• DocumentCode
    1411495
  • Title

    A single-unit high-current rectifier

  • Author

    Reid, E. H. ; Herskind, C. C.

  • Author_Institution
    Both of the General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1933
  • Firstpage
    671
  • Lastpage
    674
  • Abstract
    Research on mercury arc rectifiers indicates that up to a certain temperature the arc drop is reduced as the temperature is raised, and that the efficiency is increased accordingly. These facts have been applied to the design of single-unit 3,000-kw 625-volt rectifiers, some of which are now in use on the Eighth Avenue subway in New York City. The provision of control grids makes the rectifier applicable to a wide variety of uses.
  • Keywords
    Anodes; Cathodes; Cities and towns; Cooling; Power system reliability; Rectifiers; Reliability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1933.6430440
  • Filename
    6430440
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1411495