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| description = Generates [[Gravity]] in a circular field around the generator.
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== Overview ==
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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.
  
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== Usage ==
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The gravitational acceleration can be configured using a slider, with possible values being between -1[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_gravity G] and 1G. By adjusting the depth, height, and width sliders accordingly, the shape of the gravitational field can be altered to be any variation of a rectangular prism, whether cubic, flat, tall, wide, narrow, short, or long.
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Note that the larger the effective volume of the gravitational field and the acceleration force, the more power consumption the gravity generator will use. Considerable [[Electricity|energy]] can be saved over time by carefully placing the gravity generator in a more central location and then adjusting the field to affect a smaller area. This is particularly important to note in [[Survival Mode]], where considerable amounts of uranium can be saved simply through proper placement and careful use.
  
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=== Terminal ===
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[[Gravity#Artificial_Gravity|Artificial Gravity]] can also be configured to affect the radius and strength of the spherical gravitational field.
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[[File:SphericalGravityGenerator01.jpg|right|thumb|340px|view of the spherical gravity generator]]
 
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== Function ==
 
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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.
 
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!colspan="2" style="font-size:16px;"| [[Control Interface|Control Interface Menu]]
 
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!style="text-align:center ; font-size:14px;"| Options
 
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!style="text-align:center ; font-size:14px;"| Comments
 
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!style="text-align:left;" | Toggle block
 
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|Turns the device on, or off.
 
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!style="text-align:left;" | Show on HUD
 
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|If there is an [[Antenna]] attached to the same grid,<br> this device will display its position on the players HUD
 
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!style="text-align:left;" |Radius
 
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|The radius of the sphere around the generator, from 50 m to 400 m.
 
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!style="text-align:left;" |Acceleration
 
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|How much applied force the generator applies in G
 
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=== Power requirements ===
 
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By default the generator only requires 700 KW to run, beyond that the primary factors involved in calculating the power requirement of each individual generator are: a factor between 0.125 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):
 
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Power Requirement (MW) = (ActualVolume / DefaultVolume) x BasePowerInput[0.7] x StrengthInG
 
  
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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:
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* '''Radius''' - The radius of the sphere around the generator, from 10 m to 400 m (default 150 m).
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* '''Acceleration''' - How much applied  gravitational force the generator applies (default 9.81 m/s<sup>2</sup>). Setting this field to negative will reverse the field to push things away.
  
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Volume of Sphere (m^3) = radius ^ ConsumptionPower[3] x Pi x 0.75
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=== Power requirements ===
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Power requirements scale linearly based on both radius and acceleration. 1.6 MW are required to run at full strength and range (400 m and positive or negative 9.81 m/s<sup>2</sup> acceleration). Reducing range to 200m reduces power consumption to 0.8 MW. Reducing acceleration to positive or negative 4.905 m/s<sup>2</sup> has the same effect on power consumption.
  
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Therefore a generator set to a radius of 150 m at full strength should require:
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=== Effectiveness in Natural Gravity ===
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(7,948,125 / 2,355,000) x 0.7 x 1 = 2.36 MW
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[[Planet]]s and [[Moon]]s by default have their natural gravitational fields. While it is possible to use gravity generators in the presence of [[Gravity#Natural_Gravity|Natural Gravity]], its effectiveness diminishes the higher the natural gravitational force is. It reaches to a point where [[Gravity#Artificial_Gravity|Artificial Gravity]] has no measurable/noticeable effect.
  
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=== Mechanics ===
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== Media ==
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:*See [[Gravity]] for more information.
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== Placement ==
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[[File:SphericalGravityGenerator01.jpg|none|thumb|360px|view of the spherical gravity generator]]
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!colspan="5" ; style="text-align:center; font-size:18px; " | [[Large Ship|Large ship]] / [[Station]]
 
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!style="text-align:center;  width: 13%" ; colspan="2" | Outline
 
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!style="text-align:center; width: 60%" | Comments
 
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!colspan="2" | Block Size:
 
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|style="text-align:center;" | 1
 
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!colspan="2"| Orientation affects function?
 
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|style="text-align:center;" | No
 
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|You may place it on the floor, walls, or ceiling, it will still have the same effect.
 
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!colspan="2"| Can be placed on all sides?
 
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|style="text-align:center;" | No
 
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|style="text-align:center;" | The bottom of the generator is the only area that can "attach" to other blocks
 
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!colspan="2"| [[Conveyor Network#Large port|Has large conveyor port?]]
 
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|style="text-align:center;" | No
 
 
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[[File:SphericalGravityGenerator07.jpg|none|thumb|332px|In this image, it shows a space engineer standing on an angle on-top of a spherical generator]]
 
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!colspan="2"| [[Conveyor Network#Small port|Has small conveyor port?]]
 
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[[File:SphericalGravityGenerator08.jpg|none|thumb|360px|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.]]
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== Tips ==
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== Known Issues ==
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== Related Items ==
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* [[Gravity]]
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* [[Gravity Generator]]
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== Programming ==
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* [[Programming_Guide/Action_List#Spherical_Gravity_Generator|Action List - Spherical Gravity Generator]]
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== Update History ==
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*Spherical Gravity Generator Introduced
 
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It's very simple to use, and understand. An example of its use have been provided below:
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[[File:SphericalGravityGenerator07.jpg|none|thumb|340px|In this image, it shows a space engineer standing on an angle on-top of a spherical generator]]
 
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[[File:SphericalGravityGenerator08.jpg|none|thumb|315px|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.]]
 
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== Programming ==
 
  
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* [[Programming_Guide/Action_List#Spherical_Gravity_Generator|Action List - Spherical Gravity Generator]]
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== See Also ==
 
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Latest revision as of 00:56, 19 May 2020

Spherical Gravity Generator Icon.png
Large Ship / Station
Spherical Gravity Generator
Large Ship Icon.png
ComponentsRequired
 Functional 
 Hack 
Dimensions (W,H,L)1,1,1
Mass8,532 kg
8,532,000 g
8,532,000,000 mg
8.532 t
Integrity20,320
Build time50 s
Max Radius400 m
Max Gravity Acceleration9.81 m/s²
Power Consumer GroupUtility
Is AirtightNo
PCU Cost200
BrowseLast edit: 2020-04-13

Overview

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.

Usage

The gravitational acceleration can be configured using a slider, with possible values being between -1G and 1G. By adjusting the depth, height, and width sliders accordingly, the shape of the gravitational field can be altered to be any variation of a rectangular prism, whether cubic, flat, tall, wide, narrow, short, or long.

Note that the larger the effective volume of the gravitational field and the acceleration force, the more power consumption the gravity generator will use. Considerable energy can be saved over time by carefully placing the gravity generator in a more central location and then adjusting the field to affect a smaller area. This is particularly important to note in Survival Mode, where considerable amounts of uranium can be saved simply through proper placement and careful use.

Terminal

Artificial Gravity can also be configured to affect the radius and strength of the spherical gravitational field.

  • Radius - The radius of the sphere around the generator, from 10 m to 400 m (default 150 m).
  • Acceleration - How much applied gravitational force the generator applies (default 9.81 m/s2). Setting this field to negative will reverse the field to push things away.

Power requirements

Power requirements scale linearly based on both radius and acceleration. 1.6 MW are required to run at full strength and range (400 m and positive or negative 9.81 m/s2 acceleration). Reducing range to 200m reduces power consumption to 0.8 MW. Reducing acceleration to positive or negative 4.905 m/s2 has the same effect on power consumption.

Effectiveness in Natural Gravity

Planets and Moons by default have their natural gravitational fields. While it is possible to use gravity generators in the presence of Natural Gravity, its effectiveness diminishes the higher the natural gravitational force is. It reaches to a point where Artificial Gravity has no measurable/noticeable effect.

Media

view of the spherical gravity generator
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.

Tips

Known Issues

Related Items

Programming

Update History

Update 01.044
  • Spherical Gravity Generator Introduced
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