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down peak [1 record]

Record 1 2008-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Elevators
CONT

... when office employees report for work in the morning and traffic is predominantly up, the [elevator's] supervisory control sets itself for the up peak. ... At the close of business in the evening, the system adjusts to a down peak.

OBS

Down-peak operation. Down-peak conditions usually occur in office buildings for a relatively brief period around 5 p.m., when ... the building's population must be brought to the ground in a short time.

Key term(s)
  • down peak traffic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
DEF

Pointe du trafic descendant à l'intérieur d'un immeuble.

CONT

Dans le cas d'un immeuble de bureaux, les heures de travail et de repas ont une grande importance. Elles correspondent à des «pointes de trafic» : [...] - «pointe descente» en fin de matinée; [...] - «pointe descente» en fin d'après-midi.

CONT

[...] il existe quatre trafics principaux au cours de la journée : trafic de pointe en montée, trafic équilibré, trafic de pointe en descente, trafic réduit (nuits et jours non ouvrables).

Spanish

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