energy_accumulator

Abstract type for generators that accumulate energy over time and slowly release it eg. radiation collectors, tesla coils

Vars
processed_energy	The amount of energy that got processed last tick.
stored_energy	The amount of energy that is currently inside the machine before being converted to electricity
wants_powernet	Whether this accumulator should connect to and power a powernet
Procs
calculate_energy_output	Gets the energy the energy_accumulator would release within the given timespan time. The power output is proportional to the energy, and has a constant power output added to it. Args:
calculate_sustainable_power	Calculates the power needed to sustain the energy accumulator at its current energy.
release_energy	Releases joules amount of its stored energy onto the powernet. Args:

Var Details

var
processed_energy
–

The amount of energy that got processed last tick.

var
stored_energy
–

The amount of energy that is currently inside the machine before being converted to electricity

var
wants_powernet
–

Whether this accumulator should connect to and power a powernet

Proc Details

proc
calculate_energy_output
(time)

Gets the energy the energy_accumulator would release within the given timespan time. The power output is proportional to the energy, and has a constant power output added to it. Args:

time: The amount of time that is being processed, in seconds. Returns: The amount of energy it would release in the timespan.

proc
calculate_sustainable_power
()

Calculates the power needed to sustain the energy accumulator at its current energy.

proc
release_energy
(joules)

Releases joules amount of its stored energy onto the powernet. Args:

joules: The amount of energy to release. Returns: Whether it successfully released its energy or not.

energy_accumulator /obj/machinery/power/energy_accumulator

Vars

Procs

Var Details

var processed_energy –

var stored_energy –

var wants_powernet –