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Generator (Assembly)
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)
- 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
An expanded generator assembly
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 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. Generator units do not overheat - they just cannot generate power past their ability to cool.
- Fuel chambers produce 100 (T1), 90 (T2) and 80 (T3) heat
- Generator units make 100 (T1), 90 (T2) and 80 (T3) heat + extra heat for each other generator unit they're adjacent to.
- Adjacency heat, for all tiers, and from 1 unit to 6, is as follows: 25, 55, 95, 145, 205, 280.
- A cooling rack can disperse up to 25,000 heat per second.
- A radiator can disperse up to 1,500 or 750 heat per second, for the base and extension variants respectively.
Additional Information
- The Socket Board can transfer a maximum of 10,000 electricity per second. The amount of power being drawn by the ship is SocketUnitRate multiplied by 100.
- The GeneratorUnitRate field multiplied by 10 will give you the electricity per second that that generator block is producing.
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 |
Socket Board
Pipe Socket Board
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 |
Cooling Cell
| 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 |
Radiator
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 |
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