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Power Transmission

Wide-area power distribution facility. Can provide longer power transmission distances and larger power supply area.

Connection Length		53 m
Supply Area		26 m
Made In		Assembler
Hand-Make		Replicator
Idle Consumption		360 kW
Grid Size		3×3
Stack Size		30

1

5 s

1

10

2

Summary

The Satellite Substation has a significantly larger power distribution area than the Tesla Tower, and very long connection range. However, it cannot charge Icarus - only the Wireless Power Tower and Signal Tower can do that.

Production Chain

Recipe	Building	Replicator?	Technology
1 5 s 1 10 2		✔

Components
Component	Time	Sub component 1	Sub component 2	Sub component 3
1x	3 sec	1x	3x
10x	3 sec	2x	3x	1x
2x	6 sec	4x	1x	1x

Total Raw Materials

Materials
Item	Used for
?x
?x
?x
?x
?x
?x
?x

Player Tips & Tricks

While Satellite Substations have a long connection length, their idle consumption is 4x that of Wireless Power Towers, and therefore are ill-suited for distance chains unless the power grid already has plenty of energy to spare. They also require a considerable space to build. As such, they are best reserved for factory setups with plenty of space, whereas Tesla Towers can usually fit in-between factories using much less space, while connecting the grids together with no passive power consumption.
Since their coverage is more than 4x that of a tesla tower, utilization of Satellite Substations can lead to significant performance improvements since the total amount of power distributors, and consequently, the sum of their updates / second, is tremendously reduced.

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 ==Summary==
-The Satellite Substation has a very wide area of supply, and very long linkage ranges. It does not, however, provide wireless power to the player's mecha - only the [[Wireless Power Tower]] can do that.
+The Satellite Substation has a significantly  larger power distribution area than the [[Tesla Tower]], and very long connection range. However, it cannot charge Icarus - only the [[Wireless Power Tower]] and [[Signal Tower]] can do that.
+[[File:Area and Connectio Range.png|thumb|449x449px|Power coverage and connection range of Tesla Tower, Wireless Power tower, Signal Tower and Satellite Substation.]]
-==Production Chain==
+==Production Chain ==
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+{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center; background-color:#0b161c"
 |+Components
 !Component
 !Time
-!Sub componet 1
+!Sub component 1
-!Sub componet 2
+!Sub component 2
-!Sub componet 3
+!Sub component 3
 |-
 |1x [[File:Icon_Wireless_Power_Tower.png|link=Wireless_Power_Tower]]
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 ==Total Raw Materials==
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background-color:#0b161c
+{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center; background-color:#0b161c"
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 |?x [[File:Icon_Iron_Ore.png|link=Iron Ore]]
-|[[File:Icon_Wireless_Power_Tower.png|link=Wireless_Power_Tower]]  [[File:Icon_Electromagnetic_Turbine.png|link=Electromagnetic_Turbine]]  |[[File:Icon_Frame_Material.png|link=Icon_Frame_Material]]
+|[[File:Icon_Wireless_Power_Tower.png|link=Wireless_Power_Tower]] [[File:Icon_Electromagnetic_Turbine.png|link=Electromagnetic_Turbine]] [[File:Icon_Frame_Material.png|link=Frame_Material]]
 |-
 |?x [[File:Icon_Copper_Ore.png|link=Copper Ore]]
-|[[File:Icon_Wireless_Power_Tower.png|link=Wireless_Power_Tower]]  [[File:Icon_Electromagnetic_Turbine.png|link=Electromagnetic_Turbine]]
+|[[File:Icon_Wireless_Power_Tower.png|link=Wireless_Power_Tower]] [[File:Icon_Electromagnetic_Turbine.png|link=Electromagnetic_Turbine]]
 |-
 |?x [[File:Icon_Stone.png|link=Stone]]
-|[[File:Icon_Wireless_Power_Tower.png|link=Icon_Wireless_Power_Tower]]
+|[[File:Icon_Wireless_Power_Tower.png|link=Wireless_Power_Tower]]
 |-
 |?x [[File:Icon_Coal.png|link=Coal]]
-|[[File:Icon_Electromagnetic_Turbine.png|link=Icon_Electromagnetic_Turbine]]  |[[File:Icon_Frame_Material.png|link=Icon_Frame_Material]]
+|[[File:Icon_Electromagnetic_Turbine.png|link=Electromagnetic_Turbine]] [[File:Icon_Frame_Material.png|link=Frame_Material]]
 |-
 |?x [[File:Icon_Silicon_Ore.png|link=Silicon_Ore]]
-|[[File:Icon_Frame_Material.png|link=Icon_Frame_Material]]
+|[[File:Icon_Frame_Material.png|link=Frame_Material]]
 |-
 |?x [[File:Icon_Titanium_Ore.png|link=Titanium_Ore]]
-|[[File:Icon_Frame_Material.png|link=Icon_Frame_Material]]
+|[[File:Icon_Frame_Material.png|link=Frame_Material]]
 |-
 |?x [[File:Icon_Sulfuric_Acid.png|link=Sulfuric_Acid]]
-|[[File:Icon_Frame_Material.png|link=Icon_Frame_Material]]
+|[[File:Icon_Frame_Material.png|link=Frame_Material]]
 |}
-==Player Tips & Tricks==
+==Player Tips & Tricks==
-* Despite not being listed in the item's tooltip, the Satellite Substation has a idle power consumption of 360 kW. This can be verified by clicking on a placed Substation.
+*While Satellite Substations have a long connection length, their idle consumption is 4x that of [[Wireless Power Tower|Wireless Power Towers]], and therefore are ill-suited for distance chains unless the power grid already has plenty of energy to spare. They also require a considerable space to build. As such, they are best reserved for factory setups with plenty of space, whereas [[Tesla Tower|Tesla Towers]] can usually fit in-between factories using much less space, while connecting the grids together with no passive power consumption.
+*Since their coverage is more than 4x that of a tesla tower, utilization of Satellite Substations can lead to significant performance improvements since the total amount of power distributors, and consequently, the sum of their updates / second, is tremendously reduced.
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