Power Engineering

New power devices with custom 3D models: three gas generators rated at 5, 15 and 25 kW and a power distributor with storage. All four fit on one frame, and every output has a circuit breaker. No more burnt cables at these devices.

Gas generators

• Engine with START and STOP, main power switch, fuel and exhaust pipes plus three separate power outputs at the back, controls and data port at the front.
• Tank in the base frame (100, 200 or 300 L), refilled from the fuel pipe by a pump up to 20 MPa. The display tells you how long the fuel will last.
• It only burns what the networks actually draw. 25 % of the combustion energy becomes power; the game's own generator manages 17 %.
• AUTO or MANUAL governor, a buffer battery for one minute at full load and a standby mode that stops the engine when the battery is full and demand is low.

Power distributor

• Storage like three large station batteries (27 MJ), 6 inputs at the back, 9 outputs on top for 9 separate networks.
• Inputs only charge from the surplus of their network, so nothing on that network browns out.
• Every breaker gets a name plate, for example "Lab lights".

Circuit breakers: No output delivers more than 95 % of the weakest cable in its network. If the consumers want more for longer than 2 seconds, the breaker trips with sparks and a bang. Flip the lever and carry on.

Everything can be read via IC10 and a lot of it written, and there are console commands for testing. All kits come from the electronics printer, tier 1. The server and all players need the mod.

Full guide: Power Engineering in the wiki