Extreme Reactors CC Simple Turbine Control

-- Minecraft 1.12.2
-- CC: Tweaked 1.86.0
-- Extreme Reactors 1.12.2-0.4.5.67

-- This script expects to be connected to one or more Extreme Reactors Turbines
-- either directly or via wired modem

-- get all connected turbines (directly or networked)
turbines = {peripheral.find("BigReactors-Turbine")}
local rotor_speed = 0
local flow_rate = 0

-- make a way to easily set all turbines with the same value
function setAllTurbines(setting_name, setting_val)
    -- loop through all connected turbines loaded at the start of this script
    for index, turbine in ipairs(turbines) do
        -- set each turbine to what is requested
        turbine[setting_name](setting_val)
    end
end

-- let the user know this script is running
print('Automatic turbine control initiated')

-- let the user know we are activating all connected turbines
print('Setting all connected turbines to active')
-- activate all connected turbines
setAllTurbines('setActive', true)

-- let the user know we are setting all turbines to dump excess liquid
print('Setting all connected turbines to dump excess liquid')
-- set all turbines to dump excess liquid
setAllTurbines('setVentOverflow', '')

-- yay, an infinite loop :D (they are actually useful sometimes)
while true do

    -- loop through all connected turbines loaded at the start of this script (this script will have to be restarted if new turbines are connected)
    for index, turbine in ipairs(turbines) do

        -- get current turbine rotor speed
        rotor_speed = turbine.getRotorSpeed()

        -- make sure current turbine rotor speed did not come back with nil, otherwise further testing to pointless
        if rotor_speed ~= nil then

            -- check if the turbine is overspeed
            if rotor_speed >= 1850 and turbine.getFluidFlowRateMax() > 5 then
                print('Turbine #'..(index+1)..' is overspeed, lowering fluid flow rate')
                -- if it is, reduce the max fluid flow rate to try to slow it down
                turbine.setFluidFlowRateMax(5)
            end

            -- check if the turbine is back down from being overspeed
            if rotor_speed < 1810 and turbine.getFluidFlowRateMax() < 2000 then
                print('Resetting fluid flow rate on turbine #'..(index+1)..' to max')
                -- if it is, set the max fluid flow rate back to normal
                turbine.setFluidFlowRateMax(2000)
            end

            -- check if the turbine is at a good speed to engage the inductor
            if rotor_speed >= 1800 and turbine.getInductorEngaged() == false then
                print('Turbine #'..(index+1)..' is full speed, re-engaging inductor')
                -- if it is, and the inductor is not engaged, engage it
                turbine.setInductorEngaged(true)
            end

            -- check if the turbine is underspeed
            if rotor_speed <= 1750 and turbine.getInductorEngaged() then
                print('Turbine #'..(index+1)..' is underspeed, disengaging inductor')
                -- if it is, disengage the inductor to try to speed it up
                turbine.setInductorEngaged(false)
            end

        end -- end if not nil

    end -- end for

    -- sleep for a very short amount of time (100ms)
    os.sleep(0.1)

end -- end while