DocumentCode
1405830
Title
Power equipment at KDKA´s new station
Author
Davis, R. L.
Author_Institution
Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co., Chicopee Falls, Mass.
Volume
50
Issue
11
fYear
1931
Firstpage
865
Lastpage
868
Abstract
Power for the two new high-power radio transmitters housed in KDKA´s new quarters is obtained from a special 1,500-kva. outdoor substation. Included in the power equipment is a twelve-phase, 900-kw., 30-kv., mercury-cathode tube rectifier, the largest of its type yet built for radio.
Keywords
Batteries; Electron tubes; Generators; Impedance; Rectifiers; Relays; Substations;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1931.6429490
Filename
6429490
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