Which power generation method is better among wind power, thermal power and solar power in the early stage of the Dyson Sphere plan? Let me share with you an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of wind power, thermal power and solar power for your reference.
Analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of wind power, thermal power and solar power in the Dyson Sphere Project
For wind power, thermal power and photoelectricity, each of these three has its own advantages and disadvantages. Compared with small stars and Dyson clouds, this Personally, the three are essentially on the same level. I just want to share my thoughts on my gaming experience.
Wind power
First of all, let’s talk about wind power. As the first power facility at the beginning of the game, it is definitely something that everyone cannot get around. Its advantages are obvious: simple to make, easy to obtain raw materials, easy to use and rub, and stable power generation.
The disadvantages are: low power generation, large floor space, troublesome laying, high requirements for planetary wind resources, and inability to power large-scale production modules.
Wind power is generally used as a transitional energy source in the early stage, and it is recommended to be used in the early stage. In the mid-term, wind power can be used to power mines, oil fields, and warehouses far away from the production center. You can also place one or two next to the thermal power station cluster to provide power to the claws to prevent unexpected power outages.
Of course, if your birth planet is surrounded by a planet with a wind efficiency of more than 130 to 40%, filling it with wind pillars is also a good choice.
Solar energy
The second one is solar energy. Its advantages are obvious: it occupies a small area, is relatively simple to manufacture, and has stable power generation. If there is a tidal locking satellite in the early stage, it will basically be covered with solar energy. It can last until the little sun stage.
The disadvantages are: low power generation, troublesome and time-consuming installation, high requirements for planetary light energy resources, weak power supply for large-scale production modules, the need for a dedicated photovoltaic production line, which must be grouped in small quantities and almost Has no effect.
If there are tidally locked satellites, it is more cost-effective to spend time laying out solar clusters. But the problem is that batteries must be transmitted across planets. Without logistics and transportation stations and energy hubs, they are of little use. At the same time, battery manufacturing is still very troublesome. And if this planet supplies power, it must have a solar belt. As a trypophobic patient, to be honest, it is really unbearable to run four or five solar panels along the equator.
Of course, if a novice has the leisure to slowly lay out thousands of boards, this thing will be done once and for all. As long as he doesn't die after laying the boards, he will basically not be short of power.
Thermal power
The advantage of the third thermal power is that compared with photovoltaic and wind power, the power is much higher. Carrying a set (20 pieces) with you is completely enough to power any early production module. It is suitable for the production of small modules before the battery energy hub of the logistics tower comes out. It is very suitable for the sugar by-products in the early and middle stages. The product can be burned directly after it comes out, which avoids the accumulation of petroleum cracking by-products causing production stagnation.
Disadvantages: It occupies a large area, it is easy to get stuck when connecting in series with claws along the warp, and the power generation is unstable - if the global power grid is established, the grid load must be considered first every time the factory layout is changed. Otherwise, it will easily cause a global blackout.
In fact, I personally think that thermal power itself may be used as a by-product of brown sugar and brown sugar in the mid-term to prevent the accumulation of petroleum cracking products. Search the post forum "What to do if the production line is blocked due to too much hydrogen/graphite" How many people have a love-hate relationship with by-products. After all, when the oil cracking stage is reached, no one will burn coal.
Here is my thermal power usage method (taking the brown sugar production line that produces 120 units/min as an example):
In order to prevent a global blackout, my thermal power is basically not used globally. Networking is based on on-site combustion of by-products (graphite, hydrogen) in on-site modular factories, and each module is disconnected.
For the 120 pieces/min brown sugar production line, the number of quantified factories is as follows: 16 research stations, 16 refining furnaces, 8 secondary manufacturing stations, 24 chemical plants, 56 petroleum cracking stations, 5 ~7 oil pumping stations (related to oil well production), 3 water pumping stations, 352 third-level claws with a total power of 129.34MW.
1560 hydrogen is produced every minute, and the thermal power station consumes 8MW*0.8/2.16=20 hydrogen per minute. A total of 1560/20=78 thermal power stations are needed, with a power generation of 2.16*78=168MW. Including the 8 wireless piles I carry with me for fast charging, the total required power is 129.34+4*8=161.34MW.
The power grid working load is 77%, and the peak mecha charging load is 96%.
If you like solar power + wind power, it is recommended to choose a good seed at the beginning, preferably lava + Gobi double tidal lock + gaseous planet.
Lava has high yields of copper, iron and titanium, the Gobi has high yields of silicon, and gaseous planets have high yields of hydrogen and heavy hydrogen. The lava is close to the star and has a high light energy utilization rate, and the Gobi wind energy utilization rate is high. In the early and mid-term, you can start laying out the planks and inserting sticks to prepare the resource planet after leaving the home star.
The permanent daylight side of the lava planet is entirely covered with solar panels, while the permanent daylight side of the Gobi Desert is entirely covered with wind energy rods, and the spaces between the rods are filled with solar energy. The two energy stars pulled together by the Yongye hub battery are estimated to be able to supply the sugar Dyson ball in one step.
I am an old man in these two industries. Let me just mention two:
1. The concepts of security protection are different. There is basically no early warning for wind power, and the most common means of failure is to shut down and restart. There are many thermal power warning values. What is needed is to detect problems in advance and deal with them. After all, the consequences of shutdown between the two power generation methods are too different. Just one unit worth 300,000 yuan is equivalent to the power generation of 200 units. Not to mention the impact on the power grid, the loss caused by shutdown and restart is much less. In addition to power generation, there is basically no additional loss when wind power is shut down and restarted. It would be better if thermal power is restarted in an extremely hot state, but how much more will it cost to start in a cold state. In addition, thermal power has very high requirements for oil, bearings, and vibration. After all, the rotation speed and inertia of the main shaft are too high, and wind power is much worse. Therefore, the security protection concepts are different.
2. The I/O points of thermal power are much larger than that of wind power, and the system complexity and security are also much higher than that of wind power. These two are not at allAn order of magnitude.
3. The biggest difference between wind power and thermal power is the converter part. There is no such thing as a converter in the main equipment of thermal power, but wind power is inseparable from a converter whether it is doubly fed or direct drive. You need to know more about this.
4. The environment is different in industry and mining. The electrical equipment of thermal power is in the machine room environment, while the electrical equipment of wind power is basically in a semi-open air state. So there are a lot of considerations when designing.
Basically, it is not difficult to switch from thermal power to wind power.