Starting from the 20th of October.
For the next two weeks.
Over at the campsite.
Chen Jin was in a very busy state.
He used the general capsule factory to print the parts of the wind turbine and build the generator!
Of course, Chen Jin was not busy alone. There were hundreds of strong robots helping him at the side, acting as free labor.
Therefore, there were not many areas where he had to use his strength.
Even so, he was exhausted. He had to solve a lot of problems and carry out commands.
First was the problem of power supply for the capsule factory.
The capsule factory was also a factory. It also had the characteristic of "high power consumption."
Its normal standby power consumption was 20 kilowatts, its regular usage was 80 kilowatts, and its maximum usage was 300 kilowatts!
Chen Jin disconnected the power supply of the supercomputer (the data had been extracted in advance). He connected the 30 kilowatt household circuit in his room to the capsule factory.
It only allowed the capsule factory to smoothly start up and enter a working state.
To make it work properly, there was a power shortage of at least 60 kilowatts.
How could he fill this gap?
High-efficiency batteries.
A large high-efficiency battery that weighed 10 kilograms could provide a maximum output of 3 kilowatts.
Connecting 20 large high-efficiency batteries in parallel was enough to provide the power needed for the capsule factory to operate.
But at 3 kilowatts, the large high-efficiency batteries could only work for 12 hours. Moreover, they would emit a lot of heat, which would affect the safety of the batteries.
He could only drive "Rover No. 1," which had 100 large high-efficiency batteries in the battery compartment, as a power supply vehicle to provide sufficient power.
Even so, the power consumption of the capsule factory was still beyond imagination. Even with all the batteries in "Rover No. 1" fully charged, the capsule factory could only run for about 20 hours.
This meant that a batch of 100 large high-efficiency batteries had to be replaced every day.
And a large high-efficiency battery weighed 10 kilograms.
Multiplied by 100 …
On Earth, Chen Jin had to make a trip to the charging factory in the Bao Shan Industrial Zone every day to move a ton of high-efficiency batteries to the car.
Then, he would move them piece by piece to his apartment 302.
There was no elevator in the stairwell. He could only walk up to the third floor!
Moving up and down had to be repeated every day.
His hands were numb, his legs cramped, but he had to persevere!
Even so, by the fifth day, the charging speed of the batteries in the charging factory could not keep up with the speed of the capsule factory's power consumption. There was a power shortage.
Fortunately, the manufacturing of the ten wind turbines was not a big job. On the sixth day, all the parts that needed to be printed were all printed in the capsule factory.
Then, it was time to assemble the modules. The generator blades, the generator main engine, and the support column were assembled.
Then, he had to choose the location of the wind turbine.
Since it was a wind-powered generator, there was no doubt that it had to be installed in a place with a stronger wind to generate better electricity.
Only when the wind reached the standard, the wind turbine's power output could reach the rated 30 kilowatts.
Therefore, when it came to the problem of choosing a location, Chen Jin bought a wind speed tester from Earth. He used the Da Jiang Elf 4Pro drone to hoist it up 20 meters into the air to measure the wind speed.
In the end, they chose two more suitable locations.
The first location was on a rocky ridge 30 kilometers away from the northwest. It was more than 300 meters above sea level and not far from the battlefield. It was estimated that the normal wind speed was as high as 25 meters per second, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed was above 35 meters per second, which was enough for the wind turbine to reach full power.
The disadvantages were the long distance and inconvenient transportation.
The second location was on a nameless hill five kilometers to the east. This hill was not high above sea level and was relatively flat. But because it was a protruding part of a plain, the average wind speed on the hill could reach 15 meters per second, and the intermittent wind speed could reach 25 meters per second and above.
The advantages were the short distance and convenient transportation.
The disadvantages were the low power output, which might not reach full load.
After some consideration.
Chen Jin chose a location for the installation of the wind turbine on a nameless hill five kilometers to the east.
The reason was for the safety of the generator.
The wind speed on the rocky ridge in the northwest was usually higher. Once the weather changed, the instantaneous wind speed could even reach 50 meters per second and above. This wind speed exceeded the endurance of the wind turbine's structure, and the support column could be blown apart by the strong wind.
The safety of the equipment was not high.
Recently, Haierfa had entered November. The weather in the northern hemisphere was getting colder, and the northern wind was getting stronger. Therefore, the wind turbine equipment was not suitable to be installed in places where the wind was stronger.
The wind speed on the nameless hill five kilometers to the east was slightly lower, but the safety of the equipment was higher.
Moreover, the distance was very close. The hill was easier to excavate and install than the rocky one.
The installation location was confirmed.
Chen Jin led the robots and set off. He let the robots carry the various parts of the wind turbine, and they set off in a mighty manner towards the nameless hill in the east.
"This is the location. First, dig a big hole with a diameter of three meters and a depth of five meters.
Insert some high-strength steel bars, and throw some gravel into the steel cage.
Carry the scrap steel from the football stadium in the City of Tereese over.
Maintenance robots, start the laser, heat up the scrap steel, and melt the molten steel in. Fill up all the holes except for the installation of the wind turbine! "
Not bad!
There was no ready-made cement available on Haierfa.
But there was enough scrap steel.
Chen Jin let the robots bring over thousands of tons of scrap steel. He melted it into molten steel at high temperature and filled it into the foundation pit to serve as the installation base for the wind turbine.
A hundred tons of molten steel was melted into each base. The molten steel mixed with steel bars and gravel was definitely more reliable than reinforced concrete!
In addition, the cylindrical installation holes reserved for the installation base could be fitted perfectly with the support column cylinder of the wind turbine. After the lock buckle was opened, it could be rotated 360 degrees, so that the wind turbine would be facing where the wind was blowing. This would improve the efficiency of power generation.
Moreover, the daily maintenance could be completed with 10 robots.
The installation of the entire wind turbine took a total of three days.
Finally, it took a few more days to finish the installation of the transformer, voltage regulator, power collector, and power storage equipment. Then, they pulled out a transmission cable that was ten kilometers long.
After a series of adjustments.
On the 15th day.
The wind turbine group was officially connected to the grid.
The supercomputer restarted. The AI in charge of monitoring, Alice, said:
"Master, the average power generated by the current power generation facility is 260 kilowatts. The maximum power generated is 280 kilowatts. This power is enough for a small farm."
"Mmm, my campsite finally has electricity!"
Chen Jin nodded and breathed a huge sigh of relief.
The energy shortage problem of the campsite had been temporarily solved. They were no longer dependent on the power from Earth.
But it was still too early to say that the energy problem was completely solved.
Because there were too many big electricity users!
The modified Rover No. 1, the supercomputer, and the capsule factory … these three things could completely use up the 260 kilowatts of power generation.
There was also the Blue Angel electric car, more than 100 robots, several electric motorcycles, lasers, and other tools. The total power consumption of these small electricity users was also very considerable.
Chen Jin estimated that only by increasing the number of wind turbines to 40, with a total power generation of more than 1,000 kilowatts, could they just barely meet the electricity needs of the campsite.
However, he did not have enough raw materials for printing. In order to increase the number of wind turbines, he had to wait until he had gathered enough materials before starting work.
"It's better to expand the power facilities after some time. The past half a month has been really tiring. I need a good rest and a buffer!"
"The 260 kilowatts of power generation is barely enough for the time being. The household wires from Earth can be unplugged. The charging factory in the Bao Shan Industrial Zone can also end its mission."
"There is no doubt that the risk of the secret being exposed is greatly reduced by getting rid of the dependence on Earth's power. A relatively large hidden danger has been eliminated."
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