Energy Storage System Version 2.5

The ESS is designed to store energy routed through the Power & Energy Meter (see alternative image & Related Items). Whereas the latter reports energy storage on a daily basis, the ESS keeps all the energy generated for the use of agents with permits. The display shows both total power input from all Power & Energy Meters on the sim and total energy stored in kWh. Storage is updated continuously as energy is generated, and the value stored in the ESS object description.

Preparation
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When the ESS is rezzed it will scan the sim for meters and use the object descriptions, not the names, of meters for identification. You may want to change these so that you can easily recognise the meters that the ESS registers.

Menu
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On rez, the Power & Energy Meter will immediately register all meters (if v.1.9 or later) in use on the same sim. A simple touch (click) menu is available:
* hover-text: Toggle on/off floating text which lists the meters which have been registered with their power & energy contributions.
* rescan: Newly-rezzed meters will be automatically registered with the ESS, but a rescan is necessary when a meter is removed from the system or has its Object Description changed. Data is not affected.
* meter off/on: Disable/enable reporting.
* reset: Full script reset - all data cleared, and scanning restarted.

Note that only a reset will set the energy stored to zero. If the ESS is taken back into inventory and re-rezzed it will reinstate the energy store from the object description.

Usage
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The energy store can be accessed by users with permits. These are stored in a notecard in the ESS.
To get energy for an object, e.g. for an electric vehicle, it must be scripted to say "recharge" on the ESS user channel. The vehicle would then have to be within a distance of 20m for recharging to be successful. A test prim is included for trial.

Customisation
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* The name of the ESS is used for the hover-text. This can be changed at any time without affecting data.
* The ESS can be mounted on any object of your choice to represent the physical energy storage device.

Scripts have Copy permission.