franchise-star-trek-tng-technical-manual1

7.0 UTILITIES ARID AUXILIARY SYSTEMS7.1 UTILITIE7.1 UTILITIESThe Galaxy class Enterprise internal distribution infrastructureincludes a number of related systems whose purposeis the distribution of vital commodities throughout thespacecraft. Although these commodities vary widely in thenature of distribution hardware, all require complex interconnectionsthroughout the volume of the spacecraft, and nearlyall are of sufficient criticality to require one or more redundantbackup distribution networks.MAJOR UTILITIES NETWORKSThese utilities distribution networks include:• Power. Power transmission for onboard systems isaccomplished by a network of microwave power transmissionwaveguides known as the electro plasma system (EPS).Major power supplies derive microwave power from the warppropulsion power conduits and the main impulse engines.Additional feeds draw power from the saucer module impulseengines as well as a number of auxiliary fusion generators. Asecondary powerdistribution system provides electrical powerfor specialized requirements.• Optical Data Network (ODN). Data transmission is accomplishedwith a network of multiplexed optical monocrystalmicrofibers. A series of five redundant major opticaltrunks link the two main computer cores in the primary hull,and an additional set of trunks link these to the third core in theengineering section. Any individual trunk is designed to beable to handle the total data load of the ship's basic operatingsystems. Major ODN trunks also provide information links tothe 380 optical subprocessors located throughout the ship.These subprocessors improve system response time by distributingsystem load and provide a measure of redundancy incase of major system failure. From these subprocessors, additionalODN links connect to each individual control panel ordisplay surface. Two secondary optical data networks provideprotected linkages to key systems and stations; thesebackup systems are physically separated from the primarysystem and from each other.• Atmosphere. Breathable atmosphere is distributedthroughout the habitable volume of the ship by means of twoindependent networks of air-conditioning ducts that recirculatethe breathable atmosphere after reprocessing. Switchingnodes permit alternate system segments to be employed inthe event part of one primary system is unavailable.• Water. Potable water for drinking and cooling is distributedby two independent conduit networks. These networksrun in parallel with wastewater return conduits to the fourwater recycling and reprocessing facilities located on Decks6, 13, and 24.• Solid waste disposal. Linear induction utility conduitsare used to convey solid waste to reprocessing facilities onDecks 9,13, and 34. Such waste is automatically separatedinto mechanically and chemically recyclable material, with theremainder stored for matter synthesis (replicator) recycling.Hazardous wastes are immediately reprocessed.• Transporter beam conduits. A series of high energywaveguides serves to connect each transporter chamber toits associated pattern buffer tank and then to the variousexternal transporter emitter arrays. Because any given personnelor cargo transporter may need to be linked to any of theseventeen external emitter arrays, this network must providefor any interconnection permutation.• Replicator and food service conduits. Similar to thetransporter beam conduits, these waveguides connect thefood service and general replicator headends to replicatorterminals throughout the ship.• Structural integrity field (SIF) power conduits.Force field generators for the structural integrity field arelocated on Decks 11 and 32. Two parallel molybdenumjackedtriphase waveguide conduit networks distribute thefield energy to the SIF conductivity elements built into thespacecraft framework. Crossovers between the SaucerModule and Engineering Section permit field generators inone hull to feed the entire spacecraft if necessary.• IDF power conduits. Inertial damping field generatorsare located on Decks 11 and 33. Two parallel molybdenum-