Coal Power
Description
Coal Power
Author: Calen
Built for Update 3
vU3.1.3
Description
These blueprints cover Power Generations II, III, and IV. Each generation has its own frame and channel blueprints. The frame serves as just that - a frame to install the channel blueprints, supplies the needed water & coal, and provides egress for any byproducts. The channel blueprint is one complete power channel that fits into its respective frame. Together they compromise the power plant. Each generation is set to take precedence in power production over the previous generation(s). That way, when you install a new generation's power plant, it will immediately take over handling power consumption. This provides a graceful transition and decommission process as you proceed through the generations. See each generation's details below.
See the instructions on building the Power Generation II and Power Generation III powerplant: https://imgur.com/a/coal-power-pg2-pg3-power-plant-BKX540V.
Efficiency improves as you progress through the generations of coal power, as shown in the table below:
Consumption / Pollution Per Megawatt
| Name | PG2 | PG2.1 | PG3 | PG4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.93 |
| Coal | 3.75 | 3.75 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Air Pollution | 3.75 | 3.75 | 2.5 | 0 (0.8)^ |
^ If Carbon Dioxide and Sulfur storage are not emptied and get full the smokestack and burner produce 96 pollution per minute, or 0.8 pollution per megawatt.
Each frame can support up to 4 power shafts of the same generation.
Power Generation II (PG2)
Each channel provides 8 MW of power for a combined output of 32 MW.
Input
| Name | Frame | Channel | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 48 | 192 | |
| Coal | 30 | 120 |
Output
| Name | Frame | Channel | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power (MW) | 8 | 32 | |
| Exhaust | 60 | 240 |
Power Generation III (PG3)
Each channel provides 12 MW of power for a combined output of 48 MW. Note: Make sure to connect water ingress to the pipe balancer rather than directly to the water storage.
Input
| Name | Frame | Channel | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 24 | 96 | |
| Coal | 30 | 120 |
Output
| Name | Frame | Channel | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power (MW) | 12 | 48 | |
| Exhaust | 60 | 240 |
Power Generation IV (PG4)
Each channel provides 30 MW of power for a combined output of 120 MW. Note: Make sure to connect water ingress to the pipe balancer rather than directly to the water storage.
Input
| Name | Frame | Channel | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 12 | 24 | 108 |
| Coal | 60 | 240 | |
| Limestone | 9 | 9 |
Output
| Name | Frame | Channel | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power (MW) | 30 | 120 | |
| Carbon Dioxide | 192 | 192 | |
| Slag | 9 | 9 | |
| Sulfur | 12 | 12 |
Change Log
vU3.1.3 - Moved experimental blueprints to be the standard for PG II & III.
Moved old PG II & III blueprints to Old folder.
Added Completed Builds folder with relevant blueprints.
vU3.1.2.1 - Disabled truck import on burner.
Moved Change Log into Description.
vU3.1.2 - Put burner in appropriate place.
vU3.1.1 - Added burner to sulfur storage to prevent power failure due to it being full.
vU3.1.0 - Upfitted blueprints for Upgrade 3. Reduced PG4 power plant from 6 to 4 shafts. Added experimental design combining PG2 & PG3.
v2.1.0 - Added Power Generation (PG) 2 Cooling Tower Upgrade
v2.0.0 - Original Public Release
Comments (7)
Change Log moved into the description.
perfect!!!!
exactly what I was looking for, thank you
I had two PG4 shafts built that ran fine with no problems. I just recently added the next two shafts and now I keep getting -...turbine II needs a transport to output steam flickering across all shafts and high/low turbines randomly. Its stagnating the power production and i cant figure out what the cause is.
Edit: I found the issue, had to reroute the water egress pip in the front of the frame to accommodate other pipes and somehow had a Pipe 2 instead of Pipe 3 replaced it. Upgraded the pipe and it seems to be working fine now.
Hi Calen -i just registered to thank you for your great blueprints, and by the way- why in Power Generation IV (PG4) input description you wrote it needs 240 coal ? i see there only 4 boilers which every one consumes 30 coal so 4x30=120 or i`am missing something ?. Take care.
@ The Bird Generation IV (PG4) It's probably the last picture above. There are 8 boilers
Small typo -- *comprise, not compromise. Lovely blueprint.