To setup a basic power network in Occupy Mars you will need a power source, a storage unit, and a way to distribute the stored power.
The easiest and simplest way is to create four solar panels.
Hook these solar panels up to input of one transformer. The inputs of the transformer are colored yellow and the outputs are colored blue.
Connect the output of the transformer (any socket will do) to the yellow input of the battery.
Connect the blue output socket of the battery to the yellow (any socket will do) input of another transformer.
From the transformer’s output, you can connect up to four devices that need power such as a rock crusher, the workshop, and etc.
Click on the transformer’s display window (the one connected to the four solar panels). Make sure 100% of the power is going out to the battery.
Click on the battery’s display window and make sure 100% of the power is going out to the second transformer. You can set the power output to lower than 100% if you want to store power. You can also increase the power output to greater than your input if you have stored power but of course this will deplete your reserves fairly quickly. The battery is primary used for saving power for the night cycle and storms.
Click on the second transformer’s display window and divide the power to all the devices that need it. You may need to use more than four solar panels to generate the power needed. In this scenario, instead of connecting the transformer to a battery, connect it to yet another transformer. This way, you can connect up to 16 solar panels to one transformer. Each small solar panel generates 5kW so you will definitely need more than four to power up one single workshop, which uses usually above 20kW.
Ducky Obrien 