Air Conditioner - Revision history

RA2lover: Power consumption

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Power consumption

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188.68.106.223: /* Cooling on Hot Planets */

2025-05-08T19:01:14Z

‎Cooling on Hot Planets

188.68.106.223: /* Cooling on Hot Planets */

2025-05-08T16:47:06Z

‎Cooling on Hot Planets

188.68.106.223: /* Cooling on Hot Planets */

2025-05-08T16:45:08Z

‎Cooling on Hot Planets

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 | prefab_hash = -2087593337
 | prefab_name = StructureAirConditioner
-| power_usage = 10W + 340W when active
+| power_usage = 10W + 345W when active
 | placed_on_grid = Small Grid
 | requires_frames = Yes
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 * It has a door on the face of the unit that hides an IC chip slot and the two pins to connect two devices, via logic on the chip.
 * It consumes 10W of [[Power]] per [[Tick]] when idle.
-* It consumes 350W of [[Power]] per [[Tick]] when active.
+* It consumes 355W of [[Power]] per [[Tick]] when active.
 * Basically, both speed and true efficiency is best at small temperature differences. For large temperature differences, more aircon units need to be put in series.
 * It has a separate [[Power Port]] and [[Data Port]].

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 | power_usage = 10W + 340W when active
 | placed_on_grid = Small Grid
 | decon_with_tool1 = [[Hand Drill]]
 | placed_with_item = [[Kit (Atmospherics)]]

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 NOTE2: This image is also out of date. An active vent is no longer required. Two passive vents or two pipe cowls will work just fine for example, saving the 100 W of power an active vent uses and other strangeness with pressurizing the intake side of the pipe.
-[[File:Coolant Example.png|frameless|Example A/C Setup]]
+[[File:Coolant Example.png|frameless|Example A/C Setup]] [[File:Advanced ac unit configuation.png|frameless|Example Advanced A/C Setup]]
 ==Characteristics==

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 Cooling down to room temperatures (<30°C) on hot planets can be challenging due to the significant temperature difference, which can lead to a decrease in efficiency. For better cooling results, set up multiple air conditioners in a series. Each air conditioner cools the waste of the previous one, until the last unit expels heat into the environment. This prevents efficiency drops due to high temperature differences. Use insulated pipes for the of the middle air conditioners for higher efficiency. As a rule, aim for one air conditioner per every 50°C difference in temperature as this keeps cooling effective on hot planets.
-On planet '''Vulcan''', consider using high pressure and/or volume for the last pipe network to store cold from the night for the day. An extra room that you can open at night will also help improve efficiency.
+On planet '''[[Vulcan]]''', consider using high pressure and/or volume for the last pipe network to store cold from the night for the day. An extra room that you can open at night will also help improve efficiency.
-On planet '''Venus''', it is one of the most essential tasks to persevere the unchanging heat of its atmosphere long enough to setup an Air Conditioner cooling stack and the power generation required to reliably run it. Start from the atmospheric gas itself, using it both as the working gas (or the Carbon Dioxide filtered out of it) and as the waste dump (which will convect the waste heat and remain at the same temperature), and circulating it in a closed loop (output lined back into the input) This first Conditioner will be able to produce the gas ~125°C cooler than the atmosphere entirely for the cost of power. Then, add another Conditioner, that would circulate the cooled gas from the previous unit (share some of it using a [[Pressure Regulator]] or [[Pipe Volume Pump]]), release waste heat into previous loop, and cool it further by another ~125°C before the temperature difference would lower the efficiency below meaningful levels. Repeating the same sequence multiple times will allow you to eventually obtain the Coolant, which can then be used to regulate the temperatures across the entire station. Four sequenced Air Conditioners would be enough to get a slow, but steady cooling for the station interior, and one additional Conditioner can be added to condense the gas into a liquid for fast (and optionally portable) cooling applications.
+On planet '''[[Venus]]''', it is one of the most essential tasks to persevere the unchanging heat of its atmosphere long enough to setup an Air Conditioner cooling stack and the power generation required to reliably run it. Start from the atmospheric gas itself, using it both as the working gas (or the Carbon Dioxide filtered out of it) and as the waste dump (which will convect the waste heat and remain at the same temperature), and circulating it in a closed loop (output lined back into the input) This first Conditioner will be able to produce the gas ~125°C cooler than the atmosphere entirely for the cost of power. Then, add another Conditioner, that would circulate the cooled gas from the previous unit (share some of it using a [[Pressure Regulator]] or [[Pipe Volume Pump]]), release waste heat into previous loop, and cool it further by another ~125°C before the temperature difference would lower the efficiency below meaningful levels. Repeating the same sequence multiple times will allow you to eventually obtain the Coolant, which can then be used to regulate the temperatures across the entire station. Four sequenced Air Conditioners would be enough to get a slow, but steady cooling for the station interior, and one additional Conditioner can be added to condense the gas into a liquid for fast (and optionally portable) cooling applications.
 ===Heating===

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 ==== Cooling on Hot Planets ====
-Cooling down to room temperatures (<30°C) on hot planets can be challenging due to the significant temperature difference, which can lead to a decrease in efficiency.
+Cooling down to room temperatures (<30°C) on hot planets can be challenging due to the significant temperature difference, which can lead to a decrease in efficiency. For better cooling results, set up multiple air conditioners in a series. Each air conditioner cools the waste of the previous one, until the last unit expels heat into the environment. This prevents efficiency drops due to high temperature differences. Use insulated pipes for the of the middle air conditioners for higher efficiency. As a rule, aim for one air conditioner per every 50°C difference in temperature as this keeps cooling effective on hot planets.
-For better cooling results, set up multiple air conditioners in a series. Each air conditioner cools the waste of the previous one, until the last unit expels heat into the environment. This prevents efficiency drops due to high temperature differences.
+On planet '''Vulcan''', consider using high pressure and/or volume for the last pipe network to store cold from the night for the day. An extra room that you can open at night will also help improve efficiency.
-Use insulated pipes for the of the middle air conditioners for higher efficiency. As a rule, aim for one air conditioner per every 50°C difference in temperature. This keeps cooling effective on hot planets.
+On planet '''Venus''', it is one of the most essential tasks to persevere the unchanging heat of its atmosphere long enough to setup an Air Conditioner cooling stack and the power generation required to reliably run it. Start from the atmospheric gas itself, using it both as the working gas (or the Carbon Dioxide filtered out of it) and as the waste dump (which will convect the waste heat and remain at the same temperature), and circulating it in a closed loop (output lined back into the input) This first Conditioner will be able to produce the gas ~125°C cooler than the atmosphere entirely for the cost of power. Then, add another Conditioner, that would circulate the cooled gas from the previous unit (share some of it using a [[Pressure Regulator]] or [[Pipe Volume Pump]]), release waste heat into previous loop, and cool it further by another ~125°C before the temperature difference would lower the efficiency below meaningful levels. Repeating the same sequence multiple times will allow you to eventually obtain the Coolant, which can then be used to regulate the temperatures across the entire station. Four sequenced Air Conditioners would be enough to get a slow, but steady cooling for the station interior, and one additional Conditioner can be added to condense the gas into a liquid for fast (and optionally portable) cooling applications.
 ===Heating===

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 ==See Also==
 * [[Guide (Air Conditioner)]]
 * [[Kit (Atmospherics)]]
 * [[Kit (Portable Air Conditioner) Portable Air Conditioner|Portable Air Conditioner]]

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 On planet Vulcan, consider using high pressure and/or volume for the last pipe network to store cold from the night for the day. An extra room that you can open at night will also help improve efficiency.
-On planet Venus, it is one of the most essential tasks to persevere the unchanging heat of its atmosphere long enough to setup an Air Conditioner cooling stack and the power generation required to reliably run it. Start from the atmospheric gas itself, using it both as the working gas (or the Carbon Dioxide filtered out of it) and as the waste dump (which will convect the waste heat and remain at the same temperature), and circulating it in a closed loop (output lined back into the input) This first Conditioner will be able to produce the gas ~100°C cooler than the atmosphere entirely for the cost of power.
+On planet Venus, it is one of the most essential tasks to persevere the unchanging heat of its atmosphere long enough to setup an Air Conditioner cooling stack and the power generation required to reliably run it. Start from the atmospheric gas itself, using it both as the working gas (or the Carbon Dioxide filtered out of it) and as the waste dump (which will convect the waste heat and remain at the same temperature), and circulating it in a closed loop (output lined back into the input) This first Conditioner will be able to produce the gas ~125°C cooler than the atmosphere entirely for the cost of power.
-Then, add another Conditioner, that would circulate the cooled gas from the previous unit (share some of it using a [[Pressure Regulator]] or [[Pipe Volume Pump]]), release waste heat into previous loop, and cool it further by another ~100°C.
+Then, add another Conditioner, that would circulate the cooled gas from the previous unit (share some of it using a [[Pressure Regulator]] or [[Pipe Volume Pump]]), release waste heat into previous loop, and cool it further by another ~125°C before the temperature difference would lower the efficiency below meaningful levels.
-Repeating the same sequence multiple times will allow you to eventually obtain [[Coolant]], which can then be used to regulate the temperatures across the entire station.
 ===Heating===