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ECD System Manual: Group Operation Overview

This document provides an overview of how group operation works on elevator controllers linked together in groups of 2 to 6 elevators. It describes how the elevators are designated as the "home" car or "free" cars and how they prioritize responding to calls at the main floor or other floors. It also covers collective operation principles, how failures are handled, and includes a connection diagram example.

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ECD System Manual: Group Operation Overview

This document provides an overview of how group operation works on elevator controllers linked together in groups of 2 to 6 elevators. It describes how the elevators are designated as the "home" car or "free" cars and how they prioritize responding to calls at the main floor or other floors. It also covers collective operation principles, how failures are handled, and includes a connection diagram example.

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Volume

1
GROUP OPERATION OVERVIEW
Revision Date Sep 06, 2009

ECD System
Manual

1. Introduction
This document is a brief overview of how the group operation (2 to 6 elevator controllers
correctly linked together) on the 100-170 and 100-174 controllers operates.

2.1. PARKING
The first car to become idle for a preset time shall be automatically despatched to the
"main" floor (LOB) to park with doors closed and become the home car. Any other
cars that become idle after there preset times shall be sent to their nominated free car
parking floor with doors closed and remain a free car.

2.2. FREE CAR OPERATION


The "free" cars shall function generally in a collective operation however the system will
recognise a coincident car and landing and make the appropriate car allocation.
The free cars will not respond to the following landing demands unless the "home" car is
out of normal service (fire control, service control, etc).
a. A main floor landing call.
b. A landing call below the "main" floor unless the "free" car is at or below the "main"
floor.

2.3. HOME CAR OPERATION


The "home" car shall generally be reserved for "main" floor landing demands but shall
respond to other landing calls when one of the following conditions arise:
a. A car call is registered on the "home" car.
c. An up or down landing call is registered below the "free" car when it is travelling
upwards.
d. An up or down landing call is registered above the "free" car when it is travelling
downwards.
f. When the "free" car is out of normal service.
g. A landing call is registered at or below the "main" floor and the "free" car is above
the "main" floor.
h. The car is the closest car to the landing call meeting collective operation criteria.
When a demand is given to the home car, a free car shall take its place.

2.4. COLLECTIVE OPERATION


Each car shall answer calls in the order in which landings are reached . When a car is
travelling in a set direction it shall answer its own car calls for the established direction,
and only the landing calls for that direction provided it is the nearest car travelling in the
required direction.
A car shall not reverse until the furthest car call or furthest allocated landing call
(dependant on position and direction) has been answered.
Calls shall be allocated in the following order for down calls.
1.
Test lifts only in service
2.
Look for the first lift at the floor of the down call with the doors closed
and stationary if call not already assigned.
3.
Look for the first lift above the down call with a car call to this floor.
4.
Look for the closest lift above the down call going down.
5.
Look for a lift above or below the down call with the doors closed with
this down call already assigned to it.
6.
Look for the closest lift to the down call stationary with doors closed,
above or below the down call or the closest lift below the down call
travelling up.
Calls shall be allocated in the following order for up calls.
1.
Test lifts only in service
2.
Look for the first lift at the floor of the up call with the doors closed
and stationary if call not already assigned.
3.
Look for the first lift below the up call with a car call to this floor.
4.
Look for the closest lift below the up call going up.
5.
Look for a lift above or below the up call with the doors closed with
this up call already assigned to it.
6.
Look for the closest lift to the up call stationary with doors closed, above
or below the up call or the closest lift above the up call travelling down.

2.5. CAR FAILURE OPERATION


If a car fails to start for a call by being unable to respond to its demand for greater than
twenty five seconds then all landing calls are automatically transferred to another lift. The
failed car will now only attempt to start in response to a car call (it is hoped that a
passenger entering the car will clear any door obstructions). If the controller corrects a
problem causing it not to respond, then it shall then return to group operation.
Should a lift be removed from normal service (fire control, service control, etc.) then the
remaining cars should function as a duplex.
If a lift fails to open or close its doors normally (door open protection / close protection

Revision:

SERIAL
TX

Rev:

Job No:

APP

SIGN:

100-174

Date

100-174
MARCH-2003

Control System

Drawing No:

100-174/GROUP

3 CAR GROUP SHOWN

LINK JP1 TERMINATE ON THE


LAST LIFT IN THE GROUP.

10

Terminals on Circuit Boards

Field Terminals

Controller Terminals

LOOP 24V, 0V, HFS AND ALL HALL


CALLS BETWEEN ALL LIFTS IN THE GROUP.

GROUP CONNECTIONS
FOR 2 OR MORE LIFTS.

SHIELDED CABLE
FOR SERIAL CONN.

DATE:

JP1
TERM.

LIFT #3 OF 3

2D

9D

10D

11D

12D

11U

4U

3U

2U

1U

HFS

0V

24V

Drawn

CHANGES

100-174

100-174

SERIAL
TX

LIFT #2 OF 3

2D

JP1
TERM.

LIFT #1 OF 3

2D

9D

9D

11U

11U

10D

4U

4U

11D

3U

3U

10D

2U

2U

11D

1U

1U

12D

HFS

HFS

12D

0V

0V

SERIAL
TX

24V

JP1
TERM.

24V

timer operates) then the lift shall be removed from service to respond only to car calls.
The car shall constantly retry to correct this problem and shall be returned to service if
successful.

Note: Operation may be subject to change without notice.

3. Connection Example

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