HV Transformer

HV Transformer
Properties
Type	Transformer
Tool
Stackable	Yes (64)
Energy Consumption
Max EU Input	2147483647 EU/t (??)
Technical Details
UU Cost	{{{uu_cost}}}
First appearance	?
ID	IC2:{{{id}}}

Unlike Real Life™, there is no actual "voltage" in IC². EU travels in "packets" through wires with near-infinite speed and has smart pathfinding (somewhat like RP2 pneumatic tubes). Packets are measured in size (in EU/p) and volume (EU). (Size being the amount of energy it contains as it leaves a storage unit, volume being how much energy is left in each packet after inefficient cable usage).

A HVT (or High Voltage Transformer) operates in two different ways.

• If redstone power is not applied, it consumes 2048 EU in any packet size and converts them into up to four 512 EU/p. All conversions are limited to one per tick. (Converting 2048 EU into 4x512 EU is considered one conversion.)
• If redstone power is applied, it consumes 2048 EU in any packet size and converts them into one 2048 EU/p. All conversions are limited to one per tick.

Recipe

Energy

	EU
Input	2048 EU
Output	Variable Up to 2048 EU in 512 EU/p when redstone is not applied. 1 packet of 2048 EU/p when redstone is applied.
Storage	2048

History (IC²)

IC²	Minecraft	Change
1.97	1.2.5	Before this version of IC², the HV Transformer was crafted using this recipe:

Other usages

Multiple HVT may be directly installed on a Nuclear Reactor if the reactor outputs more than 2048 EU/t as conventional wires (HV cables) cannot handle packet sizes over 2048 EU/p.