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[[File:TEG.png]]<br>
=Introduction=
The thermoelectric generator gets its power from the thermal difference of the two pipes going through it. The left side is the cold side, and the right side the hot side. Cold pipe is filled with magic-space-cooled CO2 which is cooled down to 23 kelvin by default and the hot pipe is super hot CO2 warmed up with a mixture of 2:3 air + plasma, which is ignited in a burn chamber.
The Thermo-electric generator gets its power from the thermal difference of the two pipes going through it.


'''Here's the guide for setting it up:'''
[[File:TEG.png|650px|thumb]]
# To the top right is a room full of canisters; to the bottom there is a room full of pipes.
 
# Connect C02 canisters to the pipe room's top connector ports.  
=How to Set Up the TEG=
# Connect 3 plasma and 2 oxygen canisters to the bottom ports of the pipe room.
1. First assemble the TEG machines with the provided boards, cable and metal in the engine room (circulators on either end, TEG board in the middle). <br>
# Turn on all the pumps and valves in the room except for the one connected to the yellow pipe and red pipe, no adjustments to the pump strength needed.
2. To connect the assembled TEG, you must ensure that the circulators are set to cold and hot, and oriented in the correct direction. When the access panel is open on a circulator with a screwdriver, you can use a multitool to swap from hot to cold, and a wrench to secure and unsecure for rotation with alt+click. <br>
# Look into the camera monitor to see the burn chamber. When it is full of plasma, press the igniter button.  
3. When all circulators are oriented and set, use a wrench on the center machine to check the circulators. If everything is aligned, the TEG will lock in and become active. If not, something is likely not aligned, or a circulator is on the wrong setting.<br>
# Setup the SMES cells in the North West of Engineering and set an input of half the max; and an output that is half the input.
4. Wrench down all four CO2 canisters next to the blue cold loop and activate the pump to fill the cold loop with CO2.<br>
# Well done, you should have a functioning generator generating power. If the right side of the generator stops working, it means there is too much pressure and you need to turn on the pump that is connected to the red and yellow pipes to release the pressure.
5. Wrench down both CO2 canisters to the right of the orange hot loop and activate the pump to fill the hot loop with CO2.<br>
# Make sure you don't take out too much pressure though.
6. Make sure all pumps are active and maxed in the hot loop and cold loop. Set the cold loop filter to "nothing" and active. (Don't activate the space loop bypass pump on the cold loop unless the space loop is broken)<br>
7. Wrench down the Plasma and O2 canisters in the yellow fuel pipes. Set the gas mixer to your desired plasma/O2 ratio, and set pressure to max, along with the pump to the purple burn pipe.<br>
8. Activate the igniter on the desk next to the atmospheric console near the burn chamber to begin the burn.<br>
9. Your hot loop should begin heating up, generating power. Check the TEG to ensure power is being produced, then set SMES accordingly.<br>


[[Thermo-Electric Generator optimizations]]
[[Thermo-Electric Generator optimizations]]
=Maintaining the TEG=
==Maintaining the SMESs==
In general, the SMESs don't need maintenance. However, there are a few times when they do need to be handled specially, namely during the following instances.
:'''The SMESs are fully charged.''' They might as well be ramped up to full output. But it doesn't hurt to keep them at lower levels.
:'''The Backup SMESs are charging.''' In this case, the SMESs will need to be ramped up to full output so that the Backups can charge faster.
:'''The AI is rogue.''' Cut all power. The AI's greatest ally is electricity. Take it away. Note that the APCs' batteries will still power the station for a bit.
:'''There is a power sink on the ship.''' Ensure output levels are lower than input levels, but not completely off. This keeps the power sink from draining the SMESs. You can use some clever electrician tricks to [[power sink|find the power sink]] through the power lines as long as there is still output from the SMESs.
Should they ever remember to, an [[Guide_to_Research_and_Development#Upgrading_Machines|RnD]] Scientist might want to upgrade the SMESs. Make sure they upgrade the SMESs one at a time, as upgrading them will result in all of the stored power being lost.
=Troubleshooting=
=Sabotaging The TEG=

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Introduction

The Thermo-electric generator gets its power from the thermal difference of the two pipes going through it.

TEG.png

How to Set Up the TEG

1. First assemble the TEG machines with the provided boards, cable and metal in the engine room (circulators on either end, TEG board in the middle).
2. To connect the assembled TEG, you must ensure that the circulators are set to cold and hot, and oriented in the correct direction. When the access panel is open on a circulator with a screwdriver, you can use a multitool to swap from hot to cold, and a wrench to secure and unsecure for rotation with alt+click.
3. When all circulators are oriented and set, use a wrench on the center machine to check the circulators. If everything is aligned, the TEG will lock in and become active. If not, something is likely not aligned, or a circulator is on the wrong setting.
4. Wrench down all four CO2 canisters next to the blue cold loop and activate the pump to fill the cold loop with CO2.
5. Wrench down both CO2 canisters to the right of the orange hot loop and activate the pump to fill the hot loop with CO2.
6. Make sure all pumps are active and maxed in the hot loop and cold loop. Set the cold loop filter to "nothing" and active. (Don't activate the space loop bypass pump on the cold loop unless the space loop is broken)
7. Wrench down the Plasma and O2 canisters in the yellow fuel pipes. Set the gas mixer to your desired plasma/O2 ratio, and set pressure to max, along with the pump to the purple burn pipe.
8. Activate the igniter on the desk next to the atmospheric console near the burn chamber to begin the burn.
9. Your hot loop should begin heating up, generating power. Check the TEG to ensure power is being produced, then set SMES accordingly.

Thermo-Electric Generator optimizations

Maintaining the TEG

Maintaining the SMESs

In general, the SMESs don't need maintenance. However, there are a few times when they do need to be handled specially, namely during the following instances.

The SMESs are fully charged. They might as well be ramped up to full output. But it doesn't hurt to keep them at lower levels.
The Backup SMESs are charging. In this case, the SMESs will need to be ramped up to full output so that the Backups can charge faster.
The AI is rogue. Cut all power. The AI's greatest ally is electricity. Take it away. Note that the APCs' batteries will still power the station for a bit.
There is a power sink on the ship. Ensure output levels are lower than input levels, but not completely off. This keeps the power sink from draining the SMESs. You can use some clever electrician tricks to find the power sink through the power lines as long as there is still output from the SMESs.

Should they ever remember to, an RnD Scientist might want to upgrade the SMESs. Make sure they upgrade the SMESs one at a time, as upgrading them will result in all of the stored power being lost.

Troubleshooting

Sabotaging The TEG