• DocumentCode
    1317607
  • Title

    Solid state: Thyristors on the move: New applications are seen in power converters and inverters for trains, industrial motors, and HVDC

  • Author

    Frey, Heinz H. ; Etter, Peter ; Knapp, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    BBC Brown Boveri & Co. Ltd
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    3/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    57
  • Lastpage
    62
  • Abstract
    Thryistor technology has developed rapidly in Europe since its introduction, largely because about one-fifth of the electric power generated is consumed as dc power, and electric trains are so widely used.
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1980.6330328
  • Filename
    6330328