Types/Energy

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Uses Types/string to specify the amount of electric energy in joules or electric energy per time in watts.

Internally, the input in Watt or Joule/second is always converted into Joule/tick or Joule/(1/60)second, using the following formula: Power in Joule/tick = Power in Watt / 60 (Units#Power).

Examples

buffer_capacity = "5MJ"
input_flow_limit = "300W"

Supported multipliers

Letter	Multiplier
k/K	103 (1000)
M	106 (1,000,000)
G	109 (1,000,000,000)
T	1012
P	1015
E	1018
Z	1021
Y	1024