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The '''Dyson Swarms''' consist of a shell of solar collectors or habitats around a star, so that all, or at least a significant amount, of the star's output energy will hit a receiving surface where it can be used. | The '''Dyson Swarms''' consist of a shell of solar collectors or habitats around a star, so that all, or at least a significant amount, of the star's output energy will hit a receiving surface where it can be used. | ||
Dyson Swarms collect vast amounts of energy, which can be used to support many small habitats, or a number of larger habitats or inhabited megastructures. Often, however, the energy is used to support computation, and most of the high ''' | Dyson Swarms collect vast amounts of energy, which can be used to support many small habitats, or a number of larger habitats or inhabited megastructures. Often, however, the energy is used to support computation, and most of the high '''Archailects''' use Dyson swarms or shells as parts of their processing substrate. '''Toroidal''' and '''Stalifting Dyson Swarms''' are extremely common in the [[Galactyan Empire (A1-0)|'''Galactyan Empire''']], as they are the primary source of energy for most '''Core''' and '''Middle Quadrants Systems'''. | ||
== ''' | == '''Structure''' == | ||
Dyson Swarms are swarms comprised of at least '''10.000 orbital energy collector elements''' (although most have ''hundreds of thousands'' if not ''millions'' of elements) in progressively inclined orbits that create a volume saturated with collectors and habitats around the star, typically a '''million kilometers thick'''. Dyson swarms vary in distances from their primary star, as well as having a varied individual habitat or structure density. | |||
As far as reasonably comfortable (baseline friendly standards) habitats are concerned, most of the swarm might be a distance between '''108''' and '''228 million kilometers''' around a standard star. Since part of the purpose of all this is to maximize interception of sunlight, most Dyson Swarms destined to habitation tend to be on the smaller side of this range. The average distance between the two extremes is roughly '''1/3''' of an '''AU''' or about '''31 million miles'''. | |||
Dyson | However, since basically all Dyson Swarms (with a few notable exceptions) in the '''[[Galactyan Empire (A1-0)|Galactyan Empire]]''' are purely used for '''power generation''' and/or '''computation''', they tend to be much, much closer to their primary star, oftentimes orbiting at distances of '''0.1 AU''' or less. | ||
The energy collected by Dyson Swarms is then beamed out towards the rest of the star system's worlds and habitats. This energy can either be transmitted directly to the Optical Phased Arrays around the planets and on the habitats, or it can be first passed through intermediary reception OPAs that then beam it out for safety reasons. | |||
=== '''Toroidal Swarms (Jenkin's Swarms)''' === | === '''Toroidal Swarms (Jenkin's Swarms)''' === | ||
=== ''' | === '''Nicoll-Dyson Lasers''' === | ||
=== '''Starlifting Swarms''' === | === '''Starlifting Swarms''' === | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 8 December 2023
The Dyson Swarms consist of a shell of solar collectors or habitats around a star, so that all, or at least a significant amount, of the star's output energy will hit a receiving surface where it can be used.
Dyson Swarms collect vast amounts of energy, which can be used to support many small habitats, or a number of larger habitats or inhabited megastructures. Often, however, the energy is used to support computation, and most of the high Archailects use Dyson swarms or shells as parts of their processing substrate. Toroidal and Stalifting Dyson Swarms are extremely common in the Galactyan Empire, as they are the primary source of energy for most Core and Middle Quadrants Systems.
Structure
Dyson Swarms are swarms comprised of at least 10.000 orbital energy collector elements (although most have hundreds of thousands if not millions of elements) in progressively inclined orbits that create a volume saturated with collectors and habitats around the star, typically a million kilometers thick. Dyson swarms vary in distances from their primary star, as well as having a varied individual habitat or structure density.
As far as reasonably comfortable (baseline friendly standards) habitats are concerned, most of the swarm might be a distance between 108 and 228 million kilometers around a standard star. Since part of the purpose of all this is to maximize interception of sunlight, most Dyson Swarms destined to habitation tend to be on the smaller side of this range. The average distance between the two extremes is roughly 1/3 of an AU or about 31 million miles.
However, since basically all Dyson Swarms (with a few notable exceptions) in the Galactyan Empire are purely used for power generation and/or computation, they tend to be much, much closer to their primary star, oftentimes orbiting at distances of 0.1 AU or less.
The energy collected by Dyson Swarms is then beamed out towards the rest of the star system's worlds and habitats. This energy can either be transmitted directly to the Optical Phased Arrays around the planets and on the habitats, or it can be first passed through intermediary reception OPAs that then beam it out for safety reasons.