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Generator (Assembly)

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An assembled exorium generator
Generators
Type Power generation
Function Converts exorium fuel to power

Sub-components
Starbase devices generator fuelrod.png
Starbase devices generator fuelchamber.png
Starbase devices generator unit.png
Starbase generator socketboard.png
Starbase generator coolingboard.png
CoolantSocketBoard.png
RadiatorParts.png
Starbase generator enhancers.png
Heatsinks group.png

Generators are one of the most essential parts of any constructs that need generated power. Most spaceships for example need to have a properly assembled generator in order for the ships to function. Every machine or device that requires power must be connected to the generator's socket board via a cable, or otherwise to another source of power such as a battery. A generator is constructed from many modules, and these modules may be assembled in many different variations. The most basic form of a generator consists of a single generator unit, a fuel chamber, a socket board, and a cooling board with cooling cells.

Basic information

Modules can be combined to build a generator for different needs and purposes, with varying shapes, sizes, and efficiency. A generator can be built from the following modules:

  • The fuel rod (This is the container for the the raw fuel that the fuel chamber will process to create energy)
  • The fuel chamber (The fuel rod is placed inside the fuel chamber. The raw fuel is then processed into processed fuel in the fuel chamber)
  • The generator unit (Within the generator unit processed fuel is processed into power)
  • The cooling board (Cooling cells are placed here and coolant is processed to reduce heat)
  • The socket board (For attaching cables, one per 100 000 power)
  • Enhancers (For improving efficiency, in three different tiers)


A generator creates its own resource network within it, which distributes and processes five different resources:

  • Raw Fuel - Stored in the fuel rod.
  • Processed Fuel - Processed in the fuel chamber from Raw Fuel.
  • Power - Processed in the generator unit from Processed Fuel.
  • Heat - Produced from the two latter processes, the processing of raw fuel and the processing of power.
  • Coolant - Stored in the cooling cells. Processed in the cooling board to reduce Heat.

Media

Generator Tiers

Generate components come in three tiers with differing characteristics:

Component Tier 1 - Basic Tier 2 - Efficient Tier 3 - Powerful
Generator Accent Colour Blue Red Yellow
Generator Fuel Chamber Rods Used Nhurgite Fuel Rods Exorium Fuel Rods Exorium Fuel Rods
Generator Fuel Chamber Heat Generated 95 95 80
Generator Unit Electricity Generated per Second 1000 1000 1250
Generator Unit Heat Generated 100 90 80
Generator Fuel:Energy Ratio 1:33 1:33 1:37

Heat and cooling

Generator units and fuel chambers produce heat while working, which can be cooled passively, by coolant cells or by radiators. The heat produced is directly related to the current unit rate, so at 50 rate the generator unit or fuel chamber produces 50% of the heat. If a generator overheats it will reset it's rate to 0.

See heat mechanics for in depth info.

Device fields

Fuel Rod

YOLOL field Description Range
StoredRawFuel The amount of fuel currently in this rod 0 - 300000
MaxRawFuel The maximum amount of fuel that can be stored in a fuel rod 300000

Fuel Chamber

YOLOL field Description Range
HeatProduction Amount of heat the fuel chamber is currently producing per second 0 -
FuelChamberFuel Amount of fuel currently available in this chamber's fuel rod 0 - 300000
FuelChamberMaxFuel Maximum amount of fuel that can be stored in this chamber's rod, zero if no rod 0 - 300000
FuelChamberStoredHeat Amount of heat currently stored in the fuel chamber 0 - 1500
FuelChamberMaxStoredHeat Maximum amount of heat that can be stored in the fuel chamber 1500
FuelChamberUnitRateLimit Upper limit for conversion rate for this fuel chamber, as a percentage. 0 - 100
FuelChamberUnitRate Current conversion rate for this fuel chamber, expressed as a percentage. 0 - 100

Generator Unit

YOLOL field Description Range
ElectricityProduction Amount of electricity the generator unit is currently producing per second 0 -
HeatProduction Amount of heat the generator unit is currently producing per second 0 -
GeneratorUnitRateLimit Upper limit for conversion rate for this generator unit 0 - 100
GeneratorUnitRate Current conversion rate for this generator unit, expressed as a percentage. 0 - 100
GeneratorUnitStoredHeat Amount of heat currently stored in the generator unit 0 - 1500
GeneratorUnitMaxStoredHeat Maximum amount of heat that can be stored in the generator unit 1500

Cooling Rack

YOLOL field Description Range
CoolerUnitRateLimit Upper limit for conversion rate for this cooler 0 - 100
CoolerUnitRate Current conversion rate for this cooler. Conversion is being performed at 1 conversion * this percentage per second. 0 - 100

Small Cooling Cell

YOLOL field Description Range
CoolantPriority Cells with a higher priority get used up first and refilled last integer
StoredCoolant Current amount of coolant in this cooling cell 0 - MaxCoolant
MaxCoolant Maximum amount of coolant that can be stored in the cooling cell 10000


Radiator Base

YOLOL field Description Range
RadiatorHeatDissipation Current radiation rate for this radiator base 0 - 1500
RadiatorStoredHeat Current amount of heat in this radiator base 0 - RadiatorMaxStoredHeat
RadiatorMaxStoredHeat Maximum amount of heat that can be stored in the radiator base 1500

Radiator Extension

YOLOL field Description Range
RadiatorHeatDissipation Current radiation rate for this radiator extension 0 - 750
RadiatorStoredHeat Current amount of heat in this radiator extension 0 - RadiatorMaxStoredHeat
RadiatorMaxStoredHeat Maximum amount of heat that can be stored in the radiator extension 1500

Heatsink

YOLOL field Description Range
HeatTransferRateLimit Maximum heat transfer to radiators, expressed as a percentage 0 - 100
HeatTransferRate Current heat transfer to radiators, expressed as a percentage 0 - 100
HeatsinkStoredHeat Amount of heat stored inside the heatsink 0 - 15,000
HeatsinkMaxStoredHeat Maximum value for heat storage 0 - 15,000

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