• DocumentCode
    1506952
  • Title

    Current-limiting fuses for semiconductor rectifiers

  • Author

    Gutzwiller, F. W.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Company, Clyde, N. Y.
  • Volume
    78
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1959
  • fDate
    4/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    325
  • Lastpage
    325
  • Abstract
    THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT of germanium and silicon power rectifier components in recent years has posed unique problems in fault current protection. These two types of rectifiers are characterized by the extremely high current densities tolerable in the active rectifying element at normal loads while maintaining low forward voltage drop and, thus, high efficiency.
  • Keywords
    Circuit faults; Current density; Fault currents; Fuses; Junctions; Limiting; Rectifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1959.6446335
  • Filename
    6446335