Hydrogen Engine

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Large Ship / Station
Hydrogen Engine

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ComponentsRequired

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 Functional 

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Steel Plate20

Construction Component10

Power Cell1

Computer4

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 Hack 

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Motor12

Small Steel Tube20

Large Steel Tube12

Construction Component60

Steel Plate80

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Dimensions (W,H,L)1,1,2

Mass3,253.8 kg

3,253,800 g
3,253,800,000 mg
3.254 t

Integrity13,654

Build time60 s

Fuel Capacity100,000 L

100 m³

Fuel Efficiency10 kJ/L

0.01 MJ/L
10,000 J/L
2.777778e-6 MWh/L
0.00278 kWh/L
2.778 Wh/L

Max Power Output5 MW

5,000 kW
5,000,000 W

Power Consumer GroupGenerators

Is AirtightNo

PCU Cost25

BrowseLast edit: 2020-11-25

Small Ship
Hydrogen Engine

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ComponentsRequired

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 Functional 

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Steel Plate10

Construction Component2

Power Cell1

Computer1

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 Hack 

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Motor4

Small Steel Tube6

Large Steel Tube4

Construction Component18

Steel Plate20

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Dimensions (W,H,L)3,2,2

Mass1,005.2 kg

1,005,200 g
1,005,200,000 mg
1.005 t

Integrity4,141

Build time40 s

Fuel Capacity5,000 L

5 m³

Fuel Efficiency10 kJ/L

0.01 MJ/L
10,000 J/L
2.777778e-6 MWh/L
0.00278 kWh/L
2.778 Wh/L

Max Power Output0.5 MW

500 kW
500,000 W

Power Consumer GroupGenerators

Is AirtightNo

PCU Cost25

BrowseLast edit: 2020-11-25

Overview

The Hydrogen Engine is a block used to generate power by consuming Hydrogen.

At its peak capacity of 5 MW

5,000 kW
5,000,000 W

, the large engine consumes 500 liters of hydrogen per second while the small-grid version consumes 50 L/s at 0.5 MW

500 kW
500,000 W

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Tank duration at full power

Tank	Capacity	Large Engine 5 MW 5,000 kW 5,000,000 W (500 L/s)	Small Engine 0.5 MW 500 kW 500,000 W (50 L/s)
Hydrogen Tank	15,000,000 L 1,500,000 hL 15,000 m³	8 hours, 20 minutes and 0 seconds	3 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes and 0 seconds
Small Hydrogen Tank	1,000,000 L 100,000 hL 1,000 m³	33 minutes and 20 seconds	5 hours, 33 minutes and 20 seconds
Hydrogen Engine	100,000 L 100 m³	3 minutes and 20 seconds	-
Hydrogen Tank	500,000 L 50,000 hL 500 m³	16 minutes and 40 seconds	2 hours, 46 minutes and 40 seconds
Small Hydrogen Tank	15,000 L 1,500 hL 15 m³	30 seconds	5 minutes and 0 seconds
Hydrogen Engine	5,000 L 5 m³	-	1 minute and 40 seconds

Usage

Connect to a conveyor system that has Hydrogen Tanks (with Hydrogen gas) or O2/H2 Generators to refuel.

Because the engine uses the conveyor system to fill itself with hydrogen, a minimal level of power is required for the engine to start if it is empty. The internal tank of the engine is only refilled while the engine is actively running, and its contents cannot be siphoned by other blocks.

The engine prioritizes the recharging of batteries over filling other power demands, incurring the 20% energy loss as the batteries immediately use that energy to run any other powered blocks.

Indicator

Only the large-grid version has any indicator lights: Recessed into the electrical box next to its control panel, above the cylinder heads in the center, and at the corners of the front fan. Green is functional, yellow when out of hydrogen, and red when turned off.

Efficiency

The large Hydrogen Engine consumes 0.36 liters of hydrogen for every watt-hour it produces, while the large O2/H2 Generator can produce up to 3.6 liters of hydrogen for every watt-hour it consumes. This gives the Hydrogen Engine an efficiency of 90%. In other words, if you have a closed circuit of Hydrogen Engines and O2/H2 Generators, you will spend 1 out of every 10 liters of hydrogen on power generation.

Media

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Programming

Programming in the program block.

Interface name: 

See also

• Hydrogen Tank
• Oxygen Generator