EV Route Recalculation With Dynamic Charger Discovery

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Solution Overview

Problem

It is challenging to accurately and reliably determine when and where to recharge an electric vehicle during a trip due to various attributes or factors that can arise when traversing a route, such as changes in driving mode, unforeseen driving behavior, mass estimation, battery preconditioning timing, and charger location information.

Innovation Solution

A system utilizing a machine learning model trained with historical battery consumption data to dynamically update the route by recalculating charger locations based on real-time data from sensors, including speed, power output, and other vehicle attributes, using a Kalman filter to weight recent data more heavily.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a fixed route with predetermined charger locations is used, then the route planning is simple and fast, but it cannot adapt to changes in driving behavior, weather, or vehicle conditions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to driving conditionsVSAvoidroute calculation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic route recalculation by continuously monitoring real-time vehicle data (speed, power output, temperature) and environmental conditions (weather, traffic), then adjusting the charging schedule and charger locations accordingly. This transforms the static route planning into a dynamic system that adapts to changing conditions while maintaining computational efficiency through incremental updates rather than complete recalculation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system establishes a feedback loop where real-time sensor data from the vehicle (battery temperature, power consumption, speed) and external data (weather conditions, traffic patterns) are continuously fed back to the route calculation module. This feedback mechanism enables the system to detect deviations from predicted behavior and trigger appropriate route adjustments, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If real-time data processing and dynamic route recalculation are implemented, then routing accuracy improves, but computational load and processing time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecharging schedule accuracyVSAvoidroute calculation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary route planning based on predicted vehicle behavior and typical driving patterns before the trip begins. This pre-calculated route serves as a baseline that is only adjusted when real-time data indicates significant deviations from expected behavior, reducing the frequency and computational burden of full recalculation while maintaining high accuracy when adjustments are needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of continuously recalculating the entire route at every data point, the system applies partial recalculation only when specific thresholds are exceeded (e.g., significant deviation in power consumption, extreme weather conditions). This selective approach maintains routing accuracy for critical decisions while minimizing unnecessary computational overhead and processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Reliability

If multiple charging stops are planned to ensure sufficient charge, then the vehicle can reach its destination reliably, but the total travel time and number of stops increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecharge sufficiencyVSAvoidtotal charging time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts charging parameters (charge amount, charging rate, timing) based on real-time vehicle conditions such as battery temperature, state of charge, and predicted remaining range. By optimizing these parameters, the system ensures sufficient charge for reliable destination arrival while minimizing the total time spent charging, thus resolving the contradiction between reliability and time efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12540825B2Dynamic route generation and charger discovery
Publication Date: 2026.02.03 RIVIAN HOLDINGS LLC
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AI summary

Dynamic route generation and charger discovery is provided. A system identifies a drive route for a vehicle. The drive route includes a first charger at a first location along the drive route configured to charge a battery of the vehicle. The system receives an indication of an amount of power output by the battery of the vehicle and an indication of a speed of the vehicle as the vehicle traverses the drive route. The system receives the indication via a battery management system of the vehicle. The system predicts, via a model trained with machine learning, a characteristic of the vehicle based on the amount of power and the speed. The system updates, responsive to the characteristic predicted via the model based on the amount of power and the speed, the drive route to include a second charger at a second location to charge the battery of the vehicle.