Abstract :
This report briefly discusses the circuit, winding, structural, and electrical characteristics of rectifier transformers as they are required by the application, and as they in turn affect the over-all operation of the rectifier installation. Some data which permit approximate interpretation of rectifier transformer characteristics in terms of over-all rectifier performance are presented. The magnitude of fault currents, their frequency of occurrence, and their importance as factors in the design of rectifier transformers are emphasized. Examples of their destructive effect are cited.
