• DocumentCode
    1047425
  • Title

    Brushless Thyristor Excitation Systems.

  • Author

    Wright, W.F. ; Hawley, R. ; Dinely, J.L.

  • Author_Institution
    C. A. Parsons & Co. Ltd.
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1972
  • Firstpage
    1848
  • Lastpage
    1854
  • Abstract
    This paper shows how brushless thyristor excitation systems for large synchronous generators are being evolved in the authors´ organisation, outlines the electrical and mechanical advantages that accrue, and includes some results of a digital computer comparison of such systems with other forms of excitation.
  • Keywords
    Brushes; Control systems; Diodes; Fuses; Rectifiers; Rotors; Shafts; Silicon; Thyristors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9510
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPAS.1972.293509
  • Filename
    4074932