Electric Vehicle Route Planning (EVRP)
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2011 Optimal Evrp Large Networks

Optimal Route Planning for Electric Vehicles in Large Networks

InfoValue
Year2011
SourceProceeding AAAI 2011 (opens in a new tab)
Main affiliationUniversita ̈t Stuttgart, Institut fu ̈r Formale Methoden der Informatik, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Affiliated countriesGermany

Main Contribution

  • Speeding up shortest path queries
  • Large networks

Optimization

  • Minimizing energy consuption

Problems

  • Negative energy cost prevents using Djikstra
  • Battery constraints

Variables

  • Limitation of energy supply
    • Battery condition
      • Usage
        • Running out energy
      • Charging
        • Overcharging
        • Energy recuperation

Methods

  • Edge represents energy consumption or recuperation
  • Unified cost function representation
  • Employing generalization of Johnson's potential shifting technique
  • Specific construction of edge cost functions
    • Contraction hierarchies

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