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GR-30 Diesel Generator

instructions unclear. i made something like this but it decided to explode. and proceed to crash a very high end pc.

@piper7286 The outputs, generator and buffer battery are on an isolated circuit, so when an external device uses energy, the buffer battery drains. The MC attempts to keep that battery as full as possible.

In the 'Generator engine subsystem' MC you'll see a 'Power load' input node which is connected to a formula block. This is the main part that's responsible for managing the throttle.

The formula is clamp(1-(x^z),y,1), where x is the battery value, z is a multiplier value (64 in this case) and y is the minimum throttle (0.11 in this case). For example, a battery value of 0.99, clamp(1-(0.99^64),0.11,1), gives a throttle of about 0.47, while a battery value of 0.9999, clamp(1-(0.9999^64),0.11,1), gives a throttle of about 0.006.

This formula results in a smooth but aggressive throttle curve, which makes the generator respond quickly to power load changes, and to give just enough throttle to provide the requested power.

I hope that clarifies things a bit!

can you tell me how you made it do the load thingy from where if you put something that needs eletricity it throttles up and powers it?

since this generator only makes 44 stormwork watts

i am not sure if stormwork watts are = to irl kw but if they are then my generator has the output of 330KW

Thank you!

@NeptunetheBetta - yep, feel free to use it in your own creations

@sprk Could i use the generator in an office building with credit?

Amazing generator. heads up. im personally using this to power my portable amusement rides if you don't mind

Hey man used your LUA for another gen i built. gave you credit for it hope you dont mind its just a super good LUA. https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2936727207