Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 244 Automation

If you want to mechanize production operations, you need to design a reasonable assembly line.

In addition, a stable power source is required.

At present, their electricity development has not made much progress, and this kind of high-power mechanical equipment requires high-voltage alternating current.

The generator they had previously used for the lighting on the ship was just a toy.

If it is only used to make gunpowder, the cost is too high.

However, the quantity they need is not that large. After all, it is not a war like today, where thousands or tens of thousands of artillery shells are needed.

Given its current size, a high-quality bomb could wipe out everyone in an organization...

Unless the other party has a psychic with suitable abilities.

So maybe he could build a small factory, and he happened to be interested in the application of electricity.

Maybe it's time to upgrade the technology.

Large-scale power generation and storage equipment would have to be enormous, so they probably couldn't be used on ships, but they seemed better than steam engines for automating bases.

Skip the Steam Age?
Lu Yuning nodded secretly, perhaps this was a decision that would be more conducive to development.

However, the steam engine cannot be replaced in the short term, and electricity cannot cover some scenarios.

So the best way may be electric-gas hybrid.

Lu Yuning's eyes lit up, and he figured out something important.

Then this automated gunpowder factory will use electricity!

This can be regarded as their exploration of the development of electric power technology.

After figuring this out, Lu Yuning hurriedly found Zhang Muyan, who was the expert in this area.

"Lao Zhang, I want to build a gunpowder factory. What do you think?"

Zhang Muyan looked at him strangely and said, "That's so exaggerated. Do we need such a large output? Are you going to blow up the entire planet?"

"Haha, not really, but I might need it a lot later, so I want to build an automated production line, mainly to explore the way for the development of electricity."

Zhang Muyan's face lit up, and he seemed a little excited, but he finally shook his head. "This idea is quite good, but... it's a bit difficult. Maintaining and operating such large equipment is a big problem. Even an automated production line still requires human maintenance. How to stabilize the power supply is also a big problem. How to generate electricity?"

"Well, I saw some solar panels on the roof last time. If we find some power storage equipment, wouldn't it be possible to provide a stable power supply? We can make the production line smaller so that it consumes less electricity. Is that possible?"

Zhang Muyan frowned. "In that case, maybe we can give it a try, but it's still difficult. Automation...is no longer just in the age of electrical appliances, it's entering the information age. It's probably impossible for us to just make it. If we can find some ready-made things to use, maybe we can give it a try?"

Zhang Muyan also seemed unsure. Obviously, this was a big challenge.

Lu Yuning really simplified the word automation. In addition to mechanical capabilities and stable power supply, the most important core of automation is automation, which requires numerical control technology and involves the use of computers. They don't even have steam equipment yet, so it feels like suddenly taking off while walking.

However, Lu Yuning just thought about it, and whether it could be done or not would be left to Zhang Muyan's research team to worry about.

Zhang Muyan agreed reluctantly and could only say that he would give it a try, and that it might require a lot of materials.

Lu Yuning promised that it was no problem and that he could just collect the materials. Finally, the idea was happily settled. Compared to Lu Yuning's face full of joy, Zhang Muyan's eyes were almost wrinkled.

However, he was still very supportive of this idea. The previous ship-making had made him forget about food and sleep. Although the idea of this automated gunpowder factory had some technical bottlenecks that made him a little worried, he still had a strong interest in it.

The matter was settled, and they seemed to have returned to the beginning of the apocalypse, with endless things to do.

Since we're going to make electrical equipment, we first need to get some solar panels and bring the entire power storage device over...

Thinking of this, Lu Yuning was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly slapped his thigh.

"I'm being stupid again. Why should I move back? Wouldn't it be easier to just connect the electricity?"

His sudden startle startled the people around him, who quickly gathered around him.

Lu Yuning explained his thoughts.

"Well... it's not impossible, but it can only be used in this area. The power output of solar panels can't compare to that of real generators. This amount of power can't support long-distance transportation. Even if copper wire is used, the power consumption is still quite high."

Lu Yuning nodded. "It's okay. It's enough. Let's use what we have first and think about these things later. If it doesn't work out, we can just install a set like this in every place. Solar panels are very popular now anyway. We can consider building a power plant when we have enough capacity."

Everyone nodded.

So the whole project was officially launched.

According to people in the laboratory, there should be some solar panels on the rooftops of buildings in the nearby residential area.

Some students in the school actually live nearby, and it is said that some parents have come to the school to pick up their children before.

This kind of family reunion scene is still enviable, but it is only a minority.

Although they really wanted to send them home, Wu Shumei and the others were unable to do so.

Perhaps it would be a better choice to stay here and let their family come to find them.

Lu Yuning is capable of helping, but not to mention the issue of wasting time, just for Gu Yu transporting students back and forth is a very dangerous behavior.

We can't fly randomly during the day, and flying at night is too troublesome. First, we have to fly to the vicinity of the target at night, and then wait until dawn to continue. It will probably take a year to send dozens or hundreds of students.

This is still a smooth situation.

Wu Shumei and the others were tactful enough not to mention it, and Lu Yuning also tacitly did not say anything.

This kind of thing can only be done casually, for example, they are planning to go to a community near the school today, and just happen to visit the homes of students nearby.

If you can find the person, then talk to him. If you can't find him, it won't waste time. It's just a matter of yelling anyway. Of course, it's still a bit dangerous.

This trip was mainly to find solar panels and corresponding power storage equipment. Taking into account some special circumstances, everyone decided to act collectively.

In this case, Gu Yu could not be asked to transport it, but he still had to go with him, mainly because he had to climb the stairs.

In addition to him, there is the familiar exploration team, Han Yingying's trio, Lu Yuning, Zhang Xinyue, Wu Xiao, Zou Yunxin, and Gu Yu.

Currently, Han Yingying's coordination capabilities have expanded to eight people, which is just the right staffing.

(End of this chapter)