Smart batteries not so smart?

[chemie]

So with a bank of regular batteries and a single smart battery to trigger generators, the silly "smart" battery charges on current and not % so the large regular batteries only get to 50% when the logic is trigger!

Why can't smart batteries charge 50% slower so it can match the capacity of the regular?

 

Any way to work around other than a delay circuit?

[Lifegrow]

Large batteries hold twice as much charge as smart batteries.

After learning how much heat standard batteries output (in energy) I've stopped using standard batteries altogether.

[Neotuck]

10 minutes ago, chemie said:

So with a bank of regular batteries and a single smart battery to trigger generators, the silly "smart" battery charges on current and not % so the large regular batteries only get to 50% when the logic is trigger!

Why can't smart batteries charge 50% slower so it can match the capacity of the regular?

 

Any way to work around other than a delay circuit?

you can set up a logic circuit to fully charge large batteries 

[Kabrute]

or build gene smart bat transformer anybatt  this will fully charge the anybatt before it even begins charging the smart batt

[chemie]

17 minutes ago, Kabrute said:

or build gene smart bat transformer anybatt  this will fully charge the anybatt before it even begins charging the smart batt

"gene smart bat transformer anybatt " is code for what?

[Lifegrow]

24 minutes ago, Neotuck said:

you can set up a logic circuit to fully charge large batteries 

But why on earth would you want to ?

Smart batteries are so much better in every way - and we don't need HUGE power storage any more as automation resolved that.

Next time you get a second - compare the heat/power loss of the two bigger batteries... I was amazed at the difference. Also, connect a single piece of automation wire behind the ones you dont intend to use automation on and you can get rid of the annoying red symbol  

[chemie]

Just now, Lifegrow said:

But why on earth would you want to ?

Smart batteries are so much better in every way - and we don't need HUGE power storage any more as automation resolved that.

Next time you get a second - compare the heat/power loss of the two bigger batteries... I was amazed at the difference. Also, connect a single piece of automation wire behind the ones you dont intend to use automation on and you can get rid of the annoying red symbol  

Is heat less than 50% lower?

[Zarquan]

4 minutes ago, chemie said:

"gene smart bat transformer anybatt " is code for what?

It is a secret code of the veterans of ONI.  Only the worthy can read it.

Spoiler

Generator -> smart battery -> transformers -> large batteries.  That way, the large batteries will fill up first.

 

[chemie]

Just now, Zarquan said:

It is a secret code of the veterans of ONI.  Only the worthy can read it.

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Generator -> smart battery -> transformers -> large batteries.  That way, the large batteries will fill up first.

 

OK Thanks.  I prefer my battery bank in front of transformers (mostly for temp management)

[Lifegrow]

2 minutes ago, chemie said:

Is heat less than 50% lower?

Not sure what you mean ?

[chemie]

12 minutes ago, Lifegrow said:

Not sure what you mean ?

I mean since the capacity is 50% less, does the heat scale or not?

 

Edit:  Yah, you are right....seems I was still in old game thinking.  A small bank of smart work very well with gens topping them off....just need to make sure enough excess gen capacity for any big changes in demand....

[Lutzkhie]

smartybatts are very efficient, low runoff energy and heat easy to cool down by heat transfering