[0.17] Electrical Energy Plugin | v1.5 (Oct 12)

[Kreuzung]

Download from Xenolith (>8300 downloads)

Or download from KerbalNet:

1.5 released! Now with nicer sun detection that takes distance to sun into account too and (WIP) rebalanced parts.

Special thanks

I Got BCed for moving me away from MuMechLib dependency

Dani-Sang for the logo & forum layout

Innsewerants for the new sun detection code

Hogdriver for a piece of code for the orbit spawner

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This plugin gives you solar panels, batteries and ion engines you can use to power your spacecraft. Compared to other engines, they're very weak, but you don't have to carry tons of fuel with you.

Example parts

(Of course also available at the Xenolith page)

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Fixed version of DynaSat mod is here (requires my plugin).

This one gives you a larger engine and battery plus extending solar panels. It also contains 2 very nice deployable satellites and a few parts using the previous version of the Zoxygene mod.

Do NOT overwrite Zoxygene.dll if you are using the latest version of Zoxygene!

NOT TESTED IN THIS GAME VERSION | USE AT OWN RISK

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My energy level shows up as -1, batteries don't work

Make sure you have "Kreuzung.cfg" in your Resources folder. If not, copy it from the zip file.

Introduction

This plugin uses part modules for everything except the engines.

Unlike the part types you can set in the module line of a part.cfg, you can have more than one part module, and a part still works if a part module is not found, it will just be ignored.

This means that you can add battery or solar panel functions to any part regardless of it's other functions (you could even add them to an ion engine to make an all-in-one part ).

A part module definiton in part.cfg always looks like this:

MODULE
{
name = [part module name]


}

the name of the part module is similar to the module line, it determines which part module is used (don't try to apply a normal part type here, it won't work!).

Parameters are in the usual [name] = [value] format.

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Battery

RESOURCE
{
name = Energy
amount = [initial amount]
maxAmount = [maximum amount]
}
MODULE
{
name = ModuleKrBattery
}

Explanation

The resource is the energy itself, and the part module handles right-click menu and stage icon indicators.

amount = how much energy it holds at launch

maxAmount = how much energy it can hold (has to be same or more than amount AFAIK)

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Solar Panel

MODULE
{
name = ModuleKRSolarPanel
panelSize = [panel size]
panelEfficiency [panel efficiency]
}

Explanation

Simple solar panel part module without animation, use PowerTech for that.

panelSize = surface area of the solar panel in m²

panelEfficiency = efficiency of the solar panel (realistic values for spacecraft solar panels are .3 to .4)

If you want to use PowerTech instead, configure your solar panel as SolarPanel_adv_PowerTech, and add these params:

partResGenerator = true
power = [energy gain]

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Generato

MODULE
{
name = ModuleKrGenerator
energyGain = [energy gain if activated]
fuelConsumption = [fuel consumption if activated]
fuelType = [type of fuel used]
controllableInside = [controllable by user?]
heatProduction = [heat production if activated]
activated = [initially activated?]
}

Explanation

A generator/reactor part module

energyGain = how much energy it gains while active (in kWh, 0 by default)

fuelConsumption = how much fuel it consumes (0 by default)

fuelType = fuel type used (liquid by default, uses part resource with this name if anything else that liquid is used)

fuelType2 and fuelConsumption2 can be used the same way for a second fuel type.

controllableInside = can be always, commandable or never. It determines if the generator can be activated/deactivated by the user (default: always).

heatProduction = how much heat the part produces if active (default: 0)

activated = 1 if initially active (default: 0)

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Ion Engine

module = IonEngine

Explanation

It works like the old liquid engines (without Isp), with the difference that fuelConsumption of course means how much energy it consumes.

Some buggy parameters in the engine (left them out for the documentation)

1.5

[Plugin]

+Added ModuleKrResourceTank

+Added ModuleKrIcon

+Added ModuleKrSpawnHeight

+Added heat production to ModuleKrGenerator

+/*Many new features and bugfixes in ModuleKrAnimation

*New sun detection code by Innsewerants

*Fixed resource consumption in ModuleKrGenerator

*Fixed a performance issue with many energy-draining parts at the same time

*Fixed gui options in ModuleKrGenerator and IonEngine not updating

-Forgot the rest

[Parts]

+Batteries can now surface-attach

*Rebalancing (WIP)

-Removed side nodes on battery and Solar Buddy

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1.4.2

[Plugin]

+Added ModuleKrAnimation (generic animation thing)

+Added ModuleKrTimewarp (not really useful, just for those who have fun with config editing)

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1.4

[Plugin]

+Added generator part module

+Batteries can now show indicators of their own energy level or the energy level of the whole ship

+Cephei reference

*MuMechLib is no longer required

*Fixed a persistence bug with the batteries

*Ion engines are now toggled via right-click menu

-'Battery' class removed

-'AirFilter' class removed

[Parts]

*Set the enegy gain of the Solar Buddy to a more balanced value

-Removed airfilter, outdated with new ZO2 versions

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1.3 Probably breaks persistence, you have been warned.

[Plugin]

+ Added a new part module, ModuleKrPowertechSupport, it can be applied to SolarPanels_adv_PowerTech (or the ZO2 version) from PowerTech to make them produce energy

* Airfilter now works even if not activated with staging

* Energy now uses part resources (left the old stuff in for compatibility)

* Tweaked the Void Bukerneering battery to use the new system

* Tweaked the Void Bukerneering ion engine to more realistic values (made by rkman)

- If there was something else, I forgot it...

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1.2

[PLUGIN]

+ Added ModuleKRSolarPanel as replacement

* Air filters can now be controlled from the part context menu, therefore I remapped the key to f15 by default.

* Fixed the battery die bug

- Removed the MuMech panel thing

- Removed SolarPanel, caused weird bugs

[PARTS]

* Fixed the solar buddy to use the new panel type

+ Solar Buddy now surface-attachs, left the old nodes in for now, can I remove them?

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License is CC BY

Edited October 13, 2012 by Kreuzung

[Rocketscienist]

You should use another download portal!!!

[Meatsauce]

This looks fun, but why must we register to download?

Use dropbox. Very handy.

[Lazurkri]

...why are you not using MediaFire for the download?

[Blinkin]

We need to register?

And bugmenot.com has no accounts for that site. That\'s a pity.

[semininja]

There\'s nothing on that site that forces you to sign in/up to download...

[careo]

There\'s nothing on that site that forces you to sign in/up to download...

Unless there\'s another download link other than the one under 'Files', it says:

'Sry. You can\'t download files larger than 2MB without being a member.

Register for FREE and profit from unlimited downloads and instant updates. '

[XSP-Xenon Space Programm]

Hey, there is a nice mod/plugin for ksp now, but I can\'t download cause I\'m not a member xD

But the pic\'s look good =P

[Kreuzung]

Oh, didn\'t know that. Can\'t solve this now, maybe in some hours...

[Rocketscienist]

You should say clearly what things we have to change when we want to use it!

Say what we change that they work together with MuMech.

(Sag was mir genau einstellen müssen um das selber zu nutzen! Funktioniert das mit den Panels von dir mit MuMech?)

I´ve made a German text so i can explane it better for him!!

[Kreuzung]

I\'ll just solve the 2mb problem, then add instructions for that.

Edit: Solved. have fun crashing at night.

[Spearka]

wait, is this just a complete revamp of Cephei\'s energy plugin?

[Kreuzung]

No, I originally based it on it, but then I ported it to MechJeb 1.8 when it came out. It allows other plugins to use the energy system and I plan to add other things like fuel-burning devices (including reactors ;D), Ion RCS and things that are not for propulsion (that doesn\'t mean Ion brakes ;P).

[XSP-Xenon Space Programm]

pardon,

but the link won\'t work xD

'Sry. You can\'t download files larger than 2MB without being a member.

Register for FREE and profit from unlimited downloads and instant updates.'

How about upload it here?

[Kreuzung]

Did you klick 'Plugin only?'

[XSP-Xenon Space Programm]

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmm, let\'s think about this ............. :-[

nope

[Rocketscienist]

I will use some parts from some other ones to use this cool plugin!

(Ich werde dir die Teile zur verfügung stellen)

[XSP-Xenon Space Programm]

please rocketsciencist,

speak english in the international part

[Rocketscienist]

I know that the language is english, but my english isn´t the best, so i explaned the things that was important for the plugin maker in german!

Kreuzung I tried to use MechJeb Parts with the plugin but it doesn´t work!

I´ve set a MechJeb Tank with fuelType = Energy

Now i´m thinking about the problem!

May you can say what´s wrong!

[Kreuzung]

I don\'t exactly get what you mean with \'using MechJeb parts\'.

[Rocketscienist]

I used the system from MechJeb to make a Tank with the fuelType = Energy and i want to use a panel+Engine from your plugin but it doeasn´t work!

[Kreuzung]

You have to make module = Battery, althrough I think my code also allows MuMechVariableFuelTank... No it doesn\'t. Fail.

[Rocketscienist]

The modulename from MuMech is MuMechVariableTank not FuelTank!

But the other MuMech parts work with your plugin that´s cool.

One Feature for the future:

Animated panels like multijoint framework+MuMechtoggleable

[Blinkin]

Wow some pretty useful ideas. I like your thinking!

[XSP-Xenon Space Programm]

Thats german quatilty thinking