Smart Grid could re-energize an aging system
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 18:56
in Physics & Chemistry
At 5 p.m. after a long day's work, you drive your plug-in electric car to your garage. The car's battery is fairly full because you drove little today. You plug your car into a charging station, but rather than recharge, you de-charge, pumping excess energy back into the power grid system and helping meet peak energy demand.