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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
[[File:Graviton Boost.png|thumb|408x408px|Ray Receiver at full potential via the utilization of MK3 proliferated Graviton Lens.]] | |||
Ray Receivers are used to harvest energy from the [[Dyson Sphere]] and the Dyson Swarm. Like [[Solar Panel|Solar Panels]], Ray Receivers require direct line of sight to their energy source to receive energy. Additionally, they become more efficient the longer they receive without interruption. They possess two different modes, one to provide energy directly, the other to convert receives energy into [[Critical Photon|Critical Photons]]. | |||
The | === Power Mode === | ||
The Power Mode allows the Ray Receiver to receive energy and then provide it to the local energy grid. It starts with 6 MW of power generation and will peak at 15 MW with 100% continuous receiving. If fed with Graviton Lenses the maximum output can reach up to 60 MW, depending of the level of proliferation. | |||
=== Photon Mode === | |||
After researching the [[Dirac_Inversion_Mechanism_(Tech)|Dirac Inversion Mechanism]] technology, the Ray Receiver can be put in an alternative "Photon" mode where it produces [[Critical_Photon|Critical Photons]]. At max efficiency, the Ray Receiver produces 6 Critical Photons per minute while consuming 120 MW. If fed with Graviton Lenses the maximum output can reach up to 480 MW, depending of the level of proliferation. | |||
== Graviton Lens == | === Graviton Lens === | ||
Once the player has researched the [[Planetary Ionosphere Utilization_(Tech)|Planetary Ionosphere Utilization]] technology, inserting a [[Graviton Lens]] will double the power conversion of the Ray Receiver | Once the player has researched the [[Planetary Ionosphere Utilization_(Tech)|Planetary Ionosphere Utilization]] technology, inserting a [[Graviton Lens]] will double* the power conversion of the Ray Receiver. Ray Receivers consume Graviton Lenses at the rate of 0,1 / minute, making them effectively last 10 minutes, regardless of the selected mode or power output. | ||
If the planet has an atmosphere, the Graviton Lens enables the Ray Receiver to collect energy that was reflected off the planet's ionosphere, allowing it to receive energy almost everywhere on the planet, regardless of line of sight. Planets still have a dead spot (the size of which appears to depend on the planet's orbital distance from the star). | |||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Note that [[Proliferator|proliferating]] the Graviton Lens will increase the receiving bonus up to 300%, effectively reducing the amount of Ray receivers required by 75%. | |||
== Efficiency | == Receiving Efficiency == | ||
The Ray Receiver's efficiency can be increased with the [[Ray_Transmission_Efficiency_(Upgrade)|Ray Transmission Efficiency]] [[Upgrades|upgrade]]. The upgrades stack multiplicatively. | The Receiving efficiency decides how much energy is lost due to energy dissipation. The higher the receiving efficiency, the lower the energy dissipation is. | ||
The Ray Receiver's efficiency can be increased with the [[Ray_Transmission_Efficiency_(Upgrade)|Ray Transmission Efficiency]] [[Upgrades|upgrade]]. The upgrades stack multiplicatively. | |||
The maximum receiving efficiency can be calculated as follows: | The maximum receiving efficiency can be calculated as follows: | ||
<code>max receiving efficiency[%] = 100% - 70% * 0.9^small_upgrade_count * 0.85^big_upgrade_count</code> | <code>max receiving efficiency[%] = 100% - 70% * 0.9^small_upgrade_count * 0.85^big_upgrade_count</code> | ||
The | The the first 6 Upgrades (small ones) reduce the energy loss by 10%, the seventh and the infinite ones (big ones) reduce it by 15%. | ||
The continuous receiving bonus increases the actual efficiency even further. Although for values between 0% and 100% the math is very complicated, | |||
at 100% continuous receiving it simplifies to a flat 40% decrease of any receiving losses. | |||
The continuous receiving bonus increases the actual efficiency even further. Although for values between 0% and 100% the math is very complicated, at 100% continuous receiving it simplifies to | |||
<code>actual receiving efficiency[%] = 100% - 0.6 * solar ray basic energy dissipation[%]</code>, where | <code>actual receiving efficiency[%] = 100% - 0.6 * solar ray basic energy dissipation[%]</code>, where | ||
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Example for the Ray Transmission Efficiency level 10: | Example for the Ray Transmission Efficiency level 10: | ||
Max receiving efficiency: <code>100% - 70% * 0.9^6 * 0.85^4 = '''80.58%'''</code> | |||
Solar ray basic energy dissipation: <code>100% - max receiving efficiency = 19.42%</code> | |||
Actual efficiency with '''100%''' continuous receiving: <code>100% - 0.6 * 19.42% = '''88.35%'''</code> | |||
The actual power draw on the [[Dyson Sphere]] can be calculated as such: | The actual power draw on the [[Dyson Sphere]] can be calculated as such: | ||
<code> | <code>dyson_sphere_power_draw = energy_output / receiving efficiency</code> | ||
Note since receiving efficiency is a percentage, it is a 0,XX value. | |||
Example: | |||
<code>120 MW energy_outout / 0,80 receiving_efficiency = 150 MW dyson_sphere_power_draw</code> | |||
==Production Chain== | ==Production Chain== | ||