Now that factorio 1 0 has released i felt it s time to get back in the game to fix the old designs and maybe make something new.
Factorio small solar panel layout.
Lets you walk through it.
Imo smartest way to do this is with the small power poles.
This is because it doesn t waste any space that is occupied by unnecessary solar panels.
The optimal ratio is 0 84 21 25 accumulators per solar panel and 23 8 solar panels per megawatt required by your factory this ratio accounts for solar panels needed to charge the accumulators this means that you need 1 428 mw of production of solar panels and 100mj of storage to provide 1 mw of power over one day night cycle.
It s small so it conforms to land well.
Even though this substation box design is more compact and has a higher space efficiency than this perf ratio 324 design the second design makes better use of both land and resources by being in the correct ratio.
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But the ratio is off it s 26 accumulators and 32 panels for a ratio of 0 8125.
When you fill in this 22x18 area with panels and accumulators it looks like this.
There are either 5 36 extra accumulators or 6 38 missing solar panels.
However high space efficiency is not the best indicator of a good design.
Solar panels are an unlimited source of free energy that produce no pollution.
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During daylight hours every panel provides the maximum power level 60kw.
Uses cheap components substations and medium towers are expensive.
This layout has 170 accumulators and 196 panels.
Generated power will increase decrease linearly during dusk and dawn and no power is produced at night.
This way solar panels can spill over two of the sides making each substation cover effectively a 22x18 area rather than 18x18.
Solar panels and accumulators optimal ratio.
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Overall this design has a continuous power rating excluding roboport drain of 8 232mw.
People get fancy with this.
Something to consider is that many people like replacing a solar panel with a radar in.
Factorio solar panel layout what we can do.
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The ideal ratio is 0 84 accumulators panel.