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Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

May. 02, 2022
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventor:

Jeremy Lerner, Southfield, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.01); G06Q 10/047 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3476 (2013.01); G06Q 10/047 (2013.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.02);
Abstract

Optimizing a charger network is provided. For each vehicle trip of a plurality of vehicle trips defined by trip information maintained to a storage, a set of possible routes from an origin location of the respective vehicle trip to a destination location of the respective vehicle trip is generated using a routing algorithm. Best routes are identified based on the set of possible routes. Individual charger recommendations are identified using the best routes. Collective charger recommendations across the plurality of vehicle trips based on the individual charger recommendations. The collective charger recommendations are utilized to optimize the charger network.


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