Which one is better.
Rimworld solar panel vs generator.
The generator is an exact analog to the wood fired generator only the type of fuel is different.
Also they don t consume anything.
Solar panels are a mainstay.
Generators are a low level light source and also produce heat.
The solar panels generate 5 1kw during the day that s 2kw to the grid and 3 1kw to battery charging so about 1 5kw charging batteries have 50 efficiency over 2 3 of a day in rimworld days on average are twice as long as nights or 1kwd of power.
Nov 1 2017 3 39pm.
Though they take up a good bit of space they provide high amounts of power during the day and couple very well with sun lamps.
Solar energy is in some ways not as reliable as generators if you don t take the mechanical failure of a generator into account.
A sun lamp will illuminate tiles within a five block radius at 100 and outside tiles at only 50 or less.
It has much smaller space requirements than a wind turbine but provides no power at night or during an eclipse.
Both have pros and cons and it s better to use both and have lots of batteries.
Fueled generator generates hardly any power but at least they do so for 3 days straight and solar panels can power a crapload during the day.
Sometimes it s hard to source enough wood for the generators.
They also don t block wind turbines.
A solar generator provides up to 1700w of power from sunlight.
2 solar panels will provide 2x the power.
The generator outputs a constant 1000 w burning 4 5 chemfuel per day no matter how much power is actually drawn.
Generators are able to provide their rated power continuously however the power produced by solar panels is heavily dependent on the weather and where the van is parked ding said.
Fuel has to be delivered to the generator by a colonist.
Sun lamps automatically turn themselves off at night to save power while the plants are resting.
During the night the batteries discharge at 2kw for 1 3 of a day losing 700kwd.