Solar Power in Space Age
extending on the previous work on solar panels, we are confronted with way more variables in Space Age. Not only are there different planets with different solar power …
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Space Efficient Tileable Solar Power : r/factorio
This is a solar power blueprint designed to be built from the map view in a late-game base. Space efficiency and a correct panel-to-accumulator ratio were the top priorities. The blueprint book includes the primary 4-roboport design, which has a ratio of 0.841 (0.84 is exact). Also included is a 1-roboport design (ratio of 0.87) and "initial" build plans with only the roboport, substations ...
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A Simple Tool I Made To Calculate Solar Power Output …
I''ve seen many solar array blueprints which don''t state their sustained power output or give rounded figures, so I''ve decided to create a tool to calculate the power output of a solar array given the number of solar panels and accumulators.
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solar panel set up :: Factorio General Discussions
According to the Wiki [wiki.factorio ] (also linked above by Envy), you need 21 accumulators for every 25 solar panels. This means, if you can power your base with 25 solar panels during the day, you are going to need 21 accumulators to get you through the night, assuming similar power usage. (For 50 panels, you need 42 accumulators, etc.)
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Best solar panel to accumulator ratio? : r/factorio
The link you posted specifically says that 23.8 solar panels and equivilant ratio of accumulators equals 1mw of constant power. 21:25 provides for slightly more solar panels and accumulators than 1mw of constant power. That might seem like a small variance, but it does add up over 100s of mw of power.
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Factorio Prints: Perfect Ratio, Modular Solar Power Block
Solar Power Block with near perfect Accumular / Solar Panel Ratio (~0.82-0.85), with maximum Roboport distance, and near-optimal Power Pole Distribution. Note the offset in the blueprint: When putting 2 Power Blocks adjacent to each other, the Substations at the edge of both blocks should be placed on top of each other.
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Accumulator / Solar panel ratio
Let''s say that our factory is using an average power P and that we want to power it only with solar panels and accumulators. Since solar panel are the only outpur of electricity, they need to generate during a whole day enough energy E_sol to provide an average power P during this time. .
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Tutorial:Solar power math
In this tutorial we will properly quantify the amount of solar panels and accumulators needed and the proper ratio that is needed between the two buildings. The game uses SI units and reflects how they are used in the real world.
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Very Large Solar Farm v2.0
The solar farm produces 5.7 GW of power, so you''ll want a number of these placed for megabases. Edit: The VERY first thing to do is run around the map in the space where you want to build and clear the map. Clear the black unknown parts of the map. If you don''t do this, you can''t actually place blueprints down to get anything done. I apologize ...
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Solar Power
Solar power is a great way to provide electricity for your base without needing to worry about boilers or nuclear reactors running out of fuel, or pollution causing biter attacks. Powering your structures with solar panels is very common in Space Exploration, but once you leave Nauvis it is not immediately obvious how to generate power and how to set up structures …
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A Simple Tool I Made To Calculate Solar Power Output : …
I''ve seen many solar array blueprints which don''t state their sustained power output or give rounded figures, so I''ve decided to create a tool to calculate the power output of a solar array given the number of solar panels and accumulators.
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Solar Panel layout
Personally I prefer a more solar panel leaning ratio for my power clusters. I almost always try to stick a layout similar to the picture sbroadbent posted. I''ve got two rings of solar panels, 7 accumulators and a big powerpole in the innermost ring, with the substation in the middle (of course). I tend to put a single tile of space between each cluster, giving me foot …
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Solar Power in Space Age
extending on the previous work on solar panels, we are confronted with way more variables in Space Age. Not only are there different planets with different solar power factors, but also different day lengths and additionally five quality levels for …
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Solar Panel layout
Personally I prefer a more solar panel leaning ratio for my power clusters. I almost always try to stick a layout similar to the picture sbroadbent posted. I''ve got two rings of solar panels, 7 accumulators and a big powerpole …
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Simple solar power blueprint : r/factorio
Specifically about power: people who switched from nuclear to solar only after they were getting UPS issues have reported that nuclear power generation accounted for 10-15% or even 20% of their CPU cycles. Solar, on the other …
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Power source priorities
Each power supply is connected to the factory using a power switch, and not directly, except for accumulators. manualPriorities.png. Now we can manually toggle power sources on and off, but Factorio is about automation! So, for every power switch, we need to somehow add the following automatic logic: A. If the accumulator charge is less or equal to X …
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solar panel set up :: Factorio General Discussions
According to the Wiki [wiki.factorio ] (also linked above by Envy), you need 21 accumulators for every 25 solar panels. This means, if you can power your base with 25 solar panels during the day, you are going to …
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Factorio Prints: Perfect Ratio, Modular Solar Power Block
Solar Power Block with near perfect Accumular / Solar Panel Ratio (~0.82-0.85), with maximum Roboport distance, and near-optimal Power Pole Distribution. Note the offset in the blueprint: When putting 2 Power Blocks adjacent to each …
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Simple solar power blueprint : r/factorio
This solar blueprint is intended to be simple: small, without roboports / other complexities. It has a reasonably good accumulator-to-solar-panel ratio, and can be repeated sideways. The ideal vanilla ratio is 0.84. When not repeated at all, …
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Factorio Electricity Basics Guide
Steam Power is the first type of electricity you''ll have access to in Factorio. It mainly focuses on taking water using Offshore Pumps and turning it into steam to power a bevy of different types ...
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Panneau solaire
Les Panneaux solaires sont une source d''énergie illimitée et gratuite qui ne produit aucune pollution. Pendant les heures de jour, chaque panneau fournit le niveau de puissance …
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Are solar panels worth it? : r/factorio
Note that if you have any other power sources like steam engines or nuclear those will take precedence over accumulators during the night by default. If you want to use accumulators during night over other sources then you have to manually regulate it. This is mostly done by circuit controlling either a power switch or the resources (like water ...
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Tutorial:Solar power math
In this tutorial we will properly quantify the amount of solar panels and accumulators needed and the proper ratio that is needed between the two buildings. The game uses SI units and reflects …
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Simple solar power blueprint : r/factorio
This solar blueprint is intended to be simple: small, without roboports / other complexities. It has a reasonably good accumulator-to-solar-panel ratio, and can be repeated sideways. The ideal vanilla ratio is 0.84. When not repeated at all, the ratio is 70:84 ~= 0.83.
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Panneau solaire
Les Panneaux solaires sont une source d''énergie illimitée et gratuite qui ne produit aucune pollution. Pendant les heures de jour, chaque panneau fournit le niveau de puissance maximal, soit 60 kW. La puissance générée augmente ou diminue de manière linéaire à l''aube et au crépuscule, et aucune puissance n''est produite la nuit.
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Solar panel
Solar panels are an unlimited source of free energy that produce no pollution. During daylight hours every panel provides the maximum power level, 60kW. Generated power will increase/decrease linearly during dusk and dawn, and no power is produced at night. This means one solar panel produces an average of 42kW over one day and night cycle. The ...
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Accumulator / Solar panel ratio
Let''s say that our factory is using an average power P and that we want to power it only with solar panels and accumulators. Since solar panel are the only outpur of electricity, they need to generate during a whole day …
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Thermal Solar Power
Automatic compatibility with Bob''s Power (disables Thermal Solar Power''s buildings that duplicate functionality of Bob''s Power; no need to use the settings) Example Usage. Generating electricity from heat on a normal planet (vanilla/Nauvis) (NOTE: there are no heat pipes to lose any heat nor batteries necessary to store any heat, the panels will stay hot enough for "short" nights): …
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Solar Panel layout
Personally I prefer a more solar panel leaning ratio for my power clusters. I almost always try to stick a layout similar to the picture sbroadbent posted. I''ve got two rings of solar panels, 7 accumulators and a big powerpole in the innermost ring, with the substation in the middle (of course).
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