The HondaLink EV application will allow the user to remotely view the state of charge, initiate charging, and activate the air conditioning and heater to pre-condition the vehicle while connected to the grid to maximize battery range on start-up.

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Instead of selling individual units, they would offer a low-power system that relied on a solar cell or car battery in remote areas without grid electricity.

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Networks are riddled with circuit breakers that prevent electricity from flowing backward to the substation when voltage drops--the moment when utilities need solar cells and basement battery packs to support the grid.

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An inverter converts the direct current from the battery into the alternating current for feeding the grid.

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Instead of selling individual units, they would offer a low-power system that relied on a solar cell or car battery in remote areas that didn't have grid electricity.

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The microgrid comprises eight 100-kW grid-tied inverters, the rooftop PV array, the lead-acid battery pack, backup diesel generators, and a Web-based monitoring and control system.

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All the park managers want to do is create a microgrid with a few solar panels and a battery pack to meet a few humble power needs with no connection to the larger grid.

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If it proves to be as promising as some people suspect, the new battery design developed by MIT researchers may create compelling synergies between electric vehicles and the electric power grid.

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