Capacity factor by area

Capacity Factor by Area (%) allows for passengers not loading the elevators to their rated capacity.

In elevator traffic analysis and simulation, the maximum number of passengers that will fit into a car is often based on a calculation using Capacity, Passenger Mass and Capacity Factor by Mass. However, in reality, the passenger decision whether or not to get into a car is more often based on the Car Area and the Passenger Area already taken by other passengers in the car. In some instances both are significant. For example, with heavy loads (e.g. if you are modelling heavy goods items as passengers) an overload condition is detected based on mass.

If you do not want to consider area, Elevate will ignore area calculations if the Passenger Area is set to 0 m².

When the Analysis type is Enhanced up peak or General analysis you do not need to enter a value. As you are entering details of how many passengers are using the elevators, Elevate will calculate the resulting Capacity Factor by Area. When the Analysis type is Simulation, if the Capacity Factor by Area is x%, a passenger will not enter the car if, by doing so, the car will be greater than x% full by area. In these instances, Elevate assumes that passengers will wait for the elevator doors to close, and for the elevator to depart before re-registering their hall call.