Mission of Solar Power Plants of Thai Future Energy Group The energy consumption is very important to the growth of the country’s public utilities. Currently, the consumption of electrical energy in Thailand is about 179,000 units per year. Most of the electricity has been domestically produced using the natural gas as the main fuel in the electricity production process with the proportion of 70% of the total electricity production. However, since the natural gas is recognized as the non-renewable fuel, the Ministry of Energy has adjusted its master plans by using much energy produced from the alternative energy in order to reduce not only the dependence on the imported fossil-based energy but also the global warming.
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There is no noise pollution because there is no movement of the machinery parts in the electricity production. |
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No toxic pollution is caused from the production processes |
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The operation is automatic with minimum maintenance. |
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The advanced technology results in the production of solar cell panels having the higher kW power with less installation area. |
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The electricity can be produced even in the shady or cloudy conditions. |
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The electricity can be directly produced and conveniently used. |
By these reasons, Thai Future Energy Group has constructed the solar power plants with the PV grid connected system. The system is specially designed for producing the electricity through the equipment converting the direct current into the alternative current. Then, the produced electricity will be directly supplied to the power system of the Provincial Electricity Authority for the distribution.
There are normally ten officers on duty for the operation, maintenance, and security. The operation unit will be responsible for controlling the operation of the power plant. All equipment will be first inspected whether they are ready for the operation through the monitoring system while the system failure will be immediately solved.
After the sunrise, the system will be automatically operated. The sunlight converted into the electrical energy will flow to the power system of the Provincial Electricity Authority. Then, the production system will be monitored until the sunset. When there is an error to the equipment, the position will be detected by the system with the prompt warning so that the officers can inspect the deficit solar cell panels. For other maintenance, only the normal cleaning is required for the solar cell panels using the clean water with proper pH balance. The tap water installed around the area and the pressure washers should be simply used for cleaning the solar cell panels at least once a month.