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| + | |blockname=Generator | ||
| + | |requirements=[[Gas_turbine]], [[Steam_turbine]], or another Generator | ||
| + | |image= | ||
| + | |poweredby=Shaft Power | ||
| + | |type=Single | ||
| + | |stackable=Yes | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | It | + | == Usage == |
| + | The generator works almost exactly the same way as the heat turbine does, only it converts the motion from a rotating shaft into electricity rather than heat moving through a turbine. It also has the ability to convert back, to keep the voltage and rotation speed in check. If possible, avoid allowing electricity to pass back into the generator unless a spin-up is intended since dramatic losses will occur. | ||
| − | + | == Efficiency == | |
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| + | When converting electricity into shaft power, only 10% of the power actually goes into creating motion. This is a huge loss, and should be avoided if possible. The exception is to help spin up your turbines to either reach better efficiencies, or to fire a gas turbine and produce power more efficiently. It may be a loss on the short term, but a self-sustaining gas/steam turbine is far more efficient in the long term. | ||
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| + | --TODO find and post information about conversion from shaft power to electrical power | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 1 June 2017
| Block type: | Single |
| Powered by: | Shaft Power |
| Requirements for operation: | Gas_turbine, Steam_turbine, or another Generator |
| Stackable: | Yes (64) |
Usage
The generator works almost exactly the same way as the heat turbine does, only it converts the motion from a rotating shaft into electricity rather than heat moving through a turbine. It also has the ability to convert back, to keep the voltage and rotation speed in check. If possible, avoid allowing electricity to pass back into the generator unless a spin-up is intended since dramatic losses will occur.
Efficiency
When converting electricity into shaft power, only 10% of the power actually goes into creating motion. This is a huge loss, and should be avoided if possible. The exception is to help spin up your turbines to either reach better efficiencies, or to fire a gas turbine and produce power more efficiently. It may be a loss on the short term, but a self-sustaining gas/steam turbine is far more efficient in the long term.
--TODO find and post information about conversion from shaft power to electrical power
