how many solar panels can i attach to one battery

[frog]

im doing 4 panels for one battery to power 2 mineral extractors but im running out of power at night. should i add more solar panels to each battery or both

[SaD-82]

Two panels per one battery. (And many of those sets - all connected into one big grid.)
Works like a charm.

[SuperTech]

Originally posted by chog:

im doing 4 panels for one battery to power 2 mineral extractors but im running out of power at night. should i add more solar panels to each battery or both

If you're running out of power at night then you don't have enough battery storage. Add more batteries to last longer after sun goes down. Like the post above said 2 solar panels per 1 battery. If you have 4 solar panels then add another battery.

[frog]

Originally posted by SaD-82:

Two panels per one battery. (And many of those sets - all connected into one big grid.)
Works like a charm.

so i could do 2 panels, 1 battery per each mineral extractor and should be okay?

[SuperTech]

Originally posted by chog:

Originally posted by SaD-82:

Two panels per one battery. (And many of those sets - all connected into one big grid.)
Works like a charm.

so i could do 2 panels, 1 battery per each mineral extractor and should be okay?

What I usually do is look at the power consumption total for everything on the grid I want to power then double it in solar panel output then add half that amount of batteries. Hope that makes sense. Should carry your base through the night. Of course if you have a power Hotspot then no batteries are required.

[NZ.Zero]

Depends on how near the equator you are as to how strong sun you get. Find out how its performing by pressing E next to the battery and it shows you. The end of the night is the time youll find out it its performing ok or not.

If it isnt performing well and the storage isnt filled up by the end of the day then you need more panels, if the storage is full at the end of the day then you need more batteries.

[Ryvaken Tadrya]

When you access a battery or generator it tells you how much power is being consumed.
Each solar panel produces 50 units. Figure out how many panels you need by dividing the total load by 50 and rounding UP.
Build that many batteries and TWICE that many solar panels.

Example: if you consume 100-150, you need SIX panels and THREE batteries. Two extractors and a teleporter is probably in this range.

Let L be the load on the system.
X = ceiling(L/50)
Build 2X solar panels and 1X batteries.
Welcome to high* school algebra.

Sincerely,
A very depressed college algebra professor who is well aware most of his students couldn't figure this out, either.

*Middle school, really. But yes I teach this to college students. A lot. I'm not allowed to show disappointment to them. This is actually pretty cathartic.

[frog]

Originally posted by Ryvaken Tadrya:

When you access a battery or generator it tells you how much power is being consumed.
Each solar panel produces 50 units. Figure out how many panels you need by dividing the total load by 50 and rounding UP.
Build that many batteries and TWICE that many solar panels.

Example: if you consume 100-150, you need SIX panels and THREE batteries. Two extractors and a teleporter is probably in this range.

Let L be the load on the system.
X = ceiling(L/50)
Build 2X solar panels and 1X batteries.
Welcome to high* school algebra.

Sincerely,
A very depressed college algebra professor who is well aware most of his students couldn't figure this out, either.

*Middle school, really. But yes I teach this to college students. A lot. I'm not allowed to show disappointment to them. This is actually pretty cathartic.

♥♥♥♥ bro i dropped outta high school, but i have a vague understanding of what youre trying to say here

[knighttemplar1960]

Originally posted by Ryvaken Tadrya:

When you access a battery or generator it tells you how much power is being consumed.
Each solar panel produces 50 units. Figure out how many panels you need by dividing the total load by 50 and rounding UP.
Build that many batteries and TWICE that many solar panels.

Example: if you consume 100-150, you need SIX panels and THREE batteries. Two extractors and a teleporter is probably in this range.

Let L be the load on the system.
X = ceiling(L/50)
Build 2X solar panels and 1X batteries.
Welcome to high* school algebra.

Sincerely,
A very depressed college algebra professor who is well aware most of his students couldn't figure this out, either.

*Middle school, really. But yes I teach this to college students. A lot. I'm not allowed to show disappointment to them. This is actually pretty cathartic.

Good for you. Retired Engineer here. I used to teach some community college classes back when I was doing research and not getting much in the way of pay. About 2/3rds of high school graduates that we got still needed 2 years of remedial math, science, and English before they were ready for a freshman year of college. That was 25 years ago. Its even worse now.

They spend most of their time on social classes instead of STEM and they graduate with degrees that leave them underqualified to be a Starbucks barista.

[Vin]

Originally posted by Ryvaken Tadrya:

When you access a battery or generator it tells you how much power is being consumed.
Each solar panel produces 50 units. Figure out how many panels you need by dividing the total load by 50 and rounding UP.
Build that many batteries and TWICE that many solar panels.

Example: if you consume 100-150, you need SIX panels and THREE batteries. Two extractors and a teleporter is probably in this range.

Let L be the load on the system.
X = ceiling(L/50)
Build 2X solar panels and 1X batteries.
Welcome to high* school algebra.

Sincerely,
A very depressed college algebra professor who is well aware most of his students couldn't figure this out, either.

*Middle school, really. But yes I teach this to college students. A lot. I'm not allowed to show disappointment to them. This is actually pretty cathartic.

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

Originally posted by Ryvaken Tadrya:

When you access a battery or generator it tells you how much power is being consumed.
Each solar panel produces 50 units. Figure out how many panels you need by dividing the total load by 50 and rounding UP.
Build that many batteries and TWICE that many solar panels.

Example: if you consume 100-150, you need SIX panels and THREE batteries. Two extractors and a teleporter is probably in this range.

Let L be the load on the system.
X = ceiling(L/50)
Build 2X solar panels and 1X batteries.
Welcome to high* school algebra.

Sincerely,
A very depressed college algebra professor who is well aware most of his students couldn't figure this out, either.

*Middle school, really. But yes I teach this to college students. A lot. I'm not allowed to show disappointment to them. This is actually pretty cathartic.

Good for you. Retired Engineer here. I used to teach some community college classes back when I was doing research and not getting much in the way of pay. About 2/3rds of high school graduates that we got still needed 2 years of remedial math, science, and English before they were ready for a freshman year of college. That was 25 years ago. Its even worse now.

They spend most of their time on social classes instead of STEM and they graduate with degrees that leave them underqualified to be a Starbucks barista.

oh lord. none of this is necessary.

row of 14, row of 12 or until you see battery charging fast math is not required. i have 2 activated indium and 1 of each gas collection math used? 0.

[BigGrayGolem]

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

Good for you. Retired Engineer here. I used to teach some community college classes back when I was doing research and not getting much in the way of pay. About 2/3rds of high school graduates that we got still needed 2 years of remedial math, science, and English before they were ready for a freshman year of college. That was 25 years ago. Its even worse now.

They spend most of their time on social classes instead of STEM and they graduate with degrees that leave them underqualified to be a Starbucks barista.

TLDR: Get offa my lawn.

[knighttemplar1960]

Originally posted by Vin:

oh lord. none of this is necessary.

row of 14, row of 12 or until you see battery charging fast math is not required. i have 2 activated indium and 1 of each gas collection math used? 0.

Oh, how today's youth have fallen.

Originally posted by BigGrayGolem:

TLDR: Get offa my lawn.

Naw, they can stand on my lawn all they want but they have to pull weeds while they are doing so.

[Vin]

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

Originally posted by Vin:

oh lord. none of this is necessary.

row of 14, row of 12 or until you see battery charging fast math is not required. i have 2 activated indium and 1 of each gas collection math used? 0.

Oh, how today's youth have fallen.

its a video game. you'll live.

[NZ.Zero]

Originally posted by Ryvaken Tadrya:

Each solar panel produces 50 units.

It's only 50 at peak times, its 25 at shoulder times.
I dont know about you, but Ive found that some locations have very short peak times and longer shoulder times so you need more panels to charge the same volume of battery.

[frazzled]

I also to 2 panels and one battery for each extractor and they run 24/7. I usually only do 4 extractors. So I set up 8 panels and 4 batteries nearby and they are good to go.

I also connect them to 9 Supply Depots and return about once a day to get a full stack of whatever they are mining. Easy peasy.

[Ograus]

if using solar power keep in mind that
solar panels only generate their rated power during full sunlight
->2*solar panels + 1*battery needed to have the power output "24/7" that one solar panel generates during full daylight
make use of prefabs, to build them inside, to save on wires
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2810985392
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2828220550
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2808084278
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2827374171

keep in mind:
using solar panels to power a base thus requires 2x "installed power-rating" (based on bases power requirements)