Elevators Traffic Design and Motor power sizing Calculations Course

Course Description:

This course is intended to prepare the target persons with the ability to perform Elevators Traffic Design and Motor power sizing Calculations.

The targeted Persons:

Design engineers, new graduate engineers, under graduate engineering students.


Skills Development:


On completion of this course the target person will be able to:

• Know Parts of Elevator System Design Process
• Know Elevator Design and Supply Chain Process.,
• Know the general (4) Methods of Traffic Design Calculations,
• How to perform Lift Traffic Design Calculations by (2) methods,
• How to size the elevator motor power by (6) different methods,
• Use the Glossary of Lift Traffic design calculations.

Course Outline:

1	Applicable Standards and Codes Used In This Course
2	The Need for Lifts
3	The Efficient Elevator Design Solution
4	Parts of Elevator System Design Process
5	Overview of Elevator Design and Supply Chain Process
6	The Concept of Traffic Planning
7	The (4) Methods of Traffic Design Calculations
8	Principles of Interior Building Circulation:	A- Efficiency of Interior Circulation
		B- Human Factors
		C-Circulation and Handling Capacity Factors: Corridor handling capacity, Portal handling capacity, Stairway handling capacity, Escalator handling capacity, Passenger Conveyors (Moving Walkways and Ramps) handling capacity, Lifts Handling Capacity.
		D- Location And Arrangement Of Transportation Facilities
9	Traffic design calculations:	1- Calculation of the Number of Round Trips for a Single Car,
		2- Estimation of Population,
		3- Calculation of the Average Number of Passengers per Trip (P),
		4- Calculation of the Uppeak Handling Capacity (UPPHC),
		5- Calculation of the Waiting Interval (Passenger Waiting Time),
		6- Calculation of The percentage population served (%POP),
		7- Estimation of Arrival Rate,
		8- Calculation of the Round Trip Time RTT,
		9- Calculation of the quality of service (Grade of Service)
10	Methods for Lift Traffic Design Calculations:	First Method:  The Conventional Design Method
		Second Method: The Iterative Balance Method
11	How To Size The Lift Motor KW/HP	1- Professional Formulas Method,
		2- Baldor Formulas Method,
		3- Equivalent Weight Method,
		4- Buildings Energy Code (BEC)’S Tables Method,
		5- Baldor Tables Method,
		6- Curves Method.
12	Glossary of Lift Traffic design calculations	Part One
		Part Two