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Lift Traffic Analysis

Preliminary residential lift count, round trip time, handling capacity and connected electrical load. Final lift data must be coordinated with the selected manufacturer.

Input Data

Building and Traffic

Lift Car and RTT

Electrical and Energy

Distribution of Connected Load Sensitivity

Speed and occupancy varied around the selected case

23.034.045.156.167.178.189.2047111418020406080100connected load (kW)no. of cases less than value% cases less than valueAverage of sensitivity cases

Average connected load: 51.0 kW Median: 50.3 kW 90th percentile: 71.2 kW Selected case percentile: 40.7%

Use this graph to judge whether the selected lift bank connected load is typical or conservative when rated speed and served occupancy move around the current design case. The red marker shows the current input case against the sensitivity range.

Distribution of Round Trip Time Sensitivity

Floors and speed varied around the selected case

112.9135.2157.4179.7202.0224.2246.5047111418020406080100round trip time (s)no. of cases less than value% cases less than valueAverage of sensitivity cases

Average RTT: 163.1 s Median: 159.8 s 90th percentile: 202.5 s Selected case percentile: 49.2%

Use this graph to see how sensitive the round trip time is to building height and lift speed. A higher selected-case percentile means the current assumptions produce a slower cycle than most nearby scenarios.

Distribution of Handling Capacity Utilisation

Occupancy varied across a preliminary design range

7.548.078.599.129.6410.1710.70012234020406080100handling capacity achieved (%)no. of cases less than value% cases less than valueAverage of sensitivity cases

Average handling capacity achieved: 8.63 % Median: 8.48 % 90th percentile: 9.68 % Selected case percentile: 11.8%

Use this graph to confirm whether the lift count and car capacity provide enough five-minute handling capacity across a range of occupancies. The selected marker shows the achieved handling-capacity percentage for the current population.

Formulae Used

Probable stops

S = n[1 - (1 - 1/n)^p]

Highest reversal floor

H = n - sum(k/n)^p, k = 0..n-1

Round trip time

RTT = 2Hh/v + (S+1)ts + 2ptp

Lift count

N = max(1, ceil(alpha x O x RTT / (300p)))

Unit connected load

Punit = Paux + Km(phi x Q x g x v / 1000 eta)

Regenerative net energy

Enet = Egross(1 - r)