Patents by Inventor Pekka PERUNKA
Pekka PERUNKA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11891272Abstract: A method for allocating capacity of an energy storage associated with at least one passenger transport installation includes continuously monitoring performance data of the energy storage; obtaining first data associated with operating the at least one passenger transport installation; identifying different uses for the energy stored in the energy storage; determining an allocation of energy storage capacity available for the different uses based on the performance data and the first data; and applying the determined allocation.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Pekka Perunka, Pekka Perälä, Tapio Tyni, Janne Öfversten, Ari Hänninen
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Patent number: 11713215Abstract: An elevator arrangement having an elevator includes an elevator car having a floor and a roof. The elevator car is provided with one or more extension spaces which are arranged to extend the height of the elevator car during construction time use.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Markku Haapaniemi, Matti Räsänen, Markku Häivälä, Tarvo Viita-aho, Jukka Laitinen, Janne Mikkonen, Anssi Venho, Pekka Perunka, Hans Valtonen, Emil Hagström, Simo Mäkimattila
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Publication number: 20230032412Abstract: A method of monitors a climate quality within a building having an elevator running between floors of an elevator hoistway. The elevator car of the elevator includes at least an air-quality sensor. The method is characterized in that a fan of the elevator car is running when the door(s) of the car is/are opening at a floor station to suck air from the building's floor level into the elevator car to the vicinity of the air-quality sensor and sensing the air-quality by the sensor preceding to generating data of the air-quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Pekka Perunka, Pekka Perälä
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Publication number: 20220112049Abstract: To have information on power consumption of an elevator, escalator and/or a moving walkway, an apparatus-specific static power consumption model modelling power consumption and being parametrized with apparatus-specific parameter is used with a distance to travel, a time and a load determined from controller events to calculate and output a total power consumed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Pekka Perunka, Pekka Perälä, Pasi Raitola, Mirko Ruokokoski, Toni Tukia, Mikael Krantz, Tapio Tyni
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Publication number: 20220106156Abstract: An elevator and a method for determining energy and/or power consumption of an elevator, the elevator comprising a drive system comprising a drive unit for driving an electric motor and an elevator control system for controlling the drive system, wherein at least two different operating states are used for the elevator. The method comprises measuring at least part of power and/or energy consumption of the drive system, at least when the elevator is moving, determining duration which the elevator spends in different operating states of the elevator, and determining energy and/or power consumption of the elevator based at least in part on the measured power and/or energy consumption of the drive system and determined and/or estimated energy and/or power consumption in different operating states of the elevator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Pekka Perälä, Pekka Perunka, Juhamatti Nikander, Tapio Tyni
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Patent number: 11274019Abstract: A wireless power transfer arrangement for an elevator car of an elevator is presented. The wireless power transfer arrangement comprises primary winding units distantly arranged with respect to each other at first positions of an elevator shaft along which the elevator car is configured to be moved, at least one secondary winding unit arranged to the elevator car. Each one of the primary winding units and the at least one secondary winding unit are arranged so that there is a gap between said winding units for enabling movement of the secondary winding unit with respect to the primary winding units and for establishing an inductive coupling between said winding units whenever said winding units are arranged to face each other at one of the first positions.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Pasi Raassina, Seppo Suur-Askola, Ilya Petrov, Pekka Perunka
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Patent number: 10990071Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for managing power demand of a plurality of passenger transport installations in at least one building. The method comprises obtaining first data on available time-dependent power consumption flexibility capacity from each passenger transport installation; obtaining second data from at least one external data source, the second data being independent from operation of the passenger transport installations; determining an activation order for power demand management of the plurality of passenger transport installations based on the obtained first data and second data; and transmitting a passenger transport installation specific activation signal for the power demand management to at least one passenger transport installation of the plurality of passenger transport installations in accordance with the activation order.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Pekka Perunka, Pekka Perälä, Tapio Tyni, Janne Öfversten, Ari Hänninen
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Publication number: 20200283264Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an energy storage system for an elevator car of an elevator system, comprising an energy storage; an energy storage management system connected to the energy storage and configured to monitor a state of the energy storage. The energy storage management system is configured to communicate directly with a charging arrangement located in an elevator shaft via a first communication channel to start and stop charging of the energy storage via the charging arrangement. The energy storage management system is further configured to communicate with an elevator controller associated with the elevator car via a second communication channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Pekka Perunka, Mikko Puranen, Janne Öfversten, Ville Thomenius, Jari Romo
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Publication number: 20200283260Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for elevator call allocation in an elevator system. The method comprises receiving charge information associated with an energy storage of an elevator car from each of a plurality of elevator cars of the elevator system; receiving an elevator call to a floor providing a charging arrangement for the energy storages; and allocating the elevator call to an elevator car of the plurality of elevator cars at least partly based on the charge information received from each of the plurality of elevator cars.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Pekka Perunka, Mikko Puranen, Janne Öfversten, Tapio Tyni, Jari Romo, Ville Thomenius
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Publication number: 20200255262Abstract: An elevator arrangement having an elevator includes an elevator car having a floor and a roof. The elevator car is provided with one or more extension spaces which are arranged to extend the height of the elevator car during construction time use.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Markku Haapaniemi, Matti Räsänen, Markku Häivälä, Tarvo Viita-aho, Jukka Laitinen, Janne Mikkonen, Anssi Venho, Pekka Perunka, Hans Valtonen, Emil Hagström, Simo Mäkimattila
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Publication number: 20190140451Abstract: A method for implementing power management with a passenger transport system including at least one passenger transport installation of a building includes obtaining real-time grid frequency information of the power grid; receiving, from an external control platform, a control signal request associated with the real-time grid frequency; and initiating power management of the passenger transport system based on the control request signal using at least one energy storage coupled to the passenger transport installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Pasi RAASSINA, Pekka PERUNKA
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Publication number: 20190135578Abstract: A method for allocating capacity of an energy storage associated with at least one passenger transport installation includes continuously monitoring performance data of the energy storage; obtaining first data associated with operating the at least one passenger transport installation; identifying different uses for the energy stored in the energy storage; determining an allocation of energy storage capacity available for the different uses based on the performance data and the first data; and applying the determined allocation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Pekka PERUNKA, Pekka PERÄLÄ, Tapio TYNI, Janne ÖFVERSTEN, Ari HÄNNINEN
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Publication number: 20190137961Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for managing power demand of a plurality of passenger transport installations in at least one building. The method comprises obtaining first data on available time-dependent power consumption flexibility capacity from each passenger transport installation; obtaining second data from at least one external data source, the second data being independent from operation of the passenger transport installations; determining an activation order for power demand management of the plurality of passenger transport installations based on the obtained first data and second data; and transmitting a passenger transport installation specific activation signal for the power demand management to at least one passenger transport installation of the plurality of passenger transport installations in accordance with the activation order.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Pekka Perunka, Pekka Perälä, Tapio Tyni, Janne Öfversten, Ari Hänninen
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Publication number: 20180334362Abstract: A wireless power transfer arrangement for an elevator car of an elevator is presented. The wireless power transfer arrangement comprises primary winding units distantly arranged with respect to each other at first positions of an elevator shaft along which the elevator car is configured to be moved, at least one secondary winding unit arranged to the elevator car. Each one of the primary winding units and the at least one secondary winding unit are arranged so that there is a gap between said winding units for enabling movement of the secondary winding unit with respect to the primary winding units and for establishing an inductive coupling between said winding units whenever said winding units are arranged to face each other at one of the first positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: Kone CorporationInventors: Pasi RAASSINA, Seppo SUUR-ASKOLA, Ilya PETROV, Pekka PERUNKA