Lock kinetic wind turbines

1st Official Post

    Simple idea: allow a feature in kinetic wind generators to lock the current turbine, preventing electrical production and stopping wear on the turbine as long as the generator remains locked. As a bonus, allow the lock to activate on receiving a redstone signal, basically allowing attached energy storage to shut down the nearby turbines when filled.

    • Official Post

    Even stopped Wind Turbines would wear down IRL. The Force of the Wind against the Blades doesn't change, only the Rotation is stopped. The Blades would wear down EVEN FASTER when they get stopped.


    And before you ask "Why are those Turbines stopped during Storms", it is because the Dynamo behind the Wings cannot handle that much Rotation, and not because of the Wings themselves.


    But IRL those Wings don't really wear down at all unless during Storms, so the implementation of the Durability thing is a bit wrong compared to IRL.

    Quote from GregoriusT


    Even stopped Wind Turbines would wear down IRL. The Force of the Wind against the Blades doesn't change, only the Rotation is stopped. The Blades would wear down EVEN FASTER when they get stopped.


    And before you ask "Why are those Turbines stopped during Storms", it is because the Dynamo behind the Wings cannot handle that much Rotation, and not because of the Wings themselves.


    But IRL those Wings don't really wear down at all unless during Storms, so the implementation of the Durability thing is a bit wrong compared to IRL.

    At some point you are right GG. But if we go for real life then you can adjust the PowerGeneration even if it is low wind or high wind (in terms of speed), not that big but you have controll about it.
    And the point you mean that the turbines get damaged when they are stopped is at some part right to but the damage would be way lower because not the dynamo does not stop the wings the wings get from their facing/rotation changed that they can not rotate while the wind is blowing.


    So the Stopping of a Windmills is actually i funny idea. It would not stop the damaging of the Rotor but it would decrease it to a minimum (lets say 1/10 of the normal rotation damage).