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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2020
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Jaakko Kalliomaki, Helsinki, FI;
Jarkko Saloranta, Helsinki, FI;
Mikko Puranen, Helsinki, FI;
Sakari Mantyla, Helsinki, FI;
Joonas Sorvari, Helsinki, FI;
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for operating an elevator installed in connection with a building, particularly a high rise elevator, in which method the expected rope sway is monitored using building acceleration data obtained by means of a sensor to calculate a building sway, and whereby based on the building sway and the position of an elevator car a rope sway is estimated, which rope sway is compared with a threshold value to determine the amount of rope sway and to deduct operation measures for the elevator based on the amount of the rope sway, characterized by the succession of following steps