US 12,234,120 B2
Energy-aware dispatching for conveyance systems
Enrico Manes, Feeding Hills, MA (US); Suman Dwari, Vernon, CT (US); Stephen Savulak, Woodbury, CT (US); and Ronnie E. Thebeau, Haddam, CT (US)
Assigned to OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Dec. 4, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/702,985.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/779,500, filed on Dec. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0189875 A1, Jun. 18, 2020
Int. Cl. B66B 1/30 (2006.01); B66B 1/24 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 1/302 (2013.01) [B66B 1/2458 (2013.01); B66B 2201/216 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an energy storage device configured to provide electrical power to a conveyance apparatus of a conveyance system;
a power management system configured to determine a charging schedule to recharge the energy storage device based at least in part on a status of the conveyance system; and
a dispatching system configured to modify a dispatch schedule of the conveyance system based at least in part on the charging schedule.