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| − | On a [[Federation]] [[Starship]], a Power Transfer Conduit is an advanced type of [[plasma conduit]], used for carrying [[warp plasma]] from the vessel's [[warp core]] to the drive nacelles. The conduits are magnetically shielded against the superheated warp plasma, and are roughly two to three feet in width. |
+ | On a [[Federation]] [[Starship]], a '''Power Transfer Conduit''' is an advanced type of [[plasma conduit]], used for carrying [[warp plasma]] from the vessel's [[warp core]] to the drive nacelles. The conduits are magnetically shielded against the superheated warp plasma, and are roughly two to three feet in width. |
Characteristically, the conduits emerge from the equatorial region of the matter/antimatter reaction chamber of the warp core, and from there travel aft through the ship until they turn 90 degrees, to [[port]] or [[starboard]], through the [[nacelle pylons]], before terminating the the [[plasma injectors]] and the warp plasma they are carrying is transfused into the [[warp coils]]. |
Characteristically, the conduits emerge from the equatorial region of the matter/antimatter reaction chamber of the warp core, and from there travel aft through the ship until they turn 90 degrees, to [[port]] or [[starboard]], through the [[nacelle pylons]], before terminating the the [[plasma injectors]] and the warp plasma they are carrying is transfused into the [[warp coils]]. |
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Along with carrying the Warp Plasma, the Power Transfer Conduits also contain manifold links to the [[EPS system]], where electronic energy is bled off from the warp plasma in the form of microwaves, providing electrical energy for the vessel. |
Along with carrying the Warp Plasma, the Power Transfer Conduits also contain manifold links to the [[EPS system]], where electronic energy is bled off from the warp plasma in the form of microwaves, providing electrical energy for the vessel. |
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+ | In the [[USS Enterprise-D]] ([[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]), the power transfer conduits can be entered for inspection. Chief Engineer [[Geordie LaForge]] performed an inspection in the company of [[Dr Leah Brahms]] from the [[Daystrom Institute of Technology]] during her technological inspection of the ''Enterprise'', which she helped design. (TNG- Series 4, Episode 16 '[[Galaxy's Child]]') During such an inspection, safety concerns would apply, of course. |
| − | In the LF-45 class warp drives of [[Intrepid class]] starships, including the [[USS ''Voyager'']], the power transfer conduits were not immediatley visible in [[Main Engineering]], so it is easily assumed that they are below the deck. However, they seem to be easily accessible, since a transwarp mutated Lieutenant [[Tom Paris]] once managed to use a hand [[phaser]] on one of the transfer conduits of Voyager, causing power failures all over the ship. |
+ | In the '''LF-45 class warp drives''' of [[Intrepid class]] starships, including the [[USS ''Voyager'']], the power transfer conduits were not immediatley visible in [[Main Engineering]], so it is easily assumed that they are below the deck. However, they seem to be easily accessible, since a transwarp mutated Lieutenant [[Tom Paris]] once managed to use a hand [[phaser]] on one of the transfer conduits of Voyager, causing power failures all over the ship. |
Revision as of 22:35, 9 May 2005
On a Federation Starship, a Power Transfer Conduit is an advanced type of plasma conduit, used for carrying warp plasma from the vessel's warp core to the drive nacelles. The conduits are magnetically shielded against the superheated warp plasma, and are roughly two to three feet in width.
Characteristically, the conduits emerge from the equatorial region of the matter/antimatter reaction chamber of the warp core, and from there travel aft through the ship until they turn 90 degrees, to port or starboard, through the nacelle pylons, before terminating the the plasma injectors and the warp plasma they are carrying is transfused into the warp coils.
Along with carrying the Warp Plasma, the Power Transfer Conduits also contain manifold links to the EPS system, where electronic energy is bled off from the warp plasma in the form of microwaves, providing electrical energy for the vessel.
In the USS Enterprise-D (Star Trek: The Next Generation), the power transfer conduits can be entered for inspection. Chief Engineer Geordie LaForge performed an inspection in the company of Dr Leah Brahms from the Daystrom Institute of Technology during her technological inspection of the Enterprise, which she helped design. (TNG- Series 4, Episode 16 'Galaxy's Child') During such an inspection, safety concerns would apply, of course.
In the LF-45 class warp drives of Intrepid class starships, including the USS ''Voyager'', the power transfer conduits were not immediatley visible in Main Engineering, so it is easily assumed that they are below the deck. However, they seem to be easily accessible, since a transwarp mutated Lieutenant Tom Paris once managed to use a hand phaser on one of the transfer conduits of Voyager, causing power failures all over the ship.