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== Overview==
 
== Overview==
The powerline feature is coming. I can't tell when it's going to be officially released, but let's take an Overview about these features
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Sometimes you need to transfer more than 15kW.
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Utility poles are too large to easily fit indoors, but they're cheap and can be used for connecting outlying parts of your base.
 
==Basics==
 
==Basics==
 
Poles and wires, both creating a powerline, are very similar to every other cable, only without isolation. (air is an insulator) To connect two powerlines, one must use high voltage cable equal to the distance between the two poles, plus one to accommodate for slack. The amount of wires the network calculates between poles is equal to the amount of wires used to create the connection. Due the very high voltages, power lines have a very low loss. The losses may be slightly higher than VHV cables but power lines are vastly cheaper. Consider the costs and benefits when choosing which power transportation system to use.
 
Poles and wires, both creating a powerline, are very similar to every other cable, only without isolation. (air is an insulator) To connect two powerlines, one must use high voltage cable equal to the distance between the two poles, plus one to accommodate for slack. The amount of wires the network calculates between poles is equal to the amount of wires used to create the connection. Due the very high voltages, power lines have a very low loss. The losses may be slightly higher than VHV cables but power lines are vastly cheaper. Consider the costs and benefits when choosing which power transportation system to use.
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Poles.png|Poles
 
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Transformer w pole.png|Highly integrated pole containing transformer, downlink and connection feet
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Teansformer_w_pole.png|Highly integrated pole containing transformer, downlink and connection feet
 
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Pole is a multiblock, measuring 1 block wide, 4 blocks tall and 1 block in depth
 
Pole is a multiblock, measuring 1 block wide, 4 blocks tall and 1 block in depth
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Latest revision as of 18:46, 16 May 2018

Overview

Sometimes you need to transfer more than 15kW.

Utility poles are too large to easily fit indoors, but they're cheap and can be used for connecting outlying parts of your base.

Basics

Poles and wires, both creating a powerline, are very similar to every other cable, only without isolation. (air is an insulator) To connect two powerlines, one must use high voltage cable equal to the distance between the two poles, plus one to accommodate for slack. The amount of wires the network calculates between poles is equal to the amount of wires used to create the connection. Due the very high voltages, power lines have a very low loss. The losses may be slightly higher than VHV cables but power lines are vastly cheaper. Consider the costs and benefits when choosing which power transportation system to use. Powerline voltages can reach as high as 12800V, other stats are pretty similar to HV cables, that is: U = 6.25A P = Depending on voltage (P = Vused * 6.25A) R = 0.2ohm

Pole is a multiblock, measuring 1 block wide, 4 blocks tall and 1 block in depth

Usage

Simply right click on two poles you want to connect! Poles rotate automatically. You cannot connect poles that are farther than 24 blocks apart. In order to transfer electricity on poles, one needs to use the Transformer Pole on any point connecting between the power lines and an electrical network. Electricity going into the poles will step the voltage up by 4x, allowing it to travel down the line with minimal loss. It will also step down the voltage back down if you draw electricity from the poles, allowing it to be safely used.

If you hear the transformers humming, it means your poles are working! However, if they hum violently one might consider disconnecting the poles quickly as too much current is passing through and the entire power line network is at risk of failure. Steps should be taken to prevent this from happening, as large-scale outages can be very expensive on larger networks.

Examples themselves

And finally, the examples:

Generation and Transmission

Distribution

Conclusion

This simple example is one of millions of ways of using powerlines. I hope you see the potential.