Power Distributor

Power Distributor icon

Distribution system for ENG, SYS, and WEP capacitors.

— In-Game Description

The Power Distributor takes power from the Power Plant, and distributes it to the ship's three main onboard areas: Systems [SYS], Engine [ENG], and Weapons [WEP]. It also includes a capacitor bank for each of the three systems, plus a three-way recharge capability. Power Distributors are rated by their energy-storage capacity (the maximum charge in each capacitor) and by their recharge rate (how many power units per second are recharged if that capacitor is at full four pips).

The recharge rate directly correlates to the number of pips the player has assigned to each system. For example, if the 1E Power Distributor (which has a Weapons Recharge rate of 1.200) has all four pips enabled for WEP, it will recharge at a rate of 1.2 power units per second. If it is set for two pips, WEP will recharge at 0.6 power units per second. This means you could fire a single Fixed Beam Laser for approximately six seconds before it depletes its available energy. If a power distributor is disabled it will function normally without the ability to change pip allocation. The power distribution will be what it was before it was disabled.

All Power Distributors are capable of recharging WEP considerably faster than SYS or ENG, and that SYS and ENG always have the same maximum recharge rate.

Specifications

Class	Rating	Mass (T)	Integrity	Power Draw	Weapons		Engines		Systems		Value (CR)
					Capacity	Recharge	Capacity	Recharge	Capacity	Recharge
1	E	1.30	A	0.32	10.000	1.200	8.000	0.400	8.000	0.400	517
1	D	0.50	A	0.36	11.000	1.400	9.000	0.500	9.000	0.500	1,293
1	C	1.30	A	0.40	12.000	1.500	10.000	0.500	10.000	0.500	3,231
1	B	2.00	A	0.44	13.000	1.700	11.000	0.600	11.000	0.600	8,078
1	A	1.30	A	0.48	14.000	1.800	12.000	0.600	12.000	0.600	20,195
2	E	2.50	A	0.36	12.000	1.400	10.000	0.600	10.000	0.600	1,448
2	D	1.00	A	0.41	14.000	1.600	11.000	0.600	11.000	0.600	3,619
2	C	2.50	A	0.45	15.000	1.800	12.000	0.700	12.000	0.700	9,048
2	B	4.00	A	0.50	17.000	2.000	13.000	0.800	13.000	0.800	22,619
2	A	2.50	A	0.54	18.000	2.200	14.000	0.800	14.000	0.800	56,547
3	E	5.00	A	0.40	16.000	1.800	12.000	0.900	12.000	0.900	4,053
3	D	2.00	A	0.45	18.000	2.100	14.000	1.000	14.000	1.000	10,133
3	C	5.00	A	0.50	20.000	2.300	15.000	1.100	15.000	1.100	25,333
3	B	8.00	A	0.55	22.000	2.500	17.000	1.200	17.000	1.200	63,333
3	A	5.00	A	0.60	24.000	2.800	18.000	1.300	18.000	1.300	158,331
4	E	10.00	A	0.45	22.000	2.300	15.000	1.300	15.000	1.300	11,349
4	D	4.00	A	0.50	24.000	2.600	17.000	1.400	17.000	1.400	28,373
4	C	10.00	A	0.56	27.000	2.900	19.000	1.600	19.000	1.600	70,932
4	B	16.00	A	0.62	30.000	3.200	21.000	1.800	21.000	1.800	177,331
4	A	10.00	A	0.67	32.000	3.500	23.000	1.900	23.000	1.900	443,328
5	E	20.00	A	0.50	27.000	2.900	19.000	1.700	19.000	1.700	31,778
5	D	8.00	A	0.56	31.000	3.200	22.000	1.900	22.000	1.900	79,444
5	C	20.00	A	0.62	34.000	3.600	24.000	2.100	24.000	2.100	198,611
5	B	32.00	A	0.68	37.000	4.000	26.000	2.300	26.000	2.300	496,527
5	A	20.00	A	0.74	41.000	4.300	29.000	2.500	29.000	2.500	1,241,317
6	E	40.00	A	0.54	34.000	3.400	23.000	2.200	23.000	2.200	88,978
6	D	16.00	A	0.61	38.000	3.900	26.000	2.400	26.000	2.400	222,444
6	C	40.00	A	0.68	42.000	4.300	29.000	2.700	29.000	2.700	556,110
6	B	64.00	A	0.75	46.000	4.700	32.000	3.000	32.000	3.000	1,390,275
6	A	40.00	A	0.82	50.000	5.200	35.000	3.200	35.000	3.200	3,475,688
7	E	80.00	A	0.59	41.000	4.100	27.000	2.600	27.000	2.600	249,137
7	D	32.00	A	0.67	46.000	4.600	31.000	3.000	31.000	3.000	622,843
7	C	80.00	A	0.74	51.000	5.100	34.000	3.300	34.000	3.300	1,557,108
7	B	128.00	A	0.81	56.000	5.600	37.000	3.600	37.000	3.600	3,892,770
7	A	80.00	A	0.89	61.000	6.100	41.000	4.000	41.000	4.000	9,731,925
8	E	160.00	A	0.64	48.000	4.800	32.000	3.200	32.000	3.200	697,584
8	D	64.00	A	0.72	54.000	5.400	36.000	3.600	36.000	3.600	1,743,961
8	C	160.00	A	0.8	60.000	6.000	40.000	4.000	40.000	4.000	4,359,903
8	B	256.00	A	0.88	66.000	6.600	44.000	4.400	44.000	4.400	10,899,756
8	A	160.00	A	0.96	72.000	7.200	48.000	4.800	48.000	4.800	27,249,391

Engineer Modifications

Modifications

The following modifications can be applied to this module by Engineers to enhance its abilities:

• Charge enhanced
• Engine focused
• High charge capacity
• Shielded
• System focused
• Weapon focused

Experimental Effects

The following experimental effects can be applied to this module:

• Cluster Capacitors
• Double Braced
• Flow Control
• Stripped Down
• Super Conduits

Purchase Locations

• Class 2
• Class 3
• Class 4
• Class 5
• Class 6
• Class 7

System	Station	Rating	Date Seen
LP 291-34	Garratt City	A,B,C,D,E	Oct 13, 2016

System	Station	Rating	Date Seen
LP 291-34	Garratt City	A,B,C,D,E	Oct 13, 2016

System	Station	Rating	Date Seen
LP 291-34	Garratt City	A,B,C,D,E	Oct 13, 2016

System	Station	Rating	Date Seen
GAT 2	Thompson Vision	A,B,C,D,E	Dec 28, 2015
ANLAVE	Suri Park	A,B,C,D,E	Feb 25, 2016

System	Station	Rating	Date Seen

System	Station	Rating	Date Seen
Te Kaha	New Horizons Orbital	B, C, E	Dec 24, 2015

Need confirmation: kremainn - wohler terminal Class 5 A Grade Equipment : BYEL TACA - Station: Melroy Horizons

Notes

• Power Distributors do draw some reactor power by themselves, even though the amount isn't shown on their in-game info card
• ingame your avatar controls the power distributor is controlled by the middle hat switch on the stick. 

Guides

Elite Dangerous - Power distributor guide