HK1195044B - Energy settings for transportation systems - Google Patents

Description

Energy settings for a transport system

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to energy consumption in transport systems such as elevator systems and escalator systems.

Background

In general, there are several advantages to improving energy efficiency in buildings. Improved efficiency can sometimes be achieved in elevator systems or escalator systems.

WO2010/086290a1 relates to a method for operating an elevator system, in which the energy consumption of at least one energy consumer of the elevator system and at least one traffic situation of the elevator system are recorded. At least one energy consumption value is determined. When using an elevator system, passengers can sometimes choose from, for example, three elevator trips with different energy consumption values.

Disclosure of Invention

Other options for managing energy consumption in elevator systems and/or escalator systems may be beneficial.

Various embodiments of the disclosed technology allow elevator energy efficiency settings to be determined based on, for example, a starting floor of a trip, a destination floor of a trip, and/or conditions associated with one or more users. In at least some instances, a portion of a building (e.g., one or more floors) is associated with one or more energy settings. In other cases, an occupant of the building is associated with one or more elevator energy settings. Other embodiments may be applied to escalator systems.

In some embodiments of a method of transporting a system (the transporting system including an elevator installation or an escalator installation), the method includes the steps of: receiving, with an input device, trip information for a trip of at least one passenger using an elevator installation or using an escalator installation, the trip information including elevator trip information when the transport system includes an elevator installation and the trip information including escalator trip information when the transport system includes an escalator installation; and selecting, based at least in part on the trip information and using the computer, an energy setting from a plurality of energy settings for at least a portion of the trip using at least one elevator car in the elevator installation or using at least one escalator of the escalator installation.

In a further embodiment, the transport system comprises an elevator installation and the trip information comprises elevator trip information. The elevator trip information includes one or more of a destination floor, a starting floor, a group of floors, a tenant identifier, a passenger energy setting, and identification information of the at least one passenger. The elevator trip information may include a destination floor and a starting floor. Elevator trip information may include passenger energy settings. The method may further include the step of determining a passenger energy setting based at least in part on the identification information of the at least one passenger.

In other embodiments, the transport system includes escalator equipment and the trip information includes escalator trip information. The escalator travel information may include user identification information. The escalator travel information may include a user energy setting.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of applying the selected energy setting to the elevator or escalator installation during at least a portion of the trip. The method may further include the step of selecting an energy setting based at least in part on one or more timing rules and/or one or more conflict rules. The method may further include the step of selecting an energy setting based at least in part on a traffic level in the transport system.

An exemplary embodiment of a transport system comprises: at least one elevator car or at least one escalator; an input device; and a computer-based elevator control unit connected to the input device and to the at least one elevator car or the at least one escalator, the control unit configured to receive from the input device trip information for at least one passenger using the elevator installation or using the escalator installation, the trip information including elevator trip information when the transport system includes the at least one elevator car and the trip information including escalator trip information when the transport system includes the at least one escalator, and select an energy setting to operate the at least one elevator car or the at least one escalator based at least in part on the trip information.

One embodiment of an elevator method comprises: receiving elevator trip information for a trip of at least one passenger using the elevator installation using an elevator installation input device; and selecting, based at least in part on the elevator trip information and using the computer, an energy setting from a plurality of energy settings for at least a portion of the trip in at least one elevator car in the elevator installation.

One embodiment of an elevator installation comprises: at least one elevator car disposed in a hoistway; an elevator input device; and a computer-based elevator control unit connected to the elevator input device and the at least one elevator car, the control unit configured to receive elevator trip information from the elevator input device for at least one passenger using the elevator installation, and select an energy setting for operating the at least one elevator car based at least in part on the elevator trip information.

One embodiment of an elevator component comprises: a computer-based elevator control unit connected to the elevator input device and the at least one elevator car, the control unit configured to receive elevator trip information from the elevator input device for at least one passenger using the elevator installation, and select an energy setting for operating the at least one elevator car based at least in part on the elevator trip information.

One embodiment of an escalator method comprises: obtaining a user energy setting for at least one escalator trip; selecting an escalator energy setting for the escalator based at least in part on the user energy setting; and applying the selected escalator energy setting to the escalator for at least a portion of the at least one escalator trip. The method may further comprise the step of obtaining user identification information, the step of obtaining user energy settings being based at least in part on the user identification information.

One embodiment of an escalator installation includes: at least one escalator; at least one identification device; and a computer-based escalator control device connected to the at least one escalator and the at least one identification device, the escalator control device configured to obtain a user energy setting for at least one escalator trip, the escalator energy setting for the escalator selected based at least in part on the user energy setting; and applying the selected escalator energy setting to the escalator for at least a portion of the at least one escalator trip.

One embodiment of an escalator control device comprises: at least one processor; and one or more computer-readable storage media having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to obtain a user energy setting for at least one escalator trip, select an escalator energy setting for an escalator based at least in part on the user energy setting; and applying the selected escalator energy setting to the escalator for at least a portion of the at least one escalator trip.

A further embodiment of a method comprises: receiving travel information of a first elevator passenger travel using an input device; selecting a first energy setting from a plurality of energy settings based on trip information for a first elevator passenger trip; performing a first elevator passenger trip by operating an elevator installation employing a first energy setting; receiving, with an input device, trip information for a second elevator passenger trip; selecting a second energy setting from the plurality of energy settings based on trip information for a second elevator passenger trip, the first energy setting different from the second energy setting; and performing a second elevator passenger trip by operating the elevator installation with the second energy setting.

A further embodiment of a method comprises: receiving travel information of a first escalator passenger travel by using an input device; selecting a first energy setting from a plurality of energy settings based on trip information for a first escalator passenger trip; performing a first escalator passenger trip by operating an escalator installation employing a first energy setting; receiving the travel information of the passenger travel of the second escalator by adopting an input device; selecting a second energy setting from the plurality of energy settings based on the trip information for a second escalator passenger trip, the second energy setting being different from the first energy setting; and performing a second escalator passenger trip by operating the escalator installation with the second energy setting.

At least some embodiments of the disclosed methods may be performed using a computer or computer-based apparatus that performs one or more method acts, the computer having instructions read from one or more computer-readable storage media for performing the method acts. The computer-readable storage medium may include, for example, one or more optical disks, volatile storage components (such as DRAM or SRAM), and/or non-volatile storage components (such as a hard drive, Flash RAM or ROM). Computer-readable storage media do not encompass pure transient signals. The methods disclosed herein are performed not solely by human thought.

Drawings

The present disclosure relates to the following figures, wherein:

fig. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a building having an elevator installation;

fig. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a method for determining an energy setting for a trip in an elevator installation;

fig. 3 shows a block diagram of another exemplary embodiment of a method for determining an energy setting of a trip in an elevator installation;

fig. 4 shows a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of an escalator installation;

fig. 5 shows a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a method for determining an energy setting for a user trip employing an escalator; and

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a computer.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a building 100 with an elevator installation 110. The building 100 includes a plurality of floors 120, 122, 124, 126, 128 served by an elevator installation 110. The elevator car 130 moves within the hoistway 140 to reach the various floors 120, 122, 124, 126, 128. Various components not shown in fig. 1 (for improved clarity) may be employed to move the car 130. The operation of the elevator installation 110 is controlled by a control unit 150. The control unit 150 includes, for example, at least one processor and at least one computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for the processor. In fig. 1, floors 122, 124, 126, 128 are illustrated as being occupied by multiple parties (e.g., residents, companies, and/or other organizations), namely, a-party, B-party, or C-party. At least some of the disclosed embodiments may be applied to the following situations: one or more floors are occupied by multiple parties, or all floors are occupied by a single party.

In at least some embodiments, the control unit 150 receives destination call signals from one or more destination call input devices 160, 162, 164, 166, 168, which are arranged on one or more of the floors 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, respectively. Generally, destination call entry techniques allow a destination of a user 170 (also referred to herein as a "passenger") to be determined before the user 170 enters the car 130. This technique is sometimes referred to as "destination call control". In some cases, a data storage device 172 (e.g., an RFID (radio frequency identification) card including near field devices and far field devices; a magnetic storage device (e.g., a magnetic stripe card); an optical code device) is used to transmit identification information associated with the user 170 to the elevator installation 110. Based on the identification information, the control unit 150 determines the destination of the user 170. In another embodiment, the user 170 (identified or not) may input a destination using the destination call input devices 160, 162, 164, 166, 168. In embodiments where the appliance 110 includes multiple elevator cars located in multiple respective hoistways (not shown in fig. 1), the control unit 150 assigns the user 170 to a particular elevator car and communicates the assignment to the user 170. At least some embodiments of the disclosed technology may be used in elevator systems having multiple cars in an elevator shaft, including double-deck elevator systems. The control unit 150 directs the car 130 to deliver the user 170 to the destination.

Other embodiments of the disclosed technology can be used in elevator systems that do not employ destination-call-control technology. Such systems include, for example, elevator systems that allow a user to input a destination from within an elevator car (e.g., using a button panel within the car).

Although the user 170 is illustrated in fig. 1 and illustrated as a person anywhere herein, in various embodiments, the user 170 may also be a plurality of persons, machines, animals, goods, and/or other objects for transport by the elevator installation or within the escalator installation.

The elevator installation 110 can be operated with different degrees of energy efficiency. For example, moving the elevator car 130 at a higher speed may result in lower energy efficiency than moving the car 130 at a lower speed. An "efficient" elevator trip may differ from an "inefficient" elevator trip based on, for example, latency and/or intermediate stops. In another embodiment, the energy consumption (and thus energy efficiency) of an elevator trip may be affected by one or more other factors. An exemplary, non-exhaustive list of possible factors includes: an acceleration value of the elevator car at a trip; the amount of bounce of the elevator car during a trip; the drive curve characteristics of the elevator trip (e.g., which may be different for the beginning and end of a trip, and/or may depend on the load of the car); occupancy of the car (e.g., more or fewer passengers); the arrangement of car components (e.g. car fans, car climate control, car lighting, car music system, car multimedia system) for consuming power; the speed of operation of the door; how wide the door is (e.g., fully or partially) open; and/or a delay in car departure.

Fig. 2 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a method 200 for determining an energy setting for a user trip in an elevator installation, such as the installation 110. In a method act 210, the control unit 150 (or another computer) receives elevator trip information of the user 170 via an input device (e.g., destination call input devices 160, 162, 164, 166, 168; car operating panel; RFID scanner; optical code scanner). Elevator trip information includes one or more of a start floor, a destination floor, user identification information (e.g., a user name or number associated with the user), and user energy settings. In another embodiment, the elevator trip information includes a floor group or a tenant identifier (e.g., tenant name).

The user energy settings include, for example, an indication of one or more conditions that affect the energy efficiency of a trip of the user. In various cases, the user energy preference may indicate: the user's journey is always energy inefficient; the user's journey is always energy efficient; the user's travel is subject to one or more time constraints (e.g., minimum and/or maximum wait times; minimum and/or maximum travel times; minimum and/or maximum delivery times); whether the user is treated as a VIP (very important person) or a non-VIP; and/or a user setting a priority level relative to settings of one or more other users. The user energy settings may include one or more indications of energy efficiency (on/off, degree of efficiency, etc.) and/or indications of energy efficiency of one or more possible factors (e.g., car movement speed, door movement settings, and/or in-car systems such as lighting or music).

In some cases, the user energy setting is not sent directly through the input device. Instead, identification information of the user is received through the input device. The identification information is then used to retrieve the user energy settings from the database.

In method act 220, the control unit 150 (or another computer) selects an elevator energy setting based at least in part on the elevator trip information. The elevator energy setting indicates, for example, at what level of energy efficiency (e.g., what relative or absolute level of energy consumption) the elevator and/or one or more components of the elevator should operate for the trip (portion of the trip). Various embodiments may have different numbers of energy efficiency levels (e.g., "inefficient," "efficient"). Each level may be associated with one or more operating parameters of the elevator installation. For example, an "inefficient" level may be associated with a relatively high car speed, while an "efficient" level may be associated with a relatively low car speed. In various embodiments, the efficiency may be varied by varying one or more of the factors discussed herein.

In some embodiments, the energy setting may be selected from a database of predetermined energy setting profiles. Each profile may indicate an operating parameter (e.g., a particular value or range of values, an on/off value) of one or more elevator system components (e.g., car movement speed, door movement speed, brightness of car lighting, presence of car multimedia). In another embodiment, at least some of the energy setting profiles are based on recent or current measurements of energy consumption in the elevator installation (e.g., the amount of energy consumed by one or more of the installation components over a given period of time). In other embodiments, at least some of the energy setting profiles are based on analog values and/or based on calibration and testing performed when the elevator installation is installed. The energy setting profile may also include a corresponding indication of how much energy the elevator installation will use or is likely to use in operating according to the profile. Thus, the control unit 150 (or another computer) may select a profile having a certain level of energy consumption (e.g., a certain level of energy efficiency). In another embodiment, the energy setting may be selected in other ways.

Unless otherwise expressly specified, the settings (e.g., energy efficiency levels, aspects of user energy preferences) described herein are not necessarily limited to one or two levels or options, but may also include three or more levels or options. For example, in one embodiment, the energy efficiency level may be selected from "high" and "low", while in another embodiment, the level may be selected from "high", "medium low" and "low".

The method act 220 can be performed in a variety of ways. In some embodiments, the energy setting may be selected based on the starting floor. In a further embodiment, the energy setting may be selected based on the destination floor. In additional embodiments, the energy setting may be selected based on a user energy setting and/or user identification information. In other embodiments, the energy setting may be selected based on a combination of one or more of these data.

In method act 230, the selected energy setting is applied to the elevator during at least a portion of the elevator trip of the user 170.

Fig. 3 shows a block diagram of another exemplary embodiment of a method 300 for determining an energy setting for a trip in an elevator installation, such as the installation 110. In method act 310, elevator trip information is received for a user. The trip information includes one or more of a start floor, a destination floor, a user energy setting, a group of floors, a tenant identifier, and passenger identification information. In method act 320, additional settings (examples of such additional settings are discussed below) are received by the elevator installation. In a method act 330, an elevator energy setting for the user trip is selected based on the trip information and based on the additional settings. In method act 340, the selected energy setting is applied to the elevator during at least a portion of the user's trip.

In some cases, the additional settings include one or more time factors that may be used to select an energy setting. For example, the timing rules may indicate when efficient and/or inefficient energy levels may be selected. An inefficient energy level may be needed or preferred during certain periods (e.g., during peak traffic hours, when rapidly handling traffic is a high priority) and an efficient energy level may be needed or preferred during other periods (e.g., during low traffic hours).

In other cases, the additional settings include one or more traffic level factors that may be used to select energy settings. For example, if a high level of passenger traffic is detected or expected in an elevator system, an inefficient energy level may be needed or preferred. An efficient energy level may be needed or preferred if a low level of passenger traffic is detected or expected in the elevator system.

In a further case, the additional settings include one or more service settings that may be used to select an energy setting. Service settings may include, for example: a device management override; maintenance override; emergency override; fire override; and/or a cleaning override.

In a further embodiment, a conflict may arise between the settings of the destination floor and the starting floor. For example, for a given trip, the start floor may be associated with an inefficient energy level, while the destination floor may be associated with an efficient energy level. One or more conflict rules may be employed to resolve such conflicts. For example, the rules may state that the start and destination floors of low efficiency energy levels are used, or that the start and destination floors of high efficiency energy levels are used. Another rule may state that intermediate energy levels are used.

In other embodiments, a conflict may arise between the settings of two or more passengers. These conflicts may arise from elevator trip information for two or more passengers. For example, a first passenger's destination or origin floor may require an inefficient energy level, while a second passenger's destination or origin floor may require an efficient energy level. In another example, the user energy setting of the first passenger is different from the user energy setting of the second passenger. In some cases, the elevator system may resolve such conflicts by assigning different elevator trips to passengers. In other cases, the elevator system assigns the same trip to the passenger and applies one or more rules to resolve the conflict. For example, one or more settings may be treated as "default" settings that are applied in such a conflict situation (e.g., to employ an efficient energy level in the conflict situation). In some cases, a user may have "allowed" settings that defer the settings of other users. For example, a given user may not require an efficient energy level, and the user's permission settings allow trips with such a level when another user requires it. In other cases, the settings of VIP users may be prioritized over the settings of non-VIP users.

One or more similar rules may also be used to resolve conflicts based on the additional settings described above.

In at least some embodiments, one or more rules for resolving conflicts may be applied to each energy-related setting.

In particular embodiments, one or more settings may be determined by one or more parties serviced by the elevator installation (e.g., parties a, B, C of fig. 1). For example, a tenant may indicate that one or more passengers walking to and/or away from a floor at least partially occupied by the tenant should be associated with one or more energy settings (e.g., an efficient energy level or an inefficient energy level). As another example, a tenant may indicate that one or more people related to the tenant (e.g., employees of the tenant, guests of the tenant) should be associated with one or more energy settings. Other such settings may also be modified by one or more other parties, such as a device manager and/or owner.

At least some forms of the disclosed technology allow for monitoring energy usage of an elevator installation. In general, one or more metering devices may be employed to measure energy usage in embodiments disclosed herein. Energy usage for a given trip may be associated with one or more tenants, passengers, and/or other parties. The system can track, for example, what proportion of users arrive on elevators or from floors occupied by B-party using trips at efficient energy levels. Such energy usage information may be used by tenants, device managers, and/or owners to adjust energy usage settings, possibly to meet desired levels of energy usage. This information may also be used to adjust settings to meet desired levels of energy consumption and/or to incentivize tenants to conserve energy.

Other embodiments of the disclosed technology can be used with escalator installations. Fig. 4 shows a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of an escalator installation 400. The apparatus 400 includes an escalator 410 that moves one or more passengers 412 between floor X and floor Y. The operation of the escalator 410 is controlled by a computer-based escalator control 430. The passenger 412 is identified by one or more input devices (e.g., ID devices 420, 422, 424). The ID devices 420, 422 identify the passenger 412 as the passenger 412 enters and/or exits the escalator 410 and is located near the entrance or exit of the escalator 410. The ID device 424 is not positioned near the entrance or exit of the escalator 410, but still allows for identification of the passenger 412 and determination of whether the passenger is near or on the escalator 410. The ID devices 420, 422, 424 may identify the passenger 412 based on, for example, RFID devices or other data storage devices provided by the passenger, based on one or more biometric readings, and/or based on other techniques.

Fig. 5 shows a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a method 500 for determining an energy setting for a user trip employing an escalator. The method 500 may be performed by, for example, an escalator control 430. In a method act 510, trip information, such as energy settings of one or more passengers and/or identification information of one or more passengers, is obtained. In some cases, the energy setting may be obtained, for example, from a passenger-supplied data carrier (e.g., an RFID card including near-field and far-field devices; a magnetic storage device (e.g., a magnetic stripe card); an optical code device). In other cases, the identification of the user as determined by the ID devices 420, 422, 424 may be used to obtain the energy setting from a database. At least some of the user energy settings may be similar to the user settings described above for the elevator system. At least one of the ID devices 420, 422, 424 may be employed to perform the method acts.

In method act 520, an energy setting for the escalator is selected. The escalator energy setting indicates, for example, at what level of energy efficiency the escalator should be operated for at least a portion of the trip. Various embodiments may have different energy efficiency levels (e.g., "low efficiency," "high efficiency"). Each grade can be associated with one or more operating parameters of the escalator installation 400. For example, a "low efficiency" rating may be associated with a relatively high escalator speed, while a "high efficiency" rating may be associated with a relatively low escalator speed. In a method act 530, the selected energy setting is applied to the escalator for at least a portion of the trip with the escalator.

In other embodiments, additional settings (possibly similar to at least some of the additional settings described above for the method 300) may be employed in selecting the escalator energy setting. In still other embodiments, one or more rules may be used to resolve conflicts that arise between multiple passenger settings and/or between one passenger's settings and other settings.

While some embodiments of the various methods disclosed herein are described as comprising a certain number of method acts, other embodiments of a given method may comprise more or less method acts than are explicitly disclosed herein. In other embodiments, one or more of the method acts are performed in an order different than that disclosed herein.

Fig. 6 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a computer 600 (e.g., a portion of an elevator control device, a portion of an escalator control device) that can be used with one or more of the techniques disclosed herein. The computer 600 includes one or more processors 610. The processor 610 is connected to a memory 620, the memory 620 including one or more computer-readable storage media storing software instructions 630. The software instructions 630, when executed by the processor 610, cause the processor 610 to perform one or more of the method acts disclosed herein. Other embodiments of the computer 600 may include one or more additional components.

Following is an illustrative, non-limiting example of an application of one embodiment of the method 200. This example is described with reference to fig. 1. The user 170 enters the building 100 with the elevator installation 110. The user works for party a who is a tenant in the building. Party a is a company that has been instructed to prioritize its guests and/or employees to use the elevator device 110 in an energy saving setting. This may be for a number of reasons: perhaps the company wishes to reduce the cost of electricity; a possible limited amount of energy is available and party a wishes to retain the available energy; and/or perhaps party a wishes to be or be viewed as an environmentally conscious organization.

In some forms of this example, the control unit 150 identifies the user's identity, for example, based on an RFID card 172 carried by the user 170. Further identifying that the user 170 is associated with party a, the control unit 150 selects an energy efficient elevator energy setting ("high efficiency") for the user's trip in the car 130.

In other forms of this example, the control unit 150 selects the energy setting based on the user's start floor and/or destination floor. For example, if the user 170 indicates that he or she wishes to be taken to the floor 128 occupied by party a, the control unit 150 selects the energy efficient elevator setting for that trip. When the user subsequently uses the elevator to leave the floor occupied by a, the user's starting floor is associated with an energy saving setting. Thus, the energy saving setting is selected for the elevator trip starting at that floor. On the other hand, if the user's destination floor and/or starting floor is in an area of the building that is not associated with an energy-saving setting, then in some cases a non-energy-saving elevator setting is selected for the trip. For example, the destination floor may be the floor 124 occupied by party B. In this example, party B has selected to associate at least some trips to and/or from its floors with non-energy saving settings.

In some cases, a given party occupying multiple portions of a building (e.g., two or more floors, or two or more groups of floors) may select to associate only some of those portions with an energy efficient elevator setting.

At least some embodiments of the disclosed technology allow for more flexible management of energy management of elevator installations. For example, the energy saving benefits of different parties in a building can be addressed by allowing one party to focus on energy saving usage of the elevator equipment while allowing the other party to focus on other aspects (e.g., speed of elevator usage, short waiting time).

Following is an illustrative, non-limiting example of an application of one embodiment of the method 500. This example is described with reference to fig. 4. A user 412 approaches the escalator 410 from floor X. The ID device 420 reads information from an RFID card carried by the passenger 412. Based on the read information, the escalator control device 430 reads the user's energy setting from a database. The energy setting indicates that the user 412 should be transported using the escalator at an inefficient energy setting (e.g., at a relatively high escalator speed) so that the user can travel quickly. The control 430 applies this energy setting to the escalator 410 for the user's trip.

At least some embodiments of the disclosed technology can more flexibly manage energy management of an elevator installation. For example, the energy saving benefits of different parties in a building can be addressed by allowing one party to focus on the energy saving use of the escalator installation while allowing the other party to focus on other aspects (e.g., the moving speed of the escalator).

Claims (8)

1. A method of a transport system comprising an elevator installation (110), characterized in that the method comprises the steps of:

receiving, with an input device (160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 420, 422), trip information for a trip of at least one passenger (170) using an elevator installation (110), the trip information including elevator trip information including a destination floor, a starting floor, a passenger energy setting, and identification information for the at least one passenger;

selecting, based at least in part on the trip information and using the computer (150), an energy setting from a plurality of energy settings for using at least a portion of the trip of at least one elevator car (130) in the elevator installation (110); and

the passenger energy setting is determined based at least in part on the identification information of the at least one passenger.

2. A method of a conveyor system, the conveyor system including an escalator installation (400), the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, with an input device (160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 420, 422), trip information for a trip of at least one passenger (170) using an escalator installation (400), the trip information including escalator trip information; and

selecting, based at least in part on the trip information and using the computer (150), an energy setting from a plurality of energy settings for using at least a portion of the trip of at least one escalator (410) of the escalator installation (400); wherein the escalator trip information includes user identification information.

3. The method of transporting a system of claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising the step of applying the selected energy setting to the elevator or escalator installation during at least a portion of the trip.

4. The method of transporting a system in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising the step of selecting an energy setting based at least in part on one or more timing rules.

5. The method of transporting a system in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising the step of selecting an energy setting based at least in part on one or more conflict rules.

6. The method of transporting a system in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising the step of selecting an energy setting based at least in part on a level of traffic in the transport system.

7. The method of transporting a system as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, the trip being a first trip, the trip information being first trip information, the energy setting being a first energy setting, the method further comprising the steps of:

receiving, with an input device (160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 420, 422), second trip information for a second trip of at least one passenger (170) with the elevator installation (110) or with the escalator installation (400), the second trip information including elevator trip information when the transport system includes the elevator installation (110) and the second trip information including escalator trip information when the transport system includes the escalator installation (400); and

selecting, based at least in part on the second trip information and using the computer (150), a second energy setting from a plurality of energy settings for using at least a portion of a second trip of at least one elevator car (130) in the elevator installation (110) or at least one escalator (410) using the escalator installation (400), the first energy setting being different from the second energy setting.

8. A transport system, characterized in that the transport system comprises:

at least one elevator car (130);

an input device (160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 420, 422); and

a computer-based elevator control unit connected to an input device (160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 420, 422) and to the at least one elevator car (130), the control unit being configured to,

receiving trip information for at least one passenger (170) using the transport system from an input device (160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 420, 422), the trip information including elevator trip information including a destination floor, a starting floor, a passenger energy setting, and identification information for the at least one passenger,

selecting an energy setting to operate the at least one elevator car (130) based at least in part on the trip information, an

The passenger energy setting is determined based at least in part on the identification information of the at least one passenger.