Solar Panel Factorio Layout

The basics of solar panel layout.

Solar panel factorio layout.

Note your roboports will be closer together here which isn t necessarily a bad thing depending on your base. In this post we will go through the basics of solar panel layout to accurately determining how many panels will fit on your roof. Something to consider is that many people like replacing a solar panel with a radar in. Overall this design has a continuous power rating excluding roboport drain of 8 232mw.

Haven t seen this design posted anywhere so here is yet another 0 15 solar panel layout this solar panel layout has a roboport only uses 4 substations has the exact 0 84 ratio 84 accumulators 100 solar panels and is symettrical. Generated power will increase decrease linearly during dusk and dawn and no power is produced at night. As for which to actually pick i d say it s up to your preference cilya s design with accumulators instead of a roboport is the only one with perfect 0 86 ratio among popular designs used by factorio players. The optimal ratio is 0 84 21 25 accumulators per solar panel and 23 8 solar panels per megawatt required by your factory this ratio accounts for solar panels needed to charge the accumulators this means that you need 1 428 mw of production of solar panels and 100mj of storage to provide 1 mw of power over one day night cycle.

Solar panels and accumulators optimal ratio. The ideal ratio is 0 84 accumulators panel. For each 5 solar panels you need 3 accumulators. Keep in mind that these numbers are approximate you may want to have a buffer for laser turrets if nothing else.

Subreddit for the game factorio made by wube software. During daylight hours every panel provides the maximum power level 60kw. I ve been searching half the night for a nice layout to use to manufacture solar panels in an efficient manner but i haven t yet found any at all. Though in all honesty you probably aren t ready for solar panels yet if the cost bothers you.

There are either 5 36 extra accumulators or 6 38 missing solar panels. I can create one myself but it would be so large inefficient and messy so i m looking for some ideas for a nice compact layout. We assume that your roof is like most residential roofs encountered in north america a pitched roof over plywood decking on a wood rafter truss system. Or more precisely you need power consumption in w 30 kw solar panels.

This layout has 170 accumulators and 196 panels. This means one solar panel produces an average of 42 kw over one day and night cycle.