Name: Transformator
Description: Adds a building which controls the flow of power
License: CC BY-NC 4.0 ->http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Version: 0.0.3
Release: 2015-07-16
Tested-With-Factorio-Version: 0.12.0
Category: Item
Tags: Power, Grid, Switch, Transformator, Priority, Accumulator
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License
License
CC BY-NC 4.0 ->http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
The complete mod can freely be used in modpacks as you like.
If you want to use parts of it, e.g. the source, go ahead.
If you use the graphics please include a reference to this mod.
CC BY-NC 4.0 ->http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
The complete mod can freely be used in modpacks as you like.
If you want to use parts of it, e.g. the source, go ahead.
If you use the graphics please include a reference to this mod.
Long description
Long description
What is it?
A transformator, a device used to convert between voltage levels
What does it do?
You can use it to force an accumulator being charged or discharged. Let me explain:
I really dislike running power poles from my base to a mining outpost. But somehow it has to be supplied
and transporting coal and water is not very elegant if your base already runs on solar power. One option
is the accumulator cargo from 5DIMs train-mod (very good mod btw). However, as soon as the train leaves
the outpost, you again have no power. The best way to store it would be with stationary accumulators, but
since the cargo is an accumulator too, and the energy system prevents them from balancing, there is no way...
until now! The transformator connects two electic networks, one being the supply network while the other is
the destination network. The transformator draws power from the supply and delivers it to the target network.
Because of the prioritys used, you can charge an accumulator in the destination network with an accumulator
in the source network. The same thing goes the other way. If you have charged your accumulator/cargo/whatever,
you can use another transformator at the outpost to discharge it into the final accumulator. What devices are
connected to it doesnt matter. So you basically can supply your outpost with energy the same way you would do
with coal or other stuff. Just send it by rail.
Has it other uses?
Yes indeed. It also solves the old "i want to use my steam engines only in emergencies"-problem. Because the
transformator has a higher priority on its output than a steam engine, the power will be drawn from the transformator,
and in turn from your source network, which most likely will be solar/accumulator based. As soon as no accumulator
or solar panel can supply your network, the steam engine switches on (see screenshot for info).
And you can also use it as a diode. For example you could split you accumulators in two sections. The first powers
your factory while the second one is responsible for the laser turrets. Both networks are connected by the transformator.
Should your first accumulator section blackout, you still have your charged accumulators from the laser section
(power only flows from source to destination network, never back).
How is it made?
It basically is a combined building with two energy sources. One has a priority of secondary-input, so it can be run
by accumulators. The other has primary-output, so it will be prioritized to steam engines.
How does it work physically?
A transformator in general changes the voltage level. Such devices are used for our real world power distribution.
Here, the voltage is raised only be a tiny bit. Assume the source accumulator and the destination accumulator are
at the same voltage. If the transformator steps the voltage up, the voltage difference over the cable will cause a
current, and in turn will direct the power from the source to the destination
Why a transformator?
Today, one would build an electronic converter to control the power flow. A solar inverter is a good example. But
given the choice between a small black box and a big cool looking transformator... i went with the second one
todo
No current todo, but maybe you have some ideas. I was thinking to make the device switchable by a circuit network
condition, but could not figure out how to do it.
What is it?
A transformator, a device used to convert between voltage levels
What does it do?
You can use it to force an accumulator being charged or discharged. Let me explain:
I really dislike running power poles from my base to a mining outpost. But somehow it has to be supplied
and transporting coal and water is not very elegant if your base already runs on solar power. One option
is the accumulator cargo from 5DIMs train-mod (very good mod btw). However, as soon as the train leaves
the outpost, you again have no power. The best way to store it would be with stationary accumulators, but
since the cargo is an accumulator too, and the energy system prevents them from balancing, there is no way...
until now! The transformator connects two electic networks, one being the supply network while the other is
the destination network. The transformator draws power from the supply and delivers it to the target network.
Because of the prioritys used, you can charge an accumulator in the destination network with an accumulator
in the source network. The same thing goes the other way. If you have charged your accumulator/cargo/whatever,
you can use another transformator at the outpost to discharge it into the final accumulator. What devices are
connected to it doesnt matter. So you basically can supply your outpost with energy the same way you would do
with coal or other stuff. Just send it by rail.
Has it other uses?
Yes indeed. It also solves the old "i want to use my steam engines only in emergencies"-problem. Because the
transformator has a higher priority on its output than a steam engine, the power will be drawn from the transformator,
and in turn from your source network, which most likely will be solar/accumulator based. As soon as no accumulator
or solar panel can supply your network, the steam engine switches on (see screenshot for info).
And you can also use it as a diode. For example you could split you accumulators in two sections. The first powers
your factory while the second one is responsible for the laser turrets. Both networks are connected by the transformator.
Should your first accumulator section blackout, you still have your charged accumulators from the laser section
(power only flows from source to destination network, never back).
How is it made?
It basically is a combined building with two energy sources. One has a priority of secondary-input, so it can be run
by accumulators. The other has primary-output, so it will be prioritized to steam engines.
How does it work physically?
A transformator in general changes the voltage level. Such devices are used for our real world power distribution.
Here, the voltage is raised only be a tiny bit. Assume the source accumulator and the destination accumulator are
at the same voltage. If the transformator steps the voltage up, the voltage difference over the cable will cause a
current, and in turn will direct the power from the source to the destination
Why a transformator?
Today, one would build an electronic converter to control the power flow. A solar inverter is a good example. But
given the choice between a small black box and a big cool looking transformator... i went with the second one
todo
No current todo, but maybe you have some ideas. I was thinking to make the device switchable by a circuit network
condition, but could not figure out how to do it.
Pictures
Pictures
- Example base and outpost
- trafo_train.png (4.09 MiB) Viewed 40363 times
- Steam / Solar switch (night simulated by disconnection solar)
- trafo_solar.png (3.93 MiB) Viewed 40363 times
Video
Version history
Version history
Version# (Date): What has changed...
0.0.1# (2015-07-16): Inital release
0.0.2# (2015-07-18): Update to Factorio 0.12
0.0.3# (2015-07-20): Small bugfix for 0.12 version
0.0.4# (2015-07-25): Fixed the broken priority. Should work like intended
Version# (Date): What has changed...
0.0.1# (2015-07-16): Inital release
0.0.2# (2015-07-18): Update to Factorio 0.12
0.0.3# (2015-07-20): Small bugfix for 0.12 version
0.0.4# (2015-07-25): Fixed the broken priority. Should work like intended
Special thanks
Special thanks
All graphics are done by Thomas Schaarenberg. Check his awesome stuff out at
http://schaarenberg.deviantart.com/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLIhiL ... DdwL_jMZ4A
All graphics are done by Thomas Schaarenberg. Check his awesome stuff out at
http://schaarenberg.deviantart.com/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLIhiL ... DdwL_jMZ4A
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