onebit Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Quote If the Smart Battery is sharing a circuit with other batteries this will effectively monitor their cumulative charge. Seems to me smart batteries only care about themselves. https://oxygennotincluded.gamepedia.com/Smart_Battery Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/90454-is-the-wiki-article-for-smart-battery-incorrect/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
beowulf2010 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Technically, no. The smart battery only monitors itself. Effectively, yes. If the other batteries run out if charge, the smart battery will drain faster and trigger charging for the entire bank. So, yes, the wiki is mostly correct. This being said, there is little use for banks of batteries anymore so I wouldn't worry about it either way. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/90454-is-the-wiki-article-for-smart-battery-incorrect/#findComment-1032316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eloy2030 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, beowulf2010 said: This being said, there is little use for banks of batteries anymore so I wouldn't worry about it either way. what do u mean? it's been a while... Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/90454-is-the-wiki-article-for-smart-battery-incorrect/#findComment-1032318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
onebit Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 It's actually kind of important, because if one battery is lower than another it will trigger the generators incorrectly. e.g. you want coal power between 25%-50 and natural gas between 75%-100. If the coal smart battery is lower than the nat gas battery it turns on too soon. Maybe one trick would be to set all to %x-100 so they would fully charge, but I'm not sure if that really works. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/90454-is-the-wiki-article-for-smart-battery-incorrect/#findComment-1032320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beowulf2010 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, eloy2030 said: what do u mean? it's been a while... The current "best" way to run a power grid is to have one smart battery control each generator (or bank) through automation. Have a heavy watt line from the generator(s) through the smart battery to the trunk line. Then, when you need power to your base, run heavy watt off the trunk line to a transformer which then feeds the 1kW circuit. Put another smart battery after the transformer and have it automate the transformer to charge the line battery when needed. On demand power, minimal storage needed. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/90454-is-the-wiki-article-for-smart-battery-incorrect/#findComment-1032323 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimgaw Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 28 minutes ago, onebit said: If the coal smart battery is lower than the nat gas battery it turns on too soon. And how would that happen if they have the same capacity and are on the same grid? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/90454-is-the-wiki-article-for-smart-battery-incorrect/#findComment-1032327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
onebit Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 I don't know the conditions, but it happens. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/90454-is-the-wiki-article-for-smart-battery-incorrect/#findComment-1032332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenIsAGeek Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 27 minutes ago, Grimgaw said: And how would that happen if they have the same capacity and are on the same grid? I've only had this happen occasionally and it quickly fixes itself. For example, adding a new generator to the mix. The smart battery starts at zero while all the rest are at, say, 80%. So the new generator kicks in. However, since the generator's power is going to ALL the batteries on the circuit, and the one attached to the generator is set to shut off at full charge, then the new generator will shut off when ALL the batteries have been charged. After that point, the generators are all synchronized correctly. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/90454-is-the-wiki-article-for-smart-battery-incorrect/#findComment-1032340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
avc15 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 It can happen usually if some of them are built/connected at different times than others, or if you do work on your powergrid causing parts of it to temporarily split from others. I deal with it by putting an "equalize" toggle on a bank of generators that's usually set to turn on last: If some of my batteries are under-charged, I just flip that switch connected to coal gen automation and they'll equalize. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/90454-is-the-wiki-article-for-smart-battery-incorrect/#findComment-1032344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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