• DocumentCode
    1412599
  • Title

    Mercury rectifiers for 250-volt supply

  • Author

    Butcher, C. A.

  • Author_Institution
    Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y.
  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1933
  • Firstpage
    119
  • Lastpage
    121
  • Abstract
    The field of application of the multi-anode metal tank mercury cathode rectifier now available is outlined in this article with special attention to its adaptability to industrial load. Comparison of rectifiers with synchronous converters and motor generator sets is made, and loss and efficiency data are presented.
  • Keywords
    DC motors; Generators; Maintenance engineering; Power supplies; Rectifiers; Reliability; Synchronous motors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1933.6430622
  • Filename
    6430622