Talk:Power Storage

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 * Thank you. Ondar111 (talk) 23:40, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Building ratio explanation
"Building ratio

As a rule of thumb, measure the power production (in GW) then multiply that number by 5. Example:

If power production capacity is 5 GW, then build 25 Power Storages. If power production is 1 TW (1000 GW), then build 5000 Power Storages.

This is based on the fact that both Geo Thermal Generator and Particle Accelerator have power fluctuating about 50% around their median value. "

'''I am not quite getting the math or logic behind those values, could you maybe explain it in more detail? :-)'''

62.216.204.214 19:12, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
 * The article is subject to overall cleanup, this section will be rewritten. In short, multiply your power production (in MW) by 0.005 and that's how many Power Storages you should build. --Ondar111 (talk) 23:51, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Removing tip about rule of thumb 5 PS per GW
I intend to remove the rule of thumb tip suggesting 5 Power Storages per GW of power produced.

The rule of thumb is presented as a solution to fluctuating power generation in Geothermal Generators and consumption Particle Accelerators.

I don't think the rule of thumb is accurate or the best way to advise people to use Power Storages.

If I have 10GW of power generation, including a single pure Geothermal Generator, and no Particle Accelerators, then the amount of fluctuation is 200MW only. To manage that, I need 2 Power Storages. If I follow this rule of thumb I would build 50 Power Storages. That is completely unnecessary.

I feel that for the purposes of teaching people how to mitigate fluctuating generation/consumption, we should suggest a number of Power Storages relative to the number of Geothermal Generators and Particle Accelerators.

I acknowledge that there are other reasons for building Power Storages, but this advice is being suggested as a solution for generation and consumption, and as such is inaccurate.

I don't think there is a general rule of thumb that covers all possible uses of Power Storages, as the number of Power Storages required depends largely on what the player is trying to achieve (how much and for how long).

I have added tips to the Particle Accelerator and Geothermal Generator pages with details of how many Power Storages you need to mitigate fluctuation in those.

The Power Storage pages does say that Power Storage can be used to mitigate fluctuating power generation/consumption in these and links to these pages, so I think that people can find that information.

Signing: Factineer (talk) 19:04, 25 September 2021 (UTC)


 * It indeed is difficult to determine a generally acceptable rule of thumb for the PS count, but your suggestion makes sense. Thank you for your addition. --Ondar111 (talk) 13:24, 26 September 2021 (UTC)