This is because it doesn t waste any space that is occupied by unnecessary solar panels.
Factorio best square solar panel layout.
I leave a space to walk between.
It has 0 84 accumulator panel ratio which is as close as you can get with a perfect square shaped design with proper power lines.
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.
There are either 5 36 extra accumulators or 6 38 missing solar panels.
Keep in mind that these numbers are approximate you may want to have a buffer for laser turrets if nothing else.
This so sums up factorio perfectionism and practicalism.
Note your roboports will be closer together here which isn t necessarily a bad thing depending on your base.
Even though this substation box design is more compact and has a higher space efficiency than this perf ratio 324 design the second design makes better use of both land and resources by being in the correct ratio.
You need 17 solar panels for each steam engine running at max capacity.
The ideal ratio is 0 84 accumulators panel.
Plop a sub station down and fill it with solar pannels.
This factorio 0 15 workshop covers a solar layout design by zarklord.
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.
Or more precisely you need power consumption in w 30 kw solar panels.
During daylight hours every panel provides the maximum power level 60kw.
The build has the perfect ratio of solar panels to accumulators is nearly symmetrical and tilable.
Generated power will increase decrease linearly during dusk and dawn and no power is produced at night.
For several reasons.
However high space efficiency is not the best indicator of a good design.
For each 5 solar panels you need 3 accumulators.
I don t beleve in perfect ratios for solar.
Something to consider is that many people like replacing a solar panel with a radar in.
Solar panels are an unlimited source of free energy that produce no pollution.
This means one solar panel produces an average of 42 kw over one day and night cycle.
Overall this design has a continuous power rating excluding roboport drain of 8 232mw.
Just add as needed for each.
