# US 11,993,177 B1 · Predictive temperature regulation > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,993,177 B1 - Document ID: US11993177B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 18/458,072 - Filed: 2023-08-29 - Granted: 2024-05-28 - Earliest claimed: 2023-08-29 - Assignees: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC - Applicants: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC - Inventors: Matthew Trainham; Carl Stoye - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11993177B1 ## CPC - B60L 58/26: by cooling - B60L 58/12: responding to state of charge [SoC] - B60L 58/27: by heating - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ## Abstract Aspects of the subject disclosure relate to predictive vehicle battery temperature regulation. A device implementing the subject technology may include a processor configured to obtain different types of data associated with a route projection of a vehicle. The processor can determine a thermal demand projection of the vehicle that maps to the route projection based on the different types of data. The processor also can adjust a temperature of a battery of the vehicle to within a predefined temperature range based on the thermal demand projection for the route projection. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle management system, comprising: a controller configured to: obtain different types of data associated with a route projection of a vehicle; determine a thermal demand projection of the vehicle that maps to at least a portion of the route projection based on the different types of data; and adjust a temperature of a battery of the vehicle to within a predefined temperature range based on the thermal demand projection for the at least a portion of the route projection, the temperature of the battery being adjusted by a temperature delta that is based on an amount of energy change in the battery associated with the thermal demand projection. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle management system of claim 1, wherein the temperature of the battery is adjusted to within the predefined temperature range at least a threshold time prior to the vehicle reaching a type of terrain at a location of a route that corresponds to the at least a portion of the route projection. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle management system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to: measure the temperature of the battery at least a threshold time prior to the vehicle reaching a type of terrain at a location of a route that corresponds to the at least a portion of the route projection; determine whether the temperature of the battery is maintained within the predefined temperature range corresponding to the at least a portion of the route projection; and adjust the temperature of the battery to within the predefined temperature range prior to the vehicle reaching the type of terrain at the location of the route when the temperature of the battery is not maintained within the predefined temperature range. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle management system of claim 1, wherein 1) the controller is configured to determine whether the thermal demand projection is predicted to cause at least in part the temperature of the battery to exceed a temperature threshold at the at least a portion of the route projection, 2) the temperature of the battery is adjusted based on the thermal demand projection being predicted to cause at least in part the temperature of the battery to exceed the temperature threshold at the at least a portion of the route projection, and 3) the predefined temperature range includes the temperature threshold. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The vehicle management system of claim 4, wherein the temperature of the battery is adjusted by increasing the temperature of the battery to within the predefined temperature range based on an ambient environment temperature surrounding the vehicle and the thermal demand projection being predicted to cause the temperature of the battery to decrease beyond the temperature threshold. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The vehicle management system of claim 4, wherein the temperature of the battery is adjusted by reducing the temperature of the battery to within the predefined temperature range based on an ambient environment temperature surrounding the vehicle and the thermal demand projection being predicted to cause the temperature of the battery to increase beyond the temperature threshold. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle management system of claim 1, wherein the temperature of the battery is adjusted to within the predefined temperature range by an incremental change in temperature that corresponds to at least an amount of energy to be discharged from the battery responsive to one or more propulsion events of the vehicle when the vehicle reaches a type of terrain at a location of a route that corresponds to the at least a portion of the route projection. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle management system of claim 1, wherein the temperature of the battery is adjusted to within the predefined temperature range by an incremental change in temperature that corresponds to at least an amount of energy to be stored in the battery responsive to one or more regenerative braking events of the vehicle when the vehicle reaches a type of terrain at a location of a route that corresponds to the at least a portion of the route projection. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vehicle management system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to: monitor the temperature of the battery after the temperature of the battery is adjusted to within the predefined temperature range; determine whether the temperature of the battery is maintained within the predefined temperature range during at least a threshold time prior to the vehicle reaching a type of terrain at a location of a route that corresponds to the at least a portion of the route projection; and adjust the temperature of the battery incrementally until the temperature of the battery is adjusted to within the predefined temperature range prior to the vehicle reaching the type of terrain at the location of the route. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The vehicle management system of claim 1, wherein the different types of data comprises one or more of map data, environmental temperature data, or system mass data associated with the vehicle. ### Claim 11 A method of managing a vehicle, the method comprising: determining a route projection of a vehicle based at least in part on user input; obtaining thermal loading data comprising different types of data associated with the route projection; determining a thermal demand projection of the vehicle that maps to at least a portion of the route projection based on the thermal loading data; and adjusting a temperature of a battery of the vehicle to within a predefined temperature range at least a threshold time prior to the vehicle reaching a type of terrain at a location of a route that corresponds to the at least a portion of the route projection based on the thermal demand projection, the temperature of the battery being adjusted by a temperature delta that is based on an amount of energy change in the battery associated with the thermal demand projection. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: measuring the temperature of the battery at least a threshold time prior to the vehicle reaching a type of terrain at a location of a route that corresponds to the at least a portion of the route projection; determining whether the temperature of the battery is maintained within the predefined temperature range corresponding to the at least a portion of the route projection; and adjusting the temperature of the battery to within the predefined temperature range prior to the vehicle reaching the type of terrain at the location of the route when the temperature of the battery is not maintained within the predefined temperature range. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising determining whether the thermal demand projection is predicted to cause at least in part the temperature of the battery to exceed a temperature threshold at the at least a portion of the route projection, wherein the temperature of the battery is adjusted based on the thermal demand projection being predicted to cause at least in part the temperature of the battery to exceed the temperature threshold at the at least a portion of the route projection, wherein the predefined temperature range includes the temperature threshold. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the temperature of the battery is adjusted by increasing the temperature of the battery to within the predefined temperature range based on an ambient environment temperature surrounding the vehicle and the thermal demand projection being predicted to cause the temperature of the battery to decrease beyond the temperature threshold. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the temperature of the battery is adjusted by reducing the temperature of the battery to within the predefined temperature range based on an ambient environment temperature surrounding the vehicle and the thermal demand projection being predicted to cause the temperature of the battery to increase beyond the temperature threshold. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the temperature of the battery is adjusted to within the predefined temperature range by an incremental change in temperature that corresponds to at least an amount of energy to be discharged from the battery responsive to one or more propulsion events of the vehicle when the vehicle reaches a type of terrain at a location of a route that corresponds to the at least a portion of the route projection. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the temperature of the battery is adjusted to within the predefined temperature range by an incremental change in temperature that corresponds to at least an amount of energy to be stored in the battery responsive to one or more regenerative braking events of the vehicle when the vehicle reaches a type of terrain at a location of a route that corresponds to the at least a portion of the route projection. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: monitoring the temperature of the battery after the temperature of the battery is adjusted to within the predefined temperature range; determining whether the temperature of the battery is maintained within the predefined temperature range during at least a threshold time prior to the vehicle reaching a type of terrain at a location of a route that corresponds to the at least a portion of the route projection; and adjusting the temperature of the battery incrementally until the temperature of the battery is adjusted to within the predefined temperature range prior to the vehicle reaching the type of terrain at the location of the route. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the thermal demand projection indicates a charging event at the least a portion of the route projection, and wherein the adjusting further comprises reducing the temperature of the battery by the temperature delta to pre-cool the battery prior to the charging event and to maintain the temperature of the battery within the predefined temperature range during the charging event. ### Claim 20 A vehicle, comprising: a battery; a temperature control unit; and a controller configured to: determine a thermal demand projection of a vehicle that maps to at least a portion of a route projection of the vehicle based on different types of data associated with the route projection; and adjust, using the temperature control unit, a temperature of the battery to within a predefined temperature range by increasing the temperature of the battery based on the thermal demand projection being predicted to cause the temperature of the battery to decrease beyond a first temperature threshold or by reducing the temperature of the battery based on the thermal demand projection being predicted to cause the temperature of the battery to increase beyond a second temperature threshold, the temperature of the battery being adjusted by a temperature delta that is based on an amount of energy change in the battery associated with the thermal demand projection.