Smart Grid Photos

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Naperville Green Car Show

Naperville Green Car Show (left to right): Argonne's Jim Spangler, Ann Schlenker, Jason Harper, Hina Chaudhry, George Heindl.

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Naperville Green Car Show
Naperville Green Car Show (left to right): Argonne's Jim Spangler, Ann Schlenker, Jason Harper, Hina Chaudhry, George Heindl.
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Naperville Green Car Show
Naperville Green Car Show: Smart grid interactive demo with EUMD compact submeter technology examples on the table.
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Congresswoman Judy Biggert at the Naperville Green Car Show
Naperville Green Car Show (left to right): Congresswoman Judy Biggert, Hina Chaudhry, Ann Schlenker, George Heindl (all Argonne).
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Smart grid plug
The SAE J-1772 plug-in vehicle connector facilitates both charging and communication.
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Naperville green car show
Naperville Green Car Show: Left, Argonne's George Heindl speaks with participants.
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Naperville Green Car show
Naperville Green Car Show: Left, Argonne's George Heindl speaks with participants.
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Compact metrology prototype
A prototype of Argonne's compact metrology system.
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Smart Grid radio
Field programmable gate array (FPGA) technologies to develop improved software-defined radios for the smart grid
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Smart Grid Model
Argonne transportation researchers created this interactive model to demonstrate how the smart grid interacts with different types of customers.
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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle mockup
Argonne engineer Ted Bohn holds a mock-up of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) connection standard called J-1772. This connector will facilitate both charging and communication.
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Earthday 2011
Earthday 2011: Engineer Ted Bohn (right) explains smart grid charging to Lab Director Eric Isaacs.
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Solar-powered electric vehicle charging station
This solar-powered electric vehicle charging station is located near Building 201. Vehicles in Argonne's "green" fleet are charged at this unit. Image courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory.