Generator (Assembly)

Summary

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.

Use

• Every machine on ships that are powered by a generator must be connected to the generator with a cable.
• A generator is constructed from several modules that must be assembled in a certain way, with all the modules bolted to each other.
• Generators should be placed at a secure location, away from any hazards such as radiation or gunfire.

Typically the generator consists of at least one generator chamber, one cooling board with cooling cells, one fuel chamber with a fuel rod, and one socket board.

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 which it 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.

Generator modules

Fuel rod

• Stores 300 000 Raw Fuel.
• Placed inside a fuel chamber.
• Distributes Raw Fuel to the fuel chamber.
• Maximum capacity of 5 million units of electricity, without enhancers.

The fuel chamber

• Receives Raw Fuel from the fuel rod and converts it to Processed Fuel.
  • This process also generates Heat.
• Distributes Processed Fuel to generator units.
• There are nine connectors, two on each long side and one on the "back" side of the chamber.
• Other modules can be attached to the connectors.
• If an enhancement effect is used on the fuel chamber, the efficiency rate of processing Processed Fuel from Raw Fuel increases.

The generator unit

• Receives Processed Fuel from the fuel chamber and converts it to Power.
  • This process also generates Heat.
  • NOTE! The generators will constantly consume Processed fuel, wasting excess Power unless their ConversionRateLimit is modified via YOLOL
• There are six connectors, one on each side.
• Other modules can be attached to the connectors.
  • For every adjacent generator unit, extra heat will be generated.
• Produces 1000 units of electricity per second, if enough fuel is available.
• One fuel rod can support 3 generator units, or 3000 units of electricity per second.
  • With an enhanced fuel chamber, a fuel rod can support more generator units.

The socket board

• Transforms Local Power into Power.
• Connects cables.
• Distributes Power to a data network.
• There is only one connector on the socket board.
• Doesn't get any benefits from enhancers.

The cooling cells

• Stores the Coolant.
• Placed inside a cooling board.
• Distributes Coolant to the cooling board.

The cooling board

• The cooling board can hold up to three cooling cells.
• Receives Coolant from the cooling cells and processes it to reduce Heat.
• The cooling board can be placed anywhere. The cooling pipes running through the whole system will handle the cooling of all the fuel chambers and generator units.
• It can also be placed on a separate coolant socket board and connected to the generator network through pipes.
• Only the calculated amount of Heat that the system produces is relevant. The cooling power of the cooling board must match the Heat amount produced, or preferably exceed it.
• There is only one connector on the cooling board.

The radiators

• Radiators recycle used (hot) coolant back into useable (cold) coolant.
• Mounted on a device base, not the generator.
• Modular, is made from a base radiator section and flat radiator sections.

The coolant socket board

• Allows for transfer of coolant between generator and radiators.
• There is only one connector on the socket board.

The enhancers

• Casts a beam that goes through modules. If the beam hits a module, that module gets the benefit of the enhancement.
• There are three tiers on the enhancement modules.
  • A tier that casts a beam that can reach 96 cm (only the module it is attached to).
  • A tier that casts a beam that can reach 192 cm (possibly two modules).
  • A tier that casts a beam that can reach 288 cm (possibly three modules).
• There is only one connector on the enhancer.
• Enhancers don't get benefits from other enhancers.
• If several beams are hitting the same module, there will be extra benefit, but with diminishing returns.

Device fields

To learn more about how to use fields, consult these wiki pages:

• Universal Tool
• Data networks
• YOLOL

YOLOL field	Description	Range
FuelChamberFuel	The amount of fuel currently available in this chamber's tank	0 - FuelChamberMaxFuel
FuelChamberMaxFuel	Maximum amount of fuel that can be stored in this chamber's tank	Default 300000
FuelChamberUnitRateLimit	Upper limit for conversion rate for this fuel chamber	0 - 100
FuelChamberUnitRate	Current conversion rate for this fuel chamber. Conversion is being performed at 1 conversion * this percentage per second.	0 - 100
GeneratorUnitRateLimit	Upper limit for conversion rate for this generator block	0 - 100
GeneratorUnitRate	Current conversion rate for this generator block. Conversion is being performed at 1 conversion * this percentage per second.	0 - 100
StoredCoolant	The amount of coolant currently available in this cell	0 - MaxCoolant
MaxCoolant	Maximum amount of coolant that can be stored in a coolant cell	Default 5000
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
SocketUnitRateLimit	Upper limit for conversion rate for this socket	0 - 100
SocketUnitRate	Current conversion rate for this socket. Conversion is being performed at 1 conversion * this percentage per second.	0 - 100