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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
Heat and cooling
Generator units and fuel chambers make 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 makes 50% of the heat
- Fuel chambers make 100 heat
- Generator units make 100 heat + extra heat for each other generator unit they're adjacent to.
- A generator unit which has one adjacent neigbour makes 25 extra heat.
- Extra heat for each extra adjacent unit, from 1 to 6 units, is: 25, 55, 95, 145, 205, 280.
- Coolant racks remove 300 heat, regardless of how many cells are in the rack.
- Each radiator piece removes 90 heat, the base and extensions pieces function the same.
- Each Coolant socket board can transfer 3000 heat, enough for 33.333 radiators.
Enhancers do not affect the heat produced by the fuel chamber.
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 |
To learn more about how to use fields, consult these wiki pages: