JP6776170B2 - Elevator and control method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an elevator and a control method having a function of supplying power to a power storage device mounted on a car in a non-contact manner.

In a general elevator, power is supplied to the equipment in the car by a power supply line called a tail code suspended from the car. By the way, recently, a skyscraper has been built, and when an elevator is installed in this skyscraper, the elevator to be installed is a long process. When the elevator has a long stroke, the tail cord becomes long and the mass increases, and if it exceeds a certain length, it may not be able to withstand its own weight. However, if the tail code is lost, power supply to the equipment inside the elevator car becomes an issue.

As a method of supplying electric power to the device in the car, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, power is supplied by using non-contact power supply while the car is stopped, the power storage device mounted on the car is charged, and power is supplied from the power storage device while driving. The method of doing so is disclosed.

In an elevator equipped with a power storage device on such a car, there is a concern that the operation efficiency may decrease when the remaining amount of storage decreases. In Patent Document 1, the amount of electric energy required to respond to a call from the landing for each unit control device provided for each unit is from the floor where the car is currently located to the floor where the call is made (hereinafter referred to as "nominal floor"). From the travel time of the above and the travel time from the nominal floor to the destination floor, the amount of power required for movement is predicted, and the predicted value is calculated by adding the amount of reserve power assuming consumption during the downtime. Therefore, a countermeasure for excluding the allocation when the remaining amount of electricity is less than this is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-71804

By the way, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the amount of power consumed by the car while stopped on the floor where the car cannot supply power (hereinafter referred to as "non-power supply floor") is recorded as the reserve electric energy. There is no distinction between possible floors (hereinafter referred to as "power supply floors") and non-power supply floors. Therefore, there is a concern that the amount of reserve power will increase and the number of power storage devices mounted on the car will increase.

On the other hand, even if the power storage device stores a certain amount of power as a spare, if the car stops continuously on the non-power supply floor, the remaining power storage will drop significantly, so the service (elevator operation) will be provided on the way. There is also concern that it may have to be stopped.

From the above situation, in an elevator equipped with a power storage device in a car, there has been a demand for a method of suppressing an increase in the storage capacity and surely suppressing a decrease in the remaining storage capacity.

The elevator of one aspect of the present invention is for registering a car equipped with a power storage device installed in each of a plurality of units, a name floor information based on a call signal for calling the car, and a destination floor. It is an elevator equipped with a group management control device that controls the operation of the car of each unit in response to the destination floor information based on the registration signal, and supplies power when the car stops on the power supply floor.
The group management control device further includes a power supply floor setting storage unit that stores power supply floor setting information that is information on the power supply floor for each unit, and at least the nominal floor information, the power supply floor setting information, and the call signal. Based on the registered destination floor information including the information of the calling floor and the destination floor registered before receiving, the ride of each unit so as not to exceed the specified value of the allowable number of continuous stops to the non-powered floor where power cannot be supplied. Control the operation of the car.

According to at least one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress an increase in the storage capacity of the power storage device mounted on the car and surely suppress a decrease in the remaining storage capacity.
Issues, configurations and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the description of the following embodiments.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the whole structure example of the elevator system which performs contactless power supply which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure example of the group management control apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the assignment unit determination method in the group management control apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure example of the group management control apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the allocation unit determination method in the group management control apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the whole structure example of the elevator system which performs contactless power supply which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure example of the group management control apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the assignment unit determination method in the group management control apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure example of the group management control apparatus which concerns on the modification of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the order setting of the allocation candidate priority by the allocation candidate priority order setting part of the group management control apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware configuration example of the computer included in the group management control device which concerns on 1st to 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, examples of embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the attached drawings, components having substantially the same function or configuration are designated by the same reference numerals and duplicate description will be omitted. The accompanying drawings show specific embodiments and implementation examples based on the principles of the present invention, but these are for the purpose of understanding the present invention, and in order to interpret the present invention in a limited manner. Not used.

<1. First Embodiment>
[Overall configuration of elevator system]
First, an example of the overall configuration of an elevator system that performs non-contact power supply according to the first embodiment will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an overall configuration example of an elevator system that performs non-contact power supply. The elevator system 1 (an example of an elevator) shown in FIG. 1 is an example in which a destination floor registration device is provided at a landing on each floor. Here, in order to explain the operation control method of the car, the power supply system, and the like, the detailed structure of the elevator such as ropes, rails, guide rollers, and equipment wiring will not be described. As the power feeding system of the present embodiment, non-contact power feeding using electromagnetic induction between coils is assumed, but a non-power feeding method using electric field coupling or electromagnetic waves (microwaves) can also be applied.

In the elevator system 1, one elevator group is composed of three elevators, A, B, and C, and the group management control device 20 is used to respond to a call from the landing (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "landing call"). Unit (elevator) allocation and operation control are performed. In FIG. 1, the first floor, the second floor, the third floor, the fourth floor, and the fifth floor are displayed.

Units A, B, and C are provided with unit control devices 11a, 11b, and 11c, respectively. The unit control devices 11a, 11b, 11c are provided corresponding to each unit, and drive control of a hoist (not shown) on which a rope connecting the rider and the balance weight (not shown) of each unit is wound. Door open / close control is performed. As a result, the car units 12a, 12b, and 12c of each unit move up and down in their respective hoistways. In the following description, when the unit control device 11a, the unit control device 11b, and the unit control device 11c are not distinguished, they are referred to as the unit control device 11. Further, when the car 12a, the car 12b and the car 12c are not distinguished, it is described as the car 12.

The remaining charge Est of the power storage device 33 mounted on the cars 12a to 12c of Units A, B, and C is transmitted from the car device 34 to the control devices 11a to 11c of each unit via the communication line. Then, the remaining charge Est of the power storage device 33 mounted on the car 12 of each unit is transmitted from the control devices 11a to 11c of each unit to the group management control device 20 via the communication line. The remaining charge Est is indicated by a ratio [%] with respect to the fully charged state of the electricity storage device 33.

Further, as information from the landing destination floor registration device 13, the floor (nominal floor Fc) where the registration operation of the destination floor is performed and the registered destination floor Fd are transmitted to the group management control device 20 via the communication line. To. Information generally used for group management, such as the position and loading information in the building (in the hoistway) of each car 12a to 12c, is also transmitted from each unit control device 11a to 11c, but the illustration is omitted here. To do. The group management control device 20 determines the unit to be actually assigned from the allocation candidates for the call based on the information such as the remaining charge Est, the nominal floor Fc, and the destination floor Fd, and the unit (elevator) corresponding to the allocation result AR. ) Is output.

On the other hand, a landing destination floor registration device 13 for a user to reserve (register) a destination floor is installed in front of the elevator hall on each floor of the building or in the elevator hall. The landing destination floor registration device 13 includes an operation unit 14 on which an input operation is performed by the user, and a display unit 15 for displaying the assigned unit. In FIG. 1, only the landing destination floor registration device 13 on the 5th floor is shown with the reference numerals of the operation unit 14 and the display unit 15. The operation unit 14 outputs a call signal for calling the car 12 and a registration signal corresponding to the input destination floor to the corresponding unit control device 11 via the communication line. As a method of registering the destination floor, an operation using a numeric keypad on which numbers are written is common, but if the destination floor can be registered, voice processing or wireless communication may be used.

The car 12a of Unit A is equipped with a power receiving unit 32 composed of a power receiving coil and the like, a power storage device 33, and a car device 34. On the other hand, on the side wall in the hoistway of Unit A, a power transmission unit 31a composed of a power transmission coil or the like is installed for each floor. Non-contact power is supplied from the power transmission unit 31a to the power receiving unit 32 mounted on the car 12a of the A unit, and the power storage device 33 is charged via the power receiving unit 32. Then, the electric power stored in the power storage device 33 is supplied to the car device 34 mounted on the car 12a. Examples of the car device 34 include a door opening / closing device, a controller, a display, and the like. The car device 34 communicates with the No. A unit control device 11a via a communication line (wireless transmission when the tail code is lost).

The same applies to the car 12b of Unit B and the car 12c of Unit C. Non-contact power is supplied from the power transmission unit 31b installed on the side wall in the hoistway of Unit B corresponding to the floor to the power reception unit 32 mounted on the car 12b of Unit B to charge the power storage device 33. In addition, the power transmission unit 31c installed on the side wall in the hoistway of Unit C corresponding to the floor provides non-contact power supply to the power receiving unit 32 mounted on the car 12c of Unit C to charge the power storage device 33. To do. In the following description, when the power transmission unit 31a, the power transmission unit 31b and the power transmission unit 31c are not distinguished, they are referred to as the power transmission unit 31. In FIG. 1, when non-contact power is supplied from the power transmission unit 31 to the power reception unit 32, or when the positional relationship between the power transmission unit 31 and the power reception unit 32 is non-contact power supply, the power reception unit 32 is painted. Represents.

Here, the power transmission unit 31a of Unit A is installed on the third floors of the first floor, the second floor, and the fourth floor, and the car 12a can supply power to these floors while the vehicle is stopped. The power transmission unit 31b of Unit B is installed on the 2nd floors of the 1st and 5th floors, and the power transmission unit 31c of Unit C is installed corresponding to the 3rd floors of the 1st, 2nd and 5th floors. There is. The installation mode of the power supply floor is not limited to this example, but here, it is set in this way for the following reasons.

First, the first floor is the ground floor, which has the largest number of passengers. The first floor is also called the standard floor for elevators, and empty cars with no users are often kept on standby at the standard floor. Therefore, the first floor has a long stop time and a high stop frequency, and it is possible to secure the charging time and improve the serviceability (shorten the waiting time) at the same time. Therefore, in the present embodiment, transmission units are provided in all the units on the first floor, and the first floor is set as a floor capable of supplying power to all three elevators of units A, B, and C. In addition, it was decided to install two power transmission units (the power transmission unit 31a of Unit A and the power transmission unit 31c of Unit C) on the second floor.

Here, as the number of power supply floors increases, the chances of charging the power storage device 33 of the car increase, so that an increase in the storage capacity of the power storage device 33 can be suppressed. However, by reducing the number of power supply floors, the cost including the installation of the power transmission section can be suppressed. Therefore, in the elevator system 1, the third floor is set to a floor (non-powered floor) where no unit can supply power. In addition, the power transmission unit 31a of Unit A was installed on the 4th floor, and the power transmission unit 31b of Unit B and the power transmission unit 31c of Unit C were installed on the 5th floor. By changing the setting of the power supply floor (presence or absence of a power transmission unit for each floor) depending on the unit in this way, it is possible to avoid the situation where it takes an extremely long time for the car of each unit to go to a specific floor. Since it is possible, serviceability is improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, regarding the non-powered floors, the number of floors on which no power can be supplied is set to be equal to or less than the number of a plurality of units. With such a configuration, there is no time zone when all units are stopped on the non-power supply floor, and one or more units are always in operation, and it is possible to continue to provide services to users. it can.

The group management control device 20 according to the present embodiment receives at least the nominal floor Fc based on the call signal for calling the car 12, the power supply floor setting information which is the information on the power supply floor for each unit, and the call signal. Acquires the registered destination floor information including the information of the called floor and the destination floor registered in. Then, the group management control device 20 sets a specified value (continuous non-feeding allowable number of times) of the continuous stop allowable number of times to the non-powered floor that cannot supply power based on at least the nominal floor Fc, the feeding floor setting information, and the registered destination floor information. The operation of the car 12 of each unit is controlled so as not to exceed.

For example, taking Unit A as an example, when the car 12a stops continuously on the 3rd and 5th floors where the power transmission unit 31a is not installed, the car 12a stops continuously on the non-power supply floor. become. When the car 12 stops on the non-powered floor two or more times in a row, the number of consecutive stops on the non-powered floor is counted by incrementing the value by 1 from the third time onward, with the two consecutive stops as '1'. .. For example, if the car 12 does not stop continuously on the non-powered floor, the number of consecutive stops on the non-powered floor is '0', and if it stops on the non-powered floor twice in a row, it goes to the non-powered floor. The number of consecutive stops is "1", and when the number of consecutive stops to the non-power supply floor is "2", the number of consecutive stops to the non-power supply floor is calculated as "2". The above-mentioned specified value of the permissible number of continuous stops to the non-feeding floor (permissible number of continuous non-feeding floors) is a value that allows the number of continuous stops to the non-feeding floor.

[Internal configuration of group management controller]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the group management control device 20.
The group management control device 20 includes a charge remaining amount determination unit 21, a power supply control unit 22, an allocation candidate extraction unit 23, and an allocation control unit 24.

The remaining charge determination unit 21 determines whether or not the remaining charge Est of the electricity storage device 33 mounted on the car 12 of each unit is equal to or higher than the threshold value Est (Est ≧ Est), and determines whether or not the determination result is the power supply control unit. It is output to 22 or the allocation candidate extraction unit 23. The information of the threshold value Eth is held in, for example, a register included in the CPU 51 of FIG. 11 described later, a ROM 52 described later, or the like. Generally, an elevator equipped with a power supply system is provided with a charge remaining amount determination unit 21.

When the remaining charge Est is less than the threshold value Eth, the power supply control unit 22 determines that the remaining charge is insufficient and puts the corresponding unit into the power supply mode. Here, the power supply mode is a mode in which the corresponding unit is excluded from the allocation candidates and the car 12 is moved to the power supply floor to supply power. When the car 12 arrives at the power supply floor, non-contact power is supplied from the power transmission unit 31 to the power reception unit 32 to charge the power storage device 33. If the car 12 is in the process of transporting passengers, the transition to the power supply mode will not occur until the service of going to the power supply floor is terminated. Therefore, the threshold value Eth is set in advance in consideration of the standard time until going to the power supply floor.

The allocation candidate extraction unit 23 operates when the charge remaining amount Est of the electricity storage device 33 of the car 12 of each unit is equal to or greater than the threshold value Eth in the charge remaining amount determination unit 21. The allocation candidate extraction unit 23 sets the power supply floor, which is the nominal floor Fc (nominal floor information), the destination floor Fd (destination floor information), and the power supply floor information for each unit (presence or absence of a power transmission unit for each floor). Based on the information and the registered destination floor information for each unit, the units whose car 12 does not exceed the specified value of the allowable number of continuous stops to the non-power supply floor are extracted as allocation candidates.

(Structure of allocation candidate extraction unit)
Here, the allocation candidate extraction unit 23 will be further described. As shown in FIG. 2, the allocation candidate extraction unit 23 includes a power supply floor setting storage unit 231, a landing floor power supply determination unit 232, a destination floor power supply determination unit 233, a continuous non-power supply determination unit 234, a registered destination floor list 235, and The allocation candidate list 236 is provided.

The power supply floor setting storage unit 231 is a non-volatile storage unit that stores the power supply floor setting information. In FIG. 1, the power supply floor setting storage unit 231 is provided in the allocation candidate extraction unit 23, but it may be provided in the group management control device 20.

The landing floor power supply determination unit 232 determines whether or not the nominal floor Fc output from the landing destination floor registration device 13 is a power supply floor by referring to the power supply floor setting information of the power supply floor setting storage unit 231 and determines. The result is output to the continuous non-power supply determination unit 234.

The destination floor power supply determination unit 233 determines whether or not the destination floor Fd output from the landing destination floor registration device 13 is the power supply floor by referring to the power supply floor setting information of the power supply floor setting storage unit 231 and determines. The result is output to the continuous non-power supply determination unit 234.

The continuous non-feeding determination unit 234 is based on the determination results of the landing floor power supply determination unit 232 and the destination floor power supply determination unit 233, the registered destination floor list 235, and the power supply floor setting information, and the car 12 of each unit. It is determined whether or not the number of continuous stops to the non-feeding floor exceeds the allowable number (specified value). The registered destination floor list 235 stores information on the nominal floor and the destination floor that have already been registered before receiving the nominal floor Fc from the landing destination floor registration device 13. Then, when the number of consecutive stops of the car 12 to the non-power supply floor does not exceed the permissible number of times, the corresponding machine is registered in the allocation candidate list 236 as an allocation candidate for the landing call. The allocation candidate list 236 is held in the RAM 53 of FIG. 11, which will be described later, for example.

The allocation control unit 24 allocates the call signal (landing call) output from the landing destination floor registration device 13 from the allocation candidate units extracted by the continuous non-power supply determination unit 234 and registered in the allocation candidate list 236. Determine the unit. Then, the allocation control unit 24 outputs the allocation unit as the allocation result AR to the corresponding unit control device 11.

[Procedure of allocation machine determination method]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the allocation unit determination method in the group management control device 20.

As a premise, the group management control device 20 determines whether or not the remaining charge Est of the electricity storage device 33 mounted on the car 12 of each unit is equal to or higher than the threshold value Est (Est ≧ Est) by the charge remaining amount determination unit 21. Judgment (S1). When the remaining charge Est is less than the threshold value Est (NO in S1), the group management control device 20 shifts the corresponding unit to the power supply mode on the assumption that the remaining charge is insufficient (S2). Then, the power supply control unit 22 controls the power supply mode.

On the other hand, when the remaining charge Est of the power storage device 33 is equal to or higher than the threshold value Est (YES in S1), the landing floor power supply determination unit 232 provides information on the nominal floor Fc and the destination floor Fd, and the power supply floor setting storage unit 231. From the information on the power supply floor of each unit stored in, it is determined whether the nominal floor Fc is the power supply floor or the non-power supply floor (S3). By determining whether the nominal floor Fc is the power supply floor or the non-power supply floor in this way, the group management control device 20 continuously goes to the non-power supply floor from before to after the car 12 stops at the nominal floor Fc. You can know whether to stop at.

Further, when the determination result in step S1 is YES, in parallel with the process in step S3, the destination floor power supply determination unit 233 determines whether the destination floor Fd is the power supply floor or the non-power supply floor (S4). ). By determining whether the destination floor Fd is the power supply floor or the non-power supply floor in this way, the group management control device 20 continuously goes to the non-power supply floor from before to after the car 12 stops at the destination floor Fd. You can know whether to stop at.

Next, after the processing of steps S3 and S4, before the continuous non-feeding determination unit 234 receives the determination result of the nominal floor Fc in step S3, the determination result of the destination floor Fd in step S4, and the information of the nominal floor Fc. Based on the information on the destination floors already registered in the destination floor list 235, whether or not the number of consecutive stops of the car 12 of the target unit to the non-feeding floor exceeds the specified number of continuous non-feeding allowances. Judgment (S5). For example, in the present embodiment, the specified value of the allowable number of continuous non-feeding cycles is set to '0' times. When the allowable number of continuous non-feeding times is 0, the car 12 is not allowed to stop continuously on the non-feeding floor.

In the determination process of step S5, if it is determined that the number of continuous stops to the non-feeding floor by the car 12 of the target unit does not exceed the specified number of continuous non-feeding allowances (NO in S5), continuous non-feeding is performed. The determination unit 234 extracts the target unit as an allocation candidate and registers it in the allocation candidate list 236 (S6). On the other hand, when it is determined that the number of continuous stops to the non-feeding floor by the vehicle 12 of the target unit exceeds the specified number of continuous non-feeding allowances (YES in S5), the continuous non-feeding determination unit 234 determines the target unit. Is excluded from the allocation candidates (S7).

Then, after the processing of step S6 or step S7, the allocation control unit 24 allocates to the call signal (calling the landing of the nominal floor Fc) from the allocation candidate units registered in the allocation candidate list 236 according to the prescribed rule. The unit is determined, and the allocation result AR is output to the corresponding unit control device 11 (S8). The unit control device 11 that has received the allocation result AR from the group management control device 20 drives the car 12 toward the nominal floor Fc. After the processing of step S8, the allocation control unit 24 ends the processing of this flowchart.

For example, it is assumed that the destination floor registration device 13 on the third floor is registered on the fifth floor (Fc = 3, Fd = 5). In FIG. 1, none of the units on the 3rd floor is set as the power supply floor. Further, since the 5th floor of Unit A is a non-powered floor, if the car 12a stops on the 3rd and 5th floors of Unit A, it will be continuously stopped on the non-powered floor. Here, when the allowable number of times of continuous non-power supply is set to 0, Unit A is excluded from the allocation candidates. Then, Units B and C, whose 5th floor is the power supply floor, remain as allocation candidates, and the allocation control unit 24 allocates either Unit B or Unit C to the call on the 3rd floor. Here, Unit B is in the service going down in response to the call on the 3rd floor, and Unit C is going up from the 1st floor, so Unit C is assigned. A message prompting the passenger to board the Unit C is displayed on the display unit 15 of the landing destination floor registration device 13 on the third floor.

If a passenger who has registered the 4th floor is in the car 12a of Unit A, even if the car 12a responds to the call from the 3rd floor to the 5th floor, it will be on the 3rd floor (non-power supply floor). Since it stops on the 4th floor, which is the power supply floor, after the stop, it does not become a continuous stop on the non-power supply floor. Therefore, the continuous non-feeding determination unit 234 determines that the stop is not continuous, and Unit A is also a candidate for allocation, and Unit A, which has a shorter waiting time than Unit B, may be assigned.

According to the first embodiment described above, by controlling so as to avoid continuous stoppage of the car 12 on the non-power supply floor, the reserve portion which had to be taken a large amount due to the uncertain stop time in the past. The storage capacity can be optimized. As a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in the storage capacity of the power storage device 33 mounted on the car 12 and surely suppress a decrease in the remaining storage capacity. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in service due to insufficient storage capacity.

For example, since charging devices such as lithium-ion batteries are expensive, capacitor-type power storage devices called supercapacitors have also been used in recent years. Capacitor-type power storage devices have a smaller capacity than lithium-ion batteries, but they can easily extract power and have a longer repetitive life than lithium-ion batteries. The present invention is suitable for application to a power storage device using such a power storage device having a relatively small charge capacity.

Here, the remaining charge determination unit 21 is provided in the group management control device 20, but when the determination is made by the unit control device 11 of any of Units A to C, the remaining charge is insufficient. , The unit control device 11 may notify the group management control device 20 that the allocation is excluded.

<2. Second embodiment>
The second embodiment is an example in which the allowable number of continuous non-power supply is set for each unit according to the remaining amount of electricity stored in the power storage device 33 mounted on the car 12 of each unit.

[Internal configuration of group management controller]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of internal configuration of the group management control device according to the second embodiment.
The group management control device 20A shown in FIG. 4 has a configuration in which a continuous non-feeding allowable number setting unit 25 and a continuous stop allowable number table 26 are added to the group management control device 20 of FIG.

The continuous non-power supply allowable number setting unit 25 operates when the charge remaining amount Est of the electricity storage device 33 of the car 12 of each unit is equal to or greater than the threshold value Eth in the charge remaining amount determination unit 21. The continuous non-power supply permissible number setting unit 25 refers to the continuous stop permissible number table 26, and defines the continuous stop permissible number of times according to the remaining amount of electricity stored in the power storage device 33 of the target unit determined by the storage remaining amount determination unit 21. Set the value dynamically. Then, the continuous non-feeding allowable number setting unit 25 outputs the set specified value of the continuous stop allowable number to the allocation candidate extraction unit 23.

The continuous stop permissible number table 26 is a table in which the correspondence relationship between the remaining charge est [%] of the power storage device 33 and the continuous stop permissible number Nm to the non-power supply floor is registered. In FIG. 4, when the remaining stored amount Est [%] is'Eth% or more and less than 40%', the allowable number of continuous stops Nm is '0', and the remaining amount of stored electricity Est [%] is' 40% or more and less than 60%'. At this time, the allowable number of continuous stops Nm is '1'. Further, when the remaining charge Est [%] is '60% or more and less than 80%', the allowable number of continuous stops Nm is '2' times, and when the remaining charge Est [%] is '80% or more', the allowable continuous stop is allowed. The number of times Nm is '3'.

[Procedure of allocation machine determination method]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the allocation unit determination method in the group management control device 20A.
In FIG. 5, since the processes of steps S11 and S12 are the same as the processes of steps S1 and S2 of FIG. 3, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the remaining storage amount Est of the power storage device 33 is equal to or greater than the threshold value Eth in the determination process of step S11 (YES in S11), the continuous non-power supply allowable number setting unit 25 refers to the continuous stop allowable number table 26 and stores electricity. A specified value of the allowable number of continuous stops is dynamically set according to the remaining amount of electricity stored in the electricity storage device 33 of the target unit determined by the remaining amount determination unit 21 (S13). Then, the continuous non-feeding allowable number setting unit 25 outputs the set specified value of the continuous stop allowable number to the allocation candidate extraction unit 23.

After the processing of step S13, each unit of the allocation candidate extraction unit 23 executes the processing of steps S14 to S19. Since the processes of steps S14 to S19 are the same as the processes of steps S3 to S8 of FIG. 3, detailed description thereof will be omitted. In step S16, the continuous non-feeding determination unit 234 is based on the determination result of the nominal floor Fc in step S14, the determination result of the destination floor Fd in step S15, and the information of the destination floor registered in the registered destination floor list 235. Then, it is determined whether or not the number of continuous stops of the car 12 of the target unit to the non-feeding floor exceeds the specified number of continuous non-feeding allowances. The specified value of the continuous non-power supply allowable number of times here is a value dynamically set by the continuous non-power supply allowable number of times setting unit 25 in step S13 according to the remaining amount of electricity stored in the power storage device 33. After the process of step S19, the allocation control unit 24 ends the process of this flowchart.

According to the second embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects of the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, a specified value of the allowable number of continuous non-power supply can be set for each unit according to the remaining amount of electricity stored in the power storage device 33 mounted on the car 12 of each unit. As a result, it is possible to provide the optimum service for each unit according to the state of the remaining charge, such as delaying the timing of power supply in the unit having a sufficient remaining charge. Further, when the remaining amount of stored electricity is low, the timing of feeding can be accelerated by reducing the allowable number of continuous non-feeding. As a result, it is possible to prevent the service from being stopped for a long time due to the remaining charge remaining amount and the accompanying increase in the power supply time, and thus the serviceability can be improved.

In the present embodiment, the specified value of the allowable number of continuous non-feeding times is set according to the remaining charge, but there is no continuous feeding based on the total moving distance when the car 12 continuously moves to the non-feeding floor. A specified value for the allowable number of times of power supply may be set. The larger the total travel distance when continuously moving to the non-power supply floor, the larger the amount of power consumed, and it is expected that the remaining amount of electricity stored will decrease.

<3. Third Embodiment>
In the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the elevator system separately includes the landing calling device 5 and the car destination floor registration device 6 in place of the landing destination floor registration device 13.

[Overall configuration of elevator]
FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an overall configuration example of the elevator system according to the third embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 6, the elevator system 1B is provided with a landing calling device 5 at the landing on each floor. When using an elevator on each floor, the landing calling device 5 has an upper button for upward movement and a lower button for upward movement, and the user presses either button. The landing calling device 5 outputs a calling signal according to the pressed button. A car destination floor registration device 6 is arranged inside the car 12 of each unit. Registration of the destination floor is performed using the car destination floor registration device 6 in each car 12. The car destination floor registration device 6 includes an operation unit 62 for designating the destination floor and a display unit 63 for displaying the destination floor of the car 12. In FIG. 6, only the car destination floor registration device 6 of Unit B is shown with the reference numerals of the operation unit 62 and the display unit 63.

In addition, stop restriction display units 7a and 7b are installed at the landing on each floor. In FIG. 6, the stop restriction display unit 7a of Unit A indicates that the 2nd and 4th floors are prioritized, and the stop restriction display unit 7b of Unit B indicates that the 3rd and 5th floors are prioritized. As a result, it can be determined that the user will board Unit A when going to the 2nd or 4th floor, and will board Unit B when going to the 3rd or 5th floor. The power supply floors of Unit A are the 2nd and 4th floors that preferentially stop with the 1st floor, which is the standard floor, and the power supply floors of Unit B are the 3rd and 5th floors that preferentially stop with the 1st floor, which is the standard floor. The floor. In addition, Unit C has all floors as power supply floors.

Each landing calling device 5 transmits information on the floor on which either the upper or lower button is pressed (nominal floor Fc) to the group management control device 20B via a communication line. Further, the car destination floor registration device 6 in each car 12 outputs the information of the floor designated by the passenger (destination floor Fd) to the car device 34, and the car device 34 is a control device for each unit via a communication line. The destination floor Fd is transmitted to 11a to 11c. Then, the destination floor Fd designated in the car 12 of each unit is transmitted from the unit control devices 11a to 11c to the group management control device 20B via the communication line.

[Internal configuration of group management controller]
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the group management control device 20B.
The group management control device 20B includes a storage remaining amount determination unit 21, a power supply control unit 22, an allocation candidate extraction unit 41, an allocation control unit 24, and a destination floor reception unit 42. Since the remaining charge determination unit 21 and the power supply control unit 22 are the same as those shown in FIG. 2, description thereof will be omitted.

The allocation candidate extraction unit 41 operates when the charge remaining amount Est of the electricity storage device 33 of the car 12 of each unit is equal to or greater than the threshold value Eth in the charge remaining amount determination unit 21. In the allocation candidate extraction unit 41, the car 12 is continuously connected to the non-power supply floor based on the nominal floor Fc (nominal floor information), the power supply floor setting information for each unit, and the registered destination floor information for each unit. Units that may not exceed the specified value of the allowable number of stops are extracted as allocation candidates.

The allocation control unit 24 determines the allocation unit for the call signal (landing call) output from the landing calling device 5 from the allocation candidate units extracted by the allocation candidate extraction unit 41 and registered in the allocation candidate list 236. To do. Then, the allocation control unit 24 outputs the allocation unit as the allocation result AR to the corresponding unit control device 11.

The destination floor reception unit 42 is set by the allocation control unit 24 based on the destination floor information (destination floor registration information) designated by the car destination floor registration device 6, the power supply floor setting information, and the registered destination floor information. It is determined whether or not the car 12 of the assigned assigned unit exceeds the specified value of the allowable number of continuous stops to the non-powered floor. Then, the destination floor reception unit 42 receives the target destination floor registration information when the car 12 of the assigned unit does not exceed the specified value of the allowable number of continuous stops to the non-power supply floor, and the destination floor of the car 12 To register.

(Structure of allocation candidate extraction unit)
Here, the allocation candidate extraction unit 41 will be further described. As shown in FIG. 7, the allocation candidate extraction unit 41 includes a power supply floor setting storage unit 231, a landing floor power supply determination unit 232, an allocation candidate selection unit 411, a first continuous non-power supply determination unit 412, and a registered destination floor list 235. , And the allocation candidate list 236.

The allocation candidate selection unit 411 refers to the determination result of the landing floor power supply determination unit 232 and the power supply floor setting information of the power supply floor setting storage unit 231, and the nominal floor Fc is on the power supply floor from the unit satisfying the remaining storage amount Est ≧ Est. Select a certain unit as an allocation candidate (preliminary registration). Then, the selection result is output to the first continuous non-feeding determination unit 412.

In the first continuous non-power supply determination unit 412, the unit selected by the allocation candidate selection unit 411 stops at the non-power supply floor based on the registered destination floor list 235 and the power supply floor setting information of the power supply floor setting storage unit 231. Determine if you want to. If there is no plan to stop on the non-power supply floor, the corresponding unit is registered in the allocation candidate list 236 as an allocation candidate for the landing call. On the other hand, if the car 12 is scheduled to stop on the non-feeding floor and the number of consecutive stops of the car 12 on the non-feeding floor exceeds the specified number of continuous non-feeding allowances, the unit is excluded from allocation. And.

(Structure of reception section on the destination floor)
Here, the reception section 42 on the destination floor will be further described. As shown in FIG. 7, the destination floor reception unit 42 includes a destination floor power supply determination unit 233, a second continuous non-power supply determination unit 421, a destination floor registration unit 422, and a destination floor invalidation processing unit 423.

In the destination floor power supply determination unit 233, when a passenger gets on the car 12 of the assigned machine at the nominal floor Fc and the destination floor Fd is registered by the operation unit 62 of the car destination floor registration device 6 in the car 12. It is determined whether the destination floor Fd is a power supply floor or a non-power supply floor. Then, the determination result is output to the second continuous non-feeding determination unit 421.

The second continuous non-feeding determination unit 421 is assigned to the allocation control unit 24 based on the determination result of the destination floor power supply determination unit 233, the power supply floor setting information of the power supply floor setting storage unit 231, and the registered destination floor list 235. It is determined whether or not the number of continuous stops of the car 12 of the unit assigned in 1 to the non-feeding floor exceeds the number of continuous non-feeding allowances (specified value). The second continuous non-feeding determination unit 421 outputs the determination result to the destination floor registration unit 422 when the number of continuous stops of the car 12 to the non-feeding floor does not exceed the allowable number of continuous non-feeding floors, and the car When the number of continuous stops to the non-feeding floor of 12 exceeds the allowable number of continuous non-feeding floors, the determination result is output to the destination floor invalidation processing unit 423.

The destination floor registration unit 422 is input when notified by the second continuous non-feeding determination unit 421 that the number of continuous stops of the car 12 to the non-feeding floor does not exceed the continuous non-feeding allowable number. Accept the registration of the destination floor Fd and continue the operation of the target unit.

The destination floor invalidation processing unit 423 is input when notified by the second continuous non-feeding determination unit 421 that the number of continuous stops of the car 12 to the non-feeding floor exceeds the continuous non-feeding allowable number. The destination floor Fd is invalidated. Further, the destination floor invalidation processing unit 423 notifies the car destination floor registration device 6 of the target unit that the destination floor Fd specified by the passenger is invalid, and displays the notification content on the display unit 63. The passenger can confirm that the designated destination floor Fd is invalid (or is not invalid) by looking at the display contents of the display unit 63. Further, the destination floor invalidation processing unit 423 notifies the allocation control unit 24 that the destination floor Fd specified by the passenger in the car destination floor registration device 6 of the target machine is invalid. Upon receiving this notification, the allocation control unit 24 performs a process of calling another alternative unit to its nominal Fc.

[Procedure of allocation machine determination method]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the allocation unit determination method in the group management control device 20B.
The determination process of step S21 and the process of step S22 in FIG. 8 are the same as the determination process of step S1 and the process of step S2 of FIG.

Next, in the case of YES in step S21, from the information of the nominal floor Fc in the landing floor power supply determination unit 232 of the allocation candidate extraction unit 41 and the information of the power supply floor of each unit stored in the power supply floor setting storage unit 231. It is determined whether or not the nominal floor Fc (landing floor) is the power supply floor (S23). Here, if the nominal floor Fc is the power supply floor (YES in S23), the process proceeds to step S24, and if the nominal floor Fc is not the power supply floor (NO in S23), the process proceeds to step S27. The determination process of step S23 corresponds to the process of step S3 of FIG.

Next, in the allocation candidate selection unit 411, the unit whose nominal floor Fc is the power supply floor is selected (preliminary registration) as the allocation candidate (S24). Then, the selection result is output to the first continuous non-feeding determination unit 412.

Next, in the first continuous non-power supply determination unit 412, for the unit selected in step S24, the ride of the target unit is based on the information of the destination floor registered in the registered destination floor list 235 and the power supply floor setting information. It is determined whether or not the number of continuous stops of the car 12 to the non-feeding floor exceeds the specified number of continuous non-feeding allowances (S25). The determination process in step S25 is similar to the determination process in step S5 of FIG. 3, but is preliminary here.

In the determination process of step S25, when it is determined that the number of continuous stops to the non-feeding floor by the car 12 of the target unit does not exceed the specified number of continuous non-feeding allowances (NO in S25), the first The continuous non-power supply determination unit 412 extracts the target unit as an allocation candidate and registers it in the allocation candidate list 236 (S26). On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of continuous stops to the non-feeding floor by the vehicle 12 of the target unit exceeds the specified number of continuous non-feeding allowances (YES in S25), or NO in step S23, the first The continuous non-feeding determination unit 412 of the above excludes the target unit from the allocation candidates (S27). The processes of steps S26 and S27 correspond to the processes of steps S6 and S7 of FIG.

Next, after the processing of step S27 or step S28, the allocation control unit 24 allocates to the call signal (calling the landing of the nominal floor Fc) from the allocation candidate units registered in the allocation candidate list 236 according to the prescribed rule. The unit is determined, and the allocation result AR is output to the corresponding unit control device 11 (S28). The allocation control unit 24 allocates from among the allocation candidates in consideration of serviceability such as a short waiting time. The process of step S28 corresponds to the process of step S8 of FIG. Then, the unit control device 11 that has received the allocation result AR from the group management control device 20B causes the car 12 to travel toward the nominal floor Fc.

For example, if a person who boarded the car 12 on the first floor registered the non-powered floor by the car destination floor registration device 6, a passenger of the nominal floor Fc boarded the car 12 and set the non-powered floor as the destination floor Fd. If you register, it will be a continuous stop to the non-powered floor. By the determination process in step S25, it is possible to prevent such a situation in which the car 12 is continuously stopped (exceeding the allowable number of continuous non-feeding feeds) on the non-feeding floor.

Next, in the destination floor power supply determination unit 233 of the destination floor reception unit 42, the information of the destination floor Fd designated by the car destination floor registration device 6 of the car 12 of the target machine and the information of the destination floor Fd are stored in the power supply floor setting storage unit 231. It is determined whether or not the destination floor Fd is the power supply floor from the information on the power supply floor of each of the units (S29). The process of step S29 corresponds to the process of step S4 of FIG.

Next, in the second continuous non-power supply determination unit 421, regarding the unit selected in step S24, the ride of the target unit is based on the information of the destination floor registered in the registered destination floor list 235 and the power supply floor setting information. It is determined whether or not the number of continuous stops of the car 12 to the non-feeding floor exceeds the specified number of continuous non-feeding allowances (S30). Here, the second continuous non-feeding determination unit 421 transmits the determination result to the destination floor registration unit when the number of continuous stops of the car 12 to the non-feeding floor does not exceed the continuous non-feeding allowable number (NO in S30). Output to 422. On the other hand, when the number of continuous stops of the car 12 to the non-feeding floor exceeds the continuous non-feeding allowable number (YES in S30), the determination result is output to the destination floor invalidation processing unit 423.

Next, the destination floor registration unit 422 registers the input destination floor Fd when it is determined that the number of consecutive stops of the car 12 on the non-feeding floor does not exceed the allowable number of continuous non-feeding (NO in S30). Accept and continue the operation of the target unit (S31).

On the other hand, when the destination floor invalidation processing unit 423 determines that the number of consecutive stops of the car 12 to the non-feeding floor exceeds the continuous non-feeding allowable number (YES in S30), the destination floor invalidation processing unit 423 invalidates the input destination floor Fd. At the same time, the invalidity of the destination floor is displayed on the display unit 63 of the car destination floor registration device 6 of the target unit (S33).

Next, the destination floor invalidation processing unit 423 notifies the allocation control unit 24 that the destination floor Fd designated by the passenger in the car destination floor registration device 6 of the target unit is invalid. Upon receiving the notification of invalidity of the destination floor, the allocation control unit 24 performs a process of calling another alternative unit to the floor corresponding to the calling floor Fc (S33).

For example, when the destination floor Fd is a non-feeding floor (in that case, it is not the priority operating floor), the car 12 allows continuous non-feeding in the second continuous non-feeding determination unit 421 in step S30. It is determined whether or not the continuous stop is performed on the non-feeding floor beyond the number of times. If the number of consecutive stop floors to the non-feeding floor exceeds the permissible number of continuous non-feeding floors, the destination floor invalidation processing unit 423 invalidates the destination floor Fd and notifies passengers, for example, by the display unit 63, and the car of another machine. Call 12 on that floor.

By doing so, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the remaining storage amount due to continuous stoppage to the non-feeding floor beyond the allowable number of continuous non-feeding cycles. In the example of FIG. 6, it is displayed in advance that the floors on which the car 12 can be stopped are restricted, and the passengers can understand this.

After the processing of step S31 or step S33, the destination floor reception unit 42 ends the processing of this flowchart.

It is also possible to set the car destination floor registration device 6 of the unit whose stop is restricted so that only the power supply floor can be selected as the destination floor Fd. However, if the continuous stop to the non-feeding floor (the number of continuous non-feeding allowances is equivalent to 0) is restricted, the movement from the feeding floor to the non-feeding floor will be allowed as long as the continuous stop is not exceeded, and the waiting time Will be reduced.

In the third embodiment described above, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. That is, even in the elevator system 1B that does not have the above-mentioned landing destination floor registration device 13, it is possible to suppress continuous stoppage to the non-feeding floor (exceeding the allowable number of continuous non-feeding). As a result, it is possible to optimize (reduce) the storage capacity of the power storage device 33 mounted on the car 12 and suppress a decrease in service due to a decrease in the remaining amount of storage.

In addition, a configuration in which a specified value of the allowable number of continuous non-feeding times in the second embodiment is dynamically set may be applied to the third embodiment described above.

<4. Modification example of the third embodiment>
A modification of the third embodiment is an example in which the allocation candidate extraction unit 41 includes an allocation candidate priority setting unit 413 instead of the allocation candidate selection unit 411 in FIG. 7.

[Internal configuration of group management controller]
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration example of the group management control device 20C according to the modified example of the third embodiment. The allocation candidate extraction unit 41A of the group management control device 20C shown in FIG. 9 is a allocation candidate priority setting unit instead of the allocation candidate selection unit 411 provided in the allocation candidate extraction unit 41 of the group management control device 20B of FIG. 413 is provided.

The allocation candidate priority setting unit 413 receives the determination result of the landing floor power supply determination unit 232 and the power supply floor setting information of the power supply floor setting storage unit 231, and assigns a priority to the unit as the allocation candidate. In the allocation candidate selection unit 411 of FIG. 7, the unit whose nominal floor Fc is the power supply floor is selected (preliminary registration) as the allocation candidate, and the unit which is not the power supply floor is excluded from the allocation candidates. However, the allocation candidate priority setting unit 413 raises the priority of the unit whose nominal floor Fc is the power supply floor as the allocation candidate, but does not exclude the unit which is not the power supply floor from the allocation candidates, and lowers the priority. Give it and leave it as an allocation candidate. In this way, by assigning priorities to each unit based on the judgment result of whether or not the nominal floor Fc is the power supply floor, it is possible to flexibly respond to various situations (call the car). ) Is possible.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the priority setting of the allocation candidates by the allocation candidate priority setting unit 413 of the group management control device 20C.
The elevator system 1B shown in FIG. 10 includes an elevator including a car 12, a machine control device 11n for controlling the car 12n, and a power transmission unit 31n as the elevator for the N machine. In Unit N, the 1st floor is the power supply floor, the 2nd floor is the non-power supply floor, and the 3rd to 5th floors are the power supply floors. As a premise, the specified value of the allowable number of continuous non-feeding cycles is set to 0 times.

Consider the case where the user calls on the 2nd floor and assigns the Nth machine of the car 12n with the passengers who boarded from the 1st floor. The car 12n starts from the first floor and runs to the second floor without stopping on the way. When a user gets on the second floor, which is a non-feeding floor, and moves to the destination floor Fd on the upper floor, the passenger who boarded the car 12 first has already registered the power supply floor above the destination floor Fd. ing. At this time, if there is no non-feeding floor between the two destination floors, or if there is no floor in the first place, the non-feeding floor will not stop continuously. In the case of FIG. 10, when a passenger who boarded the car 12 from the 1st floor registered any of the 3rd to 5th floors as the destination floor, the passenger who boarded from the 2nd floor (non-feeding floor) and went upstairs eventually Even if the destination floor Fd of is specified, it does not mean a continuous stop to the non-feeding floor. The same idea can be applied even when the specified value of the allowable number of continuous non-feeding times is not 0 times. Note that FIG. 10 is an example in the case where the nominal floor Fc is a non-feeding floor, and is not limited to this example.

[Hardware configuration example of group management controller]
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a computer included in the group management control devices 20, 20A, 20B, 20C according to the first to third embodiments.

The computer 50 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 51, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 52, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 53, which are connected to the bus 54, respectively. Further, the computer 50 includes a display unit 55, an operation unit 56, a non-volatile storage 57, and a communication interface 58.

The CPU 51 reads a software program code (also simply referred to as a program) from the ROM 52 and executes it. When the CPU 51 executes the program, the functions of the group management control devices 20, 20A, 20B, and 20C of each embodiment are realized. The computer 50 may be provided with a processing device such as an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit) instead of the CPU 51.

Variables, parameters, etc. generated during the arithmetic processing are temporarily written in the RAM 53. For example, the RAM 53 holds a registered destination floor list 235, an allocation candidate list 236, and the like. The ROM 52 stores the threshold value Eth of the remaining charge, the specified value of the allowable number of continuous stops, and the like.

The display unit 55 is, for example, a liquid crystal display monitor, and displays the result of processing performed by the computer 50 or the like. For example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, or the like is used for the operation unit 56, and the user can perform predetermined operation input and instruction.

Examples of the non-volatile storage 57 include HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), flexible disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, magnetic tape, non-volatile memory card and the like. Used. In the non-volatile storage 57, in addition to the OS (Operating System) and various parameters, a program for operating the computer 50 may be recorded. For example, the non-volatile storage 57 stores the power supply floor setting storage unit 231 and the continuous stop allowable number table 26.

For the communication interface 58, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like is used, and various data can be transmitted and received between each device via a network N such as a LAN. The CPU 51 communicates with the unit control devices 11a to 11c, the landing destination floor registration device 13, the destination floor registration device 6, and the like via the communication interface 58.

Further, the landing destination floor registration device 13 and the destination floor registration device 6 are also provided with a computer 50. For example, the operation unit 14 of the landing destination floor registration device 13 and the operation unit 62 of the destination floor registration device 6 correspond to the operation unit 56. Further, the display unit 15 of the landing destination floor registration device 13 and the display unit 63 of the destination floor registration device 6 correspond to the display unit 55.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various other application examples and modifications can be taken as long as the gist of the present invention described in the claims is not deviated. is there.

For example, the above-described embodiment describes the configurations of the apparatus and the system in detail and concretely in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and is not necessarily limited to those including all the described configurations. .. In addition, it is possible to replace a part of the configuration of one embodiment with the configuration of another embodiment. It is also possible to add the configuration of another embodiment to the configuration of one embodiment. Further, it is also possible to add, delete, or replace a part of the configuration of each embodiment with another configuration.

Further, each of the above configurations, functions, processing units, processing means and the like may be realized by hardware by designing a part or all of them by, for example, an integrated circuit.

In addition, the control lines and information lines indicate those that are considered necessary for explanation, and do not necessarily indicate all the control lines and information lines in the product. In practice, it can be considered that almost all configurations are interconnected. In the above description, it is described as a communication line, but the tail code can be deleted by using wireless transmission for the communication of the car and the control device. Further, the control device of each unit and the group management control device, and the registration device of each landing and the group management control device may be configured by wired communication.

Further, in the present specification, the processing steps for describing the time-series processing are not necessarily the processing performed in the time-series according to the described order, but are parallel or individual. It also includes processing executed in (for example, parallel processing or processing by an object).

1,1B ... Elevator, 5 ... Landing call device, 6 ... Car destination floor designation device, 7a, 7b ... Stop restriction display, 11a-11c ... Unit control device, 12a-12c ... Car, 13 ... Landing destination floor registration Device, 14 ... Operation unit, 15 ... Display unit, 20, 20A, 20B, 20C ... Group management control device, 21 ... Storage remaining amount determination unit, 23 ... Allocation candidate extraction unit, 24 ... Allocation control unit, 25 ... Allowable number of times Setting unit, 26 ... Continuous stop allowable number table, 31a to 31c ... Power transmission unit, 32 ... Power receiving unit, 33 ... Power storage device, 34 ... Car equipment, 41 ... Allocation candidate extraction unit, 42 ... Destination floor reception unit, 62 ... Operation Unit, 63 ... Display unit, 231 ... Power supply floor setting storage unit, 232 ... Landing floor power supply determination unit 232, 233 ... Destination floor power supply determination unit, 234 ... Continuous non-power supply determination unit, 235 ... Registered destination floor list, 236 ... Allocation candidate list, Est ... Remaining amount of electricity, Eth ... Threshold, Fc ... Nominal floor, Fd ... Destination floor, AR ... Allocation result

Claims (14)

For vehicle cars equipped with power storage devices installed in each of the multiple units, name floor information based on the call signal for calling the vehicle, and destination floor information based on the registration signal for registering the destination floor. In an elevator equipped with a group management control device that responds and controls the operation of the car of each unit, and supplies power when the car stops on the power supply floor.
The group management control device is
A power supply floor setting storage unit that stores power supply floor setting information that is information on the power supply floor for each unit is further provided, and at least the nominal floor information, the power supply floor setting information, and the power supply floor setting information are registered before receiving the call signal. Based on the registered destination floor information including the information of the designated floor and the destination floor, the operation of the car of each unit is controlled so as not to exceed the specified value of the allowable number of continuous stops to the non-power supply floor where power cannot be supplied. Elevator. The group management control device is
Based on the nominal floor information, the destination floor information, the power supply floor setting information, and the registered destination floor information, the car does not exceed the specified value of the number of continuous stops allowed to the non-power supply floor. The allocation candidate extraction unit that extracts the unit as an allocation candidate,
The elevator according to claim 1, further comprising an allocation control unit that determines an allocation unit for the call signal from the allocation candidate units extracted by the allocation candidate extraction unit. A continuous stop permissible number table in which the correspondence between the remaining charge of the power storage device and the continuous stop permissible number of times to the non-power supply floor is registered,
1. The elevator described in 2. The group management control device is
Based on the nominal floor information, the power supply floor setting information, and the registered destination floor information, there is a possibility that the car does not exceed the specified value of the number of consecutive stops to the non-power supply floor. The allocation candidate extraction unit to be extracted as an allocation candidate,
The elevator according to claim 1, further comprising an allocation control unit that determines an allocation unit in response to the call signal from the allocation candidate units extracted by the allocation candidate extraction unit. Based on the destination floor information, the power supply floor setting information, and the registered destination floor information, the provision of the number of times that the car of the assigned machine assigned by the allocation control unit can be continuously stopped on the non-power supply floor. The destination floor reception unit that receives the designated destination floor information when it is determined whether or not the value is exceeded and the car of the assigned unit does not exceed the specified value of the number of continuous stops allowed to the non-power supply floor. The elevator according to claim 4. The elevator according to claim 1, wherein the specified value of the allowable number of continuous stops to the non-power supply floor is 0 times. The elevator according to claim 1, further comprising the landing destination floor registration device that outputs the call signal and the registration signal installed at the landing of the plurality of units. A landing calling device that outputs the calling signal and is installed at the landing of the plurality of units.
A car destination floor registration device that outputs the registration signal and is placed in the car.
The elevator according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit for displaying the fact that the car cannot go to the destination floor specified by the car destination floor registration device. The elevator according to claim 1, wherein the non-power supply floor is set so that the number of floors on which no power can be supplied is equal to or less than the number of the plurality of units. The elevator according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the power supply floors has different set floors for each unit. The elevator according to claim 1, further comprising a stop restriction display unit for displaying that the floors on which the car can be stopped are limited for each of the plurality of units. The allocation candidate extraction unit refers to the power supply floor setting information to determine whether or not the nominal floor included in the nominal floor information is a power supply floor, and the destination floor included in the destination floor information is According to claim 2, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is on the power supply floor, and the result of the determination is used when determining whether or not the car exceeds the specified value of the allowable number of continuous stops to the non-power supply floor. The listed elevator. The allocation candidate extraction unit determines whether or not the nominal floor included in the nominal floor information is the power supply floor with reference to the power supply floor setting information, and the destination floor reception unit determines the power supply floor setting information. To determine whether or not the destination floor included in the destination floor information is a power supply floor,
The allocation candidate extraction unit and the destination floor reception unit use the results of their respective determinations when determining whether or not the car exceeds the specified value of the number of consecutive stops allowed to the non-power supply floor. Item 5 of the elevator. For vehicle cars equipped with power storage devices installed in each of the multiple units, name floor information based on the call signal for calling the vehicle, and destination floor information based on the registration signal for registering the destination floor. It is a control method in an elevator that is equipped with a group management control device that controls the operation of the car of each unit in response and supplies power when the car stops on the power supply floor.
The group management control device is registered including at least the nominal floor information, power supply floor setting information which is information on the power supply floor for each unit, and information on the nominal floor and the destination floor registered before receiving the call signal. A control method that controls the operation of the car of each unit so as not to exceed the specified value of the allowable number of continuous stops to the non-powered floor where power cannot be supplied, based on the completed destination floor information.

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