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Oxygen Not Included: Guide to Efficient Power Grid Management and Solving Power Shortages
This tutorial explains how to build and manage an efficient power grid and solve power shortage problems in the game 'Oxygen Not Included'. It covers in detail how to use transformers, the characteristics of each type of generator, smart battery settings, and how to tune power generation.
1. 🔌 Early Power Grid Problems and Solutions: Using Transformers to Prevent Overload
- ✅ Connecting multiple facilities with a single wire during early base operation can cause an overload.
- ✅ When an overload occurs, the wire is damaged, and in severe cases, the wire can explode, causing problems in enclosed facilities.
- ✅ Using transformers to connect the power plant and battery to heavy watts, and splitting the electricity to supply it to the necessary places, can prevent power grid overload.
| Wire Type | Maximum Power |
|---|---|
| Regular Wire | 1,000W |
| Heavy Wire | 20,000W |
00:00 - 01:30
1. 🔌 Early Power Grid Problems and Solutions: Using Transformers to Prevent Overload
- ✅ Connecting multiple facilities with a single wire during early base operation can cause an overload.
- ✅ When an overload occurs, the wire is damaged, and in severe cases, the wire can explode, causing problems in enclosed facilities.
- ✅ Using transformers to connect the power plant and battery to heavy watts, and splitting the electricity to supply it to the necessary places, can prevent power grid overload.
| Wire Type | Maximum Power |
|---|---|
| Regular Wire | 1,000W |
| Heavy Wire | 20,000W |
01:31 - 03:26
2. 🧱 Building an Efficient Power Grid: Using Heavy Watts and the Characteristics of Each Type of Transformer
- ✅ Connect power plants and major facilities with heavy watts to reduce power loss.
- ✅ Install transformers where needed to supply power with regular wires.
- ✅ Heavy watts cannot pass through walls, so use conductive wires if wall penetration is required.
| Transformer Type | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| Small Transformer | Controls up to 1,000W, wire protection function |
| Large Transformer | Up to 4,000W can be used, no wire protection function, cheap materials used |
Caution: Large transformers do not have a wire protection function, so you must be careful about power consumption.
03:27 - 06:19
3. ⚙️ Transformer Selection and Power Grid Separation Strategy
- ✅ Small transformers limit the amount of electricity flowing through the wire to 1,000W, providing a wire protection function.
- ✅ Large transformers can be made of refined metal and are cheap to manufacture, but they are vulnerable to overload because they do not have a wire protection function.
- ✅ When separating the power grid, transformers can be used to connect or separate other power grids.
Tip: Beginners should build a power grid using regular wires and small transformers.
06:20 - 09:50
4. ⚡ Characteristics of Each Type of Generator and How to Build an Efficient Power Plant
- ✅ It is efficient to manage generators in one place.
- ✅ Install a smart battery for each generator to set the resource consumption priority.
| Generator Type | Characteristics | Power Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Coal Generator | Useful in the early stages, effective when emitting duplicator gas | 600W |
| Wood Burner | Poor performance | Low |
| Solar Power | Efficient when there is enough light, power generation varies depending on the planetary environment | 380W (Maximum) |
| Hydrogen Generator | Used in conjunction with electrolyzers, pleasant power generation | High |
| Natural Gas Generator | Secure natural gas from oil wells and refineries, metal material recommended | High |
| Petroleum Generator | Linked with crude oil refiners, excessive carbon dioxide emissions, isolation required | High |
09:51 - 13:01
5. 🔋 Smart Battery Settings and Resource-Specific Power Generation Priority Management
- ✅ Connect a smart battery to each generator and control it with an automation line.
- ✅ Natural gas generators can stop working due to overpressure, so set the smart battery settings high to prioritize consumption.
- ✅ Increase the priority of hydrogen generators to quickly consume excess hydrogen from electrolyzers.
- ✅ Lower the priority of coal generators in preparation for emergencies.
Tip: You can set the power generation priority for each resource through smart battery settings to manage power efficiently.
13:02 - 16:47
6. ⚙️ Solving Power Shortages: Tuning Power Generation and Using Power Control Stations
- ✅ If power demand increases and it is difficult to handle with existing generators, consider tuning power generation.
- ✅ Lay water in front of the generator to prevent the spread of carbon dioxide, and divide the power plant to increase tuning efficiency.
- ✅ Install a power control station and place a duplicator with electrical engineering skills to perform the tuning work.
- ✅ You can increase power generation by more than 50% through tuning.
Key: The fastest solution to power shortages is to increase power generation through tuning at the power control station.