is restored. No.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the conventional elevator power failure operation device does not consider rescue of people left in the elevator hall at the time of power failure, so if the person left behind is a weak person, you must wait until the power is restored. There was a problem that it had to be done.
[0007]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an elevator capable of reliably rescue and moving weak people left at the landing by being able to respond to a landing call even during a power failure. The purpose is to obtain an operating device during a power outage.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The elevator power failure operation device according to the present invention is installed on each service floor, a common hall button for assigning a hall call to any one of the plurality of elevators, and a power supply for supplying power to each elevator. Commercial power supply, multiple battery power supplies for individually supplying power to each elevator in the event of a commercial power outage, and power supply to each elevator switched to battery power in the event of a commercial power outage, allowing each elevator to respond to hall calls Control means for performing rescue operation and battery capacity confirmation means for confirming the charge capacity of each battery power supply, wherein the control means responds to a predetermined elevator battery power charge capacity when a commercial power supply fails. The predetermined elevator is made to respond to the hall call, and the charging capacity of the battery power of the predetermined elevator is reduced to make it impossible to respond to the hall call. If it becomes are those corresponding to the charging capacity of each battery power other elevators other than the predetermined elevator to respond to the hall call to another elevator in a predetermined order.
[0009]
In addition, the elevator power failure operation device according to the present invention is installed on each service floor, and supplies a common hall button for assigning a hall call to any one of the plurality of elevators, and supplies power to each elevator. Commercial power supply, a plurality of battery power supplies for individually supplying power to each elevator when the commercial power supply fails, and a power supply for each elevator switched to the battery power supply when the commercial power supply fails, so that each elevator is on the evacuation floor. Control means for returning to the floor and performing a rescue operation in response to a hall call, and battery capacity confirmation means for confirming the charge capacity of each battery power supply. After the elevator has completed returning to the evacuation floor, a predetermined elevator is called in a predetermined order according to the charging capacity of the battery power of the predetermined elevator. One in which to respond.
[0010]
In addition, the elevator power failure operation device according to the present invention is installed on each service floor, and supplies a common hall button for assigning a hall call to any one of the plurality of elevators, and supplies power to each elevator. Commercial power supply, a plurality of battery power supplies for individually supplying power to each elevator when the commercial power supply fails, and a power supply for each elevator switched to the battery power supply when the commercial power supply fails, so that each elevator is on the evacuation floor. Control means for returning to the floor and performing rescue operation in response to a hall call, and battery capacity confirmation means for confirming the charge capacity of each battery power supply, wherein the control means is evacuated when the commercial power supply fails. The first elevator is made to respond to the first landing call according to the charge capacity of the battery power of the first elevator that has first returned to the floor. It is intended to respond to other hall calls in the other elevator to a predetermined order other than the first elevator.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiment 1 FIG.
Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram showing each registration unit and control unit in FIG. 1 by hardware.
[0012]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a car destination button of each car, which is individually installed in a plurality of elevator cars. Reference numeral 2 denotes a car call register for each car, and when each car destination button 1 is operated, the car call is registered.
[0013]
Reference numeral 3 denotes a hall button, which is individually installed at the hall on each service floor in the building, and includes a common button for each floor in order to assign a hall call to any one of a plurality of elevators. ing. A hall call registration means 4 registers a hall call when the hall button 3 is operated.
[0014]
Reference numeral 5 denotes each unit return completion detection means for detecting return completion of each unit, and outputs a return completion signal when return to the evacuation floor is completed during a power failure.
Reference numeral 6 denotes each unit battery capacity check unit for checking the capacity of a battery power supply (described later) installed in each unit, and outputs a battery capacity check signal when the elevator unit is in an operable state.
[0015]
Numeral 7 denotes a control means with a built-in battery comprising a microcomputer. The registration information from each car call registration means 2 in response to each car car destination button 1 and the registration information from the hall call registration means 4 in response to the hall button 3 The information, the return completion signal from each unit return completion detection unit 5 and the battery capacity confirmation signal from each unit battery capacity confirmation unit 6 are taken in, and the traveling and stopping of the elevator car and the opening and closing of the door are controlled, It drives and controls the indicator lights and alarms.
[0016]
Numeral 8 denotes each unit indicator provided individually in each elevator car and each landing, and is driven and controlled by the control means 7 to provide various kinds of guidance information (in a power failure state) to a user in the elevator car or the elevator hall. During rescue operation, during normal operation, or at rest).
[0017]
Reference numeral 9 denotes each car alarm provided individually in the elevator car and the landing, which is driven and controlled by the control means 7 and provides various kinds of information to the passengers in the elevator car and the elevator hall in the same manner as each car display 8. Announce guidance information.
[0018]
Reference numeral 10 denotes each unit drive control device, which controls a hoist motor (not shown) for running the elevator car and controls a door motor for opening and closing the door of the elevator car.
[0019]
Reference numeral 11 denotes a battery power supply provided individually for each car, which is charged during a power purchase operation from a commercial power supply, and functions as a power supply for operating the elevator when the commercial power supply fails.
The output voltage indicating the charging capacity of each unit battery power supply 11 is input to each unit battery capacity check unit 6.
[0020]
Each elevator is normally supplied with electric power from a commercial power supply, and is supplied with electric power from an individual battery power supply 11 when the commercial power supply fails.
The control means 7 switches the power supply to each elevator to a battery power supply 11 at the time of a power failure of the commercial power supply, and causes each elevator to respond to a hall call to perform a rescue operation.
[0021]
Further, as described later, the control means 7 causes the predetermined car to respond to the hall call according to the charge capacity of the battery power supply 11 of the elevator of the predetermined car when the commercial power supply fails, and When the charging capacity decreases and it becomes impossible to respond to the hall call, the other cars respond to the hall call in a predetermined order according to the charging capacities of the battery power supplies 11 of the other cars other than the predetermined car. ing.
[0022]
In the functional block diagram of FIG. 2 (H / W configuration of the control means 7), the same components as those described above (see FIG. 1) are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
Reference numeral 12 denotes a microcomputer, which constitutes each function of the car call registration means 2, the hall call registration means 3, and the control means 7 in FIG.
[0023]
In the microcomputer 12, an input circuit 12a captures operation information from each of the car destination buttons 1 and the landing buttons 3, and outputs output signals from each of the car completion detection means 5 and the battery capacity confirmation means 6 of each car. take in.
[0024]
Reference numeral 12b denotes a CPU constituting the main body of the microcomputer 12, and reference numeral 12c denotes a memory belonging to the CPU 12b.
An output circuit 12 d outputs various processing data from the CPU 12 b to each unit display 8 and each unit alarm 9 and also to each unit drive control device 10.
[0025]
Next, the processing operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In FIG. 3, first, it is determined whether or not a power failure has occurred (step S1). If it is determined that a power failure has occurred (ie, YES), the process proceeds to step S2.
[0026]
In step S2, each unit display 8 and each unit alarm 9 were driven to notify the user in the elevator car of all the units and the passengers at the landing that the power outage occurred, and the unit battery power 11 was charged. Depending on the electric power (charging capacity), the specified car continues to respond to the car call or the hall call.
[0027]
In step S2, the responses of the car call registration other than the specific car and the hall call registration are invalidated, and the elevator car other than the specific car is returned to the nearest floor. Next, it is determined whether all the cars other than the specific car have completed the return (step S3). If it is determined that all the cars other than the specific car have completed the return (ie, YES), the process proceeds to step S4.
[0028]
In step S4, it is determined whether or not the charge capacity of 11 of the specific car is normal. If it is determined in step S4 that normal operation is possible (ie, YES), the process proceeds to step S5.
[0029]
In step S5, the specific car is continuously made to respond to the car call and the hall call, and each car display 8 and each car alarm 9 are driven to notify that the car is still operating during a power failure.
After the execution of step S5, the process returns to step S4, and the determination processing of step S4 is repeated.
[0030]
In step S4, the discharge of the battery power supply 11 of the specific unit progresses, the charging capacity becomes insufficient, and if it is determined that normal operation is impossible (that is, NO), the specific unit is stopped at a predetermined floor (for example, the first floor). Then, the operation is stopped (step S6).
[0031]
Next, the charge capacity of the battery power source 11 of the other car set in advance is checked from other elevator cars other than the specific car, and it is determined whether the charge capacity is normal operation (step S7). .
[0032]
If it is determined in step S7 that the charging capacity of the other unit is operable normally (ie, YES), the process proceeds to step S8.
In step S8, the other units other than the specific unit are made to respond to the car call and the hall call in the same manner as described above, and thereafter, the process returns to step S7, and the next call is generated in a predetermined order set in advance. Give service.
[0033]
In this way, by continuing to operate each of the units one by one and continuing to operate until the battery capacity of all the units is exhausted, all the charging capacities of the battery power sources 11 can be used to the maximum. In addition, wheelchair users and the elderly can easily move to the destination floor.
Further, since the cars having the spare battery capacity are sequentially responded, the time in which the car can respond to the car call or the hall call can be extended.
[0034]
If it is determined in step S7 that the charge capacity of the battery power source 11 of the other unit other than the specific unit is not normally operable (that is, NO), the elevator car of the other unit is moved to a predetermined floor (for example, the first floor). The operation is suspended (step S9), and the processing routine of FIG. 3 ends.
[0035]
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1 that a power failure has not occurred in the commercial power supply (that is, NO), all the units are operated normally (step S10), and the processing routine in FIG. 3 ends.
[0036]
Embodiment 2 FIG.
In the first embodiment, the specific car is used as the first rescue car to respond to the hall call immediately after the power failure. However, after all the cars return to the nearest evacuation floor, the charging capacity of the battery power supply 11 is reduced. While checking, you may be made to respond to a hall call sequentially from a specific car.
[0037]
Hereinafter, the processing operation according to the second embodiment of the present invention for executing the rescue operation after returning to all the units will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In FIG. 4, steps S12 and S13 correspond to steps S2 and S3 described above (see FIG. 3), respectively.
[0038]
In FIG. 4, the same processes as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description is omitted.
The system configuration according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as that described above (see FIGS. 1 and 2), except that the function of the control unit 7 is partially different.
[0039]
In this case, the control means 7 switches the power supply to each elevator to the battery power supply 11 at the time of the power failure of the commercial power supply, returns each elevator to the evacuation floor, and responds to the hall call, and the After completing the return to the floor, the predetermined car is made to respond to the hall call in a predetermined order according to the charge capacity of the battery power supply 11 of the predetermined car.
[0040]
In FIG. 4, first, when a power failure occurs, the process proceeds from step S1 to step S12.
In step S12, each unit display 8 and each unit alarm 9 are driven to notify the power outage occurrence state in the car and hall of all units, and the car call and hall call of all units are invalidated. Return all units to the nearest floor (evacuation floor).
[0041]
Next, the process proceeds to step S13, and it is determined whether or not the elevator cars of all the cars have completed the return operation.
In step S13, if it is determined that all the units have been returned (that is, YES), the process proceeds to step S4, and the same steps S4 to S9 as described above are executed. The system responds to car calls and hall calls, and notifies the driver during power outages.
[0042]
As described above, even when the rescue operation is performed after the return to the nearest floor is completed at the time of the power outage, the operation of each unit is continued one by one, and the operation is continued until the battery capacity of all the units is exhausted. Therefore, wheelchair users and the elderly can easily move to the destination floor.
[0043]
Embodiment 3 FIG.
In the second embodiment, the rescue operation is executed (respond to the hall call) after the return of all the units is completed, but the rescue operation may be executed immediately from the first unit that has completed the return.
[0044]
Hereinafter, the processing operation according to the third embodiment of the present invention in which the rescue operation is performed by the first car that has completed the return will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 5, steps S23 to S29 correspond to steps S3 to S9 described above (see FIG. 4), respectively.
[0045]
In FIG. 5, the same processes as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description will be omitted.
The system configuration according to the third embodiment of the present invention is the same as that described above (see FIGS. 1 and 2), except that the function of the control means 7 is partially different.
[0046]
In this case, the control means 7 switches the power supply to each elevator to the battery power supply 11 at the time of the power failure of the commercial power supply, returns each elevator to the evacuation floor, and completes the first return to the evacuation floor for the first time. The first elevator responds to the first hall call according to the charge capacity of the battery power supply of the elevator, and the other elevators other than the first elevator respond to the other hall calls in a predetermined order. ing.
[0047]
In FIG. 5, first, when a power failure occurs, the process proceeds from step S1 to step S12, in which each unit display 8 and each unit alarm 9 are driven to notify the power failure occurrence state, and each unit is moved to the nearest floor (evacuation). Floor).
[0048]
Next, the process proceeds to step S23, and it is determined whether or not there is a car that has completed the return operation.
If it is determined in step S23 that there is at least one return-completed unit (that is, YES), the process proceeds to step S24, and steps S24 to S29 are executed. Are responded to the car call and the hall call in a predetermined order, and the operation during power outage is notified.
[0049]
That is, if it is determined in step S24 that the charge capacity of the battery power supply 11 of the first unit is operable normally (that is, YES), the first unit is made to respond to the call and the operation during power failure is notified. (Step S25).
[0050]
If it is determined in step S24 that the battery capacity of the first unit is insufficient (that is, NO), the process proceeds to step S26, where the first unit that has completed the first return is placed on the predetermined floor (for example, the first floor). To stop driving.
[0051]
Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S27, in which the battery capacity of another device, which is set in advance, is checked from among the devices other than the first device that has completed the return first, and if the battery is operable, the process proceeds to step S28. The other units are made to respond to the call, and the operation during power failure is notified.
[0052]
In this way, by continuing operation one by one in a predetermined order from the first unit that has completed returning to the evacuation floor at the time of the power outage, it is possible to continue operation until the battery capacity of all units is exhausted, as described above. Yes, wheelchair users and the elderly can easily move to daily floors.
[0053]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a common hall button installed on each service floor to assign a hall call to any of a plurality of elevators, and a commercial hall button for supplying power to each elevator A power supply, a plurality of battery power supplies for individually supplying power to each elevator in the event of a commercial power outage, and a power supply to each elevator switched to a battery power supply in the event of a commercial power outage, causing each elevator to respond to a hall call. Control means for performing rescue operation, and battery capacity confirmation means for confirming a charge capacity of each battery power supply, wherein the control means responds to a predetermined elevator battery power charge capacity when a commercial power supply fails. A predetermined elevator is responded to a hall call, and a case where the charging capacity of the battery power of the predetermined elevator decreases and the elevator cannot respond to the hall call. In accordance with the charging capacity of each battery power source of the other elevators other than the predetermined elevator, the other elevators are made to respond to the hall call in a predetermined order, so that the weak person left in the hall at the time of the power failure can be reliably Thus, there is an effect that an elevator power failure operation device capable of rescue movement can be obtained.
[0054]
Further, according to the present invention, a common hall button that is installed on each service floor and allocates a hall call to any one of the plurality of elevators, and a commercial power supply for supplying power to each elevator, A plurality of battery power supplies for individually supplying power to each elevator at the time of commercial power outage, and at the time of commercial power outage, the power supply to each elevator is switched to battery power, and each elevator is returned to the evacuation floor, Control means for performing rescue operation in response to a hall call, and battery capacity confirmation means for confirming the charge capacity of each battery power supply, wherein the control means allows each elevator to be on the evacuation floor when a commercial power failure occurs. After completion of the return, the predetermined elevator is made to respond to the hall call in a predetermined order according to the charging capacity of the battery power of the predetermined elevator. The effect of a power failure during operation device for an elevator is obtained which can be reliably rescued move remaining vulnerable to landing in the event of a power failure.
[0055]
Further, according to the present invention, a common hall button that is installed on each service floor and allocates a hall call to any one of the plurality of elevators, and a commercial power supply for supplying power to each elevator, A plurality of battery power supplies for individually supplying power to each elevator at the time of commercial power outage, and at the time of commercial power outage, the power supply to each elevator is switched to battery power, and each elevator is returned to the evacuation floor, Control means for performing a rescue operation in response to a hall call, and battery capacity checking means for checking the charging capacity of each battery power supply, wherein the control means first returns to the evacuation floor when a commercial power failure occurs. According to the completed charging capacity of the battery power of the first elevator, the first elevator is made to respond to the first landing call, and other than the first elevator. Since the elevator was so as to respond to other hall call in a predetermined order, the effect of power failure during operation device for an elevator which can reliably rescue move remaining vulnerable to landing in the event of a power failure is obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an H / W configuration of a control unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing operation according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing operation according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 car destination button for each car, 2 car call registration means for each car, 3 hall buttons, 4 hall call registration means, 5 return completion detection means for each car, 6 battery capacity confirmation means for each car, 7 control means, 8 each car display , 9 each unit alarm, 10 each unit drive control unit, 11 each unit battery power, 12 microcomputer, 12b CPU, 12c memory.

Claims (3)

A common hall button installed on each service floor and for assigning a hall call to any of the plurality of elevators,
A commercial power supply for supplying power to each of the elevators,
A plurality of battery power supplies for individually supplying power to each of the elevators when the commercial power supply fails,
Control means for performing a rescue operation by switching the power supply to each of the elevators to the battery power at the time of a power outage of the commercial power supply, and causing each of the elevators to respond to the hall call;
Battery capacity checking means for checking the charging capacity of each of the battery power supplies,
The control means includes:
At the time of the commercial power outage,
According to the charging capacity of the battery power of the predetermined elevator, the predetermined elevator is made to respond to the hall call,
When the charging capacity of the battery power of the predetermined elevator is reduced and it becomes impossible to respond to the hall call, according to the charging capacity of each battery power of an elevator other than the predetermined elevator, A power failure operation device for an elevator, wherein the elevator is made to respond to the hall call in a predetermined order. A common hall button installed on each service floor and for assigning a hall call to any of the plurality of elevators,
A commercial power supply for supplying power to each of the elevators,
A plurality of battery power supplies for individually supplying power to each of the elevators when the commercial power supply fails,
Control means for switching the power supply to each of the elevators to the battery power at the time of a power failure of the commercial power supply, returning each of the elevators to the evacuation floor, and performing a rescue operation in response to the hall call; ,
Battery capacity checking means for checking the charging capacity of each of the battery power supplies,
The control means includes:
At the time of the commercial power outage,
After each of the elevators has returned to the evacuation floor,
An elevator power failure operation device, wherein the predetermined elevators are made to respond to the hall call in a predetermined order in accordance with a charging capacity of a battery power supply of the predetermined elevator. A common hall button installed on each service floor and for assigning a hall call to any of the plurality of elevators,
A commercial power supply for supplying power to each of the elevators,
A plurality of battery power supplies for individually supplying power to each of the elevators when the commercial power supply fails,
Control means for switching the power supply to each of the elevators to the battery power at the time of a power failure of the commercial power supply, returning each of the elevators to the evacuation floor, and performing a rescue operation in response to the hall call; ,
Battery capacity checking means for checking the charging capacity of each of the battery power supplies,
The control means includes:
At the time of the commercial power outage,
The first elevator is made to respond to the first landing call according to the charging capacity of the battery power of the first elevator that has first completed returning to the evacuation floor,
An elevator power outage operating device, wherein an elevator other than the first elevator is made to respond to another hall call in a predetermined order.

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