DocumentCode
1348046
Title
A high-current-density selenium rectifier
Author
Geib, C. C. ; Brown, W. E.
Author_Institution
Fansteel Metallurgical Company, North Chicago, Ill.
Volume
76
Issue
6
fYear
1958
Firstpage
358
Lastpage
360
Abstract
THE semiconductor properties of selenium were discovered by Fritts in 1883. However, it was not until the period between 1939 and 1950 that the selenium rectifier came into its own in the United States as a means for converting relatively large amounts of power from alternating to direct current.
Keywords
Aging; Automotive engineering; Bridge circuits; Cooling; Current density; Rectifiers; Wattmeters;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0097-2185
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAI.1958.6367372
Filename
6367372
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