solar power

[lll SMACKED lll]

so i made a solar panel and a battery table they are withen the range of each other and fo some reason it wont charge my batteries....the fuel generator does just find but my solar panel wont and help.....and yes i did connect them

[Okuda]

Do you have solar battery packs inside the solar panel?

[lll SMACKED lll]

yes my panel is full

[𝓢𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓟𝓪𝓾𝓵]

need at least 2 or 3 full solar panel for a good charge , with one i did 2 ingots and it s gone ...i got 4 now and it s fine

[lll SMACKED lll]

thats cool but it should still charge the battery when im not using the machines

[Woolsinator]

Im having the same issue. Its full with 2 300W, 3 200W, and 4 50W. Idk if it's because its Winter of what, but its not charging at all.

[Justin Time]

1st you have to build a solar power generator.

[Woolsinator]

Originally posted by Justin Time:

1st you have to build a solar power generator.

I have a Solar Power Station. I don't see a solar power generator. I have a battery shelf fully stoked with industrial batteries. Am I missing something?

[SaltyGunz]

I am having the same issue. full paneled solar power generator, full battery table with industrial batteries, nothing being charged.

[lll SMACKED lll]

if its winter time the panels dont work........summer spring and autumn they work for me

[Malignance]

Best to have a fuel generator if you want alot of charge fast. Solar panels dont work in winter nor at night and are generally slow to charge if you dont have multiple solar towers and/or 200/300w panels in most slots. 50w arent even worth picking up. - Just to be sure, you did go into the Battery station & connect the solar array to the grid correct?

[Felix McDaggart]

Originally posted by Malignance:

Best to have a fuel generator if you want alot of charge fast. Solar panels dont work in winter nor at night and are generally slow to charge if you dont have multiple solar towers and/or 200/300w panels in most slots. 50w arent even worth picking up.

spot on advice,


i have 2 solar stations full with panels (a mix of 200+300),
they barely keep up with with the electric furnace, machine bench, 2 fridges and 8-9 lights running 24/7.
so i kick 2 fuel gens in over winter but tend to craft less then and that seems ok.
i have 6 indust batts and 2 120 in the batt rack.

id like to see a stat on the battery panel that showed charge and drainage values.

[supermarine7431]

Why wont solar panels work in the winter wth they do in real life...

[~T~D~]

Where I am they dont work in winter, and here it gets dark exactly as it does in the game in vinter. 1730 or 5PM for US.

[thestile]

I don't think the panels work unless it's an actual sunny day. Winter doesn't work at all and all the other seasons are rainy and full of storms. I think the panels should at least partially charge on some of the other days.

I read briefly about real solar panels, and what I read says that an 100 watt solar panel can output 10-20 watts on a cloudy day. That would be 10-20% effectiveness. So a full array of 9 panels that are 300 watts can put out 2700 watts. Getting 10-20% of 2700 watts isn't too bad. Better than nothing.

That's how the game Subsistence does it. Those partially lit days only partially charge your solar panels. I think that's a good system.

[» Collateral Damage]

Solar Panels are a waste of time, especially with this "winter-stuck-bug". I got two Solar Generators, each with full 300W panels and even in summer they barely charge the batteries.

But they do work in winter... Slowly but they work.