METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR

A method for operating, such as commissioning, an elevator (100), and an elevator (100) are presented herein. The elevator (100) comprises an electric linear motor (50) for moving movable units (10). The method comprises moving (510) a first movable unit (10) along a linear stator (72) of the electric linear motor (50) in the elevator shaft (13), and determining (520) at least one characteristic, such as a floor position or an air gap width of the electric linear motor (50), at a plurality of elevator shaft positions by the first movable unit (10), such as by a winding, a coil, or a sensor, during the moving. The method further comprises storing (530) the determined at least one characteristic, and controlling (540) moving of at least a second movable unit (10), such as comprising another of the elevator cars or a second motor unit, by utilizing the stored at least one characteristic.