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Accumulator

Power Storage

Power storage facility. When the electricity of the power grid is surplus, it will automatically store the excess power. When the power supply is insufficient, it will automatically discharge to maintain the operation of the facilities.

Input Power		1.5 MW
Output Power		2.25 MW
Accumulated		540.0 MJ
Made In		Assembler
Hand-make		Replicator
Grid Size		3×3
Stack Size		50

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Summary

Accumulators are structures that store excess power for use later. They are often seen paired with Solar Panel setups, since Solar Panels are only active during the day. This allows the factory to operate at night, running off of the stored power in the Accumulators. Additionally, they can be used to cover small spikes in power demand, such as recharging Icarus.

Picking up a partially charged Accumulator will cause it to lose all its charge. However, once an Accumulator is completely full, it becomes a Full Accumulator. A Full Accumulator will keep its charge when put in storage. Energy Exchangers can charge and discharge Accumulators accordingly, and interstellar power becomes possible by sending Full Accumulators between planets with an Interstellar Logistics Station.

Full Accumulators can be used as fuel for Icarus and discharge at a rate of 18.8 MW. However, this will not return the empty Accumulator.

Production Chain

Recipe	Building	Replicator?	Technology
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1	<------	2	3	1


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1	<------	1

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 ==Summary==
-Accumulators are structures that buffer excess [[Power_Grid|power]] for use later. They are often seen paired with [[Solar_Panel|solar]] setups due to solar only being active during the day. This allows the factory to operate at night, running off of the stored power in the accumulators. In addition to buffering solar, they can be used to cover small spikes in power demand, such as recharging the Icarus Mech.
+'''Accumulators''' are structures that store excess [[Power_Grid|power]] for use later. They are often seen paired with [[Solar Panel]] setups, since Solar Panels are only active during the day. This allows the factory to operate at night, running off of the stored power in the Accumulators. Additionally, they can be used to cover small spikes in power demand, such as recharging [[Icarus]].
-In combination with storing energy as a building, they can also act as batteries when held as items. You can then use [[Energy_Exchanger|energy exchangers]] to charge them and send them between planets with an [[Interstellar_Logistics_Station|Interstellar Logistics Station]].
+Picking up a partially charged Accumulator will cause it to lose all its charge. However, once an Accumulator is completely full, it becomes a Full Accumulator. A Full Accumulator will keep its charge when put in storage. [[Energy_Exchanger|Energy Exchangers]] can charge and discharge Accumulators accordingly, and interstellar power becomes possible by sending Full Accumulators between planets with an [[Interstellar_Logistics_Station|Interstellar Logistics Station]].
-Full accumulators can be used as fuel for Icarus and discharge at a rate of 18.8MW but this will not return an empty ammumulator.
+Full Accumulators can be used as fuel for Icarus and discharge at a rate of 18.8 MW. However, this will ''not'' return the empty Accumulator.
 ==Production Chain==