• DocumentCode
    994406
  • Title

    1000 Kw. Automatic Mercury Arc Rectifier Substation of the Union Railway Company of New York

  • Author

    Gutzwiller, W.E. ; Naef, O.

  • Author_Institution
    America Brown Boveri Co., Inc.
  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1930
  • Firstpage
    1357
  • Lastpage
    1362
  • Abstract
    A 1000-kw., 625-volt automatic mercury arc rectifier substation, installed by the Union Railway Co., of New York, in May, 1929, is described in general in this paper together with the account of the automatic and remote control features of the substations. The principle reasons for the adoption of the mercury arc rectifier are mentioned and operating and performance data for the first ten months´ operation are presented.
  • Keywords
    Automatic control; Contracts; Costs; Ducts; Floors; Frequency conversion; Power supplies; Rail transportation; Rectifiers; Substations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-3860
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-AIEE.1930.5055671
  • Filename
    5055671
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=994406