Load-dependent steam engine/turbines
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 7:30 pm
So steam engines and turbines are load-dependent and produce more power/consume more steam when there's a greater power demand. As such, they act like ghetto accumulators when power demand isn't satisfied via other means, in conjunction with storage tanks of steam.
My question is, does it go the other way around? Will steam engines turn off when there's another source supplying power in excess of what the system needs, or do they keep draining steam and working? Could I use logistic circuits to read the power supplied by one network and use that to turn off the engines if the demand's already being satisfied by another power source, IE solar?
My question is, does it go the other way around? Will steam engines turn off when there's another source supplying power in excess of what the system needs, or do they keep draining steam and working? Could I use logistic circuits to read the power supplied by one network and use that to turn off the engines if the demand's already being satisfied by another power source, IE solar?