The Kone Traffic Master System (TMS) was a microcomputer elevator control system produced by Kone from 1982 until 2001. It was an elevator control system for both traction and hydraulic elevators.
Overview[]
Traffic Master System was Kone's second generation of microcomputer elevator control system with a fully software-based operation. TMS has a group control from two up to eight elevator cars which continuously monitors transportation demand and automatically adjusts the group operation to suit prevailing traffic pattern. The microprocessor allows decentralized data processing for better group control operations.
Notable features[]
- "Anti-nuisance" feature: Prevents multiple car calls by ignoring them and respond only at the car call button pressed. Some elevators also prevent car calls from the opposite travel direction, similar to Fujitec.
- Remote diagnostics: This device enables faults to be identified and examined on a terminal at the building's management office or control room. If the faults are complicated, the system may be hooked up to the technicians at the factory or even linked to Kone's factory in Finland via a satellite.
- Monitoring system : As known as "E-Link", it allows building management and security to monitor and control all elevators in the building by using a screen, monitor and printer. It also allows the mechanics to record a fault in the system so that they can get it straight away instead of checking through all systems.
- Scanning system to determine the number of passengers waiting at each floor.
- Automated voices (optional).
List of Traffic Master System series[]
Traffic Master System 200[]
This was a TMS series for low-rise buildings. It has a green coloured control cabinet located in the machine room. Some Fiam elevators installed after the company acquired by Kone used this controller.
Traffic Master System 256[]
This was a TMS system that controls the traction motor using thyristors. It was a standard elevator control geared mostly towards the Scandinavian markets.
Traffic Master System 500[]
The TMS 500 was designed for low to mid-rise buildings. It had a speed range of one to four meters per second. The system directs all calls to a control system that monitors the elevator position, waiting times, car loads and passenger movement. The computer then directs the elevators in such a way as to optimise their use and prevents long waiting. It was estimated that the TMS 500 consumed 40-70% less energy. Furthermore, when there is a breakdown, only the faulty elevator is stopped while letting the other elevators to continue operating.
Traffic Master System 516[]
The TMS 516 was Kone's standard elevator controller in the 1980s, mainly in Europe and Hong Kong. It has a red coloured control cabinet located in the machine room. It uses DC (Static Converter Drive) or TAC5 (ACVV) motor drive.
Traffic Master System 50[]
The TMS50 was introduced in the early 1990s and was a successor of the TMS256 series. It was a control system with inverter. The TMS50 was also used among the first Kone Greenstar (MonoSpace) elevators before it was quickly superseded by Kone LCE.
Traffic Master System 600[]
TMS 600 was a Kone elevator system mainly for mid to high-rise buildings. It has a green (older release) or red coloured control cabinet located in the machine room. This control system was also used in some Indolift elevators in Indonesia in the 1990s, when Kone had a joint venture with the company. VF motor drive is used.
Traffic Master System 900[]
The TMS 900 was a series of Kone's Traffic Master System for high-rise buildings. It has a light-blue coloured control cabinet located in the machine room. It used 16-bit microcomputers to control between two to eight elevators with serving floors up to 32 floors. It also used an allocation algorithm to optimise elevator usage so as to minimize waiting time for passengers; if energy and hence cost savings are desired, another algorithm which minimizes energy could also be used. It was also possible to use the former algorithm for peak hours and switching to the energy saving algorithm during off-peak hours.
In addition, the TMS 900 was equipped with a Static Converter Drive (SCD) which could save energy up to 70%, thus made the elevator more energy efficient compared to conventional elevators without the TMS.
Traffic Master System 900 Modernization Overlay[]
This was a TMS series for modernization of older elevators. It improved traffic handling performance of multiple elevators in a group control while taking one elevator out of service for modernization. It was also equipped with SCD. It was replaced by MDE3000 and MDE3000+ secure overlay system, which allows existing and modernized cars continued to work as a group, even if the existing cars are non-Kone brand.
Traffic Master System 9000[]
The TMS 9000 was a high-rise elevator control system with artificial intelligence (AI) and VVVF drives (also DC drives but very rare) introduced in the early 1990s. It has a dark blue coloured control cabinet located in the machine room. The system learned the actual traffic patterns generated by the elevator users and then improved its own performance by anticipating the system's requirements at different times. Like the TMS900 and TMS900 MO, it was also equipped with SCD.
Traffic Master 9900 GA[]
This was another TMS series for high-rise buildings, and possibly the final series of TMS. It was equipped with Genetic Algorithm (GA), artificial intelligence and Fuzzy Logic. TMS9900 GA was the control system for the Kone Alta high-rise high-speed elevator model.
Notable installations[]
Australia[]
- MLC Centre, Sydney, New South Wales (modernization from 1989 to 1993, modernized again in the 2010s by Schindler with The PORT Technology)
- Canossa Magdalen House, Queensland Australia (modernisation from EPL elevators)
- University of Queensland Colin Clark Building, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia (modernisation from Schindler M-Series, Miconic logic replaced with TMS)
- Centrepoint Apartments Caloundra, 1995 KONE Novel elements with 17 floors total.
China[]
Mainland China[]
- Novotel Beijing Xinqiao Hotel, Beijing
- Shenye Center, Qingdao
- Shenhua Commercial Building, shenzhen
- Nanguo Building, shenzhen
- Lushan Garden, shenzhen
- New World International Trade Building, Wuhan
- Huiquan Dynasty Hotel, Qingdao
- Huaneng Union Building, Shanghai
- Guohui Building, Shenzhen
- Shenmao Commercial Center, Shenzhen
- Zhongmin Times Square, Shenzhen
- Tian'an International Building, Shenzhen
- Feidiao International Building, Shanghai
- Pacific Center Office Building, Qingdao
- Hilton Hotel, Beijing
Hong Kong[]
Hong Kong Island[]
- Oxford House - Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay (1999)
- Island Place, North Point (1996-1997)
- 151 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai (1990)
- South Pacific Hotel, Causeway Bay (1993, refurbished by Otis in 2010s)
- Ping On Mansion, Mid-Levels, Sai Ying Pun (1990)
- Bonham Trade Centre, Sheung Wan (1998)
- The Centrium, Central (2001)
- Cheung Sha Wan Plaza (833 Tower), Cheung Sha Wan (1989)
- Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, Sham Shui Po (1998)
- Ap Lei Chau Municipal Services Building, Ap Lei Chau (1999)
- 148 Electric Road, Tin Hau (2000)
- North Point Government Offices, North Point (1998)
- Sai Wan Ho Health Centre, Sai Wan Ho (1994, installed under GEC Fiam's name but replaced by Otis in 2015)
Kowloon[]
- Wonderland Villas, Lai King, Kwai Chung (1984)
- Brightway Tower, Mong Kok
- Fa Yuen Street Government Offices, Mong Kok (1989)
- Far East Consortium Building (lower levels), Mong Kok
- The Kimberley Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui (1994)
- Royal Commercial Centre, Jordan (1997)
- Peninsula Square Car Park, Hung Hom (1993)
- Wing Fat Industrial Building, Kowloon Bay (1988)
- Telford House, Kowloon Bay (1994)
- Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate (Redeveloped Phase 1), Ngau Tau Kok (2003, installed under Sabiem's name)
New Territories[]
- Tak Yue House, Hau Tak Estate, Tseung Kwan O (1994, installed under Sabiem's name)
- Tsuen Wan Government Offices, Tsuen Wan (1993, modernized to the ReGenerate 400 in 2018-2019)
Indonesia[]
- Unless those marked as Indolift, all of those were installed by Kone.
Jakarta[]
- Wisma Mulia 1 (1997, some have been modernized with Kone Destination)
- Hotel Mulia Senayan (1997)
Bandung[]
- Institute of Technology Bandung (Indolift elevators)
- Labtek V
- Labtek VI
- Hotel Baltika (Indolift elevator)
- Hotel Serena
Graha Pos Indonesia(Mid 1990s, Indolift elevators)[1]
Surabaya[]
Graha Pena(1997-2018, modernized by Kone)Graha Pangeran(modernized by Kone)- Widya Mandala University
- Galeri Indosat Kayoon
- University of Surabaya (UBAYA) (Indolift elevator)
- November 10th Institute of Technology - Library Building (Indolift elevator, no longer working, one has been replaced into Delta Lift)
- PT. PAL Indonesia, Ujung (1990s, installation remains unfinished until now)
Malaysia[]
Kuala Lumpur[]
- Kuala Lumpur City Hall(1994, modernization)
- Starhill Gallery (1996, passenger elevators modernized by KONE in 2020)
- JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur (1996, modernized by KONE in the mid 2010s)
- Bangunan Cahaya Suria (modernization from 1974 OTIS elevators)
- Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur (1995)
- PNB Perdana KLCC (2000)
- Menara MaTrade (1996, office elevators modernized by KONE in 2015)
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Multi Level Car Park)(1998, replaced by KONE in the late 2010s)Federal Territory Mosque(2000)(replaced by Toshiba in early 2020s)
Selangor[]
- Sunway Pyramid Mall (Old Wing) (1997) (passenger elevators refurbished by KONE in 2007)
- Sunway College Subang Jaya (1997)
- AEON BIG Subang Jaya (1994, modernized by Dover (Malaysia) in 2012)
Bangunan Persekutuan Petaling Jaya(1995,replacement from unknown 1957 elevators, now replaced by KONE in 2022-2023)
Penang[]
- Grand Continental Hotel(now Hotel Neo+), Georgetown (1991,main elevators modernized while car park elevator replaced in 2014, all done by KONE)
- Mutiara Vila Condominium, Tanjung Tokong (1992, modernized by KONE in 2018)
- Mutiara Tower aka Ratu Mutiara, Tanjung Bungah (1998, modernized by KONE in early 2010s)
Other States[]
- Alor Setar Tower, Kedah (1997, modernized by KONE in 2013)
- Kompleks Aik Aik, Teluk Intan, Perak (defunct)
Copthorne Cameron Highlands, Pahang(1996, replaced by Hitachi in 2021)
New Zealand[]
Wellington[]
- Majestic Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (1987)
- Morrison Kent House, Wellington, New Zealand (modernization)
- Te Papa Museum, Wellington, New Zealand
Russia[]
- Radisson BLU Hotel Slavyanskaya, Moscow
- Hotel Cosmos, Moscow
- Smolensky Passage Shopping Center, Moscow
- Vernadskogo Avenue 103 buildings 1 and 3, Moscow
- Atrium Shopping Center, Moscow, Russia (2001, the very last known Traffic Master System installation)
Singapore[]
- Wisma Atria Office Tower (1986, refurbished in 2013 and modernised in 2018-19)
- Tangs Plaza & Marriott Hotel Tangs Plaza (2000, modernization from 1982 Toshiba elevators)
- Henderson Industrial Park, 203 Henderson Road (1983-1984)
- Peace Centre (late 1990s, replacement from 1977 Schindlers)
- Forum The Shopping Mall (office tower) (1986, modernized in 2017)
- Four Seasons Hotel Singapore (1994, main lifts modernized in the 2010s, refurbished carpark lifts replaced in 2022, service lifts original)
- York Hotel (Modernisation from 1970s Mitsubishis, remodernised by Mitsubishi in the 2010s)
- Crocodile House, 3 Ubi Avenue
- YTC Building, 33 Maude Road
- The Noble Hotel
- Nanyang Polytechnic (1997, 2 have been modernised by CT Elevator)
- 191 New Bridge Road
- The House Of Eden (1996, replaced with Schindler 5500 in 2022)
- Noble Industries
- 52 Serangoon North Ave 4 (1997, replaced by KONE in the 2010s)
- 54 Serangoon North Ave 4 (1997, one cargo lift modernised by KONE in 2022, other lifts original)
- 56 Serangoon North Ave 4 (1997, replaced by XJ in 2021-22)
- 2 Serangoon North Ave 5
- Greatland Industrial Building
- CSI Distribution Centre
- Woodlands Industrial Park E1 area (some modernised by generic)
- 130 Joo Seng Road (one cargo lift modernised by KONE in 2022)
- Choon Kim House (2000)
- Mactaggart Building (~1984, relay controlled) (passenger lift modernised by KONE in 2006)
- 12 Woodlands Loop
Other countries[]
- U Chu Liang Building, Bangkok, Thailand (1996)
- The Peninsula Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand (1997)
- Fabianinkatu 23, Helsinki, Finland (1989, modernization)
- Tour Europe, Paris, France (1995-1997, modernization)
- 99 Bishopgate, London, United Kingdom
- Place Ville Marie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (1988-1991, modernization)
- City Tower, Prague, Czech Republic
- Hlavní nádraží metro station, Prague, Czech Republic (new buttons)
- Globen Shopping Center, Stockholm, Sweden (1988-1990)
- Atrium Shopping Center, Moscow, Russia (2001, the very last Taffic Master System installation)
Cruise ships and cruise ferries[]
All the elevators listed below here were installed under the MacGregor Navire brand.
- Silja Line M/S Symphony (1991)
- Silja Line M/S Serenade (1990)
- Mein Schiff Herz (1996, formerly MS Mercury, Celebrity Mercury and Mein Schiff 2)
- Royal Caribbean Enchantment of the Seas (1996)
Glitches[]
- On some elevators with TMS, pressing a floor button just as the elevator passes its levelling zone causes the logic to glitch and think it is stopping on that floor, and will ring the chime accordingly. It will actually stop on the next floor in direction of travel, and the indicator will correct itself and the lantern on the skipped floor will extinguish when it stops. This glitch was found on an EPL elevator modernised with TMS. It is unknown whether this glitch appears on other models of TMS.[2]
Videos[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Replaced into thyssenkrupp GL elevators in 2018.
- ↑ Fun with Kone TMS floor skip trick! (EPL mod. Kone TMS @ Canossa Magdalen House)
See also[]
- Competitors