Soulwind Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Does the new battery bleed off only affect idle batteries or is it constant? So if the bleed off is 10 kj/cycle and i am drawing 10 kj/cycle to run equipment, does the battery drain at 10 kj/cycle or 20 kj/cycle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnus Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 20. The bleed off is constant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulwind Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Ok. So it's basically just an additional overhead per battery in the power bank that needs to be added to the total grid draw amounts. That's livable. It doesn't actually count as a draw though right? I.e. 1000 watts + 5 batteries isn't going to overload a wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickrush Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 38 minutes ago, Soulwind said: Ok. So it's basically just an additional overhead per battery in the power bank that needs to be added to the total grid draw amounts. That's livable. It doesn't actually count as a draw though right? I.e. 1000 watts + 5 batteries isn't going to overload a wire The wire has nothing to do with this. The energy needs to be in the battery for it to deplete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avc15 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 So then the question becomes, does the energy that goes to charging a battery count as kW load on the circuit? I am almost certain the answer is no, but klei changed the way stored energy, transformers, and load work in a recent update. So, I could be wrong. It'd be pretty easy to test, though. Just add up all the actual loads on your circuit and see which answer the numbers support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnus Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 1 hour ago, avc15 said: So then the question becomes, does the energy that goes to charging a battery count as kW load on the circuit? I am almost certain the answer is no, but klei changed the way stored energy, transformers, and load work in a recent update. So, I could be wrong. And you'd be correct. Batteries are not considered loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarquan Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I think the point is they want a more realistic power system where, rather than having massive power banks, you actually need to create enough power stations for your peak power draw and use automation to turn off generators when they are not needed. So you have a small power bank and a set of coal generators built on doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnus Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 21 minutes ago, Zarquan said: So you have a small power bank and a set of coal generators built on doors. No need to build them on doors anymore though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulwind Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Coal gens just got automation ports. I still intend to have a battery bank. Power draw during the day can be negative, then recharge the bank at night. This just adds a bit of overhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plum Gate Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 24 minutes ago, Soulwind said: Coal gens just got automation ports. I still intend to have a battery bank. Power draw during the day can be negative, then recharge the bank at night. This just adds a bit of overhead The timer circuit could be set up for it - only kicks on accordingly - now that it has a port, I can look forward to postponing elaborate setups involving the hydrogen generator and loads of batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulwind Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Did I misunderstand the update notes? I thought it said that coal gens are now automation enabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plum Gate Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Soulwind said: Did I misunderstand the update notes? I thought it said that coal gens are now automation enabled. Sorry, I mean now and not not - I must have editied that as you commented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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