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How Solar Actually Works
Solar Education Series
How Solar Actually Works
on Koh Phangan
Everything you need to know in 5 slides →
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Step 1: Sunlight → Electricity
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Sunlight
Photons hit panels
→
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Solar Panels
Photovoltaic cells
→
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DC Electricity
Direct current
Solar panels on your roof convert sunlight directly into DC electricity — no moving parts, no noise, just clean energy.
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Step 2: DC → AC for Your Home
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DC Power
From panels
→
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Inverter
Converts power
→
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AC Power
For your home
❄️Air conditioning
💡Lights
🍳Kitchen
💻Electronics
🏊Pool pump
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Step 3: Net Billing — Sell Your Excess
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Your Home
Use what you need
→ Excess
← Night
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Smart Meter
Tracks both ways
→ Sell
← Buy
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PEA Grid
Provincial electricity
฿2.70 / kWh
Sell rate for excess solar energy
During the day, your solar powers your home first. Any excess goes to the grid and you get paid. At night, you buy from the grid as normal.
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