The Determination of Operating Data and Allowable Ratings of Vacuum-Tube Rectifiers

Among the operating data of thermionic rectifiers only transformer voltage, output voltage, and output current are readily accessible. In determining the permissible limits of operation however, peak current, inverse voltage, and plate dissipation must be considered. This paper gives formulas and a graph to determine these latter values from the former, to rate limits of operation, and to draw the dynamic characteristics for any valve.