[Set Up] Alternate between two electric generators

[SamLogan]

Hello,

I've found an interesting use, I think, of the new Gas Pipe Element Sensor. The idea is to alternate between an Hydrogen Generator (if I have hydrogen availaible) and a Coal Generator (if I don't have hydrogen). It works also with NG Generator / Coal Generator.

Here's the automation :

Coal Generator need two conditions to turn on :

- No hydrogen in the pipe.

- Empty Battery

Hydrogen Generator need one condition to turn on :

- Empty Battery

Given if the pipe don't have hydrogen in it, it will turn off the Generator so you will don't have the two Generators at the same time or only for a short periode.

As well, you have a security for your battery if you run out of hydrogen or natural gaz that is interesting given the new geyser system.

[llunak]

You can achieve the same with just two batteries. Make each battery control one power source and set the coal generator's battery to a lower level. That way the coal generator will be used only when the primary source can't keep up, for whatever reason. Both simpler and more reliable.

 

[SamLogan]

1 minute ago, llunak said:

You can achieve the same with just two batteries. Make each battery control one power source and set the coal generator's battery to a lower level. That way the coal generator will be used only when the primary source can't keep up, for whatever reason. Both simpler and more reliable.

 

My set up is to use the Coal Generator as an emergency solution. And if you use two separate battery for me it's two different network so that's the basic concept to have multiple electricity source distributed in differents sectors.

[llunak]

Just look at the link. (Or don't and be happy with your solution, whatever.)

 

[landromat]

16 minutes ago, SamLogan said:

My set up is to use the Coal Generator as an emergency solution. And if you use two separate battery for me it's two different network so that's the basic concept to have multiple electricity source distributed in differents sectors.

Wut. 2 smart batteries with different parameters can make one generator as primary power source and second as emergency inside one network

[Kabrute]

1 smart battery with a filter gate set to a small delay works for me, if the gene is "running" for more than 5 seconds extra power kicks on, add an extra delay for each power source.

[PhailRaptor]

8 hours ago, SamLogan said:

My set up is to use the Coal Generator as an emergency solution. And if you use two separate battery for me it's two different network so that's the basic concept to have multiple electricity source distributed in differents sectors.

They are only on separate Automation networks.  They would still be on the same power network.

[Kabrute]

Idea, put a transformer between the batteries, hook everything to the "main" battery power wise, hook only the primary power to the main battery via automation, backup controller batter is downstream of the transformer, on the "load" side, it will always be kept full by the transformer as long as there is sufficient power so if it ever drops below, kick on the backup generators

[KittenIsAGeek]

I usually have several different generators set to come on at varying levels of power load.  My hydrogen generator, for example, kicks on when its smart battery drops to 90% -- so its almost always running.  My nat gas generator kicks in at 75% -- but since I don't have a stable supply of gas, it sometimes doesn't kick in at all. If the smart battery connected to one of my two coal generators hits 50%, then it kicks in, and the last coal generator kicks in at 10%.  

Don't really need any complex logic -- unless you're wanting your generators to be mutually exclusive. 

[Neotuck]

Did you build this in debug mode?