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Electricity is a resource.
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==Using electricity==
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Unmanned [[Template:Stats_Table_Command_Pods|pods]] use 1.7 e/m (electricity per minute), and [[lights]] use electricity
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Electricity is a resource that is used by unmanned spacecraft, lights, and instrumentation. It is stored using [[Z-100_Rechargable_Battery_Bank|Batteries]] and is produced through an operating Rocket Engine, [[Gigantor_XL_Solar_Array|Solar Panels]], or an [[PB-NUK_Radioisotope_Thermoelectric_Generator|RTG]].
==Gaining electricity==
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[[Solar Panels]] are used to refill rechargeable [[batteries]] and [[Template:Stats_Table_Command_Pods|command modules]], which are always full on launch. Nuclear reactors also create a stable supply of electricity at 1 e/s
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==Electricity Consumption==
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Unmanned [[Template:Stats_Table_Command_Pods|Satellite Cores]] use 1.7 e/m (electricity per minute), and [[Illuminator_mk1|Lights]] and Instrumentation use electricity. Also, [[PB-Ion_Electric_Propulsion_System|Ion Engines]] require large amounts of electricity to operate.
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==Producing Electricity==
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[[Gigantor_XL_Solar_Array|Solar Panels]] are used to refill rechargeable [[Z-100_Rechargable_Battery_Bank|Batteries]] and [[Template:Stats_Table_Command_Pods|Command Modules]], which are always full on launch. [[PB-NUK_Radioisotope_Thermoelectric_Generator|RTGs]] also create a stable supply of electricity at 1 e/s.
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Solar Panels generate more electricity the closer to [[Kerbol|the Sun]] they are located. However, they ''do not'' currently use the inverse-square law. Rather, they follow a spline curve of 3 piecewise cubics defined from 4 points:
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Distance (m)
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! Power
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! Notes
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|-
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| 0
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| 10x
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|
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|-
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| 13,599,840,256
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| 1x
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| Kerbin's orbit
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|-
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| 68,773,560,320
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| 0.5x
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| Jool's semi-major axis
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|-
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| 206,000,000,000
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| 0x
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| Almost 3x Jool's orbit
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|}

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Electricity is a resource that is used by unmanned spacecraft, lights, and instrumentation. It is stored using Batteries and is produced through an operating Rocket Engine, Solar Panels, or an RTG.

Electricity Consumption

Unmanned Satellite Cores use 1.7 e/m (electricity per minute), and Lights and Instrumentation use electricity. Also, Ion Engines require large amounts of electricity to operate.

Producing Electricity

Solar Panels are used to refill rechargeable Batteries and Command Modules, which are always full on launch. RTGs also create a stable supply of electricity at 1 e/s.

Solar Panels generate more electricity the closer to the Sun they are located. However, they do not currently use the inverse-square law. Rather, they follow a spline curve of 3 piecewise cubics defined from 4 points:

Distance (m) Power Notes
0 10x
13,599,840,256 1x Kerbin's orbit
68,773,560,320 0.5x Jool's semi-major axis
206,000,000,000 0x Almost 3x Jool's orbit