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Therefore a generator set to a radius of 200 m at full strength should require:
 
Therefore a generator set to a radius of 200 m at full strength should require:
  (7,948,125 / 2,355,000) x 0.7 x 1 = 5.60 MW
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  (18,840,000 / 2,355,000) x 0.7 x 1 = 5.60 MW
  
 
=== Mechanics ===
 
=== Mechanics ===

Revision as of 18:07, 3 December 2015

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Spherical Gravity Generator Icon.png
Large Ship Icon.png
Large Ship / Station
Spherical Gravity Generator
 
Components
Required

 

 
 
6
 
 
Mass (kg):
0
 
Integrity:
0
 
Build time (seconds):
50
 
Active power consumption (MW):
0 - 44.8
view of the spherical gravity generator

Function

Operating the same way as a Gravity Generator in which it pushes/pulls small objects, and players towards a specific direction. However, the spherical gravity generator differs in that it pulls or pushes objects in a sphere-like radius around itself.

Control Interface Menu
Options Comments
Toggle block Turns the device on, or off.
Name You can enter in your own custom name in the text box
Show on HUD If there is an Antenna attached to the same grid,
this device will display its position on the players HUD
Radius The radius of the sphere around the generator, from 10 m to 400 m.
By default, it's set to 150 meters.
Acceleration How much applied force the generator applies in G

Power requirements

By default the generator only requires 2.36 MW to run, beyond that the primary factors involved in calculating the power requirement of each individual generator are: a factor between 0.0007 to 64 (which is a division of the actual volume of area that the generator is affecting vs the 'default volume' which has a radius of 100 m), a Base Power Input found in the block definition and the strength of the gravity generated in G (which is from 0 to 1):

Power Requirement (MW) = (ActualVolume / DefaultVolume) x BasePowerInput[0.7] x StrengthInG 

The method which keen uses to calculate the volume of a sphere around the generator for the purposes of power requirements, is not actually correct compared to how the volume of a sphere is actually calculated - the constant should be 4/3 not 3/4. Despite this, the error should not affect the actual size of the sphere:

Volume of Sphere (m^3) = radius ^ ConsumptionPower[3] x Pi x 0.75

Therefore a generator set to a radius of 200 m at full strength should require:

(18,840,000 / 2,355,000) x 0.7 x 1 = 5.60 MW

Mechanics

Placement

Large ship / Station
Outline Comments
Block Size: 1
Orientation affects function? No You may place it on the floor, walls, or ceiling, it will still have the same effect.
Can be placed on all sides? No The bottom of the generator is the only area that can "attach" to other blocks
Has large conveyor port? No
Has small conveyor port? No

Usage

It's very simple to use, and understand. An example of its use have been provided below:

Example Tutorial
  1. In this example here, there are objects all over the floor in a mess in every direction.
    SphericalGravityGenerator02.jpg
  2. Instead of placing several regular gravity generators, we're gonna place a spherical generator instead in the center.
    SphericalGravityGenerator03.jpg
  3. Reversing its acceleration to negative (so that it may pull instead of push away)
    SphericalGravityGenerator04.jpg
  4. Once activated, the generator will now start to pull the items towards the collectors
    SphericalGravityGenerator05.jpg

Examples

In this image, it shows a space engineer standing on an angle on-top of a spherical generator
Placed in the center of this massive asteroid is a spherical gravity generator. This allows engineers, as well as ground vehicles with Artificial Mass to travel along its surface.

Programming

See Also