Add conversion rate of energy to photons
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Critical Photons are made by switching a [[Ray Receiver]] to "Photon" mode, instead of Energy mode. | Critical Photons are made by switching a [[Ray Receiver]] to "Photon" mode, instead of Energy mode. | ||
A Ray receiver produces 5 Critical Photons per minute, while consuming 62.5 MW. Note that this is the raw energy needed. | |||
The actual drain on the Dyson Sphere / Swarm is higher when the ray receiving efficiency is not 100%. To caculate the drain | |||
on the Dyson Sphere / Swarm use this formula: | |||
actual_energy = (raw_energy * 100) / ray_receiving_efficiency. | |||
For example, with a ray receiving efficiency of 75%, the [[Ray Receiver]] consumes (62.5 * 100) / 75 = 83.3 MW | |||
Inserting a [[Graviton Lens]] into the [[Ray Receiver]] doubles the production rate of Critical Photons, and also doubles the energy consumption. | |||
With a [[Graviton Lens]] the [[Ray Receiver]] consumes 125 MW and produces 10 Critical Photons per minute. | |||
==Required Technology== | ==Required Technology== | ||