solar day night cycle info needed
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:22 am
how long is the night cycle, im setting up a solar setup, to power my factories this game, and each accumulator outputs 300w, and stores 5kj(which is basically the same as saying 5kw is what it has to deplete i think yes?) so each accumulator would output 300w for 16.6 seconds before depleting its 5kj reserve, if my assumption of 5kj=5kw only time dependant. so if i had a 5kw using factory, and night was 120 seconds(just for calculations) i would need 17 accumulators per 16.6 seconds of darkness. so in total to cover 120 seconds of darkness i would need, 123 accumulators. or so my math states, so long as im correct about the way kj convert to kw in math. its been years since i messed with electrical stuff hehe so anyone able to help if im incorrect, and anyone know how long the cycles are? thanks in advance. and yes i know this will not cover turrets, or any abnormal stuff, i plan to build a ton to cover them also, just need the basics covered first, thanks again for any info.
note* i used the formula E(kJ) = P(kW) × t(s) and it showed i needed 600kj of energy consumption for the 120 seconds, for 5 kw sustained consumption. so yeah this is getting way too complicated lol, a simple, you need x amount of accumulators to sustain x amount of kw though the night would be awesome!!! lol
in game it seems 5kj =50 seconds of 100kw power. according to this, to supply 5kw i would need 50 accumulators per 50 seconds. so i still am lost lol. ill assume the bleed in effect of night and day will cover that 10 seconds, with solar covering half, and accumulators the other, ill try it.
note* i used the formula E(kJ) = P(kW) × t(s) and it showed i needed 600kj of energy consumption for the 120 seconds, for 5 kw sustained consumption. so yeah this is getting way too complicated lol, a simple, you need x amount of accumulators to sustain x amount of kw though the night would be awesome!!! lol
in game it seems 5kj =50 seconds of 100kw power. according to this, to supply 5kw i would need 50 accumulators per 50 seconds. so i still am lost lol. ill assume the bleed in effect of night and day will cover that 10 seconds, with solar covering half, and accumulators the other, ill try it.