Haven t seen this design posted anywhere so here is yet another 0 15 solar panel layout this solar panel layout has a roboport only uses 4 substations has the exact 0 84 ratio 84 accumulators 100 solar panels and is symettrical.
Factorio best solar panel layout.
There are either 5 36 extra accumulators or 6 38 missing solar panels.
For each 5 solar panels you need 3 accumulators.
Or more precisely you need power consumption in w 30 kw solar panels.
Solar panels and accumulators optimal ratio.
Remember if you don t have enough solar panels things simply don t run as fast but if you don t have enough capacitors your entire base will shut down at night which can and will kill you in the right circumstances.
This means one solar panel produces an average of 42 kw over one day and night cycle.
Note your roboports will be closer together here which isn t necessarily a bad thing depending on your base.
Plop a sub station down and fill it with solar pannels.
Just add as needed for each.
As for which to actually pick i d say it s up to your preference cilya s design with accumulators instead of a roboport is the only one with perfect 0 86 ratio among popular designs used by factorio players.
You need 17 solar panels for each steam engine running at max capacity.
Overall this design has a continuous power rating excluding roboport drain of 8 232mw.
The ideal ratio is 0 84 accumulators panel.
Something to consider is that many people like replacing a solar panel with a radar in.
During daylight hours every panel provides the maximum power level 60kw.
This so sums up factorio perfectionism and practicalism.
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.
Though in all honesty you probably aren t ready for solar panels yet if the cost bothers you.
I almost always try to stick a layout similar to the picture sbroadbent posted.
Solar panels are an unlimited source of free energy that produce no pollution.
I leave a space to walk between.
This tutorial covers solar panel arrangements to use at various stages of the game including the building of the massive ratio perfect array from this foru.
Generated power will increase decrease linearly during dusk and dawn and no power is produced at night.
Keep in mind that these numbers are approximate you may want to have a buffer for laser turrets if nothing else.
Personally i prefer a more solar panel leaning ratio for my power clusters.
I don t beleve in perfect ratios for solar.
